Humpback Whale Treats Australians to Spectacular Display

A humpback whale swimming close to Hamilton Island, Australia on Monday gave quite the show to bystanders.  In an effort aimed at attracting female attention, the whale leapt out of the water, twisting and slapping its tail. 

August is prime mating season for humpback whales when they swim into warmer tropical waters to breed before returning Antarctic waters in September.

I don't know how many ladies he managed to attract, but he sure did attract the attention of a lot of bystanders!

Check out this amazing video courtesy of http://www.telegraph.co.uk.

Albino Humpback Whale Caught on Film Near Australia

This one definitely needs to be filed in the "stunningly beautiful" category.

A completely white humpback whale has been professionally filmed traveling south about 2 km (approximately 1.2-1.3 miles) from Green Island off the coast of Australia.  This was the first time the whale, named Migaloo, was filmed professionally.  Migaloo was filmed in Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef.

Pilot Chris Rose and cinematographer David Farmer obtained the footage of Migaloo.  The BBC is reportedly making a documentary about Migaloo and the footage will be used for that.

For more information and to see a gorgeous photo of Migaloo (you must see this picture!!), you can read this article.