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Monkeys eating soil to soothe stomachs

Monkeys 'learn to eat soil to cope with junk food'

Macaques on Gibraltar eat tourist food rich in sugar, salt and dairy Monkeys living on Gibraltar have learned that swallowing soil can quell upset stomachs caused by eating snacks offered or stolen fr...

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These monkeys are literally eating dirt to help digest human junk food

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Monkeys eating soil to soothe stomachs after eating too much junk food

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Macaques on a junk food diet eat soil to soothe stomach ache

Monkeys on the Rock of Gibraltar are snaffling so much junk food from tourists that they are forced to eat soil to quell their upset stomachs, scientists have discovered.

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Monkeys eating soil to settle upset stomachs from junk food, says research

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Monkeys in Gibraltar find way to keep eating tourist junk food without the upset stomach

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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 that these monkeys are regularly eating dirt—likely as a way to soothe their stomachs from all the junk food they’re getting via human tourists.