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Baby Whale to Be Euthanized

Shark-inflicted injuries take toll on humpback deteriorating after separation from mother

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 21, 2008 11:49 AM CDT

(Newser) – Australia’s wildlife service plans to kill the baby whale that mistook a yacht for its mother in a bay north of Sydney, the Morning Herald reports. Veterinarians say the whale, plagued by shark-inflicted injuries and breathing difficulties, doesn’t have long to live anyway. A team will administer a lethal injection soon. “The last thing we want is that the whale should suffer,” an official said.

In this image taken off from Channel Nine TV, a lost humpback whale calf swims around a yacht in the Pittwater, north of Sydney Harbour, Aug. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Channel Nine)

In this image from TV, a lost humpback whale calf swims around a yacht in the Pittwater, north of Sydney Harbour on Aug. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Channel Nine)

In this image taken off from Channel Nine TV, a lost humpback whale calf swims around a yacht in the Pittwater, north of Sydney Harbour, Aug. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Channel Nine)

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