Girl's Windfall For Lump Of Whale Sick

A 10-year-old girl is to pick up a big reward after finding a lump of whale sick on a beach. Melissa Cathcart was beachcombing on holiday in north Wales when she came across the massive lump of yellow vomit. And she is set to pocket ?3,500 by selling the giant mammal sick, known as ambergris, to perfume makers.

Her mother Kay told The Sun: "We recently heard on the radio about ambergris, but when Melissa found some I couldn't believe it!"

The rare, waxy substance is produced by sperm whales and known as "floating gold".

Perfume makers use it to slow down evaporation in perfumes and it can be worth up to ?10 a gram.

The sick is believed to have drifted to Shell Island, Gwynedd, from somewhere around the US - possibly the Pacific.

The family, from Merseyside, took their find to the SeaQuarium in Rhyl.

did'nt know about this but will be keeping a sharp look out next time i am at the beach

A whole new look on puke huh?

just a bit! not sure that i would like to try and catch that in my hands, heres a thought if it cost's that much, how do you make a whale throw up ?
and do women know they ware whale puke ?

They might as as well !

There's nothing worse for me than having to walk through the perfume section at Myers. It gives me such a headache. I tell the Missus I'll meet her on the other side, and I walk around the block.

Yeah i hate perfume and man stink. It all gives me a headache too. Thankfully my wife doesn wear any wich is awsome.