Authorities believe that it may have been a white whale called Migaloo, one of three

澳洲當局認為這隻白鯨可能是Migaloo，牠是

white whales that live in waters in the state of Queensland, but that has not been confirmed.

生活在昆士蘭州領海的三隻白鯨之一，不過這個推測尚未被證實

The white humpback delighted hundreds of whale watchers who paid chartered boats to watch

這隻白鯨讓數以百計的賞鯨者都樂於付錢租船來觀賞

it leisurely swim in the waters.

牠們在水中悠閒游泳的樣子

Unfazed by its audience, the huge animal came up to the surface, delighting onlookers.

而白鯨仍像是沒有被觀眾們打擾一樣，浮出了水面，讓旁觀的人都好開心

Up to 5,000 humpbacks migrate north up Australia's east coast between April and August each year

每年的四月到八月之間，大約有5000隻座頭鯨從原始在南極海域的覓食地北上遷徙到澳洲東部的海岸

from feeding grounds in the Antarctic to feed and breed in warm, tropical waters.

以在澳洲溫暖的海水中覓食及繁殖