Monkeys learn to swallow soil so they can 'keep eating junk food stolen from tourists'
Macaques living on Gibraltar know that swallowing soil can stop upset stomachs caused by eating sweet and salty snacks from holidaymakers, a Cambridge University study found
- Gibraltar’s monkeys may be eating soil to cope with junk food from tourists South China Morning Post —
- Monkeys at a popular tourist site have been doing something unusual. This is what might be happening. CTV News —
- Gibraltar’s monkeys have found a clever way to avoid a junk food bellyache – eating soil The Globe and Mail —
- Monkeys eating soil to soothe stomachs after eating too much junk food The Independent —
- Monkeys eating soil to 'settle upset stomachs from junk food' Sky News —