19:57, 06-Apr-2018
Stress Reliever: Revealed: Why Japanese snow monkeys love hot springs
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Japanese snow monkeys love to soak in hot springs during the cold winter months. And a new study shows it's not just to keep warm, it revealed that when they're bathing, their bodies release fewer of the hormones which bring on stress, and this extends their life expectancy.
However, it's not all good news: the study also found that their reproduction capacity is reduced by spending too much time in the hot pools.