Rare White Whale Returns to Australia, Delighting His Local Fans
This week, an extremely rare albino whale was spotted off the coast of Australia. The whale's name is Migaloo, the Aboriginal word for 'white fellow'.
This week, an extremely rare albino whale was spotted off the coast of Australia. The whale's name is Migaloo, the Aboriginal word for "white fellow." This is the third year in a row Migaloo has been spotted on his annual migration, lovingly referred to as a whale parade. Now Australian Migaloo watchers are tracking his every movement — on Thursday he was spotted making his way past the Sydney coast.
Migaloo is one of only a few documented all-white humpback whales in the world. Another all-white whale was spotted in Norway, and a mostly white whale has been seen off the coast of Argentina.
Here's Migaloo frolicking in the wild: