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Entire Internet Is Rooting For Punch The Monkey

The Entire Internet Is Rooting For Punch The Monkey

A baby monkey named “Punch” is struggling to find acceptance in his macaque enclosure in a Japanese Zoo, and the internet is fully on his side.

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Viral video shows Punch 'scolded' by older monkey

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Punch the Monkey was alone and bullied. Now the internet is rallying behind him

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Abandoned baby monkey finds comfort in stuffed orangutan, charming zoo visitors

At a zoo outside Tokyo, the monkey enclosure has become a must-see attraction thanks to an inseparable pair: Punch, a baby Japanese macaque, and his stuffed orangutan companion.

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Fans flock to Japan zoo to see viral baby monkey Punch

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Fans Cheer on Lonely Baby Monkey at Japanese Zoo

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IKEA donates plush toys to viral baby monkey Punch — and you can get one for yourself for $20

Born in July 2025, Punch was rejected by his mother after birth, and caretakers at the zoo stepped in to hand-raise him — but his fellow monkeys weren’t as kind at first.

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Baby macaque Punch finds comfort in stuffed orangutan after being rejected by mother — and becomes a viral symbol of hope

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Zoo releases statement after viral monkey abandoned by mum is attacked in shocking footage

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Who is Punch? The abandoned baby macaque seen hugging a stuffed toy

Baby macaque Punch at Ichikawa City Zoo goes viral for clinging to a stuffed orangutan after being abandoned by his mother.

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Abandoned by his mother baby monkey Punch wins hearts online

Internet falls for baby monkey Punch who clung to a plush toy after his mother abandoned him - Videos showing the forlorn little macaque dragging around his orangutan plushy went viral and gained him