Share this —. Follow NBC News. By Kalhan Rosenblatt and Claire Cardona. Claire Cardona. But she gained weight by sucking fish smoothies out of Dasani bottles, relearned to swim and eventually moved in with an older dolphin, Panama, who became an adoptive mother to Winter before dying in , at around age The first few years of her life were chronicled in a St.
Yates had already been pitching a movie about Winter for years. Winter would appear as herself, with help from computer graphics and animatronics. And the film would be shot in Pinellas County. Dolphin Tale , which later spawned a sequel, was a boon for the aquarium, which saw annual attendance grow from , to ,, and for Tampa Bay tourism. Winter, though, remained herself, those close to her said over the years. She chowed pounds of capelin and silverside; she swam in her tank, sometimes without her prosthetic tail, propelling herself side-to-side like a fish, rather than up-and-down like dolphins usually do.
When Abby Stone, a longtime trainer who had worked with Winter since her arrival at the aquarium, was asked earlier this year if the dolphin was a Hollywood diva, she laughed.
Auslander said Winter had contracted infections before, but that they had never been as serious. Auslander said the Today show was scheduled to film a segment at the aquarium on Friday. Letters to the Editor Submit a Letter. Investigations Narratives Pulitzer Winners. Connect with us. About us. Obituaries Homes Jobs Classifieds. Careers Advertise Legal Contact. Log in. Account Manage my subscription Activate my subscription Log out. She lost her tail after getting caught in a crab trap line and was given a prosthetic to use instead.
She has been cared for by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium team ever since. After her tail had to be amputated, Winter figured out how to swim again by wiggling her body side to side, more like a shark. He worked with Dan Strzempka, the area clinic manager, to develop a prosthetic tail that Winter could use some of the time.
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