Rare white whale calf spotted off Australian coast

AUSTRALIA (WTXF/STORYFUL)- A rare sight was captured off the coast of Western Australia thanks to a drone.

Researchers from Murdoch University were attempting to learn more about whales and their breeding and calving behavior, when they came across a white whale calf.

Drone video shows the calf and its mother swimming side by side.

Check out the video above.

Credit: YouTube/Murdoch University Cetacean Research via Storyful