Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In early 2026, images and videos appearing to show a baby monkey holding an orangutan plush toy went viral on social media. While ...

Sometimes the internet doesn’t fall in love with celebrities or trends. Sometimes it’s just a tiny moment that feels real. This time, it was a baby monkey hugging a soft toy. No dramatic music. No ...

People online are going bananas for a baby monkey and its stuffed animal. Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has gone viral for seeking comfort in a plush toy after his mother ...

IKEA wants the best for Punch the monkey. IKEA, the Scandinavian furniture store, donated stuffed animals to Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan earlier this week following the facility's now-viral baby ...

Huge lines are forming outside a small zoo in Japan, all for one tiny monkey and the stuffed animal he refuses to let go of. Visitors have been crowding Ichikawa City Zoo after photos of a baby ...

Punch the Monkey went viral after a video appeared to show the baby macaque getting "attacked" by adult macaques. Hearts around the world broke when he ran to his surrogate mom, a stuffed orangutan.

The internet's favorite monkey might have gotten his fairytale ending. Punch — the baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan that went viral for seeking comfort in a plush toy after his mother ...

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 ...