A baby whale that tried to suckle from a yacht after getting separated from its mother was killed by animal experts, to spare it further suffering.
The experts had originally used a yacht to lead the whale out of shallow water, in hopes that it would meet other whales in the area. However, it returned to the bay, having failed to find its mother, said Department of National Parks and Wildlife spokesman Chris McIntosh.
“We successfully lured the whale about a kilometer out to sea, probably the first time that’s been done using a yacht as a mother,” he said.
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The whale was estimated to be two months old, about five meters long and to weigh five tonnes, but it still relied on its mother’s milk. Without its mother, Its chances of survival were seen as poor.
Before the decision was made to put the animal, named Colin, to sleep it was seen trying to suckle the yacht. “It really was trying to suckle, just below the waterline and against the keel, with its head against the boat,” said McIntosh.
As the chances of it finding its mother faded, experts feared it would die of hunger or be attacked by sharks, so the decision was made to put it to sleep.
(STAFF WRITER WITH AFP)
一頭和母鯨失散的鯨魚寶寶誤把一艘遊艇當成媽，還企圖吸吮奶水，為了不讓牠再受折磨，動物專家們結束了牠的生命。
國家公園及野生動物部門發言人克里斯．麥金托許說，專家起初利用遊艇把鯨魚寶寶引到淺海，希望牠能在那裡遇見其他鯨魚。然而，找不到媽媽的牠竟又回到海灣。
他說：「我們成功把它誘導到一公里外的水域，用遊艇假裝鯨魚媽媽引導這招，八成還是第一次用。」
這頭鯨魚寶寶約兩個月大，身長約五公尺，體重有五公噸，仍需仰賴母乳才能維持生命。在沒有母親的情況下，牠存活的機率渺茫。
專家決定讓這頭名叫柯林的鯨魚寶寶安樂死前，發現牠一直對著遊艇吸奶。麥金托許說：「牠的頭頂著船身，拼命地想從吃水線下方的船脊處吸奶。」
隨著找到母鯨的機會愈發渺茫，專家們擔心牠會餓死或遭受鯊魚攻擊，因此決定將牠安樂死。
（法新社�翻譯：袁星塵）
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