2 Americans arrested in Japan for climbing into viral baby monkey Punch's zoo enclosure
Police said the men denied charges after one entered the enclosure and the other filmed, as the zoo plans tighter security and filming limits.
- Japanese police arrested two Americans at Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba prefecture on Sunday for forcible obstruction of business after one trespassed into the enclosure of Punch, a viral macaque.
- Punch, a Japanese macaque, gained internet fame earlier this year after keepers gave him a stuffed toy following his rejection by his mother.
- Wearing a mascot costume associated with Memecoin, one man climbed the fence while the other filmed the stunt; no monkeys were injured during the incident.
- Ichikawa City Zoo confirmed "no abnormalities" among the animals and announced plans starting Tuesday to install "intrusion prevention nets" and maintain constant patrols.
- Similar trespassing incidents involving internet sensations have occurred recently; last month, a man was fined $300 for breaking into the enclosure of Moo Deng, a viral pygmy hippo in Thailand.
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The little Makake "Punch" and his plush animal have conquered the hearts of many people around the world. "Punch" and his fellow species have now received uninvited visits. Two Americans have been arrested. Distinctively disguised, a 24-year-old climbed into the enclosure of "Punch" and the other macaques at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. "Punch" became world famous a few months ago. The little monkey had been rejected by his mom and had found …
2 Americans accused in viral monkey zoo stunt
TOKYO, Japan — Two American men were arrested in Japan after authorities said one of them entered a monkey enclosure at a zoo housing “Punch,” a baby macaque that became an international Internet sensation earlier this year. Police said the incident happened Sunday at Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.
Tourist in emoji costume enters Punch the monkey’s enclosure
A tourist wearing an emoji costume allegedly broke into the enclosure housing internet sensation Punch the monkey. The six-month-old baby macaque broke millions of hearts earlier this year after videos of him dragging around an orangutan plushie given to him as a substitute mother went viral online. Video shows an individual dropping a stuffed toy on the ground inside the enclosure at Ichikawa City Zoo. A zookeeper then arrives and leads him awa…
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