2010/12/03
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About 100[ Masters]Japanese monkeys eagerly
clambered into a hot spring, stretching their limbs and getting loose on Wednesday,
the first day their pool was filled at Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hokkaido.
The primates chattered appreciatively--especially the creaky oldsters--as they slipped into
the soothing water. The day was a cold one, with temperatures sliding below zero.
the soothing water. The day was a cold one, with temperatures sliding below zero.
The primates will be able to loll about in the bath until the season ends in early May.
According to garden officials, Japanese monkeys, much like Japanese themselves,
tend to be fussy about water temperature.
tend to be fussy about water temperature.
The masters [monkeys] demand the water be heated to 41 degrees and won't get in the pool
if it isn't, the officials said.
if it isn't, the officials said.
we demand a heated bath in every dojo immediately! paid for from the nzjf slush fund.
ReplyDeleteHi Rick;
ReplyDeletenice 70th photo of you and the team in Japan