Whale 'Vomit', Big Money

A couple in the UK came across a smelling rock. A lot of people are calling it whale vomit but it could be ambergris which is used to makes perfumes last longer on your skin. Ambergris is definitely not whale vomit but more like whale poop. Not much better. Its comes from where poop comes from but is a result of indigestion and is only produced in some sperm whales. The couple who found this ‘rock’ followed the stench on Middleton Sands beach near Morecambe bay to find it. Ambergris feels waxy and smells like a mixture of poop, ocean, wood, tobacco, moist earth, and ozone. Ambergris is only made by few sperm whales but they are extremely hard to find. If what the couple found is ambergris it could be worth up to 70,000 dollars! The couple is now negotiating with buyers in New Zealand and France. The trade of ambergris is illegal in The United States, although it is not harmful to the whale, they want to prevent the exploitation of the endangered species.