Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. And his zookeeper has told CNN that the seemingly ...

Don't let the viral videos about Punch drive you bananas. The Japanese zoo housing the beloved macaque monkey—which was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth in July—addressed public ...

If you've fallen in love with a baby monkey named Punch, you're not alone.The Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan has drawn a global online audience after videos and photos of Punch toting ...

AZUMINO, Japan, March 10 (Reuters) - Punch the baby snow monkey and his stuffed orangutan have captured hearts, opens new tab around the world, spawned memes and even won over the White ‌House with ...

ICHIKAWA, Japan -- Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother and other monkeys. Images of Punch dragging around the ...

Joshua started at GameRant in 2017 where he fell in love with a company that supports creativity, treats video games with the respect they deserve, and is complete with people whose passions match his ...

Videos of Punch, a baby monkey, and his Ikea toy went viral on TikTok. Reeno Hashimoto took three trains to the zoo, east of Tokyo, to see what all the fuss was about. Visitors at Monkey Mountain were ...

Animal rights activists say that viral online content about animals like ‘Punch-kun’ has the potential to drive the illegal wildlife trade. IKEA’s Djungelskog orangutan stuffed toy, which was made ...

In early 2026, images and videos appearing to show a baby monkey holding an orangutan plush toy went viral on social media. While Punch pulled on heartstrings across the world, skeptical Snopes ...

A few months after being born, one of the newest monkeys at a Connecticut zoo still needs a name. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo is holding an online poll, where individuals can vote to decide the name ...

Feb. 27 (UPI) --A wildlife rescuer in Missouri said he was shocked when a call about a monkey in a homeowner's garage turned out to involve an actual capuchin monkey. Michael Beran, owner of Wildlife ...

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch went viral after a video showed him clinging to a stuffed orangutan. Florida has an invasive population of macaque monkeys. The monkeys in Florida were introduced ...