IKEA's $16 buy sells out after Punch the monkey's plight goes global | #yahooaustralia

Subscribe and turn on notifications🔔 : https://buff.ly/3F6ZiLt | The adorable bond between an orphaned baby monkey and his stuffed animal has taken the world by storm—and now Aussies are racing to get their hands on the toy for themselves. Punch, the juvenile macaque, who was abandoned by his mother after he was born at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo in July last year, found comfort in a toy orangutan given to him by the zoo’s caretakers. Since a near-identical version of the toy was found at IKEA, the stuffed animal has already sold out in three of the country’s ten stores—and although the orangutan costs just $16 firsthand, resellers are asking for far more on eBay. Some of the listings on the online marketplace are asking for $33 to $165 for the toy. The Ichikawa City Zoo has been so overwhelmed by Punch’s social media success that it had to implement entry restrictions due to the surge in visitors. Read more: https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/ikeas-16-buy-sells-out-after-punch-the-monkeys-plight-goes-global-650-per-cent-jump-010233987.html?guccounter=2 Follow us on: ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahooaustralia ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yahoolifestyleau ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yahoolifestyleau ► Website: https://au.yahoo.com/ #YahooAustralia