From the Jan. 30,1970 cover story - SNOW MONKEYS OF JAPAN. According to LIFE, “On a rugged, or windswept peninsula of northern Honshu,farther north than any other primates apart from man, a small colony of Japanese monkeys is maintaining a lonely outpost against the elements. Thousands of years ago, and when the climate of Japan was milder,many more monkeys lived in these mountainous areas. nowadays (circa 1970) only about 50 are left.” (Co Rentmeester—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #wildLIFEwednesday #Japan #SnowMonkeys
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