Inflated Puffer Fish <\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPuffer Fish Fast Fact – <\/strong>After the eggs of a Puffer Fish hatch, the young (called fry) are not fully developed.\u00a0 As a result they will form a hard protective shell around them. Eventually this shell will crack off and the fins and tail will develop.\u00a0 Once the Puffer Fish is big enough it will swim down and integrate itself with the rest of the community.<\/p>\n
Well that is all I have on the deadly Puffer Fish.\u00a0 I hope you enjoyed today’s fact and I will see you back here tomorrow for Wild Fact #764.<\/p>\n
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Welcome back to another fun and exciting week of Wild Facts.\u00a0 Today we are going to head to the tropical and sub-tropical oceans (although some do live in freshwater systems) to learn about one of the most poisonous creatures on earth. Of course we are going to explore the life of none other than the Puffer Fish, also known as the Blow Fish. I am sure most of us are familiar with this unique fish but let’s see what else we can learn. The Puffer fish is a very slow and clumsy swimmer which makes them easy pickings for any <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[64,4024],"tags":[348,988,989,4116,451,4025,987,990],"yoast_head":"\n
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