Baby monkey Punch celebrates first birthday
Abandoned by his mother and spurned by some peers, the young macaque shot to stardom after he was seen clinging to a plush orangutan toy for comfort at Ichikawa City Zoo.
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- ▪ Punch the monkey gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1 — New York Post
- ▪ Japan's monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of birthday messages — ABC News — International
- ▪ Baby monkey Punch to celebrate first birthday — Phys.org
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| Original publisher | Japan Times |
| Canonical URL | https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/26/japan/punch-monkey-birthday/ |
| Publication time | Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:35:00 +0900 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-26T05:42:49.231Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-26T05:42:49.231Z |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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Visitors place birthday messages on a wall on Friday, two days ahead of the first birthday of Japanese macaque monkey named Punch, at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture. | AFP-JIJI
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