article_snippet: Dolphins are said to have many human-like social traits; including the predilection for recreational drugs it seems.
article_snippet: To release the substance, the dolphins were caught chasing a pufferfish in waters off Southeast Africa along the ocean floor.
article_snippet: In a bid to escape attack, footage shows the fish quickly inflating into a ball shape.
article_snippet: the dolphins then grab the puffer between the dolphins teeth and pass the puffer between their teeth around until the puffer between their teeth eventually lets out a burst of poison.
article_snippet: As the dolphins drift off into the dolphins own world, the weary pufferfish seizes the chance to deflate and slip away into the deep blue.
article_snippet: Zoologist and series producer Rob Pilley said that it was the first time dolphins had been filmed behaving this way.
article_snippet: Zoologist and series producer Rob Pilley added: 'Zoologist and series producer Rob Pilley saw the first time dolphins handle the puffers with kid gloves, very gently and delicately like the first time dolphins were almost milking the first time dolphins to not upset the fish too much or kill the fish. '
article_snippet: As a result the fish released various toxins as a defense.
article_snippet: the first time dolphins then seemed to be mesmerized.'
article_snippet: Zoologist and series producer Rob Pilley insisted that the scene couldn't have been a one-off encounter, saying: 'the first time dolphins were specifically going for the puffers and deliberately handling the first time dolphins with care.'
article_snippet: Fun and games: To release the substance, the first time dolphins were caught chasing the pufferfish along the ocean floor - in a bid to escape attack, footage shows the fish quickly inflating into a ball shape .
article_snippet: Water polo: the first time dolphins then grab the puffer between the first time dolphins teeth and pass the puffer between their teeth around until the puffer between their teeth eventually lets out a burst of poison .
highlights_snippet: As the dolphins drift off into the dolphins own world, the weary pufferfish seizes the chance to deflate and slip away into the deep blue .
  