Incredibly rare WHITE humpback whale spotted off coast of Norway
by Niamh O’doherty
A white whale has been causing a splash after being spotted swimming in a pod of humpbacksby a British maritime engineer.
Dan Fisher, 32, was on a boat trip to Svalbard in Norway when he noticed a giant white hump rise from the water.
Rushing up a mast to get a better look, he quickly realised he was witnessing one of nature’s rarest sights — a white whale, just like the iconic Moby Dick in the novel by American author Herman Melville.
The whale probably has a condition called leucism, which causes a lack of pigmentation in its skin.
Mr Fisher, originally from Penyffordd in North Wales, said: ‘When I spotted the white hump poking out of the water I was miffed as to what it was…
(read more: Daily Mail UK)
