guano
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"Together, the chemical and material evidence we studied confirms earlier scholarship showing that guano was deliberately collected and used as a fertilizer," Dr. Bongers said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
Their guano, or dung, can also be used as fertilizer.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024
Over 2 years, the apes ate guano at least 92 times on 71 different days, cementing the first report of wild primates eating bat guano.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 22, 2024
According to the peer-reviewed study, which features in the Nature journal, guano is an "alternative source of crucial minerals" for the animals after the the palm trees they once consumed were "harvested to extinction".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2024
It was the one where Kehaar used to shelter and the lobby at the mouth was still cluttered with guano.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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