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Why Has Punch, an Adorable Baby Monkey, Struggled to Fit in With His Troop? Scientists Explain the Lives of Japanese Macaques

Over the past few weeks, a baby macaque at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo named Punch has taken the internet by storm. Viral ...

Punch the orphan macaque is outgrowing his plushie and making friends

Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother ...

Punch the Monkey Update: Zoo Responds To Bullying Claims

The baby Japanese macaque has won fans and concerned supporters worldwide. The post Punch the Monkey Update: Zoo Responds To ...

Punch the macaque, an internet sensation, is making strides in monkey society

Punch, a Japanese macaque, stole the hearts of millions after he was abandoned by his mom and rejected by some of his peers. Now, things are looking up for him.

Japanese Zoo Home to Viral Baby Monkey Punch Addresses Concerns Over Macaques' Hair Loss and Living Conditions

Staff say “animal welfare is the top priority” following visitor concerns ...
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Psychology Behind the Internet’s Obsession With Punch, the Abandoned Monkey While Immigrant Kids Are Stripped From Their Parents

We explore the dark truth of why the internet rallies more around a zoo monkey than detained kids separated from their immigrant parents.
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Zoo takes drastic step after more ‘aggression’ towards Punch the monkey and I’m stressing

Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Garden – the home of Punch the monkey – has taken a drastic step after some macaques ...