These color changes also happen in many primates. For example, both male and female Japanese macaques display changing red skin coloration. But in new research published in Behavioral Ecology and ...

DETROIT – The Detroit Zoo’s 1-month-old Japanese macaque monkey has a name, officials announced. The baby boy has been dubbed Kota, which is a Japanese name meaning happiness and good fortune ...

A female Japanese macaque has become the first ever female alpha at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden, an incredibly rare occurrence for the species. The nine-year-old female named Yakei ...

The reign of Japan’s monkey queen has just begun. Last year, Yakei, a 9-year-old female Japanese macaque, fought several other macaques, including her own mother, to become the alpha of her troop.

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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Blank Park Zoo is introducing patrons to the newest member of the zoo family: Taro, a baby Japanese ...

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee County Zoo announced on Thursday, June 20 the birth of a Japanese macaque. The male was born May 8 to 8-year-old mom, Negai, and 4-year-old dad, Kota. The public can now ...

Officials announced another new addition to the Blank Park Zoo on Monday — a baby Japanese macaque. The baby, a boy named ...

MILWAUKEE — An addition to the Milwaukee County Zoo's macaque family arrived when Usagi, a 12-year-old Japanese macaque, welcomed her second baby on June 8, increasing the troop's size to 11 ...