Migaloo's cousin

Mon, 25 Jul 2016

By Eco Ranger Tessa

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.

About the author

Eco Ranger Tessa

Tessa is one of the many Eco Rangers at Tangalooma Island Resort's Marine Education and Conservation Centre. Tessa often joins in on the Whale Watching Cruise as the on board Eco Ranger commentator.

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