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 ...

Macaques have been observed riding sika deer before, scientists said. As Ohshima suggested, sometimes the monkeys just take the rides for fun. These native Japanese species have long coexisted and ...

Japanese macaques are seen commonly across large parts of the country, and are a pest in some areas, eating crops and even entering homes. But a spate of monkey attacks in the city in western ...

Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the city of Oita named the first baby Japanese macaque born this year "Banpaku" (world expo). The baby was n･･･ ...

The above stock photo shows a Japanese macaque, the species of monkey that's attacking the kids. Police in Yamaguchi, Japan, are on alert after a spate of monkey attacks against young children.

Officials in Japan have put down a monkey they say was part of a gang of macaques terrorizing the city of Yamaguchi for weeks, according to reports. The Japanese macaque, which is sometimes ...

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.