Punch-kun's Viral Life: A Baby Monkey's Real Monkey World
TL;DR
A 7-month-old macaque named Punch at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan was rejected by his mother and raised by humans to rejoin his troop. He bonds with a stuffed Ikea orangutan toy and became a viral sensation; experts say the troop’s rough interactions are normal socialization rather than bullying, and Punch is gradually integrating into the group.
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