He has drawn international attention after zookeepers gave him a stuffed orangutan toy after he was abandoned by his mother. He has been filmed multiple times being dragged and chased by older Japanese macaques inside the enclosure. “Baby Japanese macaques immediately cling on to their mother’s body after birth to build muscle strength. According to Behie, Japanese macaques have strict matrilineal hierarchies, where higher-ranking families assert dominance over lower-ranking ones. Even with his mother, Punch would probably still face this aggression, she said.
