"Reinforcements For Gibraltar's Apes" Captain J Fitzgerald with Kathleen, a 2 year old ape from French Morocco, on his shoulder. Captain Fitgerald is the Officer in charge of the younger apes, kept in a cage on the Upper Rock, which is a job he does in addition to his regular duties. The British Army authorities take an official interest in the welfare of the apes of Gibraltar, after the population was recently topped up at Winston Churchill's request. Legend has it that if Gibraltar's apes ever leave the rock it will cease to be a British colony.