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re: Sperm Whale in Mobile Bay
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:02 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:02 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
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produced in the digestive system of sperm whales.[1] Freshly produced ambergris has a marine, fecal odor.
So, whale shite.
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Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:05 pm to MorbidTheClown
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how the sperm whale
your mom
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:05 pm to High C
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So, whale shite.
That ends up being perfume.Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:07 pm to High C
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So, whale shite.
Kind of but not really. It is formed in the digestive track around some kind of foreign object. Typicall a Giant Squid beak that is caught in the whales throat.
I’m going from memory so I need to look it up and read up on it.
I know the oil is valued to lubricate some fini instruments because it never conceals.
Whale oil used to be added to automatic transmission fluid.
This post was edited on 11/24/20 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:07 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
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Spemaceti is valuable. But look up ambergris. That’s what you want to find.
75,000 dollars for 1.5 kg
The sperm whale definition mention that beachcombers search for ambergris, but it didn't define it's use. Learn something new everyday!
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Ambergris (/'æmb?rgri?s/ or /'æmb?rgr?s/, Latin: ambra grisea, Old French: ambre gris), ambergrease, or grey amber, is a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish colour produced in the digestive system of sperm whales.[1] Freshly produced ambergris has a marine, fecal odor. It acquires a sweet, earthy scent as it ages, commonly likened to the fragrance of rubbing alcohol without the vaporous chemical astringency.[2]
Ambergris has been highly valued by perfumers as a fixative that allows the scent to endure much longer, although it has been mostly replaced by synthetic ambroxide.[3] Dogs are attracted to the smell of ambergris and are sometimes used by ambergris searchers.
Low man on a whaling ship was sent to retrieve it if it was present....supposedly a very nasty job involving crawling into and through the whales digestive track....
Many of the crew on a whaling ship were shanghaied....knocked in the head at a waterfront bar only to wake up on a whale boat several miles offshore. Cruise lasted as long as the hold was not full...a couple of years sometime. The only way off was to find a replacement.
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:09 pm to Sasquatch Smash
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No way did she stand up without assistance.
thats because she's beached
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:10 pm to Bigfishchoupique
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75,000 dollars for 1.5 kg
So, $50,000 for 1 kg then?
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:12 pm to Ash Williams
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So, $50,000 for 1 kg then?
Yep. You are good at math.
Can you figure what a half of key will run you ?
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:12 pm to SlidellCajun
heh. thought this was a thread about my sister in law.
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:12 pm to JOJO Hammer
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Was just thinking that the OT was due for a good Kate Upton thread.
Alright! We know you're gay. Give it a rest.
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:14 pm to Ash Williams
Normally fifty cents each, but today we’ve got a deal going, two for a dollar.
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:16 pm to SlidellCajun
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Sperm Whale in Mobile Bay
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:19 pm to SlidellCajun
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West shot video of the whale using his cell phone.
A) Who are they to assume the sex of the whale?
B) Since when did whales start using cell phones?
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:31 pm to MaHittaMaHitta
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Can someone paste the article text so I don't have to turn off my ad blocker?
Just hit refresh. It worked for me.
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:35 pm to Sasquatch Smash
Is that GIF from the “leprechaun in the tree” news clip?
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:44 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Is that GIF from the “leprechaun in the tree” news clip?
Yes, which was from the Mobile area.
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:45 pm to concrete_tiger
A suicidal sperm whale. Guess the holidays are tough on whales too.
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:52 pm to SlidellCajun
I’ve heard it has become stuck numerous times since first spotted last week. They’ve said it has been looking increasingly sick.
We might have to do what they did in Oregon 50 years ago if this whale doesn’t make it:
We might have to do what they did in Oregon 50 years ago if this whale doesn’t make it:
This post was edited on 11/24/20 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 11/24/20 at 2:52 pm to JOJO Hammer
Why is the whale trying to beach itself?
IS ANYONE HERE A MARINE BIOLOGIST?
IS ANYONE HERE A MARINE BIOLOGIST?
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