27% Kratts' Creatures
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S01E50 - "Around Africa in Eight Hours"
Andato in onda il Aug 9, 1996, 4:00 PM
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Big Five, Little Five
Chris and Martin arrive in South Africa, hoping to see the "Big Five"--the elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard. But all creatures are cool, not just the big ones, so Ttark challenges them to find the "Little Five" as well - the elephant shrew, rhino beetle, ant lion, buffalo weaver and leopard tortoise. The guys take up the challenge and, with help from Allison, begin a wild scavenger hunt to find all these amazing animals.
Jun 3, 1996
City Critters
Chris and Martin explore a big North American city, looking at the amazing variety of wild creatures that thrive in an urban habitat. From high-rise offices to the subway, from sewers to school yards, the guys boldly go where no creature adventurer has gone before to visit falcons, beavers, foxes, coyotes and a whole lot more.
Jun 4, 1996
Sharks
Out in the Caribbean, Chris and Martin go exploring with shark expert Dr. Sam Gruber to prove that sharks aren't the savage killers they're thought to be. Whether diving on an old wreck or swimming with reef sharks, the guys debunk a number of shark myths and discover a whole world of underwater creatures.
Jun 5, 1996
Running with Wild Dogs
Martin takes to the savannah in a jeep, while Chris takes to the skies in a helicopter, both searching for the elusive wild dogs of Africa. These endangered creatures are one of the super predators of Africa, hunting together as a pack with unparalleled efficiency. With the help of scientist Gus Mills, who shows the guys how to use the special radio tracking device he uses as part of his program to save the African wild dog, the guys follow a pack of wild dogs on a hunt and return with them to their den to find out how they live.
Jun 6, 1996
In Search of the Tasmanian Tiger
Allison finds an old journal in the Creature Club, starting Chris and Martin on an adventure retracing the route taken by Allison's grandfather and great-uncle, Charlie and Luke, early in the century. The mission is to find a strange and elusive "tiger." Along the way the brothers spend the night with a group of Tasmanian Devils, creatures very different from the cartoon character most kids know, but will the brothers find the Tasmanian Tiger?
Jun 7, 1996
The Great Defenders
Chris, Martin and Allison head out in the countryside to look for "the great defenders" - porcupines, skunks, snapping turtles and other creatures who have developed amazing natural defenses against predators. The expedition has to return frequently to the Creature Club for first-aid treatment, and a tomato juice bath, as Martin experiences for himself just how effective these defenses can be.
Jun 10, 1996
Pan Troglodytes: An In-Depth Analysis
Pan Troglodytes - the scientific name for chimps - are the primates most closely related to humans. Chris and Martin become teachers to a trio of young orphan chimps who are being prepared for a return to the wild. These orphans lost their wild families and wild lifestyles when they were babies, and they don't know much about being wild chimpanzees. The Kratt brothers spend a day with the orphans trying to teach them a few things about survival in the wild. At the same time, the brothers learn a lot from these little guys about the nature of the chimpanzee. Together, they have a wild and comical time.
Jun 11, 1996
The Great Canadians
Chris and Martin set out on an expedition to look for creatures that live in the Great Canadian North. Needing shelter, they watch a beaver building a dam and try to build their own beaver lodge. Just like the French fur trappers hundreds of years earlier, the guys "portage," carrying their canoe from lake to lake, river to river, until it sinks under them in some rapids. Along the way, they learn what it's like to live in a land still largely unspoiled by humans. And just as the Mounties "always get their man," so Chris and Martin always get their creatures, finding moose, caribou, bears, beavers and a whole lot more.
Jun 12, 1996
Rain Forests: Under the Canopy
Allison has to give a report about rain forests at school. Chris and Martin help out by showing her what the rain forests are really like from an insider's perspective. In Costa Rica, they find tapirs, sloths, monkeys and dozens of fascinating creatures, including leaf-cutter ants who grow their own food in huge underground gardens. But the guys have a few problems along the way, slipping down a mud slide and getting chased up a tree by white-lipped peccaries, the wild pigs of the forest. By the time Allison is ready to give her report, she understands why rain forest preservation is critical to the survival of the planet, and to all those amazing creatures we met in the wild.
Jun 13, 1996
Creatures of the Night
Chris and Martin are in Australia on a nighttime search for the "creatures of the night," who sleep by day and appear only after dark. In the Creature Club, Allison and Ttark wonder why people are so scared by bats and other night creatures. After trying to keep up with a mass of flying foxes, the guys find themselves deep in a bat cave, where they manage to get completely lost. Still, they find what they came for - the elusive ghost bat. Emerging at sunrise, Chris and Martin decide creature adventuring is such fun, they'll just keep going!
Jun 14, 1996
Elephants 1: Educating Emily
Chris and Martin visit an elephant orphanage in Kenya, where baby elephants who have lost their parents, often to poachers, are brought up and prepared for a return to the wild. The guys find that baby-sitting Emily, a young elephant, and two other babies, is a lot more demanding than they expected. Sleeping with the baby elephants, keeping them warm, showing them what to eat, and playing with them are all part of helping a baby elephant survive and ultimately rejoin a wild herd.
Jun 17, 1996
Elephants 2: Wild Elephants Couldn't Drag Me Away
Now that they're involved with Emily's future, Chris and Martin go into the bush to visit a wild elephant herd to figure out how their young charges will live once they're returned to the wild. The guys find complex social grouping, where the ruler of every herd is a tough old matriarch, wise in ways of survival. Chris and Martin see how the herd works together to protect their babies. Even though elephants are big, predators like lions, leopards and hyenas still hunt the babies. As the guys return to Emily and the orphanage, they realize how important it is to properly prepare the elephants for their future life, living in the wild.
Jun 18, 1996
Weird Creatures
In Australia, Chris and Martin go in search of egg-laying mammals, some of the weirdest creatures on the planet. But Ttark reminds Allison and the guys that "weirdness" is humans applying human rules to the creature world. On the trail of egg-laying mammals, Chris and Martin discuss other creatures humans think are weird: thorny devils, squirrels that fly, and underwater animals that look like plants.
Jun 19, 1996
Planet of the Dolphin
Chris and Martin head out to look for dolphins in the Caribbean Sea. Dolphins are very intelligent and the guys are eager to meet a creature with the reputation of being so friendly to humans. On their way, the guys meet many fabulous sea creatures, including sharks and sting rays. Learning about echo-location - one way dolphins communicate - Chris and Martin finally find a pod of wild dolphins and hang out with them. They discover dolphins love playing, almost as much as they do.
Jun 20, 1996
The Great Bear Show
Chris and Martin are on a camping trip in Canada, searching for bears. The Kratt brothers ride off through the woods on their mountain bikes, following bear signs: clawed tree trunks, paw prints, denuded berry patches. After Martin navigates them into a river where they lose their bikes, packs and food, the guys realize if they want to eat, they must find a bear and learn how it survives in the wild.
Jun 21, 1996
Mgobo of Baboon Mountain
In Africa, Martin and Chris decide they'll spend a day with a troop of baboons to find out how they really live. While Chris strives to remain scientifically detached, documenting the adventures of a young baboon named Mgobo, Martin does everything to be accepted into the troop, including copying their actions and eating their food. Chris begins to worry that Martin may be going a little "baboony."
Jun 24, 1996
The How Show
Allison hits the streets of a North American city with a camcorder, amazed at how many people have creature questions they want answered. Two Italian waiters argue about how squirrels can fly; an obsessed movie theater ticket seller asks how tails help creatures survive; a concerned woman pleads to know how snakes swallow prey bigger than their heads. Martin and Chris get busy finding answers to all their creature questions.
Jun 25, 1996
Kickboxing Kangaroos
In the outback of Australia, Chris and Martin spoof TV sports announcers to introduce the "big fight," a kickboxing challenge between the leader of the mob - the name given to a group of kangaroos in the wild - and his challenger. But, for kangaroos, kickboxing is not a game; it is part of their struggle for survival. Martin and Chris discover this and more about the life of kangaroos.
Jun 26, 1996
The Giant Bug Invasion!!
Bugs are on the loose; multiplying, growing and taking over the world. Beginning with a spoof on 50's horror movies, Chris, Martin and Allison have a problem. A collection of rare and amazing bugs - scorpions, beetles, spiders, cockroaches and many more, from all over the world - have escaped from the Creature Club. The intrepid threesome head out into the countryside to recapture the bugs before they start reproducing. Along the way, Chris and Martin have fun with a huge variety of bugs and show just how vital insects are to the eco-balance of the world.
Jun 27, 1996
Heavyweights of Africa!
Chris and Martin set out across the African savannah to find one of the creature world's true heavyweights, the rhino. They see a herd across a river but when they try to cross, they find the river fiercely protected by crocodiles and another African heavyweight, the hippopotamus. How are they going to get across? Allison, Martin and Chris get busy solving the problem so we can all meet the rhino!
Jun 28, 1996
The Redcoats Are Coming!
Martin and Chris track red foxes in the wild, seeing how one of the greatest hunters and most hunted creatures lives. After being with the foxes and accidentally acquiring their scent on their clothing, the brothers suddenly find themselves being chased by a pack of foxhounds and riders on horseback. They have to think like a fox, using all of its tricks as they try to escape.
Jul 1, 1996
The Cow Show
When told it's a show about cows, Martin can't understand why Chris is dressed in swimming gear. Chris explains they're off to Florida to find the endangered "Sea Cow," another name for the manatee. As they search the Everglades, the guys learn a lot about this unique wetland habitat, stumbling upon dozens of other creatures who live there. When they find the manatees, Chris and Martin are amazed by these gentle giants. Friendly and curious, the manatees allow the guys to swim with them, but Chris and Martin are horrified to discover how speed boat propellers often wound - even kill - these gentle creatures. And the brothers find themselves and the manatees in danger.
Jul 2, 1996
Maximum Cheetah Velocity
Chris and Martin are in Africa, checking out the fastest land animal, the cheetah. Their mission - to achieve maximum cheetah velocity! Ttark shows how creatures develop special characteristics to help them survive; speed gives the cheetah an edge over other Great Cat predators, like the lion and leopard. But the light body weight, needed for such speed, also has disadvantages. The guys watch as a cheetah is chased away from its kill, too tired after its sprint to stand up to rival predators like a pack of hyenas. While making numerous hilarious and unfortunate attempts to achieve maximum cheetah velocity, the guys learn about this sleek and speedy spotted cat, discovering how it survives as one of the Super Predators of Africa.
Jul 3, 1996
Wild Ponies!
Chris and Martin travel to Chincoteague, Virginia, in search of wild ponies. After sinking their canoe while coming ashore, they follow hoofprints and a pony-poop trail until they find a band of wild ponies. Dressing up in a two-person horse costume, the guys try to sneak into the band, only to get chased off by the lead stallion. Allison checks out the difference between domestic and wild horses, looking for helpful clues to horse behavior. After deciding to just be themselves, Chris and Martin try once again to join the band so they can experience the lifestyle of the wild ponies.
Jul 4, 1996