An animated question mark mono cycles outside Zoey’s house holding a flag with the logo of the show: a magnifying glass with a question mark inside.

In the attic, Zoey focuses the camera towards her and starts dancing around as animated stickers appear on the screen.

Zoey is around 12, with long wavy brown hair in a half ponytail. She wears a printed red dress, a denim vest, a beaded necklace and a watch.

(music plays)

Music grabs a ukulele and starts playing and sings a song as other Zoeys appear behind her doing different things.

The song goes MY NAME IS ZOEY
AND THIS IS MY SHOW
I'M FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
JUST ASK ME A QUESTION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
THAT'S WHY "FINDING STUFF OUT."
IS THE NAME OF MY SHOW

Several kids pop up in frames of different shapes and colours.

The title Finding Stuff Out, where the letter O is replaced by a magnifying glass, appears several times on the screen.

The song continues SO JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
WITH THE HELP
OF SOME FRIENDS

On her laptop screen roll different clips that show Zoey and her friends doing different activities as animated characters roll over the screen.

The song continues AND THE FUN NEVER ENDS
ON "FINDING STUFF OUT"
FINDING STUFF OUT
FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
YEAH

Wearing an explorer’s hat, Zoey pops up from under the table with binoculars and says I'M ON THE HUNT FOR BIRDS
BUT NOT JUST ANY BIRDS,
BIRDS OF PREY, BECAUSE OF
THIS QUESTION I GOT FROM DANILO.

A boy with straight blond hair says WHY DO WE NEED BIRDS OF PREY?

Zoey says I FOUND OUT THAT BIRDS OF
PREY ARE BIRDS WHO HUNT.
SO, WE'RE ON THE
HUNT FOR HUNTERS.
COOL.
(SHRIEKING)

Zoey says IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A BIG BIG
BIRD OVERHEAD BUT I'M NOT
WORRIED.
BIRDS OF PREY DON'T HUNT PEOPLE.
THEY HUNT SMALL
ANIMALS OR INSECTS.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY
AFRAID OF PEOPLE.

A big rock looking lump falls from the ceiling.

Zoey says WHAT IS THAT?
AW GROSS.
IT'S, UGH, OKAY, I'M JUST
GONNA GO STAY OVER HERE.
I'VE BEEN CHECKING
UP ON BIRDS OF PREY.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 500
SPECIES IN THE WORLD.
EAGLES, HAWKS, OWLS, FALCONS.
THEY LIVE EVERYWHERE FROM
THE DESERT TO THE CITY.
THEY MOSTLY HUNT LITTLE
ANIMALS LIKE BUNNIES,
MICE AND SNAKES.
THEY SWOOP OUT OF
THE SKY AND, OH NO!
WATCH OUT LITTLE BUNNY.
THAT EAGLE GOT THE BUNNY.
SO DANILO, I'M NOT ACTUALLY SURE
WHY WE NEED BIRDS OF PREY BUT
I'LL FIND OUT FOR YOU BY THE END
OF THE SHOW AND I KNOW EXACTLY
WHERE TO START HUNTING FOR THEM.
I'M VISITING A
SPECIAL SUMMER CAMP.
IT'S A CAMP FOR KIDS AND BIRDS
OF PREY CALLED RADICAL RAPTORS.
HI SUMMER.

Summer is around 13, with long straight blond hair in a ponytail and wears denim shorts and a brown T-shirt. She has a bird sitting on her arm.

Summer says HI ZOEY, WELCOME
TO THE SUMMER CAMP.

Zoey says THANKS.

Zoey says THIS IS TEMPLE.
SHE'S A NORTH AMERICAN KESTREL.

Zoey says SHE'S SO CUTE.
KIDS AT THIS CAMP LEARN HOW TO
HANDLE AND EVEN FLY BIRDS OF
PREY.

Summer says THIS IS PHOENIX AND
SHE'S A HARRIS'S HAWK.
SO FIRST YOU'RE WEARING THIS
LEATHER GLOVE BECAUSE HER TALONS
ARE VERY SHARP AND
SHE WOULD SCRATCH YOU.
HAVE YOUR HAND UP ON AN ANGLE
AND THEN RELEASE YOUR HAND A BIT
AND I'LL GET THIS AND THIS IS
CALLED SAFETY AND JESSES ARE
USED TO KEEP A HOLD OF THE BIRD
SO THAT THEY DON'T FLY AWAY.

Zoey says COOL.
SHE'S SO SOFT.

Summer says YEAH.

Zoey says ZOEY;
I HAVE A QUESTION
FROM MY FRIEND MAYA.

A girl with wavy brown hair says WHY ARE BIRDS OF
PREY CALLED RAPTORS?

Zoey says SUMMER TELLS ME
THAT BIRDS OF PREY,
JUST LIKE ALL OTHER BIRDS,
EVOLVED FROM DINOSAURS AND THAT
SOME DINOSAURS ARE CALLED
RAPTORS BUT THAT'S NOT WHY BIRDS
OF PREY ARE CALLED RAPTORS.
IT'S BECAUSE THE LATIN WORD FOR
RAPTOR MEANS TO SEIZE OR TO TAKE
BY FORCE AND THAT'S EXACTLY HOW
THEY GRAB THEIR PREY WITH THEIR
POWERFUL TALONS.

Summer says WOULD YOU LIKE
TO FLY HER?

Zoey says YEAH.

Summer extends her arm and says TURN AROUND AND
GO LIKE THAT.

Zoey says THAT WAS SO COOL.
SO HOW DO WE GET HER BACK?

Summer says STICK YOUR HAND OUT LIKE THIS
AND THEN I'M JUST GONNA GRAB A
PIECE OF FOOD AND
PUT IT RIGHT THERE.

The bird flies back on Zoey’s arm.

Zoey says I HAVE ANOTHER KID QUESTION.

A brown-haired boy named Lex says HOW DO YOU TEACH BIRDS OF
PREY TO DO TRICKS LIKE A DOG?

Summer says EVERY TIME THEY FLY THEY GET A
REWARD OF FOOD SO WHEN THEY'RE
HUNGRY THEY'LL LEARN TO FLY TO
YOUR GLOVE AND WITH FALCONS WE
USE A THING CALLED A LURE WHICH
HAS LIKE A LITTLE BIRD AT THE
END, NOT A REAL
BIRD BUT A FAKE BIRD.

Zoey says YEAH.

Summer says AND THEN YOU SWING IT AND THAT
TEACHES THEM TO GO AFTER THEIR
FOOD.

Zoey says COOL.

Summer says DO YOU WANT TO SEE HER
CHASE A FAKE RABBIT?

Zoey says SURE.

Summer says ACTUALLY, YOU'RE
THE FAKE RABBIT.
ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, GO.

Zoey starts running with a fake mouse on a string and the bird chases it.

Summer says AND STOP.

Zoey says THAT WAS COOL.
YEAH BUT I WOULD NOT
WANT TO BE THAT RABBIT.
I HAVE ANOTHER KID QUESTION.

A girl named Ryan says DO BIRDS HAVE TEETH?

Zoey says YEAH, DO BIRDS HAVE TEETH?

Summer says NO.
BIRDS DON'T HAVE TEETH BUT THEY
HAVE A REALLY SHARP BEAK THAT
THEY USE FOR
TEARING APART THEIR MEAT.

A girl named Lola says HOW FAR CAN AN EAGLE SEE?

Summer says AN EAGLE CAN SEE FOR
UP TO 3 KILOMETRES.

Zoey says WOW.
THAT'S LIKE SEEING SOMETHING
REALLY SMALL ALL THE WAY ACROSS
30 FOOTBALL FIELDS.
AMAZING.
WELL, NO WONDER YOU GUYS
CALL THIS CAMP RADICAL RAPTORS.
THE RAPTORS ARE RADICAL.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME SUMMER.

Summer says THANKS FOR COMING.
COME AGAIN SOON ZOEY.

Back in the attic, Zoey says THINKING ABOUT RAPTOR CAMP, I
REALIZED THAT ALL THE BIRDS OF
PREY THAT WE MET HAD
3 THINGS IN COMMON.
STRONG TALONS, GREAT
EYESIGHT, AND SHARP BEAKS.
I WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE
LIKE IF WE WERE BIRDS OF PREY.
TALONS,
BEAKS AND EYES.

Dressed as a bird, Zoey sings a song that says THAT'S HOW WE DO IT.
TALONS, BEAKS AND EYES.
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
OUR EYES ARE SHARP
AS SHARP CAN BE.
WE SEE A FISH JUMP
INTO THE SEA.
WE SPOT A SNAKE, A MOUSE OR A
RABBIT THEN DIVE DOWN FROM THE
SKY AND GRAB IT.
TALONS, BEAKS AND EYES.
THAT'S HOW WE GETCHA.
TALONS, BEAKS AND EYES.
THAT'S HOW WE ROLL YOU BETCHA.
OUR BEAKS ARE SHARP.
OUR TALONS STRONG.
WE SPY OUR PREY AS
WE FLY ALONG.
WE SWOOP DOWN FAST
AND THEN WE NAB IT.
WITH OUR TALONS,
BEAKS AND EYES.

The song ends.

Zoey says WHEW, WHAT A RIDE.
IT'S SO MUCH FUN
BEING A BIRD OF PREY.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS,
DECIDING WHAT YOU WANT TO BE.

A caption reads "Ask a friend."

Zoey says HEY GUYS, IF YOU WERE A BIRD OF
PREY WHICH ONE WOULD YOU LIKE TO
BE?

A blond boy says I WOULD PROBABLY BE A FALCON
BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY FAST AND I
LIKE SPEED AND I JUST LIKE I
LIKE THE BREEZE WHEN YOU'RE FAST
AND THEN THE WIND IS
JUST IN YOUR FACE.

A girl with straight brown hair says AN OWL BECAUSE I
COULD STAY YUP ALL NIGHT.

A girl with wavy blond hair says EAGLE BECAUSE THEY'RE HUGE,
THEY COULD FLY A LONG WAY AND,
WELL, THEY'RE REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

A boy with straight brown hair says I'D LIKE TO BE AN OWL BECAUSE
THEY'RE HARD TO SPOT UP IN THE
TREES SO THEY'D BE
GOOD SECRET AGENTS.

A girl with straight light brown hair says FALCON BECAUSE I'D
REALLY LIKE TO TRY DIVING.

A boy with curly brown hair says I'D LIKE TO BE ONE BECAUSE THEY
HAVE SHARP TALONS AND THEY'RE
ALSO ABLE TO EAT SNAKES.

Zoey says WHAT?
YOU WANT TO EAT A SNAKE?

The boy says I NEVER ATE ONE BUT I'M
SURE THEY'LL TASTE GOOD.
THEY'RE LIKE SPAGHETTI.

Zoey giggles and says ONE THING BIRDS OF PREY
DO REALLY WELL IS FLY.
MY FRIENDS KENYA AND WILLIAM
KNOW HOW TO MAKE PAPER AIRPLANES
THAT FLY A BIT LIKE THEM.
HI KENYA AND WILLIAM.

Kenya is around 12, with curly brown hair and wears a printed gray T-shirt with pink details.

William is around 11, with short straight light brown hair and wears a blue T-shirt.

They say HI ZOEY.

Zoey says SO WHAT KIND OF PAPER
AIRPLANES CAN YOU MAKE?

Kenya says I'M DOING A FALCON.

William says AND I'M DOING A HAWK.

The kids start folding paper.

Zoey says KENYA'S FALCON GLIDER
IS SLIM AND POINTY.
AND WILLIAM'S HAWK GLIDER
IS MORE FLAT AND SQUARE.

Kenya says MY FALCON'S GONNA GO
STRAIGHT AND FAST.

William says MY HAWK IS GONNA
GLIDE SLOWLY.

They say BYE.

Zoey holds the airplanes and says LET'S TEST THESE OUT.
SWIFT LIKE A FALCON.
GLIDES LIKE A HAWK.
THOSE PAPER AIRPLANES FLEW JUST
LIKE BIRDS OF PREY BUT WHAT IS
THIS MYSTERIOUS SLIMY
THING THAT FELL FROM THE SKY.
UGH.
I NEED TO ASK AN EXPERT.

She plays the ukulele and sings a song that says IF YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BIRDS
ASK SOMEONE WHO COULD SEE THEM.
MY FRIEND JENNIFER
CYR-DEVINE FROM THE ECO MUSEUM.

Jennifer walks in the attic.

She’s in her thirties, with shoulder length straight brown hair in a half ponytail and wears black trousers and a blue T-shirt. She carries an owl on her arm.

Zoey says HEY JWEEP.
I SEE YOU BROUGHT
JENNIFER ALONG WITH YOU.

Jennifer says HI.
SO, EXACTLY,
WHAT IS THIS?

Zoey says I'M NOT REALLY SURE I
WAS HOPING YOU WOULD KNOW.

Jennifer says WELL, IT KIND OF
LOOKS FAMILIAR.
COME ON.
JWEEP WAS ACTUALLY REALLY
EXCITED TO SEE YOU AGAIN AND
LOOK HE'S BROUGHT
YOU A PRESENT.

Zoey says WHAT'S THIS?

Jennifer says T'S ACTUALLY A
REGURGITATED PELLET.

Zoey says YOU MEAN HE THREW IT UP?

Jennifer says SORT OF.

Zoey says HARRISON HAS A
QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

A boy with curly blond hair says I HEARD THAT BIRDS OF
PREY THROW UP A LOT.
IS THAT TRUE?

Jennifer says WELL, THEY CAN BUT
BIRDS OF PREY ALSO DO WHAT'S
CALLED
REGURGITATING A PELLET SO WHEN
THEY EAT SOMETHING LIKE A MOUSE
THEY ACTUALLY EAT EVERYTHING AND
INSIDE THEIR STOMACH THEY CAN'T
NECESSARILY DIGEST EVERYTHING
SO EVERYTHING THAT CAN'T BE
DIGESTED BECOMES THIS PELLET,
THIS BALL AND THAT BALL GETS
REGURGITATED SO
IT'S THROWN BACK UP.

Zoey says SO HE DOESN'T REALLY THROW UP.

Jennifer says NOT QUITE.
WHAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY
INTERESTING IS WHEN YOU LOOK
INSIDE A PELLET YOU CAN ACTUALLY
FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BIRD OF PREY
ATE.
SO, I'VE GOT A LITTLE
CHALLENGE FOR YOU HERE.
AT THE ECO MUSEUM ZOO WE FEED
OUR BIRDS WITH MICE AND WE FEED
OUR BIRDS OF PREY WITH BIRDS.
CHICKS.

She shows Zoey mice and birds carcasses.

Jennifer says SO I'M GONNA GIVE
YOU A CHALLENGE.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO TRY TO
DISSECT THIS PELLET AND FIGURE
OUT EXACTLY WHAT JWEEP OVER
HERE HAD FOR LUNCH YESTERDAY.

Zoey says OKAY.

Jennifer says I'M GONNA START SPRAYING IT AND
AS I'M SPRAYING IT YOU'RE GONNA
TRY TO DISSECT, PULL APART, ALL
THE LITTLE PIECES OF THE PELLET.
AT FIRST IT MIGHT SEEM A LITTLE
BIT HARD BUT AS THE PELLET GETS
MORE WATER ON IT IT GETS A
LITTLE SOFTER AND THEN BECOMES
EASIER TO PULL PART.

Zoey says OH YEAH IT IS GETTING EASIER.
YEAH THERE'S BONES IN HERE.

Jennifer says EVERYTHING THAT THE BIRDS OF
PREY CAN'T DIGEST EXACTLY LIKE
BONES YOU CAN FIND IN
A REGURGITATED PELLET.
SOMETIMES IT'S FEATHERS.
SOMETIMES IT MIGHT BE FUR.
SOMETIMES IT MIGHT
BE SCALES, CLAWS,
TEETH.
SO EVERYTHING THAT'S
REALLY REALLY HARD.

Zoey says HERE'S A BONE.

Jennifer says EXCELLENT.
SO WHAT WE DO IS WE USUALLY WORK
WITH A SHEET TO TRY TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT PART OF THE BODY OF THE
ANIMAL THAT THE BIRD ATE THAT IT
BELONGS TO.
TRY TO FIND A PICTURE OF A
BONE THAT'S JUST LIKE THAT ONE.
LONG AND STRAIGHT.

Zoey says WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE?

Jennifer says VERY GOOD.
THAT LONG STRAIGHT
BONE; PART OF THE LEG.

Zoey says DEFINITELY A CHICK.

Jennifer says VERY GOOD.
GREAT DETECTIVE WORK.

Zoey says THANK YOU.
WHOA.
JWEEP YOU SCARED ME.

In animation, two pirates sail to the end of the Earth and fall down.

Pirates say ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!
(GASP) WOAH!

A caption reads "The flat Earth corner."

Dressed as a Roman, Zoey says IN ANCIENT GREECE PEOPLE
THOUGHT OWLS WERE
A SIGN OF GOOD FORTUNE.
THEY EVEN PUT
PICTURES OF OWLS ON MONEY.
ON ONE SIDE AN OWL AND ON THE
OTHER IT'S ATHENA THE GREEK
GODDESS OF WISDOM.
ATHENA AND HER LITTLE
OWL WERE INSEPARABLE.
THAT COULD BE WHY ANCIENT
GREEKS THOUGHT OWLS WERE WISE.
WE ROMANS KNOW BETTER.
WE KNOW THAT OWLS
ARE OMENS OF DISASTER.
A HOOT FROM AN OWL
INDICATES IMMINENT DEATH.

In animation, two owls glide over Zoey’s head.

Zoey says AH.
AH.

A witch on a broom says WEE.
WOOHOO.
NAH.
THE ANCIENT ROMANS
HAD IT ALL WRONG.
WE OLD TIMEY WITCHES
KEEP OUR OWLS AS HELPERS.
(CACKLES)
OUR OWLS SPY AROUND TOWN AND
TELL US WITCHES WHAT'S GOING ON.
OH YEAH.
WOOHOO.

Back in the attic, Zoey says SOME PEOPLE THINK OWLS
ARE WISE AND MYSTERIOUS.
MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE OF
THEIR BIG WISE EYES.
WHO KNOWS.
GET IT?
"HOO" KNOWS.
YEAH?
OKAY.
NEXT QUESTION.

A girl named Hajer says DO SOME BIRDS OF
PREY EAT DEAD FOOD?

Zoey says GOOD QUESTION.
I CHECKED AND THIS
IS WHAT I FOUND.
VULTURES ARE RAPTORS BUT SOME
PEOPLE DON'T CONSIDER THEM TRUE
BIRDS OF PREY BECAUSE THEY
DON'T REALLY HUNT FOR FOOD.
THEY EAT DEAD ANIMALS.
THEY CAN SMELL A DEAD ANIMAL
CARCASS FROM 2 KILOMETRES AWAY.
DEAD MEAT DECOMPOSES FAST SO
THAT HELPS THE VULTURE EAT THEIR
FOOD.
YUM.
VULTURES DON'T HAVE SHARP TALONS
BUT THEY HAVE SUPER STRONG BEAKS
AND THEIR HEADS ARE BALD.
THAT'S SO THAT WHEN THEY EAT
ROTTING CARCASSES NO BACTERIA OR
PARASITES CAN GET INTO THEIR
FEATHERS AND MAKE THEM SICK.
TURKEY VULTURES COULD FLY AWAY
WHEN THEY'RE FRIGHTENED BUT THEY
USE ANOTHER WEAPON
IF THEY ARE ATTACKED.
THEY VOMIT.
THE ROTTEN MEAL AND
STOMACH ACIDS REALLY STINK.
PREDATORS ARE SO GROSSED OUT
THAT THEY LEAVE THE VULTURES
ALONE.
NOW THAT IS DISGUSTING.
ALMOST AS DISGUSTING AS THAT
THING SO LET'S JUST NOT LOOK AT
IT BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR...

(music plays)

In animation, Zoey flexes his arm, and then picks up the whole Earth and spins it.

A caption reads "My great challenge."

Zoey says WE HAVE DANILO AND ALICE ON TEAM
EAGLE

Danilo is around 12, with short light brown hair and wears blue Bermuda shorts and a gray t-shirt.

Alice is around 12, with long wavy blond hair in a ponytail. She wears denim shorts and a blue T-shirt with white flowers.

Zoey says AND MICHELLE AND ARVIN ON
TEAM HAWK.

Michelle is around 11, with long curly brown hair in a ponytail and wears pale pink trousers and a striped black and white sweater.

Arvin is around 12, with short straight brown hair and wears green plaid surfer shorts and a green T-shirt.

Zoey says ARE YOU READY TO
BE BIRDS OF PREY?
(MAKING BIRD NOISES)

Zoey says OKAY CHALLENGERS TIME
TO GET HUNTING.
(MAKING BIRD NOISES)

Zoey says OKAY TEAM EAGLE, GO!
ONE TEAM MEMBER MAKES THE
OTHER ONE FLY ON A SWING.
THEY HAVE TO CATCH AS MUCH PREY
AS POSSIBLE WITH THEIR SPECIAL
TALONS THEN DROP THE
PREY INTO THE NEST.
ANYTHING THAT LANDS
OUTSIDE THE NEST DOESN'T COUNT.
WHOOPS.
THEY MISSED THAT ONE.
OKAY, NO MORE PREY.
7 OUT OF 9.

Danilo says GOOD JOB.

Zoey says OKAY TEAM HAWK, GO!
TEAM HAWK IS GOING TO GET HUNGRY
IF THEY CAN'T CATCH ANY PREY.
THERE'S ONE.
THEY'RE GETTING THE HANG OF IT.
KEEP GOING GUYS.
OKAY.
TIME'S UP.
MICHELLE, YOU WERE PRETTY GOOD.
YOU CAUGHT 8 PREY BUT
ONLY 4 WENT IN THE BASKET.
WELL, AT LEAST YOU
HAVE NEXT ROUND.

Team Eagle gets ready for round 2.

Zoey says AND GO.
THIS IS TEAM EAGLE'S CHANCE
TO BUILD UP ON THEIR LEAD.
MISSED THAT ONE.
TEAM EAGLE
STRUGGLING IN ROUND 2.
OKAY, TIME'S UP.
YOU GUYS GOT 8 PREY BUT ONLY 4
WENT IN THE BASKET SO 7 PLUS 4 EQUALS 11.
GOOD JOB.

Now team Hawk is ready for the second round.

Zoey says YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN.
GO.
CAN TEAM HAWK COME UP FROM
BEHIND TO PULL OFF A WIN?
TWO IN ONE SHOT, NICE.

Danilo says YOU GOT THIS.

Zoey says ANOTHER TWO IN ONE.
WHAT A COMEBACK.

Alice says GOOD JOB GUYS.

Zoey says CATCHING THAT PREY LIKE PROS.
TEAM EAGLE'S LEAD IS SHRINKING.
KEEP GOING.
ONLY A FEW LEFT.
THEY NEED TO CATCH THEM ALL.
OH, MISSED THE NEST.
THEY'RE CATCHING UP.
IT'S GOING TO BE A CLOSE ONE.
OKAY, THAT WAS THE LAST ONE.
TEAM EAGLE, YOU HAVE 11 AND TEAM
HAWK YOU HAD 4 BUT THIS ROUND
YOU GOT 7 WHICH
MEANS YOU HAVE 11 TOO.
IT'S A TIE.

They all say YAY.

Zoey says GOOD JOB GUYS.

The contestants make bird noises.

(music plays)

In animation, Zoey waves from the front door of the house, which rises on robot legs and walks away.

A caption reads "Do try this at home."

Zoey says TODAY'S DO TRY THIS AT
HOME IS IMITATING BIRDS.
(HOOTING)

Zoey says JWEEP?
JENNIFER IT'S YOU.

Jennifer says HI, YEAH.

Zoey says WHAT'S THE TRICK?

Jennifer says WELL, ACTUALLY, TO SOUND LIKE
AN OWL YOU NEED A LITTLE BIT OF
PRACTICE BUT BASICALLY YOU
PUCKER UP YOUR LIPS A LITTLE
BIT, YOU PUFF OUT YOUR
CHEEKS AND YOU TRY TO HOOT.
SO I WAS JUST DOING A BARRED OWL
AND THEY KIND OF SING "WHO COOKS
FOR YOU?"
(OWL HOOTING)
(MAKING HOOTING NOISES)

Jennifer says VERY GOOD.

Zoey says YOU'RE A NATURAL AT THIS.
TRY IT.
(MAKES HOOTING NOISES)

Jennifer says I KNOW OF A BARN OWL
AND WHEN THEY SING THEY
KIND OF MAKE A SCREECHING SOUND.
(BARN OWL SCREECH)
(MAKES SCREECHING SOUND)

Jennifer says AND THEY ALSO DO A BIT OF A WOO.
(BARN OWL WOO NOISE)
SOUNDS ALMOST LIKE A GHOST.
(MAKES GHOST SOUND)
MY PERSONAL FAVOURITE?
IT'S AN EASTERN SCREECH OWL AND
THEY'RE ABOUT THIS BIG AND THEY
SOUND LIKE A HORSE WHINNYING.
(OWL WHINNYING NOISE)
(MAKES SOUND OF HORSE WHINNYING)

Jennifer says VERY GOOD.

Zoey says WOW, THANKS
JENNIFER.
I'M STARTING TO
LOVE BIRDS OF PREY.
EVEN THOUGH THEY EAT MICE AND
BUNNIES THEY'RE NOT BEING MEAN.

Jennifer says NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT'S ACTUALLY A
QUESTION OF SURVIVAL.
THEY HAVE TO HUNT
IN ORDER TO EAT.

Zoey says MM-HMM.
MY FRIEND RUBY WAS WONDERING...

A girl with curly brown hair says ARE ANY BIRDS OF
PREY ENDANGERED?

Zoey says GOOD QUESTION, LET ME SEE.
I FOUND OUT THAT
RAPTORS FACE A LOT OF DANGER.
THEY'RE THREATENED BY
THINGS LIKE THE WEATHER,
ACCIDENTS, VOLCANOES,
LIGHTENING AND DISEASE.
THEN THERE ARE DANGERS CAUSED
BY HUMANS LIKE PESTICIDES,
ELECTRIC POWER LINES,
HUNTING AND EGG COLLECTING.
MY FRIENDS AT RAPTOR CAMP KNOW A
LOT ABOUT THIS AND WHAT WE CAN
DO TO HELP.

Summer says THE NUMBER 1 REASON BIRDS OF
PREY ARE ENDANGERED IS BECAUSE
OF HABITAT LOSS.
WHEN YOU CHOP DOWN THE FOREST
TREES THEY LOSE THEIR HOME.

A girl in a green T-shirt says SPOTTED OWLS ARE
ACTUALLY DYING OFF.

A boy with wavy light brown hair says STOP SPRAYING HARMFUL PESTICIDES
ON THE FOREST OR ANYWHERE.

A girl with short curly brown hair says A REALLY BIG ONE WOULD BE TO
STOP THROWING GARBAGE OUT YOUR
CAR WINDOW BECAUSE THAT ATTRACTS
MICE AND THE BIRDS COME TO EAT
THE MICE.

A girl with long wavy light brown hair in a ponytail says AND THEN THEY
GET HIT BY A CAR.

Zoey says TOGETHER WE CAN PROTECT THESE
AMAZING CREATURES SO THEY WILL
ALWAYS BE AROUND.
MICHAEL HAS A REALLY
GOOD QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

A boy with curly brown hair says WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE
DIDN'T HAVE BIRDS OF PREY?

Zoey says WELL, FOR ONE THING WE
WOULD HAVE A LOT OF MICE.
HOW FAST CAN MICE MULTIPLY?
START WITH 2 BABY MICE.
A MALE AND A FEMALE.
AT 6 WEEKS THE FEMALE
CAN BECOME PREGNANT.
8 BABY MICE ARE BORN
AFTER 3 WEEKS ONLY.
THE FEMALE CAN BECOME PREGNANT
IMMEDIATELY AFTER GIVING BIRTH.
HER 8 BABY MICE START HAVING
THEIR OWN BABIES AFTER 6 WEEKS.
SAME WITH THEIR BABIES AND SO ON
AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND
ON.
WHAT?
THAT CAN'T BE.

In animation, Zoe’s head explodes.

A caption reads "You’re gonna make my head explode."

Zoey says IN ONE YEAR ONLY
JUST 2 MICE COULD HAVE
131 258 DESCENDANTS.
NOW IMAGINE MILLIONS OF MICE AND
THAT'S NOT EVEN COUNTING ALL THE
OTHER CREATURES BIRDS
OF PREY WOULDN'T CATCH.
WHY, THEY'D TAKE OVER THE WORLD.

Animated creatures say HEY.
MUAHAHAHA.

Zoey says HEY.
I THINK THAT'S THE ANSWER
TO TODAY'S BIG QUESTION.

Danilo says WHY DO WE NEED BIRDS OF PREY?

Zoey says THE BIG ANSWER IS...

She plays the keyboards and says TO KEEP NATURE IN BALANCE.
BIRDS OF PREY MAKE SURE MICE
DON'T TAKE OVER THE WORLD.
THAT'S THE BIG ANSWER.
TADA.
BUT WHAT IS THIS
BIG GROSS THING?
IT LOOKS FAMILIAR
LIKE AN OWL PELLET.
A HUGE ONE.
MAYBE IT'S A DINOSAUR PELLET.
WELL, I KNOW WHAT
TO DO WITH A PELLET.
LOOK INSIDE.
OH GROSS.
GROSS.
OH.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING.
BONES?
COULD THIS REALLY BE
A DINOSAUR PELLET?
SOME DINOSAURS DID MAKE PELLETS
BUT WHO REGURGITATED THIS ONE?
OKAY.
YOU'VE CAUGHT ME.
I BUILT THIS BIG PELLET TO SEE
IF IT WOULD HELP US FIND STUFF
OUT AND IT WORKED.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME FOR
MORE FINDING STUFF OUT.
(DINOSAUR GROWL)

(music plays)

Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert."

The end credits roll as the "Birds" song plays again.

An Apartment 11 Productions.

Produced in association with TVO Kids.

Logo: TVO Kids.

Copyright 2018, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.

The song goes TALONS, BEAKS AND EYES.
THAT'S HOW WE DO IT.
TALONS, BEAKS AND EYES.
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
TALONS, BEAKS AND EYES.
THAT'S HOW WE GETCHA.
TALONS, BEAKS AND EYES.
THAT'S HOW WE ROLL YOU BETCHA.
OUR BEAKS ARE SHARP.
OUR TALONS STRONG.
WE SPY OUR PREY AS
WE FLY ALONG.
WE SWOOP DOWN FAST
AND THEN WE NAB IT.
WITH OUR TALONS, BEAKS
AND EYES.