IKEA wants the best for Punch the monkey.
IKEA, the Scandinavian furniture store, donated stuffed animals to Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan earlier this week following the facility's now-viral baby macaque monkey named Punch, who touched hearts with his love for a stuffed orangutan that appears to be IKEA's Djungelskog. Punch, abandoned by his mother at birth, carries the plush, which helps provide comfort.
On Feb. 17, Ichikawa City Mayor Ko Tanaka posted a photo on X alongside IKEA Japan President Petra Färe with countless IKEA stuffed animals for Punch and other animals at the zoo.
Official IKEA social media accounts around the globe have tapped into the widespread love for Punch. The official IKEA Spain X account posted an edited photo of the Djungelskog stuffed animal hugging Punch, and the IKEA Switzerland Instagram posted a similar photo but of the retailer's Sandlöpare stuffed chimpanzee holding the orangutan toy.
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