India, Feb. 23 -- An Indian woman living in Japan recently met the internet's favourite baby monkey, Punch, and shared glimpses of the tiny Japanese macaque whose story has moved millions.

Urvashi, who is based in Japan, visited the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Gardens to see Punch in person. "Finally met the tiniest fighter in Japan. Punch kun," she wrote on Instagram, posting a video of the young macaque playing inside his enclosure.

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Punch, a Japanese macaque born in July 2025, was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth. Zoo staff stepped in to hand-raise him, providing round-the-clock care. To comfort him, caretakers introduced soft toys. Pun...