# True facts about strange animals **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 25, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348 "2013-01-25T18:46:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/1 "2013-01-25T18:46:11Z")
I’m not much of a YouTube guy, but there’s no doubt there’s some useful information there amongst the Justin Bieber homages. Every Thursday, some guy posts a video containing true facts about something or other. Mostly odd and somewhat disgusting animals. And one about Morgan Freeman. I think there’s a rule that says Morgan Freeman has to be in every 5th movie. In fact, although I assume this gentleman (zefrank1) narrates his own stuff, it sounds like Morgan Freeman. But I digress. So far there have only been five videos but each is a wondefful amalgamate of interesting tidbits and snarks. If the National Geographic ran more things like this, they wouldn’t need to make prepper reality shows in order to attract viewers. [Most of these are rated R for language. NSFW](http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOHbM4GGWADc5bZgvbivvttAuWGow6h05) ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/2 "2013-01-25T19:38:28Z")
Those are so funny. I loved the Baby Echidnas video… I need to subscribe to that channel. ---
**Author:** ![IaMoDiNaRy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@IaMoDiNaRy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IaMoDiNaRy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/3 "2013-01-27T19:03:44Z")
Okay, checked 'em out and got lost over there for a while. ZeFrank is a pretty funny guy. His vid about the sloth is interesting… Such a strange creature … ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/4 "2013-01-27T20:47:07Z")
I like the way the Surinam toad raises her young in skin pockets. ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/5 "2013-01-28T13:12:29Z")
He covers a lot of subjects well, but I prefer the animal vids so far. It makes me uncomfortable to watch those where he’s facing the camera. The dude always looks like someone put a cattle prod up his butt. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/6 "2013-01-28T14:23:30Z")
True facts are so much better than the other kind of facts. ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/7 "2013-01-28T16:28:21Z")
> [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](#): > > True facts are so much better than the other kind of facts. Unless you’re a politician or a religious leader. Both types are generally richer and more powerful than myself, so I can’t accept your logic completely. Facts are just as nebulous as statistics. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/8 "2013-01-29T07:44:35Z")
Is Morgan Freeman odd or is he somewhat disgusting? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/9 "2013-01-29T08:21:13Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > I like the way the Surinam toad raises her young in skin pockets. Nitpick: _His_. It’s the male that carries the eggs embedded in his back. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/10 "2013-01-29T14:49:28Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Nitpick: _His_. It’s the male that carries the eggs embedded in his back. No, it’s the female that carries the eggs in her back. The male, however, is the one who gathers up the fertilized eggs and places them on her back, where they implant. There are a number of other frogs and toads in which the male carries the eggs, or sometimes tadpoles. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/11 "2013-01-29T17:07:19Z")
Oops. Right you are - I must have been thinking of a different species. I think I got this wrong in another recent thread too. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/12 "2013-01-29T17:57:04Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Oops. Right you are - I must have been thinking of a different species. I think I got this wrong in another recent thread too. [The Seahorse?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujRwl6dL9go) ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/13 "2013-01-29T18:46:28Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Is Morgan Freeman odd or is he somewhat disgusting? Well, he’s the principal vector for [freemanic paracusia](http://xkcd.com/462/). Take that for what it’s worth. One fact the Freeman video missed: Chuck Norris once lost a fight because Morgan Freeman narrated his defeat. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![I\_Know\_Nothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/14 "2013-01-29T19:40:07Z")
That’s got to be the same voice of this video I’ve been addicted to for a while scientifically proving that cats are better djs than dogs. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jalfbE3qUyw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jalfbE3qUyw) ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/15 "2013-01-29T19:47:41Z")
> [@I\_Know\_Nothing](#): > > That’s got to be the same voice of this video I’ve been addicted to for a while scientifically proving that cats are better djs than dogs. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jalfbE3qUyw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jalfbE3qUyw) Yeah, definitely the same voice. And based on further viewing of zefrank1’s videos, he doesn’t do the animal ones as I had thought. I could get a lot more babes if I had that voice. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/16 "2013-01-29T20:21:08Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > [The Seahorse?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujRwl6dL9go) No, it was a frog or toad, just not the Surinam toad, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/17 "2013-01-30T18:23:52Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > I like the way the Surinam toad raises her young in skin pockets. You _like_ that??? :eek: The first time I saw that… that… _whimper_… horror on a documentary it gave me nightmares. It’s one of the creepiest things I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/18 "2013-01-31T21:05:58Z")
[true facts about the Leaf Mimic Katydid](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvjSP2xYZm8) The humor is slipping IMO ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/19 "2013-02-01T02:34:11Z")
> [@IaMoDiNaRy](#): > > Okay, checked 'em out and got lost over there for a while. ZeFrank is a pretty funny guy. His vid about the sloth is interesting.. Such a strange creature … “…it would be the world’s most deadly predator, but only if the world slowed way the fuck down.” ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348/20 "2013-04-20T09:28:06Z")
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k01DIVDJlY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k01DIVDJlY) Wednesday Thursday Friday, i want my ignorance back. that sounded like something you’d find on an insect. :eek: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts-about-strange-animals/648348.md?page=2)