We don’t often associate the anus with pleasant aromas. But for select members of a certain species of cetacean, that orifice can be the source of the world’s most sought after scent. While the odor ...
DNA evidence shows that jetsam ambergris comes from sperm whales. By Joshua Sokol Every so often, a fatberg-esque blob of material called ambergris washes up on a beach. These lumps, used to make ...