Punch, the macaque monkey, seems to be making friends at Ichikawa Zoo in Japan. A visitor captured footage of Punch cuddling with a fellow monkey before climbing on his back! https://abc7ny.com/post/punch-monkey-has-made-friends-ichikawa-zoo-going-viral-social-media-japan/18644996/ | ABC7NY

A baby monkey in Japan has gone viral around the world after videos of him carrying a stuffed orangutan toy were shared on social media. Punch, less than a-year-old Japanese macaque, has been the center of attention since Ichikawa Zoo in Chiba prefecture, posted a photo of him earlier this month. According to the post, Punch was born last July and was hand-reared after he was neglected by his mother. He joined the monkey enclosure at the zoo early this year, with his companion toy provided by th

FINDING COMFORT… Meet Panchi-kun, the baby monkey melting hearts across social media! The six month-old macaque, nicknamed Punch, has become an internet star after a series of videos showing him clinging to a plush toy were released. Punch was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth. He was rescued and taken in at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. He was hand-fed by caretakers and slowly introduced to other monkeys. Unfortunately, they all rejected him (a video showing that is heartbreaking.)