Campbell Biology (11th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13409-341-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-13409-341-3

Chapter 40 - Test Your Understanding - Level 3 - Synthesis/Evaluation - Page 895: 13

Answer

The macaques are physically equipped for cold weather with their overall stocky body and heavy fur. They have also adopted the behavior of sitting in hot spring water to stay warm in the cold winter time.

Work Step by Step

The region in Japan where these macaques live has exceptionally cold, long, and snowy winters. Much of the adaptations these primates would need to have revolve around surviving the harsh winters as a community.
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