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Barbary macaques

Coverage of Barbary macaques in the Nexus archive.

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SCIENCEApr 22 · 09:00 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLD
Gibraltar’s monkeys eat mud ‘to avoid upset stomachs from tourist junk food’
Barbary macaques in Gibraltar consume soil (geophagy) to counteract gut irritation from salty and sugary tourist snacks. Monkeys with higher tourist interaction eat more soil, particularly during peak holiday seasons.