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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."

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  1. so long and... by SuperBanana · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...thanks for the fin.

    [ducks, runs for cover]

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