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.

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

The story of Punch the monkey, who found comfort in a stuffed animal after being abandoned at birth, is real. In early 2026, ...
The Economist

Punch, a young Japanese macaque, has hit a nerve

H IS TROUBLES began the moment he was born. His mother rejected him. He struggled to fit in with his peers: they bullied him and dragged him around by his hair. His only source of comfort was a plushy ...