At a zoo outside Tokyo, the monkey enclosure has become a must-see attraction thanks to an inseparable pair: Punch, a baby Japanese macaque, and his stuffed orangutan companion. Punch's mother abandoned the macaque when he was born seven months ago at the Ichikawa City Zoo and when an onlooker noticed and alerted zookeepers,

The baby monkey was abandoned by his mother at birth and raised by zoo staff who gave him a stuffed orangutan to provide comfort.

#2: Baby Monkeys Throw Tantrums Just like human babies, baby monkeys cannot always communicate their wants and needs to their parents. When human babies and monkey babies are hungry, they cry to let their mothers know they want to be fed. Sometimes, monkey babies throw screaming tantrums to get their mother’s attention if she does not respond to their initial cries.