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    • Day 34
    • Friday, February 2, 2018 at 12:00 PM
    • ☀️ 9 °C
    • Altitude: 72 m
    • GibraltarNumber Four Jetty36°8’0” N  5°21’1” W
    Maybe this wasn't such a good idea!
    View from the Apes' Den

    Monkeys!!

    February 2, 2018 in Gibraltar ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    The “apes” were cute and hilarious. These are actually tailless Barbary macaques (a type of monkey) and are the only wild primates in Europe. They originate from Africa and number about 300 but I witnessed mating so those numbers are going to increase. Just as John was about to take my photo with one of the monkeys, the monkey put his paw on my shoulder so I froze. The monkey climbed up my back and jumped off my head onto our parked mini bus! John was laughing and never thought to photograph the stupid tourist.Read more

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