Scientist Plans Tail Prosthetic for Dolphin

USATODAY.com, 15 Sep 2006 The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar -- another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch saw immediately this rescue was unique. The baby bottlenose dolphin -- dubbed Winter -- lost her tail, but maybe her life could be saved. The solution for 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 key joint that allows it to move in powerful up and down strokes. Read more