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Abandoned by Mum: Monkey's Love for His Plush Toy Reveals Psychology of Attachment
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The story of Punch, a monkey that was abandoned and found solace in an IKEA teddy, became one of the most shared viral contents on TikTok and other social networks over the past few days.The case has generated thousands of reactions and comments that mix tenderness and outrage at the abandonment of the animal. pic.twitter.com/xBTLr3FDOR— (@Euphorbia10182) February 4, 2026The video, published in TikTok, shows the primate clinging to a teddyney t…
Six months old and already going viral: it happened to a young macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo, not far from the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Punch, the monkey, was rejected by his mother and subsequently bonded with a stuffed animal given to him by his keepers. And now the internet is rooting for him.
Punch, the abandoned baby monkey, mistakes his plush toy for his mother.
Punch, a small 6-month-old macaque from the Ichikawa Zoo in Japan, has stolen the heart of the entire world with its story of attachment to a stuffed orangutan, reported local media. Punch was born last July and abandoned by his mother, probably because it was his first birth. After the dramatic fact, caregivers decided to raise him artificially. Since then, they monitor him and gradually bring him closer to a group of monkeys testing different …
Punch is a baby monkey who was abandoned and now hugs a stuffed animal for comfort. His story has touched thousands in Japan and on social media.
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