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Psychology behind the internet’s obsession with Punch, the abandoned monkey while immigrant kids are stripped from their parents
We explore the dark truth of why the internet rallies more around a zoo monkey than detained kids separated from their immigrant parents.
If you’ve been on social media or scrolling the internet this weekend, you may have scrolled past a sweet monkey who stole our hearts. Punch, a young Japanese macaque at a zoo in Japan, has gone viral ...
An orphaned baby monkey whose attachment to a stuffed toy captured hearts around the world is slowly finding acceptance among his own kind — offering a hopeful update to a story that has drawn ...
A baby monkey named Punch is struggling to find acceptance in his macaque enclosure in a Japanese zoo, and endeared social media users are fully on his side. Punch, who was abandoned by his mother ...
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 ...
A baby monkey named Punch has stolen the internet’s collective heart — and now fans can get their hands on the mammal’s favorite toy. Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has become a ...
Punch the baby monkey has captured the hearts of many worldwide. So when video of him being dragged by another macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo was shared online, outrage and heartbreak ensued. The ...
The heartbreaking tale of a lonely baby monkey at a Japanese zoo has seemingly taken a wholesome turn. In January, Panchi-kun (or Punch, in English) had just one friend at the Ichikawa City Zoo in ...
Punch the monkey can't catch a break. Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, went viral earlier in the week for dragging a stuffed orangutan around his enclosure. The baby monkey was ...
ICHIKAWA, Japan, Feb 20 (Reuters) - At a zoo outside Tokyo, the monkey enclosure has become a must-see attraction thanks to an inseparable pair: Punch, a baby Japanese macaque, and his stuffed ...
Children's book author and illustrator Andie Powers's ode to baby Punch and his snuggly stuffed orangutan (screenshot via Instagram) In case the current state of the world isn't enough to make you cry ...
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