Scientists Figured Out Why These Monkeys Eat Dirt. The Key Is Tourists

People’s love of furry animals is having some unexpected effects on the monkeys living in Gibraltar. A study out today shows ...

Monkeys in Gibraltar self-medicate with soil to help them digest tourists' junk food

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

Monkeys at Tourist Destination Ingest Mud to Combat Tummy Issues Caused By Eating Junk Food, Researchers Say

Researchers claim the monkey troops at the Rock of Gibraltar are "self-medicating" by rebalancing their gut microbiomes with ...
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How tourist snacks are changing Gibraltar’s monkeys’ behavior

New information has emerged from a recent study. The findings add to ongoing research in the field.
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Discovering aggressive macaque monkey behavior caught on camera in jungle

Discovering aggressive macaque monkey behavior caught on camera in jungle ...
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Gibraltar's monkeys find a clever way to avoid a junk food bellyache

Researchers said the monkeys have been observed eating soil more frequently, a behavior they said may help the macaques avoid ...
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Gibraltar’s monkeys eat dirt to purge the junk food tourists give them

Macaques ingest clumps of clay to help their digestive system process the sugars, fats, and dairy products from human snacks ...
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Snow monkeys love hot springs. They’re also good for them.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A macaque monkey bathes in a hot spring at the Jigokudani Yaen-koen wild macaque monkey park on January 28, 2023 in Yamanouchi, ...
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Monkeys ‘self-medicate’ to help them digest tourists’ junk food

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