Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. But finally, Punch the monkey is fitting in.

Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo addressed concerns that its resident monkey Punch was "being bullied" by his fellow macaques as videos of him seeking comfort from an orangutan plushie continue to go viral.

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TOKYO — A Japanese zoo caring for a baby monkey who has become an internet sensation was forced to issue a statement denying ...

The zoo noted that 'a few high-ranking macaques have demonstrated aggression more frequently' and were removed from the habitat on March 8 ...

Few viral stories have stirred as much emotion online as that of Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque from the Ichikawa Zoo in Japan. Born last July, Punch became an international sensation after ...