guano

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"The guano was most likely harvested from the nearby Chincha Islands, renowned for their abundant and high-quality guano deposits," 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 seabirds' droppings, known as guano, carry nitrogen and phosphorus, important nutrients that leach into the surrounding seas fertilising surrounding coral reef environments.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 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

It was the one where Kehaar used to shelter and the lobby at the mouth was still cluttered with guano.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams