Punch The Abandoned Baby Monkey Is Obsessed With A $20 IKEA Toy And I’m Sobbing 🍌🐒 If you haven't seen the tiny, wide-eyed baby macaque clutching a stuffed orangutan like his life depends on it, then your algorithm is seriously failing you. The internet has found its new mascot for 2026, and his name is Punch. If you aren't already familiar with the lore of this tiny Japanese macaque, let me catch you up on why everyone is currently ready to go to war for a primate and his $20 IKEA plushie. Punch was born at the Ichikawa City Zoo back in July 2025, and his start to life was, quite frankly, a total villain origin story through no fault of his own. He was abandoned by his mother almost immediately. Imagine being a tiny infant animal and having zero social support. To keep him from spiraling, the zoo staff gave him a stuffed orangutan, and the rest is viral history. The toy in question is the Djungelskog , which is a mouthful to say but a masterpiece to hold. It is IKEA...
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