Geophagy is the practice of eating earthy or soil-like substances such as clay , and chalk . pregnant women Human
geophagy may be related
Kaynak: Geophagy Indigenous peoples around the world still use clay widely, which is related to
geophagy . The first recorded use of medicinal clay goes
Kaynak: Medicinal clayGeophagy: Kaolin is eaten for health or to suppress hunger, a practice known as
geophagy . Consumption is greater among women, especially
Kaynak: Kaolinite He also wrote a remarkable review of
geophagy , titled Die sogenannte Geophagie oder tropische (besser: Malaria-) Chlorose als Krankheit
Kaynak: Karl Friedrich HeusingerCalcium for egg development - another hypothesis - does not appear to be a reason for
geophagy during this period as peak usage is after
Kaynak: MacawThis is related to
geophagy , which is extremely widespread among animals in the wild as well as among domesticated animals.
Kaynak: Prehistoric medicineAnimals also consume dirt (
geophagy ) to obtain minerals, such as Canadian moose mining for minerals from the root wads of fallen trees
Kaynak: Mineral lickIt feeds mostly on tree buds and weed seeds;
geophagy has been observed in this species. The nesting season is in summer in the temperate
Kaynak: Lesser GoldfinchAvian
geophagy and soil characteristics in Southeastern Peru. Biotropica 36(4): 534-543. Brightsmith, D. J (2005). Parrot nesting in
Kaynak: Tambopata Macaw ProjectThe consumption of flowers, as well as soil (
geophagy ), was rarely observed in this study. 2009Patel | 2008Queslin Prior to this,
Kaynak: Silky sifakaEartheater | earth eating in general |
geophagy name Geophaginae | image Apistogramma agassizii-02. jpg | image2 Geophagus brasiliensis c01.
Kaynak: Geophaginae