I’m obsessed with whale poop

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I’m obsessed with whale poop: ‘It can be neon green, bright red – or even sparkle’ It may be colorful but if it gets on your clothes you have to throw them away, You’re never going to wash it out. says biologist Dr Joe Roman, who can’t get enough of the stuff

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There were gallons of poop in that water. It looked like red floating bricks. The smell was overwhelming. Some whale poop smells like brine and seawater, but with right whales, there’s a strong smell of sulphur.

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Ambergris, which is formed in the hindgut of sperm whales when they digest squid beaks, is rare and extremely valuable. Since the 1970s, its trade has been restricted in many countries. But in the past, it was used to make perfumes, which were worn by Elizabeth I, Charles I and Casanova.

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Whale faecal plumes can be neon green or bright red. At times, they sparkle with silver scales, like the sun glinting on the water. Every whale defecation is unique.

As for the smell, the poop of right whales is the strongest and foulest but I love the smell now.

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