What is Winter (dolphin)?
[[File:Winter IMG 4493 s.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Winter in 2011]] '''Winter''' ({{Circa|October 2005}} – November 11, 2021) was an American [[bottlenose dolphin]]. She lived at the [[Clearwater Marine Aquarium]] in [[Clearwater, Florida]]. She was widely known for having a [[prosthetic]] tail. Winter was the inspiration for ''Dolphin Tale'', the 2011 [[Dolphin Tale|movie of the same name]], and [[Dolphin Tale 2|its sequel]]. Winter was found in the coastal waters of Florida on December 10, 2005. She was caught in a crab trap, which caused in the loss of her tail. On November 7, 2021, Winter got sick with a [[gastrointestinal infection]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mulligan|first=Michaela|date=November 8, 2021|title=Winter the Dolphin has received more than 1,400 get-well messages|url=https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/2021/11/08/winter-the-dolphin-has-received-more-than-1400-get-well-messages/|url-status=live|access-date=November 11, 2021|website=Tampa Bay Times|publisher=Times Publishing Company|language=en|archive-date=November 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111035137/https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/2021/11/08/winter-the-dolphin-has-received-more-than-1400-get-well-messages/}}</ref> She died from the infection at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium on November 11, 2021 at aged 16.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Evans|first1=Jack|last2=Tracey|first2=McManus|date=November 11, 2021|title=Winter, star of the 'Dolphin Tale,' dies in Clearwater|url=https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/2021/11/11/winter-the-dolphin-dies-at-clearwater-aquarium/|url-status=live|access-date=November 11, 2021|website=Tampa Bay Times|publisher=Times Publishing Company|language=en|archive-date=November 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112023726/https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/2021/11/11/winter-the-dolphin-dies-at-clearwater-aquarium/}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:2005 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Individual animals]] [[Category:Infectious disease dea