White humpback Migaloo spotted off Australia's Byron Bay

26 July 2016

A famous white humpback whale has been spotted on his annual migration to Australia's north.

Migaloo is known for his distinctive colouring and for many years was the only documented all-white humpback whale in the world.

He has been sighted off the coast of New South Wales state, including the resort town of Byron Bay.

Migaloo's journey up Australia's east coast has attracted large numbers of whale enthusiasts.

Migaloo is estimated to be about 28 years old - humpback whales typically live for up to 50 years

The 14m-long mammal was spotted with a companion during his venture north but now appears to be travelling solo.

A Twitter account run by the White Whale Research Centre provides real-time updates of the whale's whereabouts.

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Migaloo the great white whale spotted off Australian east coast

Famous albino whale is with at least four other whales as part of seasonal migration of humpbacks to warmer waters

Helen Davidson

theguardian.com, Friday 20 June 2014 00.18 BST

Migaloo the great white whale has been spotted making his way up the east coast of Australia.

The famous albino whale is travelling with at least four other whales as part of the seasonal migration of humpbacks to warmer waters

Photograph: whalewatchingsydney.com.au

The white humpback, first noticed in 1991, was sighted off the coast of Eden on Wednesday, and then Cronulla, south of Sydney, on Thursday afternoon. A Port Stephens-based Twitter account reported a sighting on Friday morning.

He is travelling with at least four other whales as part of the seasonal migration of humpbacks to warmer waters.

Although Migaloo’s rough itinerary can be figured out, it is still a lucky whale watcher who spots him, Oskar Peterson, from the White Whale Research Centre, told Guardian Australia.

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