ABANDONED VIRAL MONKEY PUNCH FINDS NEW "GIRLFRIEND"<br />WITH VID AND PIX<br />BY SHUK YEE TSANG<br />Check out the heartwarming moment the globally viral Japanese macaque, Punch, finds a new 'girlfriend'.<br />Sano, 60, recorded the baby monkey, who recently captured hearts across the world by clinging to a soft toy for comfort, with a new companion.<br />Now, visitors and commenters online are affectionately calling his new partner his “girlfriend.”<br />Punch, who reached stardom by carrying around a toy as a surrogate mother, has recently been spotted spending a lot of time with their partner, caressing and cuddling in front of an adoring crowd in Ichikawa Zoo, near Tokyo, Japan.<br />Sano, from Tokyo, Japan, has been documenting Punch's newfound love online with thousands of people watching his progress.<br />One user commented: "Why is he so adorable!"<br />Another said: "My heart is breaking..."<br />A third explained: "So beautiful! So happy for you Punch!"<br />ends
