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Japan's monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of birthday messages
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MAYUKO ONO Associated Press, MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press
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Punch, an orphaned macaque at a Japanese zoo who gained fame for clinging to a plush toy, is celebrating his first birthday. The zoo has received thousands of messages from global fans who followed his struggle for survival and integration into the monkey troop.
ICHIKAWA, Japan (AP) — Punch , the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many people's hearts by clinging to an orangutan plushie, is marking his first birthday with a flood of well-wishing messages from his fans around the world — even though he now has friends and is no longer holding on to the toy.
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