Assertion: orangutan | /r/CapableOf | eat soil
Facets:
value: in some regions
type: LOCATION
value: occasionally
type: DEGREE
value: to get minerals
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Some orangutans will even eat soil, if the acidity in their stomachs reaches an unmanageable level, showing an additional level of problem solving skills.
text: To help adsorb and neutralize secondary plant metabolites (plant compounds that are not directly involved in growth, development or reproduction) orangutans consume soil.
text: In some regions, orangutans occasionally eat soil to get minerals that may neutralize the toxins and acids they consume in their primarily vegetarian diets.
text: In some regions, orangutans also occasionally eat soil, thus ingesting minerals that perhaps neutralize the high quantities of toxic tannins and acids in their primarily vegetarian diet.
text: Another amazing feeding behavior is that when orangutans are feeding they will consume soil to help in their digestive process.