you all know the japanese snow monkey which bath in hotsprings. how can they actually leave the hotspring without freezing? when they leave the water, the fur is soaked and they should get problems with their body temperature.

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you all know the japanese snow monkey which bath in hotsprings. how can they actually leave the hotspring without freezing? when they leave the water, the fur is soaked and they should get problems with their body temperature.

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>you all know the japanese snow monkey which bath in hotsprings

Do we?

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in addition to the other answers, not all of them are allowed in the spring either. it’s for the upper hierarchy only. they have a complex hierarchical structure

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They have a strict hierarchy and the highest caste gets access to the best hot springs, and the lowest castes sometimes freeze to death.

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I do know that snow monkeys have a hierarchical system and some are not permitted into the water. They sit on the banks and try to stay warm

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Are we talking about the Japanese macaque, or is there an actual “snow monkey” out there?

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They get out of the water before sunset so they can dry off before it gets colder. They have enough protection from their fur that they end up being OK.

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In addition to what everyone is saying above, they stay in the hot spring all day, as long as there is light. Then, at night fall, they go far up in the trees, for protection, and survive the night by sleeping huddled up and spooning in groups of 3 or more.

Being alone, even for a few hours, would mean certain death for them.