Punch the monkey, initially an outcast, finds some friends (and the internet's support)

The heartbreaking tale of a lonely baby monkey at a Japanese zoo has seemingly taken a wholesome turn

The Entire Internet Is Rooting For Punch The Monkey

A baby monkey named “Punch” is struggling to find acceptance in his macaque enclosure in a Japanese Zoo, and the internet is fully on his side.

Punch the Abandoned Monkey Seeks Comfort in Stuffed Toy After Beating

Punch, the abandoned monkey who soared to fame after being seen tugging around a stuffed toy, was filmed seeking comfort with the plushie after he was beaten by older monkeys at Ichikawa Zoo in Japan

Punch the Monkey was alone and bullied. Now the internet is rallying behind him

This abandoned baby monkey found comfort in a plush toy - and the internet can't stop rooting for him.

Punch the Monkey Has Captured Hearts Around the World. Here’s Why

Punch the Monkey, a baby at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo, went viral after bonding with a plush toy. Here’s why the internet can’t stop talking about him.

Abandoned baby monkey with plushy ‘mother’ finally finds new family as heartbreaking story goes viral

Videos showing the forlorn little macaque dragging around his orangutan plushy went viral and gained him global sympathy

Baby macaque abandoned by his mum is now being bullied by older monkeys

Punch, a six-month-old baby macaque, has been living in a Japanese zoo since his birth in July when he was rejected by his mother. The youngster became an Internet sensation after he was given a stuffed Ikea monkey toy for comfort he carried around with him everywhere at Ichikawa City Zoo.