A banner welcomed us to the “Snow Monkey Town,” and signs in the station showed red-faced Japanese macaques soaking up to their necks in hot-spring water. The monkeys closed their eyes and ...

In nature, Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, are hardy creatures. No other nonhuman primate lives at such northern latitudes. At Jigokudani Monkey Park, roughly 2,800 feet above sea ...

Interestingly, recent research led by the University of Vienna in Austria has shown that, unlike humans, Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata), commonly known as snow monkeys, experience no maternal ...

Your recent editorial, “Primate research faces extinction,” makes two points: that the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata, may be an endangered species, and that its use for research purposes by ...

The Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita welcomed a baby “Nihonzaru” (Japanese macaque) on April 21, the first to be born this year. The newborn male macaque was named “Dekopin ...

Nagano Prefecture—Visitors to the popular monkey park here have been delighted by the sight of wild Japanese macaques soaking in hot springs to escape the winter chill. Approximately 30 snow ...

Wild snow monkeys soak in natural hot springs to escape the winter chill. This is Jigokudani Monkey Park, home to a population of Japanese macaques. Colloquially called snow monkeys, the species ...

But it isn’t just humans who relish a hot bath. Also known as snow monkeys, Japanese macaque monkeys have enjoyed taking baths in the natural onsen for decades. Actor Joanna Lumley tries the ...