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A rare humpback whale found off the Australian coast snow-white color. Locals called the albino megaloo that translated into Russian means “white youth”. On Monday, August 10, employees of the American television channel “Seven News Television ‘filmed an amazing animal on camera. A whale swam near boats with tourists, several times releasing pillars into the air water.
Australians have been watching Migalo since 1991 – then humpbacked a whale first appeared on the coast near Byron Bay, which located in the east of the continent. For many years, specialists monitored the movement of the mammal.
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The local zoologist Oscar Peterson, however, is not sure what the video This marine giant is captured below. “Videos and photos coming now from tourists and locals I would not called too convincing. Yes, that whale that came ashore Now, has a white color, but last year, too, came reports of Migalooo, but the whale then turned out to be yellowish. By the way, Migaloo at one time collided with a yacht and received several scars. In addition, it has a uniquely curved fin. On received pictures and videos of this, unfortunately, are not visible, so it can to be not the whale we are looking for, “said the zoologist to reporters.
According to Oscar Peterson, off the coast of Australia to meet three whales of light colors, but only Migalooo, which is especially loved here, is an albino. Recall that Albinism is an innate lack of biological pigment melanin, which gives color to the skin and hair. No melanin they are white. In this case, any albino can be born Living being.
