Snow Monkeys of Japan

Duration: 8 min

Year Published: 1975

Creator: AIMS

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Takes a look at the behavior and habitat of snow monkeys, an endangered species, in a park in Japan. Shows how they have adapted their behavior in order to swim and play in water., A glimpse of a unique band of monkeys in one of the 20 monkey parks of Japan. These are the only known monkeys in the world who will enter and play in the water. Emerging from springs during a blizzard they do not catch colds although the water on their fur freezes. These animals are seen in their natural habitat, an environment that exists today only by the grace of the National Park System of Japan.

Complete Record: , A glimpse of a unique band of monkeys that live in one of the twenty monkey parks in Japan. They are the only known monkeys who will enter and play in water. They have adopted the hot springs of the Yokoyu Kawa River, 150 miles northwest of Tokyo as their habitat. , A glimpse of a unique band of monkeys in one of the 20 monkey parks of Japan. These are the only known monkeys in the world who will enter and play in the water. Emerging from springs during a blizzard they do not catch colds although the water on their fur freezes. These animals are seen in their natural habitat, an environment that exists today only by the grace of the National Park System of Japan.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.