Punch, a baby Japanese macaque at a zoo near Tokyo, has become a major tourist attraction as images of him clinging to an orangutan plushie he received after being abandoned by his mother have gone viral.Punch was born last July weighing around 500 grams. A Feb. 5, 2026 social media post by Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba Prefecture introducing Punch with his stuffed companion has since garnered about 85,000 likes, with fans praising his efforts to integrate with other monkeys.According to zookeepers Kosuke Shikano, 24, and Shumpei Miyakoshi, 34, Punch's mother showed no signs of caring for him …READ FULL ARTICLE
