Migaloo's cousin
Today's whale watch was certainly full of activity! For most of the whale watch, guests on the Tangalooma Jet watched on at 4 adult male whales charging towards a mum and her newborn calf. During the breeding season of Humpback whales, the males will compete with the females, where groups of 2-20 males gather around a single female and exhibit a variety of behaviours, particularly charging as we saw today. Another facinating sight was seen today, we came across a juvenile whale with excessive white colouration (approx. 40%) on its skin, meaning the whale was lacking melanin. This was a very unique whale and possibly could be Migaloo's cousin. Migaloo, the rare albino Humpback whale, is currently migrating north and was last sighted in the waters off Iluka, NSW at 1 pm today! On our way back to Tangalooma, we were delighted to see a pod of 4 juvenile whales enjoying the sheltered waters within Moreton Bay. A total of 15 Humpback whales and a pod of 6 Bottlenose dolphins were seen today.