Brownish-grey fur, a pinkish-red face, and a thick winter coat adapted to snowy climates — the world’s northernmost non-human primate, native to Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Known for culturally transmitted behaviours such as washing food in rivers and bathing together in hot springs.
Taxonomy
- Order / family / genus
- Primates · Cercopithecidae · Macaca
Conservation
Least concern
· LCWidespread and abundant taxa.