FUKUOKA -- Japanese macaques enjoyed their annual long soak in a steamy bath at Fukuoka Zoo here on Jan. 4. According to the zoo in Fukuoka's Chuo Ward, after about 2 hours of filling the bath ...

The Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita welcomed a baby “Nihonzaru” (Japanese ... 1,000 wild macaques. Visitors can observe the monkeys being fed up-close. The zoo said that the ...

Your recent editorial, “Primate research faces extinction,” makes two points: that the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata, may be an endangered species, and that its use for research purposes by ...

A Japanese macaque with a spinal injury is seen successfully grabbing food (left image), and failing to do so (right image) in these photos provided by Yokohama City University. TOKYO -- A ...