Whale Vomit is More Valuable Than Gold.

Posted by Alex in Animal, Everything Else on January 25, 2006 at 2:42 am


From the website:

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.

Sought after because of its rarity, ambergris can float on the ocean for years before washing ashore.

Worth up to $20 a gram, Mr Wright’s find on a South Australian beach could net his family US$295,000 (£165,300).

Gold, on the other hand, is only about $18 per gram! Link

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5 comments to "Whale Vomit is More Valuable Than Gold."

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    January 26th, 2006 at 6:57 am

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  2. Neatorama » Blog Archive » Ambergris: Valuable Whale Vomit.
    September 21st, 2006 at 7:13 am

    [...] We’ve blogged before that ambergris [wiki], essentially a sperm whale vomit, is worth beaucoup bucks because it is used in perfumes. Yes - perfumes. [...]

  3. Neatorama » Blog Archive » Trash or Treasure?
    December 18th, 2006 at 10:24 am

    [...] Also called “whale’s pearl” or “floating gold,” ambergris is a rare and often valuable ingredient in fine perfumes. [...]

  4. interesting things - kuratkull.com » Trash or Treasure?
    December 18th, 2006 at 11:26 am

    [...] Also called “whale’s pearl” or “floating gold,” ambergris is a rare and often valuable ingredient in fine perfumes. [...]

  5. one drop perfumes
    February 28th, 2009 at 3:03 am

    is it that expensive? woah..i hope can find it anywhere when i go to the beach,hahah


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