Nature: Snow Monkeys

Snow monkeys huddle over thermal vents to keep warm during the coldest of winter days. Most primates are found in the Earth’s tropical regions, but somehow this hearty population of monkeys has managed to eke out a living in the frigid mountains of Northern Japan. They are the northern most living primate – aside from humans. Jigokudani (Hell’s Valley), Japan. (Photo Courtesy of Joseph Pontecorvo/©THIRTEEN Productions LLC)
In the frigid valleys of Japan’s Shiga Highl