Since the publication of this story, the number of unique players for Zoo Fighter rose to 7.5 million, with 15 million total plays. Punch the monkey, an adorable macaque born last July in Japan, ...

The recent craze about Punch, an abandoned baby Japanese macaque at Ichikawa Zoo in Japan, has brought renewed attention to something many people intuitively understand: comfort objects matter.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Punch, a male macaque monkey, spending time with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chiba ...

From Punch the monkey to adulthood: Why comfort objects still matter The recent craze about Punch, an abandoned baby Japanese macaque at Ichikawa Zoo in Japan, has brought renewed attention to ...

While the image of a baby macaque clinging to a plush toy is touching, LifeStance Health reports how the psychology behind it is deeply human. Comfort objects, also known as transitional objects, may ...

The recent craze about Punch, an abandoned baby Japanese macaque at Ichikawa Zoo in Japan, has brought renewed attention to something many people intuitively understand: comfort objects matter. After ...