Macaque monkeys warm up in hot springs

1 of 8 These Macaque monkeys are keeping snug and warm in some hot springs in Japan.

2 of 8 This troop of Macaque monkeys often visits the hot springs to escape the chilly weather.

3 of 8 Macaque monkeys are also known as snow monkeys and live further north than any other monkeys. No wonder they need hot springs to keep warm!

4 of 8 As well as warming the monkeys up the hot springs are said to help with aches, pains and tiredness!

5 of 8 They first started using the hot springs when a female monkey climbed into the pools to rescue some soybeans she had accidentally dropped in.

6 of 8 Some of the other monkeys started copying her and eventually the whole troop began relaxing in the springs.

7 of 8 A baby Macaque monkey hitches a lift to the hot springs on her mum's back.

8 of 8 Macaque monkeys are very social and the young monkeys spend a lot of time playing together.