Winter the dolphin died in 2021, but her story of a prosthetic tail continues to inspire people battling physical challenges.

A dolphin in Japan has a prosthesis, the first in the world, to replace a missing part of its tail. Winter was a frail, dehydrated 3-month-old when she came to the animal rescue center in December.

Winter doesn't. Both her tail flukes and peduncle, a wrist-like joint that allows a dolphin's tail to move up and down, were lost to necrosis. It is not clear how the prosthetic tail would be ...

The solution for the dolphin – dubbed Winter – may be a prosthetic tail. If the logistics can be worked out, Winter’s prosthesis would be the first for a dolphin who lost its tail and the ...

Winter can’t keep up with wild dolphins, which can swim up to 25 mph. She will be a permanent resident at the aquarium, even if she gets a prosthetic tail.

Winter doesn't. Both her tail flukes and peduncle, a wrist-like joint that allows a dolphin's tail to move up and down, were lost to necrosis. It is not clear how the prosthetic tail would be ...

The animal star of the Dolphin Tail movies, Winter, died at Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA), Florida, on Thursday. The dolphin caught the attention of the public around the world when she lost ...

Prosthetic tail dolphin's story made into film September 22, 2011 / 12:41 PM EDT / CBS News The true story of Winter, an injured Florida dolphin, hits theaters this week.

A baby bottlenose dolphin who lost her tail might get a new, prosthetic one. The dolphin got tangled in the line of a crab trap in Florida last year. Melissa Block talks with Dana Zucker, Chief ...

It's been a while since we last heard about a dolphin getting fitted with an artificial tail, but it looks like Fuji finally has some new bionic company, with Winter the dolphin now starting to ...

The vets, therefore, began to explore designing a prosthetic tail for Winter. Carroll contacted Winter's caretakers after he got word of the need for a prosthetic tail, and he offered his services.

A dolphin in Japan has a prosthesis, the first in the world, to replace a missing part of its tail. Winter was a frail, dehydrated 3-month-old when she came to the animal rescue center in December.