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These young monkeys look a little sad as they sit close together in the water and one sticks out his tongue to catch the falling snowflakes. The wild Japanese macaques sit in the hot water, which is around 40 degrees, as a way to keep warm in the minus five degree Celsius weather. During the winter, the macaques spend their days warming in the hot springs before returning to the surrounding forest at night. Photographer Julia Wimmerlin visited Jigokundani Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, where she was able to get up close to the relaxed monkeys. (Photo byJulia Wimmerlin/Solent News)
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