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Caregivers say Punch has begun interacting more regularly with the troop.
Punch, known as Punch-kun in Japan, was born in July 2025 at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo. Unfortunately for the baby macaque, Punch was rejected by his mother and her group of monkey friends shortly after birth — a problem, as macaques tend to stay very close to their mothers when young.
An abandoned baby monkey at a Japanese zoo who found comfort in a stuffed animal is slowly being accepted by the rest of the troop.
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
Punch the Monkey, a baby at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo, went viral after bonding with a plush toy. Here’s why the internet can’t stop talking about him.