CNN.com - Tiger poo, the new black gold - Feb 17, 2006: "Tiger poo, the new black gold
Friday, February 17, 2006; Posted: 12:19 p.m. EST (17:19 GMT)
CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) -- A tiger's roar might be scary, but Australian researchers have found that the predator's poo is just as potent.
Researchers at the University of Queensland said on Friday they had successfully trailed a tiger poo repellant, warding off wild goats for at least three days.
'Goats wouldn't have seen a tiger from an evolutionary point of view for at least 15 generations but they recognize the smell of the predator,' repellent creator Peter Murray said in a statement.
'If we can show this lasts weeks ... we've just tapped into probably a billion-dollar marke"
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