A colony of macaques that gorge on snacks offered by tourists in the British territory of Gibraltar swallow soil to recover ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 "self-medicate" to help them digest tourists' junk food, reveals new research. Troops of macaques living on the Mediterranean holiday hotspot have learned that swallowing soil can ...

We've all been there. You eat a Big Mac or an ice cream cone, and your stomach disagrees with some of the choices you've made. The same can be true for animals. A new study finds one group of junk ...

The famous macaques of Gibraltar have started eating soil because of their access to highly processed foods from tourists.

A colony of macaques that gorge on snacks offered by tourists in the British territory of Gibraltar swallow soil to recover ...