Rare whale vomit found on Morecambe beach - UK
A man from Morecambe believes his dog has found a rare piece of whale vomit while walking on the beach.
Ken Wilman said when Madge the dog "started poking at a rather large stone" he realised it was unusual.
He left the ambergris on the beach but "something triggered in my mind" and, after doing some research, he went back to get it.
The substance, which is found in the digestive system of sperm whales, is valuable and used in perfume.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-21254718
Previous find here :
Boy finds rare whale vomit on beach at Hengistbury Head.
An eight-year-old boy has discovered a rare piece of whale vomit on a Dorset beach which could be worth up to £40,000.
Charlie Naysmith found the 600g lump of ambergris in a patch of seaweed at Hengistbury Head in Bournemouth.
He said that when he first found it he thought it was a "normal stone".
But after looking it up on the internet with his father, Alex, they discovered that it was likely to be a rare form of vomit from a sperm whale.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-19431540
Today's one has already been identified is actually estimated to be worth £150,000. !
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when they were discussing this on our UK tv news they mentioned it could come out of either end of the whale. 
Because its whale related its a problem product to purchase these days - bit like ivory. In this case its obvious its natural.
