Ambergris is a hard, flammable, waxy substance produced in the digestive tract of sperm whales.
It is a very rare and expensive substance used in perfumery to fix the scent. They dragged the body of a whale onto land and found about 127 kilograms of ambergris in the animal's belly.
The fishermen who go to sea every day decidedcheck the carcass of a dead sperm whale. When the carcass was pulled ashore and cut up, there was indeed ambergris there. There was $1.5 million worth of ambergris in the animal’s body. The substance is produced in only 5% of individuals.
Ambergris has long been prized in medicine, for religious processions, and even as an aphrodisiac. And now it is used in perfumery so that smells do not fade away longer.
The fishermen divided the proceeds equally among themselves and helped other villagers. They used them to buy new houses, cars and boats, someone decided to spend money on a wedding.
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