The injured girl was treated for the
bite to her ankle and swelling while her grandmother suffered arm
injuries from fighting off the animal.
Both were released from hospital the same day.
The two adults and the children had
stepped off the cable car and were climbing a spiral staircase to a
viewing terrace when they encountered the monkey on the last few steps,
it was reported by the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Nichola said: 'It was terrifying. When I close my eyes, it’s all I can see.'
Last
November Dr John Cortes, Gibraltar's environment minister, told how the
apes had 'lost their fear of humans' and regarded people as a source of
rich food.
In May, a
management plan was announced by the Gibraltar government for the
230-strong macaque colony which is a major tourist attraction.
Feeding the Barbary Macaques is illegal
and punishable by a fine but the law is routinely ignored, particularly
by tourists who flock to the areas around Apes Den and the Siege Tunnels
at the top of the Rock.
Signs at the top of the Rock warn against interacting with the apes.
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