What is so special about Migaloo?
Migaloo is special because they have the rare humpback whale in their sea. Also Migaloo is special because his name is aboriginal. Also Migaloo's colour is caused by a genetic skin condition called albinism. It is also special that Migaloo is 26-years-old because he will be alive for along time because Oskar Peterson from Australia's White Whale Research Center says they live for 80 years. Also that their body belong to the family of baleen whales which I find special.
Cite a few facts from the article that tell you how precious Migaloo is to the people of Australia.
Humpback adults do get to an impressive 39-52 feet in length and over 79,000 pounds in weight.Boats and jet-skis have to keep a distance of at least 500 meters, while airplanes have to be more than 2,000 meters away from the mammal.
Why is Migaloo known as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback?
Migaloo is known as a ''hypo-pigmented humpback because Migaloo's colour is caused by a genetic skin condition called albinism, they have been unable to confirm it with scientific evidence. They therefore refer to him as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback.
Is he the only one?
No he is not the only one because in September 2011, Alan Fewings and his family reported seeing a white calf amongst a pod of migrating whales, near Cid Harbor off the coast of North Queensland, the two may be related says the experts, but Migaloo Junior has not been seen since.
Critical Thinking Challenge:
Do you think Migaloo's special colour helps or hurts him from human predators? Why
I think Migaloo's special colour will not help because white can be seen easily seen in the sea/water because white is bright, but then I think his colour is good because the experts can find/see him is the water. Also if the predators do hurt him there is a big fine.
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