00:05A six-week-old patas monkey named Yuji is drawing attention in Mexico after being raised with a
00:10stuffed toy that acts as a surrogate mother. Born in early March in Jalisco State, Yuji was rejected
00:17shortly after birth by his first-time mother, Kamaria, who was unable to form a maternal bond.
00:23He is now under an assisted rearing program at the Guadalajara Zoo's Animal Welfare Center.
00:30Veterinarians say the stuffed toy provides crucial comfort and security, mimicking maternal contact.
01:07A caregiver named him Yuji after a popular Japanese manga character.
01:11La solución a un personaje de anime de Jujutsu Kaisen. Este personaje tiene una fortaleza
01:19inquebrantable y yo se lo quise dar porque Yuji al nacer, entre que su mamá no tenía los cuidados
01:27maternos que se espera de una hembra y al mismo tiempo Yuji no tenía fuerza en sus piernitas,
01:33entonces sí se sostenía de brazos pero de piernas no y yo buscaba un hombre que le diera
01:38esa fortaleza. Por eso elegí ese nombre.
01:41Mexican media has nicknamed him the Tapatío Punch, drawing comparisons to a Japanese macaque
01:48that previously went viral for clinging to a stuffed toy. Zoo staff say Yuji is being bottle-fed
01:54and closely monitored under round-the-clock care, with plans to introduce him to other potas monkeys
02:00once he is weaned at around six months old. While some animal welfare advocates question assisted
02:06rearing practices, zoo officials said the intervention was necessary for survival and that Yuji would
02:12likely not have survived without it.
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