World's tallest man saves dolphin

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World's tallest man saves dolphin

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Using his long arms, world's tallest man pulled out plastic shards from dauphines stomach.

04 June,2011 10:06 am

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 worlds tallest living man at 7 feet 8.95 inch.The mammals had lost their appetite and were suffering depression, aquarium officials said.The heads of the dolphins were held back and towels wrapped around their teeth so Mr Bao could not be bitten.He then extended his 1.06m-long arm into the mammals stomachs.Chen Lujun, manager of Royal Jidi Ocean World, said Mr Bao was successful and the dolphins were in very good condition now.