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I opened my mouth to speak. Nothing came out. Ambergris. Hmm. Something about sperm whales and perfume? What was it about ambergris? ... Whalers discovering ambergris in the intestines of dead sperm whales had found treasure. Ambergris sold for $15 an ounce, a fortune in the 1880s. Today, even though the perfume industry...
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www.susanscott.net/OceanWatch1996/oct14-96.html
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And it's a collector's item -- ambergris is in short supply. No other whale besides sperm whales produce it, and when the whale burps it up, it's somewhere in the middle of the ocean. Someone finds a piece of the stuff on a beach somewhere every few years, tops.
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animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/ambergris.htm
animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/ambergris.htm
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Ambergris is also referred to as whale ambergris or grey amber. Ambergris has been prized for centuries and is used as a fixative for fine perfumes, medicinal purposes and as an aphrodisiac. ... No whales are harmed in order to collect the ambergris. If you have some ambergris and would like more information about selling...
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www.ambergris.co.nz/
www.ambergris.co.nz/
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Ambergris whale, selling ambergris and buying, how to get maximum profit from your ambre gris.(ambergris) ... Ambergris, also called Ambre gris or Grey Amber is a substance, formed in the stomach or intestine of the cachalot or spermwhale. It is conceivable that ambergris is the result of a pathological condition caused...
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www.ambergris.fr/
www.ambergris.fr/
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Sperm whales produce ambergris, a dark, waxy substance (related to cholesterol) that is produced in the lower intestines, and is sometimes found containing squid beaks. Ambergris may help protect the sperm whale from the stings on the giant squid, its major food.
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www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Sperm...
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Spermwhale.shtml
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When discharged by whales, ambergris may be found afloat in the ocean or cast up on beaches. ... Why Do Whales Generate Ambergris? ... Fishin' for Facts: Sperm Whales; Concise facts about these sea mammals. From Whale Times.
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dwb.unl.edu/Teacher/NSF/C10/C10Links/chemistry.about.co...
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The ambergris is a pathological secretion of the widespread spermwhale, ... Sperm whales are notorious sufferers from colic and when they are basking on the surface quietly it is easy to hear great rumblings in their guts punctuated by monumental belches that can be heard at great distances over the sea.
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www.ambre-gris.com/ambre_gris_us.htm
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Is it true that a substance known as ambergris comes from whales? ... Ambergris comes from sperm whales. However, it is important to make the distinction between ambergris and amber. Amber is a hard, transparent, fossilized resin of plant origin. It has the appearance of a golden yellow precious stone and is often used in...
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www.whales-online.net/eng/4/4-6.html
www.whales-online.net/eng/4/4-6.html
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An Australian couple look forward to cash windfall after finding a precious lump of whale bile on a beach. ... Leon Wright and his wife took home a 14.75kg lump of ambergris, found in the innards of sperm whales and used in perfumes after it has been vomited up.
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news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4642722.stm
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