Migaloo swam very close to the boat. Image Credit: YouTube / Chris Jones
An extremely rare encounter with an albino humpback whale called Migaloo has been caught on camera.
First sighted in 1991 this rare white whale might sound like the topic of a hoax but is in fact a genuine animal, one that has been spotted several times over the last few decades. Believed to have been about 3 to 5 years old at the time of its discovery, Migaloo is now likely to be approaching 30.
Only three other albino humpback whales have ever been identified and an encounter with one is considered to be a special treat for whale watchers.
In this recent footage, a group of people sailing off the coast of New South Wales in Australia on June 19th was given unexpected front row seats to the spectacle of Migaloo swimming past them through the waves.
It is thought that the whale is embarking on its annual migration of thousands of miles from Antarctica to the breeding grounds along the Great Barrier Reef.
Nice,I have always wondered why Albino whales are allegedly more aggressive tho? Maybe because they were bullied as a small tike. All the other whales make fun of them.
Nice,I have always wondered why Albino whales are allegedly more aggressive tho? The greatest whale of all time was Mocha Dick... ...This renowned monster, who had come off victorious in a hundred fights with his pursuers, was an old bull whale, of prodigious size and strength. From the effect of age, or more probably from a freak of nature, as exhibited in the case of the Ethiopian Albino, a singular consequence had resulted ... he was white as wool!... ...Mocha Dick was a legend among whalers, and every captain wanted to kill him... ...From the period of Dick's first appearance, his celebrit... [More]
Avoiding the inevitable Moby Dick jokes, this is a fantastic specimen, and obviously a rare on too. The sea certain contains some majestic beauty that most of us will never see!
Beautiful. Please lets keep it away from the Japanese. Good luck, the court case is a very temporary solution.. LINK - Japan to 'redesign' whale hunt in Antarctic despite ICJ ruling Japan says it will redesign its controversial whaling activities in the Antarctic after a United Nations court ruled it was a commercial hunt masquerading as science. Japanese fisheries minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said the ruling upheld the notion of "the sustainable use of whales as a resource" and the country would continue its research whaling program. "Based on this ... and in line with international law and sci... [More]
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