If you've spent any amount of time on the internet in the past week, there's no doubt you've seen photos of Punch, the adorable baby monkey (technically, a macaque) who lives at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. After being abandoned by his mother, Punch has taken on a plush monkey as his new BFF, and the two are inseparable.

AN abandoned baby monkey has broken hearts after being seen snuggling up to a soft toy, using the stuffed animal as a stand-in parent. Six-month-old Punch, a baby macaque, was filmed clinging to

Huge lines are forming outside a small zoo in Japan, all for one tiny monkey and the stuffed animal he refuses to let go of.

An orphaned monkey in Japan has captured hearts, flooding the zoo with visitors and boosting sales for the plush toy that has been a comfort to him.

Social media users have rallied around the Japanese macaque, who found solace in an IKEA plush orangutan toy after he was rejected by his mom and troop.

A baby monkey at a zoo in Japan has found comfort in a stuffed animal. Now, the internet is rooting for him.