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Migaloo jumping photographed by Jonas Liebschner onboard Whale Watching Sydney Part of a Song by Migaloo recorded in 1998. Migaloo ("whitefella" in some Aboriginal languages) is an all-white humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) that was first sighted on the 28 June 1991 at the Australian east coast near Byron Bay. [1]
Migaloo (whose name means "white fella" in multiple Aboriginal languages) [14] was first spotted in 1991 in the waters off Byron Bay. [15] Believed to have been born in 1986, [16] he is considered to be the most famous humpback whale in the world. [17] In 2004, skin samples were taken by researchers interested in the whales genetics. [15]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. Large baleen whale species Humpback whale Temporal range: 7.2–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Miocene – Recent Size compared to an average human Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix I (CITES) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom ...
1977 – Iva Toguri (pictured), convicted of treason for broadcasting Japanese propaganda, was granted a full pardon by U.S. president Gerald Ford. 1996 – A tank barge and a tug grounded on a beach in Rhode Island , causing a spill of an estimated 828,000 U.S. gallons (3.13 million litres) of home heating oil .
Hervey Bay is a bay of the Coral Sea in the Bundaberg Region and Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. [1] The bay covers 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi) with a main opening facing northwards.
Kangaroo Valley is a 2022 nature documentary film made for Netflix, directed by Kylie Stott and written by Tab Murphy. [1] [2] Narrated by Sarah Snook, the film is a coming-of-age adventure starring a nervous baby eastern grey kangaroo named Mala as she faces hungry dingoes and winter snows to survive her first year out of pouch.
Mocha Dick (/ ˈ m ɒ tʃ ə d ɪ k /; died 1838) was the nickname given to a rogue albino (or possibly leucistic) male sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) that lived in the southeastern Pacific Ocean in the early 19th century, usually encountered in the waters near Mocha Island, off the central coast of Chile.
Burmagomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae.It contains the following species: [1] Burmagomphus arboreus Lieftinck, 1940; Burmagomphus arthuri Lieftinck, 1953 ...