Last year it recovered more than 807,500 pounds of food by taking donations and collecting blemished produce that otherwise would have rotted in fields.
Carbon that would have lasted maybe a year or two in decaying residue if it was left on the surface can stay in soil for hundreds of years, even thousands and more.
Elephants will uproot entire trees to get at the salty soil under the roots, gorillas will chew on rotting wood to eat the salty microbes and some animals will drink urine due to its sodium content.
192.It is impossible to cure the disease of which the peculiar virus, smaller than bacteria, could decay the bones because so far the medical researchers haven't found an appropriate method to block its growth or isolate it.