The reign of Japan’s monkey queen has just begun.
Last year, Yakei, a 9-year-old female Japanese macaque, fought several other macaques, including her own mother, to become the alpha of her troop. That made Yakei the first known female troop leader in the history of Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in southern Japan, which was established in 1952 and is home to more than 1,000 macaques.
Yakei, the 9-year-old macaque who seized power at a preserve, played the field and mated with at least one male, all while managing to maintain her status as her troop’s alpha.
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Yakei’s ascension started with an unprecedented challenge to her mother. But her obsessive need to rule the roost didn’t stop there. Source: The Unlikely Rise Of Japan’s Monkey Queen And The Threat To Her Throne
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Yakei’s ascension started with an unprecedented challenge to her mother. But her obsessive need to rule the roost didn’t stop there. Source: The Unlikely Rise Of Japan’s Monkey Queen And The Threat To Her Throne