BBC Headlines • April 22, 2026 12:27

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

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Soil helps monkeys' stomachs settle after calorie-rich snacks from tourists, research suggests.

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Wed 09:00 - El Mundo (ES)

Gibraltar monkeys eat dirt and tar to digest human junk food

Wed 12:27 - BBC Headlines

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

Wed 12:44 - Sky News (UK)

The tactic monkeys have adopted to settle stomachs after eating junk food

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Gibraltar monkeys eat dirt and tar to digest human junk food

La geofagia alivia el malestar digestivo que les provoca un cóctel de alimentos ricos en azúcar, sal, grasas y lácteos al que se han vuelto adictos Leer

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The tactic monkeys have adopted to settle stomachs after eating junk food

Monkeys in Gibraltar have learned to eat soil to settle their stomachs from all the junk food they consume, research suggests.