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@accelereta42 @jamesmd_ El 6 es por si has ingerido peligrosas toxinas https://t.co/gfM9lXMZKA
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Zanzibar red colobus monkeys consume #biochar, possibly to increase digestability of their phenolics-rich diet. This habit is transferred from mothers to kids ⬇️ https://t.co/Vq9O3UtV4G https://t.co/HWbvsqCr7z
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Also... wer bisher dachte, Koalas haben komische Essgewohnheiten (siehe hier im brillianten @zefrank -Video: https://t.co/wTvIBeHmbT), möchte das jetzt vielleicht noch mal relativieren 😂 [Mehr Infos: https://t.co/5zLCp25iTL]
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On the other hand, charcoal can detoxify poisons and humans use charcoal regularly to treat indigestion but this behaviour has only been recorded in one non-human primate species, the Zanzibar red colobus monkey. https://t.co/Q27KjrhWYb #BangorDoesPrimate
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@EmmaAckerley27 @alexvgeorgiev @Zoe_Melvin This is the best source on the topic: https://t.co/6CF3kjUUFq
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A likely explanation for this behaviour is that they need the charcoal to detoxify some plant compounds that they ingest. Struhsaker et al. 1997 (https://t.co/jsz1ZxgYW7) suggest this helps them adapt to living in highly modified agricultural landscapes!
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Primate species observed practicing #geophagy include: Zanzibar’s/Kirk's red colobus monkeys (Procolobus kirkii) eating charcoal from human fires #primatefactfriday #primatology Struhsaker et al. 1997: https://t.co/I0MXYeSrqh https://t.co/cAVZnK5E7E
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@javierpradom Digestion related issues. Really cool paper about this: https://t.co/XZQwFN4V5C