Dr. Cliff Redford

The soft mother was the same shape, et cetera, et cetera.

And it was basically a plush carpeted soft creation.

Like the Ikea toy.

Like the Ikea toy, but it had no nutrients whatsoever.

It did not feed the monkey.

What they found, and they were not anticipating this, is the rhesus monkeys almost single-handedly spent all their time with the soft monkey.

And it showed that that attachment went to what was giving you emotional support, the soft and cuddly side of life and not the necessities of life.

And this flipped the behaviorist world upside down and it sort of showed the value of this punch thing, this punch story.

So it has gone viral.

It has shown people the need for friends, the need for cuddling, the need for hugging.

Now there's some arguments that, okay, unfortunately this monkey has become so popular that people are...

Demanding that they can buy macaque monkeys on the illegal exotic animal trade.

The Tate brothers have offered $250,000 for punch.

Of course, I mean, they're just they're just being troublemakers.

They're just being idiots.

Much more animal-anity.

Yeah, I think that's the word.

See, the problem with humanity is...

You know, me being the veterinarian and the animal rights activist and, you know, I recognize the need for zoos and rescuing animals that have been injured and can't be released.

But macaques and other primates, macaques and other primates are so...