Japanese Macaque

The Japanese Macaque (MAH-KAAQ) is a medium sized Monkey found in a variety of different habitats throughout Japan. The Japanese Macaque is also known as the Snow Monkey as they are often found living in colder regions of the country where heavy snowfall is common during the winter. Japanese Macaques are amazingly hardy, and by growing long shaggy winter coats, they are able to survive the severe and deep snowy winters on Aomori Prefecture's Shimokita Peninsula, at Honshu's northern tip, and in other parts of northern Japan where they are known, appropriately.

Predators
Due to their fairly large size and diverse habitat ranges, the Japanese Macaque has no real predators in their natural environment, perhaps with the exception of the occasional hungry Wolf or Feral Dog. Humans are the primarily threat to the Japanese Macaque as they are often killed by farmers when they approach livestock and crops.

Trivia

 * Characteristics. The Japanese Macaque spends most of its time in forests. It lives in a variety of forest-types. ...
 * Habitat. The Japanese macaque is the northernmost-living nonhuman primate. It is found on three of the four main Japanese islands: Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
 * Other aspects. The Japanese Macaque is very smart. It is the only animal other than humans and raccoons that is known to wash its food before eating it.