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Gibraltar’s monkeys eat dirt to purge the junk food tourists give them

Macaques ingest clumps of clay to help their digestive system process the sugars, fats, and dairy products from human snacks ...
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Monkeys in Gibraltar have learned to eat soil to cope with their junk food problem

An unsavory food fad has emerged among macaques living on the Rock of Gibraltar in the Mediterranean. Scientists have noticed ...

Gibraltar's monkeys find a clever way to avoid a junk food bellyache

On the tourist-packed Rock of Gibraltar, one of the most common sights is monkeys begging for food - and sometimes stealing ...

Gibraltar’s monkeys eat mud ‘to avoid upset stomachs from tourist junk food’

Macaques have learned to eat soil to avert gut irritation caused by salty and sugary snacks, researchers believe ...

Monkeys in Gibraltar self-medicate with soil to help them digest tourists' junk food

Monkeys in a tourism hotspot have learned that swallowing dirt can quell the upset stomachs caused by overconsumption of ...

Hidden treasures: Spanish archaeologists discover trove of ancient shipwrecks in Bay of Gibraltar

Researchers identify wrecks at the bottom of the sea from as far back as fifth century BC, from Europe and beyond ...

1,500-year-old shipwreck graveyard of 134 vessels is found off the coast of Gibraltar

The finds, in the water between the port city of Algeciras and the Rock of Gibraltar span a period from the fifth century BC ...