Drone footage spots possible baby albino humpback whale off NSW North Coast

Drone footage spots possible baby albino humpback whale off NSW North Coast
Fresh drone footage reveals a child humpback whale off the coast of New South Wales sparking yet one more dialog there may very well be an albino creature within the wild after the notorious Migaloo.

The video taken final week reveals a child humpback whale with its mom swimming within the water off Yamba on the state’s North Coast.

The child whale, which seems to be white, could be seen frolicking by its mom’s aspect as the 2 glide via the glowing turquoise water.

Suspected albino whale off Yamba, NSW
A mom humpback whale with a child whale close to Yamba. (Jaydyn Matthewson)
Suspected albino whale off Yamba, NSW
The child whale appears to be like to be albino. (Jaydyn Matthewson)

It comes after one other video captured final month confirmed a younger humpback whale with its mom close to Burrewarra Point on the state’s south coast.

If this second sighting of the whale is confirmed to be albino, will probably be the second ever seen alongside the Australian coast after Migaloo.

Migaloo, the one recognized albino whale in Australian waters, hasn’t been seen since 2020.

He travels from the NSW South Coast as far north as Port Douglas in Queensland.

Last 12 months it was speculated one other white whale may very well be Migaloo’s offspring.

Migaloo’s historical past as uncommon white whale that may very well be offspring noticed

Migaloo is believed to have been born in 1986.

He’s suspected to be an albino whale however as scientists do not know for positive, he is at the moment outlined as a hyper-pigmented humpback.

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