Catherine de boer, Snow Monkeys (ANIMAL 2025)

I was priviledged to sit close enough to photograph this troupe of wild Japanese macaques, locally known as "snow monkeys" as they bathed in hot springs last winter, seemingly oblivious to me. These primates live deep in the snow covered mountains of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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