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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Visitors hoping to see Punch the monkey will face strict new rules after American jumps into enclosure

The Japanese zoo housing Punch, a macaque that went viral for clinging to an orangutan plushie after being abandoned by its mother, said on Tuesday it was considering a full ban on photography near the monkey enclosure following an incident involving two US citizens.

The incident on 17 May involved two Americans entering the monkey enclosure at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba prefecture without permission.

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