Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo US citizens were referred to prosecutors after allegedly trespassing into a monkey enclosure at Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba prefecture on 17 May. Reid Jahnai Dayson, 24, and Neal Jabahri Duan, 27, allegedly conspired for one to enter the enclosure in a character costume while the other filmed the stunt for social media. The incident took place in the enclosure housing nearly 60 monkeys, including Punch, a macaque that gained viral fame for cuddling an orangutan plushie. In response, the zoo widened the buffer zone around the enclosure, installed anti-intrusion netting, and is now considering a full ban on photography near the monkey enclosure. Zoo officials said that the intrusion put both animals and staff at risk, prompting measures to prevent similar incidents from happening again. In fullVisitors hoping to see Punch the monkey will face strict new rules after American jumps into enclosureThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Japan zoo considers photo ban near viral Punch the monkey enclosure
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo US citizens were referred to prosecutors after allegedly trespassing into a monkey enclosure at Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba prefecture on 17 May. Reid Jahnai Dayson, 24, and Neal Jabahri Duan, 27, allegedly conspired for one to enter the enclosure in a character costume while the other filmed the stunt for social media. The incident took place in the enclosure housing nearly 60 monkeys, including Punch, a macaque that gained viral fame for cuddling an orangutan plushie. In response, the zoo widened the buffer zone around the enclosure, installed anti-intrusion netting, and is now considering a full ban on photography near the monkey enclosure. Zoo officials said that the intrusion put both animals and staff at risk, prompting measures to prevent similar incidents from happening again. In fullVisitors hoping to see Punch the monkey will face strict new rules after American jumps into enclosureThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
