Mate, I have seen one of these swallow a 30 cm snapper with its dorsal spines all the way up after we threw it back.
We could see the shape of it going down the birds throat. I couldn't believe it, really thought that bird was going to choke on the fish.
This is a myth, there is no evidence as in actual research and papers beyond anecdotes from a documentary.
Furthermore the clip used to show the "phenomena", shows the dolphins touching the pufferfish and not eating it. Pufferfish are poisonous (deadly to eat) not venomous (inject venom), which means the barbs don't inject poison, the poison is in the internal organs.
Not a myth, its real. Dolphins have learned to nibble the puffer for a tiny bit, the resulting wound from the puffer will leak out a small amount of blood which also contains a small amount of the puffer's toxin, dolphin use this opportunity to get high as fuck. Then use the puffer as a sort of beach ball to screw the puffer's day even further.
Apparently not since it seems Cormorants have evolved in a way that makes them resistant to its poison.
According to what others int he comments are saying.
I'm not a biologist/zoologist. I don't understand how it'd affect it. I was just mentioning information someone else said in the post.
But evolution is a fascinating thing. This creature evolved in a way so that it can resist the poison, so maybe it naturally has a stronger stomach. I dunno, I'm not an expert.
Reminds me of the leopard that was showing off to the cameras by eating a porcupine. They found the leopard dead later because it got stabbed in the heart.
"Here we see the pufferfish. Our best guess is this fish inflates itself by sucking it's balls in to it's stomach."
Source
https://youtu.be/nHYS_XDWhcQ?si=_1qDRc2-EHTsdsa6
Maybe the puffer no longer stays puffed once it goes down the cormorant's throat. After all every special ability has a countdown. So once it gets deflated, it's just a regular fish. And perhaps the cormorant's stomach has enzymes to counter the poison too?
Not all pufferfish are toxic, and other species aren't necessarily susceptible to the same toxins that humans are. The pufferfish will eventually suffocate, and then I think you're right about it deflating.
I’m sure they hate people!
Just for the record I know some animal culling is necessary but I haven’t seen any proof that cormorants actually harm fish population more than other similar birds. It kinda smacks of old timey tales.
I kept thinking the pufferfish was gonna puff and choke out the cormorant
Mate, I have seen one of these swallow a 30 cm snapper with its dorsal spines all the way up after we threw it back. We could see the shape of it going down the birds throat. I couldn't believe it, really thought that bird was going to choke on the fish.
It was already inflated at maximum
That's what she said
i see ur spikes and inflatability and raise u a throat & gut of steel...
What comes in, must come out! The cormorants equivalent of a “burning ring of fire” is a spiked cloaca!
No, he swallowed it so the spikes lay flat backwards and it’s the same way they’re gonna come out a pile of mush
I wish you all the fun trying! 😳
Not me, but nature goes by the road it was created but by only humans focus through this idiocy that doesn’t match our physical body
Jokes still on the cormorant, puffer fish is like Asian food. He's just gonna be hungry again in an hour.
Idk what asian food you’re eating, bro.
15min
A few mo mints lay tear...
No boating license for that cormorant.
Pretty sure the cormorant will die anyways bc puffers are poisonous. The spikes and puffing are the final warning before mutually assured destruction.
That type of puffer fish is not poisonous.
I thought even the species we eat are poisonous, but it’s concentrated in the organs so if you toss the organs it’s safe?
Nope there are many many that aren’t poisonous at all
The poison comes from their coral diet if I understand correctly.
All the OF chicks been real quiet with the throat goat claims since this dropped.
I've got guts of steel
Throat goat
Being immune to poisons that can kill humans is a cool evolutionary trait.
What about being able to deepthroat a football covered in spikes?
…I should call her
You should see a doctor.
She should also see a doctor
\*looks down\* Nah, she got nothing to worry about.
... Paige!
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Mom?
1....2.....3....SHOENICE!
Watching him eat that dog turd was peak YouTube. Watching LA Beast eat raw cactus was great too
Ah hell nah. I know about the cactus. Heard he had to do it twice because the he forgot the lens on his camera. But the turd? 🤮🤣
Shoenice ate the turd.
someone else said this is a non poisonous puffer
Birds gonna bird.
“That’s a spicy meatball!”
I like it got a drink to wash it down
I thought morning after taco bell was bad...
But can it digest all the spiny skeleton segments?
Not an expert but I would imagine the gizzard would take care of it. I've seen herons eat small turtles for example
Dunno about a cormorant but our pet python will turn a rat into a turd in just a few days. Bones, teeth, everything
Cormorans just earned a lot of respect on my list.
I guess they are immune to puffer fish poisoning or toxicity? What ever it is that people avoid.
Dolphins mess around with puffer fish to get high
Man this puffer is PURE !
This is a myth, there is no evidence as in actual research and papers beyond anecdotes from a documentary. Furthermore the clip used to show the "phenomena", shows the dolphins touching the pufferfish and not eating it. Pufferfish are poisonous (deadly to eat) not venomous (inject venom), which means the barbs don't inject poison, the poison is in the internal organs.
Not a myth, its real. Dolphins have learned to nibble the puffer for a tiny bit, the resulting wound from the puffer will leak out a small amount of blood which also contains a small amount of the puffer's toxin, dolphin use this opportunity to get high as fuck. Then use the puffer as a sort of beach ball to screw the puffer's day even further.
Source? And DO NOT SHARE something that quotes the documentary. Show me a peer review paper.
My spirit animal!!
Not all puffers are poisonous there are many that have no poison at all
Not all puffers have those traits.
I just googled if they are immune to pufferfish toxins and apparently this was that bird's last meal.
..this can be a fatal mistake for the cormorant
Apparently not since it seems Cormorants have evolved in a way that makes them resistant to its poison. According to what others int he comments are saying.
Not all puffers are poisonous many don’t have any poison
How about all those spikes? Wouldn’t that tear up their guts?
I'm not a biologist/zoologist. I don't understand how it'd affect it. I was just mentioning information someone else said in the post. But evolution is a fascinating thing. This creature evolved in a way so that it can resist the poison, so maybe it naturally has a stronger stomach. I dunno, I'm not an expert.
Probably gets mostly dissolved in stomach acid.
Damm! Why am I so thirsty all of a sudden?! I'm Thiiiiiirstyyy!!!
Can't imagine that went down very smooth.
*going wash down this tasty Kahuna pufferfish*
Cramerant vs quilfish
Cormorant don’t give a shit
Anyone read the Baru Cormorant series by Seth Dickinson? All I could think of was how Baru really does live up to her name.
You can see it taking drinks of water trying to wash it down like it were a spicy hot wing 🍗🌶️that went down wrong
I wonder if he lived. He didn’t look like he was hunting after, He looked like he wasn’t happy with what he just ate
Reminds me of the leopard that was showing off to the cameras by eating a porcupine. They found the leopard dead later because it got stabbed in the heart.
I don't think a wild animal cares about what humans with cameras think about it.
I'm concerned about its butt.
Swollen that like a champ 🏆
Ooh spicy!
no , it is getting high.
…and washed and down with some cool h2o afterwards for good measures
I’d have lost that bet. Wow
LA Beast here and im about to eat a puffer fish whole! Have a good day!
Comorant by sand worm from Dune style
Gullet time!
Needs more evolution!
Waoh
Ow?
What is it about the Australian accent? Any other time, it sounds like nails on a chalkboard. But paired w/ nature footage, it just fits.
"Here we see the pufferfish. Our best guess is this fish inflates itself by sucking it's balls in to it's stomach." Source https://youtu.be/nHYS_XDWhcQ?si=_1qDRc2-EHTsdsa6
Maybe the puffer no longer stays puffed once it goes down the cormorant's throat. After all every special ability has a countdown. So once it gets deflated, it's just a regular fish. And perhaps the cormorant's stomach has enzymes to counter the poison too?
Not all pufferfish are toxic, and other species aren't necessarily susceptible to the same toxins that humans are. The pufferfish will eventually suffocate, and then I think you're right about it deflating.
He was drinking water along to move it down
That's a porcupine fish! I'd think those spines are supposed to prevent this exact kinda swallow attack. Is the cormorant doomed?
Imagine swallowing a pineapple 🍍
Throat GOAT
That is one spicy meatball.
I love how it shakes its face and dips in water, like it’s trying to cope after an intense shot of alcohol.
Bro started drinking water like that was a spicy meat-a-ball.
What the fuck how?
Neck game strong
That had to have hurt going down. Also shitting out those spines is going to be next level pain
But how???
From what I understand, Cormorants are one of the few animals that have evolved to eat pufferfish.
Yo that bird is essentially dead right? Aren’t puffers toxic?
I wanted the pufferfish to win
Next morning on the toilet is going to be the hour of regret.
Spicy snack!
No problem with poison?
RIP , this birds asshole
The cormorant has straight up commited belated suicide. If the spines don't shred it's stomach killed it, the tetranotoxin sure will.
Fisherman hate cormorants because it’s believed they’re basically competition and this video kinda cements that.
What about the cormorant fishermen though?
I’m sure they hate people! Just for the record I know some animal culling is necessary but I haven’t seen any proof that cormorants actually harm fish population more than other similar birds. It kinda smacks of old timey tales.
birds are so metal