Snow monkeys know how to deal with the cold

Jan 19, 2014

Snow monkeys know how to deal with the cold

Jerry Jackson 1 Comment World Japan, snow monkeys

Japanese macaque monkeys, known as “snow monkeys,” take an open-air hot spring bath as snowflakes fall.

: A Japanese Macaque (or Snow Monkey) soaks in a hot spring at a snow-covered valley in Yamanouchi town, central Japan. (Issei Kato/Reuters)

: Japanese macaque monkeys, known as “snow monkeys,” take an open-air hot spring bath while snowflakes fall at the Jigokudani (death valley) Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture on January 19, 2014. Some 160 of the monkeys inhabit the area and are a popular tourist draw. (Toshifumi Kitamura/Getty Images)

: Japanese macaque monkeys, known as “snow monkeys,” take an open-air hot spring bath while snowflakes fall at the Jigokudani (death valley) Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture on January 19, 2014. Some 160 of the monkeys inhabit the area and are a popular tourist draw. (Toshifumi Kitamura/Getty Images)

: A Japanese Macaque (or Snow Monkey) soaks in a hot spring at a snow-covered valley in Yamanouchi town, central Japan. (Issei Kato/Reuters)

: A Japanese Macaque (or Snow Monkey) soaks in a hot spring at a snow-covered valley in Yamanouchi town, central Japan. (Issei Kato/Reuters)

: Japanese macaque monkeys huddle together in a group to protect themselves against the cold weather at Awajishima Monkey Center in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Low temperatures has hit across Japan with more heavy snowfall in February. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

: Japanese macaque monkeys, known as “snow monkeys,” take an open-air hot spring bath while snowflakes fall at the Jigokudani (death valley) Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture on January 19, 2014. Some 160 of the monkeys inhabit the area and are a popular tourist draw. (Toshifumi Kitamura/Getty Images)

: Japanese macaque monkeys, known as “snow monkeys,” take an open-air hot spring bath while snowflakes fall at the Jigokudani (death valley) Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture on January 19, 2014. Some 160 of the monkeys inhabit the area and are a popular tourist draw. (Toshifumi Kitamura/Getty Images)

: Japanese macaque monkeys, known as “snow monkeys,” take an open-air hot spring bath while snowflakes fall at the Jigokudani (death valley) Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture on January 19, 2014. Some 160 of the monkeys inhabit the area and are a popular tourist draw. (Toshifumi Kitamura/Getty Images)

: Japanese macaque monkeys huddle together in a group to protect themselves against the cold weather at Awajishima Monkey Center in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Low temperatures has hit across Japan with more heavy snowfall in February. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

: Japanese macaque monkeys huddle together in a group to protect themselves against the cold weather at Awajishima Monkey Center in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Low temperatures has hit across Japan with more heavy snowfall in February. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

: Japanese macaque monkeys huddle together in a group to protect themselves against the cold weather at Awajishima Monkey Center in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Low temperatures has hit across Japan with more heavy snowfall in February. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

: Japanese macaque monkeys huddle together in a group to protect themselves against the cold weather at Awajishima Monkey Center in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Low temperatures has hit across Japan with more heavy snowfall in February. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

: Japanese macaque monkeys huddle together in a group to protect themselves against the cold weather at Awajishima Monkey Center in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Low temperatures has hit across Japan with more heavy snowfall in February. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

: Japanese macaque monkeys huddle together in a group to protect themselves against the cold weather at Awajishima Monkey Center in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Low temperatures has hit across Japan with more heavy snowfall in February. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

: Japanese macaque monkeys huddle together in a group to protect themselves against the cold weather at Awajishima Monkey Center in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Low temperatures has hit across Japan with more heavy snowfall in February. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

: Japanese macaque monkeys huddle together in a group to protect themselves against the cold weather at Awajishima Monkey Center in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Low temperatures has hit across Japan with more heavy snowfall in February. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

The Darkroom offers Facebook and WordPress commenting in the hopes of fostering constructive conversation among our users. Please abide by our Terms of Service when commenting on the site.

Categories