After he was rejected by his mother, the struggles and triumphs of Punch, a baby monkey in a Japanese zoo, have become a viral sensation.

The lonely monkey who won hearts online after cuddling with his orangutan toy began making friends with other monkeys, according to a post on Monday from the Ichikawa Zoo.

The world is going gaga over a seven-month-old Japanese macaque named Punch. This primate, who was abandoned by his mother, has spurred thousands of videos online, a surge in the sale of an IKEA toy, ...

Punch, the baby monkey at Japan's Ichikawa Zoo, has tugged at many heartstrings, but his story also reveals something deeper ...