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

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

The macaque, or snow monkey, is familiar to any Netflix subscriber — the animals are featured on programs like “Wild Babies” and “Night on Earth.” A firsthand, up-close encounter with these iconic ...

The snow monkeys of Japan are famous, as monkeys go. This troop of Japanese macaques lives in the north, near Nagano, the mountainous, snowy site of the 1998 Winter Olympics. Others of their species ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More visitors than ever have flocked to see the snow monkeys bathing in Japan's natural hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park. But ...

Known for its Olympic-worthy mountains, alpine forests, and highlands crossed by rivers and ponds, Joshin Etsu Kogen National ...

2 hours from Tokyo, Nagano is a magnet for skiers and snowboarders, but it also has temples, macaque monkeys and a town Hokusai painted in The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese ...

More visitors than ever have flocked to see the snow monkeys bathing in Japan's natural hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park. But the increase in visitor numbers has raised concerns over the welfare ...