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Four llamas stand in what looks like the dessert .
Llama poop is very nutrient dense, and therefore can help fertilize barren ground.

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  • When glaciers melt, the land that was underneath is practically barren.
  • Farmers in the area often keep llamas, and scientists found that the animals help fertilize soil. 
  • Over three years, the areas with llamas housed four new plant species and 57% more plants overall. 

Llamas spit, shed, and poop, and the world flourishes because of it.

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Science, llama, andes, Peru, Farming, Herding, indigenous-communities, climate-change, glacier
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Llama poop sparked 57% more plant growth in a part of the Andes that was barren…