Coyote Peterson

Coyote Peterson
Personal information
Born Nathaniel Peterson
(1980-09-01) September 1, 1980
Newbury, Ohio, U.S.A.
Nationality American
Education Ohio State University
Occupation Wildlife educator, Youtube personality, Producer, Show host, Author
Website bravewilderness.com
YouTube information
Channels Brave Wilderness
Subscribers 12.2 million+ (Brave Wilderness)
Total views 2.0 billion (Brave Wilderness)
Network Animalist (formerly), Wilderness Productions LLC (present)
Catchphrase(s) Be brave. Stay wild.
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
10,000,000 subscribers 2018
Subscriber and view counts updated as of July 7, 2018.

Nathaniel Peterson (born September 1, 1980), widely known as "Coyote Peterson", is an American YouTube personality and wildlife educator. He is most known for his wildlife videos on YouTube, which are posted on his channel Brave Wilderness. He is well known for a sequence of videos where he lets the insects with the most painful stings, according to the Schmidt sting pain index, sting him.[1][2] He hosts several series on his YouTube channel: including Breaking Trail, Beyond the Tide, Dragon Tails, Base Camp, and Coyote's Backyard. His show has featured locations including Costa Rica, Australia, South Africa and the United States.

Background

Peterson was born in Newbury, Ohio on September 1, 1980. He attended the college-preparatory school, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School. He then studied film at The Ohio State University, where he graduated in 2004.[3] He has a daughter, nicknamed Pup Peterson, who has been featured in several of his videos. Some of Peterson's inspirations include Steve Irwin, Bear Grylls, Jack Hanna, Jeff Corwin, Jane Goodall and Justin O. Schmidt.[4]

YouTube career

Coyote Peterson began posting videos on his YouTube channel, Brave Wilderness, in 2014. On his 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.[5] Due to his booming success 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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Reeve, Elspeth (January 11, 2017). "Click Bait - This YouTube star lets bugs and snakes bite him for clicks". VICE News. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ Heisler, Yoni (October 20, 2016). "Man lets a tarantula hawk sting him and the video is absolutely crazy". BGR. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ Horansky, Andrew (February 23, 2017). "Animal adventurer gains global following but stays true to northeast Ohio roots". wkyc3. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Sun, Rebecca (March 20, 2017). "Rep Sheet Roundup: CAA Signs YouTube Wildlife Expert". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ Team Coco (2017-01-12), Coyote Peterson Introduces Conan And Jeff Goldblum To Some Creatures - CONAN on TBS, retrieved 2017-12-07
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