Jun 242014
 

Migaloo
Rare Albino White Whale
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Migaloo tale

Migaloo in Botany Bay as he makes his way up the east coast. Photo: www.whalewatchingsydney.com.au

Migaloo is an albino humpback whale that travels up and down the east coast of Australia became famous in the local media on account of its extremely rare, all-white appearance. Migaloo is the only known all-white humpback whale and is known to be a true albino. First sighted in 1991, and believed to be three to five years old at that time, Migaloo was named for an indigenous Australian word for “white fella”. Migaloo was shown to be male in 2004 by analysis of sloughed skin samples. Because of the intense interest, environmentalists feared he was becoming distressed by the number of boats following him each day. In response, the Queensland and New South Wales governments introduce legislation each year to create a 500 m (1600-ft) exclusion zone around the whale.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpback_whale#Migaloo

Migaloo visits Byron Bay and Light house
Migaloo visit’s Byron Bay 23rd June 2014 https://www.facebook.com/whalewatchbyronbay

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