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8 Fun Facts

Japanese macaque, also known as Snow monkey

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Snow monkeys inherit their dominance from their mother.

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Japanese macaques have been reported to swim up to half a kilometer.

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Snow monkeys are omnivores (eat both meat and vegetation).

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Snow monkeys are playful creatures.

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Japanese macaques have a number of partners during a mating season, which lasts 4 to 5 months between September and April.

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One of the oldest known snow monkeys is a lovely little lady named Nikko, who lives at Minnesota Zoo and was last recorded to be 31 years old.

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The alpha male not only helps to sire young, but also decides where the troop should go, and protects it from both predators and other Japanese Macaque troops.

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Otherwise known as Japanese Macaques, these adorable animals are one of the most interesting species of all.