True Facts: Fish That Suck

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Dr Peter Wainwright, UC Davis
Dr Brooke Flammang, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Dr Udo Savalli, Arizona State University
Dr Jamie Seymour, James Cook University
Dr Shinji Sugiura, Kobe University
& all the scientists who have made their research Open Access.
Josh Blank, / joshblankphotography
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Enrique Martínez, Manta Scuba
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The Wainwright Lab, / @wainwrightlab
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Flammang, B.E., Kenaley, C.P. Remora cranial vein morphology and its functional implications for attachment. Sci Rep 7, 5914 (2017). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06...
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Solleliet-Ferreira, S., Macena, B., Laglbauer, B. et al. Sicklefin devilray and common remora prey jointly on baitfish. Environ Biol Fish 103, 993-1000 (2020). doi.org/10.1007/s10641-020-00...
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When the jaws open wide, and there's more jaws inside, that's a moray!

[@maxcaulfield6078]

When the jaws open wide and there's more jaws inside, that's a moray!

[@Harrier42861]

Best part is the Xenomorph from Alien was not inspired by Morays - the director thought that was too weird for evolution to ever come up with IRL.

[@rridderbusch518]

The *song!* 🤣🤣🤣

[@wiseoldowl1628]

when u put ur hand in that Crack, and you won't get it back, that's a moray!

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😂😂😂

[@ItsLaurenE]

Wasn't hard to hear that in lyric format ❤😂

[@me0101001000]

Jerry was oddly tame this time. Frank, what did you do to him?

[@sythrus]

Who do you think touched the stinging cells?

[@LindaC616]

He was concentrating on those as-- er, asterisks

[@DemBigOlEyes]

Jerry was too busy rearranging coins with his colon.

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[@TimeBucks]

At first I thought this video would be about fish

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Hy

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Nice 👍🙂

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very nice

[@rambhool4727]

Nice

[@KoyasuNoBara]

I heard about the beetle that escapes the frog gut about a week ago, but I appreciate you letting us see the frog _completely freak out_ upon noticing the beetle is no longer inside.

[@kane2875]

guess it _was_ very chalant after all!

[@YourXavier]

"Oh, there's another... wait!"

[@Zaohaga]

​@@YourXavier😂

[@Hamdad]

What now, Kermit?

[@phastinemoon]

I’m more astonished that the frog is apparently not HARMED by something that big popping out of its anus. For scale, imagine if you managed to swallow a hamburger completely whole, and then it somehow passed through you, completely undigested. That is what Reggie just did to that frog!

[@EmmisonMike]

This is the weird stuff you get into when you decide not to evolve into land animals.

[@kirbyis4ever]

That's why we gotta keep them down. If you see a fish trying to evolve, EAT IT.

[@jobowisheshewasnomo4171]

@@kirbyis4ever i think for sure of all the animals on the earth the one that would be the freakiest if they evolved to the level we have would be found in the sea. they are freaky enough as is.

[@skechij5856]

@@kirbyis4everThat’s also how I handled my Pokemon

[@alldayagain]

It's like my granddad always used to say, "when you don't have to worry about gravity, you can get into all kinds of weird stuff"

[@jezuznevweraz8800]

That pic a vibe btw

[@katietoole8345]

I saw the beetle who crawled out the frog somewhere else this week, too. He's quite popular with the science hippies this week.

[@Fipes]

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[@vigorouslethargy]

Same, saw the diagram on my FB feed about a day or two ago. Glad I'm not the only one.

[@SuziQ.]

I saw it on Ze’s instagram this morning.

[@EmilySmirleGURPS]

SciShow covered it when the paper came out, but not quite as funny. Funny! But not Ze Frank funny :D

[@danielleking262]

same !!!

[@FNFCichlids]

Hi @zefrank! I am a current member of the Wainwright Lab (Khalil Russell, 2nd year PhD student under the "Lab Members" tab) and just have to say how excited/honored I am that what we do has been featured on your channel! You make the funniest science communication content that I've ever seen by far and I've been showing everyone I know that OUR LAB is FAMOUS now! You did a PHENOMENAL job explaining fish feeding in a way that anyone can understand. Anyway, thank you on behalf of the Wainwright Lab and keep up the excellent work!

[@chezmoi42]

Hey, thanks to all of you for your work, and for inspiring Ze! More fun - and actual science - for everyone.

[@himura128]

That's one of the science hippies! Hi science hippie 👋👋👋

[@khatzeye]

Aww this was a lovely comment ❤ think sure had me gasping for breath and I learned so much. I watch these with my son ❤

[@sreser111]

skull F**Kers, LOL

[@TheNaomiFearn]

🧡!

[@sadlerbw9]

I got 'cleaned' by a remora once. I was scuba diving, and this particular dive was to see some sharks with a guide feeding them. We called it the 'everyone gets hit in the head with a shark' dive. Anyway, dive is fun, and when it ends we start ascending back to the surface. Well, with that many sharks around there were also remora as well, and while I was ascending I just sort of left my arms at my side letting my hands and fingers float around. Turns out lazily floating people fingers look a whole lot like parasitic worms, so one of the helpful remora swims up under me and tries to nom on one of them! It wasn't like being bit so much as running your finger along sand paper, but I jerked my hand away, the fish realized that was part of me and swam off, and now I'm sitting there with a bleeding finger...with about 40 sharks below me. I wouldn't say that I freaked out, but i would say that every claim about how far away a shark can smell blood instantly snapped into my head, and I clamped down on my finger hard enough that I couldn't feel it by the time I finished my ascent! Not once did I consider that the bunch of chopped up fish the guide had brought down and fed to the sharks would likely swamp out any sent from a tiny flesh wound on my hand. Nope, that didn't occur to me until I was out of the water, and my butthole had released its death-grip on my wetsuit! I guess the moral of the story is that its good to remember what sort of things different sea creatures like to eat, and to do your best not to impersonate those things! Except for cleaner shrimp. They give the best manicures!

[@jasondashney]

That's a great story. Thanks for sharing.

[@dagmichael]

They did a Mythbusters episode about that once, turns out sharks don't give a rat's ass about human blood.

[@Lucifersfursona]

The remora going “oh that’s you??? My bad :(“ is amazing

[@ussxrequin]

You mean the remora-l of the story? :P

[@sadlerbw9]

@@ussxrequin BOOO!!!...but also you get an upvote.

[@dolphinexpert2748]

"This is because most fish suck. They also use suction to feed!" Took me a good 5 second to laugh

[@stuartriley4976]

Fish suck and whales blow. Such is the circle of life.

[@AnarchoReptiloidUa]

😂😂😂

[@CollinMcLean]

John Oliver would agree

[@Sonichero151]

​@@CollinMcLeandumbass fish not knowing how to breathe.

[@Vote_By_Mail]

It's taking me 5mins and counting...

[@PoyntFury]

Imagine you're just vibing in the ocean and a living vacuum just comes by and hoovers you up 💀

[@maddog2314]

Then it bites you with it's second set of jaws

[@Dexuz]

Hot

[@chee.rah.monurB]

R/brandnewsentence

[@someonessecondaltaccount6932]

​@@Dexuzmari what

[@FuzzyElf]

Ever been just lying around relaxing, and suddenly someone comes up and starts sucking on you?

[@rinashort3919]

I was so nervous for Reggie, imagine going through all that work just to be stuck in a bare container with the guy who just ate you

[@Vote_By_Mail]

he can do that all day if he has to.

[@Mortthemoose]

​@@Vote_By_Mailwell....I suppose that's true 😂😂

[@hannahrobbins1017]

I assumed it was the same beetle in both videos so he’d be used to it by now 😂

[@frogturtle]

people: “all of these wonderful creatures look so cute and harmless!” some guy: “yeah, let’s fix that” *invents microscope*

[@ClanImprobable]

Perfect!

[@hylaherping9180]

That Cormorant pulling a Ramora off a Whale shark has to be one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

[@yvetteworrall8909]

Have always had a fascination for cormorants (since reading The Story of Ping about captive cormorants being used to fish on the Yangtze River). They just got a whole lot more fascinatinger!

[@SuziQ.]

@@yvetteworrall8909, Cormorants were also featured in The Island of the Blue Dolphin, a book (novel) I read as a teen.

[@EmilySmirleGURPS]

@@SuziQ. Oh my goodness both of those are blasts from the past!

[@SuziQ.]

@@EmilySmirleGURPS , Do you recommend The Story of Ping? I haven’t read it. I read the other one several times. I think it’s based on San Nicholas Island, off the coast of Ventura. People can’t go there. It’s a military property/air base.

[@abbywilson5988]

I know, bros got some breath control huh

[@guntandy]

Things I learn in today: - fishes can give the best French kiss - if you want to eat Reggie make sure you chew

[@MrJdsenior]

He's still going the same route, hypothetically. It just takes longer.

[@SugarandSarcasm]

@@MrJdseniorin more pieces. Travel light

[@guntandy]

@@MrJdsenior so Reggie wins either way

[@xyz7572]

“No Jerry, it’s asterisk, not asstricks!” Oh dear heavens, I was wondering for a second there if Jerry was on vacation or in the hospital since he seemed absent from the script, but turns out he was just hyping himself up for a big one 😂 it’s good to hear he’s doing just fine and is up to no good as usual 😆

[@shekinahgonzalez3904]

the line "Like using whatever comes out of your pimples as moisturizer," got me to physically recoil and say, outloud, "oh I don't like that." so. Bravo!

[@FHBStudio]

Additional fun fact: birds often see colors different to how we see them, sometimes off our spectrum entirely. So the "yellow lipstick" at the end probably appears a great deal different/more vibrant to birds than it does to us.

[@MrJdsenior]

Did one of them tell you this?

[@savethetowels]

Some women have the same thing though no men cos it only occurs when you have 2 x chromosomes.

[@3nertia]

Like how a bee sees more UV?

[@FHBStudio]

@@savethetowelsMen have a debuff with higher color blindness rates. Feels bad man.

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[@misteral9045]

Having watched the previous video, I know exactly how much an elephant shitload is. Thank you ZeFrank.

[@thitran6105]

ok

[@touremuhammad5983]

Fun fact: The Matamata Turtle is the only known reptile that uses the same gape-n-suck feeding method as many fish. I’m surprised that you didn’t give the turtle an honorable mention.

[@billymkj2763]

woooah these turtles are awesome! thanks for telling me!

[@peterolbrisch8970]

Then you would have to give most of my ex girlfriends an honorable mention too.

[@TheBubbaclaw]

The moray eel was what H.R. Giger used as his inspiration for the Xenomorph. In the case of the creature, the secondary jaws didn't hold the prey in the throat, they extended out as a weapon.

[@StrawmnMcPerson]

why's the real life version gotta be scarier. a second set of beteethed jaws holding the being in place as the first set of jaws st*bs and chews 😳😳😳

[@mpagirobin3805]

One animal's fetish is another species' dinner outfit. And they say nature isn't creative. 😂

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[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

No one says that.

[@mpagirobin3805]

@@BariumCobaltNitrog3n here we are

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

@@mpagirobin3805 Straw man that nature isn't creative, that's you talking.

[@zach11241]

Frog: “This bug tastes awesome!” *ten seconds later* Frog: “This bug tastes like shit!”

[@catatonicbug7522]

It's like a box of Harry Potter jelly beans!

[@ReddDimensional]

"That's because it IS Shit Austin."

[@TLDelapore]

It's remarkable how much is going on in animals you consider mundane. I've removed fish hooks from literally thousands of bluegill and bass and had no idea how a lot of the mechanics of their mouths worked.

[@antisocialbutterfly5014]

"I'd be chalant; I'd be very fucking chalant if a beetle just crawled out my ass!" 4:13

[@littlemissyjo8550]

"Hypothetical escape route" "I'd be chalante" I had a bad night. You made my day first thing in the morning. Thank you!

[@clkthespaz]

| was laughing so damn hard at the distress in his tone "I'd be really fucking chalant."

[@manaash4316]

I hope your day today is fantastic to make up for your shitty night last week ❤

[@littlemissyjo8550]

@manaash4316 Oh sweetie thank you! I just realized it really HAS been a week, hasn't it. Wow time got away from me. Today was better though. Amazing what getting some decent sleep can do to improve mood and outlook.

[@woodfur00]

can u get....... _chalánte_

[@manaash4316]

@@littlemissyjo8550 better is moving in the right direction ☺️ i hope it's uphill from here. You're tougher than you know

[@Eloraurora]

I was expecting Reggie to escape by getting spat out by the frog for tasting nasty.

[@CrowCoded]

That's how Reggie escapes the second time...for obvious reasons LMAO.

[@usaturnuranus]

Butt no...

[@censoredbybigbrother1175]

Sometimes you just have to face things head on and get through them:)

[@infinphoenix13]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrJdsenior]

Geez, between your username, Franks proclivities in the treatment of the word 'but', and just the obvious elementary school humor factor, I guess that was inevitable. @@usaturnuranus

[@chriswinspear7965]

This 2nd jaw in fish / eels is the inspiration for the 'little mouth' of the Xenomorph Alien. 😊👍 That Frog be like ooooo a beetle, gets up close, recognises his face, smells his own anoose aroma and regrets his entire life. 😂

[@UdderlyEvelyn]

Your videos are like when textbooks make jokes, but actually good, and almost entirely made of the jokes. It's always worth waiting however long between each masterpiece because they are so well put together. ❤

[@DanGamingFan2846]

Who knew sucking at something was such a valuable skill? And remoras take "stage 5 clinger" to a whole new level. Also, don't get me started on that beetle. Talk about a fantastic voyage.

[@watershipup7101]

Agreed

[@genjis5155]

If sucking were that important to humans, I'd be set for life.

[@kevinlutz5994]

ER Doctor, "You got a fish stuck on your crotch!?"

[@thusnameddigital9397]

​@@genjis5155 Who says it isn't?

[@SaltyAsTheSea]

​@@thusnameddigital9397😉

[@robins.9700]

"i'd be chalant! I'd be very f*cking chalant if a beetle just crawled out of my a*s!" 🤣🤣 Thank u ZeFrank. A steady source of epic, quotable hahas for years now!

[@jenpink4298]

That was so good!😂

[@chezmoi42]

If you like that kind of wordplay, you'd love the poetry of Felicia Lamport, who gave us the inimitable line, "I much prefer cest, it's so scene."

[@bgd7400]

I was actually hoping you would do one over the Remora. As a Scuba Diver I've had one attach to my leg before. Didn't hurt but wasn't exactly comfortable either.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

“Special corner of underwater pornography” and “was there another option” had me belly laughing. And now I know all about how an erection prevents Ramona’s from falling off their ride. My life is complete!

[@allansmallwood4046]

I have made so many assumptions in relation to fish biology and now I am terrified by the possibilities available to these aquatic rascals. Jaws within Jaws...

[@sdfkjgh]

@allansmallwood4046: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua

[@cryptbeast3222]

Don't even get started on the ones that poop below the jaw.

[@bubblinebee]

The what@@cryptbeast3222

[@Argonwolfproject]

Hey man, if he wants to trade his legs for an extra mouth let him.

[@awesomeeliam7882]

@@cryptbeast3222 I'm sorry, what-

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"That's right, in real life, that little Nemo was a snot-boy!" 😂😂😂 Omg, I love this channel! 💚💚💚

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I really like how this channel has evolved from mostly jokes to really interesting facts with occasional jokes thrown in between.

[@teabagginelite7030]

Zefrank. Thank you for always reminding us that nature is interesting, beautiful, wondrous, and hilarious all at the same time.

[@jackielinde7568]

"In real life, little Nemo was a snot-boy." I love this description. Puts a new spin on Finding Nemo.

[@molybdaen11]

Wait till you find out how genders work in they species :)

[@jackielinde7568]

@@molybdaen11Oh, I already know that Nemo's Dad should have morphed into Nemo's Mom already, if that's what you're getting at.

[@MouseGoat]

@@jackielinde7568 "Nemo's Mom" yeah and lover XD Doubt you cant get Pixar to show that lol Nature not really in on the hole "child protective service laws" we have.

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@@jackielinde7568 WAIT WTF

[@Vineor]

@@MouseGoat HOL UP

[@olorin4317]

You just casually drop that all birds have an oil nipple on their lower back at the end of a sucky fish video? Madman.

[@feuerling]

You can see it easily when cooking a duck, at the base of the tail. People often remove it because it doesn't smell good.

[@YeetoLavito]

I don't know if you'll read this but you've given me much joy throughout the years. Thank you.

[@matthewt1772]

Just a long overdue note saying “thank you “ to Ze for many years of content. During the height of lockdown, these videos were something that my mom and I could watch (remotely) together, laugh and learn from, and we’re still watching. Thanks for making our lives that little bit happier.

[@NewMessage]

Starting to see why my brother is so excited about getting a degree in marine biology.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Your brother must be weirrrdddd 😅

[@Jezzibolt]

Bet he likes the suckers

[@thichinhphan4010]

@@nhmooytis7058 Weird but interesting. Better than you I think 😁

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@thichinhphan4010 oh I’m pretty weird OK 🤣🤣🤣

[@thichinhphan4010]

@@nhmooytis7058 Just like self-proclaimed "nice guys" aren't actually nice and self-proclaimed "gamer girls" don't actually know a lot about games, about your statement I will have to press X to doubt 😁

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All those zoology hippies must love you. A Ze Frank video before the lecture and everybody's awake.😄

[@DrachenGothik666]

Except for the part the teacher corrects the class on Zefrank's pronunciation on Cnidarian & Ibis.🤣

[@fakename120]

I actually got my aquatic science teacher to play True Facts About the Sea Pig in high school.

[@Vineor]

@@fakename120 nice

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I hope *_True Facts_* eventually gets added to Curiosity Stream! No one is more deserving of getting picked up by a network ❤

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Really deserves it

[@brightmoon7132]

I used to think that humans were really weird. REALLY weird. Till I found this channel, which is hands down my new favorite. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time, and never while learning so much about the weirdness of other species. Thank you 😊🌻

[@dustman96]

This is genius content. He's basically tricking people into learning biology with risque humor.

[@AllFiery]

Moray eel fact: There was once a diver who lost a thumb trying to feed a moray eel sausages. It's because its second jaw was so powerful, it pulled the thumb right off. And the moray eel thought it was a sausage.

[@chewedw1re]

well did the fella at least get the sausage

[@cathyhendrix7552]

​@@chewedw1re Well the diver lost his thumb to the moray eel, so yeah, he got his sausage. LOL 😆.

[@cathyhendrix7552]

I seen the video of this. It was wicked. Not that he lost his thumb. But how fast that moray eel bit off and ate that thumb. I also saw a video of that eel accosting divers trying to get food from them. He got so used to being fed by that one group of divers, that he thought ALL divers had food. He pretty much mauled this one lady to pieces. He bit her arms and her legs. It was gruesome. She was snorkeling and was wearing a small top and bikini bottoms. So no protection from a wetsuit. It took 3 other divers to get him to quit chasing her. And all anyone has to do was swim past his cave and he would be coming out and swimming all around the diver and if the diver didn't have food, then he was going to get attacked. I think the local authorities finally re-homed him. I think.

[@mickcollins1921]

@@cathyhendrix7552 Never thought there would be a need for a 'do not feed the underwater snake demons' sign, but alas here we are.

[@thecrepeofdeath]

@@cathyhendrix7552 yep, that's why it's illegal to feed wild alligators and campsites are very emphatic about keeping your food out of reach of bears. an animal that associates humans with food is a dangerous animal

[@AnomalyINC]

I read this somewhere and I do not know who said it first, but this is one of those rare moments where I get to share it: "When the jaw opens wide, There's another inside, That's a moray"

[@WillowWonder]

Okay, but what this is telling me is that we NEED way more True Facts about various birds and the crazy things about their bodies!!

[@NatPix]

This video delivered non-stop “WHOA! WTF?” moments. Loved it!

[@snowpuppies1]

You know, we really need a Jerry Appreciation Day. That guy tries real hard. 😂

[@RamenNoodle1985]

Holy crap, Reggie just unlocked a new fear 😱

[@mr.mctavish5460]

Thanks for making these videos. Sometimes we need them more than you may realize.

[@nonbinary_pirate]

I wanted you to know that I subscribed to Curiosity because of you! It’s great, I love all the nature documentaries. I have a lot of anxiety and I have found when I am feeling especially anxious or stressed, I watch a new nature documentary and it helps me calm down :). Do thank you so much for, I love using the service

[@KathyClysm]

Agreed, if I ate a Reggie and this happened, I'd also be very, veeeery chalant

[@jaynorris3722]

Between you, Jerry, and Creepy Dave, making the day better, I can't thank you enough.😚😚😚

[@persephoneshades8970]

Ze Frank and Caitlan are perfectly brilliant! Educational AND hilarious. If only the nature shows I watched as a kid were this fun, I would have totally gone into another field of work!

[@jasondashney]

Sometimes I think school is designed to make us boring robots. Math and science are taught in the worst ways possible, as if they want to make sure we don't care about them.

[@typreegamingtpg2198]

11:43 "It's a little disturbing actually." Yes. Yes it is. I had nightmares of bird's nests as a kid.

[@StudleyDuderight]

This man is national treasure.

[@himadrijoshi]

International

[@Vineor]

@@himadrijoshi interplanetary

[@Tigerlilygurl1]

Thank god for Zefrank. Making hump day a more pleasurable experience.🤣

[@ianallen738]

Hump day is infinitely more enjoyable if you actually hump.

[@Voxen712]

..hump day?

[@zero95lucky]

@@Voxen712 Wednesday, midweek for the the weekday workers

[@cenciende9401]

I'd rather thank something real, time & chance

[@Voxen712]

@@zero95lucky oh okay, thanks 👍

[@SolstaceWinters]

That frog is justifiably startled. "I JUST ATE YOU, WHY ARE YOU HERE?!"

[@SlippinPesty]

not sure how many comments you read but youve been killing it man, every video you drop is hilarious. My biggest worry when you "came back" was that you wouldnt be as funny as you used to be but i truly mean it when i say im laughing even harder than i was back in the old days. keep killing it man

[@ApetureTestSubject]

I'm kind of loving that second frog with Reggie. I think I'd freak out too if something I was sure I'd just eaten walked past me.

[@MrJdsenior]

Especially smelling like it would inevitably smell.

[@Mortthemoose]

😂😂😂

[@grognard23]

Sounds like Jerry wasn't just swallowing coins as a kid, he was swallowing the entire contents of his siblings piggybanks to perfect that trick!

[@dustinnabil798]

9:44 That plop sounds satisfying

[@bravobby8773]

“In real life, Nemo was a little snot boy!” 😂😂😂 educational and funny af 😂😂 thank you!!

[@ThestuffthatSaralikes]

1990 my lil sister is turning the age is was that year (4 or 5?) and ALL she wanted were “kissing fish” for the tanklikr her nanny. Mom goes, buys 2, brings em home they go in the tank, little sis is SO excited because she has “2 fish that love each other”. Next morning, wake up, the tank looks like a fish throw down took place. Two very obviously injured and exhausted kissing fish, pretty little shimmers in the water… oh those were scales from them attacking and nipping each other for approximately 10 hours. It was SO violent considering these are little tank fish. Turns out the dude in the pet store sold two males instead of one of each and apparently they REALLY two total Chads cause they literally almost killed each other and themselves all cause they both had peepees. My sister wouldn’t look at a fish tank for a year and was convinced they were trying to kill each other cause they missed they’re family” from the pet store, so for like 3/4 years she would tell her story to ANYONE even NEAR a fish tank as her own little public service announcement…

[@johnopalko5223]

I've never known kissing gouramis to do that, even two males. Two male bettas will tear each other to pieces. Maybe the fish store clerk figured that one Anabantid is as good as any other.

[@katewheeler3984]

As a fish fanatic that is the truest, sweetest story… fish are vicious!

[@chee.rah.monurB]

Always a pleasure to hear Frank make the most poetic script for something completely weird & disgusting.I wish his Tvtropes article got more love.

[@eledatowle8767]

Never heard of it, but just spent twenty minutes reading it and laughing all the way through. Good memories!

[@CL-go2ji]

Wait, how do I find this?

[@EmilySmirleGURPS]

@@CL-go2ji Get ye to the google!

[@SuziQ.]

@@CL-go2ji, Good question. I just dug through this channel and didn’t find it. I didn’t check “zefrankenfriends” yet, though. @brunomaric9034, where can we find that article?

[@eledatowle8767]

@@CL-go2ji I just did a google search on "Ze Frank tvtropes" and it came right up. Have fun! Lots of good quotes that you'll remember, very likely!

[@coinholio6863]

When the jaws open wide and there’s more jaws inside, that’s a moray. When it sulks in a reef and has two sets of teeth, that’s a moray. When you feel something plump then you pull back a stump, that’s a moray, When ZeFrank says “It’s true. That's just how an eel do.” That’s a moray!

[@KTChamberlain]

Wow, there's some extra True Facts about the Frog we all missed in his True Facts about the Frog video years ago. That's progress right there.

[@artart5404]

Never have I thought I'd learn about underwater vacuum cleaners today

[@Byvenic]

3am. I should be in bed. Instead I'm watching Ze Frank. worth it.

[@loriw2661]

Can we take a minute to appreciate Zefrank’s word play?!!!!😉😊

[@Mortthemoose]

Always 😂😂👍

[@saprogeist31]

this episode is pretty perfect, Ze, I don't think it'll be easy to top this one in the future phenomenal work as always

[@Kaidona]

I'm both surprised and disappointed that the lammergeier (bearded vulture) wasn't featured among birds that wear makeup, because they do their entire bodies and look gorgeous in red.

[@mystuff9999]

That vulture reminds me: We need more Creepy Dave content! 😀

[@MizukiUkitake]

Jerry should get his own video someday. He picks the animal, he writes the entire script.

[@hannahrobbins1017]

I was getting ready to loudly second until I realized you didn’t mean a True Facts about Jerry video 😂😂

[@MizukiUkitake]

@@hannahrobbins1017 That would also be good

[@ScottyHunter]

The footage at 7:34 was great!! That whale shark was covered in remoras, and the remoras were getting quite the ride on the tail fin.

[@simonisenberg4516]

Learn me some birds and fish stuff. How does this channel have so many things documentaries never tell you. The ones on mainstream tv are always just preoccupied with drama, survival, mating but it's done like a soap opera or wannabe game of thrones. They make up for it with beautiful landscape cinematography but I usually don't learn something new. edit: this comment reads like the first part of a curiosity stream ad and if I wasn't already content overloaded I would definitely consider signing up.

[@jasondashney]

Thank you! Drives me nuts. I've watched countless nature videos and they almost never delve into the minutia of anything. It's always either mating or eating and doesn't break down the mechanics of anything. The most fascinating parts are in the details. They're usually too interested in anthropomorphizing the animals. I don't care what it's perceived motivations are, and I don't care what name you've given to the youngest baby squirrel as we follow it around. Tell me about how it rotates it's rear legs so it can grip and run down trees.

[@shadedway5277]

I have a new appreciation for having a semi-normal jaw setup

[@simonevernon106]

I’ve just binged watched all your vids. You are brilliant, funny and informative. Love it.

[@DLlama]

In a world of reposts, reactions, misinformation, & stolen footage.. ZeFrank doesn't get enough credit. But I see you, bro! I see the work you put in & I appreciate it! They always make me smile 😊

[@crunchytoast6007]

Now these fish are the life of the party in college

[@QtheLaserDude]

The video wasn't out for 60 seconds at time of comment... You didn't even watch it.

[@ScorobeSlavinpoop]

@@QtheLaserDude especially the part about these fish having a second inner jaw lined with teeth. Maybe he's into sticking his member into a cheese grater?

[@michaelawesome1864]

​@@ScorobeSlavinpoopthat makes it better

[@MrJdsenior]

Oh, you SOOOO missed the obvious. Change college to school.

[@crunchytoast6007]

@@MrJdsenior lol, I’d rather confirm that all of the fish are of age than make the joke

[@FreyaWarr]

I’ve decided to step away from watching true crime. I’m now dedicating my free time to watching animal videos. Especially animal videos that are sorta educational and utterly entertaining 😂❤

[@slwrabbits]

Depending on what kind of animal videos you watch, it may not be much of a change ;)

[@nckojita]

i highly recommend paleontology videos as well! the rabbit hole is never ending lol

[@chezmoi42]

Well, you've certainly come to the right place. Enjoy the back catalog. (Deep Look is fun, too.)

[@feellucky271]

I can't wait till Frank and Jerry do one on cows and that would either be udderly entertaining or well.....you know.Ass tricks.heeee

[@FroggyBarnett]

Another quality animal education video! Thanks Frank and Gerry!

[@powerofanime1]

Frank: "Goblet Cells. You know what they make." Me: "GOBLETS!"

[@thekennys8000]

Accidental Creepy Dave cameo at 2:12 😂😂😂

[@RamenNoodle1985]

Good catch! 😂😂😂

[@LindaC616]

Creepy Dave will soon be ubiquitous!

[@LindaC616]

Creepy Dave's cousin at 9:57. What's her name? Creepy Zelda?

[@thekennys8000]

​@@LindaC616😂😂😂

[@jenniferwintz2514]

Your videos are a constant joy and I always learn something new! Thank you for everything. As much as I love the shorts (yo, Creepy Dave!) the longer content feeds my brain. And that doesn't suck at all!

[@doopliss5934]

I was worried about Jerry until the end. Glad he was able to contribute.

[@shaneupham2097]

Ze Frank you deserve your own show like a 30 minute animal show we would totally love it

[@JoeFanik]

At first I thought this video would be about fish that are just hated or weak in the animal kingdom. But then I thought that you’d make this based on a sucking joke and I was right 😂

[@bhgemini]

That Slingjaw is a real life Alien Xenomorph and that second set of jaws is terrifying.

[@lafemedhel]

Thank you for the many giggles and smiles you have given to me while watching your valuable documentaries. You're the best, Zefrank!

[@theonlycatonice]

2:06 😂😂😂 omg "it's like a hand comes out!"

[@scandelis1306]

I will NEVER get tired of the side commentary in this guy's videos.

[@misssherrie-may1041]

The frog was hilarious!! It's 3am down under & I woke my partner up laughing.

[@flightydancer]

Love your humour, classical music and sound effects!

[@Mega-Prime]

I love that this is about fish but then the video just talks about birds with makeup tips

[@MrJdsenior]

Good point, now I gotta go back and see how that utterly seamless transition was accomplished. Ze is one sneaky SOB. He should work in beh-beh more often, though. I'm in withdrawal. And more Creepy Dave, I LOVE Creepy Dave's 'bestest and most favoritist' series. If Dave was an owl, I could have worked in 'it's a hoot', too...dammit.

[@ankhels]

A NEW ZE FRANK! I'm at the pool and I heard the notification and checked it. As soon as I saw who it was, I instantly popped out to watch it where I can hear it better. 😂

[@rustyshackleford6927]

This channel, and Casual Geographic are by far the best, most creatively amusing, and entertaining wordsmiths here in Nature KZbin. It’s always a good day when I get an upload notification.from either account. Keep being awesome✌️😜

[@aidenreiser8324]

1:04 you have a way with words that really makes nature come alive