Overview
- Ichikawa City Zoo outside Tokyo, which reported a costumed trespasser in the macaque habitat Sunday, turned two visitors over to police after staff intervened.
- Police identified the suspects as 24-year-old student Reid Jahnai Dayson, who entered the enclosure, and 27-year-old Neal Jabahri Duan, who filmed the stunt, and both deny the charge.
- Officials said the men did not make contact with the animals and the zoo later reported no injuries or abnormal behavior among the troop.
- The zoo announced new protections that include intrusion-prevention nets, constant patrols, a larger restricted viewing zone, and a possible filming ban at the site.
- Punch drew big crowds after bonding with a stuffed orangutan when his mother rejected him, and the case highlights how viral stunts and tourism surges have strained rules at popular spots in Japan.