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Transcript: Episode 50
(rock'n'roll music plays)
In an animated frame, fast clip shows images of different animals: horses, llamas, pandas rolling down a ladder, a dog jumping for a treat, cats skateboarding, giraffes fighting one another and a snake lurking on the forest floor.
A song plays that says HUSTLE AROUND WITH THE
PONDERING PANDAS
TEACHING A DOG TRICKS
DISCOVERING ANSWERS
WE LOVE OUR CRAZY CRITTERS
WE LOOK TO FIND OUT
WHAT THEY DO
IT'S CREATURE MANIA
(cheering and applause)
The name of the show appears in yellow animal print letters on an orange background. It reads "Creature Mania."
Alfie walks in his bamboo tree house.
Alfie is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears eggshell trousers and a black T-shirt with white rims.
He says HEY, HEY CREATURE MANIACS
WELCOME TO THE SHOW THAT'S ALL
ABOUT OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS
AND COMPLETELY CREATURE CRAZY.
IT'S CREATURE MANIA.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FACTS
AND LAUGHS AND TRICKS AND TRIVIA
YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
Clips show different types of animals as Alfie says FEAST YOUR EYES ON
THE BUG-EYED TARSIER,
GET BITTEN BY DEADLY MOSQUITOS
AND FACE YOUR FEARS AS WE LOOK
AT SOME AWESOME SPIDERS.
WE HAVE A LAUGH
WITH PANDA AND PONY,
AND MEET HOLLY AND HER
PET DRAGON IN PET AND TELL.
PLUS, LOTS, LOTS MORE.
WE HAVE A PACKED
SHOW COMING YOUR WAY.
BUT FIRST THINGS FIRST WE HEAD
OVER TO CHECK OUT DR. KATRINA
AND THE AMAZING WONDER DOGS.
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE
GOING TO GET UP TO TODAY.
IT'S TIME FOR DOG TRICKS.
A caption reads "Dog Tricks."
Doctor Katrina is in her thirties, with long straight brown hair and wears jeans and a hot pink Creature Mania T-shirt.
Sitting on the grass next to several dogs, Katrina says HI AND WELCOME TO DOG TRICKS.
I AM DR. KATRINA
AND THESE ARE THE INCREDIBLY
TALENTED WONDER DOGS.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO TEACH YOUR DOG TO DANCE
AND DART IS GOING TO
DEMONSTRATE IT FOR US.
LET'S LEARN A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT HER FIRST.
MEET DART.
SHE'S THREE YEARS OLD.
HER NICKNAME IS DARTY.
HER FAVOURITE TRICKS ARE PLAYING
QUOITS AND DOING DOGA:
THAT'S YOGA FOR DOGS.
FAVOURITE HOBBIES:
AGILITY AND SWIMMING.
Clips show the dog doing its tricks.
She continues HER NAUGHTIEST DEED IS CHASING
THE KANGAROOS AT HER HOME.
HER OBSESSIONS:
RUNNING AND BEING CUDDLED.
HER FAVOURITE TREAT
IS A DOB OF YOGHURT ON
HER MORNING BREAKFAST.
THREE WORDS TO
DESCRIBE DART:
FUN, HAPPY AND SWEET.
AND NOW LET'S SEE
DART DEMONSTRATE IT.
The caption changes to "Let's to dance."
Katrina says DARTY, DARTY UP.
YES, GOOD GIRL.
Darty walks on two legs.
Katrina says THE DANCE IS A VERY CUTE
AND ENTERTAINING TRICK.
GOOD DANCING.
BUT IT DOES REQUIRE YOUR DOG
TO HAVE GOOD BALANCE
AND IT TAKES SOME SKILL.
IT'S NOT A TRICK TO TEACH
YOUNG PUPPIES OR LARGER BREEDS.
GOOD GIRL.
YEAH.
WELL NOW WE'VE SEEN
AN EXPERT DEMONSTRATION,
LET'S GO SEE WHO'S
HERE TO TRAIN THEIR DOG.
I'M HERE WITH MAX AND
HIS LOVELY DOG FRANKIE.
TELL ME A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT FRANKIE.
Max is about 9 years old, with short blond hair. He wears a blue polo-shirt.
Max says AHH SHE'S A
BEAGLE CROSS CAVALIER.
Katrina says YEP.
AND HOW OLD IS SHE?
Max says SHE IS A YEAR OLD.
Katrina says AND IS SHE WELL BEHAVED AT
HOME OR IS SHE A BIT NAUGHTY?
Max says AHH A BIT NAUGHTY SOMETIMES.
Katrina says WHAT KIND OF NAUGHTY
THINGS DOES SHE DO?
Max says LIKE JUMP ON THE
TRAMPOLINE SOMETIMES.
Katrina says OH DOES SHE?
THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
BEAGLES RESPOND WELL
TO A LOT OF TRAINING.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN
SOME TRICKS WITH HER?
Max says YES PLEASE.
OKAY LET'S GET TO IT.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO
TEACH FRANKIE HOW TO DANCE.
THE FIRST STEP WITH THIS IS TO
JUST GET HER TO BE COMFORTABLE
STRETCHING UP HER HEAD.
SO I AM GOING TO GET A TREAT.
I HAVE GOT CHICKEN, WHICH I
AM SURE FRANKIE WILL LOVE.
FRANKIE.
Frankie sits and looks at Katrina.
Katrina continues BEING A BEAGLE, THEY
LOVE THEIR FOOD DON'T THEY?
OKAY WE'RE JUST
GOING TO HOLD IT UP.
NO SNATCHING.
GENTLE WITH THE SNATCHING.
JUST HOLD IT UP AND GENTLY GIVE
IT TO HER
WHEN SHE STRETCHES HER HEAD.
OKAY.
NICE AND CLOSE.
WATCH YOUR FINGERS.
NICE AND CLOSE TO HER NOSE.
THAT'S IT AND THEN GIVE IT
TO HER WHEN SHE STRETCHES.
PERFECT.
VERY IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE DOING
ANY DOG TRAINING
THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE ADULT
SUPERVISION AT ALL TIMES.
WELL THAT WAS STEP ONE.
WE WILL BE BACK
SOON WITH STEP TWO,
WHICH IS ASKING HER TO
GO UP ONTO HER BACK LEGS.
DO YOU THINK SHE CAN DO IT?
Max says YEAH.
Katrina says I THINK SHE CAN TOO.
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.
Back at the studio, Alfie says OH COOL.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
MAX TEACH FRANKIE TO DANCE.
I WONDER WHAT KIND OF
DANCING IT'LL BE.
BALLET, JAZZ OR HIP HOP?
WE'LL FIND OUT A
BIT LATER IN THE SHOW.
BUT FIRST IT'S
TIME FOR BRAIN FOOD.
IT'S AN ANIMAL FACT.
The caption changes to "Did you know?"
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT A TARSIER'S EYEBALLS ARE
THE SAME SIZE AS ITS BRAIN?
AND EACH EYEBALL ON ITS OWN
IS HEAVIER THAN ITS BRAIN.
A clip shows the animal mentioned.
The Narrator continues TARSIERS ALSO HAVE THE LARGEST
EYES COMPARED TO ITS BODY SIZE
OF ALL MAMMALS.
AND IT'S NOT ONLY THE TARSIER'S
EYES THAT KEEP IT ALERT,
THEIR NECKS
ARE VERY USEFUL TOO,
AS TARSIERS CAN ROTATE THEIR
NECKS A FULL 180 DEGREES
IN EITHER DIRECTION,
MEANING THEY DON'T
HAVE TO SWIVEL THEIR ENTIRE BODY
TO LOOK BEHIND THEM.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say ...AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says AND NOW MY CREATURE FRIENDS
IT'S TIME TO MEET A FEW OTHER
PALS OF MINE.
THEY'RE MOUTHY, THEY RAMBLE,
THEY'RE WINDY AND THEY'RE WORDY.
WHO ELSE COULD I BE
TALKING ABOUT?
IT'S THE DUO THAT
MAKES ME LAUGH.
IT'S TIME FOR TWO BOBS.
(music plays)
The caption changes to "Two Bobs."
Two alpacas stand in the woods. Alpaca Bob 1 is white and Alpaca Bob 2 is brown.
Alpaca Bob 1 says HEY BOB.
Alpaca Bob 2 says YES BOB.
Alpaca Bob 1 sings IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND
YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HANDS.
Alpaca Bob 2 says WHAT?
Alpaca Bob 1 sings IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND
YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HANDS.
Alpaca Bob 2 says I DON'T HAVE HANDS BOB.
Alpaca Bob 1 says OH.
He sings IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU
KNOW IT STAMP YOUR FEET.
COME ON BOB IF YOU'RE HAPPY
AND YOU KNOW IT STAMP YOUR FEET.
Alpaca Bob 2 says NO.
Alpaca Bob 1 sings IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT
AND YOU REALLY WANT TO SHOW IT.
Alpaca Bob 2 says I DON'T WANT TO BOB.
Alpaca Bob 1 says OH.
Alpaca Bob 2 says I DON'T
WANT TO SHOW IT.
DON'T MAKE ME SHOW IT BOB.
Alpaca Bob 1 sings IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND
YOU KNOW IT LOOK ALL GRUMPY.
Alpaca Bob 2 says OH COME ON.
Alpaca Bob 1 sings IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND
YOU KNOW IT LOOK ALL GRUMPY.
He says THAT'S IT BOB.
YOU'VE GOT IT BOB.
Alpaca Bob 2 farts.
Alpaca Bob 1 says ARE YOU HAPPY NOW BOB?
Alpaca Bob 2 says YES.
Alfie says THANK YOU BOB AND BOB.
THAT WAS WELL, INTERESTING.
THEY'LL BE BACK WITH
MORE CHATTER LATER ON.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO
ENGAGE YOUR BRAIN
AND TEST YOUR ANIMAL KNOWLEDGE.
LET'S SEE IF YOU KNOW
THE ANSWER TO THIS ONE.
IT'S CREATURE QUIZ.
The caption changes to "Creature Quiz."
The Narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
LAYS ITS EGGS INSIDE OF
ANOTHER ANIMAL?
IS IT A THE BITTERLING?
B THE BLUE RINGED OCTOPUS?
IT'S VERY PRETTY,
BUT DOES IT USE ANOTHER SEA
CREATURE AS A VESSEL FOR
ITS YOUNG?
OR C THE MILLIPEDE?
IF YOU CHOSE A THE
BITTERLING AS OUR EGG LAYER,
YOU'RE CORRECT.
THIS FREELOADER DOESN'T
LIKE TO DO THE MUSCLE WORK.
HE PREFERS TO LET A FRESHWATER
MUSSEL TAKE CARE OF THINGS.
THAT'S BECAUSE THIS
MALE BITTERLING
USES THE SHELLFISH AS A PARTNER
TO HELP LURE A FEMALE.
A Male Fish says HELLO.
The Narrator says HE DANCES AROUND IT,
GETTING IT USED TO HIS PRESENCE
SO THAT IT DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY
CLOSE UP ITS SHELL
WHEN HE GETS TOO CLOSE.
THEN THE FISH
DANCES TO ATTRACT A FEMALE.
SHE'S CAREFUL TO CHOOSE
A SHELLFISH
THAT FILTERS LOTS OF WATER.
SHE USES THAT LONG TUBE
TO DEPOSIT HER EGGS
INSIDE THE MUSSEL.
THE BITTERLING USES THE MUSSEL
AS A HIGH SECURITY INCUBATOR.
THE SHELLFISH MAINTAINS A STEADY
FLOW OF WELL OXYGENATED WATER
FOR THE FISHES' EGGS
TO DEVELOP IN.
AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS INSIDE
THEIR STRANGE NURSERY
HUNDREDS OF BABY
BITTERLINGS LEAVE HOME.
THE BITTERLING DOES MOST
OF THE WORK
AND GAINS ALL THE REWARDS
BUT IT'S STILL A FREELOADER
FOR USING THE MUSSEL'S
MOUTH AS A NURSERY.
Alfie says ALRIGHT GUYS, STILL TO COME
ON TODAY'S SHOW
WE HAVE MORE CANINE
CRAZINESS IN DOG TRICKS,
LOADS OF LAUGHS WITH
BAD PUN PONY,
A TRUCK LOAD OF ANIMAL
AMAZINGNESS IN CREATURE QUIZ,
SOME ASTONISHING ANIMAL FACTS,
AND WE MEET OUR
PET AND TELL GUEST
AND HEAR SOME HILARITY
FROM THE TWO BOBS.
ALL THAT, STILL TO COME,
ON CREATURE MANIA.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THERE ARE MORE THAN 3,500
SPECIES OF MOSQUITOES?
ALSO KNOWN AS MOZZIES.
THE FEMALES ARE THE ONLY
ONES WHO BITE
AND CAN DRINK UP TO THREE
TIMES ITS WEIGHT IN BLOOD.
DON'T WORRY, THOUGH.
IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT
1.2 MILLION BITES
TO DRAIN ALL
THE BLOOD FROM YOUR BODY.
MOSQUITOES HAVE BEEN AROUND
SINCE THE JURASSIC PERIOD.
THAT MAKES THEM
ABOUT MILLION YEARS OLD.
THE BUMPS FROM MOSQUITO
BITES ARE CAUSED BY SALIVA.
MOST PEOPLE HAVE MINOR ALLERGIC
REACTIONS TO THE SALIVA,
CAUSING THE AREA AROUND
THE BITE TO SWELL AND ITCH.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say ...AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says THOSE PESKY MOSQUITOS
ARE PRETTY GOOD AT FLYING
AND MAKING ANNOYING NOISES.
BUT I'VE NEVER
SEEN A MOSQUITO DANCE.
IN SAYING THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN
A BEAGLIER DOG DANCE EITHER.
I WONDER IF MAX AND DR. KATRINA
ARE HAVING ANY LUCK
TEACHING FRANKIE THE BEAGLIER
TO DANCE.
LET'S FIND OUT.
Katrina says IT'S TIME FOR STEP TWO OF DOG
TRICKS.
TODAY MAX AND I ARE
TEACHING FRANKIE TO DANCE.
SO SHE IS COMFORTABLE NOW
STRETCHING HER HEAD UP.
THE NEXT STEP IS TO
OFFER A TREAT
BUT HOLD IT A LITTLE BIT HIGHER
AND SEE IF WE CAN GET HER TO
JUST GO UP ON HER BACK LEGS
FOR JUST A SECOND OR TWO.
OKAY SO I HAVE GOT
NICE CHICKEN HERE.
I KNOW YOU LIKE YOUR FOOD.
COME ON.
YES GOOD GIRL.
OKAY SO AS SOON AS SHE GOES UP
ON THOSE BACK LEGS
SHE GETS THE TREAT.
Frankie wags its tail.
Max says FRANKIE SIT.
Frankie sits.
Katrina says AND TREAT, HOLD
IT OVER HER NOSE.
RIGHT IN.
THAT'S IT AND THEN
UP AND OVER HER,
YES, GOOD GIRL.
YOU GOT IT.
WELL DONE.
LET'S JUST TRY
THAT ONE MORE TIME.
NOW TREAT OVER HER NOSE
AND THEN STRAIGHT UP.
YES GOOD GIRL.
OKAY SO SHE IS
GETTING COMFORTABLE
TO GO UP ON THOSE LEGS.
WE'LL BE BACK
WITH THE NEXT STEP,
WHICH IS TO SEE IF WE CAN GET
HER TO BALANCE
ON THOSE HIND LEGS.
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.
Alfie says MORE FROM DR. KATRINA AND
DOG TRICKS A BIT LATER ON.
BUT NOW TIME FOR SOME FEEL
GOOD AMUSEMENT
FROM THE BEST JOKE
TELLER IN TOWN.
WELL AT LEAST SHE THINKS SO.
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ONE,
THE ONLY BAD PUN PONY.
The caption changes to "It's Bad Pun Pony!"
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says WHY SHOULD
YOU NEVER TELL EGGS JOKES?
BECAUSE YOU JUST MIGHT CRACK IT.
BIT
OF ADVICE FOLKS,
YOU SHOULD NEVER TRUST ATOMS.
THEY MAKE UP EVERYTHING.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY!
Alfie says YEP THAT PONY HOOF
HOOF HOOF-LARIOUS.
SHE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE
PONYING AROUND NEXT TIME.
BUT NOW TIME FOR SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
LET'S WARM UP THOSE
BRAIN CELLS
AND TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH
ANOTHER COOL CREATURE QUIZ.
The Narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
HAS BLUE GREEN BLOOD
AND THREE HEARTS?
IS IT A, THE SNEAKY
SLITHERING SEA SNAKE?
OR B, THE WEIRD
LOOKING, INK-SQUIRTING
MASTER OF CAMOUFLAGE
THE CUTTLEFISH?
OR IS IT C, THE SAND LOVING,
PREHISTORIC LOOKING
FREAKY LIZARD?
WELL IF YOU THOUGHT B, THE
CUTTLEFISH YOU'D BE RIGHT.
LIKE SOME KIND OF ALIEN
FROM OUTER SPACE
CUTTLEFISH STRANGELY
ENOUGH DO HAVE BLUE GREEN BLOOD
AND AMAZINGLY THREE HEARTS.
THEY ALSO HAVE BRAINS.
CUTTLEFISH ARE AMONG THE OCEAN'S
MOST INTELLIGENT INVERTEBRATES.
CUTTLEFISH ARE NOT FISH.
THEY'RE CEPHALOPODS,
WHICH INCLUDE OCTOPUS,
SQUID AND NAUTILUS.
AND THEY ARE TRUE
MASTERS OF DISGUISE.
A CUTTLEFISH'S CAMOUFLAGE
IS SO GOOD
THAT IT CAN TAKE ON NEARLY ANY
COLOUR PLACED BENEATH IT,
WHICH IS TOTALLY WEIRD BECAUSE
CUTTLEFISH ARE COLOUR BLIND.
ANOTHER INTERESTING THING
ABOUT CUTTLEFISH
IS THAT THEY TASTE WITH
THEIR SUCKERS.
YUCK IMAGINE
TASTING WITH YOUR FEET?
THEY HAVE AMAZING JET PROPULSION
SYSTEM FOR RAPID MOVEMENT
AND SQUIRT INK AS A
DISTRACTING DECOY.
THEY ALSO HAVE W SHAPED EYELIDS
SO THEY CAN SEE IN FRONT OF
THEM AND BEHIND THEM
AT THE SAME TIME.
MAKING THEM EXCELLENT
HUNTERS AND AVOIDERS OF PREY.
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT
CUTTLEFISH, WEIRD, JET
PROPELLING, UNDERWATER
ALIEN LIKE GREEN BLOODED THREE
HEARTED SMARTY-PANTS.
HA.
FREAKY BUT TRUE.
Alfie says WHAT AMAZING CREATURES, SO COOL.
ALL RIGHT CREATURE FANS, STILL
TO COME ON TODAY'S SHOW -
AN AMAZING ANIMAL FACT,
WE MEET TODAY'S PET AND TELL
GUESTS IN THE HOUSE,
THERE'S AN ADORABLE
ANIMAL IN TOO CUTE,
PLUS SOME MUSINGS FROM OUR
FAVOURITE BLACK AND WHITE BEAR,
THE FANTASTIC PONDERING PANDA.
ALL OF THAT, STILL TO
COME ON CREATURE MANIA.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THERE ARE ABOUT 38,000 SPECIES
OF SPIDERS?
IN AUSTRALIA RED BACKS
ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR AROUND 2,000 HOSPITALIZED
BITE CASES EACH YEAR.
A Crowd says OH NO.
The Narrator says HOWEVER, NO DEATH DUE
TO RED BACKS HAS BEEN REPORTED
SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF
RED BACK ANTI VENOM IN 1979.
A Spider making a web says HOORAY.
The Narrator says RED BACK SPIDERS
TEND NOT TO BE AGGRESSIVE
UNLESS THEIR WEB IS DISTURBED.
SOMETIMES THEY MAY JUST GIVE
A WARNING BITE
WITHOUT INJECTING ANY VENOM
IF THEY FEEL THREATENED.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say ...AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says AND NOW CREATURE FRIENDS
IN A MINUTE IT'S TIME FOR MY
FAVOURITE PART OF THE SHOW
WHERE I GET TO MEET A SPECIAL
GUEST AND THEIR SPECIAL PET
RIGHT HERE IN THE HOUSE
BUT JUST BEFORE WE DO THAT
LET'S A LOOK AT THIS.
[music and comical slipping sounds]
Clips show different animals such as penguins, a cat, an elephant, and a polar bear slip and fall.
The caption changes to "It's Pet and Tell."
Alfie says INTRODUCING HOLLY.
SHE'S BROUGHT IN A
DRAGON TO SHOW US.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW HOLLY.
Holly is around 10 years old, with long blond hair tied up. She wears a green polo-shirt.
Holly says THANK YOU.
Alfie says SO AHH WHO IS THIS LITTLE GUY?
Holly says AHH THIS IS BANDIT.
Bandit is a yellow bearded dragon.
Alfie says YEAH BANDIT.
AND WHAT IS BANDIT?
Holly says HE IS A CENTRAL BEARDED DRAGON.
Alfie says WOW.
HE HAS GOT A REALLY
NICE YELLOW COAT.
Holly says YEAH.
Alfie says SO AHH HOW DID YOU COME
UP WITH THE NAME BANDIT?
Holly says UMM BECAUSE HE IS AN
OUTLAW OF CUTENESS.
Alfie chuckles and says CUTENESS.
BEARDED DRAGONS.
BEARDED DRAGONS ARE CALLED
BEARDED DRAGONS
BECAUSE THEY HAVE ROWS
OF SPIKED SCALES,
WHICH WHEN PUFFED UP
RESEMBLE A BEARD.
THEY ARE ENDEMIC TO
AUSTRALIA'S DESERT REGIONS,
WHICH MEANS YOU CAN'T FIND
THEM ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WILD.
BEARDED DRAGONS DO NOT
ATTACK WHEN THREATENED.
INSTEAD THEY FREEZE, PUFF THEIR
THROAT AND MAY CHANGE COLOURS.
FEMALES HAVE THINNER AND
MORE SLENDER TAILS THAN MALES.
BEARDED DRAGONS.
WHAT DOES BANDIT EAT?
Holly says UMM HE EATS MEAL WORMS,
BUT NOT TOO MANY BECAUSE
THEY'RE LIKE JUNK FOOD,
AHH CRICKETS
FOR PROTEIN AND SALAD.
Alfie says WHAT'S BANDIT LIKE
WITH OTHER ANIMALS?
Holly says UMM HE'S GOOD.
HE HANGS OUT WITH OUR TWO
DOGS, OUR CAT AND OUR CHICKEN.
Alfie says SO THEY LIKE DON'T CHASE
EACH OTHER OR ANYTHING?
Holly says NO THE CAT IS LIKE HIS GUARD.
WHAT THE CAT DOES
IS ONE TIME A BIRD TRIED TO
SWOOP DOWN AND GET HIM
AND THE CAT JUST
POUNCED ON THE BIRD.
Alfie chuckles and says THAT'S AWESOME.
SO DOES HE EVER GET SCARED?
Holly says UMM SOMETIMES.
Alfie says YEAH HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHEN HE IS SCARED?
Holly says UMM HE FLARES UP HIS BEARD
SOMETIMES OR HE CHANGES COLOUR.
HE CHANGES COLOUR.
YEAH.
Alfie says WHAT COLOUR DOES HE GO?
Holly says HE GOES AHH BLACKIE BROWN.
Alfie says AND THEN DOES HE GO
RED WHEN HE IS ANGRY?
Holly says NO.
Alfie laughs.
Alfie says WELL THEN HOW DO YOU
CALM HIM BACK DOWN?
Holly says UMM IF YOU JUST PAT
HIM GENTLY
HE WILL JUST TURN
BACK TO COLOUR.
Alfie says HE GOES BACK TO A NICE YELLOW.
Holly says YEAH.
Alfie says OH WOW.
SO WHAT IS YOUR MOST
FAVOURITE THING ABOUT BANDIT?
Holly says UMM HE HAS JUST GOT A
VERY CHEEKY PERSONALITY,
HE'S GOT AN AMAZING COLOUR
AND HE IS JUST YEAH A
REALLY NICE FRIEND.
Alfie says WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING IN TODAY HOLLY.
Holly says THANK YOU ALFIE.
Alfie says AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
INTRODUCING US TO BANDIT
THE BEARDED DRAGON.
Holly says NO WORRIES.
Alfie says HE'S AN OUTLAW OF CUTENESS.
Holly says YES HE IS.
Alfie says SPEAKING OF CUTE.
CHECK THIS OUT.
The Narrator says EVERYBODY LOVES THE BEACH.
EVEN MONKEYS AND APES.
SPEAKING OF MONKEYS,
CHECK OUT THESE GUYS.
The Crowd says AWW.
A baby macaque hugs its mother.
The Narrator says THEY'RE
BABY MACAQUES FROM JAPAN.
AREN'T THEY THE SWEETEST
THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN?
THESE CHEEKY MONKEYS HANG OUT
IN BIG BANANA BUNCHES
AND PLAY ALL DAY.
AND WHEN THEY'RE POOPED
THEY JUST LIE DOWN
AND HAVE A LITTLE MONKEY SNOOZE.
The Crowd says AWW.
The Narrator says BABY
MACAQUES THEY'RE JUST...
Kids say ...TOO CUTE.
Alfie says OH YES I AGREE.
WAY TOO CUTE.
BUT NOW TIME FOR A
CHANGE OF SCENERY.
IT'S TIME TO ENGAGE YOUR BRAIN
AND TEST YOUR ANIMAL KNOWLEDGE.
CAN YOU GUESS THE RIGHT
ANIMAL IN THIS CREATURE QUIZ?
The Narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
RISK THEIR LIVES TO SAVE
THEIR BABIES?
IS IT A, THE OCTOPUS?
B, THE TURTLE?
OR IS IT C, THE
LITTLE BLUE PENGUIN?
WELL IT MAY SHOCK YOU TO KNOW
THAT OCTOPUS AND TURTLE MUMS
LEAVE THEIR BABIES TO
FEND FOR THEMSELVES.
SO THE ANSWER IS C.
THE LITTLE BLUE PENGUIN
ARE DEVOTED PARENTS
WHO RISK THEIR LIVES IN
THE TREACHEROUS SEAS
TO FEED THEIR BABIES.
LITTLE BLUES ARE THE WORLD'S
SMALLEST PENGUINS
WEIGHING JUST ONE KILOGRAM AND
ARE THIRTY CENTIMETRES TALL.
BUT THEY HAVE A
BIG RESPONSIBILITY.
IF THIS DAD DOESN'T MAKE IT
HOME FROM THE SEA
THEIR MUM WON'T BE ABLE
TO RAISE THEIR CHICK.
EVERY TIME HE GOES OUT TO
HUNT HE RUNS A GAUNTLET.
AT THE END OF A HUNT
PENGUINS GET TOGETHER IN A
GROUP KNOWN AS A RAFT
WHERE THEY WILL CONTEMPLATE
THE SAFEST ROUTE TO THE SHORE.
MOST OFTEN THEY COME TO
SHORE AT NIGHT AS A GROUP
AS THERE IS SAFETY IN NUMBERS.
THEY ARE UNGAINLY ON LAND.
SHH, WHAT WAS THAT?
THEY TIPTOE AROUND SCARY SEALS.
YOU SHH.
AND ROCKY ROCKS TO GET
TO THE HUNGRY BABIES.
The caption changes to "Two Bobs."
In the mud, Mud Skipper Bob 1 says I LOVE MY GILLS.
THEY LET ME BREATHE
AND IF I COULDN'T BREATHE
I WOULD HEAVE
UP MY BREAKFAST ALL
OVER A PILE OF LEAVES.
Mud Skipper Bob 2 says THAT'S
A BEAUTIFUL POEM BOB.
WHICH ONE IS THAT AGAIN?
Mud Skipper Bob 1 says ODE TO MY
GILLS BY WILLIAM MUDSPEAR.
Mud Skipper Bob 2 says OF COURSE.
MUDSPEARS FINEST SONNET.
Mud Skipper Bob 1 says SONNET?
BOB I THINK YOU'LL FIND IT'S
A RHYMING COUPLET ACTUALLY.
Mud Skipper Bob 2 says I THINK YOU'LL
FIND IT'S A SONNET ACTUALLY.
Mud Skipper Bob 1 says IT'S A COUPLET.
Mud Skipper Bob 2 says SONNET.
Mud Skipper Bob 1 says COUPLET.
Mud Skipper Bob 2 says SONNET.
Mud Skipper Bob 1 says COUPLET.
Mud Skipper Bob 2 says YOU WANT
COUPLET HOW IS THIS?
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
ONIONS ARE UMM BROWN
AND YOU'RE RIGHT,
IT'S A COUPLET.
Alfie says OH, THOSE BOBS ARE BRILLIANT.
WELL CREATURE MANIACS,
WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE STILL
TO COME ON THE SHOW,
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER INCREDIBLE
ANIMAL FACT,
SOME FASCINATING PONDERINGS FROM
OUR FAVOURITE ROLLIE POLY PAL,
THE ONE, THE ONLY
PONDERING PANDA
AND TODAY'S FINAL VISIT
TO DR. KATRINA
FOR STEP THREE IN DOG TRICKS.
SO, ALL THAT STILL TO COME,
RIGHT HERE ON CREATURE MANIA.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT THE CAMPO FLICKER
BIRD OF SOUTH AMERICA
HAS A VERY STRANGE NEST?
IN THE CERRADO WHERE THEY LIVE.
THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF TREES
SO THIS CLEVER BIRD HAS FOUND
ANOTHER PLACE TO MAKE ITS HOME.
IT DIGS A LARGE HOLE IN
THE MANY TERMITE MOUNDS.
NOT ONLY IS IT A DRY AND
SAFE PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY.
ANY TERMITES WHO GET TOO CLOSE
TO THIS INTRUDER
BECOMES A YUMMY TASTY MEAL FOR
MUM AND HER CHICKS.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say ...AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says WHAT A GREAT FACT.
ALRIGHT CREATURE CRAZIES IT'S
TIME TO GET A BIT PHILOSOPHICAL
WITH A BEAR WHO
LIKES TO SPECULATE,
TO REFLECT, TO CONSIDER
AND TO DELIBERATE.
YES IT'S OUR
FAVOURITE BAMBOO-EATING,
ROLLIE POLY BUT ALWAYS
ADORABLE PONDERING PANDA.
Kids say THE PANDA THAT LIKES
TO PONDER.
Lying on the grass and eating, Pondering Panda says DO YOU
KNOW WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND?
LIKE, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND?
INDOOR PLANTS.
I MEAN WHY DO HUMANS TAKE
PLANTS FROM OUTDOORS
AND BRING THEM INDOORS,
ONLY TO MAKE THE INDOORS LOOK
MORE LIKE THE OUTDOORS?
I MEAN, IF YOU WANTED TO
BE IN THE OUTDOORS SO MUCH,
WHY NOT JUST STOP
LIVING INDOORS
AND, LIKE, MOVE OUTDOORS?
HUMANS ARE SO WEIRD.
Alfie says AND THAT MY FRIENDS
WAS THE PONDERING PANDA.
YEAH I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
WEIRD.
ANYWAY.
TIME FOR STEP THREE
OF TODAY'S TRICK.
WILL MAX BE ABLE TO
TEACH FRANKIE TO DANCE?
LET'S FIND OUT.
IN DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
MAX AND I ARE
TEACHING FRANKIE TO DANCE.
NOW SHE HAS BEEN GREAT
WITH HER FIRST TWO STEPS.
THE FIRST ONE WAS TO JUST
STRETCHER HER HEAD AND NOSE UP.
SECOND ONE WAS TO GO UP ON
HER BACK LEGS
FOR JUST A LITTLE SECOND
AND THE THIRD ONE IS TO TRY AND
GET HER TO BALANCE THERE
A LITTLE LONGER.
SO I AM GOING TO GET
HER ATTENTION.
OKAY.
TREAT UP AGAIN.
The dog walks on two legs.
Katrina continues GOOD GIRL,
AND WHILE SHE IS UP I AM GOING
TO GIVE HER ANOTHER TREAT
AND ANOTHER TREAT.
GOOD GIRL.
SO THAT'S HELPING HER TO
STAY UP THERE
BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO
GET THOSE TREATS.
DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A GO?
Max says YES PLEASE.
Katrina says OKAY I'LL GIVE YOU TWO.
ONE IN EACH HAND.
UP.
THAT'S IT.
AND GIVE HER THE OTHER ONES.
PERFECT.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
IF WE PRACTICE THIS
SHE'LL BE DANCING PROPERLY
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED
FRANKIE'S DOG TRICK.
I WILL BE BACK NEXT
TIME WITH ANOTHER ONE.
Alfie says WELL CREATURE MANIACS THAT'S
ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR TODAY.
WHAT A GREAT SHOW.
DANCING DOGS AND A
DRAGON WITH A BEARD.
WHO KNOWS WHAT WEIRD
AND WONDERFUL CREATURES
WE WILL MEET NEXT TIME.
AND REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
IF YOU WANT TO FIND
OUT ABOUT THE KOOKIEST,
CRAZIEST AND MOST ADORABLE
ANIMALS ON THE PLANET
JOIN ME, ALFIE, NEXT TIME
HERE ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
A caption reads "Creature Mania. A Northern Pictures Productions."
The end credits roll.
Copyright 2017, Northern Pictures.
In an animated frame, fast clip shows images of different animals: horses, llamas, pandas rolling down a ladder, a dog jumping for a treat, cats skateboarding, giraffes fighting one another and a snake lurking on the forest floor.
A song plays that says HUSTLE AROUND WITH THE
PONDERING PANDAS
TEACHING A DOG TRICKS
DISCOVERING ANSWERS
WE LOVE OUR CRAZY CRITTERS
WE LOOK TO FIND OUT
WHAT THEY DO
IT'S CREATURE MANIA
(cheering and applause)
The name of the show appears in yellow animal print letters on an orange background. It reads "Creature Mania."
Alfie walks in his bamboo tree house.
Alfie is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears eggshell trousers and a black T-shirt with white rims.
He says HEY, HEY CREATURE MANIACS
WELCOME TO THE SHOW THAT'S ALL
ABOUT OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS
AND COMPLETELY CREATURE CRAZY.
IT'S CREATURE MANIA.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FACTS
AND LAUGHS AND TRICKS AND TRIVIA
YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
Clips show different types of animals as Alfie says FEAST YOUR EYES ON
THE BUG-EYED TARSIER,
GET BITTEN BY DEADLY MOSQUITOS
AND FACE YOUR FEARS AS WE LOOK
AT SOME AWESOME SPIDERS.
WE HAVE A LAUGH
WITH PANDA AND PONY,
AND MEET HOLLY AND HER
PET DRAGON IN PET AND TELL.
PLUS, LOTS, LOTS MORE.
WE HAVE A PACKED
SHOW COMING YOUR WAY.
BUT FIRST THINGS FIRST WE HEAD
OVER TO CHECK OUT DR. KATRINA
AND THE AMAZING WONDER DOGS.
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE
GOING TO GET UP TO TODAY.
IT'S TIME FOR DOG TRICKS.
A caption reads "Dog Tricks."
Doctor Katrina is in her thirties, with long straight brown hair and wears jeans and a hot pink Creature Mania T-shirt.
Sitting on the grass next to several dogs, Katrina says HI AND WELCOME TO DOG TRICKS.
I AM DR. KATRINA
AND THESE ARE THE INCREDIBLY
TALENTED WONDER DOGS.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO TEACH YOUR DOG TO DANCE
AND DART IS GOING TO
DEMONSTRATE IT FOR US.
LET'S LEARN A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT HER FIRST.
MEET DART.
SHE'S THREE YEARS OLD.
HER NICKNAME IS DARTY.
HER FAVOURITE TRICKS ARE PLAYING
QUOITS AND DOING DOGA:
THAT'S YOGA FOR DOGS.
FAVOURITE HOBBIES:
AGILITY AND SWIMMING.
Clips show the dog doing its tricks.
She continues HER NAUGHTIEST DEED IS CHASING
THE KANGAROOS AT HER HOME.
HER OBSESSIONS:
RUNNING AND BEING CUDDLED.
HER FAVOURITE TREAT
IS A DOB OF YOGHURT ON
HER MORNING BREAKFAST.
THREE WORDS TO
DESCRIBE DART:
FUN, HAPPY AND SWEET.
AND NOW LET'S SEE
DART DEMONSTRATE IT.
The caption changes to "Let's to dance."
Katrina says DARTY, DARTY UP.
YES, GOOD GIRL.
Darty walks on two legs.
Katrina says THE DANCE IS A VERY CUTE
AND ENTERTAINING TRICK.
GOOD DANCING.
BUT IT DOES REQUIRE YOUR DOG
TO HAVE GOOD BALANCE
AND IT TAKES SOME SKILL.
IT'S NOT A TRICK TO TEACH
YOUNG PUPPIES OR LARGER BREEDS.
GOOD GIRL.
YEAH.
WELL NOW WE'VE SEEN
AN EXPERT DEMONSTRATION,
LET'S GO SEE WHO'S
HERE TO TRAIN THEIR DOG.
I'M HERE WITH MAX AND
HIS LOVELY DOG FRANKIE.
TELL ME A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT FRANKIE.
Max is about 9 years old, with short blond hair. He wears a blue polo-shirt.
Max says AHH SHE'S A
BEAGLE CROSS CAVALIER.
Katrina says YEP.
AND HOW OLD IS SHE?
Max says SHE IS A YEAR OLD.
Katrina says AND IS SHE WELL BEHAVED AT
HOME OR IS SHE A BIT NAUGHTY?
Max says AHH A BIT NAUGHTY SOMETIMES.
Katrina says WHAT KIND OF NAUGHTY
THINGS DOES SHE DO?
Max says LIKE JUMP ON THE
TRAMPOLINE SOMETIMES.
Katrina says OH DOES SHE?
THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
BEAGLES RESPOND WELL
TO A LOT OF TRAINING.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN
SOME TRICKS WITH HER?
Max says YES PLEASE.
OKAY LET'S GET TO IT.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO
TEACH FRANKIE HOW TO DANCE.
THE FIRST STEP WITH THIS IS TO
JUST GET HER TO BE COMFORTABLE
STRETCHING UP HER HEAD.
SO I AM GOING TO GET A TREAT.
I HAVE GOT CHICKEN, WHICH I
AM SURE FRANKIE WILL LOVE.
FRANKIE.
Frankie sits and looks at Katrina.
Katrina continues BEING A BEAGLE, THEY
LOVE THEIR FOOD DON'T THEY?
OKAY WE'RE JUST
GOING TO HOLD IT UP.
NO SNATCHING.
GENTLE WITH THE SNATCHING.
JUST HOLD IT UP AND GENTLY GIVE
IT TO HER
WHEN SHE STRETCHES HER HEAD.
OKAY.
NICE AND CLOSE.
WATCH YOUR FINGERS.
NICE AND CLOSE TO HER NOSE.
THAT'S IT AND THEN GIVE IT
TO HER WHEN SHE STRETCHES.
PERFECT.
VERY IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE DOING
ANY DOG TRAINING
THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE ADULT
SUPERVISION AT ALL TIMES.
WELL THAT WAS STEP ONE.
WE WILL BE BACK
SOON WITH STEP TWO,
WHICH IS ASKING HER TO
GO UP ONTO HER BACK LEGS.
DO YOU THINK SHE CAN DO IT?
Max says YEAH.
Katrina says I THINK SHE CAN TOO.
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.
Back at the studio, Alfie says OH COOL.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
MAX TEACH FRANKIE TO DANCE.
I WONDER WHAT KIND OF
DANCING IT'LL BE.
BALLET, JAZZ OR HIP HOP?
WE'LL FIND OUT A
BIT LATER IN THE SHOW.
BUT FIRST IT'S
TIME FOR BRAIN FOOD.
IT'S AN ANIMAL FACT.
The caption changes to "Did you know?"
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT A TARSIER'S EYEBALLS ARE
THE SAME SIZE AS ITS BRAIN?
AND EACH EYEBALL ON ITS OWN
IS HEAVIER THAN ITS BRAIN.
A clip shows the animal mentioned.
The Narrator continues TARSIERS ALSO HAVE THE LARGEST
EYES COMPARED TO ITS BODY SIZE
OF ALL MAMMALS.
AND IT'S NOT ONLY THE TARSIER'S
EYES THAT KEEP IT ALERT,
THEIR NECKS
ARE VERY USEFUL TOO,
AS TARSIERS CAN ROTATE THEIR
NECKS A FULL 180 DEGREES
IN EITHER DIRECTION,
MEANING THEY DON'T
HAVE TO SWIVEL THEIR ENTIRE BODY
TO LOOK BEHIND THEM.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say ...AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says AND NOW MY CREATURE FRIENDS
IT'S TIME TO MEET A FEW OTHER
PALS OF MINE.
THEY'RE MOUTHY, THEY RAMBLE,
THEY'RE WINDY AND THEY'RE WORDY.
WHO ELSE COULD I BE
TALKING ABOUT?
IT'S THE DUO THAT
MAKES ME LAUGH.
IT'S TIME FOR TWO BOBS.
(music plays)
The caption changes to "Two Bobs."
Two alpacas stand in the woods. Alpaca Bob 1 is white and Alpaca Bob 2 is brown.
Alpaca Bob 1 says HEY BOB.
Alpaca Bob 2 says YES BOB.
Alpaca Bob 1 sings IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND
YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HANDS.
Alpaca Bob 2 says WHAT?
Alpaca Bob 1 sings IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND
YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HANDS.
Alpaca Bob 2 says I DON'T HAVE HANDS BOB.
Alpaca Bob 1 says OH.
He sings IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU
KNOW IT STAMP YOUR FEET.
COME ON BOB IF YOU'RE HAPPY
AND YOU KNOW IT STAMP YOUR FEET.
Alpaca Bob 2 says NO.
Alpaca Bob 1 sings IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT
AND YOU REALLY WANT TO SHOW IT.
Alpaca Bob 2 says I DON'T WANT TO BOB.
Alpaca Bob 1 says OH.
Alpaca Bob 2 says I DON'T
WANT TO SHOW IT.
DON'T MAKE ME SHOW IT BOB.
Alpaca Bob 1 sings IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND
YOU KNOW IT LOOK ALL GRUMPY.
Alpaca Bob 2 says OH COME ON.
Alpaca Bob 1 sings IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND
YOU KNOW IT LOOK ALL GRUMPY.
He says THAT'S IT BOB.
YOU'VE GOT IT BOB.
Alpaca Bob 2 farts.
Alpaca Bob 1 says ARE YOU HAPPY NOW BOB?
Alpaca Bob 2 says YES.
Alfie says THANK YOU BOB AND BOB.
THAT WAS WELL, INTERESTING.
THEY'LL BE BACK WITH
MORE CHATTER LATER ON.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO
ENGAGE YOUR BRAIN
AND TEST YOUR ANIMAL KNOWLEDGE.
LET'S SEE IF YOU KNOW
THE ANSWER TO THIS ONE.
IT'S CREATURE QUIZ.
The caption changes to "Creature Quiz."
The Narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
LAYS ITS EGGS INSIDE OF
ANOTHER ANIMAL?
IS IT A THE BITTERLING?
B THE BLUE RINGED OCTOPUS?
IT'S VERY PRETTY,
BUT DOES IT USE ANOTHER SEA
CREATURE AS A VESSEL FOR
ITS YOUNG?
OR C THE MILLIPEDE?
IF YOU CHOSE A THE
BITTERLING AS OUR EGG LAYER,
YOU'RE CORRECT.
THIS FREELOADER DOESN'T
LIKE TO DO THE MUSCLE WORK.
HE PREFERS TO LET A FRESHWATER
MUSSEL TAKE CARE OF THINGS.
THAT'S BECAUSE THIS
MALE BITTERLING
USES THE SHELLFISH AS A PARTNER
TO HELP LURE A FEMALE.
A Male Fish says HELLO.
The Narrator says HE DANCES AROUND IT,
GETTING IT USED TO HIS PRESENCE
SO THAT IT DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY
CLOSE UP ITS SHELL
WHEN HE GETS TOO CLOSE.
THEN THE FISH
DANCES TO ATTRACT A FEMALE.
SHE'S CAREFUL TO CHOOSE
A SHELLFISH
THAT FILTERS LOTS OF WATER.
SHE USES THAT LONG TUBE
TO DEPOSIT HER EGGS
INSIDE THE MUSSEL.
THE BITTERLING USES THE MUSSEL
AS A HIGH SECURITY INCUBATOR.
THE SHELLFISH MAINTAINS A STEADY
FLOW OF WELL OXYGENATED WATER
FOR THE FISHES' EGGS
TO DEVELOP IN.
AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS INSIDE
THEIR STRANGE NURSERY
HUNDREDS OF BABY
BITTERLINGS LEAVE HOME.
THE BITTERLING DOES MOST
OF THE WORK
AND GAINS ALL THE REWARDS
BUT IT'S STILL A FREELOADER
FOR USING THE MUSSEL'S
MOUTH AS A NURSERY.
Alfie says ALRIGHT GUYS, STILL TO COME
ON TODAY'S SHOW
WE HAVE MORE CANINE
CRAZINESS IN DOG TRICKS,
LOADS OF LAUGHS WITH
BAD PUN PONY,
A TRUCK LOAD OF ANIMAL
AMAZINGNESS IN CREATURE QUIZ,
SOME ASTONISHING ANIMAL FACTS,
AND WE MEET OUR
PET AND TELL GUEST
AND HEAR SOME HILARITY
FROM THE TWO BOBS.
ALL THAT, STILL TO COME,
ON CREATURE MANIA.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THERE ARE MORE THAN 3,500
SPECIES OF MOSQUITOES?
ALSO KNOWN AS MOZZIES.
THE FEMALES ARE THE ONLY
ONES WHO BITE
AND CAN DRINK UP TO THREE
TIMES ITS WEIGHT IN BLOOD.
DON'T WORRY, THOUGH.
IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT
1.2 MILLION BITES
TO DRAIN ALL
THE BLOOD FROM YOUR BODY.
MOSQUITOES HAVE BEEN AROUND
SINCE THE JURASSIC PERIOD.
THAT MAKES THEM
ABOUT MILLION YEARS OLD.
THE BUMPS FROM MOSQUITO
BITES ARE CAUSED BY SALIVA.
MOST PEOPLE HAVE MINOR ALLERGIC
REACTIONS TO THE SALIVA,
CAUSING THE AREA AROUND
THE BITE TO SWELL AND ITCH.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say ...AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says THOSE PESKY MOSQUITOS
ARE PRETTY GOOD AT FLYING
AND MAKING ANNOYING NOISES.
BUT I'VE NEVER
SEEN A MOSQUITO DANCE.
IN SAYING THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN
A BEAGLIER DOG DANCE EITHER.
I WONDER IF MAX AND DR. KATRINA
ARE HAVING ANY LUCK
TEACHING FRANKIE THE BEAGLIER
TO DANCE.
LET'S FIND OUT.
Katrina says IT'S TIME FOR STEP TWO OF DOG
TRICKS.
TODAY MAX AND I ARE
TEACHING FRANKIE TO DANCE.
SO SHE IS COMFORTABLE NOW
STRETCHING HER HEAD UP.
THE NEXT STEP IS TO
OFFER A TREAT
BUT HOLD IT A LITTLE BIT HIGHER
AND SEE IF WE CAN GET HER TO
JUST GO UP ON HER BACK LEGS
FOR JUST A SECOND OR TWO.
OKAY SO I HAVE GOT
NICE CHICKEN HERE.
I KNOW YOU LIKE YOUR FOOD.
COME ON.
YES GOOD GIRL.
OKAY SO AS SOON AS SHE GOES UP
ON THOSE BACK LEGS
SHE GETS THE TREAT.
Frankie wags its tail.
Max says FRANKIE SIT.
Frankie sits.
Katrina says AND TREAT, HOLD
IT OVER HER NOSE.
RIGHT IN.
THAT'S IT AND THEN
UP AND OVER HER,
YES, GOOD GIRL.
YOU GOT IT.
WELL DONE.
LET'S JUST TRY
THAT ONE MORE TIME.
NOW TREAT OVER HER NOSE
AND THEN STRAIGHT UP.
YES GOOD GIRL.
OKAY SO SHE IS
GETTING COMFORTABLE
TO GO UP ON THOSE LEGS.
WE'LL BE BACK
WITH THE NEXT STEP,
WHICH IS TO SEE IF WE CAN GET
HER TO BALANCE
ON THOSE HIND LEGS.
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.
Alfie says MORE FROM DR. KATRINA AND
DOG TRICKS A BIT LATER ON.
BUT NOW TIME FOR SOME FEEL
GOOD AMUSEMENT
FROM THE BEST JOKE
TELLER IN TOWN.
WELL AT LEAST SHE THINKS SO.
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ONE,
THE ONLY BAD PUN PONY.
The caption changes to "It's Bad Pun Pony!"
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says WHY SHOULD
YOU NEVER TELL EGGS JOKES?
BECAUSE YOU JUST MIGHT CRACK IT.
BIT
OF ADVICE FOLKS,
YOU SHOULD NEVER TRUST ATOMS.
THEY MAKE UP EVERYTHING.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY!
Alfie says YEP THAT PONY HOOF
HOOF HOOF-LARIOUS.
SHE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE
PONYING AROUND NEXT TIME.
BUT NOW TIME FOR SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
LET'S WARM UP THOSE
BRAIN CELLS
AND TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH
ANOTHER COOL CREATURE QUIZ.
The Narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
HAS BLUE GREEN BLOOD
AND THREE HEARTS?
IS IT A, THE SNEAKY
SLITHERING SEA SNAKE?
OR B, THE WEIRD
LOOKING, INK-SQUIRTING
MASTER OF CAMOUFLAGE
THE CUTTLEFISH?
OR IS IT C, THE SAND LOVING,
PREHISTORIC LOOKING
FREAKY LIZARD?
WELL IF YOU THOUGHT B, THE
CUTTLEFISH YOU'D BE RIGHT.
LIKE SOME KIND OF ALIEN
FROM OUTER SPACE
CUTTLEFISH STRANGELY
ENOUGH DO HAVE BLUE GREEN BLOOD
AND AMAZINGLY THREE HEARTS.
THEY ALSO HAVE BRAINS.
CUTTLEFISH ARE AMONG THE OCEAN'S
MOST INTELLIGENT INVERTEBRATES.
CUTTLEFISH ARE NOT FISH.
THEY'RE CEPHALOPODS,
WHICH INCLUDE OCTOPUS,
SQUID AND NAUTILUS.
AND THEY ARE TRUE
MASTERS OF DISGUISE.
A CUTTLEFISH'S CAMOUFLAGE
IS SO GOOD
THAT IT CAN TAKE ON NEARLY ANY
COLOUR PLACED BENEATH IT,
WHICH IS TOTALLY WEIRD BECAUSE
CUTTLEFISH ARE COLOUR BLIND.
ANOTHER INTERESTING THING
ABOUT CUTTLEFISH
IS THAT THEY TASTE WITH
THEIR SUCKERS.
YUCK IMAGINE
TASTING WITH YOUR FEET?
THEY HAVE AMAZING JET PROPULSION
SYSTEM FOR RAPID MOVEMENT
AND SQUIRT INK AS A
DISTRACTING DECOY.
THEY ALSO HAVE W SHAPED EYELIDS
SO THEY CAN SEE IN FRONT OF
THEM AND BEHIND THEM
AT THE SAME TIME.
MAKING THEM EXCELLENT
HUNTERS AND AVOIDERS OF PREY.
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT
CUTTLEFISH, WEIRD, JET
PROPELLING, UNDERWATER
ALIEN LIKE GREEN BLOODED THREE
HEARTED SMARTY-PANTS.
HA.
FREAKY BUT TRUE.
Alfie says WHAT AMAZING CREATURES, SO COOL.
ALL RIGHT CREATURE FANS, STILL
TO COME ON TODAY'S SHOW -
AN AMAZING ANIMAL FACT,
WE MEET TODAY'S PET AND TELL
GUESTS IN THE HOUSE,
THERE'S AN ADORABLE
ANIMAL IN TOO CUTE,
PLUS SOME MUSINGS FROM OUR
FAVOURITE BLACK AND WHITE BEAR,
THE FANTASTIC PONDERING PANDA.
ALL OF THAT, STILL TO
COME ON CREATURE MANIA.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THERE ARE ABOUT 38,000 SPECIES
OF SPIDERS?
IN AUSTRALIA RED BACKS
ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR AROUND 2,000 HOSPITALIZED
BITE CASES EACH YEAR.
A Crowd says OH NO.
The Narrator says HOWEVER, NO DEATH DUE
TO RED BACKS HAS BEEN REPORTED
SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF
RED BACK ANTI VENOM IN 1979.
A Spider making a web says HOORAY.
The Narrator says RED BACK SPIDERS
TEND NOT TO BE AGGRESSIVE
UNLESS THEIR WEB IS DISTURBED.
SOMETIMES THEY MAY JUST GIVE
A WARNING BITE
WITHOUT INJECTING ANY VENOM
IF THEY FEEL THREATENED.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say ...AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says AND NOW CREATURE FRIENDS
IN A MINUTE IT'S TIME FOR MY
FAVOURITE PART OF THE SHOW
WHERE I GET TO MEET A SPECIAL
GUEST AND THEIR SPECIAL PET
RIGHT HERE IN THE HOUSE
BUT JUST BEFORE WE DO THAT
LET'S A LOOK AT THIS.
[music and comical slipping sounds]
Clips show different animals such as penguins, a cat, an elephant, and a polar bear slip and fall.
The caption changes to "It's Pet and Tell."
Alfie says INTRODUCING HOLLY.
SHE'S BROUGHT IN A
DRAGON TO SHOW US.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW HOLLY.
Holly is around 10 years old, with long blond hair tied up. She wears a green polo-shirt.
Holly says THANK YOU.
Alfie says SO AHH WHO IS THIS LITTLE GUY?
Holly says AHH THIS IS BANDIT.
Bandit is a yellow bearded dragon.
Alfie says YEAH BANDIT.
AND WHAT IS BANDIT?
Holly says HE IS A CENTRAL BEARDED DRAGON.
Alfie says WOW.
HE HAS GOT A REALLY
NICE YELLOW COAT.
Holly says YEAH.
Alfie says SO AHH HOW DID YOU COME
UP WITH THE NAME BANDIT?
Holly says UMM BECAUSE HE IS AN
OUTLAW OF CUTENESS.
Alfie chuckles and says CUTENESS.
BEARDED DRAGONS.
BEARDED DRAGONS ARE CALLED
BEARDED DRAGONS
BECAUSE THEY HAVE ROWS
OF SPIKED SCALES,
WHICH WHEN PUFFED UP
RESEMBLE A BEARD.
THEY ARE ENDEMIC TO
AUSTRALIA'S DESERT REGIONS,
WHICH MEANS YOU CAN'T FIND
THEM ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WILD.
BEARDED DRAGONS DO NOT
ATTACK WHEN THREATENED.
INSTEAD THEY FREEZE, PUFF THEIR
THROAT AND MAY CHANGE COLOURS.
FEMALES HAVE THINNER AND
MORE SLENDER TAILS THAN MALES.
BEARDED DRAGONS.
WHAT DOES BANDIT EAT?
Holly says UMM HE EATS MEAL WORMS,
BUT NOT TOO MANY BECAUSE
THEY'RE LIKE JUNK FOOD,
AHH CRICKETS
FOR PROTEIN AND SALAD.
Alfie says WHAT'S BANDIT LIKE
WITH OTHER ANIMALS?
Holly says UMM HE'S GOOD.
HE HANGS OUT WITH OUR TWO
DOGS, OUR CAT AND OUR CHICKEN.
Alfie says SO THEY LIKE DON'T CHASE
EACH OTHER OR ANYTHING?
Holly says NO THE CAT IS LIKE HIS GUARD.
WHAT THE CAT DOES
IS ONE TIME A BIRD TRIED TO
SWOOP DOWN AND GET HIM
AND THE CAT JUST
POUNCED ON THE BIRD.
Alfie chuckles and says THAT'S AWESOME.
SO DOES HE EVER GET SCARED?
Holly says UMM SOMETIMES.
Alfie says YEAH HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHEN HE IS SCARED?
Holly says UMM HE FLARES UP HIS BEARD
SOMETIMES OR HE CHANGES COLOUR.
HE CHANGES COLOUR.
YEAH.
Alfie says WHAT COLOUR DOES HE GO?
Holly says HE GOES AHH BLACKIE BROWN.
Alfie says AND THEN DOES HE GO
RED WHEN HE IS ANGRY?
Holly says NO.
Alfie laughs.
Alfie says WELL THEN HOW DO YOU
CALM HIM BACK DOWN?
Holly says UMM IF YOU JUST PAT
HIM GENTLY
HE WILL JUST TURN
BACK TO COLOUR.
Alfie says HE GOES BACK TO A NICE YELLOW.
Holly says YEAH.
Alfie says OH WOW.
SO WHAT IS YOUR MOST
FAVOURITE THING ABOUT BANDIT?
Holly says UMM HE HAS JUST GOT A
VERY CHEEKY PERSONALITY,
HE'S GOT AN AMAZING COLOUR
AND HE IS JUST YEAH A
REALLY NICE FRIEND.
Alfie says WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING IN TODAY HOLLY.
Holly says THANK YOU ALFIE.
Alfie says AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
INTRODUCING US TO BANDIT
THE BEARDED DRAGON.
Holly says NO WORRIES.
Alfie says HE'S AN OUTLAW OF CUTENESS.
Holly says YES HE IS.
Alfie says SPEAKING OF CUTE.
CHECK THIS OUT.
The Narrator says EVERYBODY LOVES THE BEACH.
EVEN MONKEYS AND APES.
SPEAKING OF MONKEYS,
CHECK OUT THESE GUYS.
The Crowd says AWW.
A baby macaque hugs its mother.
The Narrator says THEY'RE
BABY MACAQUES FROM JAPAN.
AREN'T THEY THE SWEETEST
THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN?
THESE CHEEKY MONKEYS HANG OUT
IN BIG BANANA BUNCHES
AND PLAY ALL DAY.
AND WHEN THEY'RE POOPED
THEY JUST LIE DOWN
AND HAVE A LITTLE MONKEY SNOOZE.
The Crowd says AWW.
The Narrator says BABY
MACAQUES THEY'RE JUST...
Kids say ...TOO CUTE.
Alfie says OH YES I AGREE.
WAY TOO CUTE.
BUT NOW TIME FOR A
CHANGE OF SCENERY.
IT'S TIME TO ENGAGE YOUR BRAIN
AND TEST YOUR ANIMAL KNOWLEDGE.
CAN YOU GUESS THE RIGHT
ANIMAL IN THIS CREATURE QUIZ?
The Narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
RISK THEIR LIVES TO SAVE
THEIR BABIES?
IS IT A, THE OCTOPUS?
B, THE TURTLE?
OR IS IT C, THE
LITTLE BLUE PENGUIN?
WELL IT MAY SHOCK YOU TO KNOW
THAT OCTOPUS AND TURTLE MUMS
LEAVE THEIR BABIES TO
FEND FOR THEMSELVES.
SO THE ANSWER IS C.
THE LITTLE BLUE PENGUIN
ARE DEVOTED PARENTS
WHO RISK THEIR LIVES IN
THE TREACHEROUS SEAS
TO FEED THEIR BABIES.
LITTLE BLUES ARE THE WORLD'S
SMALLEST PENGUINS
WEIGHING JUST ONE KILOGRAM AND
ARE THIRTY CENTIMETRES TALL.
BUT THEY HAVE A
BIG RESPONSIBILITY.
IF THIS DAD DOESN'T MAKE IT
HOME FROM THE SEA
THEIR MUM WON'T BE ABLE
TO RAISE THEIR CHICK.
EVERY TIME HE GOES OUT TO
HUNT HE RUNS A GAUNTLET.
AT THE END OF A HUNT
PENGUINS GET TOGETHER IN A
GROUP KNOWN AS A RAFT
WHERE THEY WILL CONTEMPLATE
THE SAFEST ROUTE TO THE SHORE.
MOST OFTEN THEY COME TO
SHORE AT NIGHT AS A GROUP
AS THERE IS SAFETY IN NUMBERS.
THEY ARE UNGAINLY ON LAND.
SHH, WHAT WAS THAT?
THEY TIPTOE AROUND SCARY SEALS.
YOU SHH.
AND ROCKY ROCKS TO GET
TO THE HUNGRY BABIES.
The caption changes to "Two Bobs."
In the mud, Mud Skipper Bob 1 says I LOVE MY GILLS.
THEY LET ME BREATHE
AND IF I COULDN'T BREATHE
I WOULD HEAVE
UP MY BREAKFAST ALL
OVER A PILE OF LEAVES.
Mud Skipper Bob 2 says THAT'S
A BEAUTIFUL POEM BOB.
WHICH ONE IS THAT AGAIN?
Mud Skipper Bob 1 says ODE TO MY
GILLS BY WILLIAM MUDSPEAR.
Mud Skipper Bob 2 says OF COURSE.
MUDSPEARS FINEST SONNET.
Mud Skipper Bob 1 says SONNET?
BOB I THINK YOU'LL FIND IT'S
A RHYMING COUPLET ACTUALLY.
Mud Skipper Bob 2 says I THINK YOU'LL
FIND IT'S A SONNET ACTUALLY.
Mud Skipper Bob 1 says IT'S A COUPLET.
Mud Skipper Bob 2 says SONNET.
Mud Skipper Bob 1 says COUPLET.
Mud Skipper Bob 2 says SONNET.
Mud Skipper Bob 1 says COUPLET.
Mud Skipper Bob 2 says YOU WANT
COUPLET HOW IS THIS?
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
ONIONS ARE UMM BROWN
AND YOU'RE RIGHT,
IT'S A COUPLET.
Alfie says OH, THOSE BOBS ARE BRILLIANT.
WELL CREATURE MANIACS,
WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE STILL
TO COME ON THE SHOW,
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER INCREDIBLE
ANIMAL FACT,
SOME FASCINATING PONDERINGS FROM
OUR FAVOURITE ROLLIE POLY PAL,
THE ONE, THE ONLY
PONDERING PANDA
AND TODAY'S FINAL VISIT
TO DR. KATRINA
FOR STEP THREE IN DOG TRICKS.
SO, ALL THAT STILL TO COME,
RIGHT HERE ON CREATURE MANIA.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT THE CAMPO FLICKER
BIRD OF SOUTH AMERICA
HAS A VERY STRANGE NEST?
IN THE CERRADO WHERE THEY LIVE.
THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF TREES
SO THIS CLEVER BIRD HAS FOUND
ANOTHER PLACE TO MAKE ITS HOME.
IT DIGS A LARGE HOLE IN
THE MANY TERMITE MOUNDS.
NOT ONLY IS IT A DRY AND
SAFE PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY.
ANY TERMITES WHO GET TOO CLOSE
TO THIS INTRUDER
BECOMES A YUMMY TASTY MEAL FOR
MUM AND HER CHICKS.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say ...AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says WHAT A GREAT FACT.
ALRIGHT CREATURE CRAZIES IT'S
TIME TO GET A BIT PHILOSOPHICAL
WITH A BEAR WHO
LIKES TO SPECULATE,
TO REFLECT, TO CONSIDER
AND TO DELIBERATE.
YES IT'S OUR
FAVOURITE BAMBOO-EATING,
ROLLIE POLY BUT ALWAYS
ADORABLE PONDERING PANDA.
Kids say THE PANDA THAT LIKES
TO PONDER.
Lying on the grass and eating, Pondering Panda says DO YOU
KNOW WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND?
LIKE, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND?
INDOOR PLANTS.
I MEAN WHY DO HUMANS TAKE
PLANTS FROM OUTDOORS
AND BRING THEM INDOORS,
ONLY TO MAKE THE INDOORS LOOK
MORE LIKE THE OUTDOORS?
I MEAN, IF YOU WANTED TO
BE IN THE OUTDOORS SO MUCH,
WHY NOT JUST STOP
LIVING INDOORS
AND, LIKE, MOVE OUTDOORS?
HUMANS ARE SO WEIRD.
Alfie says AND THAT MY FRIENDS
WAS THE PONDERING PANDA.
YEAH I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
WEIRD.
ANYWAY.
TIME FOR STEP THREE
OF TODAY'S TRICK.
WILL MAX BE ABLE TO
TEACH FRANKIE TO DANCE?
LET'S FIND OUT.
IN DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
MAX AND I ARE
TEACHING FRANKIE TO DANCE.
NOW SHE HAS BEEN GREAT
WITH HER FIRST TWO STEPS.
THE FIRST ONE WAS TO JUST
STRETCHER HER HEAD AND NOSE UP.
SECOND ONE WAS TO GO UP ON
HER BACK LEGS
FOR JUST A LITTLE SECOND
AND THE THIRD ONE IS TO TRY AND
GET HER TO BALANCE THERE
A LITTLE LONGER.
SO I AM GOING TO GET
HER ATTENTION.
OKAY.
TREAT UP AGAIN.
The dog walks on two legs.
Katrina continues GOOD GIRL,
AND WHILE SHE IS UP I AM GOING
TO GIVE HER ANOTHER TREAT
AND ANOTHER TREAT.
GOOD GIRL.
SO THAT'S HELPING HER TO
STAY UP THERE
BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO
GET THOSE TREATS.
DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A GO?
Max says YES PLEASE.
Katrina says OKAY I'LL GIVE YOU TWO.
ONE IN EACH HAND.
UP.
THAT'S IT.
AND GIVE HER THE OTHER ONES.
PERFECT.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
IF WE PRACTICE THIS
SHE'LL BE DANCING PROPERLY
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED
FRANKIE'S DOG TRICK.
I WILL BE BACK NEXT
TIME WITH ANOTHER ONE.
Alfie says WELL CREATURE MANIACS THAT'S
ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR TODAY.
WHAT A GREAT SHOW.
DANCING DOGS AND A
DRAGON WITH A BEARD.
WHO KNOWS WHAT WEIRD
AND WONDERFUL CREATURES
WE WILL MEET NEXT TIME.
AND REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
IF YOU WANT TO FIND
OUT ABOUT THE KOOKIEST,
CRAZIEST AND MOST ADORABLE
ANIMALS ON THE PLANET
JOIN ME, ALFIE, NEXT TIME
HERE ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
A caption reads "Creature Mania. A Northern Pictures Productions."
The end credits roll.
Copyright 2017, Northern Pictures.
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