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‘Punch’ the Monkey Has Gone Viral for the Saddest of Reasons
Punch, a baby macaque abandoned by his mother, bonded with an IKEA stuffed orangutan, prompting the company to supply the zoo with plush toys selling for $19.99 each.
- On Wednesday, Punch, a baby macaque in Japan abandoned by his mother, bonded with the stuffed orangutan DJUNGELSKOG, and the President of IKEA Japan delivered a lifetime supply after the story went viral this week.
- Zookeepers raised Punch after abandonment by his mother in July last year at Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba Prefecture, bottle-feeding him and giving the stuffed orangutan, DJUNGELSKOG, which he has clung to since January 19.
- The DJUNGELSKOG plush is the 14-inch orangutan designed by Ann-Cathrine Sigrid Ståhlberg at IKEA, sold online for $19.99 with more than 1,000 reviews.
- Visitors thronged the monkey mountain on Thursday morning, with about 900 visitors—more than four-times the average—as Yasunaga Takashi, zoo official, said he was surprised by the crowds.
- Amid integration challenges for human-raised monkeys, zoo staff and visitors hope Punch will be accepted by the troop soon as he recently makes greater efforts to approach other monkeys.
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With the Success of the Videos of This Adorable Monkey, Ikea Takes Advantage of It to Make Her Promo
The little punch macaque only has eyes for his orangutan plush. And it falls very much for the Swedish company that sells it.
Millions of people around the world are being touched by the story of Punch, a macaque from the Ichikawa Zoo in Japan. Abandoned by his mother shortly after birth last summer, the little monkey is now finding solace in the arms of a cuddly orangutan.
Internet rallies behind abandoned macaque Punch and his cuddly toy
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