People in the Brittany region in France were banned from bathing on the beach after a dolphin in mating season kept chasing swimmers and rubbing itself against boats.
The dolphin, who was named Zafar, had lifted a female swimmer out of the water using its snout and a rescue team had to be called to get her to safety.
The ban may have had the desired effect: It was lifted Monday after it appeared that Zafar had moved on to another area to try his luck in finding a mate, human or otherwise.
Locals report Zafar was known as being a friendly dolphin when he was hanging around the town of Plougastel-Daoulas, but his demeanor changed when mating season arrived and he started to swim near Landevennec.
Dolphins have sex year-round, but in some areas there is a peak in mating in spring and fall.
