Documentary shows dolphins in trance-like state after snacking on puffer fish. Jan. 1, 2014— -- Adventurous eaters may get a rush out of flirting with death by eating a piece of puffer fish, but ...

Revelers play in the shallow water where Cushman Brook feeds into Puffer’s Pond in North Amherst. Town officials closed the pond on Thursday due to high levels of E. coli. Credit: GAZETTE FILE PHOTO ...

AMEHRST, Mass. (WWLP) – Swimmers will not be able to enjoy a cool dip at Puffer’s Pond in Amherst until further notice, after elevated levels of E. coli bacteria were found in the water. A sample ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – A popular swimming and recreation area in Amherst has been closed for swimming after several previous closures this summer. According to the Town of Amherst’s website, swimming ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Summer Beach at the Mill Street entrance to Puffer’s Pond is closed to swimmers after high bacteria levels in the water. The water quality test came back to be higher than ...

A “smart and curious” pufferfish at Melbourne Zoo has learnt to swim onto a platform so that keepers can do health checks “with no stress involved,” the zoo said. Video from Zoos Victoria shows a ...

The video was shared by Alvin Chelliah, a marine biologist who has worked on the island for 14 years. According to him, the ...

AMHERST — Puffer’s Pond is again closed for swimming after recent town monitoring revealed high levels of E. coli bacteria. The town on Thursday posted the warning on its website, noting that a ...

Smart pufferfish learns to swim onto platform for zoo officials to perform health checkup A 12-year-old pufferfish at the Melbourne Zoo has learned to swim onto a platform, so that it can receive a ...