Macaques ingest clumps of clay to help their digestive system process the sugars, fats, and dairy products from human snacks ...
Soil helps monkeys' stomachs settle after calorie-rich snacks from tourists, research suggests.
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Monkeys eat soil to digest junk food from tourists
A monkey holding an ice cream or a bag of chips may sound like a cartoon scene. In Gibraltar, it is a common sight.
Macaques living near the Rock of Gibraltar eat a lot of tourists' food. A new study suggests the monkeys have learned to eat dirt to settle their stomachs.
People’s love of furry animals is having some unexpected effects on the monkeys living in Gibraltar. A study out today shows ...
Gibraltar's Barbary macaques have been observed practicing geophagy, intentionally eating mud to counteract the effects of ...
GIBRALTAR’s monkeys have started eating mud to settle their stomachs after consuming fast food from tourists, a new study ...
A Cambridge study reveals macaques are turning to 'geophagy' to settle digestive issues caused by junk foods.
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