Japanese macaque
The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the snow monkey, is a monkey that lives in the high mountains of the island of Honshū in Japan. They live in below-zero temperatures, and they like to warm themselves and relax in hot springs.
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Diet
Macaques eat fruit, flowers, seeds, bark, leaves, shrimp, and insects.[2]
Weight and physical appearance
Macaques weigh around 12 kilograms and can grow up to 70cm. They have short tails.
Japanese Macaque Media
Skull of a Japanese macaque
Japanese macaques grooming
Japanese macaques at Jigokudani Hotspring in Nagano have become notable for their winter visits to the spa
Mother macaque with infant
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile yawning at Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano, Japan.
Japanese Macaque, Onsen Day at Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano Prefecture.
The famous Japanese warrior Kato Kiyomasa was depicted with his macaque who holds a writing brush, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1883)
A macaque eating yakiimo
References
- ↑ Watanabe, K & Tokita, K. (2008). Macaca fuscata. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 4 January 2009.
- ↑ Blue Planet, Level 5 by Dinorah Pous P.64