An abandoned monkey who soared to fame after being seen pulling around a soft toy was filmed seeking comfort with the plushie after he was attacked by older macaques at Ichikawa Zoo in Japan on Thursday. The stuffed orangutan had been given to him after he was abandoned by his mom, to serve as a surrogate mother and to provide tactile comfort. https://abcnews.visitlink.me/2S1mtb | ABC News

This is the heart-melting moment a baby monkey abandoned by his mother cuddled up to a soft toy, carrying it everywhere as a substitute parent. Punch, a six-month-old macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has become an unlikely internet sensation after video clips showed him clinging tightly to a stuffed orangutan for comfort. The tiny primate was born in July 2025 but was rejected by his mother shortly after birth, according to reports. Keepers stepped in and hand-raised him, feeding and carin