Japanese macaques are famous for soaking in hot springs during winter, but new research suggests this behavior may serve ...

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...

They found that bathing in hot springs subtly reshapes the snow monkeys’ relationships with their parasites and gut microbes. The macaques that bathe showed different lice distributions and gut ...

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...

Consumption of fish in monkeys has been thought of to be a rare occurrence, potentially even happening accidentally. However, through fecal studies of Japanese macaques in the Kamikochi area, evidence ...

Incidents that make us consider the relationship between humans and wild animals are happening all over Japan, from bear ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Japanese macaques display behaviors that feel strikingly familiar to human observers. This video examines how social structure, emotional expression, and learned behavior blur the perceived boundary ...

Actively hunting for fish during winter in the Japanese Alps may have evolutionary and behavioral implications for the Japanese macaques in the Kamikochi region Upon further studying using film and ...