Japanese wild monkeys known as ‘snow monkeys’ escaped to the warmth of a hot spring at the Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park in Japan after this year’s first snowfall.

These monkeys are the only ones known to enjoy bathing in hot springs.

TOPSHOT - Japanese wild monkeys known as "snow monkeys" bathe in a hot spring at the Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park in Yamanouchi town, Nagano prefecture, Japan on January 18, 2016. The park attracts more foreign tourists every year and the number of visitors has increased about 20 percent compared to the same period of the last year. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP / YASUYOSHI CHIBA


These photos were clicked by AFP’s Yasuyoshi Chiba.

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