Is nature artistic? David Attenborough gives the example of the male bower birds:
'who build nests or corridors of twigs and then put glittering beetle wings or shells on these nests. Then the female goes around looking at the bowers, and picks the guy with the best-looking nest. She's not saying he's a better father; it's an aesthetic attraction.'
Ancient Peruvian civilisation grew mighty by harvesting guano
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The Chincha Kingdom was transporting seabird excrement from islands to
valleys as early as the 13th century, and this powerful fertiliser may have
been key...
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