After he was rejected by his mother, the struggles and triumphs of Punch, a baby monkey in a Japanese zoo, have become a viral sensation.

A baby monkey, a plush toy, and Gen Z in tears. Why Punch's viral story feels way too personal, and what it says about us.

You know that feeling when you see something online and your heart just cracks wide open? That’s what’s happening right now ...

Punch was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth and the zoo-keepers had to step in to care for him. First, they tried ...

Abandoned, bullied and left to figure things out on his own, Punch found an unlikely friend - an IKEA orangutan plushie - and ...

A tiny abandoned monkey clinging to a stuffed orangutan has captured hearts - and sparked a global movement.

The infant monkey, known as Punch (Panchi-kun in Japanese), was born in July 2025, weighing approximately 500 grams. According to reporting by Mainichi Shimbun, his mother — a first-time parent — did ...

He ran to the only thing that ever made him feel safe.

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Luckily for my apparently precarious emotional state, some genuine love recently came Punch’s way. Not only has Ikea Japan donated more orangutan toys to the Ichikawa City Zoo than Punch can possibly ...

Baby macaque Punch, rejected by his mother at birth, finds solace in a plush toy. Emotional viral videos from Ichikawa City ...