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Japanese macaque

Macaca fuscata

  • Japanese macaques live further north than any other monkey in the world.
  • Japanese macaques are reported to swim distances over 陆km, and are very at home in water.
  • Other Japanese macaques have been observed both washing sand off sweet potatoes and using the salt water to flavour their food.
  • Young Japanese macaques have been known to play with snowballs!
  • By huddling to keep warm, they can increase their skin temperature by 5 degrees.

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Celebrity monkeys

Japanese macaques are some of the most photographed monkeys in the world.

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