A group of fishermen have been left in disbelief after making the find of a lifetime in the stomach of a whale carcass.
The incident took place in Yemen, in the Gulf of Aden, when the men stumbled across the carcass of a sperm whale, and they opened the animal's body to discover a thick, waxy black substance.
While this might have appeared to be nothing to the untrained eye, the fishermen knew exactly what this substance was - the extremely valuable ambergris.
The fishermen uncovered a whopping 127kg of ambergris, which fetched for $1.56 million (£1.1million).
Watch a full news report about the life-changing find below:Ambergris is created in the whale's digestive system and is a waste product not dissimilar to feces - the real distinction being just how rare and valuable it is.
Per Daily Mail, the substance is also known as "vomit gold" and can sell for around $49,568 (£35,000) per kilogram.
In an interview with BBC News, one of the fishermen said: "As soon as we got close to it there was this strong smell, and we had the feeling this whale had something.
"We never expected this thing would give us such a huge amount."
The group of men have now bought themselves new homes and other necessities, and have also made a point of sharing their good fortune with others who need it in their local communities.
Ambergris has motivated people to hunt for whales for centuries, and according to the Natural History Museum, it has been used to create perfume as well as an aphrodisiac and in medicine for over 1,000 years.
When wet, ambergris smells as foul as you'd imagine a waste product to, but when it is dried out, it develops a sweet fragrance, which is why it has been used in perfume.
Because of its immense rarity and value, it's also known as the "treasure of the sea".
Live Science reports that only one percent of whales produce the precious substance, making the fishermen's find all the more impressive.
However, in a bid to protect whales, the possession and sale of ambergris is banned in various countries, including the US.