Japanese macaque
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| Japanese macaque | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Macaca |
| Species: | M. fuscata |
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| Macaca fuscata Blyth, 1875 |
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Macaca fuscata fuscata |
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| Japanese Macaque range | |
The Japanese Macaque, also known as the snow monkey, is a tough monkey that lives in the high mountains of the island of Honshū in Japan. There are two things that make these monkeys different from other primates: they live in below-zero temperatures, and they like to warm themseves and relax in hot springs. Macaques are found in Japan.
Diet [change]
Macaque monkeys eat fruit, flowers, seeds, bark, leaves, shrimp, and insects.[2]
Weight and physical appearance [change]
Macaques weigh around 12 kilograms and can grow up to 70cm. They have short tails.
References [change]
- ↑ Watanabe, K & Tokita, K. (2008). Macaca fuscata. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 4 January 2009.
- ↑ Blue Planet, Level 5 by Dinorah Pous P.64
