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The
Barbary Macaque
(
Macaca sylvana
) is a
primate
native to
Gibraltar
and
North Africa
. Although the species is commonly referred to as the "Barbary Ape", it is in fact a
monkey
. The
Rock of Gibraltar
is home to
the last wild monkey population
in all of
Europe
, where popular belief holds that as long as Barbary Macaques exist on Gibraltar, the territory will remain under British rule.
Photo credit:
Christopher Buttigieg
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