Watch : Moo Deng's Zoo Responds to Concerns Over Pygmy Hippo's "Sad" Living ConditionsDon't let the viral videos about Punch drive you bananas. The Japanese zoo housing the beloved macaque monkey—which was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth in July—addressed public concerns he is “being bullied" by his fellow primates. "We have received many voices of concern from people both in Japan and overseas," the Ichikawa City Zoo wrote on X (formerly Twitter) March 10. Instead, the park clarified that Japanese macaque groups "follow a strict hierarchical society" in which "dominant individuals show 'disciplining actions' toward their subordinates." "These 'disciplining actions' do not occur incessantly, and Punch spends most of the day peacefully.

Source: Punch March 12, 2026 07:29 UTC