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A 7-month-old macaque named Punch at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan was rejected by his mother and raised by humans to rejoin his troop. He bonds with a stuffed Ikea orangutan toy and became a viral sensation; experts say the troop’s rough interactions are normal socialization rather than bullying, and Punch is gradually integrating into the group.
Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan who was raised with a stuffed orangutan after being abandoned at birth, went viral after a video showed an adult monkey dragging him. The zoo says Punch is resilient and learning to socialize with other troop members, urging the public to support him rather than pity him. IKEA Japan donated stuffed animals to Punch, and officials note ongoing progress in grooming and interactions within the troop, despite occasional scolding.
Punch-kun, a 6-month-old Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo, was abandoned by his mother and bonded with an IKEA Djungelskog orangutan plushie; the comfort toy aided his social reintegration and propelled him to internet stardom with millions of views, inspiring fan art and even a boost in Djungelskog sales, while zookeepers note his growing acceptance among peers and view him as a symbol of resilience and the power of connection.
An abandoned baby macaque named Punch-kun at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan finds comfort with a stuffed orangutan, drawing widespread online support as hand-rearing by staff continues and he gradually adapts to life with the troop, becoming a viral symbol of resilience for many internet users.
Researchers implanted micro-electrode arrays in macaques to record neurons as they produced facial gestures. They found all four brain regions studied were active across gestures, with a static code in the cingulate cortex and dynamic, muscle-driving codes in motor and somatosensory areas, implying facial expressions are generated by a coordinated, temporally hierarchical neural network and paving the way for future neural prostheses that decode facial gestures.
A photograph capturing a rare interaction between a macaque and a deer in a Japanese forest has gone viral after being released by the U.K. Natural History Museum. The image, titled "Forest Rodeo," shows a macaque riding on the back of a deer. While male macaques have been known to cling to female deer and attempt to mate with them, in this case, the macaque was a young female simply enjoying a free ride. The photograph is part of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, with winners to be announced in October.