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University of Birmingham: Monkeys go fishing to survive harsh Japanese winters

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The snow monkey (Japanese macaque Macaca fuscata) is native to the main islands of Japan, except Hokkaido. The most northerly living non-human primate find that snow cover limits the availability of their preferred foods in the Kamikochi area of Chubu Sangaku National Park of the Japanese Alps. With favourite foods difficult to find, the snow […]