Monkeys eating soil to soothe stomachs after eating too much junk food

NewsWorldEuropeMonkeys eating soil to soothe stomachs after eating too much junk foodBarbary macaques are munching on junk food ‘extremely rich in calories, sugar, salt, and dairy,’ say researchersMaira Butt Wednesday 22 April 2026 17:29 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962782","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/monkeys-junk-food-dirt-eating-gibraltar-b2962782.html","title":"Monkeys eating soil to soothe stomachs after eating too much junk food"}}CloseDavid Attenborough reveals long-tailed macaques barter with tourists by stealing phonesOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Monkeys in Gibraltar are eating soil to soothe their stomac...