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Why ambergris are more expensive than gold?
Many people are willing to spend thousands of dollars to buy stinking waste from vomit fish. Experts say that ambergris is actually more precious than gold.
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Oceanography
The sperm whale in Indonesia has 1,000 pieces of plastic in the abdomen
A sperm whale drifted into the Sulawesi coast, in the stomach with flip flops, bottles, bags, 115 plastic cups and 1,000 plastic pieces.
Oceanography
The world's deepest diving mammals
Previously, the record of the world's deepest dive mammal belongs to the whale fish and runner-up is the statue. However, this record was changed in March 2014 when a gr…
Oceanography
The biggest brain on the planet of sperm whale
The sperm whale, the largest predator on Earth, weighs up to 8kg while their hearts weigh up to 125kg.
Oceanography
Fact: Whale in English is called 'sperm fish', why?
There are many species of whales of different sizes, but generally, all are giant creatures living in the ocean, the tycoons of the sea.
Oceanography
Video: The fishermen build themselves sleeping in the seabed
The sperm whale, the largest toothed animal on the planet, spends about 7% of its life time sleeping in an upright position. Each time their naps take 6 to 25 minutes.
Oceanography
Oman fishermen find 80kg ambergris priced at $ 3 million
Three Omani fishermen discovered the vomit of sperm whale, also known as ambergris, weighing 80kg, worth up to three million USD.
Oceanography
Fishermen sell wild gladiolus for $ 86,000
Two British fishermen picked up wax-like gray objects, most likely rare rare ambergris that cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Oceanography
Male sperm whales use the enemy's forehead and sink the boat
By computer simulation and data analysis of bone and bone structure, scientists have shown that sperm whales use their forehead to knock the enemy and can sink ships lar…
Oceanography
Dead land of sperm whales in the North Sea
Many consecutive landslides caused the total number of dead whales in the North Sea coast to increase to 26 in just one month.
Oceanography
Change of life by picking up the waste of sperm whale worth USD 10,000
There is also a very beautiful name 'Ambergris', a vomit of sperm whale which is an indispensable material in the production of ... high-class perfume.
Oceanography
Whale vomit is ... very powerful aphrodisiac
The whale's vomit was found to contain one of the world's most powerful aphrodisiacs, far ahead of all
Oceanography
Divers are frightened because the sperm whale fires like a bomb exploding
A group of divers were surprised and confused when they were submerged in giant underwater dungs created by sperm whales in the waters off Dominica Island, the Caribbe…
Oceanography
The feud of the ocean: giant squid and sperm whale
Learn more about two giant sperm whales and giant squid in their struggle to survive.
Oceanography
Sharks in Binh Dinh are special resources
According to Dr. Vo Si Tuan, Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography, Quy Nhon Bay, Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh is a diverse species of intershark shark (11 species), great whi…