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.
Macaques have learned to eat soil to avert gut irritation caused by salty and sugary snacks, researchers believe Troops of monkeys living on the Rock of Gibraltar have learned to eat soil in what ...
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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.
The British territory's Barbary macaques are the only wild monkeys in Europe. But many are consuming human snacks high in ...
People’s love of furry animals is having some unexpected effects on the monkeys living in Gibraltar. A study out today shows ...
Monkeys living on Gibraltar have learned that swallowing soil can quell upset stomachs caused by eating snacks offered or stolen from tourists, research suggests. Food such as chocolate bars, crisps ...
A Cambridge study reveals macaques are turning to 'geophagy' to settle digestive issues caused by junk foods.
A Cambridge professor has published a study revealing that primates eat soil to avoid digestive issues linked to junk food ...
Monkeys in Gibraltar are eating soil to soothe their stomachs because their diets now consist mainly of junk food left behind by tourists, according to a new study. Barbary macaques, the only wild ...
While humans settle their digestive unrest by popping pills and gulping down laxatives, do you know how animals deal with an upset stomach? Interestingly, in the wild every animal has a different way ...
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.
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