Gibraltar's macaques are eating soil to soothe stomachs upset by tourist-supplied junk food.

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The study monitored the monkey groups across the Rock of Gibraltar and tracked instances of geophagy. “ A nimals in frequent ...

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Gibraltar’s famous wild macaques have been observed doing something relatively uncommon for monkeys – eating dirt.

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

On the tourist-packed Rock of Gibraltar, one of the most common sights is monkeys begging for food - and sometimes stealing ...

Chocolate, crisps and other similar foods have negative digestive effects for the macaques, but the soil can "alleviate" ...