Tourists Feed These Macaques Junk Food. Now They Eat Dirt to Cope.

Gibraltar receives over 10 million visitors each year, and many come specifically hoping for an up-close encounter with one ...
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This monkey quickly reaches for more snacks from human hands

An engaging moment unfolds as a monkey enjoys eating snacks given directly by a human nearby. Sitting calmly beside the road, the monkey carefully takes the snacks while staying alert to its ...
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Monkeys at Tourist Destination Ingest Mud to Combat Tummy Issues Caused By Eating Junk Food, Researchers Say

Barbary macaques living on the Rock of Gibraltar might have found an unorthodox way to combat their stomach troubles. According to a journal article in Scientific Reports, a research team monitoring ...
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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 ...
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Monkey indigestion? Eat dirt

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 ...