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Coyote Peterson
Personal information
Born
Nathaniel Peterson

September 1, 1981 (1981-09) (age 43)
Newbury Center, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationOhio State University
Occupation(s)YouTube personality, wildlife educator, producer, author
Websitebravewilderness.com
YouTube information
ChannelsBrave Wilderness
Years active2014–present
Subscribers18 million+ (Brave Wilderness)
Total views3.7 billion+ (Brave Wilderness)
NetworkAnimalist (formerly), Wilderness Productions LLC (present)
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
10,000,000 subscribers2018
Last updated: December 23, 2020

Nathaniel "Coyote" Peterson (born September 1, 1981)[1] is an American YouTube personality, wildlife educator, and host of Animal Planet's series Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild. He is best known for his YouTube content, which includes animals stinging (including most famously, the bullet ant) and biting him.[2][3] 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. His videos have featured Costa Rica, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, the Bahamas, and the United States as locations. His team includes Mark Vins and Mario Aldecoa.

Background

Nathaniel Peterson was born in 1981. At a very young age, Coyote took an interest in animals. He loved exploring outside and catching different animals. As he grew older,[1] he attended Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School, a college-prep school. He then studied film at The Ohio State University, where he graduated in 2004.[4] Though a self-described animal expert, he is not formally educated in any biological science and does not have any animal training and as such his methods of handling should not be imitated, something he himself has warned viewers about in multiple videos.[5]

YouTube career

Coyote Peterson began posting videos on his YouTube channel, Brave Wilderness, in 2014. On the channel, he hosts several series including: Breaking Trail, which won a 2015 Emmy Award for youth/teen programs, Dragon Tails, Coyote's Backyard, Beyond the Tide, and On Location.[6][7] He was featured on Conan along with Jeff Goldblum where he brought many animals, including the world's largest slug and a bird-eating tarantula.[8]

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.[9] A contract-signing episode was posted on their YouTube channel.[10] The television special Coyote Peterson: Return to the Wilderness debuted on February 3, 2019.[11] The series Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild premiered on Animal Planet on February 9, 2020.

Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild

Episodes

No.Title [12]Original air date [12]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Legendary Turtle of Texas"February 9, 2020 (2020-02-09)N/A
2"Realm of the Caiman"February 16, 2020 (2020-02-16)N/A
3"Shadow of the Jaguar"February 16, 2020 (2020-02-16)N/A
4"Swarmed by Killer Bees"February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23)N/A
5"Dinner with a Devil"February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23)N/A
6"Sharks in the Shadows"February 25, 2020 (2020-02-25)N/A
7"Deadly Tide Pools"February 25, 2020 (2020-02-25)N/A
8"Night of the River Monsters"March 3, 2020 (2020-03-03)N/A
9"Aliens of the Outback"March 3, 2020 (2020-03-03)N/A
10"Into the Anaconda's Den"March 10, 2020 (2020-03-10)N/A
11"Constricted by a Colossal Python"March 10, 2020 (2020-03-10)N/A
12"Night of the Geckos"March 17, 2020 (2020-03-17)N/A
13"Urban Dragons"March 17, 2020 (2020-03-17)N/A
14"Marsupial Madness"March 24, 2020 (2020-03-24)N/A
15"Arachnophobic Nightmares"March 24, 2020 (2020-03-24)N/A
16"To Catch a Monitor"April 7, 2020 (2020-04-07)N/A
17"Dragons of the North"April 7, 2020 (2020-04-07)N/A
18"Phantom of the Outback"April 7, 2020 (2020-04-07)N/A

Books

  • Coyote Peterson’s Brave Adventures: Wild Animals in a Wild World! (2017) Mango ISBN 1-6335-3577-0
  • Coyote Peterson: The King of Sting! (2018) Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN 0-3164-5238-6
  • Coyote Peterson's Brave Adventures: Epic Encounters in the Animal Kingdom (2019) Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN 0-3164-5240-8
  • Coyote Peterson's Wildlife Adventure: An Interactive Guide With Facts, Photos, and More! (2019) Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN 0-3164-5804-X
  • Coyote Peterson: The Beast of Bites (2020) Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN 0-3164-6110-5

References

  1. ^ a b "Peterson, Coyote, 1981-". Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ Reeve, Elspeth (January 11, 2017). "Click Bait - This YouTube star lets bugs and snakes bite him for clicks". VICE News. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Heisler, Yoni (October 20, 2016). "Man lets a tarantula hawk sting him and the video is absolutely crazy". BGR. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Horansky, Andrew (February 23, 2017). "Animal adventurer gains global following but stays true to northeast Ohio roots". wkyc3. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Gates, Christopher (March 3, 2020) The truth about how Coyote Peterson became an animal expert - Exclusive Looper
  6. ^ Gabbatt, Adam (November 16, 2016). "Coyote Peterson's 'Brave Wilderness': a one-man quest to be attacked by insects". The Guardian. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  7. ^ Sun, Rebecca (March 20, 2017). "Rep Sheet Roundup: CAA Signs YouTube Wildlife Expert". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  8. ^ Team Coco (2017-01-12), Coyote Peterson Introduces Conan And Jeff Goldblum To Some Creatures - CONAN on TBS, retrieved 2017-12-07
  9. ^ The Hollywood Reporter (2018-11-16), Animal Planet Developing Series With YouTube Star Coyote Peterson (Exclusive)
  10. ^ YouTube (2018-11-16), WILL HE LEAVE... for Animal Planet?!
  11. ^ Dispatch (2019-02-03), Coyote Peterson to make TV debut Sunday. Although a lot of Coyote's fans thought that this meant that he would quit YouTube for a while, Coyote assured them he would not make his videos any differently. He said that it would make things even better as he and the crew could get a chance at getting up close with some more dangerous animals.
  12. ^ a b "Brave the Wild – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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