In the age of endless scrolling, these clips seem almost ordinary. A penguin walking away from its colony across the Antarctic ice. A baby monkey clut.

As famous as movie stars and global leaders are a bunch of animal celebs that the world grew to positively adore.

Punch the viral baby macaque who clung to an IKEA plushie is growing up, trading his toy comfort for real monkey friendships.

Internet culture has spent decades turning zoo residents and household pets into global celebrities, and the phenomenon shows no signs of slowing down. Early in 2026, a tiny Japanese macaque named ...

People online are going bananas for a baby monkey and its stuffed animal. Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has gone viral for seeking comfort in a plush toy after his mother ...

An abandoned baby monkey named Punch found solace in an IKEA orangutan plush, becoming an internet sensation. The toy, nicknamed 'Oran-Mama,' offered comfort as Punch navigated maternal rejection.

From Abandoned at Birth to Viral Sensation: Why Punch the Baby Monkey Has Millions in Tears (Image: @volcaholic1/X) Punch, a young Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo, was abandoned by his mother ...

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What’s it like to have millions of fans but struggle to make friends? For Punch, a 7-month-old macaque, fame and loneliness have collided, leaving the world watching as he clings to a stuffed ...

A lonely baby monkey is breaking hearts all over the world, after a video went viral of him running to grab a stuffed toy after a vicious attack by another monkey. Who Is Punch the Lonely Monkey?

Punch, the baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has gone viral in some heart-breaking videos. The little guy was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth and carries around a plush orangutan ...