Japan's snow monkeys soak in hot springs for thermoregulation and to relieve stress – a new study suggests there is another ...

They found that bathing in hot springs subtly reshapes the snow monkeys’ relationships with their parasites and gut microbes. The macaques that bathe showed different lice distributions and gut ...

Discover 20 fascinating animals in Japan, from monkeys to deer, as well as other fascinating Japanese wildlife species you ...

The macaque, or snow monkey, is familiar to any Netflix subscriber — the animals are featured on programs like “Wild Babies” and “Night on Earth.” A firsthand, up-close encounter with these iconic ...

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...

The snow monkeys of Japan are famous, as monkeys go. This troop of Japanese macaques lives in the north, near Nagano, the mountainous, snowy site of the 1998 Winter Olympics. Others of their species ...

For this week’s Wild Wednesday, Baylee went to the Great Plains Zoo to talk with GPZ Education Specialist Katie Carchedi ...

A heart‑melting clip shows a baby snow monkey swimming at The Snow Monkey Park (Jigokudani Monkey Park), the world‑famous reserve in Nagano that remains the only place on Earth where visitors can see ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

In the snowy forests of Japan, visitors have spotted something unusual: Japanese macaques, or snow monkeys, frolicking in the snow and even tossing clumps like tiny snowballs. Japanese macaques ...