The internet’s favorite monkey might have gotten his fairytale ending. Punch — the baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan that went viral for seeking comfort in a plush toy after his mother ...

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 ...

Punch the monkey fans can put their hearts and minds at ease: The once-abandoned baby macaque is making more and more friends, according to his caretakers. So many, in fact, that he may be outgrowing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A baby monkey named 'Punch' is seen with its mother at a zoo in Chiba, Japan, on February 20, 2026. - David Mareuil/Anadolu/Getty ...

When Punch the monkey was abandoned by his mother, zookeepers gave him a surrogate and unexpected source of comfort: a stuffed animal. Videos of Punch snuggling the stuffie went viral, and, as his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seven-month-old Punch was abandoned by his mother and became an internet sensation after clips of him clinging to a plush ...

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. But finally, Punch the monkey is fitting in. And ...