Punch the baby macaque monkey won the entire internet over after he was abandoned by his mom and was given an orangutan stuffie that acted as his emotional support toy. Other monkeys in the troop ...

After he was rejected by his mother, the struggles and triumphs of Punch, a baby monkey in a Japanese zoo, have become a viral sensation.

Empathy crossed species.

One moment he’s being swatted away by another monkey. The next, he’s curled up in a quiet hug. Either way, Punch has the uncanny ability to leave thou.

Punch the Japanese macaque's viral story broke the internet's heart. But why do we fixate on a lonely monkey with a stuffed toy while scrolling past human tragedies? What the attention economy reveal ...