Have you seen this monkey carving before?
It’s based on the saying “See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil”. In Japan this is sometimes called the “Golden Rule”.
The monkeys are Japanese Macaques, also called Japanese Snow Monkeys and they are the most northern-living, non-human primate. Go ahead and take a moment. Digest that sentence.
Family troops of up to 100 of these monkeys live in the mountains of Japan. Since the mountains can be quite cold they grow very thick fur. They spend their days eats leaves, insects, tree bark and fruit.
There are a few ways this species of monkey and humans are similar:
• They wash their food
• They like to relax in hot springs and do what they can to stay warm (Check out the guy to the right. Way mellow...)
• Their voices take on different accents depending on which part of the country they live.
Watch this video to earn some KenYen. It features a Japanese Snow Monkey sanctuary. Where is it? Why are they there?
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