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LOOK: Google Doodle Unveils Special Earth Day Animals

Japanese macaque monkeys bathe in the hot springs at Jigokudani-Onsen (Hell Valley) on January 23, 2005 in Jigokudani, Nagano-Prefecture, Japan. Japanese Macaques, also known as snow monkeys are the most northerly nonhuman primate in the world. In 1963 a female Macaque ventured into the hot springs to retrieve some soybeans. This behaviour was adopted by other monkeys, and eventually by the entire troop. This Macaque troop regularly visits the Jigokudani-Onsen springs to escape the cold. The hot springs are said to help relieve nerve pain and fatigue. (Getty)

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The Google Doodle features a Puffer Fish, a Veiled Chameleon, a Dung Beetle, a Rufous Hummingbird, a Japanese Macaque, and a Moon Jellyfish, for Earth Day.