The reliable plush orangutan offers solace when he’s “scolded” by fellow macaques, his keeper noted, sharing with Metro: “Even when scolded by other monkeys, he quickly recovers. He is mentally strong.”
Punch isn’t the only primate to discover comfort in a soft toy, with Little Mongkood experiencing severe distress after witnessing his family’s killing, before finding solace in a stuffed companion.
He relies on his teddy bear for emotional comfort, and continues sleeping alongside it.
