Weird Nature

S01E06 Peculiar Potions

This series delving into bizarre animal behavior examines the surprisingly many creatures that seek out substances for pleasure or to treat illness. Meet starlings practicing aromatherapy, chimps self-medicating, and a peculiar amphibian with self-healing powers. There are bee bouncers blocking intoxicated, unruly bees from re-entering the hive, and monkeys whose taste for happy hour sheds light on our own drinking. Lemurs consume mind-bending millipedes, hedgehogs perform odd rituals, cats get high on plants, and reindeer with a taste for magic mushrooms may have inspired the greatest legend of all.