In a corner of Japan, a baby Macaque hugging an orange toy has stopped the world mid-scroll. Seven-month-old Punch at Ichikawa City Zoo, who was abandoned by his mother just days after birth, was left to navigate a strict troop on his own. With no mother to cling to, zookeepers gave him a stuffed orangutan. Punch held on tightly to the toy, sleeping with it, hiding with it, even after being scolded by older monkeys.

Source: Punch February 27, 2026 04:22 UTC