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True Facts About Butterfly and Moth Defenses

True Facts About Butterfly and Moth Defenses

Insects are weird, so we’re not surprised by some of the strange things we learned about butterflies and moths in this video from Ze Frank. Lepidoptera are attractive prey for birds, reptiles, wasps, and other animals. To help survive against these threats, these insects have evolved defenses, including unpredictable flight patterns, toxins, and mimicry.

True Facts About Crows’ Sticks

True Facts About Crows’ Sticks

We always assumed that crows find their food with their beaks. But it turns out that some of them use sticks to fish prey out of trees. In this True Facts video from Ze Frank, we learn about this unusual adaptation and why New Caledonian crows are some of the smartest birds. We think it’s just an excuse for him to say “crow’s stick” repeatedly.

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True Facts: Animal Superpowers

True Facts: Animal Superpowers

Nature can be truly amazing, bestowing creatures with all kinds of wondrous capabilities to help them survive and thrive. Ze Frank looks at creatures with superpowers like transparency, squeezing prey to death, and the ability to sling slime.

True Facts About Coral

True Facts About Coral

Despite what you might think, coral isn’t a plant. They’re tiny animals from the same group as jellyfish and anemones. Ze Frank provides a detailed look at these unusual creatures that live atop gigantic skeletal structures they leave on the ocean floor. Like other animals, these guys must find food rather than produce it on their own.

Ze Frank Presents: Creepy Dave’s Animal Show

Ze Frank Presents: Creepy Dave’s Animal Show

We know Ze Frank from his irreverent yet informative nature videos. On a quest to create some shorter videos for TikTok and YouTube Shorts, he came up with a new character. Creepy Dave is also a nature show host, only he has no idea how to pronounce the animals’ names and has the facts completely wrong.

True Facts About Elephants

True Facts About Elephants

Nature can be weird, wonderful, and at times, gross. Ze Frank teaches us much more about elephants than the “has big ears and a trunk, likes peanuts, hates mice” education we had before. Along the way, you’ll learn why their skin looks so scaly, how they communicate with their feet, and how many pounds they can lift with their trunks.

True Facts About Shark Adaptations

True Facts About Shark Adaptations

Things that live in the ocean have evolved in curious ways. Ze Frank shows us how sharks have evolved some strange adaptations to move, thrive, and procreate underwater. For example, some sharks lay spiral-shaped eggs to blend in with kelp, while others have tiny toothlike structures on their skin that reduce drag to help them swim faster.

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True Facts About Killer Parasitic Zombie Fungi

True Facts About Killer Parasitic Zombie Fungi

If you’re familiar with The Last of Us, the idea that a fungus could turn us into zombies isn’t that far-fetched. ZeFrank looks at three cases where this happens in nature, with a nasty infection that takes over the bodies of insects and controls them. You might not want to eat before watching this video.

True Facts About Hippos

True Facts About Hippos

Despite having four legs and spending half their time on land, biologists think that hippopotami are related to whales and dolphins. ZeFrank is here to entertain and educate with a nature film about these jumbo-size, semi-aquatic mammals. We had no idea that hippos could sleep while underwater. Caution: Hippo poop ahead.

True Facts Animal Awards: March 2023

True Facts Animal Awards: March 2023

Once in a great while, nature show host ZeFrank revisits animals and insects he’s featured with the most noteworthy traits. While they’re not nearly as prestigious as the Academy Awards, the True Facts Animal Awards distinguished itself with categories like Best Worst Jumping and Most Unfortunate Sage Grouse.

True Facts About Slime Mold

True Facts About Slime Mold

The words “slime” and “mold” conjure up some pretty gross visions. Combined, they’re even worse. But that doesn’t stop these bizarre living things from being incredibly fascinating. ZeFrank takes an up-close look at these nasty-looking organisms, which are surprisingly smart despite their lack of brains.

The True Facts 2022 Animal Awards

The True Facts 2022 Animal Awards

ZeFrank’s nature videos usually focus on a single species or kind of animal. But this time out, he’s got a mess of different critters, each of which deserves a special award for its unusual appearance, noises, or other behaviors. Along the way, he ruined both penguins and koalas for us.

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True Facts About Sea Cucumbers

True Facts About Sea Cucumbers

The Holothuroidea, aka sea cucumber, is one of the many strange-looking creatures that dwell at the bottom of the ocean. ZeFrank explains the unusual way these spiny, slug-like things reproduce, develop, and thrive – along with just how diverse their species can be. Expect Frank’s usual mix of information and innuendo.

True Facts About Beavers

True Facts About Beavers

Cue the double entendres. Ze Frank is here to teach us about our favorite dam-building rodent. These resourceful mammals are good at swimming, carrying things, and eating underwater. You might know about the beaver’s wood-chomping teeth, but we bet you didn’t know all the stuff that comes out of their butts.

True Facts About Sea Stars

True Facts About Sea Stars

Have you ever asked yourself why starfish are shaped like that? ZeFrank heads beneath the surface of the ocean to explain how echinoderms work, the wild way in which their skeletons are formed, how they move around, and how they eat. Nature can be so weird sometimes.

True Facts About the Proboscis Monkey

True Facts About the Proboscis Monkey

When it comes to strange-looking mammals, the proboscis monkey is right up there near the top of the list. Nature show host ZeFrank takes a few minutes to explain this primate’s big, floppy nose and what purpose it serves. Is it a big nose, big hose situation? Hit play, and find out.

True Facts About Wild Pigs

True Facts About Wild Pigs

Not every pig is as cute as Babe. Some of piggy’s boar, warthog, and babirusas cousins are downright scary looking. ZeFrank takes us inside the world of wild pigs to learn about these smart and savvy animals, and the surprisingly hardcore lives they live.

True Facts About Ticks

True Facts About Ticks

We can think of few nastier pests than ticks. They spread disease, make you and your pets itch like mad, are difficult to remove, and are completely gross looking under a magnifying lens. Naturally, Zefrank thought they’d be a good subject for their tongue-in-cheek nature show. We’re itchy just from watching this.

True Facts: Trap Jaw Ants

True Facts: Trap Jaw Ants

With the help of footage from researchers, ZeFrank provides his lighthearted insights on the Odontomachus, a genus of ants with jaws that can open 180-degrees, then shut like a bear trap. In addition to grabbing prey, they can use their mandibles to eject unwanted intruders or extract themselves quickly from a threat.

True Facts About Tardigrades

True Facts About Tardigrades

Tardigrades may only measure about 0.5mm long, but these teensy water-dwelling critters are some of the toughest organisms known to humankind, having survived exposure to nuclear radiation and the vacuum of space. Zefrank provides an in-depth look at these strange, see-through dudes and what makes them tick.

True Facts: Army Ant Riders

True Facts: Army Ant Riders

ZeFrank takes a few minutes to explain the fascinating habits of Eciton army ants, from the massive community structures they build using their bodies, to their coordinated swarms, to their killer instincts and protein-rich dietary habits. You’ll also meet some unique insects that like to hitch rides on the ants.

True Facts About Hummingbirds

True Facts About Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are most amazing creatures on the planet. Having to stay airborne for the vast majority of their lives, their tiny hearts thump up to 1260 beats per second as they buzz around sipping twice their body weight each day in nectar. ZeFrank offers up a few more interesting facts about these insect-sized birds.

True Facts About Macaques

True Facts About Macaques

Let’s face it, there’s no good way to pronounce the name of the animals featured in ZeFrank’s latest nature video. But the Japanese macaque is a unique and interesting primate nonetheless. Learn about the so-called “snow monkey,” its love for cold weather, hot springs, and why it has hair everywhere but its butt.

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