Posted Thursday, December 11, 2008
Featured on Episode 12 of the 2008-2009 season
We've been telling you for a while now: times are tough. Because of the bad economy, fewer people are going out to eat. But one restaurant in Japan has found a solution, taking the idea of monkey business literally. Kyung Lah reports from the Kayabuki Tavern, in a town near Tokyo, on the Japanese macaque monkeys that are bringing back the customers. The two monkeys – Fukuchan and Yatchan – work for soybeans, dress for work, and are limited to two hours of work per day.
Japanese macaque information
BBC Animal Facts
Wikipedia entry Japanese macaque
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