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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-526465/Rare-whale-vomit
Rare whale vomit find could net dog walkers £500,000
Last updated at 10:32 05 March 2008
It's a find that could make two beachcombers rich - and everyone else a
little queasy.
Beachcombers Sean Kane and, 24, and Ian Foster, 39, are hoping that a
discovery of 110lb of whale vomit washed up on the beach could net them more
than £500,000.
The sweet-smelling, hardened substance is more commonly known as ambergris
and is used in perfume manufacture.
Known as "floating gold", because of its high value, the waxy haul is now
being tested to see whether it is the real thing.
(Floating gold: Sean Kane and Ian Foster with some of their haul of vomit
which could net them £500,000)
However, Sean and Ian fear they may lose out on their bumper-payday as in
recent times the perfume industry has largely switched to synthetic versions
as it is seen as a by-product of the whaling industry.
Sean, from Penrhyndeudraeth in North Wales, said the pair were on the beach
walking a dog at nearby Criccieth when they made their discovery.
"We just came across this white, like waxy lump. I said to Ian: 'It looks a
bit like whale sick. He had never heard of anything like it," he said.
A sample of the find is today being tested at Bangor University to see if it
is the real thing.
If it is the pair hope to be able to find a buyer in the perfume industry.
Ambergris, which is the vomit of the sperm whale, comes out almost clear and
turns darker over time.
It is rarely found on British beaches, usually being washed up in America
and Australia.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-526465/Rare-whale-vomit
Rare whale vomit find could net dog walkers £500,000
Last updated at 10:32 05 March 2008
It's a find that could make two beachcombers rich - and everyone else a
little queasy.
Beachcombers Sean Kane and, 24, and Ian Foster, 39, are hoping that a
discovery of 110lb of whale vomit washed up on the beach could net them more
than £500,000.
The sweet-smelling, hardened substance is more commonly known as ambergris
and is used in perfume manufacture.
Known as "floating gold", because of its high value, the waxy haul is now
being tested to see whether it is the real thing.
(Floating gold: Sean Kane and Ian Foster with some of their haul of vomit
which could net them £500,000)
However, Sean and Ian fear they may lose out on their bumper-payday as in
recent times the perfume industry has largely switched to synthetic versions
as it is seen as a by-product of the whaling industry.
Sean, from Penrhyndeudraeth in North Wales, said the pair were on the beach
walking a dog at nearby Criccieth when they made their discovery.
"We just came across this white, like waxy lump. I said to Ian: 'It looks a
bit like whale sick. He had never heard of anything like it," he said.
A sample of the find is today being tested at Bangor University to see if it
is the real thing.
If it is the pair hope to be able to find a buyer in the perfume industry.
Ambergris, which is the vomit of the sperm whale, comes out almost clear and
turns darker over time.
It is rarely found on British beaches, usually being washed up in America
and Australia.
