This is the heart-melting moment a baby monkey abandoned by his mother cuddled up to a soft toy, carrying it everywhere as a substitute parent. Punch, a six-month-old macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has become an unlikely internet sensation after video clips showed him clinging tightly to a stuffed orangutan for comfort. The tiny primate was born in July 2025 but was rejected by his mother shortly after birth, according to reports. Keepers stepped in and hand-raised him, feeding and carin
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Punch, the abandoned baby monkey who soared to fame for tugging around a stuffed toy, ran to it for comfort after it was beaten by an older monkey at Ichikawa Zoo in Japan on Thursday. The monkey was put into a macaque enclosure in January following care from zookeepers after he was abandoned by his mother. The plush toy was given to Punch to serve as a surrogate mother and to provide tactile comfort. | CBS News
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Abandoned at birth in Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, this 6‑month‑old monkey found comfort in a stuffed orangutan - and won thousands of hearts online. | CNN
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Punch, a monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, had no friends. His mother abandoned him. He was struggling to integrate. But legions of fans from around the world have been cheering on the 7-month-old macaque, who is often clinging to a large stuffed orangutan for comfort. https://nyti.ms/4s6cYNj | The New York Times
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Punch, a baby Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, is seen cuddling a plush orangutan toy for comfort after being abandoned by its mother. 🎥- @buitengebieden/X #TimesNow #TimesNowNews | TIMES NOW
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