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Story summary
- Punch is a Japanese macaque born on July 26, 2025, adapting well at the Ichikawa city zoo near Tokyo.
- He was initially comforted by an oversized orangutan plushie after being abandoned by his mother.
- He is now engaging more with other monkeys as zookeepers help him integrate into monkey society.
- Zoo director Shigekazu Mizushina noted that Punch's reduced reliance on the plushie is a positive sign of growing independence.
