Researchers claim the monkey troops at the Rock of Gibraltar are "self-medicating" by rebalancing their gut microbiomes with mineral-rich soils Barbary macaques living on the Rock of Gibraltar have ...

Monkeys in Gibraltar are eating soil to soothe their stomachs because their diets now consist mainly of junk food left behind by tourists, according to a new study. Barbary macaques, the only wild ...

People’s love of furry animals is having some unexpected effects on the monkeys living in Gibraltar. A study out today shows that these monkeys are regularly eating dirt—likely as a way to soothe ...

Macaques in Gibraltar can snatch food from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers – Copyright AFP JORGE GUERRERO A colony of macaques that ...

Macaques living near the Rock of Gibraltar eat a lot of tourists' food. A new study suggests the monkeys have learned to eat dirt to settle their stomachs. We've all been there. You eat a Big Mac or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A high angle shot of monkey eating chips on a concrete surface Barbary macaques living on the Rock of Gibraltar might have found ...

Believed to originate from North Africa, the roughly 230 primates are the main attraction in the British exclave of 30,000 people that borders southern Spain, according to the Gibraltar Ornithological ...

We've all been there. You eat a Big Mac or an ice cream cone, and your stomach disagrees with some of the choices you've made. The same can be true for animals. A new study finds one group of junk ...