Ambergris: Why Perfume Makers Love Constipated Whales

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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