Monkeys in a tourism hotspot have learned that swallowing dirt can quell the upset stomachs caused by overconsumption of sweet and salty snacks fed to them by holidaymakers, a new University of ...

Although known for its macaques, it hosts numerous natural and heritage attractions. Just a two-hour drive from Seville, one ...

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 ...

April 22 (Reuters) - On the tourist-packed Rock of Gibraltar, one of the most common sights is monkeys begging for food - and sometimes stealing sweet and salty snacks from unsuspecting visitors.

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 ...

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 ...

Gibraltar receives over 10 million visitors each year, and many come specifically hoping for an up-close encounter with one of Europe’s strangest wildlife success stories: a free-roaming population of ...

Gibraltar’s famous macaques have started eating soil, a behaviour linked to their access to tourist snacks, according to a new study. Scientists say it may help the animals digest high-calorie foods, ...

Researchers said the monkeys have been observed eating soil more frequently, a behavior they said may help the macaques avoid stomach upset from consuming human snacks. They found that soil-eating was ...