Awesome Ze Frank

As the Mythbusters proved long ago, humans have a hard time trying to walk on water. But there are insects like water striders that pull of the trick every day. Ze Frank skims the surface with a fun video about these water walkers and how they manage to stay afloat and move around. They can even jump off of the water without sinking.

Get to know your dromedaries and bactrians in Ze Frank’s video about camels. From to their fat-filled humps to their cameltoes, these amazing animals have evolved to survive in some of the world’s harshest desert conditions. They have no problem drinking salt water, and can even eat cacti, thorns and all.

Are you ready for some new nightmare fuel? Ze Frank has got you covered with a video about some of the many creepy wasps that implant their eggs in the bodies or larvae of their victims. The babies then feast on their host’s insides until they grow up and pop out. Surprise, surprise!

Jellyfish are fascinating creatures, but they’re also known for delivering a nasty sting. Ze Frank dives deep beneath the surface to explain how these marine animals use their unique properties for hunting prey, feeding themselves, and moving through the water. It’s amazing how a single jelly baby splits into multiples.

Snakes are some of the most fascinating creatures on Earth. Ze Frank takes an in-depth look at the remarkable ways these limbless reptiles move around, from striking against their prey to smoothly slithering and sidewinding along the ground. It helps that their bodies contain up to 15,000 muscles, compared to the 600 or so we humans have.

There are animals, and then there are echidnas. Ze Frank calls these unusual critters “militarized whoopie cushions,” referring to their puffy shape and spiny protective covering. But that’s not all. These monotremes are among the only mammals born from eggs and have some of the strangest-looking body parts out there.

Plants need to spread their seeds to procreate. While some rely on birds or the wind, others use explosive force to send seeds flying. Ze Frank explores a variety of plants that blow their tops and shoot their pollen, spores, and seeds. It’s fascinating to see how they store the mechanical energy needed to explode.

There’s no question that opossums are strange-looking critters. But it’s not just their appearance that’s weird. Nature show host Ze Frank educates us on these marsupials’ most remarkable attributes, including their strange body parts, unusual reproductive process, and ability to freeze and play dead to evade predators.

You might think that pigeons are dumb birds that poop on statues, but these avians are so much more than their “rats with wings” reputation. Ze Frank explains what pigeons are up to when they bob their heads, their mating habits, their trainability, and how they have a really good sense of direction.

Bees are an important part of our ecosystem, pollinating the plants that give us food and making their own delicious honey. Ze Frank explains how intelligent these insects are despite their tiny brains. They not only know how to make perfect hexagons for their hives, they can be trained to solve puzzles and simple math problems when motivated.

As we’ve learned before, shrimp can be fascinating creatures. Nature show host Ze Frank takes another look at these weird crustaceans to teach us about some unusual adaptations they have developed. From their jumble of gangly legs to their food-specific pincers to their camouflage abilities, each attribute helps them survive and thrive.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.