The people who cared for the monkeys did the same job for decades. One man, a keeper of the apes named Alfred Holmes, by the time he turned 40, he had spent nearly half his life caring for the monkeys. He developed insights into their habits and personalities, which the book explores.
The animals live for 20 years, so there is a very special relationship there. They can be aggressive, steal food and damage property. Yet they are the only wild population of monkeys in Europe. I have been up at the top of the rock, and on either side of the walkway there were so many monkeys it was surreal. View the discussion thread. The RCGS acknowledges that its offices are located on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Peoples, who have been guardians of, and in relationship with, these lands for thousands of years.
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Officials have at times gone to remarkable lengths to protect the population; during the second world war , Winston Churchill gave an order to bolster their dwindling numbers with macaques from north Africa.
Today the population stands at about macaques. But concerns grew again in November after Denmark announced plans to cull more than 15 million mink over fears that new mutations discovered in the animals could undermine the effectiveness of Covid vaccines.
There are several places to see the almost monkeys in their natural habitat as they are littered around the Upper Rock. The easiest way and the way we recommend is to ride the Cable Car to the Top Station where, as soon as you reach the top, you will see monkeys sitting around waiting for you. The monkeys roam freely around the Top Station on the lookout for any unsuspecting tourist. You can walk amongst them or watch them bounce off cars and buses as they play.
Please be advised that the Cable Car will not stop at the middle station between the months of April to October. No one is sure how they got to Gibraltar, however, speculation has it they were brought either by the Arabs sometime after CE or the British after The monkeys encounter humans on a daily basis and are all too often fed by well-meaning but ill-informed visitors.
Their general health has improved under GONHS and there is a statutory fine if anyone is caught feeding a monkey or deliberately touching or interfering with the macaques. They are fed at locations around the Rock daily on a diet strictly observed by experts and though it may seem basic to you to the monkeys it is balanced for their health, well being and teeth. They are wild but used to humans, so it is perfectly ok to approach close enough to take a photograph, some may even pose!
You may sit near them but more likely they will come close to you, if they do approach you please do not touch them.
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