She began using her stump to swim side-to-side. However, Winter was not going to let a "minor" inconvenience like a missing tail get in her way. While the dolphin - fittingly named Winter - survived, her badly-injured tail had to be amputated.īelieving she would be unable to swim, the aquarium's health experts placed the young dolphin on a special mat in the water. Florida fisher Jim Savage untangled the three-month-old dolphin and rushed her to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Winter's uplifting story began began on a tumultuous note on December 2005 when her tail got caught in a crab trap line. Winter was brought to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in 2005 (Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium) Shelly Marquardt, a veterinarian with the aquarium, stated. "She's the strongest little dolphin that I have ever met, and we learned so much from her and have been privileged to have 16 wonderful years with her," Dr. The doctors at Florida's Clearwater Marine Aquarium tried several life-saving efforts but were unable to help the beloved mammal. The 16-year-old had been suffering from an intestinal blockage since November 1, 2021. Winter, the prosthetic-tailed dolphin whose story inspired a book and two heartwarming movies, died on November 12, 2021. Winter, a bottlenose dolphin, starred in two movies based on her life (Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium)
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