The cruel experiment that explains Punch the Monkey’s attachment to a plushie

A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Why Has Punch, an Adorable Baby Monkey, Struggled to Fit in With His Troop? Scientists Explain the Lives of Japanese Macaques

Over the past few weeks, a baby macaque at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo named Punch has taken the internet by storm. Viral ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

A psychologist explains: What can Punch the monkey and his doll teach us?

Everyone has been talking this past week about the cute monkey who found comfort with another monkey doll. An experts explains why that is precisely where he finds his safe place. Almost everyone was ...
Mena FN

A Viral Monkey, His Plushie, And A 70-Year-Old Experiment: What Punch Tells Us About Attachment Theory

(MENAFN- The Conversation) A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by his mother and rejected by the rest of his troop, ...
Opinion

'Punch' the baby monkey's story is not cute - it's abuse

Elizabeth Davenport, from Animal Aid, has shared her opinion on the viral TikTok sensation Punch, who has been filmed cuddling an IKEA teddy ...
The Spokesman-Review

After lonely baby monkey goes viral, his Ikea comfort toy sells out

What’s it like to have millions of fans but struggle to make friends? For Punch, a 7-month-old macaque, fame and loneliness have collided, leaving the world watching as he clings to a stuffed ...