Macaque with plush orangutan at Japanese zoo takes over social media

The baby macaque known as "Punch" was rejected by his mother at birth and zoo staff raised him by hand.

‘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 ...

WATCH: Abandoned baby macaque drags around stuffed toy as ‘surrogate mother’

ICHIKAWA, Japan (WFLA) — Videos of a baby Japanese macaque dragging an orangutan stuffed toy in a zoo in Japan won hearts ...
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Abandoned baby monkey Punch goes viral after bonds with cuddly toy at Japanese zoo

Punch, a young macaque living at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, was abandoned shortly after birth in July last year. Zoo ...

Here’s the heartbreaking reason why Punch, the viral baby monkey, carries stuffed animal

It’s common for monkeys to cling to their mothers from birth – so to help combat his anxiety and assist with his loneliness, caretakers gave him an oversized stuffed orangutan that he’s now ...
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Abandoned baby monkey drags ‘surrogate mother stuffed toy’ in Japan

A baby Japanese macaque from Ichikawa Zoo in Japan won hearts across the internet after videos of it dragging around an orangutan stuffed toy began surfacing in early February.

You can buy Punch the monkey’s favorite stuffed orangutan. Here’s where to get it before it sells out ASAP

Punch the Japanese macaque clings to his orange orangutan plush for comfort, and now millions of adults want one too. Here's where to get it.

Story from a Japanese Zoo: This little baby macaque was abandoned by his mother and he found comfort is the most unexpected thing

A tiny macaque named Punch, abandoned at birth, found solace in a plush toy at Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo. Hand-raised by zookeepers, the six-month-old's bond with his orangutan companion has ...
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Viral abandoned baby monkey takes first steps toward finding a family

The baby monkey that went viral after being abandoned by his mother and forming an emotional bond with a plush toy, has now ...
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Abandoned At Birth, Clinging To A Plush ‘Mother’ Toy: Baby Macaque Punch’s Heart-Melting Fight For Survival At Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo Goes Viral

A baby macaque named Punch at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan has captured hearts online after being abandoned by his mother shortly after birth.
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Navy base in Japan issues lookout alert for wandering macaque

Sailors and civilians at a naval base near the Japanese capital have been told to keep their distance from a wild monkey spotted prowling nearby. A “Monkey Warning” posted Monday by Naval Air Facility ...
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Scientists Baffled After Japanese Macaques Are Observed Teaching Each Other To Mate With Deer

Macaque monkeys in two separate Japanese prefectures have taken the primatology world by storm after they were spotted attempting to mate with Sika deer. The phenomenon, originally observed in a ...