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A local villager in Phuket was on a jog Thursday morning when he came across a substance that he believes may be price as much as 30 million baht. the person didn’t discover gold, or diamonds, or even birds’ nest. The treasure that the sixty six yr old Mai Khao resident discovered? Whale poop. Ambergris is a waxy, solid substance that sperm whales create in their intestines, which is then passed out of the whale with its faeces, therefore often being referred to as “whale poop”. The material is surprisingly useful, revered in Asian cultures to be used in medicine and traditional therapies as well as getting used as a spice. In Western tradition, the substance can be prized for its usefulness in stabilizing fragrance scents. Because of its desirability and scarcity, with the sperm whale being a protected species making collecting or promoting its byproducts illegal in many places, ambergris is probably one of the most precious animal-derived substances on the planet, with 1 kilogramme fetching up to US $50,000. The lump that the local Phuket villager found on the seaside weighs about 19.5 kilograms. If the oily waxy lump the person found is verified as high-quality ambergris, it might be value around 32.6 million baht. This incredibly valuable find was found in a seaside jog in front of the Maikhao Dream Villa Resort & Spa. When the curious man took a better look and poked at the large lump, he mentioned an oily and honey-like materials stuck to his finger. It reminded him of the golden yellow whale poop head seen on a TV news present. ?????????????????Huawei introduced the lump again to his home to examine further, and now the Phuket Marine Biological Center has been notified of the discovery. They have collected the lump of potential “whale poop” and expert marine biologists are inspecting it now in an attempt to verify that's in fact ambergris..

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