{"id":20591,"date":"2026-03-12T18:56:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=20591"},"modified":"2026-03-12T18:56:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:56:59","slug":"punch-the-monkeys-zoo-responds-to-claims-hes-constantly-being-bullied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=20591","title":{"rendered":"Punch the monkey\u2019s zoo responds to claims he\u2019s constantly \u2018being bullied\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<p data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"312\">Punch, the baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, went viral after being rejected by his mother at birth and clinging to a stuffed toy as a \u201csurrogate mother.\u201d Recent videos showed other monkeys scolding him, sparking concerns of bullying.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"682\">The zoo clarified that these interactions are normal disciplinary behaviors in macaque society, not abuse, and that Punch\u2019s safety isn\u2019t at risk. Some aggressive monkeys were removed, and Punch is increasingly interacting with others in his troop. The zoo said relocating him could harm his social development and affirmed they will continue ensuring his well-being.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsner&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2024503077999644989&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Fpunch-the-monkeys-zoo-responds-to-claims-hes-constantly-being-bullied%2F&amp;sessionId=d14519cad62a249731517b241f7c61f42ea875d7&amp;siteScreenName=newsner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2024503077999644989\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punch, the baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, went viral after being rejected by his mother at birth and clinging to a stuffed toy as a \u201csurrogate mother.\u201d Recent videos showed other monkeys scolding him, sparking concerns of bullying. 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