As my grandchildren recited the Four Questions, my thoughts drifted—unexpectedly—to Punch the Monkey.

Yes, Punch-kun, the Japanese macaque.

That short-tailed, soft brown-furred monkey with the gentle, closed-lipped smile.

That big-eared, cuddly creature we all instinctively wanted to cradle and protect.

The same monkey who captured—and broke—hearts across TikTok.

Punch’s story, I........

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