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Isn't whale poop also known as "ambergris", a very valuable commodity used in perfume manufacture?

I wonder how much of this recycled krill nutrient is removed by humans in the form of ambergris, to meet the requirements of wealthy women.

[Edit] Apparently it is excreted, perhaps by pooping; but it isn't quite poop.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris



Ambergris comes from sperm whales, a toothed whale that mainly eats squid, not krill.




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