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Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque abandoned at birth, went global clinging to his IKEA stuffed orangutan for dear life — and then crashed IKEA's inventory when fans cleared the toy from shelves in multiple countries within 48 hours.
Merlin is a two-year-old duck who strutted Mexico City's streets in a perfectly fitted Mexico national team jersey and custom socks, became the FIFA World Cup's unofficial mascot, and somehow crashed a presidential press conference at the National Palace.
Neil is a 2,200-pound elephant seal who visits Tasmanian beach towns twice a year and spends his shore leave flattening traffic cones, body-slamming safety barriers, fighting parked cars, and peering through residents' screen doors with absolute zero remorse.
Jimothy is a short-spined raccoon in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood whose unusually round, compact silhouette racked up 10 million views and has since earned him fan art, a mural, a bobblehead, and his very own video game this summer.
Eight-month-old polar bear Momota at Japan's Oga Aquarium wears traffic cones on his head, throws them in the air, drags them across his enclosure, and tries to smuggle them into restricted areas — while his mother watches with an expression of total, relatable exhaustion.
