138，日本猕猴

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Today, we’ll betalking about the Japanese Macaque, also known as the Japanese Monkey or theSnow Monkey. Where does it live, what does it look like, and why is it special?

First, the Snow Monkeyis Native to Japan. It loves on all of the Main Japanese Islands, except forHokkaido, the northernmost island. Japanese macaques can live in areas wheresnow covers the ground for months each year. In fact, no other nonhuman primateis more northern-living nor lives in a colder climate than this species. In thesouthern part of its range, the Japanese macaque lives in subtropical forests.In the northern part, it lives in subarctic forests in mountainous areas.

The JapaneseMacaque is large, muscular, and has shaggy hair. This coat can come in variousshades of brown, grey, and yellow. This fur is also well-adapted to the cold,and gets thicker as temperatures decrease. It has a short stump for a tail, andit has a pink face.

The JapaneseMacaque is also very intelligent, and has a lot of interesting behaviors. Forexample, researchers at Koshima Island left sweet potatoes on the beach for themonkey. One female Japanese Macaque washed the food using clean river water,and then dipped the food into the salty sea water for flavor. They have alsobeen seen rolling snowballs for fun. But perhaps the most interesting thingJapanese Macaques do is go into hot springs during the colder months. This isto keep the Macaques warm, but it also is a form of stress relief for them.Pregnant females and females attempting to become pregnant will soak in thesprings for longer periods of time.

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