Someone turned Punch-kun’s story into a Pixar-style movie ❤️ Punch-kun, a baby Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba, Japan, was rejected by his first-time mother shortly after birth and hand-raised by zoo staff. To comfort him, keepers gave him an IKEA orangutan plush toy, which he clung to during early reintegration. Videos of Punch sitting alone with the plush, along with a clip of an adult monkey dragging him, sparked global concern. The zoo clarified that the behavior was normal macaque social discipline during troop integration. The hashtag #HangInTherePunch quickly went viral, and IKEA Japan donated replacement plush toys as international media coverage grew. His story resonated worldwide. Recent updates show Punch being groomed and embraced by other monkeys, a key sign of primate social bonding. A Pixar-style animation was created using the Seedance 2.0 AI generation model, based on Punch-kun’s viral story. 🎥: TBC_on_X / X