Gibraltar monkeys eat soil in junk food detox: study
- Posted on May 22, 2026
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Gibraltar monkeys eat soil in junk food detox: study
A colony of macaques that gorge on snacks offered by tourists in the British territory of Gibraltar swallow soil to recover from their junk food binges, a study has found. The monkeys with the most frequent soil consumption munch on tourist junk food that is "high in sugar, high in salt, high in dairy, which the macaques can't digest," said Lemoine.
