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[Breaking News] New monkey troop leader at southwestern Japan zoo

OITA, Japan, April 15 Kyodo -Video taken on April 15, 2024, shows Omugi, a Japanese macaque monkey who has recently become the new leader of the troop at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. (Kyodo)

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New monkey troop leader at southwestern Japan zoo

Photo taken on April 15, 2024, shows Omugi, a Japanese macaque monkey who has recently become the new leader of the troop at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita.

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New monkey troop leader at southwestern Japan zoo

Photo taken on April 15, 2024, shows Omugi, a Japanese macaque monkey who has recently become the new leader of the troop at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita.

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Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

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Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

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Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

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Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

OITA, Japan Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 20, 2024, shows baby Japanese macaque Peppermill at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. Of 20 monkeys at the zoo, Peppermill, born in April 2023 and named after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the March 2023 World Baseball Classic, won a popularity vote conducted over the previous month. (Kyodo)

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Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2024, shows baby Japanese macaque Peppermill (L) at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. Of 20 monkeys at the zoo, Peppermill, born in April 2023 and named after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the March 2023 World Baseball Classic, won a popularity vote conducted over the previous month.

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Peppermill most popular monkey at Oita zoo

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2024, shows baby Japanese macaque Peppermill at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita. Of 20 monkeys at the zoo, Peppermill, born in April 2023 and named after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the March 2023 World Baseball Classic, won a popularity vote conducted over the previous month.

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Japan's monkey queen

Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023, shows Yakei, a Japanese macaque monkey and the first known female leader of the troop between July 2021 and May 2023, at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita.

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Japan's monkey queen

Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023, shows Yakei, a Japanese macaque monkey and the first known female leader of the troop between July 2021 and May 2023, at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita.

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Japan's monkey queen gives birth

A female infant born to Yakei, a Japanese macaque monkey and first known female troop leader at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden, is pictured in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on June 9, 2023. The zoo announced the same day Yakei gave birth.

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Japan's monkey queen gives birth

Yakei, a Japanese macaque monkey and first known female troop leader at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden, is pictured in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on June 9, 2023. The zoo announced the same day Yakei gave birth.

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Japan's monkey queen gives birth

Yakei, a Japanese macaque monkey and first known female troop leader at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden, is pictured in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on June 9, 2023. The zoo announced the same day Yakei gave birth.

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Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

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Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

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Baby monkey named after WBC gesture

A baby Japanese macaque, named Peppermill after a two-fisted "pepper grinder" gesture popularized by Samurai Japan players during the World Baseball Classic, clings onto its mother Maboroshi at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on April 30, 2023.

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New boss monkey takes helm at Oita zoo

OITA, Japan - A monkey mascot (R) at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, accepts a warrant of appointment from Oita Mayor Ban Kugimiya on Feb. 2, 2014, at a ceremony marking the promotion of the garden's No. 2 leader monkey "Zorome" as new boss monkey. Zorome's predecessor "Bentsu" was declared dead in mid-January after going missing the month before.

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New boss monkey takes helm at Oita zoo

OITA, Japan - Male monkey "Zorome" becomes the new boss monkey at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2014. His predecessor "Bentsu" was declared dead in mid-January after going missing the month before.

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Japan zoo to consult British Embassy on naming monkey after princess

OITA, Japan, May 8 Kyodo - Visitors to the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, look at monkeys on May 7, 2015. The zoo, which has triggered criticism for naming a baby monkey after Britain's newborn princess Charlotte, said the same day it will seek advice from the British Embassy in Tokyo on whether to rethink the name.

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Legendary boss monkey remembered at Japan zoo

OITA, Japan - A zookeeper at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, reminiscences fondly over "Bentsu," the zoo's legendary boss monkey as shown in the portrait and statue in the photo taken on Jan. 17, 2015, the first anniversary since the leader monkey was declared dead the previous year after going missing.

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Legendary boss monkey remembered at Japan zoo

OITA, Japan - A visitor lays flowers for the legendary boss monkey "Bentsu" at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2015, the first anniversary since the leader monkey was declared dead the previous year after going missing.

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Monkey 'Bentsu' was Oita park's major attraction

OITA, Japan - Photo taken in late October 2013 shows then alpha male monkey "Bentsu" at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in southwestern Japan. The monkey, which was declared dead in January after his disappearance, apparently helped the zoo attract more than 300,000 visitors in fiscal 2013 for the first time in six years.

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Flowers offered to boss monkey in Oita

OITA, Japan - A table is set up at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita on Jan. 26, 2014, for visitors who wish to offer flowers to the garden's boss monkey ''Bentsu'' who died in mid-January after escaping.

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800 gather at memorial service for boss monkey in Oita

OITA, Japan - Some 800 visitors gather at an event to commemorate the death of ''Bentsu,'' the boss monkey in the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita on Jan. 26, 2014.

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Wild monkey officially recognized as alpha male

OITA, Japan - Makoto (front), a male wild monkey at Mt. Takasaki in Oita, southwestern Japan, eats bananas during a ceremony to recognize him as the new alpha male of a troop of some 540 wild monkeys fed by humans on March 3, 2012. The Takasakiyama (Mt. Takasaki) Natural Zoological Garden conducted the ceremony after a one-month observation period to make sure that Makoto, estimated to be 14 years old, had indeed become the troop's 16th boss, taking over the post from Tiger, believed to be 26-year old.

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Monkeys huddle to keep warm in snow

OITA, Japan - Japanese macaques snuggle to keep warm amid the falling snow at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2012.

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Monkeys huddle to keep warm in snow

OITA, Japan - Japanese macaques snuggle to keep warm amid the falling snow at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2012.

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Watching 'Planet of the Apes' with monkeys

OITA, Japan - Visitors attend an event to watch part of the U.S. new movie ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' with monkeys at Takasakiyama Natural Zoo in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 6, 2011. Zoo keeper Yoshiro Saga said several of the monkeys, drawn to the site by food, may have looked at the screens a few times.

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Monkey named after Princess Charlotte turns 1

Charlotte, a female monkey, is seen at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japanese city of Oita on May 5, 2016, a day before her first birthday. Charlotte was named after the daughter of Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who was born a few days prior to the female monkey's arrival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monkey named after Princess Charlotte turns 1

Charlotte, a female monkey, is carried on her mother's back upon entering her first birthday celebration at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japanese city of Oita on May 5, 2016, a day before her birthday. Charlotte was named after the daughter of Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who was born a few days prior to the female monkey's arrival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan zoo decides to keep monkey's Charlotte name after much ado

A female baby monkey, named Charlotte after Britain's newborn princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, is shown at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japanese city of Oita on May 8, 2015. The city, which manages the zoo, said the same day it has decided not to rename the monkey even though the zoo had received more than 300 calls and e-mail messages that protest or criticize its choice of the name, with some denouncing the move as "disrespectful to Britain." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monkey park in Oita, Japan

Monkeys are pictured at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, Japan, on Oct. 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monkey park in Oita, Japan

Monkeys are pictured at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, Japan, on Oct. 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan zoo decides to keep monkey's Charlotte name after much ado

A female baby monkey, named Charlotte after Britain's newborn princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, is shown at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the southwestern Japanese city of Oita on May 8, 2015. The city, which manages the zoo, said the same day it has decided not to rename the monkey even though the zoo had received more than 300 calls and e-mail messages that protest or criticize its choice of the name, with some denouncing the move as "disrespectful to Britain." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wild monkey officially recognized as alpha male

OITA, Japan - Makoto (front), a male wild monkey at Mt. Takasaki in Oita, southwestern Japan, eats bananas during a ceremony to recognize him as the new alpha male of a troop of some 540 wild monkeys fed by humans on March 3, 2012. The Takasakiyama (Mt. Takasaki) Natural Zoological Garden conducted the ceremony after a one-month observation period to make sure that Makoto, estimated to be 14 years old, had indeed become the troop's 16th boss, taking over the post from Tiger, believed to be 26-year old. (Kyodo)

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Monkeys huddle to keep warm in snow

OITA, Japan - Japanese macaques snuggle to keep warm amid the falling snow at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Monkeys huddle to keep warm in snow

OITA, Japan - Japanese macaques snuggle to keep warm amid the falling snow at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Legendary boss monkey remembered at Japan zoo

OITA, Japan - A visitor lays flowers for the legendary boss monkey "Bentsu" at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2015, the first anniversary since the leader monkey was declared dead the previous year after going missing. (Kyodo)

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Watching 'Planet of the Apes' with monkeys

OITA, Japan - Visitors attend an event to watch part of the U.S. new movie ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' with monkeys at Takasakiyama Natural Zoo in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 6, 2011. Zoo keeper Yoshiro Saga said several of the monkeys, drawn to the site by food, may have looked at the screens a few times. (Kyodo)

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Baby monkey named Reiwa

A newborn monkey named Reiwa, after Japan's new era name, is held by her mother at Takasakiyama Zoo in Oita Prefecture on May 10, 2019. The zoo selected the name after asking for suggestions from the public. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baby monkey named Reiwa

An official of Takasakiyama Zoo in Oita Prefecture announces on May 10, 2019, that a newborn baby monkey at the zoo has been named Reiwa, after Japan's new era name. The zoo selected the name after asking for suggestions from the public. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baby monkey named Reiwa

A newborn monkey named Reiwa, after Japan's new era name, is held by her mother at Takasakiyama Zoo in Oita Prefecture on May 10, 2019. The zoo selected the name after asking for suggestions from the public. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wild monkeys in western Japan

Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2018, shows people watching wild monkeys at Takasakiyama zoological park in Oita, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Macaque named after British princess wins monkey popularity contest

Monkey mascots show award certificates at the Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2017, as a Japanese macaque named after Britain's Princess Charlotte won a monkey popularity contest at the zoo for the second year in a row. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo