{
"$type": "site.standard.document",
"bskyPostRef": {
"cid": "bafyreihvbmhjyynghsspypejkcnkoj6opksp46oqc3roqqyhfci37sp45i",
"uri": "at://did:plc:5v5xdyhb3zf74bcdmcnazkrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbm2kezwwu2"
},
"path": "/ecology/animals-ecology/gibraltars-monkeys-are-eating-dirt-to-cope-with-junk-food/",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-24T20:33:17.000Z",
"site": "https://www.zmescience.com",
"tags": [
"Animals",
"News",
"animal behavior",
"animal cognition",
"animal health",
"ecology",
"geophagy",
"Gibraltar",
"human impact on wildlife",
"junk food",
"Macaques",
"microbiome",
"primates",
"tourism impact",
"wildlife conservation"
],
"textContent": "Gibraltar's macaques are eating soil to soothe stomachs upset by tourist-supplied junk food.",
"title": "Gibraltar’s Monkeys Are Eating Dirt to Cope With Junk Food"
}