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Dolphin Jumps Again with Artificial Fin

Posted by michael on from the laser-not-included dept.

Ant writes "This Yahoo! News story mentions Fuji, a mother dolphin that lost 75 percent of her tail due to a mysterious disease, being able to jump again with the help of what is believed to be the world's first artificial fin. The 34-year-old dolphin held at Japan's largest aquarium in the southern island of Okinawa wears the rubber fin for about 20 minutes a day allowing her to jump and to swim at the same speed of other dolphins."

13 of 256 comments (clear)

  1. First Porpoise! by Bob+McCown · · Score: 5, Funny

    First Porpoise!

  2. Oh great ... by Average_Joe_Sixpack · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not looking forward to artificial fin chunks in my Tuna sandwich

  3. Hmmm... by MonoSynth · · Score: 5, Funny

    I expected that dolphin to be red with 'Marlboro', 'Shell' and 'Vodafone' painted on its other fins...

    1. Re:Hmmm... by DigitumDei · · Score: 4, Funny

      Why do I see bridgestone using this in ads promoting their traction in the wet...

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      East Coast Brewers
  4. I for one, welcome... by felonius+maximus · · Score: 5, Funny

    our bionic dolphin masters.

  5. Ob Austin Powers... by mhayenga · · Score: 3, Funny

    I ASKED for FREAKING LAZERS damnit... Whats a guy supposed to do around here?

  6. Re:Dolphins eat rubber? by telstar · · Score: 4, Funny
    "I've read that sharks will eat just about anything, but do dolphins eat rubber?"
    • I'm only going to say this once ...


    • Rock beats scissors
      Paper covers rock
      Scissors cuts paper
      Dolphin eats plastic

      Got it?
  7. Re:Really now. by L0C0loco · · Score: 3, Funny

    No they can't do that! This is their attempt to rebalance the karma loss from continued hunting (I mean research) of whales. It would be plain wrong to kill a defective animal for food when there are bigger healthier ones to eat (I mean research).

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    -- Instant Karma's gonna get you! [320848 = 2*2*2*2*11*1823]
  8. The real reason is... by MonoSynth · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...that wearing this fin for too long makes the dolphin tyred.

  9. Obligatory HHGTTU quote mangling by hashwolf · · Score: 3, Funny

    So long, and thanks for all the fins.

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    - "They misunderestimated me."
  10. Yeah. that's great but... by rqqrtnb · · Score: 5, Funny

    now she has to be balanced and rotated every 10,000 miles.

  11. Dolphins that can Run by vivin · · Score: 4, Funny

    "When she saw the artificial fin for the first time, she ran away. She was so scared of the object. It took us five months to make her get used to the artificial fin. Now she is perfectly fine with it," he said.

    Wow! They got her artificial feet too?

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    Vivin Suresh Paliath
    http://vivin.net

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  12. Re:Feel goodism by roystgnr · · Score: 3, Funny

    Like it or not, the weak are supposed to die out.

    I'm feel guilty for wearing glasses now, but I'm not sure what to do next. Should I proactively slit my wrists, or just stop wearing lenses while driving and let nature take its course?