<div>An extremely rare lump of whale vomit found by a dog walker on a beach in the UK is expected to fetch 7,000 pounds at the first auction of its kind.<br /><br />The chunk of ambergris - a waxy rock-like substance that can prolong the scent of perfume - was found washed-up on the shore at Anglesey, north Wales, earlier this year.<br /><br />The ambergris, that measures 8 inches by 6 inches and weighs 1.1 kg, could have been floating in the sea for decades before it came ashore.<br /><br />Ambergris is produced in the intestines of sperm whales to protect them from the sharp beaks of squid which they eat and is passed as vomit, 'mirror.co.uk' reported.<br /><br />The substance is used in the perfumery industry and has sold for thousands of pounds privately before.<br /><br />"Our vendor was out walking his dog when it ran over to this object and wouldn't leave it alone," said Chris Surfleet, senior valuer and auctioneer.<br /><br />"He took it home, did a bit of research and suspected it was ambergris and knew it had a value so came to us. We are 100 per cent certain it is ambergris.<br /><br />"A number of people with experience with ambergris have studied it who have confirmed it," he said.<br /><br />"It is a bit like gold in that it comes down to the price per gram. There is a lot of interest in unusual items these days," he said. <br /></div>
<div>An extremely rare lump of whale vomit found by a dog walker on a beach in the UK is expected to fetch 7,000 pounds at the first auction of its kind.<br /><br />The chunk of ambergris - a waxy rock-like substance that can prolong the scent of perfume - was found washed-up on the shore at Anglesey, north Wales, earlier this year.<br /><br />The ambergris, that measures 8 inches by 6 inches and weighs 1.1 kg, could have been floating in the sea for decades before it came ashore.<br /><br />Ambergris is produced in the intestines of sperm whales to protect them from the sharp beaks of squid which they eat and is passed as vomit, 'mirror.co.uk' reported.<br /><br />The substance is used in the perfumery industry and has sold for thousands of pounds privately before.<br /><br />"Our vendor was out walking his dog when it ran over to this object and wouldn't leave it alone," said Chris Surfleet, senior valuer and auctioneer.<br /><br />"He took it home, did a bit of research and suspected it was ambergris and knew it had a value so came to us. We are 100 per cent certain it is ambergris.<br /><br />"A number of people with experience with ambergris have studied it who have confirmed it," he said.<br /><br />"It is a bit like gold in that it comes down to the price per gram. There is a lot of interest in unusual items these days," he said. <br /></div>