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Orphaned baby monkey finds comfort in stuffed animal after being abandoned by mother at birth
Baby monkey Punch-kun draws huge crowds to Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan after viral photos show him clutching a stuffed orangutan for comfort.
Punch the Monkey, a baby Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo, captured hearts worldwide after being abandoned and finding comfort in a stuffed toy.
Punch, a seven-month-old macaque named Punch, was struggling to find his place. Abandoned by his mother and unable to bond with the other monkeys at Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo, he had no real companions.
By Tom Bateman and Rikako Maruyama ICHIKAWA, Japan, Feb 20 (Reuters) - At a zoo outside Tokyo, the monkey enclosure has become a must-see attraction thanks to an inseparable pair: Punch, a baby Japanese macaque,