Porpoise in Lake Powell

[Beachbummette]

My dear friend Maunsel sent me the most incredible email, pictures and story this morning. Thought y'all might enjoy the pictures, good thing someone rescued him. Wonder whatever happened to to this beautiful guy?

Back in the 60's, a storm washed a porpoise into Phillips Inlet/Lake Powell. He got really comfortable in there and became very friendly. He would come up to your boat and play. Then fishermen started to mistreat him . The guy who rented boats on the lake built a pen and kept him there for a while until he became pretty rambunctuous. Eventually, some State wildlife biologists came and declared that he was sex starved and took him away. We used to go see the porpoise a lot in those days. It was right around the time the TV series, "Flipper" was running.

 

[Beachbummette]

one more photo:

 

[Smiling JOe]

Shut the front door! That is a crazy story.

 

[Cheering472]

Wonder how they could tell he was sex starved??

Cool story and pics by the way, thanks BB.

 

[Beachbummette]

Shut the front door! That is a crazy story.

I know!

Wonder how they could tell he was sex starved??

Cool story and pics by the way, thanks BB.

He looks like he is rubbing all over those folks in the picture. Remember (from the other thread) they are the only ones that have sex for pleasure other than humans!

 

[Smiling JOe]

Wonder how they could tell he was sex starved??

The porpoise was probably dry-(or would that be "wet")humping all the people who got in the water.

 

[kathydwells]

The porpoise was probably dry-(or would that be "wet")humping all the people who got in the water.

 

[BeachSiO2]

Wonder how they could tell he was sex starved??

Cool story and pics by the way, thanks BB.

I worked at a Dolphin Research Center in the Keys for 6 weeks and believe me, you can tell. Periodically, the males would have to be "assisted" by the trainers since they were kept away from the females, and didn't have opposable thumbs. Sorry I couldn't resist!!:funn:
You probably don't want details.

 

[Beachbummette]

I worked at a Dolphin Research Center in the Keys for 6 weeks and believe me, you can tell. Periodically, the males would have to be "assisted" by the trainers since they were kept away from the females, and didn't have opposable thumbs. Sorry I couldn't resist!!:funn:
You probably don't want details.

TMI, TMI!!!!!

 

[Cheering472]

:funn: Poor porpoise I'm sure this wasn't funny to him.