Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. And his zookeeper has told CNN that the seemingly ...

Before Monkey D. Luffy became captain of the Straw Hats, he was just a enthusiastic kid growing up in Windmill Village. Left there by his grandfather, Admiral Garp, Luffy found a mentor in a pirate ...

If you've fallen in love with a baby monkey named Punch, you're not alone.The Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan has drawn a global online audience after videos and photos of Punch toting ...

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 ...

As the world grapples with war, unchecked AI, and racism—monumental problems—society (not just white folks) are focusing its emotional investment on a baby monkey being bullied in Japan. Here’s why.

Everybody loves watching Punch, the 7-month-old baby macaque monkey who was abandoned by his mother, has an emotional support stuffed orangutan, and has found both a favorite human and some new monkey ...

Roku users lounging in front of their idle TVs recently got an unexpected dose of wholesomeness: Punch the Monkey is hiding within Roku City. Punch, the viral baby Japanese macaque, won global ...

If you visited the internet in the past two weeks, you probably know about Punch the monkey, the adorable little guy who was abandoned by his mother and shoved by his zoomates, turning to a stuffed ...

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. Punch, a ...

Jon Stewart goes on a brutal 3-minute rant about Punch the monkey Jon Stewart has a brutal reaction to Punch the monkey's new girlfriend Stephen Colbert bought Punch the monkey's IKEA orangutan To ...

In early 2026, images and videos appearing to show a baby monkey holding an orangutan plush toy went viral on social media. While Punch pulled on heartstrings across the world, skeptical Snopes ...

And now a lighter story to end the week. In a zoo outside Tokyo, one monkey has pulled heartstrings around the world after forming an unexpected friendship. Stephanie Sy has the story. It's a story of ...