Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Punch the monkey. (ichikawa_zoo/X) There is a new main character on the internet… and his name is Punch. The sweet story of a ...

This photo taken on February 19, 2026 shows a seven month-old male macaque monkey named Punch, who was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth, sitting with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa ...

If you’ve been on social media or scrolling the internet this weekend, you may have scrolled past a sweet monkey who stole our hearts. Punch, a young Japanese macaque at a zoo in Japan, has gone viral ...

Mark Nielsen receives funding from the Australian Research Council. A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by his ...

The internet has a new favorite little guy. His name is Punch (or Punch-kun, as he’s Japanese), a young macaque monkey living at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. Like pygmy hippo Moo Deng or fluffy ...

An orphaned baby monkey whose attachment to a stuffed toy captured hearts around the world is slowly finding acceptance among his own kind — offering a hopeful update to a story that has drawn ...

A 6-month-old monkey named Punch, abandoned at birth at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Japan, has found comfort in a stuffed orangutan. Videos of the baby monkey have gone viral on social ...

A baby monkey named Punch is struggling to find acceptance in his macaque enclosure in a Japanese zoo, and endeared social media users are fully on his side. Punch, who was abandoned by his mother ...

A baby monkey named Punch has stolen the internet’s collective heart — and now fans can get their hands on the mammal’s favorite toy. Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has become a ...

Punch the baby monkey has captured the hearts of many worldwide. So when video of him being dragged by another macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo was shared online, outrage and heartbreak ensued. The ...

Punch the monkey can't catch a break. Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, went viral earlier in the week for dragging a stuffed orangutan around his enclosure. The baby monkey was ...