Barbary Macaques in Gibraltar - Gallery

Gallery

Captain J. Fitzgerald with Kathleen, a 2 year old macaque from French Morocco, on his shoulder. Captain Fitgerald was the Officer in charge of the younger apes, kept in a cage on the Upper Rock, which is a job he did in addition to his regular duties (around 1939-1945)
Captain Fitzgerald's assistant for looking after the macaques was Gunner D. R. Carpenter of the Rose and Crown, Tottenham, who was well known on The Rock for his fondness for his macaque charges. This image shows Gunner Carpenter checking a new arrival from Tangiers on the nominal role (around 1939-1945)

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