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Lonely monkey in Japan goes viral with stuffed toy

A visitor with a stuffed monkey on his bag waits to watch baby Japanese macaque Punch at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan on February 19, 2026. (REUTERS)

Baby Japanese macaque Punch holds a branch next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Japan on February 19, 2026. (REUTERS)

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch drags a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Japan on February 19, 2026. (REUTERS)

Visitors watch a baby Japanese macaque named Punch at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Japan on February 19, 2026. (REUTERS)

This photo taken on February 19, 2026 shows Punch, a 7 month-old male macaque who was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth, spending time with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. (AFP)

Punch the monkey clings to zookeeper Kosuke Shikano at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Japan on February 19, 2026. (REUTERS)

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