Japanese snow monkeys have been observed since the 1960s to take advantage of hot springs in Japan when the temperatures drop. In humans, we know that a hot bath can reduce the levels of stress ...

April 3 (UPI) --According to a new study, Japan's snow monkeys use the spa just like humans do, to stay warm and relieve stress. Outside of humans, Japanese macaques, Macaca fuscata, are the ...

The Japanese macaques (or "snow monkeys") bathing in the man-made hot springs at Jigokudani in Japan has become a regular sight for locals and tourists. They're the only group of monkey who take hot ...

We've long thought macaques are adorable, but now we realize they're masters of self-care too The U.S. spa industry is a multi-billion dollar business catering to women (and men) who believe they ...

The snow monkeys of Japan are famous, as monkeys go. This troop of Japanese macaques lives in the north, near Nagano, the mountainous, snowy site of the 1998 Winter Olympics. Others of their species ...

A love of sliding into the bath to decompress after a stressful day is something humans share with their primate cousins, according to a new study into hot spring monkeys. Researchers wanted to ...

The snow monkeys of Japan are famous, as monkeys go. This troop of Japanese macaques lives in the north, near Nagano, the mountainous, snowy site of the 1998 Winter Olympics. Others of their species ...

In 1970 a picture of a snow monkey bathing in a hot spring graced the cover of Life Magazine Ever since Japans hottubbing primates have been protected and well fed for the enjoyment of tourists and ...

A Japanese macaque, or snow monkey, jumps into a hot spring at Jigokudani Monkey Park. Photo Credit: Mark Edward Harris After my efforts trudging through a snowstorm in early 2000 to Nagano's ...

Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, have been enjoying regular baths in the hot spring at Jigokudani in Japan for decades - and have even become a popular tourist attraction. A team of ...