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 ...

A baby monkey named Punch is struggling to find acceptance in his macaque enclosure in a Japanese zoo, and endeared social media users are fully on his side. Punch, who was abandoned by his mother ...

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