[Animals] The Dolphin Winter from the film ‘Dolphin Tale’ is in critical condition in Florida

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The female dolphin Winter, who inspired the films "Dolphin Tale" and "Dolphin Tale 2", is in "critical" condition due to an intestinal problem at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium (Florida, USA), where It was taken in 2005 after she was caught in a crab trap.

The poor condition of Winter, a bottlenose dolphin whose tail had to be amputated to get it out of the trap, has led the aquarium to close its doors today and tomorrow to focus on saving it, the institution announced on social networks.
According to the aquarium, they are consulting with the most reputable veterinarians in the country to "explore all possibilities" to save her life.

Through her official Facebook page, where thousands of people around the world have left messages of encouragement for Winter, the aquarium noted that Winter began to feel ill on November 1 following a gastrointestinal infection.
"The results of the tests we received today show that, despite her treatment, her intestinal abnormalities intensified, making her condition critical," says a message posted on the social network.

The Clearwater Aquarium appreciated the prayers and messages of support they are receiving from the millions of people whom Winter has inspired with her life testimony.

The dolphin was two months old in December 2005, when she was caught in a crab trap in Mosquito Lagoon, near Cape Canaveral (east coast of Florida).

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She was rescued and taken to Clearwater Marine Hospital, northwest of Tampa, where her tail had to be amputated, without being certain that she could survive.

She but she survived and underwent the rehabilitation process, which included an experimental technique to build her a prosthesis. All of her struggle was captured in the 2011 tape "Dolphin Tale".

On October 10, she turned 16 and thousands of people participated in a party in which she received many gifts. (I)

 

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