
Swimmers urged to avoid 'boisterous' dolphin in Dorset's Lyme Bay
"The more people that enter the water, the more he'll become playful and boisterous," she said. "I've seen dolphins doing this before towards swimmers, where they'll dunk them under the water."
Ms Sandeman urged both locals and visitors to the area to stay out of the water where Reggie has been spotted."I think if they move even a quarter of the mile down the coast, that would help," she said."He's not adult yet, so over the coming months he will get bigger, he will become more powerful."Most whales and dolphins are highly social and live in pods with their own kind - but some individuals, like Reggie, become solitary for reasons that are unclear, according to the charity.That can cause problems when they eventually become used to people, it said.
In 2018, another solitary male bottlenose dolphin named Danny became well-known in Portland, Dorset, and was often seen following boats and engaging with divers. But in 2020, Danny was killed by a vessel. Experts from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) have previously warned that dolphins are "unpredictable wild animals" and advised swimmers to stay at least 100m (328ft) away.They also reminded people that dolphins, whales and porpoises are protected by law.The MMO has asked boaters to go slowly and keep speed below six knots if they spot Reggie.

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