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The Japanese archipelago is made up of more than 3000 islands and stretches from the humid subtropical Ryukyu Islands to the boreal forests of Hokkaido. This hotspot supports a wide range of ecosystems and climatic zones, including extensive mountain areas. Endemism is high amongst mammals and amphibians (including the world's most northerly primate), while around a third of 5600 plant species is endemic. Principal threats to biodiversity come from introduced mammals which prey on endemic birds and small mammals, and industrial and tourist development.
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscatata) juvenile with fur puffed up hooting in alarm, Jigokudani, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
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Ben Cranke / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscatata) juvenile with fur puffed up hooting in alarm, Jigokudani, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, Japan endemic species, Ichikawa-Riveer, Asago Hyougo, Japan, July
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, Japan endemic species, Ichikawa-Riveer, Asago Hyougo, Japan, July
Japanese macaque / Snow monkey {Macaca fuscata} young monkeys playing in the sunshine in the trees, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque / Snow monkey {Macaca fuscata} young monkeys playing in the sunshine in the trees, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan
Okinawa Rail {Gallirallus okinawae} resting on a tree, Okinawa, Japan
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Nature Production / Okinawa Rail {Gallirallus okinawae} resting on a tree, Okinawa, Japan
Japanese macaque / Snow monkey {Macaca fuscata} feeding on wild cherry tree blossom in spring, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque / Snow monkey {Macaca fuscata} feeding on wild cherry tree blossom in spring, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan
Japanese macaque / Snow monkey {Macaca fuscata} mother grooming four-day-old newborn baby, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese macaque / Snow monkey {Macaca fuscata} mother grooming four-day-old newborn baby, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan
Japanese Robin {Erithacus akahige} male at mountain stream, Yamanashi, Japan
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Nature Production / Japanese Robin {Erithacus akahige} male at mountain stream, Yamanashi, Japan
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) baby submerged in a thermal hotspring pool. Jigokudani Yean-Koen National Park, Japan, February.
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Fiona Rogers / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) baby submerged in a thermal hotspring pool. Jigokudani Yean-Koen National Park, Japan, February.
Yoshino Cherry trees {Prunus / Cerasus yedoensis 'Yedoensis'} in blossom on hillside with fog behind, Lake Tama, Japan
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Nature Production / Yoshino Cherry trees {Prunus / Cerasus yedoensis 'Yedoensis'} in blossom on hillside with fog behind, Lake Tama, Japan
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) sleeping at hot spring in Jigokudani, Yaenkoen, Nagano, Japan, February.
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Mark MacEwen / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) sleeping at hot spring in Jigokudani, Yaenkoen, Nagano, Japan, February.
Japanese / Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) flock in snow, Tsurui, Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
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Kerstin Hinze / Japanese / Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) flock in snow, Tsurui, Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonensis) displaying and calling in snow, Hokkaido, Japan, February
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Markus Varesvuo / Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonensis) displaying and calling in snow, Hokkaido, Japan, February