In Sydney, Australia hopes are fading for a baby whale that was abandoned by its mother. The whale was seeing trying to suckle from the yachts in the Australian harbor over the past weak in a desperate attempt to find a surrogate for its own mother. It has been about five days since the baby whale was noticed in the harbor and it appears to be getting weaker.   Wildlife Rangers attempted to lure the baby whale out to sea using a yacht to which it appeared particularly attached. They were able to get it out to sea where they hoped it would link up with other humpback whales has seen the area during their annual breeding migration. Unfortunately the calf failed to find its own mother or surrogates and so returned to the yacht moorings in the harbor.   It was noticed today by sailor Peter Lewis who was woken at his mooring in Pittwater Bay near Sydney’s Palm Beach by strange sounds on the outside hull of his boat. He stated, ‘It sounded like a bit of a vacuum cleaner on the bottom of the boat. I finally got up and here's this whale suckling the side of the boat… It was a very, very sad sight… it just seemed to give a sigh out at one stage as if, you know, this isn't working,’ Experts believe the whale cap has only days to live and the only way to end its suffering might just be euthanasia. However, public concern over the baby whale’s fate has prompted one scientist to suggest the baby whale could be fed formula milk for human babies through an artificial seat until a plan is created to help the baby get back to sea with a herd of adults. Yet, experts close to the situation said this was not an option. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/sc_afp/australiaanimalwhaleoffbeat;_ylt=AghSPXyhfmmy5MCTaODFrAnQOrgF