Migaloo, the rare all-white humpback whale, was sighted in Australia the other day, marking the Australian whale watching season.
This adult male was first sighted on June 28, 1991, and was photographed passing Byron Bay, Australia's most easterly point.
According to the Pacific Whale Foundation, Migaloo is the only known occurrence of an all-white humpback whale, and has been compared to the fictional Moby Dick.
This unusual whale is the only documented record of an all-white humpback whale in the world. Migaloo is the name given by Australian Aboriginal community elders from the Hervey Bay area in Queeensland to describe a 'White Fella.'
Its sightings provide valuable insight to the scientific community into the migratory behaviour of humpback whales along the east coast of Australia.
According to 2007 estimates, Migaloo, part of the east Australian humpback population, is believed to number around 8-10,000 individuals. This population was likely around 30,000 before commercial whaling began, but was possibly as low as 104 individuals after commercial whaling on humpbacks ceased in the 1960s.
This adult male was first sighted on June 28, 1991, and was photographed passing Byron Bay, Australia's most easterly point.
According to the Pacific Whale Foundation, Migaloo is the only known occurrence of an all-white humpback whale, and has been compared to the fictional Moby Dick.
This unusual whale is the only documented record of an all-white humpback whale in the world. Migaloo is the name given by Australian Aboriginal community elders from the Hervey Bay area in Queeensland to describe a 'White Fella.'
Its sightings provide valuable insight to the scientific community into the migratory behaviour of humpback whales along the east coast of Australia.
According to 2007 estimates, Migaloo, part of the east Australian humpback population, is believed to number around 8-10,000 individuals. This population was likely around 30,000 before commercial whaling began, but was possibly as low as 104 individuals after commercial whaling on humpbacks ceased in the 1960s.
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