Abandoned baby monkey goes viral
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Baby macaque Punch at Ichikawa City Zoo goes viral for clinging to a stuffed orangutan after being abandoned by his mother.
Punch was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth and the zoo-keepers had to step in to care for him. First, they tried giving him rolled-over towels for warmth.
This sad story started in July 2025, when Punch the monkey was born. Sadly, his biological mother rejected him, which would have been a death sentence for the macaque in the wild. Thankfully, keepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan were on hand to help.
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