New BBC do entary shows dolphins chew toxic pufferfish purposely to get high

[Thebesteva]

So much like man

http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/31/5...sh-to-get-high

Dolphins caught chewing on fish to get high

By Aaron Souppouris on December 31, 2013 04:28 am Email @AaronIsSocial

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A new BBC do entary will show adolescent dolphins getting high by chewing on pufferfish. The fish secrete a toxin that gives the dolphins a buzz, and the crew on the upcoming show filmed male bottlenose dolphins passing around a puffer fish before acting "most peculiarly." The program's executive producer John Downer notes the dolphin were in a trancelike state, "hanging around with their noses at the surface as if fascinated by their own reflection."


Dolphins aren't the first animals caught getting high — moose have for many years been observed getting drunk by eating fermented apples. The footage was captured thanks to a number of bizarre contraptions created for the do entary Spy in the Pod. The crew modified remote-controlled cameras to resemble a tuna (pictured above), turtle, squid, and dolphin in order to film the animals without disturbing them.

[RD2191]

Only a matter of time before Leetonidas tries to lick a puffer-fish.

[Rogue]

dolphins are much smarter than we think they are, definitely the smartest animal outside primates tbh.

[Fillmoe]

dolphins are the rapists of the sea breh....

[Katherine Robinson]

This does not surprise me, Dolphins have been known to enjoy the same vices humans do.