Wild macaques don't abandon babies. So why did Punch's mother?

Little Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque living in the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has captured hearts on the ...

Punch the orphan macaque is outgrowing his plushie and making friends

Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother ...
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Why Has Punch, an Adorable Baby Monkey, Struggled to Fit in With His Troop? Scientists Explain the Lives of Japanese Macaques

Over the past few weeks, a baby macaque at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo named Punch has taken the internet by storm. Viral videos capture the 7-month-old monkey getting shoved away by older members of ...

I visited Punch, the famous baby monkey, in Japan. Here's what TikTok doesn't show.

Videos of Punch, a baby monkey, and his Ikea toy went viral on TikTok. Reeno Hashimoto took three trains to the zoo, east of Tokyo, to see what all the fuss was about. Visitors at Monkey Mountain were ...