Punch the viral baby macaque who clung to an IKEA plushie is growing up, trading his toy comfort for real monkey friendships.

A Japanese macaque named Punch has gone viral. A biologist explains how his journey from abandonment to social integration ...

Punch the Monkey brought the Internet to tears. The baby macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan was abandoned by his mother and bullied by his fellow snow monkeys, leading him to cling to a plush ...

Zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan hand-reared the rescued monkey after his parents rejected him.

Does Punch know he's the only thing holding the world together right now? Credit: David Mareuil / Anadolu via Punch, the baby macaque abandoned by his mother, is the breakout star of 2026. The ...