Punch the Monkey is finally making friends and fitting in

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. But finally, Punch the monkey is fitting in.
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Punch the baby monkey is comforted by friends after falling into a pond

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Punch The Lonely Monkey | From Plushie To Pal: Punch The Monkey Finds A Real Best Friend

Viral videos of Punch, a baby monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo, captured hearts worldwide as he clung to a stuffed toy for comfort. Now, in a heartwarming update, the 7-month-old primate has found a real ...

Baby monkey Punch is acclimatising, making new friends at Japan zoo

Hand-raised in an artificial environment immediately after his birth in July, the small, dark-furred macaque is gradually acclimatising, the zoo said, no longer clutching the plushie all the time.
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Punch, the internet's favorite lonely monkey, has made friends, zoo says

Punch the monkey, who won hearts online after turning to a plush orangutan toy for company, is now reported to be getting on well with his real-life zoo companions. In an update on X, Ichikawa Zoo ...
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Punch the monkey melts hearts after rejection and unlikely friendship

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 ...
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Punch has got a pal! Little monkey who had no one to love but his stuffed toy finally makes friends as he cuddles up to another macaque at Japanese zoo

Punch, the orphaned monkey who won hearts around the world after heart-melting videos of him carrying a stuffed animal, were shared on social media, finally seems to be making friends. The baby ...