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

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 ...

Monkeys living on Gibraltar have developed a unique coping mechanism for their junk food habit: swallowing soil to quell upset stomachs caused by sweet and salty snacks offered or stolen from ...

Researchers said the monkeys have been observed eating soil more frequently, a behavior they said may help the macaques avoid stomach upset from consuming human snacks. They found that soil-eating was ...

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 ...

A HANDFUL of Gibraltar’s famous monkeys are set to have their every move tracked as part of a new study into their behaviour.

A close encounter with a wild monkey surprises the family in Gibraltar.

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