Faithful Friday: Real-life Inspiration for “Dolphin Tale”
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At two months old, Winter’s tail was caught in a crab trap;
this cut off circulation to
her tail flukes. As a result, her overall health began to deteriorate. That’s
when the Clearwater Aquarium team started working with the Hanger clinic to
create a prostatic tail allowing the dolphin to swim normally. Until then,
Winter had been misusing her fluke, moving it sideways rather than the
up-and-down motion as dolphins usually do. After Winter’s original companion
died unexpectedly, the search was on to find her another friend; shortly after,
Hope was rescued in Indian River Lagoon, attempting to nurse on her deceased
mother. At first, she required around-the-clock care, with feedings every two
hours.
Recently Winter’s caregivers noticed she wasn’t eating;
after some testing, they discovered a gastrointestinal abnormality and began
treating her for it. Unfortunately, there was little improvement, and during preparations
for a procedure, they noticed her vitals were declining. After several minutes
of lifesaving efforts, Winter died in the loving arms of her caregivers
For more information about Clearwater Marine
Aquarium, please go to: https://www.cmaquarium.org/winter-updates/
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