Barbary Macaque
by Tony Murtagh
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Barbary Macaque
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Tony Murtagh
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Otherwise known as the Barbary Ape, they are the only wild apes in Europe, and unlike those of North Africa, they are thriving. At present, some 300 animals in five troops occupy the area of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve.
A popular belief is that as long as Gibraltar Barbary macaques exist on Gibraltar, the territory will remain under British rule. In 1942, after the population dwindled to just a handful of monkeys, British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill ordered their numbers be replenished immediately from forest fragments in both Morocco and Algeria.
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November 16th, 2013
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