A white humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Atlantic Ocean, Svalbard, Norway, August 2012

A white humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) was observed on several occasions off Svalbard, Norway, during August 2012. The animal was completely white, except for a few small dark patches on the ventral side of its fluke. The baleen plates were light-coloured, but the animal's eyes h...

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Main Authors: Christian Lydersen, Nils Øien, Bjarni Mikkelsen, Simon Bober, Dan Fisher, Kit M. Kovacs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2013-04-01
Series:Polar Research
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Online Access:http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/download/19739/pdf_1