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The Sydney Morning Herald reports that an honest-to-goodness white humpback whale has been spotted off the eastern coast of Australia.
He's been dubbed "Migaloo", which means "white fella" in the Aboriginal language. I suppose the aborigine who first saw him must have thought he was a typical American tourist. Scientists aren't sure if the whale is an albino or if humpback whales just naturally have white pigmentation once in a while.
Our friend flerdle happens to be on the scene in Brisbane for a bit -- any chance of a first-hand report, flerdle?
In related news, New Bedford police report a tall, grim fellow with a wooden leg trying to convince passers-by to join him for "a little cruise to the South Pacific".
Cool!
Posted by Karan [URL] at 06/29/07
Not much to say; Migaloo's been on the scene for years (15?). Very, very cool. Whale-watching boat trips are big business at various places up and down the coast.
(Side note: I'm not sure when wallaby's blog will get up and running again; hopefully soon, since there's a bit to be said, even if it's just pictures. We're all a bit tired right now...)
Posted by flerdle [URL] at 06/30/07
Fifteen years?
The newspaper article makes it seem like this was a recent discovery. Anything to sell a newspaper, I guess.
Posted by Brian [URL] at 07/ 1/07
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