Animals, They’re Just Like Us! This docu-series on Hulu has episodes following various animals, revealing cool, fun facts about animals, and relating them to how they are similar to humans. Covering a diverse range of animals from elephants to vampire bats, National Geographic provides never-before-seen, detailed footage of these animals’ daily lives. 

Flamingos apply makeup:

In the first episode, flamingos are seen “putting on makeup!” Not actually in a human way, such as blush or lipstick, but instead, oil from their uropygial gland. Taking their beak to collect this rich oil, flamingos then meticulously apply it to their feathers to give them a pinker, brighter appearance. They do this in order to attract a mate, since the pinker a flamingo is, the better the provider to a family they appear with. This is because flamingos’ token pink coloring stems from their diet, such as shrimp and algae, which are packed with carotenoids, a yellow, orange, and red pigment that makes them appear pink.

Vampire bats are some of the best neighbors:

In this docu-series, vampire bats are seen being great neighbors to each other! Each night, these mysterious creatures hunt for their nightly meal, either feeding on the blood of cows or pigs. However, it is not guaranteed that all will sate their hunger each night. After two nights without blood, a vampire bat will die. Therefore, it is not uncommon to see these creatures begging another to provide them with food that night with the promise of a “favor.” This just means that if the other is ever starving and needs a meal one night as well, the bat will also provide. 

Overall, in the clever, fascinating docu-series, Animals, They’re Just Like Us!, each episode is sure to be loaded with facts about a variety of different animals that you didn’t know before. While I typically find documentaries to be boring, I loved this series; it provided detailed footage on unique animals as well as funny commentary.