Japanese Macaque Monkeys Relax In Hot Springs

Japanese Macaque monkeys relaxes in the hot spring at the Jigokudani (Hell's Valley) Monkey Park on Feb 17, 2008 in Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan. This Macaque troop regularly visits the Jigokudani-Onsen springs to escape the cold, originated in a female Macaque venturing into the hot springs to retrieve soybeans in 1963.
Japanese Macaque monkeys relaxes in the hot spring at the Jigokudani (Hell's Valley) Monkey Park on Feb 17, 2008 in Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan. This Macaque troop regularly visits the Jigokudani-Onsen springs to escape the cold, originated in a female Macaque venturing into the hot springs to retrieve soybeans in 1963.
(Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images AsiaPac)
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