1. Posted on 19 November, 2012

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    Holy Melville.  - Heidi kqedscience: The real-life Moby Dick: Incredibly rare white humpback whale spotted off coast of Norway”A white whale has been causing a splash after being spotted swimming in a pod of humpbacks by 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.” View in High-Res

    Holy Melville.  - Heidi

    kqedscience:

    The real-life Moby Dick: Incredibly rare white humpback whale spotted off coast of Norway

    ”    A white whale has been causing a splash after being spotted swimming in a pod of humpbacks by 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.”