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Japanese macaque
primate
Also known as: Macaca fuscata, snow monkey
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distribution in temperate zone
- In primate: Distribution and abundance
…most remarkable, however, is the Japanese macaque (M. fuscata), which in the north of Honshu lives in mountains that are snow-covered for eight months of the year; some populations have learned to make life more tolerable for themselves by spending most of the day in the hot springs that bubble…
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importance in folklore
- In macaque: Species
Japanese macaques, or snow monkeys (M. fuscata), are larger, more muscular, and shaggy-haired with pink faces and very short furry tails. These monkeys are important figures in myths and folktales and are seen in representations of the Buddhist adage “See no evil, hear no evil,…
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