How did the apes get on gibraltar?

Question

How did the apes get on gibraltar?

Answer 1

Northern Africa was connected to the Iberian Peninsula until about 10,000 years ago, when the Ice melted and the water levels rose!

Even today, water levels around Gibraltar are only between 50-100' deep!

The apes found a niche where they could survive in...

Answer 2

The Barbary "apes" are actually macaques (monkeys) rather than true apes.

It is possible they were introduced in historical times from North Africa by humans, or they may be a remnant of a much larger population that used to live in Southern Europe, dating back to before the Straits of Gibraltar last opened up about 5.3 million years ago, separating Western Europe from North Africa.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar_B...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_G...

Answer 3

They jumped...HIGH.