The huge chunk of ambergris was found lodged inside the sperm whale — and scientists believe it ruptured its intestine, causing its death and subsequent beaching in La Palma.

The huge chunk of ambergris was found lodged inside the sperm whale — and scientists believe it ruptured its intestine, causing its death and subsequent beaching in La Palma.

  • TheCaptain@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    Sometimes I wish I had a job that meant spending time outdoors…

    Antonio Fernández Rodríguez, an animal health researcher at the University of Las Palmas, was digging inside the washed-up whale’s carcass>

    And yet other times I’m very happy with an office job.

    • thefartographerEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I’m putting in an application at the local cemetery! Imagine all the valuables inside those corpses!