From dolphins missing their tails to horses unable to trot,
custom-fitted animal prosthetics are becoming more and more
common. Take a look at some of the prosthetics giving animals of
every shape and size a second chance at leading an active life.
Fuji, a female bottlenose dolphin, lost 75 percent of her tail
to an unknown disease in 2002. This photo from 2007 shows Fuji
being fitted with her prosthetic tail -- believed to be the
first-ever artificial fin for a dolphin. Officials from the
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium say the rubber tail actually lets Fuji
swim faster and jump higher. Hoppa, a four-year mutt, was born
without front paws. An art student created this contraption to
help her walk. Oscar lost his back legs after being accidentally
run over by a combine harvester in Oct. 2009. But on June 25,
2010 he showed off his new "bionic" legs to the public. The
operation took three hours and required the prosthetics to be
implanted into the remaining bone. Meet Macho. An animal welfare
group found him on the s