Footage of Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque, has gone viral around the world after he was rejected by his mother and formed a bond with a soft toy

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 tiny monkey clutching a bright orange stuffed orangutan has quietly become one of the internet’s most talked-about animal stars. The viral video, filmed at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Gardens,