Japan's monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of birthday messages
3 sources covered this · see comparison →
ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? 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 gripping ability, something newborn macaques need to survive.Punch is no longer a plump baby with the plushie and he's hard to distinguish from other monkeys as he mingles and plays with them at an enclosure at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden.
- ▪ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest?
- ▪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 gripping ability, something newborn macaques need to survive.Punch is no longer a plump baby with the plushie and he's hard to distinguish from other monkeys as he mingles and plays
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 16 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Punch the monkey gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1 — New York Post
- ▪ Baby monkey Punch to celebrate first birthday — Phys.org
ABC News — International files mainly under world. We currently carry 358 of its stories.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onJapan's monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of birthday messagesPunch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many people’s hearts by clinging to an orangutan plushie, is marking his first birthday SundayByMAYUKO ONO Associated Press and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated PressJuly 25, 2026, 2:56 AM1:15Punch, a young Japanese macaque, plays at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo, Thursday, July 23, 2026.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at ABC News — International.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from ABC News — International
