Migaloo (White Humpback Whale of Australia) Cetacographer

Migaloo Facts:

• Migaloo is an adult male humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
• Migaloo is the only properly documented white humpack whale in the world.
• Although Migaloo is suspected to be an albino humpback whale, there is no clear proof of this diagnosis.
• It is therefore better to describe Migaloo as a hypo-pigmented humpback whale, until confirmatory information is available.
• Migaloo is a member of the east Australian humpback whale population.
• Migaloo's name means "White Fella" in the Australian Aboriginal language - the naming is based on advice from Aboriginal elders in the Hervey Bay area, Queeensland.
• Migaloo was first spotted & photographed on the 28th June, 1991, near Byron Bay.
• He is believed to have an age in the mid 20's (2009).
• Every year Migaloo migrates to humpback breeding grounds along the Great Barrier Reef region off north-eastern Australia.

Related Links:

• Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) KPCOFGS
• Migaloo - Humpback Whales For Sale (MonsterMarketplace.com)
• Migaloo (White Humpback Whale of Australia) Migaloo Means White Fella In Aboriginal (Alchemipedia)
• Migaloo (White Hump Back Whale) Great Barrier Reef Filming Near Port Douglas On Catamaran Silversonic (2007)
• White Humpback Whale Migaloo From Australia (Coffs Harbour, 2005)

Page Credits:

• The text is based on the page from Alchemipedia - renamed 'Migaloo (White Humpback Whale of Australia) Migaloo Means White Fella In Aboriginal (Alchemipedia)'.
• The Alchemipedia version of this page rarely appears on search engines because it's place has been taken by a 'borrowed' version at www.migaloowhale.org - this page is not surprisingly called "Migaloo (White Humpback Whale of Australia) | Alchemipedia" the original name of the Alchemipedia version.
• The Pacific Whale Foundation is the owner of the site www.migaloowhale.org.
• Migaloo Photo: AP - shown at ALCHEssMIST Images.

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