Japan's snow monkeys These animals are recognisable by their hairless red head and their stump-like tail! Martin Siepmann/ age fotostock
Japan boasts 132 mammal, 583 bird and 66 reptile, amphibian and fish species. You can still find black and brown bears, foxes and deers. The only primate is the red-faced monkey - the snow monkey - found all over Honshu territory.
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