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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Punch the monkey is being ‘disciplined’ not bullied, insists Japanese zoo

The Japanese zoo housing Punch, the baby monkey turned viral internet sensation, insists that he is not being bullied after concerns were raised online.

Punch, a seven-month-old macaque abandoned by his mother, gained global attention after he was seen clinging to a plush orangutan toy from IKEA at the Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo. He was seen in videos being chased away by other monkeys but was eventually taken in by a troop and cared for.

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