Zoo

Learning from Punch the monkey: How S’pore experts help abandoned baby animals get back on their feet

lcpunch16 - A king penguin chick hatched in 2019 that required hand-raising

Credit: Mandai Wildlife Group

Painted friends comfort Sero, zebra famous for escaping from South Korea zoo

Zebra Sero in his enclosure at Children’s Grand Park, where the wall is painted with zebras along with trees and flowers.

Punch the baby monkey isn’t being bullied: Japan zoo

Punch, a seven-month-old baby macaque, was abandoned by his mother and shot to stardom after he began clinging to a plush orangutan toy from IKEA for comfort.

Blackpink star Lisa delights fans with visit to viral macaque Punch in Japan

Lisa was seen carrying an orang utan plush toy identical to the one the seven-month-old macaque is often seen clutching.

Monkey business leads to medical emergency for Mario, S’pore Zoo’s resident komodo dragon

The team had little choice but for Dr Heng to inserted his hand into Mario’s stomach.

Door left unlocked blamed for Siberian tiger’s death at Seoul Grand Park

Siberian tiger Miho was attacked by another tiger Kumgang, who was transferred to the same complex in January.

Harbin zoo puts Siberian tigers on ‘light fast’ to curb overfeeding by visitors during CNY

The park houses more than 300 Siberian tigers of various ages, of which nearly 200 live in the free-range areas.

Rights group slams treatment of Punch, the viral Japanese monkey

Punch became an internet sensation after videos emerged of him getting bullied by other monkeys in a Japanese zoo.

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A lonely baby monkey named Punch broke the internet, but what does it say about us?

This photo taken on February 19, 2026 shows a 7 month-old male macaque monkey named Punch, who was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth, spending time with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chiba Prefecture. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP)

Ikea Singapore’s orang utan plushie out of stock after baby monkey Punch goes viral

Punch, an abandoned baby Japanese macaque, has sought comfort in his stuffed organutan from Ikea, which is currently sold out in Singapore.

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