Two different groups of macaques have been spotted in Japan mounting sika deer. The behavior could be part of a shared ...

More visitors than ever have flocked to see the snow monkeys bathing in Japan's natural hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park.

SUMOTO, Hyogo -- Wild monkeys in this western Japan city gathered on Dec. 25 to form the kanji character for "snake," the Chinese zodiac sign for 2025. The event took place at the Awaji Island ...

Nestled in the mountainous regions of Japan, specifically in the Jigokudani Monkey Park, lives a unique population of ...

The resident Japanese macaque monkeys and sika deer have developed a close, mutually beneficial inter-species bond. The macaques ride around the island on the deers’ backs like miniature jockeys, ...

Monkeys warming up in front of a bonfire is a popular tourist attraction at the Japan Monkey Centre in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture on weekends. It all began in 1959 when a zookeeper was burning ...

Exports of long-tailed macaques from Cambodia will remain legal pending further review, despite recommendations for a ...

The study was led by Ena Onishi, a doctoral student at Kyoto University's Wildlife Research Center in Japan. The concept of socially contagious urination is not new, as humans have long influenced ...

Japan's hot spring macaques in Jigokudani Park draw record crowds, with 257,000 visitors last year, 60% of them international. View on euronews ...