2 arrested after person breaks into Punch the monkey enclosure in Japan, zoo says
Two people were arrested in Japan after a person broke into the viral macaque Punch’s enclosure at a zoo outside of Tokyo, officials said.
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Ichikawa City Zoo said on social media Sunday that there had been an “intruder” in the monkey enclosure. Two people were apprehended by police.
The zoo said it performed safety checks on the animals. It said that “no abnormalities” were observed, but that “countermeasures” would be put in place.
Starting Tuesday, the zoo said it would expand the viewing restriction area, install “intrusion prevention nets” and maintain constant patrols.
Images and videos online showed a person wearing a bright blue suit and a smiley-face mask scaling the fence and jumping into the zoo.
NBC News has reached out to local police for more information on those arrested.
Punch and his stuffed monkey toy won over the internet’s heart earlier this year after he was cast away by other monkeys living with him and rejected by his mother.
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