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Why is Ambergris or ‘Floating Gold’ Produced by Whales so Expensive?

Recently, the head of the Institute of Animal Health and Food Security at the University of Las Palmas was stunned to discover approximately half a million dollars worth of ambergris inside a dead sperm whale that had washed up...

Half a Million Worth of ‘Floating Gold’ Found in Dead Whale

A dead sperm whale was recently discovered on the shores of La Palma, an isle part of the  Canary Islands. Little did anyone expect that a valuable treasure lay concealed within its digestive system. Due to rough ocean conditions and...

Greek Sperm Whales Narrowly Avoid Disaster

Greece's majestic Mediterranean sperm whales narrowly avoided a disaster last week. The rare and precarious whales tend to cluster around a major shipping route along the Greek coast, leading to many beautiful encounters between people and the whales, but, unfortunately,...

Iconic White Sperm Whale Spotted Off Jamaica

A white sperm whale was spotted off the coast of Jamaica on Tuesday in an extremely rare sighting. Sperm whales are typically grey or black, and a white sperm whale is exceedingly rare to come across. Hal Whitehead, who studies...