If your social media feed has felt emotionally unsafe recently, blame it on the tiny Japanese macaque. For those living under a rock, Punch, born in July 2025 as Panchi-kun, is a 6-month-old baby ...
After he was rejected by his mother, the struggles and triumphs of Punch, a baby monkey in a Japanese zoo, have become a viral sensation. (Jiji Press / AFP via Getty Images) “I am Punch and he is me.” ...