Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, went viral earlier in the week for dragging a stuffed orangutan around his enclosure. The baby monkey was abandoned by his mother at birth, the zoo's website says, and was raised by zoo staff. See heartbreaking video of Punch getting draggedZoo says Punch 'shows resilience' in videoOn Friday, Feb. 20, Ichikawa City Zoo shared a social media statement about the viral video. Before the video was recorded, Punch attempted to communicate with another baby monkey in the habitat but was rejected, the zoo said. Punch was then confronted by an adult monkey – likely the mother of the baby monkey Punch tried to interact with.

Source: Punch February 20, 2026 20:11 UTC