The young monkey raised by zookeepers gained worldwide fame last year when photos and videos of him clinging to a plush toy orangutan as a replacement for his mother went viral.

Punch the monkey received more than 2,500 first birthday cards as the Japanese macaque continues adapting to troop life at ...

Punch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many people's hearts by clinging to an orangutan plushie, is marking ...

Color Changing NeeDoh: out of stock. NeeDoh Groovy Shroom: out of stock. NeeDoh Nice Berg: out of stock. These squish toys are flying off store shelves and remain largely unavailable online. NeeDoh is ...

The Orb Factory has recalled approximately 121,340 Orb Funkee squeeze toys due to potential asbestos exposure that could pose serious health risks to consumers. The recalled toys may contain fibrous ...

Monkey-shaped squeeze toys filled with sand have been recalled because the sand may contain asbestos. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said the 121,340 recalled Orb Funkee toys "may contain ...

Two people were arrested in Japan after a person broke into the viral macaque Punch’s enclosure at a zoo outside of Tokyo, officials said. Ichikawa City Zoo said on social media Sunday that there had ...

Punch, an abandoned baby macaque, who found comfort in an orangutan plushie after being rejected by his mother and other monkeys, now appears to be outgrowing his beloved toy. Images of Punch dragging ...

He’s the rejected monkey who has become the internet’s adopted animal baby. But while you cannot take Punch home, you can curl up with his companion — if you can find one in stock, that is. Punch, a ...

In early 2026, images and videos appearing to show a baby monkey holding an orangutan plush toy went viral on social media. While Punch pulled on heartstrings across the world, skeptical Snopes ...

The Phoenix Zoo is not one to miss a trend. The Zoo posted a video on Thursday, Feb. 26, showing Bodie, a 4-year-old siamang, being given a plushy similar to the one give to baby Japanese macaque ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A Japanese macaque named Punch has gone viral. Here’s how ...