What is so special about Migaloo?
Migaloo is a white hump back whale. These types of whales are a very rare sight but Migaloo was the very first white hump back whale to be documented. After he was seen for the very first time the fifty-five ton whale was classed as a 'special interest whale' this meant that no-one on boats or jet skis were aloud within 500 meters and planes weren't aloud within 2'000 meters of the rare whale.
Cite a few facts from the article that tell you how precious Migaloo is to the people of Australia.
- They made a special status to protect him these rules were that boats and jet skis had to stay 500 meters away from him and planes have to stay 2'000 meters away from the whale.
- Every year lots of fans are on the look to spot the rare whale.
- The australians gave him a special Aboriginal name 'Migaloo' meaning white fella.
- Some fans have set up websites and they also have set up facebook and twitters accounts in honour of him.
- He has lots of fans that have made things in honour of him.
Why is Migaloo known as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback? is he the only one?
Migaloo is known as a hypo-pigmented because of the what they think caused him to have white skin which is a genetic skin condition. Therefore they now call him a hypo-pigment whale. Migaloo may be a rare sight but he is not the only white hump back whale in the world, but only the first documented.
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