Winter was caught in a blue crab trap at 3 months old in December 2005 (thus her name), in Mosquito Lagoon off the coast of Florida. The rope cut off the blood supply to her tail. She was spotted and caught by a small fishing boat, and a SeaWorld team brought her to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Her condition was critical for a few days, and she was not expected to live. Despite this she survived, but was left with a stump for a tail. Originally it was thought that Winter would have to learn to swim without a tail. This forced her to switch her swimming style from "up and down" to "side to...

winter is a very beautiful creature! But how does winter actually feel about her getting cought in a crab net and getting her tail removed and having to live in an aquarium and not out in the ocean/sea?!... Well i'll tell u how winter feels. winter feels lonely and sad becuase she can't swim normally and she misses the rest of her family . now i know this article isnt about me or other people but how would one of u people that are reading this like to get taken away from ur home and family beucase u lost ur leg?! well that is exacly how winter felt when that had happened to her. but it is no...