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Fungie the dolphin is missing - Or is he?

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  • #122
    6541
    Registered Users Posts: 1,936 ✭✭✭6541


    Jessica Fletcher needed..


  • #123
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    6541 wrote: »
    Jessica Fletcher needed..

    Murder on the sea floor


  • #124
    khalessi
    Registered Users Posts: 6,215 ✭✭✭khalessi


    6541 wrote: »
    Jessica Fletcher needed..

    Murder she floats


  • #125
    salamiii
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 146 ✭✭salamiii


    i hear Garda have a kidnap note that was dropped off at the post office yesterday


  • #126
    ThewhiteJesus
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭ThewhiteJesus


    Never liked him


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  • #127
    John_Rambo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,491 ✭✭✭John_Rambo


    Mules wrote: »
    Eh they eat things other than plankton....
    I suppose you've never watched wildlife programmes when they throw fish in to the water to whales/dolphins/sharks?:rolleyes:
    The clue is, they actually do it to get the animal to follow the boat... Of course dolphins only eat plankton so what do those people know..:cool:

    You're right. I should watch more nature programs.

    Enlighten me. What do people throw in the water to attract minke, fin & humpback whales that I've seen in the South West and the East coast of Ireland?


  • #128
    Mules
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Mules


    John_Rambo wrote: »
    You're right. I should watch more nature programs.

    Enlighten me. What do people throw in the water to attract minke, fin & humpback whales that I've seen in the South West and the East coast of Ireland?

    I'd imagine the whales in the South West and East coast of Ireland are just as partial to fish as whales in other regions of the world are. Why don't you take a little holiday for yourself and do a bit of research, then you can come back and let us all know.


  • #129
    John_Rambo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,491 ✭✭✭John_Rambo


    Mules wrote: »
    I'd imagine the whales in the South West and East coast of Ireland are just as partial to fish as whales in other regions of the world are. Why don't you take a little holiday for yourself and do a bit of research, then you can come back and let us all know.

    Your imagination is fantastic, but what do you think people throw in the water to attract minke, fin & humpback whales that I've seen in the South West and the East coast of Ireland?


  • #130
    Jaysus Christ.
    Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭Jaysus Christ.


    #dolphinlivesmatter


  • #131
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    ThewhiteJesus wrote: »
    Never liked him

    Didn't give ya a ride then....


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  • #132
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    khalessi wrote: »
    Murder she floats

    Murder she boats.


  • #133
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    I think Matt Damon is needed on this one


  • #134
    Igotadose
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    Mules wrote: »
    Apparently he didn't like other dolphins. Maybe he decided he liked humans. Humans brought him food too so maybe that's another reason he hung around.

    Humans were not allowed to feed him. You got that lecture on every boat trip.

    The bay was a natural bottleneck for some young fish migration, so lots of them swam in there regularly and Fungi got plenty of easy pickings. He did seem interested in the boat the one time I was out on one.


  • #135
    6541
    Registered Users Posts: 1,936 ✭✭✭6541


    How do we know Fungie is a He ?


  • #136
    Widdensushi
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    6541 wrote: »
    How do we know Fungie is a He ?

    Wasn't there an article in a paper a few years ago from a woman claiming she was having sex with Fungie? I presume she knows.


  • #137
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users Posts: 8,885 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    6541 wrote: »
    How do we know Fungie is a He ?

    All you need to know about sexing Bottlenose Dolphins

    https://animals.mom.com/differences-between-male-female-bottlenose-dolphins-7233.html

    https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/everything-you-always-wanted-know-about-dolphin-sex-were-afraid-ask

    https://www.nature.com/news/2008/081013/full/news.2008.1166.html

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00235.x

    https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article-abstract/76/4/1190/895276?redirectedFrom=PDF


  • #138
    el Fenomeno
    Registered Users Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭el Fenomeno


    6541 wrote: »
    How do we know Fungie is a He ?

    I presume his dick is a bit of a giveaway.


  • #139
    Mules
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Mules


    Igotadose wrote: »
    Humans were not allowed to feed him. You got that lecture on every boat trip.

    The bay was a natural bottleneck for some young fish migration, so lots of them swam in there regularly and Fungi got plenty of easy pickings. He did seem interested in the boat the one time I was out on one.
    Fair enough, I didn't know that. It's a shame he's gone, whatever happened him. He sounds like a cool dolphin.


  • #140
    murpho999
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    6541 wrote: »
    How do we know Fungie is a He ?

    Yes, he's only been there for 37 years so it would be difficult for experts to make call.


  • #141
    Igotadose
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    Mules wrote: »
    Fair enough, I didn't know that. It's a shame he's gone, whatever happened him. He sounds like a cool dolphin.

    He was huge. Neighbor told me of being on a small sailboat in the bay a few decades back when Fungie decided to take a look. Said it was pretty disconcerting this huge dolphin came along to check you out.

    My theory is he's dead, just left the bay because so many times, animals when they're feeling in great pain/discomfort run off and hide, same thing here. Hopefully not the case and he returns, but it's 2020, the year of bad sh1te happening.


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  • #142
    eastie17
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    Theres probably something to that whole lack of boats because of COVID and socialisation thing, hes also really old


  • #143
    ThewhiteJesus
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    We need Kanye West to find him, he loves fish sticks


  • #144
    [Deleted User]
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    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Murder on the sea floor

    That may be more a case for Fungie Ellis-bextor.

    It's not looking good is it... For Dingle I mean :eek:


  • #145
    Stone Deaf 4evr
    Registered Users Posts: 7,990 ✭✭✭Stone Deaf 4evr


    Has anyone actually taken one of the boat trips out to see him?
    did it a few years back and it was honestly one of the most surreal things I ever did, there were 3 or 4 boats with tourists on them, and then one smaller boat with a lad hanging off the back, doing fast turns and splashing the water in an attempt to get the dolphins attention, but it felt more like he was being corralled. Both myself an they wife both felt a bit uncomfortable about the whole thing afterwards, it felt a bit more like we were harassing the dolphin rather than observing him.


  • #146
    whisky_galore
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    Chinese whospers wrote: »
    That may be more a case for Sophie Ellis-bextor.

    It's not looking good is it... For Dingle I mean :eek:

    Animals die. It was going to happen sometime.

    Dingle was a tourist town before the dolphin and will be so afterwards.


  • #147
    John_Rambo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,491 ✭✭✭John_Rambo


    Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »
    Has anyone actually taken one of the boat trips out to see him?
    did it a few years back and it was honestly one of the most surreal things I ever did, there were 3 or 4 boats with tourists on them, and then one smaller boat with a lad hanging off the back, doing fast turns and splashing the water in an attempt to get the dolphins attention, but it felt more like he was being corralled. Both myself an they wife both felt a bit uncomfortable about the whole thing afterwards, it felt a bit more like we were harassing the dolphin rather than observing him.

    The dolphin genuinely likes (liked) human company, I canoed there and he swam around me, jumped beside me and followed me for ages.


  • #148
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »
    Has anyone actually taken one of the boat trips out to see him?
    did it a few years back and it was honestly one of the most surreal things I ever did, there were 3 or 4 boats with tourists on them, and then one smaller boat with a lad hanging off the back, doing fast turns and splashing the water in an attempt to get the dolphins attention, but it felt more like he was being corralled. Both myself an they wife both felt a bit uncomfortable about the whole thing afterwards, it felt a bit more like we were harassing the dolphin rather than observing him.

    Was in a rib doing a run in and out of dingle.
    Dolphin followed us and left the tourist boats circling aimlessly at nothing.
    Twas a bit circus like tbh.


  • #149
    Humberto Salazar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Humberto Salazar


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    I think Matt Damon is needed on this one

    T'would serve no Porpoise.


  • #150
    Dempo1
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    NPHET members seen around Dingle Harbour over the past few days, it's all their fault..

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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  • #151
    Odyssey 2005
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    Ten Pin wrote: »
    John West might get there first

    Been and gone :):)


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