blue-ringed octopus, also uses this kind of venom.South Africa’s Department of Environment, Forestry, and Fisheries said: “The fish mortalities in False Bay are exclusively of the evil-eye pufferfish with counts of 300 to 400 dead fish per km of shore.“These dead fish all carry the deadly neurotoxin tetrodotoxin and should not be eaten; death comes usually by cardiac arrest.“Beach dog walkers are strongly advised to keep their pets away from them.
If one’s dog does eat whole or part of a pufferfish, immediately induce vomiting and rush your pet to the vet.”A dog has sadly already been killed as a result of the pufferfish according to local NGO AfriOceans Conservation Alliance.But the actual cause of the stranding has yet to be.
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