Barbary macaque monkeys on the Rock of Gibraltar. This is the only colony of wild monkeys in Europe and consists of around 300 animals.

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I took these shots with a flash to capture the detail and facial expressions of the animals as normally their faces are in shadow when the sun is high overhead.

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Size: 6240px × 4160px
Location: Upper Rock Nature Reserve, Gibraltar
Photo credit: © Timothy Knox / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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