An abandoned monkey named "Punch" who soared to fame after being seen pulling around a soft toy was filmed seeking comfort with the plushie after he was attacked by older macaques at Ichikawa Zoo in Japan on Thursday. The stuffed orangutan had been given to him after he was abandoned by his mom, to serve as a surrogate mother and to provide tactile comfort. | ABC7

A young, abandoned monkey named Punch went viral this month after he was filmed clinging to the stuffed toy that he had been given as a "surrogate mother." Now, Punch is gradually building up his social skills. He's been spotted climbing on another monkey's back, and according to the Ichikawa Zoo and local media he has been embraced by an older monkey, a sign that he is on his way to social acceptance. | Washington Post

An abandoned baby monkey has been breaking hearts online Punch, a young Japanese macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, was given an orangutan stuffed toy as a substitute for his mother. During the first few months of his life, he struggled to bond with the other monkeys in his zoo's enclosure and had only the company of his human keepers and the stuffed toy. But recent videos show he's turning things around. BBC News #Punch #PunchTheMonkey #Monkey | BBC