Posts Tagged ‘fauna’

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 Nature Reserve

By editor • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: Leisure

The upper Rock is a nature reserve and can be reached by cable car. The main attraction, apart from the magnificent 360º views, is the Ape Den where the native Barbary Macaques live. These are the only monkeys native to Europe.
Although they have the forbearance to tolerate hundreds of tourists visiting them every day, it [...]