One of the most famous (if not THE most famous) humpback whales is Migaloo – the White Whale. Each year the first sighting of Migaloo is reported from NSW, 'Migaloo has been spotted off the coast' and we in Cairns know they are on the ...
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Migaloo, the only documented white humpack whale in the world, is drawing a lot of media attention to the Queensland, Australia coastline.
Pacific Whale Foundation is pleased to offer this website as a means to document the activities of this unusual marine mammal, and to monitor the interactions between the whale and curious humans.
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Pacific Whale Foundation has been following reported sightings of Migaloo, which means "White Fella" in the Aborginal Australian language. Vice President Paul Forestell, who began monitoring Migaloo soon after the whale was first spotted in 1991, helped to coin the name based on advice from an Aboriginal elder.
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