Story of Punch the monkey finding comfort in stuffed animal after abandonment melts hearts

Zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan hand-reared the rescued monkey after his parents rejected him.

Punch the monkey deserves better. And we do too

His viral stardom and the scramble for stuffed orangutans show how quickly — and cravenly — trauma becomes trend.
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Orphaned baby monkey finds comfort in stuffed animal after being abandoned by mother at birth

Huge lines are forming outside a small zoo in Japan, all for one tiny monkey and the stuffed animal he refuses to let go of. Visitors have been crowding Ichikawa City Zoo after photos of a baby ...

Internet falls for baby monkey Punch who clung to a plush toy after his mother abandoned him

Videos showing the forlorn little macaque dragging around his orangutan plushy went viral and gained him global sympathy ...
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A Lonely Baby Monkey Wins Hearts, and Even a Few Friends

Legions of fans from around the world have been cheering on Punch, a 7-month-old macaque who had been struggling to socialize at a zoo outside Tokyo. By Remy Tumin Punch, a 7-month-old macaque ...