Willie Reynolds (@_silly_willie) took a simple Kool-Aid pineapple spear and turned it into a global obsession. Athletes, celebrities, ESPN, and millions of fans couldn't stop sharing the magic.
It only makes sense that he would get 100% of the creator rewards since all of these trends started from him.
Tsumuji is the ~10-day-old (at the time of the post) baby being promoted as a new viral star from Awajishima, distinct from Punch at Ichikawa Zoo. The center's own materials clear this up definitively.The baby monkey's name is Tsumuji (γ€γγ / Tsumuji-chan or γγγΌγ€γγ‘γγ).instagram.comThis comes directly from the Awajishima Monkey Center's official posts and related content: Their Instagram explicitly calls the baby "Baby Tsumuji" (with Japanese text confirming γγγΌγ€γγ‘γγ).instagram.com Multiple videos and fan accounts from the center (e.g., YouTube shorts and Instagram reels) refer to this specific young macaque as Tsumuji, often noting its popularity and interactions with https://t.co/rEEN3bW3qq.comPukkun appears to be a mix-upβlikely referring to the mother (or another monkey in the troop). In the X thread you linked, users pointed this out (e.g., "Pukkun is the mother"), and some comments mistakenly called the baby Pukkun due to translation issues or confusion with viral Punch content.
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