An orphaned monkey (and his cuddly pal) has social media swooning

An abandoned baby monkey at a Japanese zoo who found comfort in a stuffed animal is slowly being accepted by the rest of the troop.
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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 have been a death sentence for the macaque in the wild. Thankfully, keepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan were on hand to help.

Sad reason abandoned monkey carries toy

The story of Punch, the baby macaque, has captivated the world as it’s revealed why the six-month-old monkey carries a stuffed toy around. The story of Punch, the baby macaque, has captivated the world. Punch-kun, as he is affectionately known as, was reportedly born in July 2025 but was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth.
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Back in the 90s, a Kentucky family adopted a monkey

Talk about wild stories.Back in 1997, WLKY did a story on a family who adopted a monkey as their child.Watch the story in the player above. Talk about wild stories. Back in 1997, WLKY did a story on a family who adopted a monkey as their child.