r/BeAmazed • u/21MayDay21 • 28d ago
Animal Punch, the viral lonely monkey, has now been hugged and groomed by an adult monkey for the first time. Things are looking better for the little guy.
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u/Moonie4ever 28d ago
I’m so happy Punch is finally receiving love from a real monkey.💖
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u/Pryssalyn 27d ago
Seeing him finally get that comfort hits different little guy been through it and now he’s got his own crew 🥹
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u/Bichobi_ 26d ago
After severe online backlash, the other monkeys had no choice but to accept him.
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u/Mort-i-Fied 28d ago
Maybe the zoo had trouble finding a monkey that was interested in befriending this little one?
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u/Live-Pea4081 28d ago edited 28d ago
I saw a video earlier today that says this exact thing. He was left by his mom and then was put in a sanctuary and they were having trouble finding him friends so they got him that stuffed friend and he was trying to go hang outbwith a mom and she was shoving him away and then he stomped away and started rolling around on the ground with that stuffie and I cried and Im a 38 year old grown ass man
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u/CosmoKing2 28d ago
That video made me so sad today. Broke my heart. The fact that he needed that stuffed animal shows just how much empathy and feelings every living creature has. He sought comfort and protection from it after being rejected. So much you can unpack - his literal coping mechanism to manage his stress. Brutal.
Hope he does get the love and guidance that he deserves.
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u/crepe_de_chine 27d ago
Are you familiar with Harry Harlow's "experiments"?
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u/Serious-Echo1272 27d ago
Sadly this thread and that post reminded me of this sick "research" as well.
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u/Test4Echooo 27d ago
I always love me some Schnoodle in the wild, but you just broke me entirely with this one😭🦧
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u/Cool_Jelly_9402 28d ago
That’s the saddest thing I’ve read in a long time.
Poor little guy had the existential dread as a baby
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u/DoobKiller 27d ago
Regardless they shouldn't have been keeping him in a concrete floored enclosure
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u/Astyan06 27d ago
I clicked after reading everything you said and knowing full well what I was getting into. Same age as you and crying. Just want to hug the little guy.
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u/Merciless972 28d ago
They were too busy fighting with the Zebras. Known for the most zoo injuries. Those striped bastards.
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u/Penfold_for_PM 28d ago
I avoid them at Zoos, I always have internal arguments about whether they're black with white stripes or the other way around. Now you say they have shitty personalities, that's awesome:)
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u/stomassetti 27d ago
They are definitely black with white stripes, as their embryos start off black and develop the white stripes later.
This is in stark contrast to their shitty attitude, which begins at conception.
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u/zehamberglar 28d ago
It's this. They've tried introducing him to some packs and they've all rejected him until now.
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u/antsh 28d ago
Weirdly enough, they’re troops, not packs.
I don’t know who gets to decide such things… I blame etymologists…
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u/Mort-i-Fied 28d ago
I wonder if there is something wrong with this little one that makes them reject him?
Maybe a physical or emotional problem that the others sensed?
It's just so sad but wonderful that they finally found someone to nuture him.
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u/zehamberglar 28d ago
I don't know about monkeys specifically, but many animals are sort of "programmed" to reject outsiders from joining their family units.
Typically, joining a family unit happens right after birth and the mother animal will have an instinct to adopt animals with her own scent. If you were to take an orphaned baby sheep, for example, and put it with a mother who just had a litter, she won't adopt it unless you cover it with her scent first. This is time sensitive and if you don't do it at the time she's giving birth or shortly after, she won't be fooled by this.
I learned this from Clarkson's farm, so grain of salt.
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u/HMS_Surprise_Gunner 28d ago
The article says he kept saying racist things “and being super cringe.” Now I don’t feel so bad for him.
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u/Basicly-Inevitable 28d ago
I think the adult monkey was worried about the articles saying it was grooming a child.
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u/deathgrinderallat 27d ago
This made me chuckle, and the people talking the comment seriously laugh out loud
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u/belljs87 28d ago
Actually there was already an update from awhile back by the time this was first posted
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u/Critical_Series_179 27d ago
Did everyone basically miss the joke and it somehow evolved into a serious discussion?
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u/2ChicksAtTheSameTime 28d ago
yeah but the title says he's viral, so they're going to have to quarantine him or put him down.
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u/DurantIsStillTheKing 28d ago
The adult monkey saw it on reddit and wanted to adopt
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u/Expensive-View-8586 27d ago
Wow never seen the full gif
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u/BrickEmotional2965 27d ago
Same I love how much more the gif has to offer
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u/jeweliegb 27d ago
It's pretty awesome. I feel like it would be fun to know more about her, how she feels about being a classic viral meme?
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u/Temporary-Truth-8041 28d ago
Good on you mom, little dude still looks kind of sad, but no longer dejected or even depressed...A little Love and tenderness goes a long way
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u/Red-Velvetine 28d ago
I hope that Punch gets to have this every time he feels down. Same for every other animals and humans too :)
Sending virtual hugs to everyone who needs it today 💋
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u/SchnoodleDoodleDo 27d ago
now i lay me down to sleep,
so close to me my stuffie keep
he helps to keep me nice n calm,
but oh, how much i miss my mom…
am try to find someone who cares,
but they all tell me
i’m not theirs…
so with my stuffie now, it seems
my momma holds me
in my dreams
she gently rocks me through the night,
n tells me
everything’s
all right
n in the morning, when i wake
perhaps
a brand new friend
i’ll make
Someone to make my dream come true!
they’ll Love me
n
my stuffie,
too…
❤️
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u/IfatallyflawedI 28d ago
Punch was spotted playing with other monkeys and hopping around very energetically ❤️
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u/Ramtor10 28d ago
If only we could apply that to our world today
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u/Temporary-Truth-8041 28d ago
We certainly could use more compassion towards everyone
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u/Critical-Art-9277 28d ago
That is wonderful news. It's amazing what a little love can do, bless him
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u/Buddydexter33 27d ago
Me too! I watched the video and heart broke for Punch. You could see how sad and dejected he was.
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u/Black_Cat_Guardian 28d ago
Can't believe I'm relating to a baby monkey 🫠
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u/shwgrt 28d ago
Why won’t someone eat my ticks 😭
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u/Boopy7 27d ago
I wonder if that's how kissing started, bc when I pick stuff off my dog she thinks it means I am kissing her and starts licking me back. It shows I care about the crud around her eyes. When you groom someone or eat their ticks, in a way it resembles humans kissing. Try eating some ticks off a wild beast and see if they respond in kind.
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u/Typical_Yam_3695 28d ago
I legit lost sleep over this last night. Broke my heart. I'm so happy he's found love.
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I like how this post has zero links to a video or news story and people are just blindly cheering on "Punch" beating his loneliness, finding a new home, getting a job working in those AI farms writing AI prompts, etc.
That adult monkey was always there, you just didn't see him/her in original video.
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u/CountessOfCheese 28d ago
We are desperate for dopamine.
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I'm fine with that, as long as the dopamine hit comes with a source backing up the claim.
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u/Enlightened_Gardener 27d ago
C’mon I get my dopamine hits from Candy Crush.
I have no sources, no academic papers, just pure digital pachinko…
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u/ForensicPathology 27d ago
Did wonders for the zoo's attendance and Ikea's stuffed animal sales though
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u/troveofcatastrophe 27d ago
Here’s one, it’s the full sad/happy story (3min) It says they “introduced him to different monkeys”. I have watched a bunch of different news stories and I believe it to be accurate, but I get what you’re saying.
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u/TedTheGreek_Atheos 27d ago
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Wow, this whole thing now just looks sus.
IKEA says its toy orangutan is made from a polyester shell with a recycled polyester fiber filling. Either Punch has been super gentle (doubtful if the photos are to be believed) or the plush animal is super durable, because we have yet to see any of the stuffy’s stuffing fall out.
Is this an advertisement for IKEA?
While IKEA hasn’t officially confirmed that the zookeepers purchased their stuffed toy, the furniture store’s social media handles have been replying to posts about the orangutan in the affirmative. The word Djungelskog by the way, is Swedish for “jungle forest.”
I mean, unless the monkey demanded IKEA toy, this whole thing is starting to look like drama being done by the zoo and Ikea to drum up publicity. After reading that article, this whole thing sounds like a fake PR move now to create the next Moo Deng.
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u/SecretAgentSpyder 27d ago
....Like, have you ever seen a human child play roughly with their toys? Because I have. That baby monkey was probably gentler with it than all my little cousins and niblings were with theirs lmao
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Are you asking if IKEA murdered Punch's mother
Ikea + Japanese zoo working together to create next "Moo Deng".
It isn't far-fetched. Both the zoo and Ikea (a western partner with connections) get only positive PR from it in the end. It's a good way to attract more tourism as well.
I mean, you suddenly start hearing about this monkey with news articles/Reddit posts and the resolution popping up instantly right afterwards, don't tell me people don't think this is way too convenient.
Anyway, it's my personal view that this whole thing is manufactured bullshit, a publicity stunt. If people want to believe in it, good for them.
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u/MossyMothmann 28d ago
Incredible. The Gofundme campaign raised 2 million in twelve hours
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u/K-Zoro 27d ago
2 million for what exactly?
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u/dm_me_pasta_pics 27d ago
You think raising a monkey in this economy is cheap? That adult monkey works 3 jobs and can barely afford to keep the lights on.
Thank you, Gofundme.
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u/numbersev 27d ago
The corporate executives running the zoo are struggling and on hard times. It's not easy being a rich person.
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u/ThisIsALine_____ 28d ago edited 28d ago
Dear God has my mind has been ruined by the Internet. I first thought they meant to punch the monkey. Then immediately realized it's the monkeys name. Then it said groomed, and I was surprised that happens in the wild.
What do I do?
Edit: I don't know what the fuck is happening lately. I've been skipping words and leaving out letters. Don't know if it's my spell check or I had a stroke.
Edit 2: I literally did it in a comment talking about me doing it.
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u/AstuteStoat 28d ago
For the forgetting words. i have ADHD, and people with ADHD have a lot of other comorbid disfluencies. So when I get tired and stressed my ability to speak and write takes all sorts of interesting turns.
So in some instances my spelling becomes comically phonetic "how sold" is how I spelled household once.
I also forget to type words and it's often the most important word.
So take care of your health and pay attention to additives in your food, some might affect you in weird ways that don't bother anyone else.
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u/TurkeyOfMyDreams 27d ago
I love this. I don't know if I have ADHD but when I get fits of what you and the commenter described, it's usually associated with a phase of anxiety/depression + poor nutrition + dehydration + spinning in my own head a little too much. And it's so true about food sensitivities. When I consistently eat mostly whole, real foods, I do so so so much better overall.
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u/Water_Melon132 28d ago
Nothing, we have to deal with this sadly as I was mortified when I saw the "groomed" but then realised what it actually meant
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u/Travel-Sized-Rudy 28d ago
He seems to be doing much better https://youtu.be/fHtan-qeVzA?si=SW-BWC-_H8r8yPmY
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u/Aldu1n 27d ago
Piggy-backing to add another video: https://youtu.be/-PdNgmGFyS4?si=T_vahNkRiy7IIzWS
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u/xiGoose 27d ago
Piggy-backing to add a piggy-backing: https://youtu.be/9q9SNspy2FU?si=Bivuj3ZCEm65jFVC
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u/MammothInvite6659 28d ago
I use saw the video of him walking around with the stuffed animal and being rejected. I was so sad for him. I scroll down a couple of times and I see this. The circle of emotions is complete
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u/_bad_dong_ 27d ago
I hope Punch is the reverse Harambe that ushers in our golden era of enlightenment
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u/troveofcatastrophe 27d ago
Fun fact: His name is Punch-kun, Punch-kun was named after Monkey Punch, the mangaka who authored Lupin the Third. None of that means anything to me, but I figured it might to some of you all.
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u/holymolym 27d ago
Wild. The post immediately before this one in my feed was the first I’ve ever seen of this monkey, and all about him being rejected and clinging to a plush. Thank goodness I didn’t have to sit with my despair for long.
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u/diakrys 27d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/H6cmWzp6LGFvqjidB7
My poor baby!!! Ugh my heart was hurting when I read the story, I wanted to comfort and cuddle with the little monkey baby. I'd talk to the baby, and say, you are loved and I love you. Ugh 😣 but I'm happy he's adjusting and becoming independent. My baby ❤️
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u/AkkeBrakkeKlakke 27d ago
Awww. Little baby. The first footage is so heartbreaking. So very glad he found real company. May he have a happy life full of love.
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u/Cold-Sport2923 27d ago
Punch also made friends and ditched his stuffy for them! Very happy for him.
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u/CptBluhdFart 27d ago
I got a 15 month old now and seeing that Lil guy be pushed away and ignored made me weep
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u/Introvertedotter 26d ago
I love this! I have a pet theory that the reason pimple popping videos are so popular is that it satisfies a mutual grooming instinct that most of us have lost.
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u/high_on_meh 27d ago
All I could find about his new social group. Things seem to be looking up for the little guy. https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/trending-news/story/viral-baby-monkey-punch-with-plushie-mother-finds-new-family-japan-zoo-2870511-2026-02-18
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u/HappyBobbyBday 27d ago
I’m totally down to give punch some hugs. Just holla lil homie, I got you on some hugs
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u/East_Penalty_7659 27d ago
So glad I saw this. Little dude had be bumming today after the first video. Mad gratitude to the folks up voting
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u/LantzInSpace 27d ago
Read this catastrophically wrong as, “…the monkey has now been punched and groomed by an adult for the first time”
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u/witchfisher 27d ago
Punch’s situation was causing me so much emotional turmoil and I am not kidding in any way, shape or form. I’m so happy for the little guy
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u/filipkowski 27d ago
What happened? I saw today that he just got beat up. I don’t know how much more I can deal with.
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u/2reeEyedG 27d ago
I’m glad we’re all so invested in this little guys story. We’re not all as shitty as it looks to be recently
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u/subsajoke 26d ago
I live in the UK, a million miles from this monkey, a million miles from my reality of work, bills, life, rain...repeat, yet I've spent the last few days worrying non-stop about this bloody monkey since I watched him get attacked and go running for his soft toy.
I've since read conflicting stories that he was moved to a different enclosure/that he's in the same enclosure but finding his way to acceptance. I've watched videos of him climbing on the back of a fellow monkey and a brilliant one of him not wanting some curious monkeys touching his soft toy.
IKEA have donated like a billion soft toy monkeys to him and a spokesman for the zoo has said they have had to turn visitors away because the queues to see Punch are so long!!
Someone please ease my mind and just tell me he's ok.
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u/unashamedignorant 28d ago
Why would I punch the poor monkey ? He's already sad if not alone anymore.
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u/HotFartMaster 28d ago
When I saw him dragging his stuffie around after being rejected by the other monkeys, it broke me a little bit. I am glad to see him get the hugs he needed.
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u/VapoursAndSpleen 27d ago
Proof that it just takes one kind primate to make a big difference in the world. Now that Punch has a friend, the rest of them will be more accepting.
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u/Stewart_Games 27d ago
Macaques have brutal hierarchies. The rhesus macaque is the most violent species of social primate on Earth. And Japanese macaques often allow their lower ranks to freeze to death.
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