Natural World · SEASON 28
Snow Monkeys
Episode 12 · 2009-02-13

- Documentary
Episode overview
n 1970, a picture of a snow monkey bathing in a hot spring graced the cover of Life Magazine. Ever since, Japan's hot-tubbing primates have been protected and well fed for the enjoyment of tourists and photographers - they have become international superstars of the natural world. But while their unique lifestyle has brought fame, the rest of Japan's snow monkeys lead very different lives, enduring incredible hardships as they fight for survival in their beautiful but unforgiving mountain home.
Season 28 episodes
1. Titus: The Gorilla King2008-11-11
2. Whale Shark2008-11-18
3. Clever Monkeys2008-11-25
4. Crocodile Blues2008-12-02
5. Cork - Forest in a Bottle2008-12-09
6. Great White Shark: A Living Legend2009-01-02
7. Cuckoo2009-01-09
8. The Mountains of the Monsoon2009-01-16
9. Polar Bears & Grizzlies: Bears on Top of the World2009-01-23
10. Man-Eating Tigers of the Sundarbans2009-01-30
11. Elephants without Borders2009-02-06
12. Snow Monkeys2009-02-13
13. Cassowaries2009-02-19
14. A Farm for the Future2009-02-20
15. Iron Curtain: Ribbon of Life2009-03-06
16. Uakari: Secrets Of The English Monkey2009-03-26