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Bottle Nose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
27.9769, -82.8192
Field Notes
Description:
This is Winter the Dolphin. Winter lives not too far from me at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. It's a Marine Animal Hospital. Their mission is to Rescue, Rehabilitate and Release marine animals. Winter would not survive in the wild so she resides there. Winter lost her tail after being tagled in crab trap lines when she was 2 months old. A prosthetic Tail was created for her.
Video I took of Winter and her prosthetic Tail:
http://youtu.be/kHJoKaE-DL0
Habitat:
For Winter it's at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
webcam of Winter: http://seewinter.com/winter/media/webcam-3-ustream
Notes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_(dolphin)
Winter was found off the coast of Florida in December 2006 at age 3 months, caught in a crab trap, and would eventually lose her tail as a result. She was fitted with a silicone and plastic tail which enables her to swim normally. She has since become a popular attraction at the aquarium, and a 2011 film has been produced based on her story. A popular Scholastic non-fiction picture book entitled Winter's Tale was published in 2007 chronicling her true story.
CMA (Clearwater Marine Aquarium) is the leader in collaborative partnerships which support marine environmental awareness, research, and stewardship.
CMA inspires passion to respect and protect our marine life and environment for future generations.
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