Winter monkey

⭐️ 😱 The Jigokudani Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Japan offers visitors a unique experience! 💯 The park has a man-made pool where these Japanese macaques or snow monkeys gather and warm up in hot springs during the winter! ❄️ Wow, these guys are really living the dream, huh? 🐒⁠

𝑮𝑼𝑴 on Instagram: "during the winter in the valleys of japan’s shiga highlands you can find young japanese snow macaques, also referred to as snow babies, who roll and make snowballs"

Photo listed in Animal. Shot taken in Japan with NIKON D500.

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Feature article on the famous Snow Monkeys of Jigokudani, Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

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Snow Monkey ... Love them!!!

Japanese macaques are unusual among monkeys in preferring a cold habitat to a tropical or subtropical one. Like most Japanese, these “snow monkeys” like nothing more than soaking in a hot-spring bath in winter. Here we showcase Kobayashi Hideki’s photos of these endearing creatures.

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Wild snow monkeys relaxing in an onsen (hot spring) in Nagano, Japan

during the winter in the valleys of nagano, japan, you’ll find juvenile japanese snow monkeys, also known as snow babies, rolling and making snowballs. their interactions are just like those of young siblings and childhood friends, having competitions to see who can make the largest snowball and whose snowball will roll the furthest before stopping. - - - #snowmonkeys #nagano #japan #wildlife #winterfun #nature #animalbehavior