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Your questions: Japan's monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1 on Sunday
Compiled Aug 3
What will happen to Punch as he continues to grow and integrate with the other monkeys?
In mid-January, after six months of special care, Punch was placed into the zoo's enclosure with about 50 other monkeys
Why exactly did his mother abandon him, beyond the presumed exhaustion?
He was abandoned by his mother after birth, presumably due to exhaustion
How many total visitors has the zoo seen since Punch became famous?
Images of Punch with his toy went viral in February and drove tens of thousands of visitors to the zoo, half from overseas
Will the zoo continue special events for Punch in the future?
In mid-January, after six months of special care, Punch was placed into the zoo's enclosure with about 50 other monkeys