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    Snow monkeys feel the heat: Japanese macaques enjoy Hell Valley's hot springs at frosty Nagano park03:48

    Snow monkeys feel the heat: Japanese macaques enjoy Hell Valley's hot springs at frosty Nagano park

    Japan, Nagano
    Light newsEnvironment and Nature
    January 19, 2023 at 12:45 GMT +00:00 · Published

    Dozens of tourists visited Nagano's Jigokudani Monkey Park to see the wild Japanese macaques, also known as 'snow monkeys’, keeping warm in the hot springs, as footage captured on Wednesday shows.

    Footage shows the animals in the Hell Valley area of the park, so-named because of its natural warm water pools, against a backdrop of snow and ice.

    "It's incredible to walk up to the monkeys and see that, you know, close up in person," shared one US tourist. "Normally you see them on TV, so to come to Japan to see the snow and to see the monkeys not caring for the humans is a pretty cool experience."

    Japanese macaques have inhabited the valley for many centuries and became world-famous when the park opened in 1964.

    Snow monkeys feel the heat: Japanese macaques enjoy Hell Valley's hot springs at frosty Nagano park03:48
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    Dozens of tourists visited Nagano's Jigokudani Monkey Park to see the wild Japanese macaques, also known as 'snow monkeys’, keeping warm in the hot springs, as footage captured on Wednesday shows.

    Footage shows the animals in the Hell Valley area of the park, so-named because of its natural warm water pools, against a backdrop of snow and ice.

    "It's incredible to walk up to the monkeys and see that, you know, close up in person," shared one US tourist. "Normally you see them on TV, so to come to Japan to see the snow and to see the monkeys not caring for the humans is a pretty cool experience."

    Japanese macaques have inhabited the valley for many centuries and became world-famous when the park opened in 1964.