Lemurs get high | Spy in the Wild - BBC

their favorite poison is found crawling in the forest like pufferfish millipedes are toxic but that doesn't stop the limo seeking them out the millipedes use dangerous secretions including cyanide as a defense but the lemurs that will chew on them albeit extremely cautiously the toxins cause the lemurs to salivate they then rub both the saliva and a millipede into their farm they use it as an insecticide to ward off insects such as mosquitoes that carry malaria but they are suspiciously enthusiastic about the whole process it seems they don't just work as an insect repellent the chemicals also appear to send them into a trance-like State a condition of complete intoxication [Music] and he can't seem to get enough [Music] when it's all over there's no hiding mistake PRN and time to sleep it off you

Channel: BBC

Views: 3,566,430

Rating: 4.9629126 out of 5

Keywords: Spy in the wild, bbc1, bbc 1, bbc one, animals, nature, cute, discovery, nhu, earth, planet earth, gordan buchanan, david attenborough, wildlife, wild life, spy, camera, David Tennant, mischief, lemurs, drugs, high, intoxicated, insecticide, millipedes, nature documentary, spy cameras, spy camera documentary, spy camera animals, spy robots, robot spy animals

Id: yYXoCHLqr4o

Length: 2min 41sec (161 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 01 2017

Reddit Comments

[u/LetsJerkCircular]

That one lemur grabbed the dude's sloppy seconds like, "Let me hit that 'pede, bro!"

[u/[deleted]]

What an evolutionary backfire... the 'pede developed toxins to defend itself, only to get lemurs addicted to the intoxicating effect.

[u/Broken_RM]

How long till Joe Rogan brings this up on his pod cast

"Lemurs getting high on millipedes! Can you believe that shit? Jamie pull that up."

[u/Bittlegeuss]

They're tripping balls, damn! Also, that guy totally snatched his buddy's stash.

[u/DrSalt]

Stroke the furry tail!

[u/ztiger95]

Lmao at the lemur staring at his hand at the end like "bro...check out my opposable thumbs tho"

[u/lvl3Blasian]

"bro do I smell like centipede?"

"naa you're good"

Two lemurs that smell like centipede

[u/part-time-dog]

I get no kick from champagggggne.

[u/barshat]

cue MGMT - Electric Feel