Tuesday, August 11, 2015

White humpback whale spotted off Australia is not iconic Migaloo

CBC News
   A rare white humpback whale was spotted cruising off the Australian coast today, igniting speculation that the leviathan may be the world-famous albino humpback Migaloo on his annual migration from Antarctic waters.
Researchers, however, seemed skeptical that the white male whale — which was captured on video by a television news helicopter crew off Queensland — is in fact the iconic Migaloo.
    Trevor Long, marine sciences director at the Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that he believes the whale is another albino humpback, first spotted in 2011, known as Son of Migaloo...Continue reading...

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