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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Snow Monkey #2

I was doing a driving trip through Japan and made it a point to stop at Jigokundani Monkey Park, in the Japanese Alps. Here is the only place in the world where Japanese Macaque monkeys sit year round in the natural hot springs, and you can see them in their natural habitat.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.1019
Date Uploaded: 10.2021
Photo Location: Japan
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Copyright: © Alexandra Buxbaum