The tragedy of Punch the monkey: why do mother animals abandon their offspring?

2026-02-23 - 06:33

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 A baby monkey in Japan has captured hearts around the world after videos of him being bullied by other monkeys and rejected by his mother went viral last week. Punch, a Japanese macaque, was born last July at Ichikawa zoo. He has drawninternational attention after zookeepers gave him a stuffed orangutan toy after he was abandoned by his mother. Continue reading...