A Lonely Baby Monkey Wins Hearts, and Even a Few Friends

Legions of fans from around the world have been cheering on Punch, a 7-month-old macaque who had been struggling to socialize ...

Punch the Monkey Was Abandoned and Bullied—Then an IKEA Toy Changed Everything

You know that feeling when you see something online and your heart just cracks wide open? That’s what’s happening right now ...

The story of how Punch the monkey gained the courage to make friends, including Stephen Colbert and Ikea

Punch, a monkey at a Japanese zoo, went viral for only having one friend, a plush orangutan. Now he has started to make more friends.

Punch the monkey, initially an outcast, finds some friends (and the internet's support)

The heartbreaking tale of a lonely baby monkey at a Japanese zoo has seemingly taken a wholesome turn ...

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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The full heartbreaking story of Panchi-Kun, the lonely monkey causing meltdowns on Twitter

This sad story started in July 2025, when Punch the monkey was born. Sadly, his biological mother rejected him, which would ...
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US Army base in Japan warns community about roaming monkey with missing hand

A Japanese macaque, or snow monkey, recently spotted near the headquarters of U.S. Army Japan has prompted a public warning to keep a safe distance from the roaming primate. The animal, missing its ...
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Snow Monkeys of Japan - Where to Watch

Want to watch 'Snow Monkeys of Japan' right from your couch? Tracking down where to stream, rent, buy, or watch where to watch the directed movie can be more complicated than expected so we at ...