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 latter elements suggest the hearth was intentionally sealed with a mixture of guano and sand, which can protect plant materials within the hearth from catching fire—conditions needed to create tar.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 22, 2024
Their guano, or dung, can also be used as fertilizer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
“Did somebody step in that bat guano in the other room?”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
It has been estimated that Texas guanos alone consume 6,600 tons of insects each year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such guanos, it was found, were best supplemented with phosphatic manure when applied to the field.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
The following is a list of the more common nitrogenous and phosphatic guanos which have been used in the past or are at present in use.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
Phosphatic guanos, as already pointed out, are similar in origin to nitrogenous guanos.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
Ammonia and phosphates, soluble and insoluble, are costly; and by far the larger part of the value of all guanos, and the common manufactured manures, depends on them.
From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Thomas Anderson
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