Japan’s monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1 on Sunday
The zoo said Punch now has friends and is no longer clinging to the toy that made him an online sensation.
- On Saturday, Punch, the baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo, prepared for his first birthday as the facility displayed 2,500 birthday cards from global fans.
- Abandoned at birth, the macaque rose to fame after social media posts showed him clinging to an IKEA Djungelskog plush toy, sparking the hashtag HangInTherePunch.
- Zoo official Takashi Yasunaga confirmed the monkey is healthy and integrating well, now "building his position as a member of the group" by playing with others.
- Punch's popularity raised 58 million yen for the zoo, funding a new air-conditioning system that Takashi Yasunaga said improved conditions for the entire monkey group.
- Despite stardom, American YouTubers broke into the enclosure, yet fans like 66-year-old Yukie Mibayashi continue supporting Punch, saying "people all around the world are supporting Punch.
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Birthday messages flocked to the Ishikawa Zoo in Japan to celebrate the first anniversary of Punch, which became a star on social media.
Tokyo, 26 Jul (EFE).- The popular Punch monkey, a Japanese macaque abandoned at birth who conquered the world with his inseparable teddy of consolation, celebrated his first birthday this Sunday at the Japanese zoo in the city of Ichikawa, east of Tokyo. From early in the morning, visitors left numerous messages of congratulations, the zoo indicated through a brief message published in its social network profile X. The park received more than 2,…
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