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 ...

Snow monkeys, or Japanese macaques, are native to Japan. Netizens have reacted angrily to the culling. "This seems a bit of a harsh response," said one user on Facebook. "Why? Send them out of ...

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 ...

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 ...

It follows a Japanese snow macaque who becomes an assassin and goes on a revenge quest against the people responsible for his ...

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 ...

Macaques can be found all across Japan. We followed a troop on a small island in the country's northeast and discovered some amazing greeting rituals and dietary habits. Also on display were the ...

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 ...

The Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary, home of the Ikea Monkey, is seeking financial help after an ice storm knocked out ...

Japanese scientists succeeded in giving birth to a macaque baby from the mother’s transplanted uterus, the first such achievement in the world. A team of researchers including those from Keio ...