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Poo, You & the Potoroo's Loo (Making Sense of Science)
Poo You the Potoroo's Loo - Making Sense of Science Author:David Bellamy, Mic Rolph (Illustrator) Did you know you are a prime poo-lluter of our planet? Cats are very poo-ticular and the potoroo's loo helps the gum tree grow. Birds pwoo while walking, perching, and (most unfortunately) flying. The people of Nauru are extremely rich thanks to poo! — Worm poo is pure organic humus which helps keep the soil clean and fertile. Plankton pwooze... more » feeds the animals of the deep-ocean. Chicken pwoo pollutes the countryside, along with waste from other farm animals. Nature's 'bin-men', moulds, toadstools, bacteria and dung beetles do their best to keep the place clean and the soil replenished with nutrients. Humans have sewage works, but still dump billions of tonnes of unrefined poo into the seas. What a mess, what a waste!
One-third of all the world's productive soils are turning into deserts. They could be diverse farms, with animals living more natural lives, surrounded by forests and wetlands. Then the poo cycle would operate properly.« less