Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata),or snow monkey. This primate has the northernmost range of any monkey,inhabiting the islands of Japan. In winter,temperatures can fall to minus 5 degrees Celsius and the monkeys warm themselves by bathing in hot springs. They usually live in groups of around 100 individuals. Groups have a strict social hierarchy,being led by adult males. They feed on leaves and ripe fruits,and in the winter may resort to eating buds and even tree bark. Photographed near Nagano,Japan | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Marazzi, Dr. P. |
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