Those islanders were forced to work under horrific conditions in the guano mines of Peru. |
Many more cave critters die in the game because of the missing guano in the food chain. |
We sat for ages, just gazing at the Bass Rock, its thick covering of guano making it glisten like a wedding cake in the sun. |
Their droppings over the centuries have coated offshore islands with guano hundreds of feet think. |
The copious guano deposition from sea birds may play a role in maintaining the present assemblage of vascular plants on both islands. |
Certain bats, like the short-tailed fruit bat, drop guano containing 40,000 to 50,000 seeds in a night. |