Ambergris: Why Perfume Makers Love Constipated Whales
How whale poop becomes perfume.
February 3, 20252m 54s
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Show Notes
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Sperm Whale: (Physeter macrocephalus) The largest toothed-whale, found in oceans all around the world, and likely the only whale besides the Pygmy Sperm Whale to produce ambergris.
- Cephalopod: An active predatory mollusk like an octopus or a squid.
- Cetacean: A marine mammal like a porpoise, dolphin or whale.
- Colon: The part of the large intestine that goes from the cecum to the rectum.
- Rectum: The last part of the intestine that ends in the anus.
- Eau de toilette: A dilute form of perfume
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