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Internet tackles the mystery of why there are no monkeys in Ibaraki Prefecture

Master Blaster
Nov 19, 2018
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Can the collective Internet come up with a possible solution, or just crack a bunch of monkey jokes?

Japan
(biology • Ibaraki • Japanese macaque • macaque • monkey • nature)

Monkey pulls electrocuted buddy from train tracks, revives him as onlookers cheer【Video】

Fran W
Dec 28, 2014

Tales of animals exhibiting unusual behaviour are too often the result of being kept in unnatural conditions in captivity – like that poor “headbanging” bear that was doing the rounds last summer. So we’re pleased to bring you today an interesting video of an animal being a total badass hero and rescuing his friend from a dangerous situation.

After a monkey was electrocuted and fell onto train tracks at a railway station in Northern India, another monkey spent 20 minutes resuscitating him, to the delight of cheering onlookers.

Join us after the jump for video of the dramatic rescue.

S Asia
(animals • India • monkey • video)

From hot spring to hot pot: One restaurant in Tokyo is actually serving wild monkey

Fran W
Feb 14, 2014

Imagine yourself sitting down to a delicious warming winter meal. There’s nothing like nabe (Japanese hot pot) on a dark, cold evening. And there are so many choices! Pork, chicken, fish, seafood, monkey… Hang on a second … MONKEY?!

As soon as they heard that monkey hot-pot was on the menu at the Sakagura Niigata restaurant in Tokyo, a reporter from our Japanese sister site headed out to find out if it could possibly be true. Here’s what they found.

Japan
(animals • food • monkey • Tokyo • weird)

Hanging out with the monkeys at cageless Jigokudani Monkey Park 【Photos】

Preston Phro
Nov 3, 2013

Now, you look like the kind of person who loves monkeys. How can I tell from the other side of the Internet? Simple: Everyone love monkeys! They’re cute, they’re human-like, and sometimes they’re just plain fun to watch.

Of course, anyone who’s visited a zoo has seen a monkey, but they’re almost always behind a fence or a window. Don’t you wish you could get just a little bit closer? Turns out you can do just that at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano Prefecture.

We had a chance to check out the park recently and we brought back tons of pictures for you to enjoy!

Japan
(Jigokudani Monkey Park • macaque • monkey • Nagano Prefecture • photos • travel)

Cute and smart — what more could you ask for in a gal? Except this girl’s not human

Kay
Jun 19, 2013

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Aki-chan. She’s adorable and highly intelligent–a desirable combination in any girl, wouldn’t you say? All right, so maybe she’s a bit on the hairy side, but that’s not really her fault, because … well, she’s not human.

And as you can see from the video we have for you below, while Aki-chan may not be a member of the Homo sapien species, she certainly has a delightful trick up her sleeve (even if she isn’t wearing anything with sleeves)!

Japan
(monkey • Tohoku Safari Park • vending machine • video)

Japanese Monkeys Shed Light on a “Kindness Gene”

Master Blaster
Jul 7, 2012

Tokyo University’s Wildlife Research Center has discovered that a group of monkeys living on Awaji Island are more laid-back than all other monkeys in Japan. The cause of this, they claim, is a gene that dictates our gentleness.

Researchers put an ample supply of monkey bait within an 8 meter circle marked out on the group and then observed the monkeys. Of the monkey population on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture a whopping 180 monkeys came out to enjoy the treats inside the circle together with minimal conflict. Read More