Dolphin Tale 2

It's squishy!

There's little fish, Troy! Come see!

Mandy!

Mandy, come back! Mom's gonna be mad!

Mandy!

When CMA staff and volunteers arrived on scene...

CMA 1307A was found on her left side struggling.

Right behind you.

Her blowhole was largely underwater.

Okay, don't stress it.

Bring in the stretcher!

She had small lesions, mucus coming out of her eyes...

and was severely sunburned.

A common problem with beached dolphins...

as their skin isn't adapted for prolonged exposure to the sun.

The team suspected possible lung infection, which led to her being disoriented...

which led to her beaching.

This dolphin was nicknamed Mandy, after the little girl who discovered her.

It's 92. It's really, really high.

Now, science doesn't know whether dolphins feel emotions...

the way we do: fear, joy, sadness.

But their brains are as complex as ours...

and to us, Mandy seemed terrified.

So, like always, we treated her as gently as we treat one of us.

We managed to get her into a stretcher and over to the rescue vehicle...

Breath!

...which wasn't easy, as the area was a mud flat.

- Phoebe, you all right? - Watch your step.

Mandy was 8 and a half feet long and weighed approximately 350 pounds.

Breath.

- Watch your step. - Thanks, Kyle.

When we got her back to CMA, we immediately began giving her...

fluids and antibiotics for her respiratory infection...

as well as a topical ointment for her sunburn.

Since then, she's been gaining strength every day...

and is well on the road back to being a healthy animal.

All right. Next session, we'll go into more details about strandings.

I just want to thank you for volunteering.

You guys are what keep this aquarium going.

You and really big truckloads of fish.

See you Wednesday!

Hi. Excuse me?

Sorry, um, we just wanted to say thanks.

We volunteered because we heard all about you and Winter.

All Susie ever talks about is dolphins. She wants to be just like you.

- I do not! - Sawyer! We're starting in 10 minutes.

Oh.

Right. Excuse me.

Hi. I'm Hazel Haskett, and welcome to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

15 years ago, my mom and dad bought an old sewage treatment plant...

and turned it into a hospital for sick and injured marine animals.

Their goal was to rescue, rehab and release as many animals as they could.

Today Clearwater Marine Aquarium is home to turtles, otters, sharks, and dolphins...

including Winter, the famous dolphin with the prosthetic tail.

If you're interested in volunteering at CMA...

please see our staff at Guest Services.

Enjoy your day here at Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

Shoo!

Hey! What the heck...?

- Ah! Oh. - My bear!

Rufus, no!

I'm sorry, honey. Are you okay?

Ma'am, I am so sorry.

If you can't control your pelican, you really shouldn't have him here.

He's not exactly our pelican.

Whose pelican is he then?

You know, I don't think he really belongs to anybody.

You okay?

Um, look, I really would like to make it up to you.

How about if I take you down to the gift shop? And I'll get you something new.

Anything.

- Is that okay, honey? - Mm-hm.

Hi, guys! Welcome to Clearwater Marine Aquarium!

How's everybody doing today?

Thank you. We are so excited that you chose to spend your day with us.

And today we have a very special guest.

Please give a warm welcome to champion surfer, Bethany Hamilton!

Thank you, Hazel. I am so stoked to be here.

How about everyone out here? You stoked?

And being able to spend time with Winter, who has just been...

such an inspiration for me, and I'm sure to you as well.

Isn't she just amazing?

So thank you!

Winter usually does three sessions a day with her prosthetic...

and as you can see, she really likes it.

With it on, she's able to swim normally, and already...

it's helped to correct the damage to her spine...

and she's able to live a healthy, happy life.

Do you see her?

Hold it out where she can see it.

You okay?

Cut it out!

Looks like Winter's being extra playful today.

She's being a brat.

- Maybe it's me. - No, no, she loves people.

She's just in a weird mood, for some reason.

She's refusing.

Can you gate Panama? I think she's distracting.

That's Panama. She was rescued 12 years ago, unable to catch fish.

And we found out why.

It's actually because she's deaf, which makes her unable to echolocate.

She's also very old for a dolphin. Over 40, we think.

Heh. I know. It's really old.

Heh. But she and Winter are the best of friends.

There she goes!

- Hey, Doc. - Hey.

How are you? So glad you could make it down here.

Glad to be here.

Good girl, Winter. Good girl.

- Are you ready to take her? - Yup.

- The two of them are just spectacular. - Oh, yeah.

- You ready? - Mm-hm.

Come on.

Attagirl!

We love you, Bethany!

Phoebe.

Thanks.

Hey.

How you doing?

You want your mattress?

Here you go.

All right.

You don't want your mattress?

Okay.

Gotta go, all right?

I'll see you tomorrow.

Hey! Winter! What are you doing?

What's wrong with her?

I don't know. She's acting really strange.

Panama is too. She didn't eat her 2 p.m. bucket or her 5.

You tell Clay?

Yeah. He had a look at her.

He's gonna run some more tests tomorrow.

Hey, Mom.

Hi, hon.

I'd like you to meet someone.

This is Professor Miguel Arroyo.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

Come have a seat.

Okay.

Sawyer, I watched you today with Winter...

and everything Kyle tells me seems to be true. You're really good with dolphins.

Dr. Arroyo is my advisor at Boston University.

He's helping me get into med school.

Okay.

I'll get right to the point. We have a special program at the university...

for marine biology students. It's called Sea Semester.

12 weeks on a sailing ship. Full learning experience right on the ocean.

This semester we're emphasizing marine mammals.

Our students get hands-on teaching...

from some of the finest scientific minds in the country.

Sailing on a tall ship, cruising through the Caribbean...

and watching wild dolphins in some of the most beautiful waters on Earth.

Every year, we invite one gifted high school student to join us...

and this year we'd like that student to be you.

It's a challenge.

The science is rigorous, but I think you can handle it.

And I promise you it'll be an experience you'll never forget.

And it's a full scholarship. All paid for.

What...?

Full academic credit at school. All I have to do is speak to the guidance counselor...

and come Fall, if you decide you're in, you'd fly with Kyle to Boston...

And we'll take care of the rest.

To be honest, your work with Winter is very well known in our field.

It would be an honor to have you as our student.

The Aquarium is now closed.

Please exit the building. We apologize.

The aquarium is now closed for the day.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

I'm so sorry. There's been an emergency. That's really all I can say.

- Rebecca! What's going on? - You've gotta go talk to Clay.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Thank you for your understanding. I'm sorry.

Panama!

What happened?

We just don't know.

She, uh, took one last breath and went to the bottom.

Kat was there, but there was nothing she could do.

Winter.

Winter's fine.

We had them separated.

We needed Panama alone to do some tests.

She was just so old.

Could have been anything.

Yeah.

- Hey. - Hey.

Come in. Or up, or whatever.

Thanks.

How you doing?

It's funny. I never come up here anymore.

I used to spend hours and hours up here.

Why do these things have to happen?

Wish I knew.

I loved Panama.

I'm gonna miss her so much.

She was good, you know? She was gentle.

Yeah.

If you could turn the clock back to whenever you want...

and make everything exactly the way it used to be...

would you?