Rare white humpback calf, thought to be one of only a dozen, spotted off Australia

Rare white humpback calf, thought to be one of only a dozen, spotted off Australia

Scientists were given an unusual research opportunity when whale watchers off New South Wales and Queensland reported a mostly white humpback calf, an animal experts think may be among only a small number of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Its striking appearance drew comparisons to Migaloo, the famous all-white humpback first spotted in Byron Bay in 1991, and also raised questions about whale genetics, migration, and conservation. What hap…