Migaloo, the only known albino humpback whale in the World, was first spotted in 1991 by the Pacific Whale Foundation and earned a legendary reputation. Recently the rare animal was spotted again off Australian coast, near Sydney.
Migaloo got its name after the Aboriginal word for ‘white man’ and he gained notoriety as one of only a very few snowy whales known to humankind. Yet, so far it isn’t know exactly the reason of his unique color for a humpback whale. The experts think it might be either leucism or his true albino. That means he is unable to produce pigmentation at all. The animal is estimated to be 31-year-old. He can live up to 80 year-old according to Oskar Peterson, who runs the Australian-based White Whale Research Centre.
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