Google has rolled out a heart-burst Easter egg that activates when you search “Punch the Monkey”, celebrating the viral Japanese baby macaque with an animated burst of hearts.

Punch, a baby macaque monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has quickly become an online celebrity. Zoo staff say he is acclimating to his roommates.

Punch’s attachment to his plushie isn’t just the subject of a heart-wrenching video. It harks back to the story of a very ...