Japanese monkeys playing with a block of snow 2

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Shot Date: 2005/01/11

species
Macaca fuscata

Key Words
Jigoku-dani
Japanese monkey
play

Yuko Misono
2005/04/01 submitted

Animalia >Chordata >Mammalia >Primates >Cercopithecidae >Macaca >

After picking up a block of snow, the monkey rubs the snow block on the ground and moved it with both hand. It walked around while holding the snow block as if it were a very precious thing. This behavior seems similar to the play-with-a-rock behavior observed among monkeys in Arashiyama, Kyoto. (translated by Asoh)

(Data No.momo050331mf02b)

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