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.

He’s the rejected monkey who has become the internet’s adopted animal baby. But while you cannot take Punch home, you can curl up with his companion — if you can find one in stock, that is.

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

Punch the Monkey brought the Internet to tears. The baby macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan was abandoned by his mother and bullied by his fellow snow monkeys, leading him to cling to a plush ...

An orphaned baby monkey whose attachment to a stuffed toy captured hearts around the world is slowly finding acceptance among ...

In a new video, the beloved baby macaque was spotted making friends and even riding on the back of fellow monkeys.

Punch Kun was reportedly abandoned by his mother, and the troop did not accept him. Videos showed that he was constantly ...

If you’ve been on the internet in the past few weeks, chances are you’ve seen him: a tiny gray-brown monkey dragging a big, ...

Caregivers say Punch has begun interacting more regularly with the troop.

Japanese zoo confirms breakthrough for Punch the monkey after abandonment - The baby orphan macaque appears to have outgrown the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection ...

This sad story started in July 2025, when Punch the monkey was born. Sadly, his biological mother rejected him, which would ...

Huge lines are forming outside a small zoo in Japan, all for one tiny monkey and the stuffed animal he refuses to let go of.