Story of Punch the monkey finding comfort in stuffed animal after abandonment melts hearts

Zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan hand-reared the rescued monkey after his parents rejected him.

Viral Punch is a macaque monkey. Can you see them in the wild in Florida?

Punch, the viral baby monkey, is a Japanese macaque. Is this the same species of nonnative monkeys found in Central Florida?

Japanese Zoo Home to Viral Baby Monkey Punch Addresses Concerns Over Macaques' Hair Loss and Living Conditions

The zoo says Punch is adjusting to troop life amid growing attention, with staff insisting “animal welfare is the top ...
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Google rolls out a heart-burst Easter egg for viral baby macaque Punch the Monkey: here’s how to trigger it

Google has rolled out a heart-burst Easter egg that activates when you search “Punch the Monkey”, celebrating the viral Japanese baby macaque with an animated burst of hearts.

No, Punch the Monkey hasn't found a new family. Here's what's going on

Has Punch the Monkey finally found a new home and been adopted? Nope. Let's clear up what's happening with the internet's favorite macaque.
Miami Herald

Cambodian official acquitted of smuggling rare wild monkeys into South Florida

Macaque monkeys from Java that were photographed at Monkey Jungle in 2008. They are similar to the Macaque monkeys from Cambodia in the 2024 case in which a Cambodian official was acquitted of ...
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Rescuers Save 31 Chained 'Dancing Monkeys' Put Through the 'Cruelest Training'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Jakarta Animal Aid Network, with support from World Animal Protection, is hoping to rehab the macaque monkeys and release them ...