A young albino humpback calf has been seen in Australia, looking pretty much like Migaloo - the famous all white humpback whale. The young calf has been named MJ, for Migaloo Junior, his mother looks like a normal humpback whale.

Migaloo was first seen on June 28, 1991, passing Byron Bay and thought to have been three to five years of age when first seen, approximately 25 years old now. Humpback whales have a life expectancy of about 45-50 years. He has special Queensland & Commonwealth Government legislation on a yearly basis to protect him from harassment. Jet-skis or any other water devise can be no closer than 500m and aircraft can be no lower than 2,000 feet. If the law is broken, the fine is a $16,500. There were concerns last august when a white whale carcass found off Palm Island, near Townsville, Australia but it was not Migaloo as that particular whale had black spots and Migaloo is 100 per cent white. A DNA of the calf has not been taken yet, but marine mammal experts say they consider little MJ a true albino. The little whale is a rare genetic trait that is a spontaneously happening, not something genetically passed down from its parents.

On Sunday, January 8, 2012, Migaloo and another male were seen north of Byron Bay.