True Facts: Animal Awards

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Credits:
Dr Frederic Libersat’s Lab, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Dr Cameron Radford, UNSW
Anna & Ned DeLoach - / @blennywatcher
Benedikt Pleyer - / @nomadicnostoc
Backyard Birder - • Spiny Orb Weaver Spide...
Pacific Klaus - / @pacificklaus8189
Steve Trewhella - / stevetrewhella
Raku Inoue at Reikan Creations - reikancreations.com/
Ben Yexley
Melissa McMasters
Nate Yuen
Additional footage licensed from:
Shutterstock
iStock
Pond5
Alamy
Envato Elements
Citations:
Frederic Libersat, Ram Gal, Wasp Voodoo Rituals, Venom-Cocktails, and the Zombification of Cockroach Hosts, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 54, Issue 2, July 2014, Pages 129-142, doi.org/10.1093/icb/icu006
Kobayashi K, Kumakura M, Yoshimura K, Inatomi M, Asami T. Fine structure of the tongue and
lingual papillae of the penguin. Arch Histol Cytol. 1998 Mar;61(1):37-46. doi: 10.1679/aohc.61.37.
PMID: 9557966.
Noel, A. C., & Hu, D. L. (2018). The tongue as a gripper. The Journal of experimental biology, 221(Pt 7), jeb176289. doi.org/10.1242/jeb.176289
Radford, C., McNutt, J.W., Rogers, T. et al. Artificial eyespots on cattle reduce predation by large carnivores. Commun Biol 3, 430 (2020). doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01...
A. Weisel-Eichler, G. Haspel, F. Libersat; Venom of a parasitoid wasp induces prolonged grooming in the cockroach. J Exp Biol 15 April 1999; 202 (8): 957-964. doi: doi.org/10.1242/jeb.202.8.957

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[@researcherchameleon4602]

Can the next video fully cover the Cordyceps fungus, the real life inspiration for the last of us

[@federicozanolli]

Next up: True Facts: Weird Animal bebes

[@atikurrahman-pn7ei]

Do racoons next

[@sanyo_neezy]

7:26 I think you did an oopsie with the cuts right there, @zefrank 😅

[@FrancisRidder]

Thanks! I may have just found a perfect xmas gift for someone

[@HannahBanina]

Okay props to Jerry. Replacing “Least Inviting Orifice” with “Your Mom” was an actual stroke of subtle genius.

[@dlsm3s]

"Subtle" lol

[@avosmash2121]

Subtle no, genius yes

[@marioromano4039]

Jerry is a figment of your imagination

[@l.psimer6124]

​@@marioromano4039No, he's a figment of all our imaginations

[@cyber774]

The lynx part got me lmfao "The Lynx, certainly a majestic animal. But during mating season, they sound like 2 drunk fraternity brothers badly dubbing a samurai movie" "AAAAAAAHHH WAHAHH HWAAAAA"

[@tammylaronde8593]

That part got me too. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sylvrwolflol]

One of the best gags on this channel for real XD

[@Shae_Sandybanks]

And it's absolutely perfect

[@Snookbone]

we also watched the video

[@FirstLifeFan]

DEFINITELY. I burst out laufhing…😂

[@amemequestthatwillneverbef9026]

"They sound like two drunk fraternity brothers badly dubbing a samurai movie." That's a top 10 ZeFrank joke right there. Good to know the quality hasn't gone anywhere.

[@daniell1483]

That one doesn't get enough love.

[@misteral9045]

That's not a joke, it's a humorous analogy. A witty observation. Here's a joke. Knock knock.

[@Zeppongola]

Thank you for spreading awareness of how koalas sound. People often talk about Australian wildlife, but "not being able to sleep because of what sounds like an asthmatic overweight donkey braying next to your window" is an experience that tends to slip under the radar

[@lucienfortner841]

Not everything in Australia wants to kill you. Some of it merely wants to drive you insane from sleep deprivation.

[@o0o-jd-o0o95]

lmao

[@Al3saMarie]

That's not what I learned from the Noozles 😂

[@HarverTheSlayer]

Seriously, the more I learn about koalas, the more disturbing they seem to me. They sound like an orc burping inside a sewer, they have a rather bad temper, are as dumb as a bag of bricks and feed their feces to their cubs.

[@CatsAndPokemon]

kolas and cheetahs need to switch sounds lol

[@hobosorcerer]

Jerry will always have a place in our hearts. Don't deny him his glory.

[@xXDrunkenDragoonXx]

Nah I’ve been rooting for david

[@chrisbarry9345]

Losing his glory will leave a hole... In our heart

[@jerrymontgomery3486]

Thanks.

[@JiJ1511]

This show wouldn't be the same without Jerry.

[@jovetj]

I've always thought that Jerry was _Jenny._

[@Odious_One]

Jerry is officially a producer now. To date he has produced one award show and a lot of mucus. That is how a producer do, Good Work Jerry!

[@jpeterson9087]

Noice.

[@Bluecho4]

Dude's moving up in the world. Good show, Jerry.

[@FirstLast-vy6rn]

He didn't produce ALL of that mucus, though. Still it was impressive work.

[@Odious_One]

@@FirstLast-vy6rn Just because the mucus wasn't Jerry's doesn't mean he didn't produce it.

[@DEADisBEAUTIFUL]

This whole thread is just too good! It’s nice to see the community finally recognizing all the hard work Jerry has done! Keep up the good work, Jerry, and don’t let anyone tell you your mucus output is anything other than majestic.

[@MattKeepsFish]

After 5 years of painting eyes on my butt, I can confirm that I have never once been eaten by a lion

[@lauraslyricallife]

Were you eaten by a lion before 5 years ago? Were there many close attempts?

[@chrisstehlik9030]

Wouldn't you need to paint them on your pants so that, ok wait ,I see um , never mind.

[@frankG335]

PROOF!!!

[@osmium6832]

As proof from another angle, I have never painted eyes on my butt and I'm eaten by lions all the time.

[@echoplexic]

Well, see, I think you're going about this all wrong. May I suggest painting nipples on your butt. You may at least attract lesbian cougars. Depending on how wrinkly your cheeks are, you might also attract cougar lovers. Don't forget to remove your Depends before drawing on the nipples, it would take the whole point away.

[@TheRealCodeBlack]

Between the snail-eyeball invading parasite, the mind control egg laying wasp, and cordyceps in general, we might have enough for a "Worst Ways To Die In The Animal Kingdom" category... or even just "Worst Ways To Die If You're A Bug."

[@skittstuff]

What's worse is apparently the snail SURVIVES the eyeball parasite invasion...I don't really want to imagine how that would feel lol. At that point I'd wish I were dead.

[@shockal7269]

@@skittstuff Day 1: You feel a strange itchiness in your eyes. Perhaps a few specks of dust fell in them. You try rub them, but to no avail. The irritating sensation remains. Day 2: You can feel the veins and muscles beneath your eyeballs twitch and bulge on their own. They stretch without warning, creating a most unpleasant sting with each contraction. Day 3: Not only have you become blind, but the membrane of your eyeballs have become permanently damaged from being pulled to their absolute limit, ripping and expanding past the sockets they were meant to be contained in. It feels like your own eyes are trying to escape your face, while the wriggling tail of what feels like a parasitic worm tickles deep in the back of your head... and all the way down your spine. Day 4: The pain has stopped, but not in a good way. Your elongated eyes have been severed apart by a predator that perceived them as food. Now you must live life with gouged eye sockets, forever unable to see again.

[@r.j.penfold]

If you're not that squemish and also down to have your perceptions on animals royally fucked, Casual Geographic has a few videos about that kinda stuff.

[@chee.rah.monurB]

There was an anime where plane crash survivors had to deal with giant bugs.One of the monsters WAS the eye-parasite.Kind of hard to get that image out of my mind.

[@cindygauthier8567]

@@skittstuff lucky for the snail, they don’t have much of a brain and regrow their eye stalks pretty quickly

[@icallmysugarcandy]

This is the best kind of awards show. I’d rather look at crazy orifices of insects and animals than celebrities playing dress-up any day. 👏

[@imagine_big9398]

No need to put others down just to say you enjoy something. Some people like fashion and enjoy seeing the new trends.

[@WASTHATABULLET]

@@imagine_big9398 no

[@Birchifyed]

@@imagine_big9398 They didn't put anyone down, they said "I’d rather look at" i.e. that they have different interests. Just because you feel put down doesn't mean someone put you down, your emotions are your responsibility. Merry Christmas!

[@cet1r1z1ne]

Imagine this, though: Celebrities playing dress-up AS the crazy orifices of insects and animals.

[@WASTHATABULLET]

@@cet1r1z1ne yes lol

[@brokengirlsrus]

"Two drunk fraternity brothers trying to dub a samurai movie" was a sentence I never thought I'd hear.

[@ivyparker5617]

Unexpected, but highly accurate, lol

[@missingbobsburgers]

And yet is now a vital part of my life.

[@Bennahr_Fett]

Wait. Wait .. What?

[@Bennahr_Fett]

Like Kurosawa I make man films K I don't make films... But if I did they'd have a samurai

[@KanLuxiang]

Hawku and Chicku

[@206Zelda]

The biggest charming detail from Zefrank's videos is when he's clearly laughing at his own jokes and obviously enjoying it, and dang it you can't help but smile and laugh along.

[@dragonhart6505]

if there's one thing i've learned from Zefrank, it's that nature is way weirder and scarier than we have any right to understand

[@JogginJo]

As a bio major and an adult who acts like a child, these videos always make my day.

[@jeremymcclary3901]

I have it on good authority that Jerry is single!! 😉

[@vice.nor.virtue]

That snail with parasytic worms for eyes was straight up A-Grade nightmare fuel!!

[@ooooneeee]

Half of the video was 😱

[@creativeartstudios6792]

@@ooooneeee repeats: spoon worms aren't real...

[@SuziQ.]

@@creativeartstudios6792 , I’ve spent a lot of time in different oceans, and have not seen any of those d*ck worms, but I’m re-thinking swimming, and surfing now. Those were gross.

[@hegodamask8050]

suzi q I looked them up and the scientific community seems to agree that this doesn't really happen. Or at least only extremely rarely. But it doesn't really reassure me that my d*ck is safe, either so.... still terrified🤷🏾‍♂️

[@1TrueGem]

Yes those things were the worst things in the whole video.

[@shock6906]

The last one is very personal for me. My girlfriend at the time and I were on a weeks-long roadtrip and were camping in Minnesota. I was awake around sun-up, and I kept hearing this sound every few minutes or so. A low thump that was slow at first that sped up then stopped. After hearing it a few times, I had to figure out what it was. I looked out the window of the tent and waited for it to start again. It took me another time or two to see the source, but eventually, through the brush I saw a bird up on a stump in a ray of sunshine. It was like he was on stage. Then I saw the bird beat its wings, and it was the sound I was searching for. I watched over and over again, taking in the native display, hoping one day to find out the name of the responsible bird. I wish I could say you solved the mystery for me, but I did figure it out in the intervening years. I'll never forget it, though. I love your videos, zefrank!

[@vickiezaccardo1711]

Well what was it? You said you figured it out.

[@itit5475]

@@vickiezaccardo1711 Ruffed Grouse. You have to listen to the video and catch it.

[@vickiezaccardo1711]

@@itit5475 thank you

[@judithgillette144]

BWAHAHAHA! Now I know how "Princess and the Pea" sleep while camping! Dude. It's just some feathers on a hard surface. My dogs fart and belch higher on the Richter scale than this. But I'm glad this vid did you a service. Best producer I've come across. ☆

[@Sahiyena11]

Just be happy you weren't dozing off in your tent to sit bolt upright at one of the bobcats we have up here vocalizing. It's genuinely bone-chilling.

[@babyboi3910]

God i will never not be suprised nor tired of how creative and accurate Ze Frank's analogies are. ESPECIALLY the ones related to noises.

[@rexredmonwalkingintheword9892]

The point about the lynx sounding like two college Bros trying to dub a samurai movie absolutely put me on the floor

[@pamelaevans4076]

Me too, my cat freaked out 🤣

[@jessief2150]

Came here looking for this comment lol same

[@jscho8674]

I rewound that part 5 times in a row. 🤣

[@neekk040]

i flatlined

[@DiscontentCat]

I'm kind of ashamed at how hard I laughed at the "Your mom" category

[@soulslikefan6760]

Followed by "least inviting orifice" heh.

[@MouseGoat]

Zefrank has that kind of humor that makes you feel like gigly 10 year old. But after listing to his videos you feel like a professor in biology

[@sarahjensen743]

Hahahaha i love these video's so funny!

[@pearlofthedarkage]

I'm not. 😁

[@mattw7949]

@Xmus44, a professor in biology who still giggles about farts. I've been a 10 year old boy for 50 years now.

[@davidstorrs]

No matter what I'm supposed to be doing, I always want to pause and watch when a new True Facts comes out. Thank you for making them.

[@skfleming1]

My brother introduced you to me back in 2014. The Owl stole my heart. I've shared you over and over. Well done. Jerry is a good man.

[@murdockscott]

Just want to say, thanks for putting citations at the end of the video. It is getting harder and harder to sort out legitimate information on KZbin and I wish more channels did this. It’s kinda great that this channel is both drop dead hilarious, and cares about providing valuable information.

[@alice88wa]

If you look at his earliest True Facts videos there's a lot less real info and more absurdity. He's managed to retain the absurdness but I've always wondered if maybe some biologists reached out to him and let him know he could use his platform for actual education. Whatever the reason I really appreciate his shift, makes the videos that much more enjoyable imo

[@kaimukiwahine16]

Oh man, seeing Nate Yuen's name in the credits. Rest in peace, good sir. The Hawaiian flora and fauna community lost an outstanding man.

[@FondlesHandles]

What happened?

[@raeann.george]

Jordan McCrea he died in a cliff hiking accident in August.

[@thelivingghost5695]

Didn't think anyone would mention him here. RIP

[@rtyuik7]

one of the reasons why i look forward to zefrank's videos is for the way he pronounces things...for example, in a matter of just a few setences, he goes from "Dewdrop Spider" to saying that it looks like a "drop of ĐÆWŔŘ"

[@DalokiMauvais]

Absolutely loved this! Also - both my cats came RUNNING when the Cheetah yelped, and I think the Lynx would've kept them entranced, but the snowplow's arrival to clear my driveway diverted their attention. (They stayed at the window until the plow left, too.)

[@thethingwithfins]

Someone let this man host all the award shows.

[@Cameron-yq5ug]

I hope this becomes an annual award show

[@JTA1961]

You spelled anal wrong

[@ultradmann2367]

That would be amazing if he did that! I'd watch it religiously for years to come.

[@troyclayton]

9:49 It's so sad the low frequency of the wing beats doesn't come through. A ruffed grouse drumming is one of the most wonderful things to hear IRL, as short as each 'session' is. edit: As kids, we often mistook grouse drumming for loud accelerating motorcycles on a distant road. It's so deep and full. You'd never guess a small bird did that.

[@humongousfungusamongus3871]

"The Devils' Fleshlight!" 🤣🤣🤣 I love this channel!!

[@matthewdrum2961]

Can we please have more animal awards? this was fantastic! where else are you going to find entries like "most creative use of mucus"??? ... also an episode on the True Facts of Jerry would be fun.

[@primmoore6232]

Jerry. Jerry! JERRY! *JERRY!!*

[@c.g.silver8782]

+1

[@andersenzheng]

"Here is footage captured by the science hippies of Jerry pouring milk into the bowl first before opening the cereal box. It is a controversial move I tell you... oh! OH! he's pouring the cereal directly into his mouth... that took an interesting turn. his titling his head backwards and mimicking a flush toilet. (No Jerry not all toilets are flushable, we are doing a truth fact show, therefore, need to be accurate. some less fortunate people don't have a flush toilet. Also, you got some explaining to do after we finish recording.)... and he's pouring the milk down the drain to flush everything down the pipe. get it? flush down the pipe because it's a flush toil.. oh never mind. ..... of course, a successful flush is not guaranteed. sometimes a mishap happens and it leaves a huge mess. /this one is still recoverable/, /almost lost that flush/, /oh look at that one go! it's like a fountain, or a flush toilet that doesn't flush, or a flush toilet that flushes the wrong direction, or an Australian flush toilet. or a toilet that had enough of your shit (Jerry did you touch my script?)/ This time Jerry used 2 too many orifices. he will be tasting chunks later that afternoon. I bet it would be salty with all the mucus mixed in. (I'm sorry Jerry, that was insensitive of me to mock you like that. I didn't know it was a traumatic experience for you. maybe you shouldn't have eaten cereals like that. ) And that, is how a Jerry Do." - zefrank, probably

[@noeltyson6845]

+

[@Lord_Numpty]

'Jerry was routinely dropped on his head as a baby and still drinks paint to this day.'

[@Rinocapz]

The never ending originality of zefrank's metaphors. Just love it

[@definitelyhuman661]

How you come up with these metaphors is creative genius.

[@queenbee3647]

Great video! And FYI...Jerrys mom called. She wants her sons name first in the credits. Now you know where Jerry gets it from. 😁

[@ALaughingWolf2188]

Ah yes, the daily reminder that Cheetahs are adorable and that they actually meow

[@w1975b]

they can purr too

[@chrayez]

@@w1975bthe weird fact that in cats, roaring and purring are mutually exclusive.

[@marissag.Vs_winterbear]

And chirp 😌

[@micahphilson]

"ᵀʰᵉ ᵈᵃᵐⁿ ᵗʰᶦⁿᵍ ʷᵒⁿ'ᵗ ˢᵗᵃʳᵗ"

[@theapocilip]

Yea I like cheetahs

That second ant-mimicking spider is adorable I love the way it uses its front legs to act like antennas

[@patrickbrown2416]

Apparently it's so convincing to the point where they infiltrate ant colonies to feast inside them and eat other ants, or eat ants while in direct presence of them.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

@@patrickbrown2416 | I COULD make an amogus reference, but I thinkI'll go for: "ALERT! A RED SPYDER IS IN THE BASE!"

[@paul_ujb]

That one looked just like one of the Myrmarachne species I see here in South Korea. No idea if it is the same species but that was definitely cool to see featured!

[@HSDclover]

i like the energy of this one. it feels like the narrator and jerry are kinda just screwing around and having fun with it

[@Anniezelaa]

Some of those were actually horrifying! Love it!

[@tristanseaver9054]

The only awards show I'm looking forward to.

[@cynthiatrombetta4655]

The only awards I'll watch through to the end.

[@m____w____6981]

The only awards show that's funny. Well, Ricky Gervais is pretty funny when host, but you can watch the good bits the next day on KZbin in about 10 minutes.

[@scoopishere7881]

The green banded broodsack mimicry and the jewel wasp kill are some of the craziest things I've seen nature do in a long time.

[@AngieJames4172]

Mud dauber wasps will do the same with spiders. As well as Tarantula Hawks (they are a type of wasp also and very large. They do the same with Tarantulas)

[@dawnseeker176]

@@AngieJames4172 thing is the jewel wasps can be considered merciful cause they basically drug up their victims making them loopy before the whole laying eggs inside bit. the tarantula hawk just paralyzes the tarantula and lays the egg while the tarantula is still alive and more importantly AWARE OF IT ALL.

[@chezmoi42]

@@AngieJames4172 And the Tetrastichus asparagi, a beautiful little iridescent blue-green wasp, lays its eggs in the eggs of the asparagus beetles, and eat the hatchling larvae from the inside as they develop.

[@w1975b]

and some group of people wants all of us to eat insects....NO

[@taylormade9971]

Best online college professor you'll ever hear. Thanks zfrank for making even the staunchest of us laugh

[@taviaseymour1635]

I grew up in Australian bush land and we could hear koalas once they got going from a kilometre away, but you would swear they were right outside your window- amazing projection.

[@grapefruitsimmons]

I showed your Giraffe video to my girlfriends 6yr old nephew. Ive never seen a kid so confused yet so entertained.

[@DembaiVT]

Ze also has an educational Channel if you want to show them more of the videos. It just removes the more risque stuff without removing anything important. Same videos but generally safe to show to kids. And yes they are created by Ze because educators were asking him about it and he obliged.

[@joyful_tanya]

@@DembaiVT that's really cool that educators asked him to make a "G" rated video series. I'm the child of educators and sister of another. (I'm the nurse) lol

[@Crewgasm]

"well this relationship just got a bit more interesting"

[@Pianoblook]

@@DembaiVT Mind linking the channel? Couldn't find it in the description or anything. Thanks!

[@river_brook]

@@Pianoblook if you check ze Frank's community tab, a few posts down should be a link to the educational tarantula vid

[@TheScrubExpress]

6:30 this one's fascinating. It's a symbiotic relationship between two different species of spider. Small spider bro helps maintain big spider bro's web and attract prey. Big spider bro kills the prey and small spider bro gets some of it as payment.

[@daniell1483]

The world needs more Spider Bros

[@alicethemad1613]

They’re basically roommates sharing the household chores and then ordering pizza

[@Zirkalaritz]

Jerry credited in the endcard made me happier than it should.

[@muffinfluff2476]

The most surprising sound from an animal was definitely the sound a kiwi bird makes. Was not expecting that

[@AudioPhantom420]

"the cheetah fearson predator but when it talks it sounds a bit like a mouse trying to rev a tiny lawnmower." the damn thing wont start. that was hilarious lol! great vid zefrank and jerry!

[@adacskipper]

Thank you for that holiday dose of nightmares. Nothing quite like being eaten alive from within to keep you up at night.

[@Goldendeed]

So many were so highly disturbing oh my

[@ooooneeee]

IKR 😱

[@matthewwhiteside4619]

Being eaten alive from the inside is nothing special in the insect world. Being drugged so that you willingly follow the wasp back to its nest is a fresh, new take on the nightmare though.

[@ckEagle165]

The description of the lynx sounding like "two drunk fraternity brothers badly dubbing a samurai movie," was so spot on, and so hilariously accurate, I almost spit out my breakfast! I don't know why, but I laughed so hard at that, just good stuff!

[@mangaanimefan3089]

For the worst wasp award, all I have to say to that is: You, good sir, underestimate how much I dislike roaches. The Jewel Wasp is out here doing good work. Good work!

[@daniell1483]

Doing God's work, indeed!

[@jonathan198627]

Thank you zefrank(and jerry) for the years of amazing content, that my kids are now just aging into, I'm going to enjoy every moment watching them together.

[@DemBigOlEyes]

I learn more from Zefrank than 5 years of highschool.

[@joyful_tanya]

🤣

[@itsmybuddha.nature]

Word. Me too.

[@sol666]

Watched every zefrank true facts video while holding back my laughter.....special thanks to Jerry....i still get knots in my stomach from the mud skipper episode.

[@AndrewCheshire]

Dude can Ze teach me how to do my taxes? 🤔

[@Crewgasm]

Even with that extra year tacked on.

[@susanmartin3762]

😂😂🤣😅 "You're not gonna make any new friends tongue fu**ing a dead fish corpse like that!".. 😂😂🤣🤣OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU!!!💜💜 You've been making me laugh since I first watched that Friskys commercial. Big cast showing the little kitten the ropes. Once I find you here in KZbin I was hooked! You have the most intelligent yet gross yet amazing sense of humor! NOBODY does what you do and that's a very hard thing to say in today's world. Thankyou Frank!! You are my favorite KZbin channel... and I watch a shit- ton of 'em!!👄

[@blandoatmeal1273]

I have never heard a more accurate description for an obscure sound than cheetahs "sounds like a mouse trying to rev a tiny lawnmower"

[@2Sor2Fig]

After 5+ years of watching your videos, I love how I'm still sometimes baffled and confused. Thank you for doing this.

[@DanGamingFan2846]

I love these unique video ideas. I hope this one comes back year after year. And seriously, give Jerry all the credit he deserves. He's the one who makes all this possible.

[@FireMonkeyX5]

8:38 The banana slug would have been another good winner for most creative use of mucus, which can use its mucus as a bungee rope.

[@prodigalpriest]

You and Jerry always find a way to put a smile on our faces. Thanks for that. 😊

[@ObiWanBockobi]

I don't know how much money you make from this, but it is not enough. You sir are a damned national treasure!

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

"You can put your weed in there" got me 😂😂😂

[@DendyJungle]

So many of these stories could be used as a plot for a horror movie

[@Echo81Rumple83]

parasites always ALWAYS gives me the jibblies, even if i'm not on their itinerary >__

[@marissag.Vs_winterbear]

The creativity of you and Jerry never ceases to amaze me. Congrats to the winners and runner ups in the animal kingdom 👍🏾🏆✨

[@josephbassey1501]

Actually Jerry does all the work n zefrank gets all the credit Jerry about to burn it all down

[@azuresiren5846]

ikr

[@tracyb1577]

Jerry, we all thank you for associate producing the finest content on the inter-webs. Your ideas are a credit to our education system. You are seen.

[@ClanImprobable]

*giggling*

[@moomama217]

You need to win an award on the chicken joke at the end alone, 🤣 🐣

[@IDisagreeWithYouAlot]

This is literally the only channel that I actually watch the ads. This man is a national treasure

[@M3PH11]

omg that your mom joke was far funnier than it should ever have been

[@scallopohare9431]

Ooh! Mascots would be a great topic. The Banana Slug would be a special feature. Yes, that is a mascot.

[@TheHappyhorus]

Where have I been forZefrank? I can’t get enough of these videos they are inspired.

[@bradnewsbear]

Thanks for all the laughs you've provided over the years. My family has gotten to the point now where we text each other to make sure we've seen the latest episode of True Facts lol

[@WirelessDreamer]

I'm so glad you came back to youtube after your break. Your a genius, thanks for the laughs!

[@ButacuPpucatuB]

Jerry… how about a best dancer award? Peacock spider and the black bird of paradise could be contenders. Thank you Ze Frank for making 2022 bearable and really funny 🧡🎄🧡🎄🧡🎄

[@JamesDavy2009]

I believe you mean the male superb bird of paradise.

[@gigim.9742]

Yes, but we all know that Blue-Footed Boobies got their rhythm DOWN. Just ask the Puffins; they'll tell you.

[@kane2875]

@@JamesDavy2009 Wouldn’t Carola’s parotia fit better?

[@ButacuPpucatuB]

@@gigim.9742 I don’t discriminate. Any animal that can wiggle their bum or stomp with rhythm… they’re all welcome in this category. Next… Vervet monkeys. Check out their testicles!!!! 🕺🏻💃🏻🕺🏻💃🏻🕺🏻💃🏻

[@rodrikforrester6989]

My vote goes to the stick bug.

[@lynnbusch621]

The geoduck would have made a good entry for "Least likely to be a mascot" but it is already a mascot for Evergreen State. They even have a fight song, it's ridiculous. "Siphon high, squirt it out, swivel all about, let it all hang out!"

[@SuziQ.]

Isn’t that a type of mollusk, like a clam? That is a ridiculous mascot. UC Santa Cruz has the banana slug. Idk if they have a song.

[@carllinden533]

"Maybe I did have some wine while I played, increases the difficulty" Lol

[@archsteel7]

I’m glad to know Jerry is getting the credit he deserves.

[@dawnmariexo]

Ze Frank's giggle always makes me smile!

[@Mr0Anonymous0]

"2 drunk fraternity brothers badly dubbing a samurai movie" I died at picturing that XD 3:39

[@DylanFehlman]

What I love about these videos is that I actually learn real information from them. Imagine how great school would have been in our younger years if biology, or anatomy or whatever class was taught this way? We would actually retain it better because it’s presented casually and in a way that is fascinating, he makes a joke and then compares it to something comm. a And then gives you the technical term AND teaches you how the species applies its part of its body or how it uses it using common terms and x,y and a, using examples we all understand along the way.

[@FrikInCasualMode]

Ugh. Awesome. Up to now, when thinking about deep sea I was always imagining terrifying teeth, venom glands and tentacles. This video added terrifying orifices to my mental list of "Reasons to not go swimming in the sea. Ever."

[@kerim.peardon5551]

My husband used to say, "When you enter the ocean, you enter the food chain."

[@averageidiot133]

You forgot to mention bags of mucus.

[@captainawesome4983]

Had to pause in laughter 😂 when you said “ bring extra chalk to that murder scene “ hit me so hard 🤣🤣 Thank you for the laugh. It’s a great way to learn ✌🏼😎 Best regards from Eastern Oregon 🇺🇸

[@lucabeard532]

Please make this a legit annual thing.

[@danasandoval624]

The moment I see a new Zfrank video has been uploaded my day is instantly better!!! Thank you and Jerry too, have a great holiday and wonderful new year!

[@jayceewedmak9524]

Just in case no-one has told you today - you're awesome, Zefrank! Merry Christmas! Thanks for the laughs and information.

[@owenosborne4816]

I honestly can’t tell if jerry is an actual editor for True Facts, or a wonderful figment of Ze Franks imaginative humor, and I don’t think I want to know!

[@test_pattern]

Thank you for all of this. True Facts is a bright spot for me when they come out. Sea Pig was my first ep 😝

[@aprildegele1510]

You make the absolute BEST videos ever. 2 parts Science to 1 part absolute hilarity. Your videos should be required in every high school biology class. Educational. Hysterical enough to grab the attention of high school kids. Awesome. I've not seen anything better. Keep doing what you do, like the YOU do, and I'll be happy.

[@skullhelmet1944]

Zefrank is my favorite channel on YT So far I have enjoyed 100% of the videos Thank you Zefrank

[@evientually]

A thousand times yes I would love more of these. To answer the question posed in your survey, a thousand times.

[@asdisskagen6487]

This channel is one of the reasons why I am so thankful to live RIGHT NOW. People in ancient times really have brought us to the pinnacle of knowledge 😂

[@RK-ej1to]

People in ancient times were probably doing the same shit just in person. Theres no way a Roman soldier never picked up something gross and told the garrisons whipping boy it looked like his mom twat.

[@karin5127]

Why do I keep thinking it'd be a good idea to watch these over my lunch break

[@johnb8940]

Liked before I even watched. No regrets. You always deliver.

[@lb.9095]

I lost it when the goat started taking a leak into its own beard/face area 😂😂😂🤘🏼😂😂

[@thetwitchywitchy]

“A mouth like the devil’s fleshlight” i’m dead 😂

[@terilabonte4378]

#Zefrank no matter how long or bad the poo~storm is you're always the brightest place to escape to for a few minutes 😊. Much love, gratitude and well wishes to you and yours 💛. Thank you for being a source of light and laughter 🙌🙏.

[@ClanImprobable]

Seconded!

[@camronsavell]

There are few things in life that can make me laugh out loud in my break room at work. Your videos often have success.

[@katelynwoodworth9989]

Always a good time hanging out on this channel!

[@cashmoney8464]

Thanks Jerry!!! and you other folks too!

[@justicekrista5665]

The Voice and narration and jokes on this channel are priceless! I love it

[@jeremyjohnson6094]

We all know Jerry is the real star here. Love you Jerry and keep up the good work!

[@frankG335]

That last one w the slow clap was perfect!🤌

[@ShadeMeadows]

*BEAUTIFUL WORK.*