Punch, a monkey that went viral after he was abandoned by his mother in a Japanese zoo, is reminiscent of a foundational ...

He’s the rejected monkey who has become the internet’s adopted animal baby. But while you cannot take Punch home, you can curl up with his companion — if you can find one in stock, that is.

If you’ve been on the internet in the past few weeks, chances are you’ve seen him: a tiny gray-brown monkey dragging a big, stuffed orangutan around Japan’s Ichikawa Zoo. His name? Punch-kun, or Punch ...

The internet has been smitten recently with an adorable baby macaque named Punch, who was abandoned by his mother but has ...

Punch the baby monkey and his emotional support stuffed orangutan are real, according to the official X account ( archived) ...

The story of Punch the monkey finding comfort in a stuffed animal after being abandoned at birth is real. In early 2026, ...

The baby Japanese macaque bonded with a plush orangutan after he was rejected by his mother shortly after birth.

Of course, other AI videos of Punch the monkey are more obvious. When the tiny macaque first went viral, people started ...

The zoo says Punch is adjusting to troop life amid growing attention, with staff insisting “animal welfare is the top ...

In a zoo outside Tokyo, one monkey has pulled heartstrings around the world after forming an unexpected friendship. Stephanie ...

In a new video, the beloved baby macaque was spotted making friends and even riding on the back of fellow monkeys.

In the past week, Punch—the baby Japanese snow monkey who was reportedly abandoned by his mother and was being raised by zoo staff—has become an unlikely international celebrity. The tiny macaque, ...