Biology: Japanese Macaque

The Japanese Macaque lives in mountainous areas of Honshū, Japan. It survives winter temperatures below -15 °C (5°F), and is perhaps most notable for the amount of time it spends in naturally heated volcanic hot springs. It has a body length ranging from 79 to 95 cm, with a tail length of approximately 10 cm.

It feeds on seeds, roots, buds, fruit, invertebrates, berries, leaves, eggs, fungi, bark, cereals and in rare cases even fish. The Japanese Macaque is a very intelligent species. It is the only animal other than humans and raccoons that is known to wash its food before eating it. The macaque has other unusual behaviors, including bathing together in hot springs and rolling snowballs for fun.

Did you know?

In recent studies it has been found that the Japanese Macaque can develop different accents, like humans.

Sources: Wikipedia