Photos: Winter the dolphin

Image 0 of 13

Winter the dolphin In this Aug. 31, photo, Winter the dolphin swims at Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, Fla. The nonprofit public aquarium was about ready to go belly-up at the end of 2005 when Winter, the bottlenose dolphin was brought there after getting her tail tightly entangled in a crab-trap line. Winter plays herself in "Dolphin Tale," a family-friendly 3-D movie starring Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson, opening Sept. 23. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Winter the dolphin In this Aug. 31, photo, Winter the dolphin swims at Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, Fla. The nonprofit public aquarium was about ready to go belly-up at the end of 2005 when Winter, the bottlenose dolphin was brought there after getting her tail tightly entangled in a crab-trap line. Winter plays herself in "Dolphin Tale," a family-friendly 3-D movie starring Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson, opening Sept. 23. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Winter the dolphin In this Aug. 31, photo, Clearwater Marine Aquarium senior marine mammal trainer Abby Stone kisses Winter the dolphin during a show Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, in Clearwater, Fla. The nonprofit public aquarium was about ready to go belly-up at the end of 2005 when Winter, the bottlenose dolphin was brought there after getting her tail tightly entangled in a crab-trap line. Winter plays herself in "Dolphin Tale," a family-friendly 3-D movie starring Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson, opening Sept. 23. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Winter the dolphin In this Aug. 31, photo, Clearwater Marine Aquarium trainer Cindy Farber reaches out to touch Winter the dolphin on the nose in Clearwater, Fla. The nonprofit public aquarium was about ready to go belly-up at the end of 2005 when Winter, the bottlenose dolphin was brought there after getting her tail tightly entangled in a crab-trap line. Winter plays herself in "Dolphin Tale," a family-friendly 3-D movie starring Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson, opening Sept. 23. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Winter the dolphin In this Aug. 31, photo, Clearwater Marine Aquarium senior marine mammal trainer Abby Stone fits Winter the dolphin with a prosthetic tail in Clearwater, Fla. The nonprofit public aquarium was about ready to go belly-up at the end of 2005 when Winter, the bottlenose dolphin was brought there after getting her tail tightly entangled in a crab-trap line. Winter plays herself in "Dolphin Tale," a family-friendly 3-D movie starring Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson, opening Sept. 23.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Winter the dolphin In this Aug. 31 photo, Clearwater Marine Aquarium senior marine mammal trainer Abby Stone, right, grabs Winter the dolphin's prosthetic fluke as Emily Egan holds her Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, in Clearwater, Fla. The nonprofit public aquarium was about ready to go belly-up at the end of 2005 when Winter, the bottlenose dolphin was brought there after getting her tail tightly entangled in a crab-trap line. Winter plays herself in "Dolphin Tale," a family-friendly 3-D movie starring Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson, opening Sept. 23. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Winter the dolphin FILE - In this July 26, 2007 file photo, Winter, a tailless dolphin, rests on her mat at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, Fla. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium was heavily featured in the 2011 film Dolphin Tale, which told a fictionalized account of Winter the dolphin. The film reached audiences world wide and brought thousands of visitors to the aquarium. The aquariums story is one that Film Florida, a lobbying group for the states entertainment industry, pushed recently when a delegation of filmmakers and others met with lawmakers in Tallahassee about extending the states incentive program for luring movie and TV production. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) (Chris O'Meara/AP)

Winter the dolphin In this Aug 31, 2011 photo, Clearwater Marine Aquarium senior marine mammal trainer Abby Stone, left, shows Winter the dolphin to J.C. Barton, center, of Williamson, N.Y., and Kelsie Castagne, of Carmel, N.Y., in Clearwater, Fla. The nonprofit public aquarium was about ready to go belly-up at the end of 2005 when Winter, the bottlenose dolphin was brought there after getting her tail tightly entangled in a crab-trap line. Winter plays herself in "Dolphin Tale," a family-friendly 3-D movie starring Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson, opening Sept. 23. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Winter the dolphin FILE - Clearwater Marine Aquarium senior marine mammal trainer Abby Stone works with Winter the dolphin in Clearwater, Fla., Aug. 3, 2011. Officials say the prosthetic-tailed dolphin that starred in the "Dolphin Tale" movies may be fighting a gastrointestinal infection. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium announced Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, that staff members noticed a week earlier that Winter was acting abnormally and not eating. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) (Chris O'Meara/AP)

Winter the dolphin In this Aug 31 photo, Clearwater Marine Aquarium trainer Cindy Farber works with dolphins Winter, right, and Panama in Clearwater, Fla. The nonprofit public aquarium was about ready to go belly-up at the end of 2005 when Winter, the bottlenose dolphin was brought there after getting her tail tightly entangled in a crab-trap line. Winter plays herself in "Dolphin Tale," a family-friendly 3-D movie starring Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson, opening Sept. 23. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Winter the dolphin In this Aug 31 photo, Winter the dolphin swims in a tank in Clearwater, Fla. The nonprofit public aquarium was about ready to go belly-up at the end of 2005 when Winter, the bottlenose dolphin was brought there after getting her tail tightly entangled in a crab-trap line. Winter plays herself in "Dolphin Tale," a family-friendly 3-D movie starring Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson, opening Sept. 23.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

November 12, 2021 at 4:18 am PST

Latest Photo Galleries

PHOTOS: Gas siphoning incident destroys Marysville school bus

PHOTOS: Gas siphoning incident destroys Marysville school bus

June 15, 2026 at 11:53 am PDT

PHOTOS: Dog rescued, four displaced after gas grill catches Bothell home on fire

PHOTOS: Dog rescued, four displaced after gas grill catches Bothell home on fire

June 15, 2026 at 7:37 am PDT

Photos: USA v Paraguay Group D - FIFA World Cup 2026 June 12, 2026

Photos: USA v Paraguay Group D - FIFA World Cup 2026 June 12, 2026

June 12, 2026 at 9:00 pm PDT

PHOTOS: Over 100 firefighters battle massive Ballard warehouse fire

PHOTOS: Over 100 firefighters battle massive Ballard warehouse fire

June 12, 2026 at 5:51 am PDT

Kittitas county vehicle theft

Kittitas county vehicle theft

June 10, 2026 at 4:28 pm PDT

PHOTOS: Fire at Bellevue condo

PHOTOS: Fire at Bellevue condo

June 10, 2026 at 1:49 pm PDT

PHOTOS: Union asks for sensitivity, respect as Longview implosion aftermath images are released

PHOTOS: Union asks for sensitivity, respect as Longview implosion aftermath images are released

June 08, 2026 at 11:29 am PDT

PHOTOS: Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Point Defiance Zoo announce slate of summer events

PHOTOS: Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Point Defiance Zoo announce slate of summer events

June 08, 2026 at 7:37 am PDT

PHOTOS: Beaver family featured on Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s ‘Kit Cam’ released back into the wild

PHOTOS: Beaver family featured on Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s ‘Kit Cam’ released back into the wild

June 01, 2026 at 8:31 am PDT

PHOTOS: Alaska Airlines' Toy Story 5 Airplane

PHOTOS: Alaska Airlines' Toy Story 5 Airplane

May 30, 2026 at 1:39 pm PDT

Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby will enter NFL’s supplemental draft

William Smithers, ‘Dallas,’ ‘Papillon’ actor, dies at 98

FBI says it disrupted drone plot at White House UFC event; 3 suspects identified

Sister act: Williams sisters will team up to play doubles at Wimbledon

Jelly Roll files for divorce from Bunnie Xo