Barbary macaques are native to the Barbary Coast, the historic name given to coastal regions of North Africa. They’re the only macaque species found outside Asia and the only non-human primate ...

A strain of sheep brought to Texas by former World War II soldiers who had served near the Barbary Coast of North Africa and saw them as game for hunters has thrived so well in their adoptive home ...

A strain of sheep brought to Texas by former World War II soldiers who had served near the Barbary Coast of North Africa and saw them as game for hunters has thrived so well in their adoptive home ...

Daniel Bacon is a San Francisco writer and historian and an authority on the aggressive labor market of the mid-1800s, when part of downtown became known as the rough-and-tumble Barbary Coast. He ...

The wreck is the first time the remains of a pirate corsair have been found "in the Barbary heartland." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Two centuries after the Barbary Wars, America is once again fighting a war overseas to protect its shipping, as well as that of its allies and friends. Opinion - The Houthis are the new Barbary ...

Three endangered monkeys have been born high up in the trees at a wildlife park as part of a conservation programme. The trio are Barbary macaques - which is the only species of monkey native to ...

The Barbary Coast begins with The Gold Rush in 1849 which saw the biggest influx of gold-seekers, gamblers, thieves, harlots, politicians and other felonious parasites to the infant city.

Adrian Tinniswood, author of The Barbary Pirates, talks to Ari Shapiro about the first U.S. military engagements with Tripoli and the early 19th century Barbary Coast nations.