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【本報綜合外電報導】英國一名漁夫帶狗在海灘散步與玩拋接球時,寵物犬忽然奔向一處地方放下球後不動,男子緊跟上前蹲下查看,竟意外撿到一塊龍涎香,按照市價計算預估達六千三百六十九英鎊(約新台幣二十五萬元)。《每日郵報》報導,蘇格蘭三十七歲漁夫威廉姆森(Patrick Williamson),日前帶寵物狗在海灘散步和玩拋接球遊戲,玩到一半時,狗狗突然跑向某處長滿海草的地方後放下球不動,威廉姆森說:「平常愛犬不會隨意放下球,當下我知道那裡可能有東西。」緊跟上前,在地面看到一顆帶有特殊香氣、琥珀色條紋的灰棕色鵝卵石,便將這顆鵝卵石帶回家。威廉姆森根據經驗,自行使用熱針測試這顆「鵝卵石」,發現它的反應竟跟龍涎香完全一樣,遇熱很快就融化,隨後送到格拉斯哥大學(University of Glasgow)化驗,證實為真實龍涎香,重量約一百五十五公克,消息曝光引外界熱議。龍涎香是抹香鯨排泄物,也就是吞食軟體動物後無法消化部位,堆積腸道被分泌物包覆,形成蠟狀硬塊,西方做為高級香水定香劑,俗稱「漂浮黃金」,數量稀少且價格高昂。