If you’ve been on social media or scrolling the internet this weekend, you may have scrolled past a sweet monkey who stole our hearts. Punch, a young Japanese macaque at a zoo in Japan, has gone viral ...

As the world grapples with war, unchecked AI, and racism—monumental problems—society (not just white folks) are focusing its emotional investment on a baby monkey being bullied in Japan. Here’s why.

This baby Japanese macaque and his support doll has completely stolen the Internet’s heart. Baby macaque Punch, abandoned by his mother, captured the Internet’s affection. Caretakers gave Punch a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Punch the monkey. (ichikawa_zoo/X) There is a new main character on the internet… and his name is Punch. The sweet story of a ...

Mark Nielsen receives funding from the Australian Research Council. A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by his ...

An IKEA plushie that's been dragged around a Japanese zoo enclosure by a viral baby macaque is selling for hundreds of dollars on eBay after selling out online. Punch, an adorable abandoned monkey at ...

An adorable six-month-old monkey named Punch is going viral for carrying around an orangutan plushie in a Japanese zoo after being abandoned by his mother at birth and then bullied by other monkeys.

The internet has a new favorite little guy. His name is Punch (or Punch-kun, as he’s Japanese), a young macaque monkey living at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. Like pygmy hippo Moo Deng or fluffy ...

An update on the lonely monkey known as Punch, from the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has melted hearts among social media users. In a viral Instagram video shared on Sunday, a woman under the username ...

This photo taken on February 19, 2026 shows a seven month-old male macaque monkey named Punch, who was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth, sitting with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa ...