0127 Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory

In January 2006, after a long flight from the US, I landed in Gibraltar around mid-day and needed some caffine; I don’t drink coffee in the middle of the day, so I bought a Diet Coke for around five US dollars, quite expensive. I drove up to the Upper Rock area and got out to take pictures, and in less than two microseconds this big macaque stole my drink.

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. It has an area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) and a northern border with the Province of Cádiz in Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region. The territory was ceded to Britain "in perpetuity" under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. The name Gibraltar is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq (جبل طارق), meaning "Mountain of Tariq". It refers to the Rock of Gibraltar, which was named after the Umayyad general Tariq ibn-Ziyad. Earlier, it was known as Mons Calpe, one of the Pillars of Hercules.

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The Barbary macaque population in Gibraltar is the only one in the European continent, and, unlike that of North Africa, it is thriving. At present, some 300 animals in five troops occupy the area of the Upper Rock area of the Gibraltar Nature Reserve. As they are a tailless species, they are also known locally as Barbary apes or rock apes, despite being monkeys (Macaca sylvanus).

Taken in: Gibraltar / Gibraltar / Rosia (show map)

Taken on: January 21, 2006

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Camera: Canon PowerShot S60, f/3.2, 1/400 sec, 7.3mm (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot S60
Aperture:	f/3.2
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	7.3mm
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Digital Photo Professional
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