The zoo home of viral baby monkey Punch is responding to public concern about the health of its Japanese macaques, which includes Punch, and the environment where the internet-fam ...

His viral stardom and the scramble for stuffed orangutans show how quickly — and cravenly — trauma becomes trend.

Born Free, the wildlife charity, has warned that Punch's viral fame could do more harm than good—for him and for his species.

Punch the monkey, known as Punch-kun in Japan, was born in July 2025 at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo. Unfortunately for the baby ...

Punch, a baby macaque monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has quickly become an online celebrity. Zoo staff say he is acclimating to his roommates.

Footage of Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque, has gone viral around the world after he was rejected by his mother and formed a bond with a soft toy ...

When I first heard rumblings that the world had assembled a conclave to elect a new celebrity zoo animal, I felt preemptively ...

The world stood still in favor of Punch - the infant monkey whose toy he holds in his arms rather than his mother. There's ...

Punch the baby monkey is a six-month-old Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo that everyone on the internet feels very maternal over ...

Discover the touching story of Punch, a Japanese macaque who found solace in a plush toy after being abandoned by his mother.

What started as sympathy for Punch is turning into scrutiny, with critics questioning the reality of his living conditions.