{"id":625597,"date":"2026-03-01T23:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T23:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/625597\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T23:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T23:27:16","slug":"punch-the-baby-monkey-hitches-a-ride-on-new-besties-back-and-its-giving-us-the-feels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/625597\/","title":{"rendered":"Punch the Baby Monkey Hitches a Ride on New Bestie’s Back and It’s Giving Us the Feels"},"content":{"rendered":"

A baby macaque monkey named Punch has won over every heart on the internet after being abandoned by his mom a few months ago. Team Punch first started when we all watched him being bullied and ignored by the troop he was with, and his caretakers ended up giving him a stuffed orangutan that became his first friend. Since then, he made one of his caretakers his human bestie<\/a>, and slowly became accepted by the troop. He’s now thriving and we’re all here for it!<\/p>\n

Now, we’re all obsessed with watching Punch interact with all his new friends. ABC7NY shared an adorable video on Friday of him cuddling up with one of his friends before hitching a ride on his back. The whole thing is just too cute and we want to see more of Punch and his new friends!<\/p>\n

ABC<\/a> shared in the caption, “Punch, the macaque monkey, seems to be making friends at Ichikawa Zoo in Japan. A visitor captured footage of Punch cuddling with a fellow monkey before climbing on his back!” The whole scene made us smile!<\/p>\n

Related: Video of Punch the Baby Monkey Happily Running on Two Feet Has the Internet Melting<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sweet Reactions to Punch and His New Monkey Bestie<\/p>\n

Like us, viewers were smitten with watching Punch and his new friends. Everybody agreed when @Gabriela pointed out, “Imagine being told you\u2019re on assignment to Japan to report on Baby Punch. Best job ever!!!”<\/p>\n

We couldn’t agree more with @Cox AR who shared, “He needs so many hugs for all these months of never having love or hugs.”<\/p>\n

@TrueBlue$ pointed out, “He\u2019s so clingy!” @Love2020 agreed, “Punch be a lil extra<\/a> at times lol!” @Rajo added, “He\u2019s a full-time hugger!”<\/p>\n

Another commenter said, “He’s so affectionate!” and @Alpine & Moo Moo added, “Punchy realizing things his plushie<\/a> can’t do…”<\/p>\n

@ThreeProng shared, “Someone from there said Punch’s friend was rescued from a circus, and that he was bullied, too, at first. And, that’s why he’s being so nice to our Punch boy.”<\/p>\n

There’s definitely something to be said for paying it forward. We hope that Punch will do the same sometime in the future!<\/p>\n

This story was originally published by PetHelpful<\/a> on Feb 28, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News<\/a> section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n