"Fungi" The Dolphin

In 1984, a young bottle-nosed dolphin started to appear at the mouth of Dingle Harbour.
The now world-famous dolphin has remained in Dingle since, and has become both a friend to the locals and a great "attraction" for visitors.
Christened "Fungi" by the local fishermen, the male dolphin lives and plays within a small area at the mouth of Dingle Harbour, overlooked by the lighthouse. A small cave under the cliffs at Burnham is thought to be his home, and from dawn till late night, Fungi is always around to welcome boats, trawlers and yachts to the Town.

He is a curious and friendly animal, and has been photographed bringing gifts to divers of still living fish, clasped gently within his jaws. But to show his freedom, Fungi never accepts gifts from divers, or fish thrown from returning trawlers.

Fungi rarely ventures far from the mouth of the harbour, a fact that has baffled scientists and specialists. A simple explanation given is that at the time of his arrival, the body of a young female bottlenose was washed up locally. Dolphins are thought to show great fidelity in their relationships, and may only have one mate for life.

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[Mcveive]

i think fungie might be dead. was in dingle bay a few weeks ago, and we got the tail end of both hurricanes, a few days later my lectuerer found a dead bottlenose dolphin on inch beach. Anyone seen him since mid september 2011? :(

[giggidyboy1]

shut the fuck up pubes but i agree entirely!

[johnosheaspubes]

whose this fungi number 12, dingle is just a glorified fish tank. 

[DizzyBunny411]

haha i love fungie i all was see him because i live ,there in the town! haha! love you lots fungie! he is 25 years old! lo lxxoOXOo

[seba2819]

co robicie biednemu delfinowi czyli fugiego

[mizofan]

I had the good fortune of making Fungi's acquaintance several years ago, hope he's still going strong.

[surferstapleton]

there is a dolphin that will swim with you out in white strand in co.clare, her name is Dusty :D

[ventryvic]

Everyone gets to see him from one side or the other.

[Koolster1998]

i have seen that dolphin tralee rokz! lol kerry rulez up da kingdom !