Snow monkeys, nationally protected species, exhibited at Tokyo zoo

TOKYO, Japan - Snow monkeys from Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost habitat in the world for a simian, are exhibited to the public at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Jan. 24, 2010. One of the 23 nationally protected Japanese macaques escaped from the zoo on the same day, the first day of public exhibition, but was captured six hours later by employees of the zoo.

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