When millions of users engage with Punch the monkey, sharing, reacting, and attributing meaning, they are participating in a ...

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.

Punch, a six-month-old Japanese macaque monkey with enormous round eyes, long spindly arms and an adorable potbelly, has no idea that outside the four walls of his enclosure he’s a global celebrity.

Punch may look sweet with his plushie – but anthropomorphism can’t tell us what a wild animal is truly experiencing Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Standing in line at Ikea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Punch the monkey. (ichikawa_zoo/X) There is a new main character on the internet… and his name is Punch. The sweet story of a ...

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 ...

This photo taken on February 19, 2026 shows a seven month-old male macaque monkey named Punch, who was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth, sitting with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa ...

An update on the lonely monkey known as Punch, from the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has melted hearts among social media users. In a viral Instagram video shared on Sunday, a woman under the username ...

A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by his mother and rejected by the rest of his troop, his zookeepers at Ichikawa ...

Punch, the viral baby Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo, is winning hearts worldwide with his bright orange plush companion. Punch the baby macaque went viral for clinging to a plush toy Abandoned ...

For the past week, the emotional state of the internet seemed to hinge on one tiny life, a baby macaque named Punch. Known as Panchi-kun in Japanese, Punch lives at Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo. His ...

If you’ve been on social media or scrolling the internet this weekend, you may have scrolled past a sweet monkey who stole our hearts. Punch, a young Japanese macaque at a zoo in Japan, has gone viral ...