Macaques bathe in an open-air spa at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate, Hokkaido, northern Japan on December 1, 2019. 

These animals are famously fond of enjoying the Hokkaido's hot spring. Images of the macaques soaking in the water stretching their limbs have made them global celebrities and a highly anticipated scene for tourists.

(Editor: Zhang Hao, all photos via VCG)

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