The story of Punch the monkey, who found comfort in a stuffed animal after being abandoned at birth, is real. In early 2026, ...

Punch, the seven-month-old macaque who stole the internet’s heart, has made a new pal at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan.

Of course, other AI videos of Punch the monkey are more obvious. When the tiny macaque first went viral, people started ...

In a zoo outside Tokyo, one monkey has pulled heartstrings around the world after forming an unexpected friendship. Stephanie ...

Punch, the monkey who won hearts cuddling a plush pal, is thriving with real zoo buddies. Ichikawa Zoo says he’s not being scolded and is playing with other babies, even shadowing a big monkey he ...

In a new video, the beloved baby macaque was spotted making friends and even riding on the back of fellow monkeys.

His viral stardom and the scramble for stuffed orangutans show how quickly — and cravenly — trauma becomes trend.

Punch’s viral fame fueled a sellout of his comfort orangutan. This page includes information about these cards, currently unavailable on NerdWallet. The information has been collected by NerdWallet ...

Both have occurred in the case of Punch, a baby monkey at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. Punch captured hearts around the world after a viral post showed him hugging a stuffed orangutan toy after ...

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A Japanese macaque named Punch has gone viral. A biologist explains how his journey from abandonment to social integration ...

Punch, the seven-month-old Japanese macaque whose attachment to a stuffed orangutan toy has made him a viral sensation, is at the center of a growing debate over primate welfare.