They found that bathing in hot springs subtly reshapes the snow monkeys’ relationships with their parasites and gut microbes.

Nagano Prefecture in the midwinter. At Jigokudani Onsen in Yamanouchi‐machi, Shimotakai‐gun, you can see the monkey "Snow Monkey" soaked in the hot spring every day. "Why don't they get cold after the ...

YAMANOUCHI, Nagano -- Wild Japanese macaques have been enjoying a heavenly hot spring bath in the snow in the central Japan town of Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture. A Japanese macaque parent and child ...