SynopsisPunch monkey update: Punch-kun, a seven-month-old macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Gardens, has finally broken through the barriers of social rejection. After capturing global attention for clinging to a stuffed orangutan toy following abandonment by his mother, a viral video now shows the infant being drawn into a deeply reassuring embrace by an adult monkey named Onsing.

Source: Punch February 21, 2026 16:03 UTC