guano
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Their collective body heat raises the cave’s temperature to a sweltering 106°F, and the piles of guano beneath them are deep enough to bury the Statue of Liberty to her waist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The island's distinctive white colour comes from bird droppings - also known as guano - which coat the surface and give it a distinctive smell.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
The results strongly suggest the crops were fertilized with seabird guano, which is rich in nitrogen because seabirds feed on marine life.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026
Their guano, or dung, can also be used as fertilizer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
The land was useless for agriculture but had four plausible seaports and huge underground deposits of prehistoric guano, which Chilean companies mined and shipped to Europe for fertilizer.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
It has been estimated that Texas guanos alone consume 6,600 tons of insects each year.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are, as we shall immediately see, certain kinds of guano, known as phosphatic guanos, which only contain phosphates.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
The animals we met with on shore were principally guanos, with which the country abounds, and which are by some reckoned delicious food.
Manures were found to be of increased value when mixed, and guanos were introduced.
From How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success by Major A.R. Calhoon
Such guanos were most liable to loss of nitrogen by volatilisation.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
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