Baby snow monkey

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Sweet little snow monkey

during the winter in the valleys of nagano, japan, you’ll find juvenile japanese snow monkeys, also known as snow babies, rolling and making snowballs. their interactions are just like those of young siblings and childhood friends, having competitions to see who can make the largest snowball and whose snowball will roll the furthest before stopping. - - - #snowmonkeys #nagano #japan #wildlife #winterfun #nature #animalbehavior

Snow monkey

Taking the plunge: Cheeky Japanese snow monkey smiles in delight as he jumps in to a natural hot spring to warm up

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Baby Snow Monkeys

Photo listed in Animal. Shot taken in Japan with NIKON D500.

My face is cold!!

The deciding factor for visiting Japan was, believe it or not, the snow monkeys. Their meditative demeanour in the thermal pool is unforgettable - and i'll upload more images in the future. You might remember them from one of the opening sequences of the movie, Baraka. These two little'ns though - they stole the show - utter bundles of cuteness, constantly playing, rolling, jumping and screeching. And when they get tired and cold? Cuddle and keep warm. Unforgettable. ---- ISO200, 200mm, ƒ4…

A baby snow monkey in Nagano, Japan, plays with the water.

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From the January 30, 1970 cover story - SNOW MONKEYS OF JAPAN - this image ran with teh following caption: “Primate experts at Kyoto University and the Japanese Monkey Center have been studying the...