Why Whale Poop Is So Expensive | So Expensive

A small percentage of sperm whales produce ambergris, a clump of squid beaks and fatty secretions that scientists believe exits through the whales’ bowels Ambergris is coveted by the fragrance industry for a chemical it contains called ambrien, which suspends smells in the air, and for its own unique scent Quality pieces of ambergris, which ambergris hunters snatch up as they wash ashore, can garner more than $7,000 a pound.
Following is a transcript of the video:
This is ambergris. It might look like a rock, but it’s actually a rare kind of whale poop. And it’s not cheap. Per gram, ambergris can cost more than silver-30 times more. If you’ve ever worn perfume, well, I’ve got some unsettling news. You may have misted yourself with animal waste. You see, for centuries, perfumers have been using ambergris to enhance their fragrances. Ambergris is essentially a clump of squid beaks bound by a fatty secretion. Over time, it balls up in the intestine of some sperm whales. And eventually …. Out it goes. Now, in the strictest sense it’s not poop, but scientists think it likely exits the same way.
Christopher Kemp: “One way or another, a big boulder of ambergris is released into the ocean and then floats for decades, or who knows how long.”
In that time, the mass transforms from a sticky, dung-like substance into a hard, gray chunk. And this is what perfumers covet. For one, it contains a unique chemical called ambrein. It’s a fixative, which means it makes other smells in perfume last longer. But ambergris is also valued for something … more surprising: it’s smell.
Christopher Kemp: “It’s a bouquet of 20-30 chemical compounds that each have their own odor profile. One will smell sort of like mushrooms, one will smell a little bit like tobacco, one smells sort of like poop, one smells sort of like grass and hay.”
Sounds enticing, right? Apparently. Perfume designers use strong scents like these for the base note in their fragrances. And Base notes form the foundation of any perfume. They’re typically heavier, muskier smells, like what you get from a beaver’s castor sacs or - you guessed it - ambergris. Roja Parfums, for example, has several expensive perfumes with base notes of ambergris like those in the Profumi D’Amore collection. They sell for around $500 a bottle and are described as a “passionate love letter in fragrant form.” And while ambergris has all the makings for a great perfume, what really drives up the price tag is how rare it is. Scientists don’t know exactly why, but only about one percent of sperm whales produce the substance. In fact, researchers like Shane Gero who spend years studying sperm whales never see it.
Dr. Shane Gero: “I’ve been collecting sperm whale poop for 15 to 16 years, but I haven’t collected anything that looks like ambergris.”
In some cases, lucky beachgoers will stumble upon it. In 2006, for example, a couple picked up a 32-pound piece on a beach in Australia. Media outlets later reported it could be worth nearly $300,000. But more often, ambergris hunters will get to it first. They track weather patterns and ocean currents to predict where it might end up. And once they find it, they sell it to brokers or perfumers for up to $7,200 a pound.
Christopher Kemp: “This is like gold to them. This is a real commodity. So they take it very seriously. They can be a bit aggressive, muscular and they really guard their secrets.”
But the commodity’s high price isn’t the only reason they do it. In some countries like the U.S., buying, selling, or even collecting ambergris is illegal. That’s because sperm whales are an internationally threatened species.
Dr. Shane Gero: “Before whaling started there were over a million sperm whales, and now we're down closer to a fifth of that.”
And while no whales are harmed in the collection of ambergris, Gero says it’s never a good idea to buy or sell products from an endangered species. But until we can replicate something that smells as good as whale poop, we probably will.
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Why Whale Poop Is So Expensive | So Expensive

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I guess it doesnt take a lot of effort since you can smell it unlike the weirdo who for example first came up with 'kopi luwak' (civet coffee).

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Interesting video. I once read that some people both past and present, enjoying eating the substance as well. I also read that Ambergris is produced by the firm part of the squid that whales have problems digesting, and that it's actually regurgitated from the mouth. But I'm no expert.

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Please see a doctor. Trust me, if you have constipation too much, it turns to what my doc called fecaliths, and it's a huge pain to poop out. And usually it clogs my toilet.

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This is more like the fatty part that not poop.

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Great grandmother died and left a buch of waxy perfumes in small carved round wooden boxes that smell AMAZING, even though the stuff is kinda solid now and can't really be used you can still smell it. Nothing modern comes close. I'm nearly certain the stuff has ambergris in it.

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Who's here after Yemeni's Fishermen found ambegris?

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Ambergris hunting was just as profitable in the 20th and 19th Centuries, as it is today. Maybe even more so, since there were more perfumers buying and using it.

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Narrator: "If you catch my drift" Whale: "That's what I said "

[@pham4stewie]

I appreciate your video but there some things wrong for example; there are synthetic replicas of ambergris and finding a perfume containing raw ambergris is extremely rare and expensive. You won’t find real ambergris in your mainstream fragrances such as: Chanel, Dior, Joe Malone etc.

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Thanks for clarifying that :)

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Even for the roja Parfum in the video I'm pretty sure is synthetic

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I always thought it was passed through the mouth like vomit. I collect fragrances but I'm no expert

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Jonathan Pham there are also vegan perfumes that wouldn’t be allowed to use it.

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There is already a several artificial versions of ambergris. They're generally known as ambroxide, but usually called Ambroxan, Ambrox, or Cetalox. Most designer perfumes are going to be made with these compounds instead of ambergris to help keep the cost down.

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Nerd

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Is ambroxol also one of them??

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To have more of this product you literally need the whales to be doing well, you just want more of them in the ocean to increase the odds of finding this resource. So the law is kind of irrelevant in this situation.

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There was a can of someone’s poop that was auctioned for $300,000

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Supply and demand.

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4:00 Chemists already have. The replication is called "Ambroxan."

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no one: not even animals: humans: _you know, what's a good idea? using whale poop to _*_smell good_*

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1:37 "one will smell like poop💩"- you don't want to find that one 😂😂😂

[@michaelmccoy1794]

He wasn't talking about a whole clump of ambergris. He was talking about the different "notes" (scent) in the overall fragrance profile of ambergris.

[@joshy4798]

I came from a documentary on KMJS from Philippines, I heard that a local fisherman caught a whale poop attempting to sell them but the sad thing is that there's a law states that selling any parts of a endangered species is illegal I feel sorry for those fishermens

[@pensteph108]

Yeah that's why Filipinos are poor

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@@pensteph108 I'm a Filipino and our freaking law sucks

[@vice.nor.virtue]

There's always a buyer somewhere....

[@AkhtaruzzamanChowdhury]

It's not only ban in the Philippines even in the United states and Australia and recently India had banned trading in ambergris. And honestly I see no reason why trading in ambergris should be banned! Nobody gies hunting and killing the whales in search of ambergris. And even if someone kills a sperm whale to find ambergris he will end up with nothing.

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Well the reason is uhh that uhhhh here: 3:58

[@quakerboats9840]

I smelled this and I must say the scent is very pleasing. They had a piece on display at Field Museum inside a locked clear case with holes on top.

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No 😂 stop

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@@_dadas huh

[@Mournforthelost96]

Actually we do have a synthetic alternative to ambergris. It's a very popular chemical called Ambroxan. It has a similar scent profile to ambergris and is used in most of the big name men's colognes like Dior Sauvage and Bleu de Chanel, as well as many, many others for both men and women.

[@IDoBeParis]

This puts a whole new meaning to “that shit ain’t cheap”

[@gamesandmoreAA]

Why whale poop is so expensive? Because, humans.

[@GREENLALI]

He can use my restroom any day :)

[@solitudesoul8829]

GREENLALI just make sure he doesn’t flush

[@mueffe1357]

Conservationists: It's illegal to sell whale poop. Amazon: Sells whale poop perfumes.

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millionaire: hah i got so many silver rings me: pff i got shi-

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Lol!!!

[@iamalistair8216]

1960: we will have flying cars in the future 2019: this is whale poop

[@studentfromalaska]

They we're using this a long time ago... That said...lol

[@TB-if7px]

1960: We'll use whale poop for parfume. 2019: We'll keep using whale poop for parfume. 2080: We're still using whale poop for parfume. You know why? Because it works. They already used it in 1960 so your meme doesn't make sense.

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And yes, I'm fun at parties..

[@gussionholyblade4337]

What do you mean? Technically its a big discovery for perfume industry. So dont make a non sense meme because its not funny

[@imluvinyourmum]

The killed whales for a drop of oil in 60's and rape was rampant...

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How to get rich 101

[@codemiesterbeats]

im watching all these bizarre foods/rando things worth money and scheming like a mofo tonight.... lmfao Imma cultivate truffles, find some whale vomit/poop, make a sturgeon hatchery for caviar and im still watching videos.

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I get a pichs offThat will by for my buddyThat will by for my buddy.

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[@justbeingellen8178]

Whale : *poop Human : I found whale poop I'm rich Whale : did u just saw me 💩 Shark : human do weird

[@redelgado99]

So... "You smell like crap! 😖" "Thank you 😁" 😕⁉️

[@bearwithme1611]

Haha one time my dad was walking down a beach and he stumbled across a HUGE climb of whale vomit, He thought it was just a rock and threw it back, a couple weeks later he found out and recongnised it, was worth more then gold! What a nightmare

[@yeetusfeetus713]

Rip

[@ARSZLB]

wait, whale VOMIT? i thought it was the ambergris that was expensive…

[@bearwithme1611]

2 years later after this comment he still talks about this

[@MitchellBahamas]

@@ARSZLB it comes out in vomit too. Hopefully you did your research by now?

[@emelitobaguio8190]

Hi, where we can sale that things?

[@stephhhie17]

"Ah, notes of grass-covered poop fungus, this really is divine",

[@DJdoppIer]

I can't imagine spending hundreds of dollars on a tiny bottle of "liquid smell" that's actually made from poop.

[@facts-ns7zt]

gf=i need a gold ring me=packing scuba gears gf=where you heading gal=whale poop makes Gold ring

[@Kronikul-yz9rf]

This joke makes no sense

[@oliverm1255]

Does gal refer to a seagull?

[@Kronikul-yz9rf]

@@oliverm1255 Do you refer to an idiot?

[@zeenathpalakkal2360]

whale poop doesnt make gold rings,it aint a goldsmith😂

[@NoName-de1fn]

wat

[@bellametallica]

"I've been collecting sperm whale poop for 15-16 years..." Fellow humans, what the hell are we doing as a species?

[@GrandMasterAbe]

Don't forget people who drank coffee from animal poop.

[@TheRealChilly]

@@GrandMasterAbe the digestive system of the animal breaks down the fruit and pulp but not the bean itself. Nothing man made has come close to that fermentation process, that's why it's expensive.

[@LambOverRicee]

Capitalism.

[@iletyoucallmestevesy]

Learning

[@TheSmokey1424]

In an industrial way, it's educational and efficient. In an ecological way, it's extremely satisfying. In a childish, vain way, it's like icky...

[@princessmoonwalker]

Fun fact: In 1660 some chefs would also cook with ambergris. King Charles II of England liked it on his scrambled eggs.

[@SpiritSlayer1]

Imagine seeing this on a beach thinking it’s a rock so you just walk away..

[@poochucker0076]

I thought ambergris was whale vomit?

[@24Neuro]

So did I?

[@jimjam6598]

Yah I thought it was their phlegm or something

[@24Neuro]

@@jimjam6598 either there wrong or we are? Probably the channel :)

[@StoicIntellectual]

Poochucker 007 same here

[@Abdega]

Same

[@dxd9200]

So why do people kill whales, just collect their poop 🤷‍♂️

[@highirsk426]

The poop they are talking about is special poop it’s takes years to from and killing whales gets stuff like there skin

[@iedaabdullah5743]

for the whale fat. Its a good fuel and don't burn out easily

[@abijahlevi937]

They don't get the poop from killing whales, but because sperm whales are endangered, harvesting it is illegal in some places. Back in the 20th century they would use whale fat to make a type of oil, and that's why sperm whales are endangered now.

[@apdroidgeek1737]

I dont think they kill the whale, ambergris is found floating in the ocean, theres no telling if that specific whale has ambergris.

[@AkhtaruzzamanChowdhury]

No one kills a whale to find ambergris!

[@microcam6375]

"a passionate love letter in poop form"

[@vinestafflover88]

JoJo: FIGHTING GOLDDDDDDD That Christopher Dude: FLOATING GOLDDDDDDDDDDD

[@thuvcb80]

I wish my poop can sell for a lot too

[@Rafayel06]

You have to be endangered! 😂

[@Filarus]

😂😂

[@basicalloy611]

@@korypankey8359 tried it and now im in jail wtf

[@Abdega]

Supposedly there are communities on the internet that will buy it…

[@TheNativeEngine]

If it has certain microorganisms in it maybe.

[@pelufaz8435]

2:26 that soft fart, someone took the time to edit that little detail

[@blacksalt5687]

Embergris is relatively common here in maldives , my uncle's wife's dad finds and sells small ones those things like almost every year

[@ksajak]

I'm very much into fragrances and just purchased a fragrance from a company that used 100% authentic ambergris in their fragrance. It's a beautiful fragrance! Ambergris is definitely nice in fragrances and is highly sought after. Weird how some things work in this world! Very strange!

[@bwiyeer4472]

I bet alien poop is so expensive.

[@nazarii8710]

I knew this from watching Futurama 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@shiny5068]

imma look out for this stuff next time i’m at the beach. who knows, maybe i’ll find one

[@nildemk]

I wonder who the hell would think like yeah we should use it for perfume.

[@Torjus_]

*Next time someone ask what you're going to do for a living*

[@jellomonster531]

Don’t worry, that Bobs Burgers episode has already educated me

[@markscott554]

I'm starting my new squid beaks diet immediately.

[@athmaid]

What's weird is that even the poopy smell contributes in a positive way. We expect good smelling things to have a hint of bad smell, we prefer it to a completely pleasant smell

[@Doedelzzakspeler]

Its actually smells really good, the combination off al those things gives it a really 'Clean' smell like freshly washed clothes

[@marb.u.b8263]

I thought ambergris was whale vomit

[@adampickard9880]

Same

[@campkira]

some kind of waste not body see which part it come out off.

[@XxXxX-123]

Title : Why whale poop is so expensive ? Me : Excusssee mee !!

[@micha3ldc525]

Thanks for the tip! Now I just need to wait for my brother to forget to flush the toilet! $$$

[@randomcatontheinternet2771]

That explain why i get an headache when i smell a perfume

[@georgia6000]

"Siri how can I surpass Justin Y.'s comment?" Siri- "I was unable to find what you are looking for"

[@a.reynaldo.d]

From now on, don't be angry if anyone tell you "ugh, you smell like poop" 🤣 since perfume made from it 😂 lol

[@yura2424]

3:31 How is that illegal? Collecting ambergris doesn't hurt whales in any way, right?

[@babygirlfemale6507]

It may encourage more people to seek out the gris in more aggressive ways

[@AhllanIgnacio]

yet some fishermen in PH found a big chunk of ambergris but it is illegal to sell here... saw it on kmjs

[@turtlepowersf]

You guys also had a 20ft crocodile. What the hell is going on in the PH

[@vnquehuongtoi8623]

BOB'S BURGERS

[@JeffRoss1122]

Is not funny.

[@YaowBucketHEAD]

Is great. What you people talking about? #teamTina

[@YaowBucketHEAD]

@IAmNotHuman 1337 nah. That's okay.

[@dreamworld1153]

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[@gopi4071]

Appuse

[@dreamworld1153]

@@gopi4071 Monusee..

[@nicoleruiz2623]

The new voice of so expensive actually sounds more expensive

[@xMrBrian]

Imagine telling your significant other: "yeah I collect whale poop for a living"

[@carmichaelmoritz8662]

well now i know why most perfumes have a poop odor to them . yuck .

[@Devilicus07]

Aliens: Ya Nah, these people ain't ready for us.

[@corenting7343]

0:28 In Eau de toilette, Toilette means "to wash". "Faire sa toilette" = clean oneself Eau = water In the past they use alcohol and perfume on towels to wash themselves (when they couldn't have any easy access to water)

[@elmorry9988]

This is the content I am subscribed for

[@earthculture2996]

EL MORRY Oh yeah yeah

[@georgia6000]

Someone please count the number of times he pronounced ambergris wrong...

[@FrostSoul-qs6kq]

What if a lab could replicate biosynthetic giant squid beaks and whale stomachs to mimic the whole disgestive process and produce their own Ambergris

[@JesusisLOVEJohn-]

Let me get this straight: Its illegal to collect the whale rock because sperm whales are endangered. Wouldn't the collectors want the whales to live because they make them money?

[@slyninja4444]

Yeah, it makes no sense. It'll probably increase the amount of poachers and threaten the species more.

[@treytison1444]

Conservationist lawmakers never have any idea what they're talking about.

[@justanotheruser6468]

It is because you can get it by killing the whale and going through its cadaver. So with humans being unable ro preserve nature many will take the quicker and more rewarding approach of just harpooning every whale in sight.

[@JesusisLOVEJohn-]

@@justanotheruser6468 Oh ok, thanks for the info!

[@AkhtaruzzamanChowdhury]

Crazy laws!

[@flash8157]

*Now I know why people say “shitting bricks”*

[@scarletletter4900]

One more reason to leave your harpoons at the shore

[@wrathhhsth2522]

"okay whale poop?" "yea- wait what!?" "whale poop can be bought!?" "yo wtf-"

[@projektred1386]

*Never Thought I’d be asking this*

[@cobymayer8018]

Y’all should see how vanilla was discovered

[@privatesurfer2299]

How

[@andrewconnell5865]

From the vanilla bean....

[@cobymayer8018]

@@privatesurfer2299 anal gland secretions from beavers

[@cobymayer8018]

@@andrewconnell5865 anal gland secretion from beavers

[@NoName-de1fn]

You mean vanilla flavouring not real vanilla.

[@JustEndah]

This video has left perfume aficionados like me feeling insecure. Lol.

[@offthetopbbq]

Nah. I’m still rocking all my shit ❤️

[@ElenaGaunt]

The niche perfume houses Juliette has a Gun and Escentric Molecules decided to create fragrances only (almost) with chemical/lab molecules (especially in the case of Ambergris). Honestly, I know it's inspired by poop, but this Ambroxan/cetalox mol smells amazing. And no, they don't pay me to say it xd

[@MickeyTech]

Lol! KZbin recommends "Poop" 😭😭

[@manamemajeff6283]

A: wow nice ring u have there! B: yeah made from whale poop! Isnt it great? A:wut

[@poponachtschnecke]

I thought it was vomit.

[@zedrhyx1788]

It's vommit but this channel is stupid to do proper research

[@theresitafalkowski1300]

I thought also.. 🤔

[@ieatcaribou7852]

I grew up thinking it was vomit. Now I know it's even grosser.

[@revertedakhi]

Can you believe that? An animals trash is a man's treasure