http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/1 ... index.html

World's tallest man saves plastic eating dolphins

BEIJING, China (AP) -- The long arms of the world's tallest man reached in and saved two dolphins by pulling out plastic from their stomachs, 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 to remove the plastic failed because the dolphins' stomachs contracted in response to the instruments, the China Daily newspaper reported.

Veterinarians then decided to ask for help from Bao Xishun, a 7-feet-9 herdsman from Inner Mongolia with 41.7-inch arms, state media said.

Bao, 54, was confirmed last year by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest living man.

Chen Lujun, the manager of the Royal Jidi Ocean World aquarium, told The Associated Press that 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 from Inner Mongolia and he did it successfully yesterday," Chen said. "The two dolphins are in very good condition now."

Photographs showed the jaws of one of the dolphins being held back by towels so Bao could reach inside the animal without being bitten.

"Some very small plastic pieces are still left in the dolphins' stomachs," Zhu Xiaoling, a local doctor, told Xinhua. "However the dolphins will be able to digest these and are expected to recover soon."

i saw that on cnn. crazy stuff...

that's one tall Asian dude.

Mongolians own, all the fucking time.

How the fuck did they know that this guy even exists? Do they have a fucking Bao Xishun signal? What the fuck?!?

I was wondering that as well.

"Well fuck, we can't reach the plastic shit in the dolphins stomach."

"Oh, no problem. I have Bao Xishun on speed dial. He's the tallest man in the world. He can reach it."

"What?"

"I hang out in Mongolia in the summer. I have a nice little house next to the guy. Bao can cook some mean chicken fingers. You wouldn't think it when you look at him, but the guy can cook like a muthafucka. Ironically, he's horrible in basketball, bad coordination."

Maybe when the vet was reaching for a textbook on dolphins he accidentally picked up the guiness book of world records instead.

Is he available to tickle any midgets?

Aren't there any type of instruments that might be able to do this?

I guess i'm going to have to invent the robotic Bao Xishun arm.

The headline is hilarious.

Maybe because he is in the guiness book