Bao Xishun, 鲍喜顺, World’s tallest man, saves dying dolphins
Whoa, that’s new. Does this count as another world record for him? 
Nice job.
The world’s tallest man saved two dying dolphins in northeast China by reaching into their stomachs with his metre-long arms to remove plastic they had swallowed.
The dolphins had fallen sick after eating plastic surrounding the edge of their pool at an aquarium in Fushun, Liaoning Province.
Attempts to remove the plastic using surgical instruments had failed, the China Daily newspaper reported.
In a last ditch attempt to save the dolphins, vets decided to ask for help from Bao Xishun (鲍喜顺), 54, who measures 7ft 9ins (2.36-metres). The herdsman from Inner Mongolia (中国内蒙) was confirmed as the world’s tallest man by the Guinness World Records in 2005.
The official Xinhua news agency said Mr Bao, who has arms that measure 41.7ins (1.06 metres), was able to reach deep inside the dolphins to pull out the plastic.
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