From Ichikawa City Zoo’s X accountJapanese macaque Punch holds a stuffed orangutan in January in Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba Prefecture. Punch was born in July last year at Ichikawa City Zoo. Since baby Japanese macaques feel protected when hugging their mothers, zoo staff looked for a suitable “mother” for Punch and found a stuffed orangutan on display at the zoo. From Ichikawa City Zoo’s X accountJapanese macaque Punch rests in a basket with a stuffed orangutan toy after being born, in July last year. On Tuesday, IKEA Japan in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, donated 33 of its stuffed animals to Ichikawa City, which runs the zoo.

Source: Punch February 21, 2026 03:01 UTC