Among the huge marine organisms, humpback whales are about 13-15 meters long and weigh 25-30 tons, but they are not the largest cetaceans in the world, and the humpback whales generally have a black back and a white ventral surface, as well as a pure white humpback whale, such as the famous "Migalo". Recently, in the offshore area of New South Wales, Australia, another white humpback whale was photographed, which is swimming with a group of dolphins, most likely the descendants of Michaelo.
According to reports, this white humpback whale was photographed by a 16-year-old teenager with a drone, and it looks a little blurry due to the distance. According to the judgment of marine animal expert Wally, although the identity of this white humpback whale cannot be fully determined, through the comparison of body size, it is likely that it is a small white humpback whale, which is a descendant of the famous white humpback whale "Michael".
It is not the first time that a small white humpback whale has been found, but in 2011, a small white whale was also photographed on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, following a female humpback whale playing, speculating that this small white whale may also be a descendant of Migaro, and it is not known whether it is the same small white humpback whale.
- Michaelo's whereabouts float
Migaro should be the most famous whale in cetaceans, scientists use its molting samples to determine that Migalo is a male humpback whale, the birth year should be around 1986, so Migalo is a data record, but also the world's only white male humpback whale, but the whereabouts of "Migalo" is relatively floating, more difficult to find.
The first discovery of Migalo was in 1991, found in Australian waters, but just a few quick glances, Migalo began to disappear again, after disappearing for more than 20 years, in 2009 Migal appeared again near the Australian waters, in the subsequent 2013, 2017 and other people have photographed the white humpback whale Migalo. Humpback whales can live to about 80 years old in the wild, so if they do not encounter Japanese whaling ships and other hunting, there is still a good chance to continue to shoot Migaro.
- Is the white humpback whale an albino variant?
In the animal world, any animal has a normal body color, but due to genetic mutations, it may also lead to the appearance of albino variants, as to whether Michaelo is an albino animal or the natural color is a white breed?
Scientists speculate that the bias is white, because generally albinos have red eyes, while Michaelo's eyes are brown; at the same time, it has been found that small white humpback whales are likely to be their offspring, indicating that the all-white humpback whale is due to the parent humpback whale have a recessive white gene, and the humpback whale swarm does not reject the white humpback whale.
- Protects rare white humpback whales
Humpback whales are protected marine animals that prohibit commercial whaling to avoid endangering their populations, but a few countries, such as Japan, have been hunting in the name of scientific research, including the endangered humpback whale, the uncertain Michaelo humpback whale, which was once thought to have been killed by Japanese whaling ships.
Humpback whales have migratory nature, will swim back to the fixed place of activity, white humpback whales are too rare, more need the local government's strict protection, Migalo is too famous naturally not afraid of being killed, afraid that more and more people come to visit the mistaken injury, so the law prohibits anyone, boats are not allowed to approach it within 500 meters of the distance, if violated close, the fine is up to 80,000 yuan or so, with various methods to protect this rare white humpback whale.
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