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Blue Whale Spotted in Sydney Probably for the Third Time in 100 Years
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service confirmed the sighting.
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Blue whales are majestic creatures that grace our deep seas but they are also extremely rare to see. That's why it was a big surprise when the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) confirmed in a press release on Friday that the recent sighting off Sydney is of just such a whale.
The release stated that the event was likely only the third of its kind in nearly 100 years.
"The blue whale is the largest animal on the plant yet despite its size it could have easily slipped by Sydney's coast unnoticed," said NPWS' Andrew Marshall.
"Blue whales are largely 'invisible' even to the most avid whale watchers and researchers as the creature is very rarely seen around the world. And they are not often seen because 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