Graffiti defaces tattered clay walls and trash piles up in Japan's oldest student dormitory, but Masako Ueda is savouring every last moment in the mice-infested building slated for temporary closure.

Punch, the baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has gone viral in some heart-breaking videos. The little guy was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth and carries around a plush orangutan ...

An abandoned baby monkey named Punch found solace in an IKEA orangutan plush, becoming an internet sensation. The toy, nicknamed 'Oran-Mama,' offered comfort as Punch navigated maternal rejection.

A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by his mother and rejected by the rest of his troop, his zookeepers at Ichikawa ...

SINGAPORE – Move over, Moo Deng, because 2026 looks to be the year of Japanese baby macaque Punch and his stuffed orang utan from Ikea. The seven-month-old male monkey – who was abandoned by his ...

Mark Nielsen receives funding from the Australian Research Council. A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by his ...

Canada’s Nathan MacKinnon was among those unimpressed by receiving a stuffed animal after losing the gold medal match against Team USA in the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. | Photo by Gregory ...

IKEA wants the best for Punch the monkey. IKEA, the Scandinavian furniture store, donated stuffed animals to Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan earlier this week following the facility's now-viral baby ...

Abandoned, bullied and left to figure things out on his own, Punch found an unlikely friend - an IKEA orangutan plushie - and has now stolen the internet's hearts. If you’ve been scrolling through ...

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Fans have fallen hard for plush dolls representing Tina and Milo, the mascots of Italy’s Winter Games. By Andrew Keh Reporting from Milan The clerk at the Olympic gift shop looked deadly serious as he ...

Team Poland introduced a pierogi plushie as its unofficial mascot at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The adorable pierogi plushie went viral on social media after appearing at a figure skating event. Fans ...