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Keep an eye out for the troop of cheeky monkeys in the Macaque Drive-thru at Blair Drummond Safari Park.

This section of the park opened in 2015 and was famously used as the backdrop for Peter Kay’s Safari Park car share episode.

It is the only experience of its kind in Scotland and allows visitors to drive their car through the five-acre Barbary macaque reserve and get up close to these inquisitive animals.

Barbary macaques originate from Morocco and Algeria. There is also a semi-wild population living in Gibraltar.

The macaques at the Safari Park previously lived between the top of Gibraltar Rock and the town, where their expanding population had begun to cause problems for local residents.

They were moved to Blair Drummond Safari Park as an alternative to lethal control.

Keeper Craig Holmes said:“Barbary macaques are listed as endangered, mainly due to poaching, deforestation and the illegal pet trade.

“Our population at the park are part of a breeding group and the unique enclosure design allows visitors the opportunity to observe their natural behaviour. Barbary macaques spend most of their time on the ground foraging for food. In the wild they eat seeds, nuts, flowers, bark, mushrooms and plants.

“At the safari park they are fed a variety of fresh vegetables, seeds, pulses and beans, and they also forage in their enclosure for weeds, grasses and other plants.”

There are 28 Barbary macaques at Blair Drummond.

As well as the outside reserve, they also have free access to a large indoor enclosure where visitors can watch them climbing and playing from the viewing gallery on the Safari Walk. The