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Do puffer fish die when they puff up?

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When a puffer fish puffs up, it takes in water to increase the size. This violently forces the puffer's organs to be pressed to the side, inside the body causing the organs to flatten. This creates an extreme amount of stress for the puffer fish. In some cases the puffer fish dies from this stress.

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