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Animal Conservationists in Australia expressed concern on Tuesday
澳大利亞動物保護主義者周二表示擔憂，
that a lost humpback whale calf separated from its mother could die within days,
一頭離開母親的失蹤小鯨魚可能幾天之內就會死亡，
unless it finds its own mother or another mother to adopt it.
除非能找到自己的母親或者其他母親收養。
The calf believed to be one or two months old was first sighted on Sunday in waters off north Sydney.
這只小鯨魚周日首次在悉尼北部水域露面，大約只有一兩個月大。
It's been attempting to suckle from various yachts in the harbor since Monday.
從周一開始，它就試圖讓港口不同的游艇來哺乳。
"Um I think that its mother has rejected it and its, and the mother's moved on."
“我認為可能是它媽媽不要它了，把它丟了然后媽媽自己走了。”
Other experts suggest its mother may have died and the calf may be an orphan.
其他專家解釋說，可能是它母親死亡，這只小鯨魚可能是孤兒。
According to Mackintosh, rescuers towed one yacht out to sea and the calf finally detached from the boat,
根據Mackintosh所說，救援人員將游艇從港口拖到海上，小鯨魚被迫分離。
but it returned to an inlet near Sydney on Tuesday morning.
但是，周二上午，它又回到了悉尼海灣。
"It's, it's moved back in here. Um…it's still showing a suckling habit.
“它又回到了這里，還是表現出了哺乳的習慣。
It's quietly going around from boat to boat, which confirms that it is a young calf and probably still was suckling and relying on its mother."
它靜靜地從一艘船游到另一艘船，這證明它是一只幼鯨，還在哺乳階段，還必須依靠母親生活。”
Officials said hand feeding would be impossible and they believed the calf's only chance was to find another female whale to accept it.
相關官員表示，人工喂養行不通，他們相信，這只小鯨魚唯一的機會就是找到另外一只母鯨來接受它。
"The calf really needs its mum's milk. It's a desperate situation for that young calf without its mother's milk."
“這只小鯨魚的確需要母乳喂養。一只幼小的鯨魚沒有母乳喂養是非常危險的。”
