Punch the monkey's stuffed orangutan, cows on the highway

A viral video of a baby monkey taking comfort in a stuffed orangutan at a Japanese zoo leads Ikea to sell out of the toy and three cows escape onto a New York highway on today's UPI Odd News Minute. For these stories and more, visit UPI.com/Odd_News. Follow the UPI Odd News Minute on YouTube and TikTok.

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