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The Japanese macaque, or snow monkey, is native to northern Japan. Francis Apesteguy / Getty Images. July 27, 2022, 9:36 AM EDT. By Arata Yamamoto and Dylan Butts.

Since July 8, at least 45 people have been injured by Japanese macaques – also known as snow monkeys – in and around Yamaguchi city, according to Yoshitaka Morishige, an official from the ...

The reign of Japan’s monkey queen has just begun. Last year, Yakei, a 9-year-old female Japanese macaque, fought several other macaques, including her own mother, to become the alpha of her troop.

Monkeys are on the rampage in a southwestern Japanese city, attacking at least 58 people in just three weeks. People in Yamaguchi city have been terrorised by the violent primates, with reports ...

Macaques have stolen shopping bags and even broken into cars and stores to get their hands on expensive foods. The only monkeys native to Japan, macaques are known for their boldness and ingenuity.

Police in Yamaguchi, Japan, are on alert after a spate of monkey attacks against young children. The above stock photo shows a Japanese macaque, the species of monkey that's attacking the kids.

After World War II, Japan banned macaque hunting. But this movement to conserve these monkeys proved to be a little too successful. The macaques’ two natural predators, the mountain hawk-eagle ...

As Japan’s macaque population grows, clashes with humans are becoming more frequent. More than 50 people were injured by recent monkey attacks in one western city.

Spotted atop the dental clinic at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, a monkey was soon a star of social media as residents posted photos and videos of their macaque sightings.

Nature: Macaques 02:01. Local authorities in Japan's Yamaguchi city said Monday they are turning to tranquilizer guns to confront marauding monkeys that have injured 42 people in recent weeks.