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Long arms of world's tallest man save dolphins in China
By TIMES WIRES
Published December 15, 2006
BEIJING - The long arms of the world's tallest man reached in and saved two dolphins by pulling plastic from their stomachs, Chinese state media and an aquarium official said Thursday. The dolphins got sick after nibbling on plastic from the edge of their pool at an aquarium in Liaoning province. Attempts to use surgical instruments failed because the dolphins' stomachs contracted in response to the instruments, the China Daily newspaper reported. Veterinarians then asked for help from Bao Xishun, a 7-foot-9 herdsman from Inner Mongolia with 41.7-inch arms. Bao, 54, was confirmed last year by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest living man. Chen Lujun, manager of the Royal Jidi Ocean World aquarium, said the shape of the dolphins' stomachs made it difficult to push an instrument very far in without hurting the animals. People with shorter arms could not reach the plastic, he said. "When we failed to get the objects out we sought the help of Bao Xishun and he did it," Chen said. "The two dolphins are in very good condition now."
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