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Incredibly Rare White Humpback Whale Spotted Off Coast of Norway
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Moby Dick lives! According to the Daily Mail U.K., a maritime engineer spotted a white humpback whale swimming amongst a pod of regular-hued humpbacks in the waters off Norway.
Dan Fisher said he was a on a boat trip when he noticed an unusual white shape surfacing. Fisher went to the mast of the boat to get a better a look, and he was surprised to find one of the underwater world's rarest sights.
This pale whale likely has leucism, a disorder that affects the pigmentation of the skin. Fisher and the rest of the crew watched the friendly creature frolic with his pod before swimming off. It was a special moment for Dan Fisher, who said he had never seen anything like it in 10 years of work.
"Everyone I have told about it hasn't believed me until I show them the pictures," Fisher told Daily Mail U.K. "It was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime spot. I saw a lot of humpback whales this year but nothing as spectacular as this one."
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Dan Fisher said he was a on a boat trip when he noticed an unusual white shape surfacing. Fisher went to the mast of the boat to get a better a look, and he was surprised to find one of the underwater world's rarest sights.
This pale whale likely has leucism, a disorder that affects the pigmentation of the skin. Fisher and the rest of the crew watched the friendly creature frolic with his pod before swimming off. It was a special moment for Dan Fisher, who said he had never seen anything like it in 10 years of work.
"Everyone I have told about it hasn't believed me until I show them the pictures," Fisher told Daily Mail U.K. "It was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime spot. I saw a lot of humpback whales this year but nothing as spectacular as this one."
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62 Comments
Knowing the Norwegians' attitude toward whales it will soon be dead
April 15 2013 at 5:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIf it weren't for the crew of the Star Ship Enterprise capturing a hump back whale from the past and bringing it to earth in the future, the earth would no longer exist.
January 21 2013 at 4:30 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Replythis is one of the coolest whales I have ever seen!!!!
January 21 2013 at 3:29 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyDid they eat it? I hope they ate it! I bet it tasted like meat marshmallows.
January 04 2013 at 8:46 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySometimes saving animals like this should be aloud the strictest jail sentences ever.
January 04 2013 at 8:32 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyawesome pics!
December 18 2012 at 2:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHai,
December 08 2012 at 7:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyTo one and all.
Moby Dick was a sperm whale, not a humpback.
December 03 2012 at 10:58 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down Replycall me when you see a white sperm whale
December 03 2012 at 4:27 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down ReplyHow lucky to see those whales so close.
November 30 2012 at 9:08 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply