Posted on 08/27/2018 4:24:14 AM PDT by McGruff
A love-lorn dolphin has prompted a French coastal town to ban bathing on its beaches, fearing people may be hurt by the antics of the over-excited mammal.
Roger Lars, mayor of Landevennec, on the western tip of Brittany, issued a ban on voluntarily approaching within 50 metres (yards) of the dolphin and outlawed bathing and diving from the district's beaches whenever the animal is spotted in local waters.
The move was made on the basis of advice from marine specialists after the visibly excited three-metre (10-foot) dolphin -- nicknamed Zafar -- bumped against boats and bathers, he said.
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What would Mr. Limpet have to say?
Ne Tazer me pas, mon frere.
You know what fish do in water, doancha?
Uh, the Incredible Mr. Limpet was a fish, not a mammal.
Anyway, El Rushbo years ago ran a story about beachgoers not being attacked by a dolphin but the opposite; they were stroking it so it would extend “the finger of friendship” as Rush put it, until wildlife officials stepped in (splashed in?).
But yes, bottlenose dolphins are far more aggressive than the Flipper variety.
But Mr Limpet talked to all sea creatures including dolphins.
Uncontrollably horny - boy, could I sing a bar of that tune!
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