I’m not in anyway surprised!
Like us, they are conscious animals facing down a stark, brutal, universe… whatever works to take the edge off.
https://kottke.org/18/10/teenage-dolphins-get-high-on-puffer-fish-toxin
Bottom line these creatures are people; Singularity’s Children like us
…which happens to be one of the key themes in my books.
Also reminds me of this: “Parrot tells rescuer to F@&K Off!”