Overview
- Clips shared on Feb. 20 show an older macaque grooming Punch and juveniles playing with him, indicating social progress.
- A Feb. 19 video of an adult dragging Punch drew concern online, which the zoo explained as typical group reprimand for learning hierarchy.
- Punch continues to carry a plush orangutan for comfort after being hand-reared when his mother rejected him at birth in July 2025.
- IKEA Japan donated 33 additional plush toys following the viral attention to ensure replacements for his favored comfort object.
- The zoo reported a surge in visitors, apologized for long wait times, and asked guests to keep noise down near the enclosure.