Punch, the abandoned baby monkey who once struggled to bond with others in his zoo enclosure, appears to have made a friend. In a video posted on Instagram on Feb 24, Punch can be seen clinging to a fellow macaque as they gently groom Punch's favourite orangutan plushie together. #punch #punchthemonkey #hangintherepunch🐵 | CNA

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Punch the 6-month-old macaques monkey has gone viral for seeking comfort in a stuffed orangutan that is like his "surrogate mom." Punch was abandoned by his real mom shortly after birth and the staff at Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo, Japan have been raising him. Punch, however, has hit some bumps in the road while trying to learn how to socialized with the other monkeys. In one viral video, another monkey is seen getting aggressive with him, but the zoo explained why that may happen. Here's what

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