Monkeys in Gibraltar self-medicate with soil to help them digest tourists' junk food

Monkeys in a tourism hotspot have learned that swallowing dirt can quell the upset stomachs caused by overconsumption of ...

Scientists Figured Out Why These Monkeys Eat Dirt. The Key Is Tourists

People’s love of furry animals is having some unexpected effects on the monkeys living in Gibraltar. A study out today shows ...
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Discovering aggressive macaque monkey behavior caught on camera in jungle

Discovering aggressive macaque monkey behavior caught on camera in jungle ...
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These monkeys are literally eating dirt to help digest human junk food

Gibraltar’s macaques have been observed engaging in geophagy, the consumption of soil and clay, in an apparent attempt to quell their nausea from eating fatty and salty foods offered by tourists ...
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Gibraltar's monkeys find a clever way to avoid a junk food bellyache

Researchers said the monkeys have been observed eating soil more frequently, a behavior they said may help the macaques avoid ...
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Gibraltar’s monkeys eat dirt to purge the junk food tourists give them

Macaques ingest clumps of clay to help their digestive system process the sugars, fats, and dairy products from human snacks ...
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Monkeys ‘self-medicate’ to help them digest tourists’ junk food

Macaques living on the Mediterranean holiday hotspot have learned that swallowing soil can quell upset stomachs caused by ...