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
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
Momentarily and unaccountably, I wondered what the bat guano would taste like.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
It has been estimated that Texas guanos alone consume 6,600 tons of insects each year.
From Time Magazine Archive
When applied to the turnip crop, it is well to use the more phosphatic guanos or to supplement it with superphosphates.
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
The quantity of guanos of all kinds imported into this country and retained for home consumption now exceeds 240,000 tons a year.
From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Thomas Anderson
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