An Ikea stuffed orangutan has sold out after Punch, the abandoned babyย macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo inย Japan, stole the hearts of many when a video showed him dragging the plushie around his enclosure.
The babyย monkeyย was abandoned by his mother at birth and raised by zoo staff, according toย the zooโs website. The stuffed animal was given to Punch to serve as a surrogate mother and provide comfort for the now seven-month-old macaque.
Punchโs fame soared to new levels last week when a video posted to social media showed him being dragged across the ground by a larger macaque. After the interaction, Punch ran to his plushie and hugged it while a few other macaques came to check on him.
Shortly after, Ikea shared a post of a monkey hugging the plushie they referred to as โPunchโs comfort orangutan.โ
โWeโre ALL Punchโs family now,โ it wrote in the caption.
Punchโs stuffed orangutan from Ikeaโs Djungelskog line of childrenโs toys was selling for $14.99 in Canada but now it is completely sold out.
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Since the toy is no longer available at Ikea online, resellers are raising the price and listing the plushie on eBay, where itโs now being sold for $100 โ and even reaching $301.
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