At Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Japan, Punch is no longer the smallest face drawing attention. The young Japanese macaque, once known for clinging to a stuffed orangutan after being rejected by his mother, has recently been seen showing interest in a newborn macaque.

## From Plush Companion to Troop Member
Punch was born in July 2025 and was hand-raised after his mother could not care for him during an extreme heat wave.
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