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Daily Trivia

How many boobies are there in Peru?

on Jan 25, 2024

The largest bird colony in the world is located on the islands off the coast of Peru. Ten million Peruvian boobies and cormorants reside there. Their diet — anchovies — produces the world's finest fertilizer, guano. Because of the value of their droppings, the birds were placed under strict protection by the Incas.

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