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Over millions of years, continental drift pushed the Japanese archipelago further and further west until it collided with mainland Asia, turning much of Japan, Korea, Sakhalin and Manchuria into a mountain range as big as the Appalachians but much taller. With this, Japan's wildlife had to either adapt to these high altitudes or retreat to the lowlands on Japan's eastern coastline. Japan's only non-human primate, the Japanese macaque, decided to do both by evolving into the yeti monkey.

The yeti monkey gets it's name from its yeti-like appearance with its white fur. It also has a two inch layer of fat underneath its skin along with thick fur for warmth against the harsh climate of the Japanese mountains. Like their ancestors, yeti monkeys are opportunistic omnivores. Their diet includes lichens, berries, insects, carrion and even tree bark. Like their ancestors, they're social animals, living in troops of up to 40 individuals.

Description
Over millions of years, continental drift pushed the Japanese archipelago further and further west until it collided with mainland Asia, turning much of Japan, Korea, Sakhalin and Manchuria into a mountain range as big as the Appalachians but much taller. With this, Japan's wildlife had to either adapt to these high altitudes or retreat to the lowlands on Japan's eastern coastline. Japan's only non-human primate, the Japanese macaque, decided to do both by evolving into the yeti monkey.

The yeti monkey gets it's name from its yeti-like appearance with its white fur. It also has a two inch layer of fat underneath its skin along with thick fur for warmth against the harsh climate of the Japanese mountains. Like their ancestors, yeti monkeys are opportunistic omnivores. Their diet includes lichens, berries, insects, carrion and even tree bark. Like their ancestors, they're social animals, living in troops of up to 40 individuals.