At Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo, a 7-month-old macaque named Punch has developed an online following after his mother abandoned him because of a difficult birth.

Punch, the abandoned monkey who soared to fame after being seen tugging around a stuffed toy, was filmed seeking comfort with the plushie after he was bullied by older monkeys at Ichikawa Zoo in Japan...

Videos of Punch and his plush have since gone viral.