L ike humans, some other primates like to huddle in hot springs. Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata ), also called “snow monkeys,” famously gather at natural hot springs to soak together for hours.

Japanese macaques are famous for soaking in hot springs during winter, but new research suggests this behavior may serve ...

They found that bathing in hot springs subtly reshapes the snow monkeys’ relationships with their parasites and gut microbes. The macaques that bathe showed different lice distributions and gut ...

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...

Japan's snow monkeys soak in hot springs for thermoregulation and to relieve stress – a new study suggests there is another ...

On January 11, 2026, in Sichuan Province, located in southwestern China, a video recorded several monkeys relaxing in a ...

For this week’s Wild Wednesday, Baylee went to the Great Plains Zoo to talk with GPZ Education Specialist Katie Carchedi ...

After the first big snowfall of the year, dozens of wild Japanese monkeys escaped to the warmth of a hot spring at the Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park on Monday. Japanese monkeys are the only ones known ...

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...