{
  "id": 2042523,
  "title": "Fungie DNA reveals dolphin's mixed ancestry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/fungie-dna-reveals-dolphins-mixed-ancestry",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T23:39:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0820/1588588-fungi-research-ireland/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A study has found that Fungie, once Ireland's best-known dolphin, had ties to both the Shannon Estuary bottlenose dolphins and a much larger offshore population.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}