
AnimalsMarch 3, 2026
Punch the monkey and his plushie re-create a famous psychological experiment
Punch, a monkey that went viral after he was abandoned by his mother in a Japanese zoo, is reminiscent of a foundational attachment theory experiment
Mark Nielsen is an associate professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland.

Punch the monkey and his plushie re-create a famous psychological experiment
Punch, a monkey that went viral after he was abandoned by his mother in a Japanese zoo, is reminiscent of a foundational attachment theory experiment