Tuesday, 24 June 2014

What is so special about Migaloo?
Migaloo is special because he has white skin, scientists believe that he has a genetic skin condition called albinism. He was the first ever documented white whale. Migaloo's fans created him webpages and a facebook and twitter page as well.

Cite a few facts from the article that tell you how precious Migaloo is to the people of Australia.
Migaloo has been given a name in indigenous Australian language which means "white fella".
He immediately got given a special status "special interest whale" which means that boats and people have to be at least 500 meters away from Migaloo and plane 2,000 meters.
People have set up facebook, twitter and webpages. 
Migaloo has a lot of fans watching him.

Why is Migaloo known as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback? is he the only one?
Hypo pigmented means that he has lost all colour.

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