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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A macaque monkey bathes in a hot spring at the Jigokudani Yaen-koen wild macaque monkey park on January 28, 2023 in Yamanouchi, ...

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy to see that this helps them stay warm in cold temperatures, but a team of ...

L ike humans, some other primates like to huddle in hot springs. Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata ), also called “snow monkeys,” famously gather at natural hot springs to soak together for hours.

Japan's snow monkeys soak in hot springs for thermoregulation and to relieve stress – a new study suggests there is another ...

A troop of monkeys was spotted taking a dip in a steaming hot spring in China. Footage taken on January 11 in Yuntai Mountain ...

Kyoto, Japan -- Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy to see that this helps them stay warm in cold temperatures, ...