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
"Seabird guano may seem trivial, yet our study suggests this potent resource could have significantly contributed to sociopolitical and economic change in the Peruvian Andes," 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
The guano contained dozens of previously unknown viruses, including a new coronavirus, a relative of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, the research team reports this week in Communications Biology.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024
Now, in his eagerness to hear his news, the guano smell seemed almost welcome.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
It has been estimated that Texas guanos alone consume 6,600 tons of insects each year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Table showing gradual deterioration of Peruvian guano, 1867-1881 329 V. Composition of different guanos 329 VI.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
A manure closely resembling in the percentage of its manurial constituents the older rich guanos is thus obtained.
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
Of these phosphatic guanos the following are the chief—those marked in italics being still unexhausted:— 1.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
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