NSW National Parks and Wildlife says a recent sighting of a blue whale off the Sydney coastline could be only the third to be seen in the past 100 years. 9News
NSW National Parks and Wildlife says a recent sighting of a blue whale off the Sydney coastline could be only the third to be seen in the past 100 years.is the largest animal on the planet, but is very rarely spotted by even the most avid of whale watchers.RELATED: 'Incredible' encounter between group of swimmers and adult humpback whale captured in breathtaking video
National Parks and Wildlife Service Project Officer Andrew Marshall said despite its huge size, the whale could easily have slipped past the Sydney coast unnoticed."Blue whales are largely 'invisible' even to the most avid whale watchers and researchers as the creature is very rarely seen around the world," Mr Marshall said.
"They tend to live very far out to sea, their populations are widely dispersed and we have very limited data on its migration and critical habitat."
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