The autopsy revealed that the substance naturally produced by the whale accumulated too much, destroying the animal’s intestines and killing it
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A “valuable” sperm whale was found dead on the beach of Nogales on La Palma in the Canary Islands. The autopsy revealed the presence of an almost ten kilogram block of amber worth 500,000 euros.
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Antonio Fernandez Rodriguez, director of the Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety at the University of Las Palmas, suspected a digestive problem, examined the animal’s large intestine and felt something hard sticking to part of the intestine. . “What I pulled out was a stone about 50 to 60 cm in diameter and weighing 9.5 kilograms,” the pathologist said. The institute is now looking for a buyer for the Ambra.
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ambergris
Ambergris is a strong-smelling substance produced in the intestines of sperm whales and used to make perfumes. The substance is naturally produced as a bile secretion to protect the sperm whale’s intestinal lining from the indigestible remains of the mollusk. Ambergris is excreted naturally by the sperm whale in the faeces or, if there are large accumulations that need to be excreted, by vomiting. Sometimes, as in the case of the Sperm Whale on La Palma, it becomes too large, tearing open the animal’s intestines and killing it. The United States, Australia and India have banned the ambergris trade as part of the ban on hunting and exploitation of whales.
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Bali, found two sperm whales and a beached whale within a few days
A Sperm whale 17 meters long died after being stranded on a beach in Bali. This was announced by Permana Yudiarso, a local official with the Ministry of Navy and Fisheries, stressing that this is the case Third whale strands on Indonesian island in the month of April alone.
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The Sperm Whale, a male specimenwas found on the Yeh Leh Beach, Jembrana District from Bali yesterday afternoon.
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“We are currently attempting to pull the hull onto land to facilitate this autopsy test and we will bury her after the test is complete,” the official said
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