The only wild monkeys in Europe

I visited Gibraltar and hung out with monkeys.

This dispatch is from Gibraltar, a British enclave on the southern coast of Spain. Gibraltar is home to Europe's only population of wild monkeys, the Barbary Macaques. They've lived on the island for hundreds of years, and have become part of its history, but nobody knows how they got there. Their origin is shrouded in legend.

[Vox]

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- Johnny

[Slarti]

He's obviously never visited the Houses of Parliament in London.

[FramesOfNick]

So that's why Winston from overwatch is stationed there

[kathrynmiranda]

I got married in Gibraltar about 9yrs ago. One of those monkeys stole my ice cream. The babies are so cute and they will walk up to you and take food

[wastedtalent]

I'm looking forward to the full length docs. keep it up.

[sidowninc]

I am from Gibraltar, and it does the heart good to see it being mentioned by people that seem to know what they're on about.
Those Barbary apes and the views from the rock spell home for me, and correct, Gibraltar truly is a unique place that is a melting pot of British, Morrocan, Indian, Jewish, and plenty more nationalities that all live in harmony.

[maverickc]

SO, are they technicaly British Citizen ?

[pollymahone]

Vox talks about about uninteresting topics that seem to somehow interest me....

[teddymorgan]

It's so weird seeing people I only know on the internet walking around where I live

[Barefootandlovingit]

I was there over 12 yrs ago and loved it. Was so much fun.

[woodencoyote]

The monkey myth - lose the monkeys, lose the Rock - is almost word for word like the myth about the ravens at the Tower of London, and both with the twist of Winston Churchill ordering the animals protected for the sake of the nation.

[retardedpodcast]

Thats why winston stays at watchpoint gibraltar

[Roman-rynp]

Thanks! Enjoyed watching this one just like most of the others on Vox!

[animec-dramaskpop]

I was shaking my hips to the music in this video. Lol
Oh and the subject matter was interesting too...

[kurtduvel]

I know these monkeys all too well. When I visited Gibraltar this past June, a little one jumped onto my neck at St Michael's Cave and started nuzzling me. All the tourists around me just stood & took photos (great help guys!) but I managed to slip my backpack off while the monkey carried on playing with it.

[mohamedelhaddade]

we have the same type up here in north Morocco. .I think someone back in the Andalusia days trade them or something like that

[denisverdier]

Love your videos/documentary Johnny ! Keep going on !

[siegebug]

Winston: I got a rock... of Gibraltar!

[JonathanCLacy]

This dude looks like Rhett from Rhett and Link

[theathor]

I am happy that the documentary will be released soon but I am a bit sad cause I have truly loved these dispatches and do not wish for them to end....