MSc student in primatology • @mnhn.fr
Primate social & play behavior | Fieldwork • @gibmacproj.bsky.social🐒
Martin Nicourt
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...
🆕 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.
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Great poster!! Congratulations to Ferrand Lalie on this inspiring work. Looking forward to collaborating together on the @gibmacproj.bsky.social.
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Les macaques de Gibraltar mangent de la terre pour mieux digérer la malbouffe
👉 https://l.sciencesetavenir.fr/edR
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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
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...
Martin Nicourt
A nice summary of our findings can be read here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/monk...
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Martin Nicourt
Gibraltar Macaques Project
Gibraltar Macaques Project
Gibraltar Macaques Project
Sciences et Avenir
Science X / Phys.org
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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
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…
Gibraltar’s famous macaques have started eating soil, a behaviour linked to their access to tourist snacks, according to a new study.
www.cam.ac.uk
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.
