Barbary macaque
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The Barbary macaque is a macaque species native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, along with a small introduced population in Gibraltar. It is the type species of the genus Macac
Macaca sylvanus.Mother and baby
Head of individual at the Prague Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic
Skull photographed at the Museum Wiesbaden in Wiesbaden, Germany
Hands and feet
Originally from the Atlas Mountains and the Rif of Morocco, the Barbary macaque population in Gibraltar is the only wild monkey population on the European continent. Although most Barbary monkey popul
Barbary macaque
…the genus Macaca. From the Early Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene, until around 85–40,000 years ago, it was widely distributed in Europe. Today, the Barbary macaques in Gibraltar are the only Old World monkeys in Europe. About 300 individuals live on the Rock of Gibraltar. This population appears to be stable or increasing, while…
This young Barbary macaque is part of a group of 25 to 70 individuals from several different monkey families in Gibraltar.
A Barbary macaque sitting on a fence at the Gibraltar Cable Car top station
Second World War-era image of Gunner D R Carpenter registering a new arrival of a macaque from Tangiers.
Although the Barbary macaques form part of tourism in Gibraltar, direct contact with them (as shown in this photograph) is strongly discouraged.