‘Punch,’ the Baby Monkey Abandoned by His Mother, Finds a Friend In This IKEA Plush Toy

Social media users have rallied around the Japanese macaque, who found solace in an IKEA plush orangutan toy after he was ...

Sad reason abandoned monkey carries toy

The story of Punch, the baby macaque, has captivated the world as it’s revealed why the six-month-old monkey carries a stuffed toy around. The story of Punch, the baby macaque, has captivated the ...
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The full heartbreaking story of Panchi-Kun, the lonely monkey causing meltdowns on Twitter

This sad story started in July 2025, when Punch the monkey was born. Sadly, his biological mother rejected him, which would have been a death sentence for the macaque in the wild. Thankfully, keepers ...