Rare white whale spotted off the coast of Queensland

To protect the animal from too many onlookers, the Queensland government placed the whale under its special protection at the time. However, after losing its tracking chip, the great white whale has not been seen for three years. Migaloo was probably born in 1986 and first sighted in 1991. A rare white whale has been spotted off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Macquarie University wildlife biologist Vanessa Pirotta told 9News on Tuesday: “It could be it, but it could also be another large white whale from the eastern Australian humpback population.

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The giant was filmed Friday near the Whitsundays archipelago by a tourist who sent his video to the White Whale Research Center. The center has been collecting data about Migaloo for years. A white whale had been sighted a few days earlier and may have been the same animal, Pirotta said. The video does not provide enough information to clearly identify the animal.

However, white humpback whales are not common. All-white specimens are extremely rare. Only about a handful of albino whales have been documented. Migaloo is probably the most famous humpback whale in the world, he even has his own website. There was momentary concern last year when a white whale carcass washed up off the coast of Victoria. However, it soon became clear that it was a female. Migaloo is a male.

In the Aboriginal language, the name means “white guy”. Whales can live between 35 and 50 years.