By Dan Bloom For twin boys who were separated in a life-threatening operation, it's no surprise their favourite film star was an amputee. Now Hussein and Hassan Benhaffaf, once conjoined from chest to pelvis, have met their hero - a dolphin who lost her tail when she was just a calf. The four-year-olds from County Cork, Ireland, were on holiday at Florida's Clearwater Marine Aquarium where they met Winter the bottlenose dolphin, star of the 2011 family film Dolphin Tale. Heartwarming: Hussein (left) and Hassan Benhaffaf meet their screen hero - a dolphin who lost her tail We're not too different: While the twins (pictured left with their two sisters) were separated in a life-threatening operation at just five months, Winter the dolphin was three months old when her tail had to be amputated
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Hussein and Hassan Benhaffaf were split at Great Ormond Street in 2010
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They met Winter the tail-less dolphin from their favourite film Dolphin Tale
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Family film from 2011 followed true story of the amputee animal
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Now aged four, pair were on holiday at Clearwater Aquarium in Florida
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