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Whale finds new mother ship

A baby whale lost at sea in Australia has bonded with a makeshift mum - an 11-metre-long yacht. Rescuers say the calf has mistaken the boat for its mother and has been swimming around it near Sydney’s northern beaches, nuzzling and trying to suckle the vessel.

The National Parks and Wildlife has stepped in and towed the “mother substitute” yacht away from the harbour, reports National Nine News.

“We’ve successfully enticed the calf to deeper waters,” said regional manager Chris McIntosh. “Over the next little while, we’ll experiment to try to separate it from the yacht.”

Helicopters in the area are on the lookout for the calf’s mother or another pod of whales for it to hopefully hook up with.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .