Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

OITA, Japan Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 20, 2024, shows baby Japanese macaque Peppermill at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. Of 20 monkeys at the zoo, Peppermill, born in April 2023 and named after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the March 2023 World Baseball Classic, won a popularity vote conducted over the previous month. (Kyodo)

Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2024, shows baby Japanese macaque Peppermill (L) at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. Of 20 monkeys at the zoo, Peppermill, born in April 2023 and named after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the March 2023 World Baseball Classic, won a popularity vote conducted over the previous month.

Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2024, shows baby Japanese macaque Peppermill at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. Of 20 monkeys at the zoo, Peppermill, born in April 2023 and named after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the March 2023 World Baseball Classic, won a popularity vote conducted over the previous month.

Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.