Why do dolphins pass pufferfish around to other dolphins?

Though large doses of the toxin can be deadly, in small amounts it is known to produce a narcotic effect, and the dolphins appeared to have worked out how to make the fish release just the right ... Dolphins 'deliberately get high' on puffer fish nerve toxins by carefully chewing and passing them around. read more

Puffer fish contain a neurotoxin that is lethal if ingested. The dolphins manage to get the puffer fish to release just enough to give them a high and they pass it around. Have a look at Dolphin; spy in the pod for some amazing footage. read more

Footage captured for the BBC One documentary Dolphins: Spy in the Pod showed the marine mammals chewing on puffer fish in order to get 'high' ( YouTube/BBC ) Dolphins are thought of as one of the most intelligent species in the animal kingdom – and experts believe they have put their ingenuity to use in the pursuit of getting “high”. read more

Filmmakers at John Downer Productions recorded the dolphins snacking on the puffer fish for the documentary "Dolphins: Spy in the Pod." After eating the puffer fish, the dolphins seemed to enter a trance-like state. read more

Puffer fish contain a neurotoxin that is lethal if ingested. The dolphins manage to get the puffer fish to release just enough to give them a high and they pass it around. read more