Punch the monkey gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1
World News Punch the monkey gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1 By Associated Press Published July 25, 2026, 4:09 a.m. Add The New York Post on Google 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.
- ▪World News Punch the monkey gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1 By Associated Press Published July 25, 2026, 4:09 a.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google 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 w
- ▪Punch was abandoned by his mother after his birth a year ago Sunday, presumably because of exhaustion.
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- ▪ 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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