Pleased as Punch: Orphaned monkey receives 2500 birthday cards
From then on, overcoming her illness to see the monkey became her goal.“He moved me ... I kept on telling myself that I’m going to get well and come visit to see Punch,” said Ishizawa, who has recovered and visited the zoo after a business trip.Six-day-old Punch with his stuffed orangutan in a basket at the zoo.Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden via APLoading“And here I am, I made it.
- ▪From then on, overcoming her illness to see the monkey became her goal.“He moved me ...
- ▪I kept on telling myself that I’m going to get well and come visit to see Punch,” said Ishizawa, who has recovered and visited the zoo after a business trip.Six-day-old Punch with his stuffed orangutan in a basket at the zoo.Ichikawa City Z
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