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>A seaside town in northwest France has imposed a swimming and diving ban at its beaches out of fear of a lonely dolphin in heat that's been apparently making passes at locals and tourists, according to media reports.
>The 10-foot male bottlenose dolphin, now known locally and internationally as Zafar, has been rubbing against swimmers and boats or kayaks.
>Some people described to the newspaper how the dolphin, in a state of arousal, prevented them from swimming back ashore. In one instance last month, Zafar stopped a swimmer from returning to shore and had to be rescued by a boat. But the tipping point came when the dolphin lifted a Spanish swimmer on vacation out of the water with its snout. She later complained to the local government.
>"Swimming and diving are banned on the village shoreline… whenever the presence of the dolphin is confirmed," reads a bylaw enacted by Lars (translated from the French). >"Approaching within 50 meters of the dolphin is also forbidden."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sexually-frustrated-dolphin-prompts-swimming-ban-french-beaches/
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>The 10-foot male bottlenose dolphin, now known locally and internationally as Zafar, has been rubbing against swimmers and boats or kayaks.
>Some people described to the newspaper how the dolphin, in a state of arousal, prevented them from swimming back ashore. In one instance last month, Zafar stopped a swimmer from returning to shore and had to be rescued by a boat. But the tipping point came when the dolphin lifted a Spanish swimmer on vacation out of the water with its snout. She later complained to the local government.
>"Swimming and diving are banned on the village shoreline… whenever the presence of the dolphin is confirmed," reads a bylaw enacted by Lars (translated from the French). >"Approaching within 50 meters of the dolphin is also forbidden."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sexually-frustrated-dolphin-prompts-swimming-ban-french-beaches/
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