Coyote Peterson facts for kids
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Nathaniel Peterson September 1, 1981 (age 43) Newbury Center, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Ohio State University (BA) |
| Occupation | YouTube personality, wildlife educator, producer, author |
| YouTube information | |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Subscribers | 21.6 million |
| Total views | 5.04 billion |
| Subscriber and view counts updated as of December 23, 2024. | |
Nathaniel "Coyote" Peterson (born September 1, 1981) is a famous American YouTuber and wildlife expert. He is also the host of the Animal Planet TV show Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild.
Coyote is best known for his YouTube channel, Brave Wilderness. On this channel, he films and teaches people about amazing animals. He has become very popular for videos where he lets himself get stung or bitten by different creatures. Many of these are venomous, like the bullet ant and the executioner wasp.
He hosts many other series on his YouTube channel. These include Breaking Trail, Beyond the Tide, and Coyote's Backyard. His shows take him to many places around the world. He has explored the United States, Australia, Brazil, South Africa, and Costa Rica.
Coyote works with a team, including cameramen Mark Vins and Mario Aldecoa. They are trained wildlife experts who sometimes host episodes too.
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Who is Coyote Peterson?
Coyote's Early Life and Interests
Nathaniel Peterson was born on September 1, 1981. He grew up in a countryside area called Newbury, Ohio. This town is about 20 miles east of Cleveland.
From a very young age, Coyote loved animals. His mother helped him discover this interest. He enjoyed exploring nature and catching different creatures. He has German and Hungarian family roots.
As he got older, he went to Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School. Later, he studied film at Ohio State University. He graduated from there in 2004.
Coyote calls himself an animal expert. However, he does not have a formal science degree. He also does not have special animal training. Because of this, he always warns viewers not to copy his methods. Coyote has a daughter named Olivia, who often appears in his videos.
His Amazing YouTube Journey
Coyote Peterson started his YouTube channel, Brave Wilderness, in 2014. He began posting videos there for everyone to see.
His channel features several popular series. One of these, Breaking Trail, even won an Emmy Award in 2015. This award was for youth and teen programs. Other shows include Dragon Tails and Beyond the Tide.
Coyote's first "bug attack" video happened by accident in 2016. His most watched videos are where he lets venomous insects sting him on purpose. He does this to experience the "Schmidt sting pain index". This index ranks how painful insect stings are.
He started with harvester ants and moved to fire ants. Then came the velvet ant and the tarantula hawk. Finally, he faced the bullet ant, which has the most painful sting on the index. Later, he was stung by a warrior wasp and an Asian giant hornet. He even let an executioner wasp sting him. In that video, he said its sting was worse than the bullet ant's.
He started these dangerous experiments because his audience loved them. In 2019, his channel set a Guinness World Records record. It became the most-subscribed and most-viewed animal channel on YouTube. In 2020, Coyote said he was probably done making "sting and bite" videos.
Coyote has also appeared on the TV show Conan. He brought many animals with him to the show. In 2021, he and his teammate Mark Vins had a video call with President Joe Biden. They talked about promoting COVID-19 vaccinations.
In 2022, Coyote posted about finding a large primate skull. He later revealed this was a staged event. It was meant to show people what *not* to do if they find something like that. It was an educational example.
Also in 2022, his YouTube show Coyote Peterson's Wild Field Trip was nominated for an award. It was for Outstanding Host at the Children's and Family Emmy Awards.
Coyote on TV
On November 16, 2018, it was announced that the Brave Wilderness team would have a TV show. It would be on Animal Planet and called Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild. They even posted a video of themselves signing the contract on YouTube.
A special TV show, Coyote Peterson: Return to the Wilderness, first aired on February 3, 2019. The main series, Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild, started on Animal Planet on February 9, 2020.
Books by Coyote Peterson
Coyote Peterson has also written several books about animals and his adventures:
- Coyote Peterson’s Brave Adventures: Wild Animals in a Wild World! (2017)
- Coyote Peterson: The King of Sting! (2018)
- Coyote Peterson's Brave Adventures: Epic Encounters in the Animal Kingdom (2019)
- Coyote Peterson's Wildlife Adventure: An Interactive Guide With Facts, Photos, and More! (2019)
- Coyote Peterson: The Beast of Bites (2020)
