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

A baby monkey in Japan, called Punch, who made headlines after images of him sleeping with a stuffed toy orangutan went viral, is showing signs of integrating with his fellow primates.