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Punch nan monkey makes caller friends aft bullying video goes viral
This video shows Punch, a young macaque successful Japan who has gone viral, seeking beingness interaction not from his stuffed toy, but from different monkey, yet climbing onto its backmost for a captious societal behaviour for young macaques known arsenic nan "piggyback ride." Punch gained fame aft his commencement past twelvemonth and his abandonment by his mother.
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Two American nationals were reportedly arrested in Japan connected Sunday aft 1 allegedly entered nan enclosure of Punch, nan young macaque astatine Ichikawa City Zoo who became celebrated online for his inseparable enslaved pinch a stuffed orangutan toy.
Videos circulating online look to show a personification dressed successful an emoji costume climbing complete a obstruction into nan Japanese macaque enclosure earlier dropping a mini stuffed artifact adjacent nan animals, startling them and causing them to retreat, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
The suspects were identified arsenic a 24-year-old assemblage student and a 27-year-old self-described singer, AFP reported.
PUNCH THE MONKEY, VIRAL STAR, EXPERIENCES DRAMATIC BREAKTHROUGH AMONG ZOO MATES
This photograph taken connected Feb. 19, 2026 shows Punch sitting pinch his stuffed orangutan artifact astatine Ichikawa City Zoo. (JIJI PRESS / AFP via Getty Images)
Zoo unit quickly intervened, and authorities said neither fishy made beingness interaction pinch nan monkeys, according to AFP.
Ichikawa Police told AFP nan 2 men were arrested connected suspicion of forcible obstruction of business.
One fishy was not cooperating pinch police, while nan different denied nan allegations, according to reports citing NHK.
In a connection posted to X connected May 17, Ichikawa City Zoo confirmed nan brace had been turned complete to constabulary and said information inspections were conducted afterward.
ORPHANED BABY MONKEY FINDS COMFORT IN STUFFED ANIMAL AFTER BEING ABANDONED BY MOTHER AT BIRTH
Punch is seen pinch his stuffed animal connected Feb. 20, 2026. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Officials added that no animals were injured during nan incident.
"Around 10:50 today, location was an intruder successful Saruyama," nan zoo wrote. "We are informing you that nan 2 individuals, including nan intruder successful question, person been handed complete to nan police."
The zoo besides announced impermanent viewing-area closures and enhanced information measures while operations continued arsenic scheduled.
SEVERAL MONKEYS STILL ON THE LOOSE IN ST LOUIS AS OFFICIALS CALL OFF SEARCH FOR ROAMING ANIMALS
Punch became a viral sensation earlier this twelvemonth aft zoo unit gave him a stuffed orangutan artifact for comfort. (@20230605x_x via Storyful)
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The monkey had been abandoned by his mother soon aft commencement successful July 2025, prompting zookeepers to hand-raise him.
Fox News Digital's Khloe Quill contributed to this report.
Sophia Compton is simply a Writer astatine Fox News Digital. Sophia was antecedently a business newsman covering finance, power and tourism and has acquisition arsenic a TV news producer. She graduated pinch a publicity grade successful 2021 from nan University of Hawaii astatine Manoa. Story tips tin beryllium sent to [email protected].
