Posted on 02/17/2026 12:34:30 PM PST by nickcarraway
The story of Punch, the baby macaque, has captivated the world.
Punch-kun, as he is affectionately known, was reportedly born in July 2025 but was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth.
Caretakers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan stepped in to rescue and hand-raise him, closely monitoring his growth while gradually introducing him to other macaques. However, when caretakers moved him into an enclosure with other monkeys, they noticed he was struggling to integrate into the group.
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Poor little guy. :-(
“However, when caretakers moved him into an enclosure with other monkeys, they noticed he was struggling to integrate into the group.” It’s all monkey business.
Cute.
The South African Vervet foundation (https://www.vervet.org/) has a whole protocol for integrating baby monkeys into a troupe. Quite interesting and certainly not as easy as it would seem.
It is a lesson for us. The monkey KNOWS that he was abandoned.
How about Judy?
Poor monkey. Hopefully they get him integrated at some point.
Agree! What leads a mother to abandon a baby? An animal mother I mean, not us messed-up humans!
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