Punch, the baby macaque who became popular online after being abandoned by his mother and clinging to a stuffed toy for comfort, is getting air conditioning at his Japanese zoo as the country's worsening summers take a growing toll on captive animals.
The city of Ichikawa has set aside 70 million yen (£370,000) in its supplementary budget for 2026 to improve conditions for Punch and the rest of the macaque troop at the city's zoological and botanical gardens.
