Dinner Invitation

A family kayaking along the British coast made an unusual friend. A dolphin started swimming along with the family and entertaining them with his antics. The animal seemed primarily interested in 14 year old Lucy Watkins, especially so when he brought a 10 pound cod to withing 5 feet of her boat. Then , as if to say, 'join me for dinner' he dove and came back up with a sea bass for himself and started eating. A very nice gesture for a new friend.

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Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 19, 2013
Category: Fish

Comments

Dolphins are beautiful and intelligent animals. What a neat encounter.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 08/19/13 at 02:28 PM

My grandmother would have said, "She could charm the birds out of the trees."

Posted by KDP on 08/19/13 at 02:59 PM

So, ya think 14 is legal in dolphin years?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 08/19/13 at 11:18 PM

I always end up getting scrod.

Posted by Klondike on 08/20/13 at 02:19 AM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/9172937/Dolphins-resort-to-rape.html

Posted by dumbledoor on 08/20/13 at 04:13 AM

How quaint! For a first date he gave her a fine dinner. He must be a reincarnated gentleman.

Posted by tadchem on 08/20/13 at 05:23 AM

So... did they eat the cod? Seems a waste not to.

Posted by Richard Bos on 08/20/13 at 07:27 AM

Nice story! Dolphines are cool! :coolsmile:

Posted by Tyrusguy on 08/20/13 at 10:15 AM

Yes they did Richard. The story says that they took it home and prepared it to have for tea.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 08/20/13 at 10:46 AM

Much like humans, dumbledoor, dolphins have good and bad (for lack of a better way to put it) individuals. I'm sure none of us would want our entire species judged by the likes of Ed Gein, Jeffry Dahlmer, Son of Sam...ect. I wonder also how much dolphin society mirrors early human society. (think cave man days)

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 08/20/13 at 10:55 AM

I'm sure that's Combe Martin situated on the most beautiful coast of North Devon in the West of England.

Posted by Harry Worth on 08/20/13 at 01:04 PM

Right on, Harry! Google maps shows the view from here: 51.207347,-4.037583.

Posted by tadchem on 08/20/13 at 03:01 PM

Cheers tadchem, looking at that Google view makes me feel quite homesick. Gods country unlike where I am now, at the arsehole of the world.

Posted by Harry Worth on 08/20/13 at 04:12 PM

Nothing quite like a meal with the rapists of the sea

Posted by Fluffy Bunny Slippers on 08/20/13 at 10:31 PM

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