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The Barbary apes were once common throughout
North Africa. Today they are found only in the cedar, pine, and oak
forests of the Atlas Mountains in Algeria and Morocco. Barbary apes
are sociable animals that can live peaceably among other species of ape.
these primates were once common throughout Europe but now live only
in Algeria, Morocco, and Gibraltar.
Breeding: The male Barbary ape actively cares for the young of the group. He Establishes strong bonds. He establishes strong bonds with individual infant apes and with individual infant apes and with others males. Because a female may have several males, it is not easy for researchers to determine paternity (fatherhood) of the young. Therefore, the reason for the bonding between a male and several infant apes is unknown, since such bonding normally occurs only between the young and its parents. Some naturalist believe that females may be more likely to choose nurturing males as mates, so the males try to exhibit this trait. Food & Feeding: In Algeria and Morocco, Barbary apes eat a varied diet of fruit, herbs, seedlings, seeds, and roots. In winter, when food is scarce, they eat buds needles, and bark. These sociable apes share their watering holes with other species of ape during the dry seasons. Barbary Ape & Man: The Man is the main threat today to the Barbary ape's existence. This is especially true for those apes that live on the plains, where farmers hunt them because of the damage they do to crops. The only Barbary apes not found the colony on Gibraltar. these are descendants of the european apes that existed during the Pleistocene era, although the colony's population as been reinforced by breeding with the North African apes. The population of the apes on Gibraltar has changed over the years. In 1858 only three Barbary Apes survived an epidemic, and more animals were brought to the island from north Africa. during World War II, the British again restocked the colony on Gibraltar by adding to the population from the apes in Algeria and Morocco Behavior: Barbary Apes are found on the plains and mountains of Algeria and Morocco. They can live at altitudes of up to 6,500 feet. the apes inhabit forest clearing and sparse undergrowth. they are often found among cedar, pine, and oak forests. These is also one colony that lives on the Rock of Gibraltar, which lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the mediterranean Sea. Barbary apes are sociable and live in highly organized communities of up to 30 animals. They occupy territories of several square miles that sometimes overlap with those of troops of other ape species. The Barbary apes and the other species are able to live near each other with out territorial problems. At night the Barbary apes sleep in trees or among rocks; during the day they roam their territory, jumping and climbing among the rocks nd trees. the apes usually move on all fours, standing on their hind legs only to survey the areas for predators. Key Facts: Sizes, Weight, breeding, lifestyle,
related Species
Breeding:
Lifestyle:
Related Species: Other monkeys in the macaque
(Macaca) genus include the pigtailed macaque, M. nigra, and the endangered
lion tailed macaque m.silenus.
Features of Barbary Ape:
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