guano
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"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 historical records documenting how bird guano was applied to maize fields helped us interpret the chemical data and understand the regional importance of this practice," she said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
Their guano, or dung, can also be used as fertilizer.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024
Black and white colobus monkeys also fed on the guano 65 times, and red duiker antelopes licked it 682 times.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 22, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
