Google celebrates viral macaque with interactive search animation

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Google now features an interactive animation for "Punch the monkey" searches, celebrating the viral macaque. The animation displays floating hearts and a monkey icon, acknowledging the widespread online affection for Punch, a seven-month-old macaque. Punch gained internet fame after videos of him with his stuffed orangutan toy were widely shared, sparking sympathy and a devoted fanbase.


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