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IKEA sells out viral orangutan plushie favoured by abandoned monkey

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February 26, 2026

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24th February 2026

At a zoo outside Tokyo, Punch, a baby Japanese macaque, and his stuffed orangutan companion have triggered a sell out of soft toy monkey at Ikea

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