Transcript Snow Monkeys

A Texas Surprise
By Tamara Taylor
Zirve University 2009
The famous Snow Monkeys of Japan live in the
mountains in the north of Japan. It often snows there,
but there is also a hot spring of water there. The
monkeys enjoy the warm water in the winter time.
Many tourists come to see the Snow Monkeys in
Wild Monkey Park in the mountains of Japan. Some
people like to watch the monkeys play in the snow and
in the warm water.
The monkeys are not afraid of humans and are very
intelligent. In fact, they act like people. They make
snowballs and play with them. They wash their food if
it is dirty, and they communicate with each other.
They cannot speak words, but they have different
sounds (cries or shrieks) to express different
situations. They have a noise that is a warning and
another that calls the other monkeys.
Not all of the Snow Monkeys live near the hot
springs. Some live in a different area of the mountains.
Researchers have found that the monkeys in different
areas do not understand each other. They make
different noises that have different meanings.
The most surprising information about Snow
Monkeys is about a group of monkeys that went to the
United States. Then the zoo where they lived did not
want them. Let’s watch a video about these monkeys
and their unusual situation.
homeless
“bad guys”
screech
a troop
rancher
detective
mystery
Now let’s watch the video.
to solve a mystery
rescue communicate
warn
invent
Where do these Snow Monkeys live?
2. What do they use their sounds for?
3. Are these monkeys happy?
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