Punch the Monkey gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1
- Posted on July 25, 2026
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Punch the Monkey gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1
Punch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many people’s hearts by clinging to an orangutan plushie, is marking his first birthday with a flood of well-wishing messages from his fans around the world — even though he now has friends and is no longer holding on to the toy. Punch was abandoned by his mother after his birth a year ago Sunday, presumably because of exhaustion. Zookeepers nursed him and gave him the toy to develop his...
