Fungie has been ridin' solo since '83.
One of the most famous residents of Kerry, Fungie the dolphin has officially been named as the Guinness World Records’ longest recorded solitary dolphin.
The dolphin was first spotted off the coast of Dingle back in 1983, and has become a local legend ever since.
The creature attracts thousands of tourists to Dingle each year as they try and catch a glimpse of his famous fins.
According to the Guinness World Records, Fungie, who is a bottlenose dolphin, is at least 40 years old.
The announcement came following a 2019 report into documented solitary whales and dolphins across the seas, conducted by the international charitable organisation Marine Connection.
A female bottlenose named JoJo, who resides in the Caribbean, was believed to have been the oldest dolphin; however, US wildlife advocate Dean Bernal, who is JoJo's official guardian, confirmed that JoJo first arrived in 1984.
A year later than Fungi.
Maybe we could arrange a date between the two?
