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Punch the monkey.

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Sago Sun 01-Mar-26 09:03:22

I wanted to post something positive today and a story that has captivated millions of people is that of Punch the monkey.

Punch was born in captivity and rejected by his Mother, keepers at his Japanese zoo gave him a stuffed orang utan, Punch takes his stuffed toy everywhere, sleeps with it, hugs and kisses it and even tries to feed it!

The rest of the troop would not accept Punch and bullied him badly, yet he persevered and eventually was accepted and received the love and affection he was craving.

It’s such a heartwarming story and a great lesson in life,

Here’s a link for anyone that hasn’t heard the story.

www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026/02/27/could-punch-the-macaque-internet-sensation-make-us-a-little-more-human_6750919_114.html

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crazyH Sun 01-Mar-26 12:12:43

Galaxy 😂

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RosiesMawagain Sun 01-Mar-26 14:16:41

Galaxy

I heard the reason he was bullied by the others was because his punctuation was poor.

Don’t you mean punch-tuation ?

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Galaxy Sun 01-Mar-26 14:35:25

grin

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crazyH Sun 01-Mar-26 14:41:01

RosiesMawagain - 🤣🤣🤣

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Momac55 Mon 02-Mar-26 16:34:46

Ha ha touche

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suelld Mon 02-Mar-26 16:42:40

The downside to this story is that as usual those that will take advantage … will!
Punch, the toy, is produced by IKEA for $19.99 I believe … It sold out immediately this story got out and the usual ebay scalpers had the toy on NBA’s for hundreds $ …quoting dollars cos I got this story from CNN .

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Ladylea Mon 02-Mar-26 17:07:42

OMG, common now, why does everyone feel the need to constantly correct everyone on their spelling, punctuation & gramma? You all knew what the lady was going on about; you had the link also to read about the monkey if you did not know. Come on. Life's too short to constantly be a know-it-all. Be kind, and if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. We all learnt that as children.

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JPB123 Mon 02-Mar-26 20:01:34

I thought it was referring to the first of the month…..Pinch,punch…..

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Silvertwigs Tue 03-Mar-26 09:08:20

I didn’t know if this was dry wit or what 🤣🤣 what ‘shaved monkeys’ in the hit TV series Small Prophets (please watch, it’s just what we need as a pick me up) I will look forward to seeing Punch 🌷

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TillyTrotter Sun 08-Mar-26 18:21:45

I caught this news item and it made me say “Ahhhhh” as I’m sure it did with many others.
Everyone - animals too - needs someone/ something to lavish affection on and gain comfort from.

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Deedaa Sun 08-Mar-26 21:36:53

Many years ago scientists were experimenting with baby monkeys. They were given the choice of a cold metal "mother" that produced milk, or a soft furry that didn't. They all clung to the furry mothers rather than going for the milk.

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