True Facts: The Ostrich
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- Published on Jan 16, 2020
- Brenda...Where's my egg?
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Footage of the mating ostrich:
Jackson Hart Grady
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Erin Armstrong (the pecking the cam footage at the end)
Adam van Casteren
(for the barbule image)
Three Ring Ranch
(for the Ostrich sound)
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Jerry's imitation is horrifyingly accurate to be honest
No shit. I thought it was real.
I only Just realized it was a mouth, I had no idea
We’ve been bamboozled
I thought it's an actual bird a55cvnt untill it smiled at me.
You left out the best part about the ostrich: Ostrich farmers have to stay well away and out of sight when it is mating season, or else the ostrich will start doing its mating dance in front of them. Why? Because ostriches find humans more attractive than other ostriches. "Remember, no matter how ugly you may think you are, to an ostrich, you're the sexiest thing on two legs."
Maybe Ostriches will evolve to look like humans one day 🤔
It's only ostriches raised around humans, like on a farm
😂😂😂😂
😂
I'd love to see Ze Frank doing his take on the cassowary - Australia's most-loved prehistoric giant murder chicken
@meestafeesh Honestly who in their right mind would try to club a cassowary
@Q So would I, it's a pity they're extinct.
Boss Cass. Would also like to see some Thylacine (Tasmanian Tigers).
"Beloved"
Fun fact: some ostriches are more attracted to humans than other ostriches. Some will only do their mating display for male humans, while some will only do it for female humans.
@Golden Retreevee Baldies?
that’s actually terrifying lol
😳
Oh,i don't wanna know the pain of the man who came too close while the ostrich was performing its mating dance infront of him
Where does one purchase an ostrich?
I can't explain why the line "But why? Why the Ostriiiich?" makes me laugh so much but it just does.
It’s honestly my favorite part.
Saaaaame, why is it so funny?
It sounds more like “ostriiidge.” :)
i love that part so much 😂
3:35
The similes in this are outstanding:
“Like Segway tried to reinvent the horse”
“Like chilli con carne in a snow-globe”
“Like riding a tricycle through a mosh pit”
@UnitSe7en, I couldn't help but think...
"That's a terrible metaphor."
"Yeah well it's a simile, so..."
Similes, not metaphors.
"At times, the ostrich may look like the makers of The Dark Crystal ran out of supplies and had to glue floor sweepings onto a starving chicken."
That's criminally funny, and now i can't unsee this
In France, when a man is caught poaching ostriches, we shave his head and make him to run through the fields. Once you have seen this, you are never quite the same.
This is a Dude Where's My Car?! reference, I think I've let this cook long enough :D
@Dan Joaquin
I don’t get your joke. Only bald guys poach ostriches? Did they become bald because the ostrich pecked out their hair? Or are all the farmers bald, and if so, why? None of these guesses of mine sound like they come close to what your joke was about though - so please explain?
That would explain why all the bald guys I saw in France were a bit off
So he was like forced to pretend to be an ostrich for a while?
That sounds funny!
Shibby!
I'm actually super stoked that ostriches can't fly. Imagine what that would be like.
I refuse to believe that an actual bird laying an actual egg can somehow be *more* obscene than that horrifying substitute.
@Henry Caspian You are welcome =)
@Bodie Sergio It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D
Thanks so much, you saved my ass!
@Bodie Sergio i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im in the hacking process atm.
Takes quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Henry Caspian instablaster :)
i don’t think you realize how long it took for me to realize that the egg laying clip was actually a person....,,
IT WAS WHAT?
do one on the Emu, and don't forget to mention the Emu war.
Spoiler: the Emu won.
@GangrenousGandalf About getting some nice new feather hats. DANGIT
@Allison James not really, in the 1930s the Australian government sent out three dudes with a couple machine guns to cull some emus because they were shitting up the local farmland, they only killed a thousand out of the 20000 in the area with their limited bullet stockpile so they went home and then people starting joking around and saying the emus won the cull/war cos why not its funny
One of the darkest days in Australian history XD
I did an entire presentation on the emu war for my War and Conflict class
“Why the ostrICH?” At 3:36 gets my vote for voice work of the year. Takes a simple simple line and magics it into funny.
Let's be real: Jerry is indeed the MVP on this.
Pretty sure the feather-faced guy spitting out the egg is far more disturbing than the actual egg-laying process.
Holy Mother of Lord Zesoos. I looked away from it the first time. Now I cant stop laughing seeing it again and again.
ikr
agreed
Geez! I´ve been tricked!
Ikr lmfaooo
My God "riding a tricycle in a mosh pit" has got to be one of the greatest descriptions for anything I've ever heard.
I feel sad for those crippled by ADD but that is how... They do.
I must have missed that one, where was it?
The pumpkin line went over 99% of people’s heads, but don’t worry, I spent 20 seconds laughing my ass off.
This reminded me of the cartoon show, Ed Eddn Eddy, where one of the boys, named Rolf, insulted the ed boys by saying "your bush is overgrown and your cucumbers are soft!!" Which as a kid goes over your head, but as an adult 🤣🤣🥴
@Anti - Ethnic Cleansing He said... that it could '' Stick it's thumb into a pumpkin and still tickle a kitten'', which translates to... well, if you don't get it, you'll get it someday.
@xavier12321
My question to the OP applies to you too. :)
I honestly couldn’t even make out what he was trying to say. I rewatched that part a good five times and was annoyed that there was no captions available for this video, so that wouldn’t help me figure out what he was saying either.
Can you tell me what he said there?
It almost went over my head but then I was like.... waaaaaaait a minute...
After watching every episode of True Facts, I have concluded that Jerry is either a voice in Ze's head, or ventriloquist dummy along the lines of Conkey on Trailer Park Boys.
The ostrich IS giving you the middle finger. It's using it's whole body.
Imagine giving someone the middle finger, but with two legs on your fist instead of an arm. That is how the ostrich do.
Jerry needs a raise for his passionate and hard work.
@Iain Mawhinney That was a truly fine moment!
Thanks guys 😀
this was his finest hour, although making outer space out of tardigrade poop was great too
@Andrew Humphrey He's sacrificed his dignity for this one, so let's give him some credit on that.
@roo boo Or... He could be a manifestation of Jerry's subconscious as a second persona, one being more frisky and unprofessional.
I had tears in my eyes I was laughing so hard, thank you, thank you very much, the way they look when they do the mating dance was hilarious and your narrative is down pact.
Peace to you
When the first egg-laying scene happened, I thought it might've been some other bird. Then, the second time, I realized it was a mouth. I'm dying! XD
Well done, Jerry. Well done.
“Brenda, where’s my egg?”
“I don’t know did you lose it?”
I’ve lost most of mine. It happens. I’m 46.
"Why? Why the OstrieESCHh? "
Haha idk what happened but I love that
But why?
😂😂
03:35
lmao that was my favourite part of the video 😂😂😂
I was looking for that comment!! 😂😂😂 that inflection was hilarious
I am a biology nerd, and I love your videos!! You keep me laughing!
After seeing the egg being lain/laid,I believe there's WAY more going on behind the scenes with Frank and Jerry than I care to know.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
"Or stick it's thumb in a pumpkin and still tickle a kitten!" JESUS! I'M CRYING!
That took me awhile to get! Hahah
So, I've seen maybe six of your clips to-date. Loving them. Good to know there are others out there who are also bat crap crazy. Be well.
"The egg emerges from the female's cloaca, a multipurpose - what is that, a smoothie?"
Lmao
"Funny" is too small a word. Ze,your work is the best thing to listen to stoned since Firesign Theater. I intend that as high praise.
Props to Jerry for his dedication to the craft😂✌🏻
"From the distance, the Ostrich can look like a dinosaur"
Well, it is because he IS a dinosaur, Frank
“Being a small animal on the ground was a bit like riding a tricycle in a mosh pit”
Poetry.
"Like a snow globe filled with chili con carne, it's wings are useless."
Better than Shakespeare
Im new to your channel but you are hilarious I love the facts you give about the story. Keep them coming.
I've enjoyed your voice for awhile on other sites..Delighted to have found YOUR site! Came here from the Vintage site, by the way, for your own records. Thanks for the smiles, every time! (and the info)
Your videos are hilarious!!!!
Keep them coming, kids and me really enjoy them.
I can’t stop laughing. Have watched it several times. Oh, gosh, Jerry!
The amount of effort Jerry put to get his pay is outstanding
Jerry doesn't get paid. Jerry does what he can so he gets to live another day.
Wtf it was at 666 who liked it
You should make a video about the Kakapo!
It’s an endangered night-dwelling parrot on New Zealand that can’t fly, and just runs around on the ground, and they’re _amazing._
They look like fluffy green potatoes ✨😌
I'd say that one of the funniest things I've found so far in my channel binge, would have to be his habit of switching between pronunciations of bird. Sometimes he clearly says bird, while other times it sounds more like berd. And while I know that is hard to hear the difference when in writing, simply listen back to the video paying attention to whenever he says bird/berd.
I watched this video twice before I realized it was Jerry, and not a bird, who imitated an ostrich laying an egg.
I hope you’re still doing these videos by the time I become a biology weirdo, I would love to contribute to the cause haha
So I just realized the egg was coming out of his mouth not an ostrich.
Enthralling isn't it?
I laughed when i saw it
Lol definitely took me till the end of the video to realize it. Jerry did a pretty good job
Well I'm slow. I got close to figuring it out when I thought the cloaca looks a lot like lips.
Same. Dumbfounded
🤣🤣🤣 Already in hysterics with the genie joke, that is so true 💜
"Why the ostrii..ich?" Something I ask myself every night before falling asleep.
"Why the ostrich" made me laugh way harder than i think it was intended to
My professor had us watch this for biology and I am so glad she did. I wish I could learn everything with humor.
Lol, only in the end I noticed the "ostrich laying the egg" scene was fake. Very well interpreted
SAME I had to watch it a few times
@The Crow
>"You're a normie"
>Uses Reddit
Ironic
@ShadowAraunI subscribed
@ShadowAraun oh nice dude what game is that
Me too!
I am soooo glad I came across this channel, I am laughing my arse off! Great concept! Do you like extreme sports?
There are some awesome recordings from cyclists where this birb runs with them. Very very fast:-)
Hey Zefrank! Please look into making some feature-length stuff! You blend science and comedy on a way I've never heard or seen. Most stuff like that is crap, but as a lifelong fan of animal shows, buddy,YOU HAVE GOT IT!!
From what I understand, ground dwelling birds evolved BEFORE the mass extinction, and it was because of this lifestyle adaptation that they were able to escape the fates of their arboreal relatives once forests started getting wiped out.
Because of zefrank, I've learned more about animal genitalia than I ever would have wanted to learn... about animal genitalia.
Nicely put, that part,about putting things nicely
i'm honestly fascinated by animal genitalia because
1. it's stuff you never see, so
2. you would have no clue what it looks like, then when you go to look it up,
3. animals genitals are ALL SO DIFFERENT.
@Nise Plank This is reasonable.
Look, because of zefrank, I spent 2 days singing songs about bird sex.
Thanks to him I want to learn more, specifically, how many other naughty-naughty dinosaur body parts can the human mouth be used to mimic. It's quite an intriguing thing he and Jerry stumbled upon!
just the fake cloaca laying an egg made me laugh till I was in tears. This guy is indeed a genius
I am So happy to have discovered this. What a narrative. And the editing. Excellent work.
I'd love to see a video on otters! They're my favorite
Even though this is hilarious, his evolution of the ostrich actually makes sense
Educating people while entertaining them, because that's how the zefrank dooooo.
First we need "True Facts About Jerry" and "True Facts About Davids of the Animal Kingdom"
Imagine if you had the ability to translate your foibles into humorous inspiration for others, awkward but unprecedentedly poignant... and also you said baby like “behBEH.”
That is how a ZeFrank do.
W Chandra we need this in life
@FarrTheTomph Narrated by Morgan Freeman
I can hear him say this
“...like an AT-ST Walker....”
Me: 😂
“...if you speak hyper-nerd.”
Me: 😑😑😑
tis true
I felt that hahah
@ElysetheEevee Yes, both.
I'm not the biggest Star Wars fan but even I got that. Not sure if I should feel proud or disappointed. Maybe both.
Oh.... i'm owning that
"Yes, i speak Hypernerd"
The wittiest dialogue comes from this dude. Love this channel
Such excellent wildlife photography catching the egg being layed like that! Funnily enough it made my cheeks (in my face) sore watching that!
I had to watch the "miracle of birth" a few times before my brain understood just what I was looking at. It produced the loudest laugh I've had in 2020. Thanks.
TheXvid: no, you can't show ostrich laying egg
Jerry: Don't worry, I got this
@Isaac Yes.. Yes it is..
"hold my egg"
TheXvid again looking at Belle Delphine: This is fine.
Green A gaaaang
Jerry: "Hold my beer!"
Whenever *True Facts* pop up on my homepage I gotta rewatch them. Always a delight.
Oh my God! That egg-birthing simulation is probably the ODDEST thing I have seen in a long time, especiallly when I went back to it when I realized it was “Jerry’s” face covered with feathers... and the cloaca was his mouth..
I’m laughing my ass off!!’ Brilliant!!
One time I was in an ostrich farm and got distracted by a squirrel. Then an ostrich tried to eat me, it wasn’t my best day...
This is borderline ASMR haha I was falling asleep whilst laughing at the things being said.
People are afraid of spiders when they really should be afraid of this bootleg dinosaur that can outrun you with ease
@CC Actually the opposite is kinda true as humans are the best endurance runners.
And also spiders
🤣😩
@Endless Surprises Oh. This wasn't an offer. I've already made the requisite deposit of 5 tons of crickets. It's only a matter of time now.
But to be fair, there are hardly any ostriches hiding in my shoes or my bedroom.
Hats off to jerry, we need more like him.
Yes, ostriches, nature's floppy ballerinas! We need one on kakapos, kiwis, and the dinosaur murder birb, the cassowary.
That egg laying scene is like the new Scrabble barf. Thank you, Ze Frank!
I will be seeing that 'cloaca' in my nightmares for the next few months, thanks for that guys. :(
I just realized that's someone spitting out an egg...
Oh dear god I didn’t catch that. I thought it was a chicken 😂
Oh hon...
Same
it took me a second take, too
gross XD
You should do episodes on the cassowary and emu, as well!
4:05 if they lost flight independently why would we assume they are related at all? They could be from entirely different birds at the extinction event and it would be no different.
This was oddly inspirational and wholly beautiful
I can't stop laughing! XD This amazing, thanks man.
I would be thrilled if we get a True Facts: Jerry some day
@TaterSalad JD I know that when paired with a Ben, Jerry makes phenomenal ice cream.
@Beach Girl Yes. And like the Morgan Freeman episode I think we're owed both a Jerry and a David episode. This is why we should submit photos, footage and definitions of Jerrys and Davids.
Well. Lets start sending Ze some facts about Jerry's we all know!
Jerry is a metaphor for all the Davids in Ze’s videos (my headcanon).
Edit: Maybe David is a metaphor for Jerry.
This is too much; I must pee on the bed... for comfort.
Please, please, please!
I friggin LOVE your videos! You need a damn slot on cable!
You, Good Sir, are purest gold. Thank you.
Yes, Jerry DEFINITELY went above and beyond!!
Imagine if we used gene editing technology to give ostriches the ability to fly. I think that might lead to the apocalypse. A cautionary tale indeed
*HOLD UP*
I feel stupid now... I've only realized in the outtro that it was a human mouth squeezing out a chickens egg 😭😂😂
I didn't get it the first time either. lol
Same lmfao
😂😂😂😂
As someone who loves the movie The dark Crystal, that line about the dark Crystal had me rolling!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Love your humor and they are still very interesting
Ze Frank has to be one of the best narrators
I'm in the middle of the biggest argument with my dog since I tryed to tell him about mr potato head's assistants.
Thank you after nearly 2 hours I finily prove to my dog that ostrich is a real thing.
I might have convinced my dog that ostrich exist.
But I think that that being the most inportent fing to me.
I lost a pece of my soul.
Could you imagine if Ostriches could fly? Like we'd just randomly see flocks of Ostriches flying over head. Man, that'd be terrifying and awesome!
Turkeys can fly and they go up in the trees at night. Was on a bike path through the woods one morning and heard a noise up in trees. Looked up to see a turkey flying from one tree to another directly overhead about 35 feet up. Then I realized, there were about 15 other turkeys up in the branches that high all around me. It was a weird and oddly intimidating moment.
@Luke Sorensen I genuinely laughed
No that would indeed be terrifying, just imagine in a Jurassic World movie a Velociraptor, have feathers and FREAKING FLY AFTER YOU, DRAGON HUNTER DINOSAURS HAVE AARRRIIIVVVEEEDDD!
Sandhill cranes are pretty damned big and they fly. They also make a lot of noise. Definitely Zefrank worthy.
“Another interesting thing about the Ostrich, when threatened, they attack.”
Thanks for your hard work, Jerry.
I saw this immediately after the ostrich mating dance video, in which the poorly made sock puppet filled with sausage was NOT censored. I was expecting to be double traumatized, I've never been so grateful for a censor in my life.
You know, this video got me to google the elephant bird and I'm stuck thinking;
Aw man, we could have had real life Chocobos if we didn't hunt these gys to extinction! Granted they'd be scary AF to deal with but so are Chocobos if you piss them off.
"It can stick it's thumb in a pumpkin and still tickle a kitten"
Lmfao
At least it can help out on Halloween and still give the family pet some love. That's the important thing
I have been watching these since I was thirteen. I'm glad you started making these again. Lmao
This writer has the soul of a poet
My dad was once attacked by an ostrich at a zoo. It took his glasses by pokey pokey him and my dad, being terribly nearsighted without glasses frantically crawled into the fence to retrieve it. It was a whole scene.
This is some of the funniest sh*t I have ever seen.
I think the first one I saw was the octopus but I can’t stop watching, they’re getting better and better.
Like a mini-doc with a sick sense of humor and completely random and strange sh*t too.
And the presenter’s voice kind of reminds me of Morgan Freeman, but a Morgan Freeman who says “butthole” and “behbeh”.
Brilliant.
I don't know why but everytime i see these things run i start laughing 😂
I will never look at a strawberry smoothie the same. Thanks Jerry 😂
It took me rewinding twice to realize the egg was emerging from Jerry’s mouth 🤣
Why the ostriiiich