The Japanese macaque , historically known as ''saru'' , but now known as ''Nihonzaru'' to distinguish it from other primates, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species native to Japan. It is also sometimes known as the snow monkey because it lives in areas where snow covers the ground for months each year — no primate, with the exception of humans, is more northern-living, nor lives in a colder climate. Individuals have brown-grey fur, red faces, and short tails. There are two subspecies.
Similar species: Primates
By Michel Hagege
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Uploaded Apr 29, 2014. Captured Dec 1, 2012 15:14 in 6845 Hirao, Yamanouchi, Shimotakai District, Nagano, Japan.
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In december 2012, I was in Tokyo for business and I decided to stay for the week end and to realize my dream to take pictures of Japanese monkey. Having a look on internet I chose to go to Jigokudani (by train). I was lucky because the weather condition was bad ... wind, snow, cold (-5°C) ... but I was alone with monkeys and it was a great opportunity for me to realize some pictures totally different of what I've seen on internet. Snow monkeys are in a hot spring, very easy to access and easy to get close to them ... They are wild, but they are seeing tourists quiet often.
I've exposed 12 pictures during the last Montier en Der festival, you can see it on my website: http://www.mayanne.eu/Expo%20Montier%20en%20Der%202013/index.html Posted 11 years ago