Chinchilla poop reveals how much it rained
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 09:28
in Earth & Climate
Chinchilla poop is serving an unlikely purpose in one of the world's driest places, Chile's Atacama Desert. The animals' tiny waste pellets are helping scientists reconstruct the rainfall in the region over the last 14,000 years. Chile - South America - Atacama Desert - Chinchilla - Travel and Tourism