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Abandoned Baby Macaque Finds Love and Viral Fame

3/20/2026

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Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, bonds with a female macaque after being abandoned by his mother.
He initially found comfort in a stuffed orangutan toy named Ora-mama.
Older monkeys bullied him in his early days at the zoo.
Videos of their affectionate interactions have gone viral.

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Story summary

Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, bonds with a female macaque after being abandoned by his mother.
He initially found comfort in a stuffed orangutan toy named Ora-mama.
Older monkeys bullied him in his early days at the zoo.
Videos of their affectionate interactions have gone viral.