A Japanese baby monkey that stole hearts around the world has been learning to bond with other macaques in his zoo enclosure, after being abandoned by his mother months ago. The six-month-old named Punch was born at Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo last summer, and found comfort in a stuffed orangutan after he had to be hand-reared. He eventually moved in with a troop of macaques in January and has been “gradually deepening his interactions,” the zoo said. | 6abc Action News

MONKEY MILESTONE: Punch the macaque monkey — who melted hearts online after clinging to a stuffed monkey for comfort after being abandoned by his mother — is turning a new page. New footage shows the once-lonely baby monkey now sticking close to a bigger monkey and happily following them around the enclosure. | Fox News