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Australia's Favorite White Humpback Makes A Rare Appearance

What is so special about Migaloo?

Migaloo is a very rare white humpback wale. Migaloo was the first white humpback whale ever documented, but he is not the only one. In September 2011, Alan Fewings and his family reported seeing a white humpback calf with a pod of migrating whales, near Cid Harbor off the coast of North Queensland. Experts think that the two wales could be related, but given that Migaloo calf has not been seen since, they have been unable to confirm that. They also gave him an aboriginal name.

Cite a few facts from the article that tell you how precious Migaloo is to the people of Australia.

You have to be at least 500 meters away if you are on a boat or jet-ski, airplanes have to be more than 2,000 meters away from the white humpback wales. If anybody has been caught being violation to the mammals they will be fined exceeding $12,500 AUD. Migaloo, which means 'White Fella' in the indigenous Australian language. Migaloo's has heaps of fans that have made several websites dedicated to his every move and even set up an active Facebook page and Twitter account in his honor.

Why is Migaloo known as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback? is he the only one?

Sciences have been unable to confirm the evidence. So therefore people refer to him as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback.No he is not they only one because there was a sighting of a white humpback calf with another pod of migrating wales.

Critical Thinking Challenge:

Do you think Migaloo's special colour helps or hurts him from human predators? Why?

I think that his special colour will not help him from human predators because people will want to know what it is but then I think it will help him because people will know that there is a very bad fine. 

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