Monday, August 18, 2008

Baby Humpback Thinks Yacht Is His Mother

Sad.

Australian media say a lost humpback whale calf has bonded with a yacht it seems to think is its mother.

The 1- to 2-month-old calf was first sighted Sunday in waters off north Sydney, and on Monday tried to suckle from a yacht, which it would not leave.

Rescuers towed the yacht out to sea, and the calf finally detached from the boat but still swam nearby, Australian Broadcasting Corp. and Channel 10 television news reported.

(2) Comments
Posted by Owen at 0654 hrs
Off-Duty

  1. This sounds like a Star Trek: TNG episode.  I know, I know….NERD!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 18, 2008 at 1030 hrs


  2. Has anyone thought to bring the yaught to a pod? I can;t believe they can;t find one, and they could get close enough for the poor thing to naturaly gravitate toward it.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 18, 2008 at 1205 hrs


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