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Many animals such as bats and primates indulge in geophagia, or the ingestion of soil. Which type of soil do these animals prefer?

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Gravel

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Sand

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Silt

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Clay

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Solution

The correct option is D Clay
Geophagia is the practice of eating earth or clay.
Many animals across genera are known to eat mineral rich soil. These include animals like parrots, deer, elephants, bats, rabbits, baboons, gorillas and chimpanzees.

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