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Macaques? What about us?

By oldcoot • Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: Leisure

Everybody knows about the famous colony of monkeys (they are actually Macaques) that live on the rock and, according to legend, ensure the continued presence of the British.
But what about the less obvious wild life that abounds there?
Apart from birds, some of the most colourful animals are very small and are in the lizard family. This [...]


The evacuation of Gibraltar.

By oldcoot • Jun 13th, 2008 • Category: History

When the second world war started in 1939, the civilian population was evacuated to Britain, Madeira and Jamaica so that the necessary fortifications (and artillery) could be installed to protect against a likely German assault.
Over 30,000 British servicemen lived on the Rock of Gibraltar for most of the war years.
The civilian population started to return [...]