Punch, a monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, had no friends. His mother abandoned him. He was struggling to integrate. But legions of fans from around the world have been cheering on the 7-month-old macaque, who is often clinging to a large stuffed orangutan for comfort. https://nyti.ms/4s6cYNj | The New York Times

An abandoned baby monkey who broke millions of hearts online, after being spotted hugging an orangutan stuffed toy given to him as a substitute for his mother, has finally found comfort among his own kind. Matt Lovatt from Monkey Forest spoke to #BBCBreakfast about Punch, a young Japanese macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c1d6ell32weo | BBC Breakfast

MONKEY MILESTONE: Punch the macaque monkey — who melted hearts online after clinging to a stuffed monkey for comfort after being abandoned by his mother — is turning a new page. New footage shows the once-lonely baby monkey now sticking close to a bigger monkey and happily following them around the enclosure. | Fox News

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