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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Winter the dolphin gets bionic tail - Telegraph

 

Only closer inspection reveals the dolphin's rear end is entirely prosthetic.

Winter, an Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, lost her own tail after being caught in a harsh crab trap.

She was found at just two-months old in 2006, floating in distress off the coast of Florida.

Read Full Article: Winter the dolphin gets bionic tail - Telegraph

1 comments:

stonyreef said...

I saw a video of the Bionic Dolphin the other day - it was pretty cool to see in action. What was also interesting is, if I remember correctly, the best material they found for the prosthetic was tire rubber, I think they said Goodyear provided it.