2005年12月10日 · Winter, the star of Dolphin Tale, lost her tail after becoming entangled in a crab trap line. The team at Clearwater Marine Aquarium worked with the Hanger Clinic to develop a prosthetic tail, allowing Winter to thrive and inspire millions around the world!

Winter (c. October 2005 – November 11, 2021) was a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, Florida, United States, and was widely known for having a prosthetic tail. Winter was the subject of the 2009 book Winter's Tale, the …

This is a heart-tugging story of chance, survival, recovery, inspiration and fame for a little Dolphin who would not give up. While still a baby dolphin of only 2 or 3 months, a little bottlenose dolphin became tangled in a crab trap line near Cape Canaveral on Florida's east coast.

2025年3月6日 · The simple answer is: yes, a dolphin can swim without its tail, but it’s incredibly challenging and not the norm. While the tail, or fluke, is the primary engine for dolphin movement, a dolphin’s resilience and adaptability can allow it to survive, though not without significant limitations and often with human intervention.

2013年3月1日 · And without the pair of flukes that typically adorn the end of a dolphin's tail, Winter lacks a dolphin's normal system of propulsion. So she taught herself to swim like a fish,...

2025年3月7日 · The short answer is: it’s incredibly difficult, but not impossible. While a dolphin’s tail is absolutely vital for its mobility and overall survival, a few exceptional cases have shown that adaptation and human intervention can sometimes make the seemingly impossible, possible.

2022年1月13日 · Winter the Dolphin inspired millions across the world with her message of perseverance. Her story, as told in Dolphin Tale and Dolphin Tale 2 resulted in a $2 billion impact to Pinellas County from 2012 to 2015 when the rest of the country was coming out of a recession.