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DearDeer

DearDeer

SnowMonkey

DearDeer

FlySquirrel

FlySquirrel

DECEMBER 2018 | JANUARY 2019 • NAT GEO KIDS 31

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BY ALLYSON SHAW

If animals used social media,

what would they say? Follow this

Japanese macaque’s day as it

updates its feed.

i

look

“snow”

cute.

ROY TOFT / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CREATIVE (JAPANESE MACAQUE PROFILE, ALL); MICHEL GODIMUS / SHUTTERSTOCK (SIKA DEER PROFILE, ALL)

; © NISHIMURA YUTAKA / NATURE

PRODUCTION / MINDEN PICTURES (FLYING SQUIRREL PROFILE, ALL); © DAVID HOSKING / ALAMY (HAWK-EAGLE PROFILE, ALL); FEATHERCOLLECTOR / SHUTTERSTOCK (FLYING HAWK- EAGLE); © GOUICHI WADA / NATURE PRODUCTION / MINDEN PICTURES (GLIDING FLYING SQUIRREL); © ANUP SHAH / MINDEN PICTURES (JAPANESE

MACAQUE IN HOT SPRING);

JOESBOY / ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES (STANDING SIKA DEER); © AFLO / NATURE PICTURE LIBRARY (FLYING SQUIRREL IN TREE); PINGEBAT / SHU

TTERSTOCK (CARTOON FACES, ALL)

JAPANESE MACAQUE

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Japanese Macaque

LIVES:Near Nagano, Japan

SCREEN NAME:SnowMonkey

FRIENDS:

Nooo!!!ThenIhavetoforagefor

myownfood—and it’s so much

easier to stand underneath you

and just wait for you to knock

down tasty leaves.

But you usually swim when you’re

hiding from predators. I fear nothing.

Br!If it gets any colder I’m coming down

from these trees and getting into the

hot tub.

Meh, good riddance. I’m trying to

sleep over here!

Wake up,FlySquirrel!

Let’s race ... in the air!

SnowMonkey

Speaking of predators: PREDATOR

ALERT. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.

SnowMonkey, what did you see? I’ve

been on the lookout all day.

Chill out—I’m nowhere near the

hot springs!

Make room for me! I’m a great swimmer

... at least in lakes and the sea.

Finally warming up

in my favorite spot!

#HotSpringsSelfie

Uh, if the prize is that

I get eaten, then no

thanks. I’m going to

glide away from you.

SnowMonkey

Easy for you to say—

you have talons! My

best defense is to

stay ALERT.

LOL, it was just my

shadow. But I ʔ

being mistaken for

a predator.

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