The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) are often referred to as “snow monkeys” due to their habitation in snowy regions of Japan. They reside in matrilineal groups, meaning that the females stay in the groups throughout life, and the males move out. Moms have varying maternal “styles” in the way that they parent, with some being protective and some being rejective of the babies. Baby macaques with more protective mothers show less interest in the external environment compared to infants whose mothers were more rejecting.

Art by @kit.faced

Edited by Isabelle McDonald

Reference:

Bardi, M., & Huffman, M. A. (2002). Effects of maternal style on infant behavior in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Developmental Psychobiology, 41(4), 364–372. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.10065