off the coast of south africa
more adolescents have reached that
difficult age
at two years old male bottlenose
dolphins leave their mother’s pod to
form boisterous gangs looking for
excitement
they like nothing better than surfing
spy turtle is here to see what they get
up to
he in turn is joined by another spy
creature
this is spy puffer
based on a fish that blows itself into a
defensive puffball
the spy creatures are here to film these
teenage tearaways
spy puffer faces a bumpy ride
bus stops are common
it’s easy to get caught in the middle
young males are so unruly the females
kicked them out of the family poured
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this isn’t spy puffer it’s a real puffer
fish
the poor creature gets the same rough
treatment
perfect for a game of catch
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but the dolphins are dicing with death
puffer fish
are one of the most poisonous fish in
the
they exude a powerful narrow poison
called tetrodotoxin
it only takes a small amount to kill a
human
even so the dolphins often look for
puffer fish and love to chew on them
taken in small doses the secretions seem
to have a narcotic effect
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the dolphins are careful not to swallow
them
instead they hold them gently in their
mouths
despite the risks passing the puffer has
become a popular dolphin pastime
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see
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luckily the little fishes usually
survive the strange experience
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