Meet Australia's Real-Life Moby Dick

The whale has created no small amount of public interest, on account of not being particularly camera shy, and as a result has a Twitter account that follows him as well as a Soundcloud recording of his song.

There are three other known white humpback whales, but Migaloo is probably the most social. There are at least two off the coast of Australia, one named Bahloo and one calf called Migaloo, Jr. There’s also a white humpback near Norway known as Willow.

Rob from Byron Bay Whale Watching had some lucky tourist onboard today as #Migaloo1 cruised Nth past the Cape at 8kph pic.twitter.com/VJAnMo3pA1

— Migaloo the Whale (@Migaloo1) June 23, 2014

The other three whales have tiny black spots on them, however, which makes Migaloo the only known all-white humpback whale. There are probably more white humpbacks in the ocean, but they are very rare.

#Migaloo sighted at the Bernard Islands on Saturday, August 17 enjoying tropical Nth Queensland. pic.twitter.com/1cJ3aA7Xaz

— Migaloo the Whale (@Migaloo1) August 20, 2013