Rare White Humpback Whale Sighted

By Stewart_Campbell / 19 November 2012

Rare White Humpback Whale Sighted

An extremely rare white whale has been causing a splash after being spotted swimming in a pod of humpbacks by a British maritime engineer.

Dan Fisher, 32, was on a boat trip to Svalbard in Norway when he noticed a giant white hump rise from the water. Rushing up a mast to get a better look, he quickly realised he was witnessing one of nature's rarest sights — a white whale, just like the iconic Moby Dick in the novel by American author Herman Melville. Read more...

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