Gibraltar Monkey

Gibraltar's monkeys are Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus), Europe's only wild monkey population, known as "rock apes" due to their tailless, ape-like appearance, living in troops on the Upper Rock and famous for tourism, though they are wild animals managed by humans and important for local legend and conservation. These social, plant-eating primates have complex hierarchies, use grooming for bonding, and can be mischievous, often interacting with tourists but needing space to avoid bites.