Thursday, December 14, 2006

World's tallest man saves dolphin



from the bbc:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6178659.stm

The world's tallest man has saved two dolphins by using his long arms to reach into their stomachs and pull out dangerous plastic shards.

Mongolian herdsman Bao Xishun was called in after the dolphins swallowed plastic used around their pool at an aquarium in Fushun, north-east China.

Attempts to use instruments failed as the dolphins contracted their stomachs.

Guinness World Records list Mr Bao, 54, as the world's tallest living man at 2m 36.1cm (7ft 8.95in).

Recovering

Veterinarians turned to Mr Bao after attempts to extract the plastic shards at the aquarium in Fushun, Liaoning Province, had failed.

2 comments:

Suzan Abrams, email: suzanabrams@live.co.uk said...

Oh my God!
Happy to be just little ole ordinary me.
But that was a swell thing to do for the dolphins.

nutty said...

weird or what...