Cheeky monkeys left a holidaymaker shocked after yanking her hair.
The young woman bent down to give water to one macaque as another primate was perched on her shoulders.
The monkey clung to her locks as she went to stand up.
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It then used her hair to nimbly lower itself to the floor.
The woman exclaimed: “F*ck.”
Later on, she was seen with another macaque on her shoulder as a rival jumped up to apparently attack it.
The furious animal jumped down to chase the other, but used the woman’s hair to swing to the ground.
She was seen doubling over in pain, as reported by What’s The Jam.
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She also apparently encountered a spiteful monkey that hissed at her when she offered it water.
The Barbary macaques in Gibraltar are the only population of wild monkeys in Europe.
It is believed that they were introduced to the region in the Middle Ages, probably by the Moors.
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During WWII, Winston Churchill ordered for their numbers to be boosted to reverse their population decline.
Today, there are around 300 Barbary macaques in Gibraltar.
Tourists often encounter them while visiting the Rock of Gibraltar where they live.
But visitors can expect them to jump, climb, pull hair, and even swipe their personal belongings.
While accustomed to humans, they are territorial animals and far from docile.
The authorities ask that visitors keep a safe distance.
But the cheeky monkeys often have other ideas.
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