Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. And his zookeeper has told CNN that the seemingly ...

If you've fallen in love with a baby monkey named Punch, you're not alone.The Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan has drawn a global online audience after videos and photos of Punch toting ...

As the world grapples with war, unchecked AI, and racism—monumental problems—society (not just white folks) are focusing its emotional investment on a baby monkey being bullied in Japan. Here’s why.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Everybody loves watching Punch, the 7-month-old baby macaque monkey who was abandoned by his mother, has an emotional support ...

ICHIKAWA, Japan -- Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother and other monkeys. Images of Punch dragging around the ...

As zookeepers explained, Punch was abandoned by his mother shortly after he was born, so he began using the soft toy as a “surrogate mother.” Videos of Punch holding the stuffed animal have made the ...

If you visited the internet in the past two weeks, you probably know about Punch the monkey, the adorable little guy who was abandoned by his mother and shoved by his zoomates, turning to a stuffed ...

Videos of Punch, a baby monkey, and his Ikea toy went viral on TikTok. Reeno Hashimoto took three trains to the zoo, east of Tokyo, to see what all the fuss was about. Visitors at Monkey Mountain were ...

Animal rights activists say that viral online content about animals like ‘Punch-kun’ has the potential to drive the illegal wildlife trade. IKEA’s Djungelskog orangutan stuffed toy, which was made ...

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. Punch, a ...

A baby monkey named Punch and his stuffed orangutan in a Japanese zoo enclosure became a viral sensation last month. But the same species of primates have lived in Texas for decades. Japanese macaques ...

Jon Stewart goes on a brutal 3-minute rant about Punch the monkey Jon Stewart has a brutal reaction to Punch the monkey's new girlfriend Stephen Colbert bought Punch the monkey's IKEA orangutan To ...