Punch, a monkey that went viral after he was abandoned by his mother in a Japanese zoo, is reminiscent of a foundational ...

He’s the rejected monkey who has become the internet’s adopted animal baby. But while you cannot take Punch home, you can curl up with his companion — if you can find one in stock, that is.

If you’ve been on the internet in the past few weeks, chances are you’ve seen him: a tiny gray-brown monkey dragging a big, stuffed orangutan around Japan’s Ichikawa Zoo. His name? Punch-kun, or Punch ...

Animal rights activists say that viral online content about animals like ‘Punch-kun’ has the potential to drive the illegal ...

Punch the baby monkey and his emotional support stuffed orangutan are real, according to the official X account ( archived) ...

H IS TROUBLES began the moment he was born. His mother rejected him. He struggled to fit in with his peers: they bullied him and dragged him around by his hair. His only source of comfort was a plushy ...

Of course, other AI videos of Punch the monkey are more obvious. When the tiny macaque first went viral, people started ...

In a zoo outside Tokyo, one monkey has pulled heartstrings around the world after forming an unexpected friendship. Stephanie ...

In a new video, the beloved baby macaque was spotted making friends and even riding on the back of fellow monkeys.

His viral stardom and the scramble for stuffed orangutans show how quickly — and cravenly — trauma becomes trend.

A wildlife rescuer in Missouri said he was shocked when a call about a monkey in a homeowner's garage turned out to involve ...

In the past week, Punch—the baby Japanese snow monkey who was reportedly abandoned by his mother and was being raised by zoo staff—has become an unlikely international celebrity. The tiny macaque, ...