Drone films rare baby white whale off Western Australian coast

A white baby whale has been filmed playing with its mother in waters off the west coast of Australia.

Using a drone camera, researchers from Murdoch University in Perth recorded a southern right whale calf frolicking with its mother.

Murdoch University’s Cetacean Research Unit (MUCRU) is currently working to uncover the behavioural ecology of whales.

The innovative use of drones allowed researchers to “non-invasively measure the size and body condition of free living southern right whales”,  researcher  Dr Frederick Christiansen said.  

It is hoped the new findings will allow scientists to “unlock some of the mysteries surrounding whales” and improve conservation methods for the mammals.