The Barbary Ape is the only wild primate in Europe! This monkey is one of the few tail-less monkey species. It has brown shaggy fur, deep brow and of course opposable thumbs. The current population on the Rock of Gibraltar is probably an introduced group. Their habitat is on dry rocky, scrubby hillsides on the Rock of Gibraltar.
Size: body 60-70cm; shoulder height 45cm
Young: single young; born in summer
Diet: omnivorous: feeds on fruit, leaves, bark, insects, reptiles and small mammals
Status: VULNERABLE; six troops numbering some 150 animals (in Europe)
Watch this video and see how a Barbary Ape gets on eating a lollipop!!!:
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