A LIVE pilot whale was sliced open and left to die on a beach in Abaco by someone suspected to be looking for ambergris, a highly-sought after substance found in the intestines of some sperm whales and used in making perfume.

Pilot whales do not produce ambergris, so it is suspected the animal was attacked in vain by someone ignorant of the law protecting marine mammals as well as how the whale secretion is made.

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