Winter (Clearwater Marine Aquarium)

Winter was a rescued bottlenose dolphin who lived at Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida and became widely known for using a custom prosthetic tail. Injuries from entanglement led to the loss of her tail flukes, and her rehabilitation brought together animal care and prosthetic development. She died in 2021, so her entry describes an individual animal's history rather than a dolphin currently living at the aquarium. Her story reached a wider audience through the film Dolphin Tale and became part of the aquarium's educational work on marine animal rescue and recovery.

Winter offered a particular case study in adapting care to a lasting disability, rather than a general example of normal dolphin movement. For readers interested in animal rehabilitation, her significance lies in the practical work around her injury and the public attention it drew to entanglement hazards. Her legacy also connects marine conservation education with the experiences of people living with disabilities.