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Tourists Flock to See Viral Abandoned Baby Monkey "Punch" at Zoo Near Tokyo
Travel searches to Ichikawa City have surged 214% year over year as visitors flock to see Punch, the baby macaque with a viral stuffed orangutan.
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Tourists flock to see viral abandoned baby monkey "Punch" at zoo near Tokyo
Punch, a baby Japanese macaque at a zoo near Tokyo, has become a major tourist attraction as images of him clinging to an orangutan plushie he received after being abandoned by his mother have gone viral.
I Flew to Japan to See Punch, the Viral Baby Snow Monkey—Here's How to Visit
The tiny macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo has drawn thousands of visitors after melting hearts online.Punch he monkey at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Japan.Credit: Joshua MellinIn the past week, Punch—the baby Japanese snow monkey who was reportedly abandoned by his mother and was being raised by zoo staff—has become an unlikely international celebrity. The tiny macaque, born on July 26, is often spotted clutching a plush toy…
A seven-month-old monkey named Punch has become an internet sensation after a photo of him with a stuffed toy went viral on social media. The cub, who was abandoned by his mother at Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo, sought comfort from keepers and cuddled up to a soft stuffed orangutan, which he kept hugging, according to a VU press release.
Customers in many countries are going crazy over a stuffed orangutan, recently made famous by a young macaque at a zoo in Ichikawa, Japan. The toy was given to the baby by its keepers as a replacement for the mother who abandoned the baby after birth.
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