IKEA's Djungelskog stuffed orangutan is available in stores and online for $20. It appears to be the same plush toy Punch has in his enclosure.

The internet has fallen in love with Punch, the 7-month-old macaque who clings to a stuffed animal for comfort. So when a video (since deleted) surfaced showing him being dragged across the ground by another monkey inside his enclosure at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, people online panicked.

Punch, known as Punch-kun in Japan, was born in July 2025 at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo. Unfortunately for the baby macaque, Punch was rejected by his mother and her group of monkey friends shortly after birth — a problem, as macaques tend to stay very close to their mothers when young.

The internet is rallying behind Punch, a baby monkey who won hearts with his stuffed cuddle buddy.

Social media users have rallied around the Japanese macaque, who found solace in an IKEA plush orangutan toy after he was rejected by his mom and troop.

An abandoned baby monkey at a Japanese zoo who found comfort in a stuffed animal is slowly being accepted by the rest of the troop.

A beloved monkey who became famous for carrying around a stuffed orangutan was seen clinging to a zookeeper at Ichikawa Zoo, Japan, on Tuesday7.The zoo said the monkey named Punch was

In a new video of Punch, the baby monkey is dragged around in circles by an adult monkey, upsetting animal lovers around the globe. The zoo explains.