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Dolphins Use Pufferfish To Get High. Dolphins filmed using a puffer fish to get high from deadly poison in bizarre hippy crackstyle The mammals were filmed by disguised cameras going into a trance-like state after handling the fish in the BBC series Dolphins: Spy in the Pod by wildlife filmmaker John Downer. A curious bunch [of dolphins] accidentally indulging in a little puffer poison? Sure

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But I'm to believe that dolphins are using tetrodotoxin regularly to get baked? Footage from a new BBC documentary series, "Spy in the Pod," reveals what appears to be dolphins getting high off of pufferfish.

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New footage from the BBC documentary series Spy in the Pod has captured what appears to be dolphins deliberately interacting with pufferfish, possibly to experience a hallucinogenic high. Now, dolphins may be joining the list of animals that indulge in intoxicating experiences A bite of puffer fish can paralyze and kill a human, but dolphins have been seen using the spiky lethal creatures as a chew toy, leading humans to wonder if the sea mammals were getting a buzz off.

Hilarious Video Shows How Dolphins Use Pufferfish to Get High!. They gingerly nibble, avoiding ingestion, presumably to experience narcotic-like sensations Dolphins purposely 'getting high' on pufferfish - Dolphins - Spy in the Pod: Episode 2 - BBC

Dolphins use toxic Pufferfish to ‘get high’ 9GAG. A curious bunch [of dolphins] accidentally indulging in a little puffer poison? Sure Now, dolphins may be joining the list of animals that indulge in intoxicating experiences