Rare White Whale Breaches off Australian Coast Near Brisbane

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Rene Meijer was sailing near Redcliffe in Brisbane, Queensland, on July 28 when he spotted a rare albino humpback whale. This video shows the whale swimming nearby and breaching.

The whale in the video is called Migaloo, according to the uploader. Whale researcher Dr Wally Franklin of Southern Cross University was quoted by The Courier-Mail as saying that Migaloo was extremely rare. "To the best of our knowledge he is the only white humpback whale,” he was quotes as saying. Credit: René Meijer via Storyful