And you thought you needed a new parka: Manure May help pandas tolerate cold

[Ethan A.]

And you thought you needed a new parka…Sustainable, organic and light:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/science/pandas-horse-poop.html

Perhaps we’ll see a new brand offering a version of this at OR one day…

(Moderators, Posted this in Gear by accident, but since it’s also philosophy and technique, it’s better off here).

[BlackHatGuy]

So, really, all we need to do is carry BPL forums with us in winter, since there’s an awful lot of manure within these here forums…. :-)

And it looks like Pandas aren’t the only ones using dung as protection.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/09/honey-bees-use-animal-poo-to-repel-giant-hornet-attacks

 

[Ethan A.]

After having been stung several times by yellow jackets with ground nests just to the sides of the trail (almost always in late summer / early fall when they’re more aggressive), it may be time to try that. The trick will be avoiding repelling the Ms.

Manure on the internet?

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