Apes rule the rock.

• Position: MONKEY BUSINESS - Brief Article

Legend has it that as tong as the Barbary apes roam the Rock of Gibraltar, it will stay under British rule--as it has been since 1783. The apes are actually tailless monkeys, and there are now more than 200 of them on Gibraltar, a British territory adjoining the southern coast of Spain. They charm tourists out of potato chips and candy, preening in front of cameras and mimicking photographers. But they'll also snatch cameras, purses, and ice cream cones. Gibraltar residents know that grocery bags can touch off a monkey stampede, and hotels post signs warning...