Rare white humpback whale sighted off coast of Australia

WATCH ABOVE: Cameras roll as ‘Son of Migaloo’ explores the waters near Australia

GOLD COAST – A rare white humpback whale was sighted north of Australia’s Gold Coast on Monday.

There was speculation whether it was the world famous white whale called Migaloo, but Sea World marine sciences director Trevor Long confirmed with ABC News it was another albino mammal dubbed ‘Son of Migaloo’.

Long confirmed this mammal was smaller and younger than Migaloo and was the ‘other’ white whale which has regularly been sighted off the east coast of Australia since 2011.

Migaloo gained fame as he was, for a long time, the only white whale in a group of whales that numbered close to 23,000 according to Southern Cross University Academic, Wally Franklin.