Drug Addicted Dolphins Filmed Using Pufferfish To Get High From Deadly Toxins

Drug addicted dolphins were captured by BBC and it showed young dolphins using a pufferfish to play catch with and ingesting the toxin in its skin so they could feel its narcotic effect.

Never knew dolphins were this smart.

In the Spy in the Wild, a show that is part of the Planet Earth Series, a team followed a group of young male dolphins to see what they do in their spare time.

The lads were playing around in the ocean and were finding a pufferfish dealer so they could get high.

Jokes aside, in order to get close to the dolphins, the camera crew had to set up robot pufferfish.

The young dolphins gave the robot pufferfish a hard time and started to play around with it.

In case you didn’t know, the skin of Pufferfish contains tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin that is fatal for humans.

But this toxin is causes dolphins to feel light-headed and feel high, with side effects that are similar to THC.

According to experts, a large dose is fatal and could kill the dolphin.

In the video, the dolphins could be seen throwing the pufferfish in and out of the water and carrying it in their mouths as they swim together.

When the dolphins got bored with playing with the fish, they left the pufferfish alone.

Rob Pilley, a zoologist, said, “This was a case of young dolphins purposely experimenting with something we know to be intoxicating. After chewing the puffer gently and passing it round, they began acting most peculiarly, hanging around with their noses at the surface as if fascinated by their own reflection.”

Rob added, “It was the most extraordinary thing to see.”

Ps: no pufferfish were harmed in the filming.

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