The story of Punch the monkey, who found comfort in a stuffed animal after being abandoned at birth, is real. In early 2026, ...
Zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan hand-reared the rescued monkey after his parents rejected him.
When it feels threatened, the cat-sized black and white creature will keel over and fall to the ground, catatonic. With globs of saliva dripping from an open mouth, lifeless eyes stare into the abyss.