Japan’s Abandoned Baby Monkey Punch-kun Goes Viral, Has the World in Tears

2026-02-18 - 09:26

Punch-kun, a six-month-old Japanese macaque abandoned at birth, has captured millions of hearts worldwide, and global attention, as he transitions from clutching an orange stuffed toy for comfort to finding his place in the troop at Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. According to local reports, abandoned by his mother shortly after birth,