Strongly scented wax like substance found in the sperm whale

Ambergris ambergrease, or grey amber, is a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish colour produced in the digestive system of sperm whales. Freshly produced ambergris has a marine, fecal odour. However, it acquires a sweet, earthy scent as it ages, commonly likened to It is also sometimes found in the abdomens of dead sperm whales.

15 Apr Highly prized and extremely rare, it's hard to tell if you've stumbled on this If you find one of these, you might hope for ambergris – sometimes referred Considering that not every sperm whale poo includes lumps and that the to this test: candle or paraffin wax, residues from palm oil distillation, rubber.