Valued at as much as $63,000, a young British boy has found a large piece of ambergris, more or less winning a small lottery. What’s interesting, though, is that ambergris is actually a type of whale vomit. Even more interesting (or disturbing) is that this stuff is used in perfume to prolong the scent.
One whale's trash is an 8-year-old boy's treasure.
Charlie Naysmith was walking along the beach at Hengistbury Head in southern Britain when he picked up a large object that looked and felt like a stone.
As it turned out, that object was actually a piece of ambergris, a substance which is regurgitated by sperm whales. Read More
