The GMP is back in Gibraltar for the summer field season, continuing behavioural data collection, demographic assessments and starting new projects! A very productive season, thanks to our students and assistants @cam-archaeology.bsky.social @eleanew83.bsky.social @mart1nicourt.bsky.social @mnhn.fr

Great poster!! Congratulations to Ferrand Lalie on this inspiring work. Looking forward to collaborating together on the @gibmacproj.bsky.social. @recherche.mnhn.fr @cam-archaeology.bsky.social #primates🐵

Pierre-Michel Forget@pmforget.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Poster de Lalie Ferrand, R. Abensur, M. Gottstein, C. Pelon, E. Guilbert, C. Baltzinger & P. -M. Forget : “SHARED CANOPY - How do primates exploit fruit tree under contrasting anthropogenic pressures ?” Master 1 @mecadev.bsky.social @tropicalecology.bsky.social @mnhn.fr @recherche.mnhn.fr

#macaques #gibraltar #geophagy #culture @gibmacproj.bsky.social @cam-archaeology.bsky.social @sorbonne-universite.fr

Les macaques de Gibraltar mangent de la terre pour mieux digérer la malbouffe 👉 https://l.sciencesetavenir.fr/edR

The monkeys in Gibraltar self-medicate by eating clay to compensate for the junk food tourists feed them, and this could be a cultural behavior You can read my take (in Spanish) here, by @aberron.bsky.social www.eldiario.es/sociedad/mon... in @eldiario.es (paper) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Los monos de Gibraltar se ‘automedican’ comiendo arcilla para compensar la comida basura que les dan los turistas

Los famosos macacos del Peñón han comenzado a comer tierra para aliviar el malestar estomacal causado por el consumo excesivo de aperitivos dulces y salados, según un nuevo estudio. Los expertos…

eldiario.es

#macaques #gibraltar #geophagy #culture @cam-archaeology.bsky.social @mart1nicourt.bsky.social @mnhn.fr

Gibraltar’s macaques have been observed eating soil more frequently in tourist areas, likely to counteract digestive issues caused by consuming high-calorie snacks from visitors. doi.org/hbx4hv

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 sweet and salty snacks fed to them by holidaymakers, a new University of Cambridge-led study suggests.

phys.org

A nice summary of our findings can be read here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/monk... @cam-archaeology.bsky.social #macaques #gibraltar #geophagy #culture

Monkeys learn to self-medicate with soil to help them digest junk food

Gibraltar’s famous macaques have started eating soil, a behaviour linked to their access to tourist snacks, according to a new study.

cam.ac.uk

🆕 New paper out! 🐒🪨 We show that geophagy in Gibraltar Barbary macaques is a socially learned tradition, induced by human activities and linked to junk food from tourists. @gibmacproj.bsky.social @mnhn.fr @cam-archaeology.bsky.social #macaques #gibraltar 👇 rdcu.be/fdjkd

New paper out! Gibraltar Barbary macaques eat soil to prevent against junk food obtained from tourists, and they learn that from each other. Functional and cultural, this behaviour is induced by proximity with humans @cam-archaeology.bsky.social #macaques #gibraltar www.nature.com/articles/s41...