There's MONKEY BUSINESS aplenty to be found in a valley in Japan. Seth Doane has sent us a "Postcard from Nagano": Really, who could refuse a steaming-hot bath on a cold winter's day? Not these snow ...

The Japanese macaques in Jigokudani Monkey Park begin most days with a relaxing dip in their own private hot tub. Located in Joshinetsu Kogen National Park in Japan’s Nagano prefecture, the ...

A new study published in Science Daily finds Japan's macaques (their "snow monkeys") have not only been visiting the Jigokudani Monkey Park and its hot springs for decades because they are cold and ...

Snow monkeys usually call the snowy areas of Japan their home. But two newborns are chilling at a South Dakota zoo where a total of 16 members of the endangered species now thrive. Snow monkeys, also ...

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 ...

April 3 (UPI) --According to a new study, Japan's snow monkeys use the spa just like humans do, to stay warm and relieve stress. Outside of humans, Japanese macaques, Macaca fuscata, are the ...

Footage of snow monkeys walking across electric wires in Japan has gone viral. The video, which was shared on Twitter on Jan. 7, shows around 20 snow monkeys walking on electric wires in a straight ...

We've long thought macaques are adorable, but now we realize they're masters of self-care too The U.S. spa industry is a multi-billion dollar business catering to women (and men) who believe they ...

Japanese snow monkeys have been observed since the 1960s to take advantage of hot springs in Japan when the temperatures drop. In humans, we know that a hot bath can reduce the levels of stress ...

A Japanese zoo has killed 57 snow monkeys by lethal injection, after they were found to be carrying genes of an "invasive alien species." One third of the monkeys at the Takagoyama Nature Zoo were ...

In the frigid valleys of Japan's Shiga Highlands, a troop of snow monkeys make their way and raise their families in a complex society of rank and privilege where each knows their place. Their leader ...