Punch, baby money that was rejected by his mother.

Punch-kun, a 7-month-old Japanese macaque, was born July 2025 at Ichikawa City Zoo (Chiba, Japan) but abandoned by his mom right after birth.

Hand-raised by keepers with bottle-feeding and love. To ease his loneliness and build strength, they gave him an IKEA stuffed orangutan… pic.twitter.com/fFqzyLcDmI
— Girl patriot 🙏 🇺🇸 🦅 (@Girlpatriot1974) February 24, 2026

อุ๋งอิ๋ง🥹🥹🥹พันช์คุงโดนลิงโตจู่โจมอีกแล้วแต่คราวนี้มีพี่ลิงเข้ามาปกป้องพันช์คุงเยอะเลย จังหวะตอนน้องโดนหยุมหัวลากแล้วพี่ลิงโตแย่งมากอดเข้าอกขู่เสียงดังปกป้องพันช์คุง คือเจ้บ 😭❤️‍🩹 เก่งจังเลยอยู่จนมีพี่ลิงเอ้นดูและปกป้องแย้ว🥺🤏🏻 pic.twitter.com/GEQFP0u58D
— ѕιиεfℓσωεя ϟ нοℓο²'²⁷ (@totheskybling) February 24, 2026

![HB7tKZHbIAAwCvF.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/manorvillemike/23wCEJ3vS3FYHFoJL4MsG9xB9aXUdCuJ5gEociUUDS5HenvCKzQAWjfY26D3ESHxCmdCs.jpg) Seems his aunt has stepped in to protect him from the pack.

Baby Punch, in a short time:

— Learned how to defend himself.

— Made new friends.

— Earned the acceptance of the other monkeys.

— Feeds his friends together with his caregiver.

— Never lets go of his toy.

He’s growing up right before our eyes… 🐒 pic.twitter.com/j1MEBy2FLP
— Knight World (@KnightWorld) February 24, 2026

Fans of Punch reported that the reason Punch is often seen clinging to someone’s back is not because his mother has returned.

Fans who have been observing and filming the snow monkey’s movements say that the large monkey who often lets Punch cling to her back and comes out to… pic.twitter.com/6piht4agSL
— Out Of Context Punch (@OOCPUNCH) February 25, 2026

Ugh. I love him. The internet really needs to stop making me think I can domesticate wild animals pic.twitter.com/RtPKk0kH7M
— Courtney McKinney (@CourtAnne1225) February 24, 2026

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