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Soil-Eating Behaviour in Gibraltar Macaques
May 1 , 2026
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- Scientists found Barbary macaques in Gibraltar eating soil (geophagy) to reduce the effects of junk food from tourists.
- It is the only wild primate found in Europe and the only macaque species living outside Asia.
- It is naturally found in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco and introduced in Gibraltar.
- It lives in mountains, rocky areas and cedar forests and is active during the daytime.
- It is omnivorous, tailless (called Barbary ape) and shows group care of young ones.
- The Conservation status of the Barbary macaque is Endangered as per IUCN red list.
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