Helen Czerski on Nostr: Love this paper: "Fire in Feces: Bats Reliably Record Fire History in Their Guano" ...
Love this paper: "Fire in Feces: Bats Reliably Record Fire History in Their Guano"
Deposits of bat guano in caves tell you about decades of wildfires. Yay bat poo!
"During grooming they ingest charcoal particles that are entangled in their fur which are then excreted"
https://tinyurl.com/3a47fsa3 
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