A piece of ambergris weighing almost two and a half pounds in the Auckland War Memorial. He is the author of Floating Gold: A Natural (and Unnatural) History of Ambergris. A Natural (and Unnatural) History of Ambergris Christopher Kemp. A rare secretion produced only by sperm whales, which have a fondness for squid but an inability to digest their beaks, ambergris is expelled at sea and floats on ocean currents for years, slowly transforming, before it sometimes washes ashore looking like a nondescript waxy pebble. Christopher Kemp is a scientist living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. But with this unusual and highly alluring book, Christopher Kemp promises to change that by uncovering the unique history of ambergris. REVIEW: Floating Gold: A Natural (& Unnatural) History of Ambergris. Despite being one of the world?s most expensive substances (its value is nearly that of gold and has at times in history been triple it), ambergris is also one of the world?s least known. But the key ingredient that makes the sophisticated scent linger on the skin is precisely this bizarre digestive by-product?ambergris. ?Preternaturally hardened whale dung? is not the first image that comes to mind when we think of perfume, otherwise a symbol of glamour and allure. Read Or Download Floating Gold: A Natural (and Unnatural) History of Ambergris By Christopher Kemp Full Pages.Ī fascinating natural history of an incredibly curious substance.
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