"I have launched a full and thorough investigation into how these performers were hired by Vision and will put stringent measures in place to ensure something like this can't happen again." "As soon as I was made aware of the performers, I immediately contacted Vision and the event was stopped. "Completely inappropriate and deeply offensive performers were hired by independent contractor Vision who manage Redbridge libraries and leisure centres. Redbridge Labour councillor Jas Athwal tweeted: "I was appalled by the incident in Redbridge Libraries on Saturday. Redbridge Libraries later apologised for the "inappropriate" costume. The event was part of a "Summer Reading Challenge" run by Redbridge Council in East London. "Someone needs to lose their job over this," another added. Have we completely lost our moral compass as a society?" one asked. Photo: SuppliedWarning: This story contains images of a sexual natureĪ UK library has apologised after outraged parents raised objections to a man dressed as a bare-bottomed monkey appeared at an event to promote children's reading.Īfter photos of the event appeared online, disgruntled parents were quick to register their disgust. Gibraltar would not be the same without them.Wow. Their arrival on Gibraltar may remain a mystery still, these sociable monkeys add a special charm to the limestone headland that guards the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. While the older monkeys use threats and screams to chase away the younger ones, they also have an unusual tooth-chattering behavior that seems to calm them down. They live in close-knit groups, where stress sometimes leads to confrontation. Both male and female monkeys care for and play with the young ones. Local authorities also provide the monkeys with fruit and vegetables.Īpart from feeding, the monkeys spend 20 percent of their day grooming each other. Although they forage for wild plants, they have become adept at begging-and occasionally stealing-food from visitors. Since seven million tourists visit Gibraltar every year, the mischievous monkeys have an ample food supply.
Although they number only a hundred or so, they have become “the peninsula’s most famous residents,” according to the International Primate Protection League. The Barbary apes inhabit the pine woods that cover the upper part of the Rock. Whatever their origin, they are now the only free-range monkeys found in Europe. Legend has it that the monkeys crossed the narrow straits dividing Europe from Africa by means of a long-lost underground tunnel. Others think that Arabic or British colonizers brought them to the Rock. How do naturalists explain this mystery? Some believe that the monkeys colonized other areas of Europe in the distant past and that those of Gibraltar are the only surviving group. * One isolated group of these monkeys can be found 200 miles to the north, marooned on the Rock of Gibraltar, at the southernmost tip of Europe. In the high Atlas Mountains of North Africa, where snowfall is common during the winter, small groups of Barbary apes roam through forests of cedar and oak. Nevertheless, there are one or two notable exceptions. Few species of monkeys venture into temperate lands. WHEN you think of monkeys, you probably think of the Tropics.
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