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Two Japanese macaques at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano, Japan, with one grooming the other's fur as they sit close together. Liontail macaque (Macaca silenus). Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
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How snow monkeys survive winter in the Japanese Alps
Learn about Japanese macaques (also known as snow monkeys).
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Monkeys vs. Apes: What's the Difference?
When in doubt, check for a tail.
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Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus)
All but one species of macaque are native to Asia. The Barbary macaque (Macaca...
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monkey
Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus).
Tom McHugh/Photo Researchers
crested black macaque
Crested black macaque (Macaca nigra).
Dave Pape
Japanese macaque
Japanese macaque, or snow monkey (Macaca fuscata).
© Stockbyte/Thinkstock
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
Japanese macaque mother and child swimming in a hot spring.
© Leslie Chivers—500px/Getty Images
Japanese macaques
Japanese macaques groom each other at a spa in Nagano prefecture, east-central Honshu,...
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Liontail macaque (Macaca silenus).
© Eric Gevaert/Fotolia
Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) are sand-coloured primates native...
Ylla—Rapho/Photo Researchers
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
Painting by Al P. Nielsen
saki; macaque
From left, head of a saki (Pithecia) and a macaque (Macaca).
Drawing by R. Keane
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