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> Japan has a lot of bears, monkeys Monkeys? Wtf? I had no idea. Given its geographic location I should have guessed that was the case but for some reason I am
by tomcam 4y ago
> Japan has a lot of bears, monkeys
Monkeys? Wtf? I had no idea. Given its geographic location I should have guessed that was the case but for some reason I am still a little bit shocked.
- freetime2 4y agoFeel like I've seen about a million photos on instagram of snow monkeys chilling in hot springs. I've never been, but I think it's a pretty world-famous tourist attraction (can't comment on whether it's actually worth a visit, though): https://en.jigokudani-yaenkoen.co.jp/ https://en.jigokudani-yaenkoen.co.jp/ I've also run into wild monkeys hiking around Kamikochi in Nagano, and cycling around Lake Tagokura Fukushima. They're small, but not particularly shy, and like any wild animal bigger than a cat I find them somewhat scary.
- tomcam 4y agoWell-founded caution. Monkeys are very strong and fast. Hung around with a spider monkey for years at my friend’s house. The monkey was “domesticated”, but sometimes it would just… go off.
- diceduckmonk 4y agoThere’s only one species. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_macaque https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_macaque Pretty much all the big island nations in Asia have monkeys. Our house just a few kilometers from the center of Taipei has monkeys in the backyard.
- tomcam 4y agoTIL! Are they aggressive?