Dolphins have been documented carefully chewing on toxic pufferfish and passing them around to their pod mates in order to intentionally get high from the neurotoxins.

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Dolphins have been documented carefully chewing on toxic pufferfish and passing them around to their pod mates in order to intentionally get high from the neurotoxins. the toxin released by the distressed pufferfish is lethal in large doses, but in very small quantities, it induces a narcotic trance-like state that causes the dolphins to float near the surface, mesmerized by their own reflections. everyone assumes dolphins are majestic, pure-hearted ocean angels, but they are actually just aquatic teenagers engaging in reckless recreational substance abuse at the expense of a panicked, inflated spike-ball. it completely shatters the wholesome marine park illusion to realize that the smartest creatures in the ocean spend their weekends running an underwater drug cartel and getting absolutely blasted off fish venom just to escape the crushing monotony of marine existence