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Japanese macaque
Macaca fuscata
Temperate forests
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Japanese macaque
Macaca fuscata
The world's northernmost non-human primate. Famous for hot-spring bathing in Nagano and forest populations on Yakushima.
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- Temperate forests
- Alpine zones
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Temperate Forest
Deciduous and mixed forests of mid-latitude regions — from Japan's ancient cedar groves to Australia's eucalypt woodland…
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High-altitude ecosystems above treeline — glaciers, snowfields, and endemic species adapted to thin air. The Alps, Rocki…
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