Winter the Dolphin

Look at this pretty. She's Winter :)

A LITTLE STORY ABOUT WINTER:

Winter (estimated to be about 3 months when she was rescued) found herself entangled in the ropes of a crab trap on Dec 10. 2005, in Mosquito Lagoon off the coast of Florida. The rope cut off the supply of blood to her tail. She was brought to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium to begin a long rehabilitation. Unfortunately, she lost her tail as well as two vertebrae as a result of the serious injuries that she had sustained.

Pity Winter...she's strong..

At first, Winter learnt to swim "side to side" body motion instead of the normal "up and down" motion. The veterinarians feared that this unusual movement would damage her spine. Kevin Carroll, who had designed prosthetics for other animals (dogs, ostrich, duck) volunteered to help.

Kevin Carrol has fitted Winter a prosthetic tail and continues to perfect the design as the mammal grows.

Now, Winter has done amazingly well in the short time since her stranding. She has completely healed and adapted a new swim pattern with her prosthetic flipper :)

Interesting..

Winter, a living miracle. You're tough :)

Winter lazing on a mat..

Winter was chilling in the pool~~

Winter, I think you like mat so much..

Want to know about Winter? Visit here Oh no, I'm madly in love with dolphins :) I learnt about Winter in a movie "Dolphin Tale". She's the main character in there.

Winter, live on, I believe you can do it!