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	Hopes fade for abandoned baby whale in Australia

mugofcoffee

8-21-2008 12:12 AM

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sad...

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8-21-2008 3:26 PM

kkcapricorn

heartbreaking

8-22-2008 3:21 PM

WearebutmenROCK

ive been following this storry for awhile and im so sad they put him down

wish there was a different alternative

sniffles

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<P>SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hopes of saving a baby whale abandoned by its mother in a 
bay north of Sydney faded late on Wednesday as the calf continued to try to 
suckle from a moored yacht. International experts said it had just days to 
live.<SPAN id=midArticle_byline></SPAN></P><SPAN id=midArticle_0></SPAN>
<P>The humpback whale, nicknamed "Colin" by Australian media, was found at 
Pittwater after apparently being abandoned by its mother off Australia's east 
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