the Magot or Berber-monkey is the monkey freely living single in Europe. On the rocks of Gibraltar, the British territory in Spain's south, there are two hordes, one still almost wild on the upper parts of the rock, another, in the behavior strongly at the tourists and the city-dwellers adjusted, on half way of summits and harbor.
Spread The Magot prefers rocky canyons, in which it can bring himself quickly in security at escape. This until 75 cm long and in the quadruped-stand for example 50 cm high monkey is extraordinarily climate-solid. In its home, the temperature often falls until by -10°C. Originally, Magots occurred all over North-Africa. Today, one only meets it in the atlas-mountains in some parts of Algeria and Morocco.
England, that is especially intent über the property of the fortress Gibraltar as entrance-watchtower to the Mediterranean since the colonial-time, let the dwindling continuance of Gibraltar-monkeys increased through supplies from Morocco and Algeria repeatedly in order to guarantee the saying-wisdom that Gibraltar remains for a very long time English as the Magots still populate the rock.
Way of life The troops emerge from its rock-hiding places early in the morning, and under leadership of old males, the looting-trains begin through gardens and parks, fields and forests where the usual assorted-food from vegetable and animal food is acquired. The boldness of the Magothorden was Z. B. in Gibraltar during the World War I so superior become that had to suffer gardens and apartments in the city from the terror of the gangs, and one in the English house of Commons the total banishment of the Magots from Gibraltar considered.
This proposition was rejected with majority, but under the supervision of a new rank, the "monkey-officer", the aforesaid both precincts, over which they are normally not let out, were allotted them. Also, its number was restricted on approximately 40.
Reproduction The boys were usually born in July / August and carry an at first black fur, that slowly itself into the reddish-brown of the adult umfärbt. Also the reddish buttocks-calluses then become clearer, and the bare face-parts color pale leather-colored.
Maximum-ages Magots become over 20 years old.
Endangering Magots are regarded as endangered today because its habitat, the rain-forests, is destroyed with clearance and Beweidung increasingly.
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