Weird: Lost Humpback Whale Calf Bonds With Yacht

Sydney rescuers hope 1-to-2-month old will find its mother or another pod SYDNEY, Australia - 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. The calf appears exhausted but rescuers hope it will continue out to sea and search for its mother or another pod of whales.

Rescuers towed the yacht out to sea, and the calf finally detached from the boat but still swam nearby. The calf appeared exhausted but rescuers hoped it would continue out to sea and search for its mother or another pod of whales.

A lost humpback whale calf has bonded with a yacht it seems to think is its mother. The young calf was first sighted on Sunday in waters off north Sydney and on Monday tried to suckle from a yacht, which it would not leave. 3

Posted: Today at 4:07 a.m. Updated: Today at 10:14 a.m. Australian media say a lost humpback whale calf has bonded with a yacht it seems to think is its mother. 4

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