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Ambergris: Why Perfume Makers Love Constipated Whales

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  • 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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