Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than two months after Punch the monkey became an overnight sensation on social media, the zookeeper at Japan's Ichikawa City ...

It can sometimes be quite tricky to make friends, and that can make you feel quite lonely. But for one little monkey in Japan, his friendship fortunes seem to be turning around. Punch the Japanese ...

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Punch, the 7-month-old Japanese macaque who captured millions of hearts ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching ...

In early 2026, images and videos appearing to show a baby monkey holding an orangutan plush toy went viral on social media. While Punch pulled on heartstrings across the world, skeptical Snopes ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google They’re a knockout duo. Punch, the seven-month-old macaque who stole the internet’s heart, has made a new pal at ...

And now a lighter story to end the week. In a zoo outside Tokyo, one monkey has pulled heartstrings around the world after forming an unexpected friendship. Stephanie Sy has the story. It's a story of ...

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Punch the Monkey went viral after a video appeared to show the baby macaque getting "attacked" by adult macaques. Hearts around the world broke when he ran to his surrogate mom, a stuffed orangutan.

A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by his mother and rejected by the rest of his troop, his zookeepers at Ichikawa ...