Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: If there's one thing you know about puffer fish, it's that they can do this. When aggravated by a predator, they, you know, puff up. Some puffers, ...

Q. We caught a funny looking fish. It was like a balloon and had spiky skin. We let it go, but are wondering what it was. A. Your description fits a pufferfish, commonly called blowfish or blow toad, ...

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Pufferfish are among the most unique fish in the sea—and sometimes in freshwater too! As their name suggests, pufferfish can inflate like a balloon, transforming from a seemingly ordinary fish into a ...

Pufferfish have an iconic defence mechanism, but there’s more to these famous inflatables than meets the eye. Their potent poison has a fearsome reputation, linking daredevil diners, drug-user ...

Wildlife scientists have been scrambling for months to determine why puffer fish are dying around the Hawaiian Islands, and still do not know whether they will identify the killer. Thierry Work, a ...

Pufferfish can inflate up to three times their normal size by rapidly swallowing water to appear larger and deter predators. Although dramatic, inflation is often a last-resort defense because it ...