Videos of Punch, a baby monkey, and his Ikea toy went viral on TikTok. Reeno Hashimoto took three trains to the zoo, east of Tokyo, to see what all the fuss was about. Visitors at Monkey Mountain were ...

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. Punch, a ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching ...

In early 2026, images and videos appearing to show a baby monkey holding an orangutan plush toy went viral on social media. While Punch pulled on heartstrings across the world, skeptical Snopes ...

If you have watched the Spanish psychological thriller film, The Platform, and want to feel the same thrill yourself then check out Level Below. The game puts you in an old cell with an inmate, and ...

Staff say “animal welfare is the top priority” following visitor concerns JIJI PRESS / AFP via Getty The zoo home of viral baby monkey Punch is responding to public concern about the health of its ...

If you’ve been on the internet in the past week, you know about Punch, the 7-month old Japanese macaque whose sad tale of abandonment and loneliness has spread around the world via video clips and ...

I can't be the only one absolutely engulfed by updates on the life of that little monkey at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, who was rejected by his mother and found some comfort in a stuffed orangutan ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Punch, a baby monkey in a Japanese zoo, has melted hearts around the world with videos of him clinging to a stuffed orangutan. Dr. Jan Ramer, senior vice president of animal care and ...

Punch the baby macaque, whose attachment to a stuffed orangutan first captured hearts online, is once again going viral—this time for refusing to leave his favorite person behind. While the rest of ...

Remember I'm Still Here by Emilia Evans-Munton has been confirmed as the world's largest sock monkey sculpture. Glasgow School of Art Guinness World Records has officially declared a sock monkey the ...

IKEA has sold out of its adorable Djungelskog orangutan soft toy, with the $20 item now fetching more than 10 times the retail price on eBay. The plushie has become a coveted collectible in recent ...