The Economic Times

Punch The Monkey update: IKEAs $20 orangutan toy sells out at all US, Japan stores after heartbreaking viral moment, now selling at 10x original cost

An Ikea stuffed orangutan has sold out after Punch, the abandoned baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, grabbed the attention of the world when a video showed him dragging the plushie around his enclosure. The toy was sold out at all IKEA stores in US, Japan and South Korea and is now being sold more than ten times the original cost. The baby monkey was abandoned by his mother at birth and raised by zoo staff, according to the zoos website. The stuffed animal was given to Punch to provide comfort.