SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- 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.

"The outlook is not good, but we are giving the calf its only option. It can't be fed, and in fact we wouldn't know what to feed it" because it is not weaned, National Parks and Wildlife regional manager Chris McIntosh told ABC radio.

Lost baby whale thinks yacht is mom - CNN.com <--- Footage

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I thought this was...... cute. Pretty amazing.

Poor stupid baby whale... :(

Lolz. That's hilarious.

wth

I thought you people would feel sorry for the whale. haha

I mean it's only two months or something.

That's so sad! Poor whale. As a baby it needs its mother and if the baby can't find it's mother it may not survive.

How is this funny to you people?

They think it's funny because the baby whale is brain stupid. No offense though. The poor whale.

What's the baby whale's mom doing ?? How could she have lost her daughter :(

Kinda funny
Stupid whale
Lol

Don't say that, the news just announced that the baby whale's going to get killed tomorrow so it won't have to suffer anymore ........... that's sad