Wildlife
Barbary macaques are the only non-human primates found in Europe. There is a small population on Gibraltar although most live in the oak and cedar forests of Morocco and northern Algeria. They are also known as Barbary apes due to their lack of a tail, but they are actually Old World monkeys. Barbary macaques live in troops of as many as 100 members and the males help care for the young, grooming and playing with them. This distinguishes them from other macaques. The males sometimes focus attention on youngsters that aren't their offspring. This may be because females mate with all male members of the troop so paternity is uncertain.
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Cedar forest monkeys
Barbary macaques live in the Atlas Mountains.
Barbary macaques live in the Atlas Mountains.
The following habitats are found across the Barbary macaque distribution range. Find out more about these environments, what it takes to live there and what else inhabits them.
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Additional data source: Animal Diversity Web
The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), Barbary ape, or Magot is a species of macaque with no tail. Traditionally found in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of unknown origin in Gibraltar, the Barbary macaque is one of the best-known Old World monkey species. Besides humans, they are the only free-living primates in Europe. Although the species is commonly referred to as the "Barbary ape", the Barbary macaque is actually a true monkey.
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Oak wood
Coastal
Mountains
Broadleaf forest
Temperate grassland
Paternal care
Helpless young
Tree dweller
Adapted to climbing
Co-operative breeding
Hierarchical
Acoustic communication
Maternal care
Polygynandrous
Social
Chemical communication
Territorial
Visual communication
Viviparous