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Transcript: BFFs
[Upbeat music plays]
Text reads, “TVOkids” and “Fifth Ground Entertainment” “Original.”
Child says, WEE!
[Giggling, whoosh]
Text reads, “Leo’s Pollinators.”
An animated bee flies over the text.
[Buzzing]
Leo, a blue and orange animated fish, says,
IT'S ME, LEO! THE EXPLORER
CLUB IS ON A NEW MISSION.
Text reads, “Leo’s Pollinators.” “TVOkids Presents.”
[Upbeat music plays, whooshing]
Leo says, WE'RE HELPING THE
POLLINATORS, THOSE AMAZING
CREATURES WHO MOVE POLLEN
FROM ONE PLANT TO ANOTHER.
POLLEN IS THE STUFF THAT HELPS
MAKE OUR FRUITS, VEGETABLES
AND FLOWERS.
WITHOUT OUR POLLINATORS
FLYING, BUZZING, SLITHERING
AROUND, WE'D ALL BE GOING
HUNGRY, EVEN ME!
[Whooshing, buzzing]
Leo says, HOUSTEN AND CHLOE ARE
IN THE FIELD HELPING THE EXPERTS,
SO GRAB YOUR BOOTS AND YOUR NET,
AND YOU CAN BE A POLLINHEAD, TOO.
Text reads, “Leo’s Pollinators. Explorer Club.”
Chloe and Housten slap their hands against each other and clap as they play a game. Chloe wears her long red hair loose to the shoulders of her orange tee-shirt. Housten wears his black hair short. He wears a bright green tee-shirt. Both of their shirts have a Leo’s Pollinators logo on the chest.
Housten and Chloe chant, CONCENTRATION!
[Clapping]
Housten and Chloe chant, SIXTY-FOUR.
[Laughter]
Leo says, AWW! THAT WARMS
MY HEART.
SEEING MY TEAM NOT ONLY BEING
GREAT EXPLORER CLUB MEMBERS
HELPING POLLINATORS FAR AND WIDE,
BUT THEY'RE ALSO BFFS.
BEST FRIENDS FOREVER! OOH!
THAT'S WYATT, MY BFF.
Text beneath a white mussel in sand reads, “Wyatt, Wavy-Rayed Lampmussel.”
Leo says, DOESN'T SAY MUCH,
BUT SUCH A GREAT LISTENER.
LIFE IS JUST NOT THE SAME
WITHOUT YOUR BFF,
RIGHT, POLLINHEADS?
WELL, FOR TODAY'S MISSION,
CHLOE IS CHECKING IN ON A
POLLINATOR PAL WHO WOULDN'T
EVEN BE ABLE TO LIVE WITHOUT
THEIR BFF, LITERALLY! LIKE,
FOR REALS.
[Whoosh, upbeat music plays]
Text beneath a brown and white butterfly reads, “Lorquin’s Admiral Butterfly.”
Leo says, THE LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL
BUTTERFLY IS AT THE TOP OF
THE 'NATOR NAVIGATOR TODAY.
THE LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL GOT ITS
NAME BECAUSE IT'S A BIT OF A
PUSHY BUTTERFLY.
IT DOESN'T LIKE ANYONE ELSE
VENTURING INTO ITS TERRITORY.
IT FINDS A FAVOURITE PERCH,
AND LIKE A NAVY ADMIRAL
PROTECTING THEIR HARBOUR TOWN,
IT'LL CHASE OUT ANYONE
WHO HAPPENS BY.
EVEN PEOPLE! HUH!
RESPECT TO YOU, ADMIRAL!
BUT THIS TOUGH-GUY WOULDN'T
BE TOUGH OR EVEN EXIST WITHOUT
ITS BFF, OCEANSPRAY.
Text beneath a plant with small white flowers reads, “Oceanspray.”
Leo says, CHLOE IS MEETING UP
WITH SUSAN FROM PARKS CANADA,
AND CHERYL FROM THE SONGHEES
NATION AT FORT RODD HILL IN
VICTORIA, B.C., TO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT THESE BFFS.
Susan wears her curly brown hair loose over the shoulders of her dark blue tee-shirt. Cheryl wears her dark brown hair loose to the shoulders of her blue tee-shirt.
Leo says, IT WASN'T LONG AGO THAT
THIS AREA WAS JUST GRASS, BUT WITH
A LOT OF HARD WORK AND LOVE, THE
TEAM HAS RESTORED THIS
TRADITIONAL GARRY OAK MEADOW
SO BFFS OCEANSPRAY AND LORQUIN'S
ADMIRAL ONCE AGAIN HAVE A HOME.
An orange flag on an animated map shows the site of the Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites, just southwest of Victoria.
[Whoosh]
Text beneath Susan reads, “Susan MacIsaac. Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites. Nature Educator.”
Susan says, SO OCEANSPRAY IS ONE
OF THE FEW PLANTS THAT LORQUIN'S
ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY WILL LAY ITS
EGGS ON. THEY'RE PRETTY PARTICULAR
ABOUT WHERE THEY LAY THEIR EGGS.
Chloe says, SO THE CATERPILLARS
STAY ON THE PLANT FOR FOOD,
WHY ARE THEY SUCH PICKY EATERS?
Susan explains, BECAUSE OCEANSPRAY
HAS A LOT OF THE NUTRITIONAL
COMPONENTS AND CHEMICAL
COMPONENTS IT NEEDS FOR THE
CATERPILLAR TO TURN INTO
THE BUTTERFLY.
Cheryl says, YEAH, EVERYONE IS
UNIQUE IN WHAT THEY PREFER TO
EAT, AND THE BUTTERFLY IS NO
DIFFERENT. IT'S ALL ABOUT
RELATIONSHIPS, REALLY.
Text beneath Cheryl reads, “Cheryl Bryce. Songhees Nation. Traditional Knowledge Keeper.”
She says, WHEN I THINK OF THE
MEADOW, AND ABOUT THE WAY
OUR ANCESTORS AND THE WAY
I CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF THE
VERY IMPORTANT FOOD SYSTEM,
WE ALL HAVE OUR RELATIONSHIPS.
[Birds chirp, scraping]
She says, AND THINGS LIKE OCEANSPRAY,
THEY ATTRACT THE POLLINATORS.
WHICH SORT OF HELP EVERYTHING
IN THIS WHOLE FOOD SYSTEM
CONTINUE TO THRIVE.
Chloe says, SO THE LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL
ACTUALLY NEEDS OCEANSPRAY?
Susan says, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
Chloe says, I KINDA GET IT. I KNOW
HOUSTEN AND LEO DEFINITELY MAKE
ME A BETTER POLLINHEAD.
[Whoosh]
A butterfly rests on Susan’s hand.
Susan says, SO HERE WE DO HAVE
THE LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY.
AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU CAN
ACTUALLY SEE THAT IT HAS ORANGE
TIPS. AND THAT'S REALLY COOL,
BECAUSE THERE'S ANOTHER
BUTTERFLY THAT HAS ORANGE
TIPS TOO, CALLED THE CALIFORNIA
SISTER. BUT IT'S NOT ITS SISTER.
THEY'RE NOT EVEN FRIENDS.
Text beneath a photograph of a Lorquin’s Admiral butterfly reads, “Lorquin’s Admiral.” Text beneath a black and white butterfly with bright orange at the top of the wings reads, “California Sister.”
[Laughter]
Susan says, AND INTERESTING THING
ABOUT THIS BUTTERFLY IS SOMETIMES
PEOPLE THINK THEY SEE FOUR LEGS,
BECAUSE THEIR FRONT TWO LEGS
ARE REALLY, REALLY SMALL.
[Bloop]
An orange line circles the front leg of the butterfly on Susan’s hand.
Chloe says, RIGHT, I SEE IT.
Susan says, YEAH, AND THERE'S
ANOTHER INTERESTING FEATURE
HERE, TOO.
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT ITS
HEAD, YOU CAN SEE ITS ANTENNAE.
DO YOU NOTICE ANYTHING
INTERESTING ABOUT IT?
Chloe says, IT'S LIKE IT'S GOT
LITTLE CLUBS ON THE END!
An orange line circles on of the antennae.
[Bloop]
Susan says, YEAH, EXACTLY.
AND THAT'S REALLY A DISTINCT
FEATURE OF THE BUTTERFLIES
IN THIS AREA.
Chloe asks, SO IF OCEANSPRAY'S ONE
OF THE FEW FLOWERING PLANTS
THAT HELPS CATERPILLARS
GROW UP, DOES THAT MEAN THAT
IT'S THE ONLY PLANT THAT IT COMES
TO FOR NECTAR?
Three photographs show the Lorquin’s Admiral butterfly on different plants.
[Whoosh]
Susan says, NO, ACTUALLY, THE
LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY
USES A LOT OF PLANTS IN THE
MEADOW FOR NECTAR.
BUT OCEANSPRAY IS A BIG PART
OF WHY THIS BUTTERFLY IS HERE,
AND ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
MEADOW COMMUNITY.
[Birds sing]
Chloe says, SO THE OCEANSPRAY
MUST BE REALLY IMPORTANT, THEN.
Cheryl replies, IT IS.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO LORQUIN,
TO MY ANCESTORS, AND TO US TODAY.
IT'S ONE OF OUR GO-TOS FOR
TOOLMAKING. WE USE LOTS OF
DIFFERENT TOOLS.
I'VE USED OCEANSPRAY FOR DIGGING
STICKS, AND FOR PIQUIN, WHICH IS A
TRADITIONAL WAY OF COOKING
SALMON, KINDA LIKE A BBQ.
Cheryl uses a stick to dig in dirt.
[Scraping]
Blocks of wood hold sticks upright in the holes of cinderblocks. Each stick holds a piece of salmon. Flames flicker beneath the meat. Text beneath the salmon reads, “Piquin.”
Cheryl explains, THE OLDER ONES
HAVE REALLY, REALLY THICK
BRANCHES, ALMOST LIKE A TREE.
THOSE ONES ARE SELECTED, THEY'RE
TAKEN OUT, THEY'RE KINDA SHARPENED
AT THE END, SO THEY CAN PUT INTO
THE SOIL.
THE SALMON IS CUT IN A BUTTERFLY,
AND IT'S PUT RIGHT INTO THE STICKS,
AND THEY'RE PINNED ACROSS, AND
THEY'RE LEANED RIGHT OVER A
LOW-BURNING FIRE, AND IT COOKS,
AND IT'S JUST AMAZING, IT TASTES
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
Chloe says, WOW, THAT
SOUNDS DELICIOUS.
Cheryl says, IT IS DELICIOUS.
Leo says, MMM!
Chloe says, SOUNDS LIKE THE
LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL HAS SUCH
A STRONG, AND DEPENDABLE BFF.
Susan says, FOR SURE.
Cheryl says, DEFINITELY.
Chloe says, ALL RIGHT LITTLE GUY,
IT'S TIME I SAY GOODBYE.
IT WAS REALLY NICE MEETING
YOU, AND BECOMING YOUR
FRIEND. BYE!
[Laughs]
Leo says, AWW!
White text in a lime green circle reads, “Did You Know?” Text on a chalkboard reads, “Symbiosis.”
[Upbeat music plays]
Housten says, DID YOU KNOW
THAT SYMBIOSIS IS THE WORD
BIOLOGISTS USE FOR BFFS
IN NATURE?
WHEN ONE ORGANISM, LIKE THE
LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL, RELIES ON
ANOTHER ORGANISM, LIKE
OCEANSPRAY, BIOLOGISTS USE
THE WORD, "SYMBIOSIS" TO
DESCRIBE THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
SOMETIMES BOTH SPECIES
BENEFIT FROM BEING BFFS.
LIKE WHEN BUMBLEBEES VIBRATE
WHEN COLLECTING POLLEN
FROM THE TOMATO PLANT.
THE BUMBLEBEE GETS
TO SNACK ON THE NECTAR,
AND THE VIBRATION HELPS
THE PLANT TURN ITS FLOWERS
INTO TOMATOES.
THAT'S MUTUAL SYMBIOSIS.
Text on the chalkboard reads, “Mutual Symbiosis.”
[Whoosh]
He continues, WHEN IT COMES TO
LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL AND OCEANSPRAY,
IT'S CALLED COMMENSALISM SYMBIOSIS.
Text reads, “Commensalism Symbiosis.”
He says, THAT MEANS THE
CATERPILLAR NEEDS THE PLANT
DURING PART OF ITS LIFE CYCLE.
OCEANSPRAY IS HAPPY TO HAVE
ANOTHER POLLINATOR AROUND,
BUT IT DOESN'T NEED THE
LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL TO SURVIVE.
SO JUST LIKE US, NATURE HAS ITS
OWN BFFS. NOW YOU KNOW.
Leo says, BFFS.
NOT ALL FRIENDSHIPS ARE EASY
TO UNDERSTAND, POLLINHEADS.
SOMETIMES, THEY CAN BE
DOWNRIGHT PRICKLY. YEESH!
Chloe says, I CAN'T BELIEVE ANYONE
WOULD WANNA BE FRIENDS
WITH THIS PRICKLY PLANT.
Susan and a woman with long brown hair stand beside Chloe.
The brown-haired woman says, YOU CAN
ALWAYS HAVE A FRIEND IN NATURE,
NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE.
Susan asks, YOU SEE THIS LEAF
RIGHT HERE?
Chloe says, YEAH.
[Wind rustles branches]
Susan asks, YOU SEE HOW IT'S
BENT OVER?
Chloe says, OH YEAH!
Susan explains, THAT'S HOW YOU
CAN TELL A SATYR ANGLEWING
CATERPILLAR IS IN IT.
THEY USE THE PLANT'S NATURAL
DEFENCE MECHANISM AS THEIR OWN.
Chloe says, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT
BUTTERFLIES CAN LAY THEIR EGGS
ON THIS. AND THAT CATERPILLARS
CAN CRAWL AROUND THEM.
IF I TOUCH IT, IT STINGS ME!
Text beneath a brown caterpillar reads, “The common pug moth is one of many species of caterpillar that lives on stinging nettle.”
The brown haired woman says, ISN'T
THAT AMAZING?
THE CATERPILLARS HAVE SPECIAL
ADAPTATIONS WHERE THE STINGING
HAIRS DON'T BOTHER THEM AT ALL.
INSTEAD, THE HAIRS ACTUALLY
PROTECT THE CATERPILLARS.
Text beneath the brown-haired woman reads, “Kristen Miskelly. Satinflower Nurseries. Plant Biologist.”
Kristen says, THERE'S A NUMBER OF
BUTTERFLIES THAT USE THIS PLANT
FOR PROTECTION, AND LAY THEIR
EGGS ONLY ON STINGING NETTLE.
BUTTERFLIES LIKE MILBERT'S
TORTOISESHELL, RED ADMIRALS,
AND SATYR ANGLEWINGS, ALL USE
THIS PLANT.
Text beneath three photographs of orange and black butterflies reads, “ Milbert’s Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, and Satyr Anglewing.”
[Whoosh, long grass rustles]
Kristen says, FOR THE BUTTERFLIES,
THIS IS A SPECIAL HOME FOR THEIR
CATERPILLARS, BECAUSE IT PROTECTS
THEM FROM OTHER ANIMALS THAT
MIGHT WANT TO GRAZE OR EAT THE
PLANTS. EVEN FROM PEOPLE.
Chloe asks, SO WHAT HAPPENS
IF YOU DO GET STUNG?
Kristen says, WELL, YOU'RE ABOUT
TO FIND OUT.
Chloe says, AAH!
[Chloe laughs]
Kristen puts a slug on Chloe’s hand.
Kristen says, THE SPECIAL ANTIDOTE
IS WITH SLUGS, SO IF YOU GET A STING,
YOU CAN ACTUALLY RUB A SLUG AGAINST
YOUR SKIN, AND IT CAN GET RID OF THE
STINGING SENSATION.
Chloe asks, HOW DOES THE SLUG HELP ME?
Kristen says, WELL, THE SLUG'S SLIME
ACTUALLY SOOTHES THE SKIN.
IT HAS A NUMBING EFFECT, ALMOST.
AND THIS IS A PRETTY TINY SLUG.
THE SLUGS WE HAVE AROUND HERE,
A LOT OF THEM ARE CALLED BANANA
SLUGS, AND THEY'RE A LOT BIGGER.
Text beneath a photograph of a large yellow slug reads, “Banana slug.”
[Whoosh]
Susan holds a toy yellow slug.
Susan says, I DON'T HAVE A REAL
SLUG, BUT THIS GUY IS A TOY SLUG,
AND IT'S ABOUT THE SAME SIZE
AS THE BANANA SLUGS
AROUND HERE.
Chloe says, WOW, I CAN TOTALLY
SEE HOW THAT COULD HELP.
I'M NOT SURE I'D WANT A BIG
SLUG ON ME, BUT, YOU KNOW.
Susan says, WELL, IF YOU DID
GET STUNG BY STINGING NETTLE,
YOU'D THINK THAT THAT SLUG
IS YOUR BFF.
Leo says, SPOILER ALERT,
POLLINHEADS. SOMETIMES PLANTS
NEED PEOPLE TO BE THEIR BFFS.
Chloe kneels in grass with Kristen and a man with short brown hair. The man wears a floppy-brimmed grey hat, a long-sleeved white shirt, and grey pants. Text beneath them reads, “Nathan Fish. Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites. Ecologist.”
Nathan says, SO CHLOE, THIS IS
WHAT WE CALL HAND POLLINATION.
Chloe watches intently as Nathan uses tweezers on a small yellow flower.
Kristen says, SO SOMETIMES RARE
PLANTS NEED A HELPING HAND,
BECAUSE THERE JUST AREN'T
ENOUGH OF THEM LEFT.
AND SO WE MOVE POLLEN AROUND
FROM ONE FLOWER TO THE NEXT
TO HELP THEM TO MAKE SEEDS
SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP
GROWING POPULATIONS.
Nathan says, THERE. YOU TRY.
Chloe says, WHOA! I SERIOUSLY
CAN'T BELIEVE THAT TODAY, I'M
NOT ONLY GONNA BE A POLLINHEAD,
BUT I'M GONNA BE A POLLINATOR!
[Nathan laughs]
Kristen says, YOU CAN START
BY TOUCHING IT TO ONE, AND
THEN KEEP MOVING AROUND
IN A CIRCLE TO THE OTHERS.
AND THIS IS TRANSFERRING
THE POLLEN GRAINS FROM ONE
ANTHER TO THE NEXT.
Chloe says, WOW!
Kristen says, HAND POLLINATING
IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF HELPING
OUR SPECIES AT RISK, AND THE
WILDLIFE THAT DEPEND ON T
HE PLANTS.
Nathan says, YEAH, WHETHER IT'S
A LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL, OR THE
WESTERN BUMBLEBEE, THEY NEED
A WIDE VARIETY IN THEIR DIET.
Text beneath a photograph of a Lorquin’s Admiral butterfly reads, “Lorquin’s Admiral.” Text beneath a photograph of a Western Bumblebee on a yellow flower reads, “Western Bumblebee.”
[Whoosh]
Nathan says, WE HAVE TO GROW
THEM ALL TO HELP THEM THROUGH
THEIR WHOLE LIFE CYCLE.
Chloe says, I GET IT, OUR NATIVE
POLLINATORS LIKE TO EAT LOCAL.
Kristen says, HELPING NATIVE SPECIES
ALONG, ESPECIALLY RARE SPECIES,
HELPS RESTORE MEADOWS, IT ALSO
HELPS WITH POLLINATORS, AND IT
HELPS WITH INDIGENOUS FOOD
SYSTEMS, TOO.
IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYBODY.
[Rustling, birds chirp]
Chloe says, IT'S A WIN FOR PLANTS,
A WIN FOR THE POLLINATORS,
AND A WIN FOR US, TOO.
THAT CALLS FOR A HIGH FLY.
SO WE'RE GONNA PUT OUR HANDS
IN THE MIDDLE.
Nathan says, OKAY.
Chloe says, AND GO LIKE THIS.
Chloe, Kristen, and Nathan raise their hands above their heads.
Chloe, Kristen, and Nathan say, HIIIIGH FLY!
Leo swims in a circle.
[Splashing, whooshing, upbeat music plays]
Leo says, POLLIN-TUTELY!
COULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT
BETTER MYSELF.
POLLEN, PLANTS, POLLINATORS,
PEOPLE, ALL "P'S" THAT ARE
IMPORTANT PALS TO EACH OTHER.
POLLINHEADS ALERT!
Text reads, “Pollinheads Alert!”
Leo says, THE BEST WAY TO HELP
OUT OUR POLLINATORS, LIKE THE
LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL, IS TO TAKE
CARE OF THEIR BFFS, OUR NATIVE
PLANTS. LOTS OF THEM ARE
DISAPPEARING. AND WHEN THEY
GO, SO DO OUR POLLINATORS.
IMAGINE WHAT LIFE WOULD BE
LIKE FOR THE LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL,
OR THE PEOPLE OF THE SONGHEES
NATION WITHOUT THEIR
BFF, OCEANSPRAY!
PLANT NATIVE PLANTS IN YOUR
GARDEN TO MAKE SURE THERE'S
LOT OF FOOD FOR YOUR LOCAL
POLLINATORS. IN TURN, OUR
POLLINATING PALS CAN HELP THE
LOCAL PLANTS, AND YOUR
VEGGIE GARDEN.
YOU SEE, POLLINHEADS, WE'RE ALL
JUST FRIENDS WHO NEED EACH OTHER.
[Splashing]
Leo says, WEE! WHAT A DAY.
MY CHLOE, BECOMING A REAL-LIFE
POLLINATOR. OOH! I CAN'T WAIT
TO TELL WYATT.
[Upbeat music plays]
End credits roll.
“Directed by: Karen Hawes.
Written by: Karen Hawes.
Created by: Karen Hawes and Christopher Szarka.
Produced by: Christopher Szarka and Raj Panikkar.
With
Naomi Melvin as ‘LEO’.
Chloe Drayton.
Housten Daghighi.
Produced in association with TVOkids.
Fifth Ground Entertainment.
TVOkids.
Text reads, “TVOkids” and “Fifth Ground Entertainment” “Original.”
Child says, WEE!
[Giggling, whoosh]
Text reads, “Leo’s Pollinators.”
An animated bee flies over the text.
[Buzzing]
Leo, a blue and orange animated fish, says,
IT'S ME, LEO! THE EXPLORER
CLUB IS ON A NEW MISSION.
Text reads, “Leo’s Pollinators.” “TVOkids Presents.”
[Upbeat music plays, whooshing]
Leo says, WE'RE HELPING THE
POLLINATORS, THOSE AMAZING
CREATURES WHO MOVE POLLEN
FROM ONE PLANT TO ANOTHER.
POLLEN IS THE STUFF THAT HELPS
MAKE OUR FRUITS, VEGETABLES
AND FLOWERS.
WITHOUT OUR POLLINATORS
FLYING, BUZZING, SLITHERING
AROUND, WE'D ALL BE GOING
HUNGRY, EVEN ME!
[Whooshing, buzzing]
Leo says, HOUSTEN AND CHLOE ARE
IN THE FIELD HELPING THE EXPERTS,
SO GRAB YOUR BOOTS AND YOUR NET,
AND YOU CAN BE A POLLINHEAD, TOO.
Text reads, “Leo’s Pollinators. Explorer Club.”
Chloe and Housten slap their hands against each other and clap as they play a game. Chloe wears her long red hair loose to the shoulders of her orange tee-shirt. Housten wears his black hair short. He wears a bright green tee-shirt. Both of their shirts have a Leo’s Pollinators logo on the chest.
Housten and Chloe chant, CONCENTRATION!
[Clapping]
Housten and Chloe chant, SIXTY-FOUR.
[Laughter]
Leo says, AWW! THAT WARMS
MY HEART.
SEEING MY TEAM NOT ONLY BEING
GREAT EXPLORER CLUB MEMBERS
HELPING POLLINATORS FAR AND WIDE,
BUT THEY'RE ALSO BFFS.
BEST FRIENDS FOREVER! OOH!
THAT'S WYATT, MY BFF.
Text beneath a white mussel in sand reads, “Wyatt, Wavy-Rayed Lampmussel.”
Leo says, DOESN'T SAY MUCH,
BUT SUCH A GREAT LISTENER.
LIFE IS JUST NOT THE SAME
WITHOUT YOUR BFF,
RIGHT, POLLINHEADS?
WELL, FOR TODAY'S MISSION,
CHLOE IS CHECKING IN ON A
POLLINATOR PAL WHO WOULDN'T
EVEN BE ABLE TO LIVE WITHOUT
THEIR BFF, LITERALLY! LIKE,
FOR REALS.
[Whoosh, upbeat music plays]
Text beneath a brown and white butterfly reads, “Lorquin’s Admiral Butterfly.”
Leo says, THE LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL
BUTTERFLY IS AT THE TOP OF
THE 'NATOR NAVIGATOR TODAY.
THE LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL GOT ITS
NAME BECAUSE IT'S A BIT OF A
PUSHY BUTTERFLY.
IT DOESN'T LIKE ANYONE ELSE
VENTURING INTO ITS TERRITORY.
IT FINDS A FAVOURITE PERCH,
AND LIKE A NAVY ADMIRAL
PROTECTING THEIR HARBOUR TOWN,
IT'LL CHASE OUT ANYONE
WHO HAPPENS BY.
EVEN PEOPLE! HUH!
RESPECT TO YOU, ADMIRAL!
BUT THIS TOUGH-GUY WOULDN'T
BE TOUGH OR EVEN EXIST WITHOUT
ITS BFF, OCEANSPRAY.
Text beneath a plant with small white flowers reads, “Oceanspray.”
Leo says, CHLOE IS MEETING UP
WITH SUSAN FROM PARKS CANADA,
AND CHERYL FROM THE SONGHEES
NATION AT FORT RODD HILL IN
VICTORIA, B.C., TO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT THESE BFFS.
Susan wears her curly brown hair loose over the shoulders of her dark blue tee-shirt. Cheryl wears her dark brown hair loose to the shoulders of her blue tee-shirt.
Leo says, IT WASN'T LONG AGO THAT
THIS AREA WAS JUST GRASS, BUT WITH
A LOT OF HARD WORK AND LOVE, THE
TEAM HAS RESTORED THIS
TRADITIONAL GARRY OAK MEADOW
SO BFFS OCEANSPRAY AND LORQUIN'S
ADMIRAL ONCE AGAIN HAVE A HOME.
An orange flag on an animated map shows the site of the Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites, just southwest of Victoria.
[Whoosh]
Text beneath Susan reads, “Susan MacIsaac. Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites. Nature Educator.”
Susan says, SO OCEANSPRAY IS ONE
OF THE FEW PLANTS THAT LORQUIN'S
ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY WILL LAY ITS
EGGS ON. THEY'RE PRETTY PARTICULAR
ABOUT WHERE THEY LAY THEIR EGGS.
Chloe says, SO THE CATERPILLARS
STAY ON THE PLANT FOR FOOD,
WHY ARE THEY SUCH PICKY EATERS?
Susan explains, BECAUSE OCEANSPRAY
HAS A LOT OF THE NUTRITIONAL
COMPONENTS AND CHEMICAL
COMPONENTS IT NEEDS FOR THE
CATERPILLAR TO TURN INTO
THE BUTTERFLY.
Cheryl says, YEAH, EVERYONE IS
UNIQUE IN WHAT THEY PREFER TO
EAT, AND THE BUTTERFLY IS NO
DIFFERENT. IT'S ALL ABOUT
RELATIONSHIPS, REALLY.
Text beneath Cheryl reads, “Cheryl Bryce. Songhees Nation. Traditional Knowledge Keeper.”
She says, WHEN I THINK OF THE
MEADOW, AND ABOUT THE WAY
OUR ANCESTORS AND THE WAY
I CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF THE
VERY IMPORTANT FOOD SYSTEM,
WE ALL HAVE OUR RELATIONSHIPS.
[Birds chirp, scraping]
She says, AND THINGS LIKE OCEANSPRAY,
THEY ATTRACT THE POLLINATORS.
WHICH SORT OF HELP EVERYTHING
IN THIS WHOLE FOOD SYSTEM
CONTINUE TO THRIVE.
Chloe says, SO THE LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL
ACTUALLY NEEDS OCEANSPRAY?
Susan says, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
Chloe says, I KINDA GET IT. I KNOW
HOUSTEN AND LEO DEFINITELY MAKE
ME A BETTER POLLINHEAD.
[Whoosh]
A butterfly rests on Susan’s hand.
Susan says, SO HERE WE DO HAVE
THE LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY.
AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU CAN
ACTUALLY SEE THAT IT HAS ORANGE
TIPS. AND THAT'S REALLY COOL,
BECAUSE THERE'S ANOTHER
BUTTERFLY THAT HAS ORANGE
TIPS TOO, CALLED THE CALIFORNIA
SISTER. BUT IT'S NOT ITS SISTER.
THEY'RE NOT EVEN FRIENDS.
Text beneath a photograph of a Lorquin’s Admiral butterfly reads, “Lorquin’s Admiral.” Text beneath a black and white butterfly with bright orange at the top of the wings reads, “California Sister.”
[Laughter]
Susan says, AND INTERESTING THING
ABOUT THIS BUTTERFLY IS SOMETIMES
PEOPLE THINK THEY SEE FOUR LEGS,
BECAUSE THEIR FRONT TWO LEGS
ARE REALLY, REALLY SMALL.
[Bloop]
An orange line circles the front leg of the butterfly on Susan’s hand.
Chloe says, RIGHT, I SEE IT.
Susan says, YEAH, AND THERE'S
ANOTHER INTERESTING FEATURE
HERE, TOO.
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT ITS
HEAD, YOU CAN SEE ITS ANTENNAE.
DO YOU NOTICE ANYTHING
INTERESTING ABOUT IT?
Chloe says, IT'S LIKE IT'S GOT
LITTLE CLUBS ON THE END!
An orange line circles on of the antennae.
[Bloop]
Susan says, YEAH, EXACTLY.
AND THAT'S REALLY A DISTINCT
FEATURE OF THE BUTTERFLIES
IN THIS AREA.
Chloe asks, SO IF OCEANSPRAY'S ONE
OF THE FEW FLOWERING PLANTS
THAT HELPS CATERPILLARS
GROW UP, DOES THAT MEAN THAT
IT'S THE ONLY PLANT THAT IT COMES
TO FOR NECTAR?
Three photographs show the Lorquin’s Admiral butterfly on different plants.
[Whoosh]
Susan says, NO, ACTUALLY, THE
LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY
USES A LOT OF PLANTS IN THE
MEADOW FOR NECTAR.
BUT OCEANSPRAY IS A BIG PART
OF WHY THIS BUTTERFLY IS HERE,
AND ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
MEADOW COMMUNITY.
[Birds sing]
Chloe says, SO THE OCEANSPRAY
MUST BE REALLY IMPORTANT, THEN.
Cheryl replies, IT IS.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO LORQUIN,
TO MY ANCESTORS, AND TO US TODAY.
IT'S ONE OF OUR GO-TOS FOR
TOOLMAKING. WE USE LOTS OF
DIFFERENT TOOLS.
I'VE USED OCEANSPRAY FOR DIGGING
STICKS, AND FOR PIQUIN, WHICH IS A
TRADITIONAL WAY OF COOKING
SALMON, KINDA LIKE A BBQ.
Cheryl uses a stick to dig in dirt.
[Scraping]
Blocks of wood hold sticks upright in the holes of cinderblocks. Each stick holds a piece of salmon. Flames flicker beneath the meat. Text beneath the salmon reads, “Piquin.”
Cheryl explains, THE OLDER ONES
HAVE REALLY, REALLY THICK
BRANCHES, ALMOST LIKE A TREE.
THOSE ONES ARE SELECTED, THEY'RE
TAKEN OUT, THEY'RE KINDA SHARPENED
AT THE END, SO THEY CAN PUT INTO
THE SOIL.
THE SALMON IS CUT IN A BUTTERFLY,
AND IT'S PUT RIGHT INTO THE STICKS,
AND THEY'RE PINNED ACROSS, AND
THEY'RE LEANED RIGHT OVER A
LOW-BURNING FIRE, AND IT COOKS,
AND IT'S JUST AMAZING, IT TASTES
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
Chloe says, WOW, THAT
SOUNDS DELICIOUS.
Cheryl says, IT IS DELICIOUS.
Leo says, MMM!
Chloe says, SOUNDS LIKE THE
LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL HAS SUCH
A STRONG, AND DEPENDABLE BFF.
Susan says, FOR SURE.
Cheryl says, DEFINITELY.
Chloe says, ALL RIGHT LITTLE GUY,
IT'S TIME I SAY GOODBYE.
IT WAS REALLY NICE MEETING
YOU, AND BECOMING YOUR
FRIEND. BYE!
[Laughs]
Leo says, AWW!
White text in a lime green circle reads, “Did You Know?” Text on a chalkboard reads, “Symbiosis.”
[Upbeat music plays]
Housten says, DID YOU KNOW
THAT SYMBIOSIS IS THE WORD
BIOLOGISTS USE FOR BFFS
IN NATURE?
WHEN ONE ORGANISM, LIKE THE
LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL, RELIES ON
ANOTHER ORGANISM, LIKE
OCEANSPRAY, BIOLOGISTS USE
THE WORD, "SYMBIOSIS" TO
DESCRIBE THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
SOMETIMES BOTH SPECIES
BENEFIT FROM BEING BFFS.
LIKE WHEN BUMBLEBEES VIBRATE
WHEN COLLECTING POLLEN
FROM THE TOMATO PLANT.
THE BUMBLEBEE GETS
TO SNACK ON THE NECTAR,
AND THE VIBRATION HELPS
THE PLANT TURN ITS FLOWERS
INTO TOMATOES.
THAT'S MUTUAL SYMBIOSIS.
Text on the chalkboard reads, “Mutual Symbiosis.”
[Whoosh]
He continues, WHEN IT COMES TO
LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL AND OCEANSPRAY,
IT'S CALLED COMMENSALISM SYMBIOSIS.
Text reads, “Commensalism Symbiosis.”
He says, THAT MEANS THE
CATERPILLAR NEEDS THE PLANT
DURING PART OF ITS LIFE CYCLE.
OCEANSPRAY IS HAPPY TO HAVE
ANOTHER POLLINATOR AROUND,
BUT IT DOESN'T NEED THE
LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL TO SURVIVE.
SO JUST LIKE US, NATURE HAS ITS
OWN BFFS. NOW YOU KNOW.
Leo says, BFFS.
NOT ALL FRIENDSHIPS ARE EASY
TO UNDERSTAND, POLLINHEADS.
SOMETIMES, THEY CAN BE
DOWNRIGHT PRICKLY. YEESH!
Chloe says, I CAN'T BELIEVE ANYONE
WOULD WANNA BE FRIENDS
WITH THIS PRICKLY PLANT.
Susan and a woman with long brown hair stand beside Chloe.
The brown-haired woman says, YOU CAN
ALWAYS HAVE A FRIEND IN NATURE,
NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE.
Susan asks, YOU SEE THIS LEAF
RIGHT HERE?
Chloe says, YEAH.
[Wind rustles branches]
Susan asks, YOU SEE HOW IT'S
BENT OVER?
Chloe says, OH YEAH!
Susan explains, THAT'S HOW YOU
CAN TELL A SATYR ANGLEWING
CATERPILLAR IS IN IT.
THEY USE THE PLANT'S NATURAL
DEFENCE MECHANISM AS THEIR OWN.
Chloe says, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT
BUTTERFLIES CAN LAY THEIR EGGS
ON THIS. AND THAT CATERPILLARS
CAN CRAWL AROUND THEM.
IF I TOUCH IT, IT STINGS ME!
Text beneath a brown caterpillar reads, “The common pug moth is one of many species of caterpillar that lives on stinging nettle.”
The brown haired woman says, ISN'T
THAT AMAZING?
THE CATERPILLARS HAVE SPECIAL
ADAPTATIONS WHERE THE STINGING
HAIRS DON'T BOTHER THEM AT ALL.
INSTEAD, THE HAIRS ACTUALLY
PROTECT THE CATERPILLARS.
Text beneath the brown-haired woman reads, “Kristen Miskelly. Satinflower Nurseries. Plant Biologist.”
Kristen says, THERE'S A NUMBER OF
BUTTERFLIES THAT USE THIS PLANT
FOR PROTECTION, AND LAY THEIR
EGGS ONLY ON STINGING NETTLE.
BUTTERFLIES LIKE MILBERT'S
TORTOISESHELL, RED ADMIRALS,
AND SATYR ANGLEWINGS, ALL USE
THIS PLANT.
Text beneath three photographs of orange and black butterflies reads, “ Milbert’s Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, and Satyr Anglewing.”
[Whoosh, long grass rustles]
Kristen says, FOR THE BUTTERFLIES,
THIS IS A SPECIAL HOME FOR THEIR
CATERPILLARS, BECAUSE IT PROTECTS
THEM FROM OTHER ANIMALS THAT
MIGHT WANT TO GRAZE OR EAT THE
PLANTS. EVEN FROM PEOPLE.
Chloe asks, SO WHAT HAPPENS
IF YOU DO GET STUNG?
Kristen says, WELL, YOU'RE ABOUT
TO FIND OUT.
Chloe says, AAH!
[Chloe laughs]
Kristen puts a slug on Chloe’s hand.
Kristen says, THE SPECIAL ANTIDOTE
IS WITH SLUGS, SO IF YOU GET A STING,
YOU CAN ACTUALLY RUB A SLUG AGAINST
YOUR SKIN, AND IT CAN GET RID OF THE
STINGING SENSATION.
Chloe asks, HOW DOES THE SLUG HELP ME?
Kristen says, WELL, THE SLUG'S SLIME
ACTUALLY SOOTHES THE SKIN.
IT HAS A NUMBING EFFECT, ALMOST.
AND THIS IS A PRETTY TINY SLUG.
THE SLUGS WE HAVE AROUND HERE,
A LOT OF THEM ARE CALLED BANANA
SLUGS, AND THEY'RE A LOT BIGGER.
Text beneath a photograph of a large yellow slug reads, “Banana slug.”
[Whoosh]
Susan holds a toy yellow slug.
Susan says, I DON'T HAVE A REAL
SLUG, BUT THIS GUY IS A TOY SLUG,
AND IT'S ABOUT THE SAME SIZE
AS THE BANANA SLUGS
AROUND HERE.
Chloe says, WOW, I CAN TOTALLY
SEE HOW THAT COULD HELP.
I'M NOT SURE I'D WANT A BIG
SLUG ON ME, BUT, YOU KNOW.
Susan says, WELL, IF YOU DID
GET STUNG BY STINGING NETTLE,
YOU'D THINK THAT THAT SLUG
IS YOUR BFF.
Leo says, SPOILER ALERT,
POLLINHEADS. SOMETIMES PLANTS
NEED PEOPLE TO BE THEIR BFFS.
Chloe kneels in grass with Kristen and a man with short brown hair. The man wears a floppy-brimmed grey hat, a long-sleeved white shirt, and grey pants. Text beneath them reads, “Nathan Fish. Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites. Ecologist.”
Nathan says, SO CHLOE, THIS IS
WHAT WE CALL HAND POLLINATION.
Chloe watches intently as Nathan uses tweezers on a small yellow flower.
Kristen says, SO SOMETIMES RARE
PLANTS NEED A HELPING HAND,
BECAUSE THERE JUST AREN'T
ENOUGH OF THEM LEFT.
AND SO WE MOVE POLLEN AROUND
FROM ONE FLOWER TO THE NEXT
TO HELP THEM TO MAKE SEEDS
SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP
GROWING POPULATIONS.
Nathan says, THERE. YOU TRY.
Chloe says, WHOA! I SERIOUSLY
CAN'T BELIEVE THAT TODAY, I'M
NOT ONLY GONNA BE A POLLINHEAD,
BUT I'M GONNA BE A POLLINATOR!
[Nathan laughs]
Kristen says, YOU CAN START
BY TOUCHING IT TO ONE, AND
THEN KEEP MOVING AROUND
IN A CIRCLE TO THE OTHERS.
AND THIS IS TRANSFERRING
THE POLLEN GRAINS FROM ONE
ANTHER TO THE NEXT.
Chloe says, WOW!
Kristen says, HAND POLLINATING
IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF HELPING
OUR SPECIES AT RISK, AND THE
WILDLIFE THAT DEPEND ON T
HE PLANTS.
Nathan says, YEAH, WHETHER IT'S
A LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL, OR THE
WESTERN BUMBLEBEE, THEY NEED
A WIDE VARIETY IN THEIR DIET.
Text beneath a photograph of a Lorquin’s Admiral butterfly reads, “Lorquin’s Admiral.” Text beneath a photograph of a Western Bumblebee on a yellow flower reads, “Western Bumblebee.”
[Whoosh]
Nathan says, WE HAVE TO GROW
THEM ALL TO HELP THEM THROUGH
THEIR WHOLE LIFE CYCLE.
Chloe says, I GET IT, OUR NATIVE
POLLINATORS LIKE TO EAT LOCAL.
Kristen says, HELPING NATIVE SPECIES
ALONG, ESPECIALLY RARE SPECIES,
HELPS RESTORE MEADOWS, IT ALSO
HELPS WITH POLLINATORS, AND IT
HELPS WITH INDIGENOUS FOOD
SYSTEMS, TOO.
IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYBODY.
[Rustling, birds chirp]
Chloe says, IT'S A WIN FOR PLANTS,
A WIN FOR THE POLLINATORS,
AND A WIN FOR US, TOO.
THAT CALLS FOR A HIGH FLY.
SO WE'RE GONNA PUT OUR HANDS
IN THE MIDDLE.
Nathan says, OKAY.
Chloe says, AND GO LIKE THIS.
Chloe, Kristen, and Nathan raise their hands above their heads.
Chloe, Kristen, and Nathan say, HIIIIGH FLY!
Leo swims in a circle.
[Splashing, whooshing, upbeat music plays]
Leo says, POLLIN-TUTELY!
COULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT
BETTER MYSELF.
POLLEN, PLANTS, POLLINATORS,
PEOPLE, ALL "P'S" THAT ARE
IMPORTANT PALS TO EACH OTHER.
POLLINHEADS ALERT!
Text reads, “Pollinheads Alert!”
Leo says, THE BEST WAY TO HELP
OUT OUR POLLINATORS, LIKE THE
LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL, IS TO TAKE
CARE OF THEIR BFFS, OUR NATIVE
PLANTS. LOTS OF THEM ARE
DISAPPEARING. AND WHEN THEY
GO, SO DO OUR POLLINATORS.
IMAGINE WHAT LIFE WOULD BE
LIKE FOR THE LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL,
OR THE PEOPLE OF THE SONGHEES
NATION WITHOUT THEIR
BFF, OCEANSPRAY!
PLANT NATIVE PLANTS IN YOUR
GARDEN TO MAKE SURE THERE'S
LOT OF FOOD FOR YOUR LOCAL
POLLINATORS. IN TURN, OUR
POLLINATING PALS CAN HELP THE
LOCAL PLANTS, AND YOUR
VEGGIE GARDEN.
YOU SEE, POLLINHEADS, WE'RE ALL
JUST FRIENDS WHO NEED EACH OTHER.
[Splashing]
Leo says, WEE! WHAT A DAY.
MY CHLOE, BECOMING A REAL-LIFE
POLLINATOR. OOH! I CAN'T WAIT
TO TELL WYATT.
[Upbeat music plays]
End credits roll.
“Directed by: Karen Hawes.
Written by: Karen Hawes.
Created by: Karen Hawes and Christopher Szarka.
Produced by: Christopher Szarka and Raj Panikkar.
With
Naomi Melvin as ‘LEO’.
Chloe Drayton.
Housten Daghighi.
Produced in association with TVOkids.
Fifth Ground Entertainment.
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