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It's 1964 in Yamanouchi, Japan. At the Korakukan Onsen, a leisurely resort for humans with an outdoor natural hot spring, native Japanese macaques are determined to share the benefits of the warm water - a welcome escape from the formidably cold winter. But they're snatching guests' personal belongings, stealing food and frightening tourists. Only one solution will make everyone happy - build the “snow monkeys”, as they're affectionately called, their own spa, further up the mountain. Complete with waterfalls, a soaking pool and daily offerings of barley and soybeans, the monkeys soon settled in, and today the Jigokudani Monkey Park is a paradise for more than 200 macaques that call this place home.

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Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) pair falling asleep together, Jigokudani, Japan, January
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Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) pair falling asleep together, Jigokudani, Japan, January
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile riding on its mother's back, along snow trail in Jigokudani, Japan.
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Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile riding on its mother's back, along snow trail in Jigokudani, Japan.
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) suckling and looking up at its mother, Jigokudani, Japan. February
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Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) suckling and looking up at its mother, Jigokudani, Japan. February
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile portrait, Jigokudani, Japan. February
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Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile portrait, Jigokudani, Japan. February
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile appears to be doing tricks to get some attention in Jigokudani, Japan.
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Diane McAllister,Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile appears to be doing tricks to get some attention in Jigokudani, Japan.
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) mothers grooming their babies in the hot springs of Jigokudani, Japan, February
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Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) mothers grooming their babies in the hot springs of Jigokudani, Japan, February
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile pulling on ear of another juvenile in hotspring, Jigokudani, Japan.
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Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile pulling on ear of another juvenile in hotspring, Jigokudani, Japan.
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) adult face portrait in hot springs, Jigokudani, Japan.
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Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) adult face portrait in hot springs, Jigokudani, Japan.
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) positioned on the edge of the hot springs with head on rock, paw under chin, staring, Jigokudani, Japan, January
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Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) positioned on the edge of the hot springs with head on rock, paw under chin, staring, Jigokudani, Japan, January
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) stays alert and on guard while eating, Jigokudani, Japan.
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Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) stays alert and on guard while eating, Jigokudani, Japan.
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) baby with fur puffed out to keep itself warm, Jigokudani, Japan. February
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Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) baby with fur puffed out to keep itself warm, Jigokudani, Japan. February
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) drinking from hotsprings, Jigokudani, Japan. February
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Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) drinking from hotsprings, Jigokudani, Japan. February