Plastic fantastic dolphin cure no tall tale

THE long arms of the world’s tallest man saved two dolphins in north-east China by reaching inside of them to remove plastic they had swallowed, state media reported yesterday.

The dolphins at an aquarium in Fushun, Liaoning Province, had fallen sick after swallowing the plastic from the edge of their pool. Attempts to use surgical instruments to remove the plastic failed because of the contraction of the dolphins’ stomachs in response to the instruments, the China Daily newspaper reported.

Veterinarians then decided to ask for help from Bao Xishun, a 7’ 9” herdsman from Inner Mongolia.