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
"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
Researchers have discovered a new avenue by which viruses may spread from bats to other mammals: in bat guano eaten by chimpanzees and other animals.
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
Despite these facts, pigeon dung is by no means a rich manure, and its composition compares most unfavourably with that of the guanos we have just been considering.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
For further particulars as to the composition of these different guanos, the reader is referred to the Appendix, Note V., p.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
Damp guanos contain more of their nitrogen as ammonia than dry ones, this being due to the fermentation which goes on in the former.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
Such guanos form a soft phosphatic rock, and are extremely rich in phosphates.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
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