Dolphin spectacle baffles experts

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Dolphin spectacle baffles experts


A group of up to 2,000 common dolphins has been spotted off the coast of west Wales.

Marine experts said it was "massively unusual" to see so many off the Pembrokeshire coast, and the reason remained a mystery.

Cliff Benson, who runs Sea Trust, the marine branch of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, said it had been an incredible sight.

"It's fairly normal to see a hundred or so, but not thousands."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4150502.stm

BUT not as weird as the alligator spotted in the River Lea in hackney the other week.....

[moodforaday]

1. So long

and thanks for all the fish!

[Ian David]

2. They're getting ready to attack

Maw and Paw good...

And you know what dolphins do to you when they attack you...

Sexually Frustrated Dolphin Sparks Alert

LONDON (Reuters) - Swimmers have been warned to stay away from a sexually frustrated dolphin off an English seaside resort after it tried to lure unwary humans out to sea in a bid to mate with them.

The Times newspaper said on Tuesday that the bottlenose dolphin, nicknamed Georges, had arrived off Weymouth, Dorset, about two months ago after following a trawler across the Channel.

"This dolphin does get very sexually aggressive. He has already attempted to mate with some divers," U.S. marine mammal expert Ric O'Barry told the paper.

"When dolphins get sexually excited, they try to isolate a swimmer, normally female. They do this by circling around the individual and gradually move them away from the beach, boat or crowd of people."

More:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=1&u=/nm/20020604/od_nm/dolphin_dc_1

[Taxloss]

3. I, for one, welcome our new dolphin masters. nt