Four times heavier than this ambergris (file picture), a U.K. boy's find may fetch a fortune.
Photograph by David Liittschwager, National Geographic
National Geographic News
Published August 30, 2012
Sperm whales eject an intestinal slurry called ambergris into the ocean, where the substance hardens as it bobs along. Eventually it gets collected along shores—most often as sheer happenstance, as in the case of eight-year-old Charlie Naysmith in the U.K. a few days ago. READ MORE >>
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