Bionic” Dolphin Getting New Tail Soon
Hi All,
You have to see this video from CBS News about Winter the Dolphin. If you don’t know, Winter, an Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, is a playful two-year-old. She was found off the coast of Florida, caught in a crab trap and lost her tail. To read more on Winter, go to my old blog post. [Click Here]
Well I knew they were trying to put a prosthetic tail on her but did not know what was going on till I saw this news post today. Kevin Carroll is building a Prosthetic Tail For “Winter” The Dolphin. Carroll is one of the world’s leading prosthetists. Besides his work with people, he has designed prosthetics for dogs, an ostrich, and even a duck. And now he is working on Winter.
In this video news clip of Winter, you will see Winter without her tail and how she is moving right now without the new tail. Also, you will see what Carroll is doing and how he is building this tail, very interesting information. Just get through the commericial at the beginning, nothing is free in America, and watch the news clip. It so cool to see Winter in action. [Winter the Dolphin Video, Click Here]
What do you think about what Kevin Carroll is doing? Do you think Winter will be able to adapt to the prosthetic tail? Anyone have more stories or photos of her?
God Bless,
JohnÂ
December 9th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
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