A dead and rare albino whale washes ashore in Malakota, Australia. He was afraid to find the carcass of the world-famous humpback whale, named Migaloo. However, authorities have confirmed that he is not Migaloo, SkyNews reports.
The carcass of a white humpback whale was found on the shores of a small town in Victoria on Saturday morning, and speculation immediately began that it could be the world-famous white humpback whale, Megalo. Peter Brake, an Australian environmental official, also confirmed to the press that the whale found was a female, so it could not be Megalo, as it is a male whale.
People have been warned not to touch the dead animal, and Environment Victoria also said there would be heavy penalties for trying to approach the whale’s carcass without permission and to take souvenirs such as teeth.
The Migaloo was first recorded in 2010 1.2 miles off Green Island near the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland. The famous beluga whale has been seen regularly off the east coast of Australia since 1991, but two years ago it was not known exactly where it was going because its tracking chip had disappeared. Albinism is said to be extremely rare among whales. According to Erich Hoyt, a researcher with the British Whale and Dolphin Conservation, less than one in ten thousand humpback whales are affected by albinism.
