The monkeys wore soccer uniforms ... one of the warm-up acts to the main event in the indoor amphitheater at Japan’s Nikko Saru Gundan, a roadside attraction off Route 121 in Nikko City.

Editor's note: This is part of a series of videos offering an up-close perspective on the animal kingdom. A special 360-degree video camera system was set up in zoos and other facilities to show ...

thanks mainly to the Nikko Saru Gundan (Nikko Monkey Army), and the human/monkey comedy team Taro-Jiro. Both acts are the latest additions to the traditional Japanese performance art known as saru ...

Native to northern Japan, snow monkeys live farther north ... They can live to be more than 30 years old. Last September, Nikko, a snow monkey at the Minnesota Zoo, celebrated her 31st birthday.