Since July 8, at least 45 people have been injured by Japanese macaques – also known as snow monkeys – in and around Yamaguchi city, according to Yoshitaka Morishige, an official from the ...

With their expressive faces, social behavior, and striking features, Japanese macaques – also known as snow monkeys – often ...

At least 10 orcas that were seen trapped by sea ice off the coast of northern Japan on Tuesday appeared to have escaped, local officials in the nearest town said Wednesday. Drone video released by ...

Considered messengers of the gods, the macaques are now made to wear costumes, do backflips, and walk on stilts to please crowds. Trainers with the Sen-zu No Sarumawashi performance group in ...

Members of an organization called Wildlife Pro were in the middle of marine research off the island of Hokkaido when a local fisherman spotted orcas trapped by sea ice, NHK World Japan reported.

a little over half a mile away from the coastal town of Rausu in northern Japan, but there was nothing anyone could do to save the whales. “We have no choice but to wait for the ice to break up ...

While the researchers suspected this was the case, the finding could still illuminate how the monkeys cope with stress. Of all the primates in the world, Japanese macaques live the farthest north.

INUYAMA, Aichi -- Visitors to a zoo in this central Japan city can see monkeys warming themselves around a bonfire on weekends and holidays until Jan. 26. This winter tradition at the Japan Monkey ...