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An all-white humpback whale has reportedly been caught on camera by professional filmmakers for the first time.
The unique albino mammal named Migaloo was spotted off the coast of Australia, The Cairns Post reports, and was filmed travelling south about 2km from Green Island.
GBR Helicopter Group director Deborah Ross said: "We've made it a professional goal to make sure we get Migaloo recorded so we can help protect him because he is so precious.
"This is the first time Migaloo has been filmed anywhere professionally in the world. It's about Migaloo and it's all about the fact we were able to get the footage in Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef."
She added: "I cried. I was so happy. He was at play in the tropical waters. He was just rolling around having a lovely time."
The footage taken by pilot Chris Rose and cinematographer David Farmer will reportedly be given to the BBC, which is reportedly making a documentary about Migaloo.
© Newspix/Rex Features
The unique albino mammal named Migaloo was spotted off the coast of Australia, The Cairns Post reports, and was filmed travelling south about 2km from Green Island.
GBR Helicopter Group director Deborah Ross said: "We've made it a professional goal to make sure we get Migaloo recorded so we can help protect him because he is so precious.
"This is the first time Migaloo has been filmed anywhere professionally in the world. It's about Migaloo and it's all about the fact we were able to get the footage in Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef."
She added: "I cried. I was so happy. He was at play in the tropical waters. He was just rolling around having a lovely time."
The footage taken by pilot Chris Rose and cinematographer David Farmer will reportedly be given to the BBC, which is reportedly making a documentary about Migaloo.
© Rex Features
© Newspix/Rex Features
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