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Punch the macaque, an internet sensation, is making strides in monkey society

NPR | By Henry Larson,
Christopher Intagliata
Published March 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM EDT

Punch, a Japanese macaque, stole the hearts of millions after he was abandoned by his mom and rejected by some of his peers. Now, things are looking up for him.

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Christopher Intagliata is an editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.
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