Monkeys in a tourism hotspot have learned that swallowing dirt can quell the upset stomachs caused by overconsumption of sweet and salty snacks fed to them by holidaymakers, a new University of ...

Gibraltar's macaques are eating soil to soothe stomachs upset by tourist-supplied junk food.

Study links soil-eating to coping with tourist junk food Soil may buffer digestive upset but doesn't help digestion Behaviour appears to be socially learned, researchers say April 22 (Reuters) - On ...