Gibraltar monkeys eat soil in junk food detox, study finds

A colony of macaques that gorge on snacks offered by tourists in the British territory of Gibraltar swallow soil to recover ...
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Seeing Gibraltar Monkeys: 11 Helpful Tips for Your Visit

Gibraltar Monkeys: Facts and History The history of these monkeys in Gibraltar is as intriguing as the creatures themselves. They are believed to have arrived from North Africa around 1,000 years ago, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Gibraltar’s Famous Monkeys Are Eating Dirt, Likely to Alleviate Stomach Aches From Munching on Tourists’ Junk Food

The monkeys sometimes steal food from tourists. Martin Nicourt / Gibraltar Macaques Project Move over, Tums. Monkeys in Gibraltar seem to have found an unusual health hack to deal with upset stomachs.
The Guardian

Gibraltar’s monkeys eat mud ‘to avoid upset stomachs from tourist junk food’

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 ...
The Star

Gibraltar’s monkeys find a clever way to avoid a junk food bellyache

A file picture from 2018 of a monkey asking for food from visitors at the Rock of Gibraltar. — Photos: REUTERS/Jon Nazca On the tourist-packed Rock of Gibraltar in Gibraltar, one of the most common ...
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Monkeys at Tourist Destination Ingest Mud to Combat Tummy Issues Caused By Eating Junk Food, Researchers Say

Barbary macaques living on the Rock of Gibraltar might have found an unorthodox way to combat their stomach troubles. According to a journal article in Scientific Reports, a research team monitoring ...
The Globe and Mail

Gibraltar’s monkeys have found a clever way to avoid a junk food bellyache – eating soil

On the tourist-packed Rock of Gibraltar, one of the most common sights is monkeys begging for food – and sometimes stealing sweet and salty snacks from unsuspecting visitors. Scientists now have ...
The Washington Post

Gibraltar: Monkey See, Tourists Do

Sometimes the search for words to describe a place becomes the journey itself. My friend and I had spent the afternoon with wild monkeys perched on our heads. We had witnessed smugglers with ...
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Gibraltar monkeys eat soil in junk food detox: Study

Crisps, chocolate bars and ice cream are identified as the culprits of this tendency, which the study viewed as "representing ...