Before the Internet Knew Punch… There Was OranMama 🥺🐒

An updated nighttime moment from Ichikawa Zoo… and Punch... has everyone emotional again tonight. 🥺🌙🐒 Late in the evening, Punch was seen sitting quietly alone on monkey mountain holding OranMama tightly while the cold wind moved through the rocks around him. 🧸 And then came the moment nobody expected. Punch slowly leaned forward… gently kissed the plush toy… and pulled it even closer into his tiny arms like he was looking for comfort before sleeping. No chaos. No movement. Just little Punch quietly sitting in the dark with the one thing that always seems to make him feel safe. 🧡show more

Momo comforting crying Punch..🐒🥺🙏

Solo quiero abrazar a Punch 🥺😭💔🐒

This was one of the first moments of Punch… 🐒

Before people knew Punch, he was just a tiny... baby trying to survive.show more

Poor Punch-kun is just trying to live his best... life, but the drama found him anyway. 🥺💔 Leave Punch-kun alone! 🛑🐒show more

Before liminal spaces had a name on the internet,... there was Quest (1984).show more

🐒🥺 Punch volvió a conmover a miles de personas... en redes sociales luego de ser captado abrazando y besando tiernamente a su peluche “OranMama” durante una tranquila noche en el zoológico Ichikawa. 🌙🧸 El pequeño mono permaneció sentado en silencio mientras sostenía con fuerza su muñeco favorito, en una escena que usuarios describieron como uno de los momentos más tiernos y emotivos vistos recientemente en internet. 🧡✨show more

Punch is doing his internship at the Zoo 🐒... #Punch #PunchieCrew #ShikanoAndPunchshow more

It was a ruff day for Punch..🐒🧸😴😊

he knew nothing but pain and suffering yet he... chose love 🐒🥺show more

Today, Punch was so itchy that he kept squirming,... but there was no one to groom him 🥺 #punchmonkey #Cutemonkeyshow more

Little Punch waves at the visitors..🐒🐾😍

Punch was calling his friends during the rain with... those little vocals, probably asking Momiage to come to him 🥺🐒 The way he kept going "wooo wooo" 🗣️🗣️ sounded so cute and needy, like he didn’t want to be alone in the rain 🌧️💕 #punch #momiageshow more

“The morning after the chaos… Punch only wanted one... thing.” 🤎🐒show more

Punch-kun 🐒 was hydrating in his own unique way... I wonder if he was trying so hard to grab and eat the bubbles in the water?show more

Little Punch was so naughty, 😂😂 reaching in Shikano’s... 👖 pockets! Punch, 🙊 you’ve now become Monkey Mountain’s ⛰️ most handsome little pickpocket! 🐒❤️‍🔥🌱 #punch #ichikawazoo #punchishow more

The time, little Punch was startled by a monkey... walking by him and cleverly ran to Akira, 👑 the alpha male for protection. 🙈 It’d been a long road for Punch, and it’s told that he wasn’t confident he’d get Akira’s protection. But Akira immediately began gently grooming Punch, sending a message that Punch was accepted by Akira and had his protection. 🥺 It didn’t hurt that Atomaru, 💪 was sitting directly behind Akira. 🤭 WHAT a powerful pair? 🐒❤️‍🔥🌱 #punch #ichikawazoo #punchi #akira #atomarushow more

aw the mic poked jungkook’s middle while he was... doing the taekwondo reverse punch 🥺show more

Punch was saved by his friend Momo ❤️ 🥺