Coyote Peterson
Nathaniel "Coyote" Peterson (born September 1, 1981) is an American YouTuber, wildlife educator, and host of Animal Planet's series Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild. He is best known for his YouTube channel Brave Wilderness, which focuses on documenting and educating about animals. Peterson has also become known for videos in which he allows himself to be stung by bugs and animals, such as the bullet ant and the executioner wasp.[1][2]
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Born | Nathaniel Peterson September 1, 1981 (age 41) Newbury Center, Ohio, US | ||||||||||||
Education | Ohio State University | ||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | YouTube personality, wildlife educator, producer, author | ||||||||||||
Website | bravewilderness | ||||||||||||
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Channels | Brave Wilderness | ||||||||||||
Years active | 2014–present | ||||||||||||
Subscribers | 20.7 million | ||||||||||||
Total views | 4.88 billion | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: April 25, 2023 |
He hosts several others of his YouTube channel series including Breaking Trail, Beyond the Tide, Dragon Tails, Base Camp, Blue Wilderness, On Location and Coyote's Backyard. These series span many tropical and temperate locations, including much of the United States, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, the Bahamas, and Costa Rica.
His team includes cameramen Mark Vins and Mario Aldecoa, trained wildlife experts who occasionally present episodes themselves.
Animal Planet series
On November 16, 2018, it was announced that the Brave Wilderness crew would be creating a TV program on Animal Planet titled Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild.[3] A contract-signing episode was posted on their YouTube channel.[4] The television special Coyote Peterson: Return to the Wilderness debuted on February 3, 2019.[5] The series Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild premiered on Animal Planet on February 9, 2020.
References
- Reeve, Elspeth (January 11, 2017). "Click Bait - This YouTube star lets bugs and snakes bite him for clicks". VICE News. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- Heisler, Yoni (October 20, 2016). "Man lets a tarantula hawk sting him and the video is absolutely crazy". BGR. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- The Hollywood Reporter (November 16, 2018), Animal Planet Developing Series With YouTube Star Coyote Peterson (Exclusive)
- YouTube (November 16, 2018), WILL HE LEAVE... for Animal Planet?!
- "Coyote Peterson to make TV debut Sunday", The Columbus Dispatch, February 3, 2019