Monkeys living on Gibraltar have learned that swallowing soil can quell upset stomachs caused by eating sweet and salty snacks offered or stolen from holidaymakers, research suggests. Snacks such as ...

Barbary macaques are munching on junk food ‘extremely rich in calories, sugar, salt, and dairy,’ say researchers ...

Gibraltar’s famous macaques have started eating soil, a behaviour linked to their access to tourist snacks, according to a ...

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 ...

GIBRALTAR’s monkeys have started eating mud to settle their stomachs after consuming fast food from tourists, a new study ...

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

Credit: Martin Nicourt/Gibraltar macaques project. Monkeys living on Gibraltar have learned that swallowing soil can quell ...