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Transcript: Episode 58
(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.
TODAY THERE WILL BE HOOVES
AND PAWS AND WINGS AND FLIPPERS.
COMING UP...
Clips show different types of animals as Alfie says WE SPOT THE SUPER SHY
SNOW LEOPARD,
GET UP CLOSE WITH
A TASMANIAN DEVIL
AND SOAK UP SOME TIME
WITH A SEA SPONGE.
WE HAVE A LAUGH WITH
PANDA AND PONY
AND WE MEET ALICE AND HER
FANTASTIC POODLE
IN PET AND TELL.
PLUS LOTS, LOTS MORE.
IT'S GOING TO
BE A PACKED SHOW.
SO LET'S KICK IT OFF WITH
OUR GOOD FRIEND DR. KATRINA
AND SEE WHAT LUCKY YOUNG DOG
TRAINER AND THEIR PAL
ARE COMING ALONG TODAY
AND WHAT TRICK
THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN.
IT'S 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.
She sits on the grass with 4 brown and white dogs and says HI AND WELCOME TO DOG TRICKS.
I'M DR. KATRINA.
AND I'M JOINED BY AUSTRALIA'S
SMARTEST DOGS, THE WONDER DOGS.
AND TODAY WE'RE GOING
TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO TEACH YOUR DOG TO
DO A TUNNEL RUN
AND SKETCH IS GOING TO
DEMONSTRATE THIS ONE FOR US.
LET'S LEARN A BIT ABOUT
HER FIRST.
MEET SKETCH,
SHE'S SEVEN YEARS OLD.
SHE'S KNOWN FOR HAVING
AN UNUSUAL COAT COLOUR
AND DIFFERENT COLOURED EYES.
HER NICKNAMES ARE
SKITS AND SKIDDITCH.
SKETCH IS THE FREE SPIRIT
OF THE WONDER DOGS TEAM.
SHE'S SOMETIMES NAUGHTY
AND HAS LOTS OF CHARACTER.
HER HOBBIES, WELL
THERE'S SO MANY.
THEY INCLUDE CHASING BIRDS,
DIVING INTO THE DAM
AND RUNNING AROUND LIKE CRAZY.
HER FAVOURITE TRICKS
ARE JUMPING,
DOING HANDSTANDS AND SKIPPING.
Clips show the dog doing its favourite activities.
Katrina says HER NAUGHTIEST DEED,
JUMPING UP ON THE KITCHEN BENCH
TO PINCH FOOD.
PET HATES: WELL SHE HATES HAVING
SMELLY THINGS WASHED OFF HER.
THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE SKETCH:
QUIRKY, MISCHIEVOUS
AND ENERGETIC.
AND NOW LET'S SEE
SKETCH DEMONSTRATE.
A caption reads "Tunnel Run."
Katrina says THE TUNNEL RUN IS
A GREAT ACTIVITY
FOR DOGS OF ALL
AGES AND ABILITY.
Sketch runs through a yellow tunnel and Katrina says GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL.
IT'S A FUN THING TO DO IN
YOUR BACKYARD
AND IT HELPS KEEP YOUR DOG FIT.
YEAH SKETCH TUNNEL.
COME ON.
SKETCH TUNNEL.
WELL NOW WE HAVE SEEN
AN EXPERT DEMONSTRATION
LET'S GO SEE WHO'S HERE
TO TRAIN THEIR DOG.
Katrina sits on a bench with Milan and his dog.
Milan is around 12, with brown hair and wears denim shorts and a green T-shirt.
Katrina says HI GUYS.
I'M HERE WITH MILAN AND
THE VERY GORGEOUS MILO.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MILO.
Milan says MILO IS ABOUT TO TURN
TWO YEARS OLD
AND HE'S A COCKER SPANIEL
MIXED WITH A POODLE,
THAT'S CALLED A SPOODLE.
Katrina says HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE MILO'S PERSONALITY?
Milan says HE'S VERY HAPPY AND PLAYFUL
AND HE WILL BE HAPPY TO PLAY
WITH EVERYBODY.
Katrina says AND DOES HE DO ANYTHING NAUGHTY?
Milan says UMM HE LIKES TO EAT SOCKS.
Katrina says STEALING AND EATING OR JUST
EATING IF THEY ARE LEFT OUT?
Milan says I THINK IF THEY'RE LEFT OUT.
Katrina says AND DO YOU THINK HE WOULD
LIKE TO LEARN SOME TRICKS?
IS HE ACTIVE?
Milan says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY COOL.
ARE YOU READY TO
LEARN SOMETHING?
Milan says I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
LEARNING SOME TRICKS TODAY.
Katrina says OKAY MILO LET'S GO.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TEACH
A FUN TRICK
AND THAT IS TEACHING MILO TO GO
THROUGH THE TUNNEL.
SO IT APPEARS MILO
QUITE LIKES CHICKEN.
IS THAT RIGHT?
Milan says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY WHAT I'M GOING
TO GET YOU TO DO,
TAKE THIS NICE BIG CHUNK OF IT.
WE JUST WANT TO GET MILO
USED TO JUST BEING
AROUND THE TUNNEL
BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT
MILO'S NOT USED TO BEING AROUND
AND IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT NOISY
AND SCARY
SO BRING, BRING HIM OVER
AND GIVE HIM A TREAT
JUST FOR BEING NEAR THE TUNNEL.
THAT'S IT.
AND SEE ALL I'M DOING
IS JUST GETTING HIM USED
TO BEING AROUND SOMETHING
THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE STRANGE
AND FEELS A LITTLE STRANGE.
GOOD BOY MILO.
HERE YOU ARE, HAVE SOME MORE.
ASK HIM MAYBE WILL HE SIT
FOR YOU NEAR THE TUNNEL.
Milan says MILO SIT.
GOOD BOY.
Milo sits.
Katrina says PERFECT.
SO MILO SEEMS
PRETTY COMFORTABLE.
HE'S NOT BOTHERED BY
THE TUNNEL AROUND HIM.
SO THAT'S STEP ONE, NICELY DONE.
WE'RE GOING TO CROSS BACK
TO THE GUYS IN THE STUDIO
AND WE'LL BE BACK HERE SOON
TO SEE HOW YOU'RE GOING
AND GETTING HIM GOING
THROUGH THAT TUNNEL, STEP TWO.
Milan says OKAY.
Back in the studio, Alfie says OH I LOVE THIS TRICK.
IT LOOKS LIKE SO MUCH FUN.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW
MILAN AND MILO GET ON WITH THIS.
WE'LL CHECK BACK IN
WITH DR. KATRINA
A LITTLE LATER ON IN THE SHOW.
BUT FIRST IT'S TIME TO
STRETCH YOUR BRAINS
AND LEARN SOMETHING
NEW WITH AN ANIMAL FACT.
A caption reads "Did you know?"
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW?
THE SNOW LEOPARD IS LISTED
AS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES?
THE GLOBAL WILD POPULATION
IS ESTIMATED BETWEEN A MERE
4,000 TO 9,000.
THIS NUMBER IS SUCH
A ROUGH ESTIMATE
BECAUSE OF THE SNOW LEOPARDS
EXTREMELY SHY NATURE.
BECAUSE OF THIS ALL COUNTRIES
WITH A SNOW LEOPARD POPULATION
HAVE STARTED TO RAISE AWARENESS
AND WORK TOWARDS
SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION
TO PROTECT THIS
AMAZING CREATURE.
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 EFFUSIVE,
THEY'RE GARRULOUS,
THEY'RE WELL SPOKEN
AND THEY'RE SOCIABLE.
WHO ELSE COULD I BE
TALKING ABOUT?
NO IT'S NOT ME.
IT'S MY TWO FRIENDS,
THE TWO BOBS.
Kids say TWO BOBS!
Orangutan Bob says OH DOING
THE WEEKLY SHOPPING BOB?
Beetle Bob rolls a ball down a leaf.
Beetle Bob says SURE AM BOB.
GOT THIS ON SALE.
Orangutan Bob says YOU PAID FOR THAT?
Beetle Bob says YEP DUNG MART.
Orangutan Bob says SO WHAT'S
ON THE MENU TODAY BOB?
Beetle Bob says BIG BALL OF DUNG BOB,
WHAT ELSE?
Orangutan Bob says OKAY.
Beetle Bob says YOU COMING
OVER FOR DINNER BOB?
PLENTY TO GO AROUND.
Orangutan Bob says OH LOOK I'M
GOOD WITH JACKFRUIT THANKS BOB.
Beetle Bob says I'LL TELL YOU WHAT BOB
YOU HAVEN'T HAD DUNG
UNTIL YOU'VE HAD
HOME COOKED DUNG.
Orangutan Bob says I HAVEN'T HAD DUNG,
LET'S KEEP IT AT THAT, HEY BOB.
Beetle Bob says MATE YOU SHOULDN'T,
NO ONE SHOULD DIE NOT
EATING DUNG BOB.
COME OVER.
COME ON.
I'LL MAKE YOU A BIG PLATE OF IT.
I'LL MAKE YOU TWO.
Orangutan Bob says WELL WHAT ARE
YOU GOING TO GARNISH WITH THAT?
Beetle Bob says GARNISH?
OH YEAH.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF PAPRIKA
AND A LITTLE BIT OF DUNG.
Orangutan Bob says I WOULDN'T
WANT TO DEPRIVE YOU
OF VALUABLE FOOD SOURCE.
Beetle Bob says HEY DON'T YOU THROW UP.
BOB THAT IS DISGUSTING.
Alfie chuckles and says OH THOSE BOBS.
I'M NEVER SURE WHAT
TO EXPECT FROM THEM.
WE'LL SEE WHAT ELSE
THEY HAVE TO SAY LATER ON.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO TEST
YOUR CREATURE COMPREHENSION.
THROW ON YOUR THINKING CAPS AND
GET READY TO FEED THAT BRAIN.
IT'S CREATURE QUIZ.
A caption reads "Creature quiz."
The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
PLUNGE DIVES TO CATCH FISH?
IS IT A THE HANDSOME
GREATER PIED KINGFISHER?
IS IT B THE FIERCE
LOOKING FISHING OWL?
OR C THE FRIGATE BIRD?
THE PIRATES OF THE SEA?
In animation, birds say WOO.
WOO.
YAHOO.
The Narrator says IF YOU
ANSWERED A YOU ARE CORRECT.
THE GREATER PIED KINGFISHER
LOVES TO PLUNGE DIVE.
FISHING NEXT TO THE WATER
IS GENERALLY THE EASIEST WAY
TO CATCH FISH
BUT DIVE-BOMBING
FROM GREAT HEIGHTS
IS ANOTHER WAY TO
GET YOUR DINNER.
THIS IS THE GREATER
PIED KINGFISHER
AND IT IS AN EXPERT DIVER.
ITS FISHING METHOD INVOLVES
PERCHING JUST ABOVE THE WATER,
WATCHING THE WATER
FOR POTENTIAL PREY.
ANY SIGN OF MOVEMENT
MIGHT MEAN A DELICIOUS MEAL,
SO IT DIVES TO SNARE ITS DINNER.
Fish scream after a bird dived in.
The Narrator says IT TUCKS ITS WINGS
BACK AND DIVES DOWN VERTICALLY,
BEAK FIRST.
IT ENTERS THE WATER AS
STREAMLINED AS POSSIBLE,
IN AN EFFORT TO
ACCELERATE INTO ITS PREY.
IF IT'S LUCKY,
THE GREATER PIDE KINGFISHER
WILL SNAP UP A FISH.
A Fish says OUCH.
The Narrator says IT CAN FLY OVER
LARGE BODIES OF WATER TO FEED
WITHOUT RELYING ON DRY LAND.
THESE BIRDS'
AERIAL ANTICS
RESULT IN AMAZING
FISHING ACHIEVEMENTS.
Alfie says ALL RIGHT GUYS, STILL
TO COME ON TODAY'S SHOW.
WE HAVE MORE CANINE
CRAZINESS IN DOG TRICKS,
LOADS OF LAUGHS
WITH BAD PUN PONY,
A TRUCKLOAD 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
THAT TASMANIAN DEVIL BABIES
ARE CALLED IMPS
AND THEY HAVE TO BE VERY TOUGH?
THESE BLIND, HAIRLESS,
HELPLESS IMPS
MUST MAKE A DASH
ACROSS THEIR MOTHER'S BELLY
TO THE SAFETY OF HER POUCH.
IT'S A RACE FOR SURVIVAL
BECAUSE THERE MAY
BE THIRTY IMPS
AND ONLY FOUR NIPPLES.
ONLY THE FOUR TOUGHEST BABIES
WHO GET TO THE MILK WILL EAT.
THE REST WILL DIE.
AND SHE WILL EAT THEM.
A Crowd says OH NO.
The Narrator says THANKS MUM.
AND THAT'S...
A caption reads "An animal fact."
Alfie says WHAT A GREAT FACT.
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
IT'S TIME FOR OUR NEXT VISIT
TO DR. KATRINA
TO SEE IF MILAN AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, MILO THE DOG,
ARE GETTING USED TO THAT TUNNEL.
THE NEXT STEP IS FOR MILO TO
ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THE TUNNEL.
LET'S FIND OUT
HOW THEY'RE DOING.
YES IT'S PART TWO OF DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says MILO'S BEEN GREAT SO FAR.
HE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
BOTHERED BY THE TUNNEL AT ALL.
HE SEEMS QUITE HAPPY TO GO
IN TO THE TUNNEL
AND BE AROUND THE NOISE
AND FEEL OF IT
SO THE NEXT STEP IS TO SEE
IF HE WILL GO RIGHT THROUGH.
AND WHAT I'M GOING
TO GET YOU TO DO,
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME NICE
CHUNKY BITS OF CHICKEN THERE
AND I'M GOING TO HOLD MILO.
IF YOU HOP TO THE OTHER END
OF THE TUNNEL.
Milan says YEP.
Katrina says I'M GOING TO GET YOU TO CRAWL
HALFWAY THROUGH.
IT'S A BIT FUNNY I KNOW
AND GET MILO,
CALL MILO TO YOU.
YOU HOP IN THERE, CRAWL IN.
CALL MILO.
Milan says MILO COME.
Katrina says SHOW MILO THE CHICKEN.
Milan says COME HERE.
COME HERE.
Katrina says AND ENCOURAGE MILO OUT AND
THEN TELL HIM HE IS A GOOD BOY.
Milan says GOOD BOY.
Katrina says PERFECT.
OKAY STEP TWO CONQUERED.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH
STEP THREE SOON.
Alfie says WE'LL HAVE MORE FROM DR. KATRINA
AND DOG TRICKS LATER ON.
BUT FIRST TIME FOR A BIT OF FUN.
LET'S ALL REJOICE AND
HAVE A LAUGH
WITH OUR FAVOURITE JOKE
TELLING PAL.
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ONE,
THE ONLY BAD PUN PONY.
(music plays)
A caption reads "It's Bad Pun Pony."
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says HOW ARE
FISH AND MUSIC THE SAME?
THEY BOTH HAVE SCALES.
WHAT DID
THE LIONESS SAY TO HER CUBS
BEFORE DINNER?
LET'S PREY.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY!
Alfie says AHH THAT PONY CRACKS ME UP.
AND WE'LL HAVE MORE CRACK UPS
FROM OUR HILARIOUS HORSE
NEXT TIME ON THE SHOW.
BUT NOW LET'S SEE SOME
MORE INCREDIBLE ANIMALS
AND TEST OUR CREATURE KNOWLEDGE
WHILE WE'RE AT IT.
IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER
CREATURE QUIZ.
The Narrator says WHICH OF THESE
ANIMALS WEIGHS THE MOST?
IS IT A AUSTRALIA'S
LARGEST HAPPY HOPPER,
THE KANGAROO?
OR IS IT B THE SEDENTARY
BUT MIGHTY MOLLUSC,
THE GIANT CLAIM?
GEES, THAT IS ONE GIANT CLAM.
OR C ONE OF THE LARGEST
MIGRATORS IN THE WORLD,
THE WILDEBEEST?
In animation, Wildebeest 1 crossing a river says AFTER YOU.
Wildebeest 2 says NO, NO YOU GO FIRST.
I INSIST.
The Narrator says WELL IF YOU THOUGHT B
THE GIANT CLAM
YOU'D BE RIGHT.
THESE GUYS ARE HUGE AND HEAVY.
THESE BEHEMOTHS CAN BE FOUND
IN TROPICAL WATERS
AND USUALLY INHABIT CORAL REEFS
AND LAGOONS.
AND ALTHOUGH THEY DON'T
MOVE AROUND
GIANT CLAMS CAN SURVIVE MORE
THAN 100 YEARS IN THE WILD.
WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD GOING
CONSIDERING THEY DON'T GET
ANY EXERCISE AT ALL.
LUCKY CLAMS.
The Crowd says OH.
The Narrator says EW.
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 GUEST
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 THAT, STILL TO COME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
SEA SPONGES HAVE BEEN IN
THE OCEAN FOR 500 MILLION YEARS?
THEY ARE IN FACT THE WORLD'S
OLDEST LIVING ANIMAL.
SO HOW ARE THEY AN
ANIMAL YOU WONDER?
ONE OF THE GIVEAWAYS IS THAT
SPONGE CAPTURES ITS FOOD TO EAT.
UNLIKE PLANTS
THEY DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY
TO MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD.
THEY USE A TUBE-LIKE WALL
THAT MAKES UP THEIR BODY
AND ACTS LIKE A SIEVE
OR A FILTER.
THESE WALLS COLLECT AND STRAIN
TINY ORGANISMS OUT OF THE WATER.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says OKAY CREATURE FANS
IT'S THAT TIME OF THE SHOW
WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO.
YES YOU GUESSED IT.
IT'S TIME FOR PET AND TELL
WITH A NEW GUEST AND THEIR PET.
BUT FIRST THERE'S THIS.
(music plays)
A clip shows a two large birds playing and sliding on the snow.
The caption changes to "It's pet and tell."
Alfie sits in the studio with Alice and her pet, a black dog with a green scarf. Alice is around 11, with short brown hair. She wears a green polo-shirt.
Alfie says INTRODUCING ALICE.
SHE'S BROUGHT IN HER
PET DOG TO SHOW US.
HELLO ALICE.
Alice says HELLO ALFIE.
Alfie says SO AHH WHO IS THIS?
Alice says WELL THIS IS OLIVER.
Alfie says OLIVER.
Alice says YES.
Alfie says AND AHH WHAT KIND
OF A DOG IS OLIVER?
Alice says UMM HE IS VERY, VERY ACTIVE.
AT LIKE NIGHT HE WILL
BE RIGHT IN YOUR FACE.
Alfie says YEAH.
Alice says YEAH.
Alfie says AND WHAT KIND OF
BREED IS OLIVER?
Alice says OLIVER IS A POODLE.
Alfie says HE'S A POODLE.
Alice says MINIATURE POODLE YES.
Alfie says A MINIATURE POODLE.
SO THAT IS LIKE THE SECOND
SMALLEST POODLE ISN'T IT?
Alice says YES IT IS.
Alfie says YEAH RIGHT.
POODLES.
POODLES WERE KNOWN TO EXIST AT
LEAST FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
AND WERE USED AS HUNTING DOGS.
POODLES SHED LESS SO THEY ARE
OFTEN CROSSED WITH OTHER BREEDS.
THEY'RE EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT
AND EAGER TO PLEASE THEIR OWNER.
MAKING THEM EASY TO TRAIN.
AS A RESULT THE POODLE HAS
A HISTORY OF PERFORMANCE,
APPEARING IN CIRCUSES AND STREET
ACTS FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS.
POODLES ARE USUALLY
EASY GOING
BUT CAN BE AGGRESSIVE WHEN
PROTECTING THEIR OWNERS.
POODLES.
IS HE QUITE A GOOD PUP?
Alice says YES HE IS VERY GOOD BUT HE CAN
BE VERY NAUGHTY AT MOST TIMES.
Alfie says REALLY, CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT HIM BEING NAUGHTY?
Alice says HE HAS WEED ON BOTH OF HIS,
UMM OF OUR CAT AND OTHER DOG
ON THEIR HEADS.
Alfie says REALLY?
Alice says YEAH THE PARK AND AT HOME.
Alfie says WHAT?
THAT'S YUCK.
Alice says I KNOW.
HE IS VERY, VERY UMM DISGUSTING.
Alfie says YEAH.
SO DOES HE EVER DO
ANYTHING CHEEKY OR FUNNY?
Alice says WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S
CALLED AN EVIL DROP BY
AND IT'S WHERE LIKE THERE WILL
BE ANY DOG OR HUMAN AT THE PARK
AND OLIVER WILL COME
ZIPPING PAST
AND HE MIGHT HAVE A BALL
IN HIS MOUTH
AND WILL DROP IT AND BE LIKE
THROW IT, THROW IT, THROW IT.
COME ON.
Alfie chuckles and says WOW SO YOU CALL IT
THE EVIL DROP BY?
Alice says YES.
Alfie says OH YOU'RE SINISTER AREN'T YOU?
YOU'RE MISCHIEVOUS.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE THING
ABOUT OLIVER?
Alice says UMM HE IS A VERY GOOD COMPANION.
I REALLY LIKE HAVING HIM AROUND
BUT OLIVER NEEDS TO BE
THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION
TWENTY-FOUR-SEVEN.
Alfie says HE NEEDS TO BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Alice says YEAH.
Alfie says WELL HE'S THE CENTRE
OF ATTENTION RIGHT NOW.
AREN'T YOU?
YES YOU ARE.
WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US TODAY ALICE.
Alice says YOU'RE WELCOME ALFIE.
Alfie says AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING
US TO YOUR AMAZING DOG OLIVER.
Alice says HE'S PROBABLY IN HIS
LITTLE MIND IS THINKING
YEAH I KNOW I'M AMAZING.
DON'T REMIND ME.
Alfie says YES YOU ARE AMAZING OLIVER.
NOW THIS.
The Narrator says EVERYONE KNOWS
THAT IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE
YOU GIVE THEM A ROCK.
NOT A STICK.
AND NOT POO.
Beetle Bob says HEY BABY.
The Narrator says THESE ADELIE
PENGUINS KNOW WHAT'S WHAT.
LOOK HOW EXCITED THIS FELLA
IS ABOUT HIS NEW FOUND ROCK.
Running, a penguin says OH BOY!
The Narrator says HE JUST CAN'T WAIT TO
GIVE IT TO HIS GIRLFRIEND.
OOPS.
IT'S TIMES LIKE THIS HE WISHES
HIS WINGS WOULD FLY
LIKE OTHER BIRDS.
Another penguin says HEY SHOW US YOUR ROCK.
The Narrator says HE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE
TO FLY BUT HIS WADDLE IS JUST...
Kids say TOO CUTE.
Alfie says AND THAT CREATURE FRIENDS
WAS TOO CUTE.
MORE CUTENESS ON THE NEXT SHOW.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO TEST YOUR
CREATURE IQ AND FEED THAT BRAIN.
ARE YOU READY?
IT'S TIME FOR CREATURE QUIZ.
The Narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMAL'S SKIN
KEEPS BITING INSECTS AT BAY?
IS IT A THE ZANY ZEBRA?
B THE GIGANTIC GIRAFFE?
OR C THE MERRY MARINE IGUANA?
An Iguana says SHAKE A LEG.
The Narrator says IF YOU
ANSWERED A YOU ARE CORRECT.
RECENT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE
ZEBRA'S STRIPES MAY HAVE EVOLVED
TO KEEP BITING INSECTS AT BAY.
THE MONOCHROME PATTERN
ALSO SEEMS TO THROW OFF
THE VISUAL SYSTEMS OF FLIES.
A fly crashes and says OH OH.
The Narrator says IT'S TRUE A ZEBRA
CAN'T CHANGE ITS STRIPES.
NOR SHOULD IT WANT TO.
THEY'RE NOT JUST
PRETTY TO LOOK AT.
ZEBRA STRIPE PATTERNS ARE
UNIQUE TO EACH INDIVIDUAL.
THEIR FOALS RECOGNIZE
THEIR MOTHERS
BY THE PATTERN OF HER STRIPES,
AS WELL AS BY SCENT AND CALL.
THESE STRIPES ARE ALSO BELIEVED
TO BE CAMOUFLAGE DEVICES
THAT HELP ZEBRAS HIDE
WELL IN THE GRASS.
A Giraffe says WHICH WAY DID HE GO,
GEORGE?
WHICH WAY DID HE GO?
The Narrator says AND AS ZEBRAS
ARE HERBIVOROUS
THEY CAN SPEND THEIR DAY
SAFELY MUNCHING
ON A VARIETY OF GRASSES.
WHEN THEY DO FACE DANGER
THE ZEBRAS ARE VERY
FAST-MOVING ANIMALS
AND CAN REACH SPEEDS OF UP TO
SIXTY-FIVE KILOMETRES PER HOUR.
THIS IS JUST FAST ENOUGH TO
OUTPACE PREDATORS SUCH AS LIONS.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE
FASTEST ANIMAL ON THE PLANET.
THE CHEETAH?
WELL I DON'T WANT
TO WAIT TO FIND OUT.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Two crocodiles chat near a lake.
Crocodile Bob 1 says WE'RE NOT JUST
ABOUT BEING VEGANS
HERE AT MEAT EATERS
ANONYMOUS ARE WE?
Crocodile Bob 2 says WHAT'S VEGAN BOB?
Crocodile Bob 1 says WELL VEGANS DON'T
EAT ANY ANIMAL PRODUCTS BOB.
Crocodile Bob 2 says WE DON'T?
Crocodile Bob 1 says AS I WAS SAYING
WE'RE ALSO ABOUT
REDUCING OUR WASTE.
Crocodile Bob 2 says OH YEAH.
HOW DO WE DO THAT?
Crocodile Bob 1 says RECYCLING,
COMPOSTING AND RE-USING.
Crocodile Bob 2 says OH THAT REMINDS ME
I JUST REMEMBERED WHERE I
RECYCLED THAT BUSH PIG CARCASS.
OH SEE YOU LATER.
Crocodile Bob 1 says DON'T DO IT BOB.
REMEMBER THE STEPS.
Crocodile Bob 2 says I REMEMBER
STEP ONE FIND CARCASS,
STEP TWO EAT CARCASS.
Crocodile Bob 1 says HOW ABOUT
YOU EAT AN AVOCADO?
YEAH A BIG JUICY AVOCADO.
Crocodile Bob 2 says I WILL DO THAT
IF IT'S AN AVA-CARCASS.
Crocodile Bob 1 says I THOUGHT
I KNEW YOU.
Crocodile Bob 2 says YOU DON'T KNOW ME.
I'M ANONYMOUS.
Crocodile Bob 1 says BOB, BOB, BOB.
Crocodile Bob 2 says ANONYMOUS, ANONYMOUS,
ANONYMOUS.
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 PONDERING
FROM OUR ROLY POLY PAL,
THE ONE, THE ONLY
PONDERING PANDA.
AND TODAY'S FINAL VISIT
FROM 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 FISHING CATS ARE
PREDOMINANTLY NOCTURNAL,
MEANING THEY LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE?
THEY'RE USUALLY FOUND
NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS.
WHO SAID CATS ARE
SCARED OF WATER?
THESE FELINES HAVE
AN INTERESTING TECHNIQUE
FOR FISHING.
THEY EVER SO SLIGHTLY TOUCH
THE SURFACE OF THE WATER
MAKING FISH THINK THERE'S
AN INSECT SNACK.
LITTLE DO THEY KNOW THAT
THEY'RE ACTUALLY FISH FOOD.
A Fish says OH OH.
The Narrator says ALSO ADULT FISHING
CATS HAVE BEEN KNOWN
TO HAVE A GOOD CHUCKLE.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says WHAT A GREAT FACT.
ALL RIGHT CREATURE CRAZIES
TIME FOR A BIT OF PHILOSOPHY
WITH A BEAR WHO LIKES
TO CONTEMPLATE.
HE LIKES TO PONDER AND
COGITATE AND PUZZLE AND DWELL.
YES IT'S OUR
FAVOURITE BAMBOO-EATING,
ROLLIE POLY,
ADORABLE PONDERING PANDA.
A caption reads "Pondering Panda."
A kid says THE PANDA THAT LIKES TO PONDER.
A panda eats bamboo leaves and says DO YOU
KNOW WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND?
CHRISTMAS TREES.
I MEAN, WHO DECIDED COVERING
A PINE TREE IN COLOURED BALLS
AND WEIRD SPIKEY TINSEL
AND FAIRY LIGHTS
WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA?
AND LIKE, HOW COME CHRISTMAS
TREES ARE ALWAYS PINE TREES?
WHY CAN'T THEY BE PALM TREES?
OR TEA TREES?
AND WHY DO THEY
EVEN HAVE TO BE TREES?
WHY NOT A PINEAPPLE?
OR A CACTUS?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'D DECORATE?
A BAMBOO TREE.
BUT I'D PROBABLY LEAVE THE
DECORATIONS OFF AND JUST EAT IT.
Alfie says BAMBOOM.
THAT PONDERING PANDA
IS A CLASSIC.
LET'S MOVE ON.
TIME NOW TO HEAD OVER FOR OUR
FINAL VISIT TO DR. KATRINA.
LET'S SEE IF MILAN CAN GET
MILO TO RUN THROUGH THAT TUNNEL.
IT'S PART THREE OF DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says OKAY MILO AND MILAN
ARE DOING REALLY WELL.
YOU'VE MASTERED STEP ONE
AND STEP TWO
AND NOW I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US
TO SEE
IF HE WILL GO THROUGH THE TUNNEL
BUT WE NEED TO STRETCH IT OUT.
LET'S STRETCH IT
OUT A LITTLE BIT,
MAKE IT A BIT LONGER.
AND DON'T FORGET GUYS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE
PARENTAL SUPERVISION
WHENEVER YOU'RE
DOING DOG TRAINING
OR TEACHING TRICKS.
OKAY ARE YOU READY?
Milan says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY I'LL HOLD MILO.
CALL HIM.
Milan says COME ON MILO.
GOOD BOY.
GOOD BOY.
Milo runs through the tunnel.
Katrina says STAR TEAM.
ANOTHER STAR TEAM.
CONGRATULATIONS GUYS.
Milan says THANK YOU.
Katrina says THAT WAS GREAT.
I THINK MILO'S HAD FUN.
I HOPE MILAN'S HAD FUN.
AND WE'LL BE BACK
NEXT TIME WITH MORE.
Alfie says THANKS KATRINA AND
WELL DONE MILAN AND MILO.
WHAT A GREAT DOG TRAINING DUO.
WELL CREATURE MANIACS
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY'S SHOW.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED
WATCHING MILAN
TEACH MILO TO RUN
THROUGH THE TUNNEL,
AND MEETING ALICE
AND HER DOG OLIVER.
WHAT AN ACTION PACKED SHOW.
AND REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
I'M ALFIE AND IF YOU WANT
TO SEE MORE RUNNING,
FLYING, SWIMMING, CRAWLING
AND JUMPING ANIMALS
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF FREAKY,
KOOKY AND CUTE THROWN IN
THEN JOIN ME NEXT TIME
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.
TODAY THERE WILL BE HOOVES
AND PAWS AND WINGS AND FLIPPERS.
COMING UP...
Clips show different types of animals as Alfie says WE SPOT THE SUPER SHY
SNOW LEOPARD,
GET UP CLOSE WITH
A TASMANIAN DEVIL
AND SOAK UP SOME TIME
WITH A SEA SPONGE.
WE HAVE A LAUGH WITH
PANDA AND PONY
AND WE MEET ALICE AND HER
FANTASTIC POODLE
IN PET AND TELL.
PLUS LOTS, LOTS MORE.
IT'S GOING TO
BE A PACKED SHOW.
SO LET'S KICK IT OFF WITH
OUR GOOD FRIEND DR. KATRINA
AND SEE WHAT LUCKY YOUNG DOG
TRAINER AND THEIR PAL
ARE COMING ALONG TODAY
AND WHAT TRICK
THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN.
IT'S 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.
She sits on the grass with 4 brown and white dogs and says HI AND WELCOME TO DOG TRICKS.
I'M DR. KATRINA.
AND I'M JOINED BY AUSTRALIA'S
SMARTEST DOGS, THE WONDER DOGS.
AND TODAY WE'RE GOING
TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO TEACH YOUR DOG TO
DO A TUNNEL RUN
AND SKETCH IS GOING TO
DEMONSTRATE THIS ONE FOR US.
LET'S LEARN A BIT ABOUT
HER FIRST.
MEET SKETCH,
SHE'S SEVEN YEARS OLD.
SHE'S KNOWN FOR HAVING
AN UNUSUAL COAT COLOUR
AND DIFFERENT COLOURED EYES.
HER NICKNAMES ARE
SKITS AND SKIDDITCH.
SKETCH IS THE FREE SPIRIT
OF THE WONDER DOGS TEAM.
SHE'S SOMETIMES NAUGHTY
AND HAS LOTS OF CHARACTER.
HER HOBBIES, WELL
THERE'S SO MANY.
THEY INCLUDE CHASING BIRDS,
DIVING INTO THE DAM
AND RUNNING AROUND LIKE CRAZY.
HER FAVOURITE TRICKS
ARE JUMPING,
DOING HANDSTANDS AND SKIPPING.
Clips show the dog doing its favourite activities.
Katrina says HER NAUGHTIEST DEED,
JUMPING UP ON THE KITCHEN BENCH
TO PINCH FOOD.
PET HATES: WELL SHE HATES HAVING
SMELLY THINGS WASHED OFF HER.
THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE SKETCH:
QUIRKY, MISCHIEVOUS
AND ENERGETIC.
AND NOW LET'S SEE
SKETCH DEMONSTRATE.
A caption reads "Tunnel Run."
Katrina says THE TUNNEL RUN IS
A GREAT ACTIVITY
FOR DOGS OF ALL
AGES AND ABILITY.
Sketch runs through a yellow tunnel and Katrina says GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL.
IT'S A FUN THING TO DO IN
YOUR BACKYARD
AND IT HELPS KEEP YOUR DOG FIT.
YEAH SKETCH TUNNEL.
COME ON.
SKETCH TUNNEL.
WELL NOW WE HAVE SEEN
AN EXPERT DEMONSTRATION
LET'S GO SEE WHO'S HERE
TO TRAIN THEIR DOG.
Katrina sits on a bench with Milan and his dog.
Milan is around 12, with brown hair and wears denim shorts and a green T-shirt.
Katrina says HI GUYS.
I'M HERE WITH MILAN AND
THE VERY GORGEOUS MILO.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MILO.
Milan says MILO IS ABOUT TO TURN
TWO YEARS OLD
AND HE'S A COCKER SPANIEL
MIXED WITH A POODLE,
THAT'S CALLED A SPOODLE.
Katrina says HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE MILO'S PERSONALITY?
Milan says HE'S VERY HAPPY AND PLAYFUL
AND HE WILL BE HAPPY TO PLAY
WITH EVERYBODY.
Katrina says AND DOES HE DO ANYTHING NAUGHTY?
Milan says UMM HE LIKES TO EAT SOCKS.
Katrina says STEALING AND EATING OR JUST
EATING IF THEY ARE LEFT OUT?
Milan says I THINK IF THEY'RE LEFT OUT.
Katrina says AND DO YOU THINK HE WOULD
LIKE TO LEARN SOME TRICKS?
IS HE ACTIVE?
Milan says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY COOL.
ARE YOU READY TO
LEARN SOMETHING?
Milan says I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
LEARNING SOME TRICKS TODAY.
Katrina says OKAY MILO LET'S GO.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TEACH
A FUN TRICK
AND THAT IS TEACHING MILO TO GO
THROUGH THE TUNNEL.
SO IT APPEARS MILO
QUITE LIKES CHICKEN.
IS THAT RIGHT?
Milan says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY WHAT I'M GOING
TO GET YOU TO DO,
TAKE THIS NICE BIG CHUNK OF IT.
WE JUST WANT TO GET MILO
USED TO JUST BEING
AROUND THE TUNNEL
BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT
MILO'S NOT USED TO BEING AROUND
AND IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT NOISY
AND SCARY
SO BRING, BRING HIM OVER
AND GIVE HIM A TREAT
JUST FOR BEING NEAR THE TUNNEL.
THAT'S IT.
AND SEE ALL I'M DOING
IS JUST GETTING HIM USED
TO BEING AROUND SOMETHING
THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE STRANGE
AND FEELS A LITTLE STRANGE.
GOOD BOY MILO.
HERE YOU ARE, HAVE SOME MORE.
ASK HIM MAYBE WILL HE SIT
FOR YOU NEAR THE TUNNEL.
Milan says MILO SIT.
GOOD BOY.
Milo sits.
Katrina says PERFECT.
SO MILO SEEMS
PRETTY COMFORTABLE.
HE'S NOT BOTHERED BY
THE TUNNEL AROUND HIM.
SO THAT'S STEP ONE, NICELY DONE.
WE'RE GOING TO CROSS BACK
TO THE GUYS IN THE STUDIO
AND WE'LL BE BACK HERE SOON
TO SEE HOW YOU'RE GOING
AND GETTING HIM GOING
THROUGH THAT TUNNEL, STEP TWO.
Milan says OKAY.
Back in the studio, Alfie says OH I LOVE THIS TRICK.
IT LOOKS LIKE SO MUCH FUN.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW
MILAN AND MILO GET ON WITH THIS.
WE'LL CHECK BACK IN
WITH DR. KATRINA
A LITTLE LATER ON IN THE SHOW.
BUT FIRST IT'S TIME TO
STRETCH YOUR BRAINS
AND LEARN SOMETHING
NEW WITH AN ANIMAL FACT.
A caption reads "Did you know?"
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW?
THE SNOW LEOPARD IS LISTED
AS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES?
THE GLOBAL WILD POPULATION
IS ESTIMATED BETWEEN A MERE
4,000 TO 9,000.
THIS NUMBER IS SUCH
A ROUGH ESTIMATE
BECAUSE OF THE SNOW LEOPARDS
EXTREMELY SHY NATURE.
BECAUSE OF THIS ALL COUNTRIES
WITH A SNOW LEOPARD POPULATION
HAVE STARTED TO RAISE AWARENESS
AND WORK TOWARDS
SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION
TO PROTECT THIS
AMAZING CREATURE.
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 EFFUSIVE,
THEY'RE GARRULOUS,
THEY'RE WELL SPOKEN
AND THEY'RE SOCIABLE.
WHO ELSE COULD I BE
TALKING ABOUT?
NO IT'S NOT ME.
IT'S MY TWO FRIENDS,
THE TWO BOBS.
Kids say TWO BOBS!
Orangutan Bob says OH DOING
THE WEEKLY SHOPPING BOB?
Beetle Bob rolls a ball down a leaf.
Beetle Bob says SURE AM BOB.
GOT THIS ON SALE.
Orangutan Bob says YOU PAID FOR THAT?
Beetle Bob says YEP DUNG MART.
Orangutan Bob says SO WHAT'S
ON THE MENU TODAY BOB?
Beetle Bob says BIG BALL OF DUNG BOB,
WHAT ELSE?
Orangutan Bob says OKAY.
Beetle Bob says YOU COMING
OVER FOR DINNER BOB?
PLENTY TO GO AROUND.
Orangutan Bob says OH LOOK I'M
GOOD WITH JACKFRUIT THANKS BOB.
Beetle Bob says I'LL TELL YOU WHAT BOB
YOU HAVEN'T HAD DUNG
UNTIL YOU'VE HAD
HOME COOKED DUNG.
Orangutan Bob says I HAVEN'T HAD DUNG,
LET'S KEEP IT AT THAT, HEY BOB.
Beetle Bob says MATE YOU SHOULDN'T,
NO ONE SHOULD DIE NOT
EATING DUNG BOB.
COME OVER.
COME ON.
I'LL MAKE YOU A BIG PLATE OF IT.
I'LL MAKE YOU TWO.
Orangutan Bob says WELL WHAT ARE
YOU GOING TO GARNISH WITH THAT?
Beetle Bob says GARNISH?
OH YEAH.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF PAPRIKA
AND A LITTLE BIT OF DUNG.
Orangutan Bob says I WOULDN'T
WANT TO DEPRIVE YOU
OF VALUABLE FOOD SOURCE.
Beetle Bob says HEY DON'T YOU THROW UP.
BOB THAT IS DISGUSTING.
Alfie chuckles and says OH THOSE BOBS.
I'M NEVER SURE WHAT
TO EXPECT FROM THEM.
WE'LL SEE WHAT ELSE
THEY HAVE TO SAY LATER ON.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO TEST
YOUR CREATURE COMPREHENSION.
THROW ON YOUR THINKING CAPS AND
GET READY TO FEED THAT BRAIN.
IT'S CREATURE QUIZ.
A caption reads "Creature quiz."
The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
PLUNGE DIVES TO CATCH FISH?
IS IT A THE HANDSOME
GREATER PIED KINGFISHER?
IS IT B THE FIERCE
LOOKING FISHING OWL?
OR C THE FRIGATE BIRD?
THE PIRATES OF THE SEA?
In animation, birds say WOO.
WOO.
YAHOO.
The Narrator says IF YOU
ANSWERED A YOU ARE CORRECT.
THE GREATER PIED KINGFISHER
LOVES TO PLUNGE DIVE.
FISHING NEXT TO THE WATER
IS GENERALLY THE EASIEST WAY
TO CATCH FISH
BUT DIVE-BOMBING
FROM GREAT HEIGHTS
IS ANOTHER WAY TO
GET YOUR DINNER.
THIS IS THE GREATER
PIED KINGFISHER
AND IT IS AN EXPERT DIVER.
ITS FISHING METHOD INVOLVES
PERCHING JUST ABOVE THE WATER,
WATCHING THE WATER
FOR POTENTIAL PREY.
ANY SIGN OF MOVEMENT
MIGHT MEAN A DELICIOUS MEAL,
SO IT DIVES TO SNARE ITS DINNER.
Fish scream after a bird dived in.
The Narrator says IT TUCKS ITS WINGS
BACK AND DIVES DOWN VERTICALLY,
BEAK FIRST.
IT ENTERS THE WATER AS
STREAMLINED AS POSSIBLE,
IN AN EFFORT TO
ACCELERATE INTO ITS PREY.
IF IT'S LUCKY,
THE GREATER PIDE KINGFISHER
WILL SNAP UP A FISH.
A Fish says OUCH.
The Narrator says IT CAN FLY OVER
LARGE BODIES OF WATER TO FEED
WITHOUT RELYING ON DRY LAND.
THESE BIRDS'
AERIAL ANTICS
RESULT IN AMAZING
FISHING ACHIEVEMENTS.
Alfie says ALL RIGHT GUYS, STILL
TO COME ON TODAY'S SHOW.
WE HAVE MORE CANINE
CRAZINESS IN DOG TRICKS,
LOADS OF LAUGHS
WITH BAD PUN PONY,
A TRUCKLOAD 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
THAT TASMANIAN DEVIL BABIES
ARE CALLED IMPS
AND THEY HAVE TO BE VERY TOUGH?
THESE BLIND, HAIRLESS,
HELPLESS IMPS
MUST MAKE A DASH
ACROSS THEIR MOTHER'S BELLY
TO THE SAFETY OF HER POUCH.
IT'S A RACE FOR SURVIVAL
BECAUSE THERE MAY
BE THIRTY IMPS
AND ONLY FOUR NIPPLES.
ONLY THE FOUR TOUGHEST BABIES
WHO GET TO THE MILK WILL EAT.
THE REST WILL DIE.
AND SHE WILL EAT THEM.
A Crowd says OH NO.
The Narrator says THANKS MUM.
AND THAT'S...
A caption reads "An animal fact."
Alfie says WHAT A GREAT FACT.
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
IT'S TIME FOR OUR NEXT VISIT
TO DR. KATRINA
TO SEE IF MILAN AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, MILO THE DOG,
ARE GETTING USED TO THAT TUNNEL.
THE NEXT STEP IS FOR MILO TO
ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THE TUNNEL.
LET'S FIND OUT
HOW THEY'RE DOING.
YES IT'S PART TWO OF DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says MILO'S BEEN GREAT SO FAR.
HE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
BOTHERED BY THE TUNNEL AT ALL.
HE SEEMS QUITE HAPPY TO GO
IN TO THE TUNNEL
AND BE AROUND THE NOISE
AND FEEL OF IT
SO THE NEXT STEP IS TO SEE
IF HE WILL GO RIGHT THROUGH.
AND WHAT I'M GOING
TO GET YOU TO DO,
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME NICE
CHUNKY BITS OF CHICKEN THERE
AND I'M GOING TO HOLD MILO.
IF YOU HOP TO THE OTHER END
OF THE TUNNEL.
Milan says YEP.
Katrina says I'M GOING TO GET YOU TO CRAWL
HALFWAY THROUGH.
IT'S A BIT FUNNY I KNOW
AND GET MILO,
CALL MILO TO YOU.
YOU HOP IN THERE, CRAWL IN.
CALL MILO.
Milan says MILO COME.
Katrina says SHOW MILO THE CHICKEN.
Milan says COME HERE.
COME HERE.
Katrina says AND ENCOURAGE MILO OUT AND
THEN TELL HIM HE IS A GOOD BOY.
Milan says GOOD BOY.
Katrina says PERFECT.
OKAY STEP TWO CONQUERED.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH
STEP THREE SOON.
Alfie says WE'LL HAVE MORE FROM DR. KATRINA
AND DOG TRICKS LATER ON.
BUT FIRST TIME FOR A BIT OF FUN.
LET'S ALL REJOICE AND
HAVE A LAUGH
WITH OUR FAVOURITE JOKE
TELLING PAL.
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ONE,
THE ONLY BAD PUN PONY.
(music plays)
A caption reads "It's Bad Pun Pony."
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says HOW ARE
FISH AND MUSIC THE SAME?
THEY BOTH HAVE SCALES.
WHAT DID
THE LIONESS SAY TO HER CUBS
BEFORE DINNER?
LET'S PREY.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY!
Alfie says AHH THAT PONY CRACKS ME UP.
AND WE'LL HAVE MORE CRACK UPS
FROM OUR HILARIOUS HORSE
NEXT TIME ON THE SHOW.
BUT NOW LET'S SEE SOME
MORE INCREDIBLE ANIMALS
AND TEST OUR CREATURE KNOWLEDGE
WHILE WE'RE AT IT.
IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER
CREATURE QUIZ.
The Narrator says WHICH OF THESE
ANIMALS WEIGHS THE MOST?
IS IT A AUSTRALIA'S
LARGEST HAPPY HOPPER,
THE KANGAROO?
OR IS IT B THE SEDENTARY
BUT MIGHTY MOLLUSC,
THE GIANT CLAIM?
GEES, THAT IS ONE GIANT CLAM.
OR C ONE OF THE LARGEST
MIGRATORS IN THE WORLD,
THE WILDEBEEST?
In animation, Wildebeest 1 crossing a river says AFTER YOU.
Wildebeest 2 says NO, NO YOU GO FIRST.
I INSIST.
The Narrator says WELL IF YOU THOUGHT B
THE GIANT CLAM
YOU'D BE RIGHT.
THESE GUYS ARE HUGE AND HEAVY.
THESE BEHEMOTHS CAN BE FOUND
IN TROPICAL WATERS
AND USUALLY INHABIT CORAL REEFS
AND LAGOONS.
AND ALTHOUGH THEY DON'T
MOVE AROUND
GIANT CLAMS CAN SURVIVE MORE
THAN 100 YEARS IN THE WILD.
WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD GOING
CONSIDERING THEY DON'T GET
ANY EXERCISE AT ALL.
LUCKY CLAMS.
The Crowd says OH.
The Narrator says EW.
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 GUEST
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 THAT, STILL TO COME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
SEA SPONGES HAVE BEEN IN
THE OCEAN FOR 500 MILLION YEARS?
THEY ARE IN FACT THE WORLD'S
OLDEST LIVING ANIMAL.
SO HOW ARE THEY AN
ANIMAL YOU WONDER?
ONE OF THE GIVEAWAYS IS THAT
SPONGE CAPTURES ITS FOOD TO EAT.
UNLIKE PLANTS
THEY DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY
TO MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD.
THEY USE A TUBE-LIKE WALL
THAT MAKES UP THEIR BODY
AND ACTS LIKE A SIEVE
OR A FILTER.
THESE WALLS COLLECT AND STRAIN
TINY ORGANISMS OUT OF THE WATER.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says OKAY CREATURE FANS
IT'S THAT TIME OF THE SHOW
WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO.
YES YOU GUESSED IT.
IT'S TIME FOR PET AND TELL
WITH A NEW GUEST AND THEIR PET.
BUT FIRST THERE'S THIS.
(music plays)
A clip shows a two large birds playing and sliding on the snow.
The caption changes to "It's pet and tell."
Alfie sits in the studio with Alice and her pet, a black dog with a green scarf. Alice is around 11, with short brown hair. She wears a green polo-shirt.
Alfie says INTRODUCING ALICE.
SHE'S BROUGHT IN HER
PET DOG TO SHOW US.
HELLO ALICE.
Alice says HELLO ALFIE.
Alfie says SO AHH WHO IS THIS?
Alice says WELL THIS IS OLIVER.
Alfie says OLIVER.
Alice says YES.
Alfie says AND AHH WHAT KIND
OF A DOG IS OLIVER?
Alice says UMM HE IS VERY, VERY ACTIVE.
AT LIKE NIGHT HE WILL
BE RIGHT IN YOUR FACE.
Alfie says YEAH.
Alice says YEAH.
Alfie says AND WHAT KIND OF
BREED IS OLIVER?
Alice says OLIVER IS A POODLE.
Alfie says HE'S A POODLE.
Alice says MINIATURE POODLE YES.
Alfie says A MINIATURE POODLE.
SO THAT IS LIKE THE SECOND
SMALLEST POODLE ISN'T IT?
Alice says YES IT IS.
Alfie says YEAH RIGHT.
POODLES.
POODLES WERE KNOWN TO EXIST AT
LEAST FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
AND WERE USED AS HUNTING DOGS.
POODLES SHED LESS SO THEY ARE
OFTEN CROSSED WITH OTHER BREEDS.
THEY'RE EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT
AND EAGER TO PLEASE THEIR OWNER.
MAKING THEM EASY TO TRAIN.
AS A RESULT THE POODLE HAS
A HISTORY OF PERFORMANCE,
APPEARING IN CIRCUSES AND STREET
ACTS FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS.
POODLES ARE USUALLY
EASY GOING
BUT CAN BE AGGRESSIVE WHEN
PROTECTING THEIR OWNERS.
POODLES.
IS HE QUITE A GOOD PUP?
Alice says YES HE IS VERY GOOD BUT HE CAN
BE VERY NAUGHTY AT MOST TIMES.
Alfie says REALLY, CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT HIM BEING NAUGHTY?
Alice says HE HAS WEED ON BOTH OF HIS,
UMM OF OUR CAT AND OTHER DOG
ON THEIR HEADS.
Alfie says REALLY?
Alice says YEAH THE PARK AND AT HOME.
Alfie says WHAT?
THAT'S YUCK.
Alice says I KNOW.
HE IS VERY, VERY UMM DISGUSTING.
Alfie says YEAH.
SO DOES HE EVER DO
ANYTHING CHEEKY OR FUNNY?
Alice says WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S
CALLED AN EVIL DROP BY
AND IT'S WHERE LIKE THERE WILL
BE ANY DOG OR HUMAN AT THE PARK
AND OLIVER WILL COME
ZIPPING PAST
AND HE MIGHT HAVE A BALL
IN HIS MOUTH
AND WILL DROP IT AND BE LIKE
THROW IT, THROW IT, THROW IT.
COME ON.
Alfie chuckles and says WOW SO YOU CALL IT
THE EVIL DROP BY?
Alice says YES.
Alfie says OH YOU'RE SINISTER AREN'T YOU?
YOU'RE MISCHIEVOUS.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE THING
ABOUT OLIVER?
Alice says UMM HE IS A VERY GOOD COMPANION.
I REALLY LIKE HAVING HIM AROUND
BUT OLIVER NEEDS TO BE
THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION
TWENTY-FOUR-SEVEN.
Alfie says HE NEEDS TO BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Alice says YEAH.
Alfie says WELL HE'S THE CENTRE
OF ATTENTION RIGHT NOW.
AREN'T YOU?
YES YOU ARE.
WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US TODAY ALICE.
Alice says YOU'RE WELCOME ALFIE.
Alfie says AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING
US TO YOUR AMAZING DOG OLIVER.
Alice says HE'S PROBABLY IN HIS
LITTLE MIND IS THINKING
YEAH I KNOW I'M AMAZING.
DON'T REMIND ME.
Alfie says YES YOU ARE AMAZING OLIVER.
NOW THIS.
The Narrator says EVERYONE KNOWS
THAT IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE
YOU GIVE THEM A ROCK.
NOT A STICK.
AND NOT POO.
Beetle Bob says HEY BABY.
The Narrator says THESE ADELIE
PENGUINS KNOW WHAT'S WHAT.
LOOK HOW EXCITED THIS FELLA
IS ABOUT HIS NEW FOUND ROCK.
Running, a penguin says OH BOY!
The Narrator says HE JUST CAN'T WAIT TO
GIVE IT TO HIS GIRLFRIEND.
OOPS.
IT'S TIMES LIKE THIS HE WISHES
HIS WINGS WOULD FLY
LIKE OTHER BIRDS.
Another penguin says HEY SHOW US YOUR ROCK.
The Narrator says HE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE
TO FLY BUT HIS WADDLE IS JUST...
Kids say TOO CUTE.
Alfie says AND THAT CREATURE FRIENDS
WAS TOO CUTE.
MORE CUTENESS ON THE NEXT SHOW.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO TEST YOUR
CREATURE IQ AND FEED THAT BRAIN.
ARE YOU READY?
IT'S TIME FOR CREATURE QUIZ.
The Narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMAL'S SKIN
KEEPS BITING INSECTS AT BAY?
IS IT A THE ZANY ZEBRA?
B THE GIGANTIC GIRAFFE?
OR C THE MERRY MARINE IGUANA?
An Iguana says SHAKE A LEG.
The Narrator says IF YOU
ANSWERED A YOU ARE CORRECT.
RECENT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE
ZEBRA'S STRIPES MAY HAVE EVOLVED
TO KEEP BITING INSECTS AT BAY.
THE MONOCHROME PATTERN
ALSO SEEMS TO THROW OFF
THE VISUAL SYSTEMS OF FLIES.
A fly crashes and says OH OH.
The Narrator says IT'S TRUE A ZEBRA
CAN'T CHANGE ITS STRIPES.
NOR SHOULD IT WANT TO.
THEY'RE NOT JUST
PRETTY TO LOOK AT.
ZEBRA STRIPE PATTERNS ARE
UNIQUE TO EACH INDIVIDUAL.
THEIR FOALS RECOGNIZE
THEIR MOTHERS
BY THE PATTERN OF HER STRIPES,
AS WELL AS BY SCENT AND CALL.
THESE STRIPES ARE ALSO BELIEVED
TO BE CAMOUFLAGE DEVICES
THAT HELP ZEBRAS HIDE
WELL IN THE GRASS.
A Giraffe says WHICH WAY DID HE GO,
GEORGE?
WHICH WAY DID HE GO?
The Narrator says AND AS ZEBRAS
ARE HERBIVOROUS
THEY CAN SPEND THEIR DAY
SAFELY MUNCHING
ON A VARIETY OF GRASSES.
WHEN THEY DO FACE DANGER
THE ZEBRAS ARE VERY
FAST-MOVING ANIMALS
AND CAN REACH SPEEDS OF UP TO
SIXTY-FIVE KILOMETRES PER HOUR.
THIS IS JUST FAST ENOUGH TO
OUTPACE PREDATORS SUCH AS LIONS.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE
FASTEST ANIMAL ON THE PLANET.
THE CHEETAH?
WELL I DON'T WANT
TO WAIT TO FIND OUT.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Two crocodiles chat near a lake.
Crocodile Bob 1 says WE'RE NOT JUST
ABOUT BEING VEGANS
HERE AT MEAT EATERS
ANONYMOUS ARE WE?
Crocodile Bob 2 says WHAT'S VEGAN BOB?
Crocodile Bob 1 says WELL VEGANS DON'T
EAT ANY ANIMAL PRODUCTS BOB.
Crocodile Bob 2 says WE DON'T?
Crocodile Bob 1 says AS I WAS SAYING
WE'RE ALSO ABOUT
REDUCING OUR WASTE.
Crocodile Bob 2 says OH YEAH.
HOW DO WE DO THAT?
Crocodile Bob 1 says RECYCLING,
COMPOSTING AND RE-USING.
Crocodile Bob 2 says OH THAT REMINDS ME
I JUST REMEMBERED WHERE I
RECYCLED THAT BUSH PIG CARCASS.
OH SEE YOU LATER.
Crocodile Bob 1 says DON'T DO IT BOB.
REMEMBER THE STEPS.
Crocodile Bob 2 says I REMEMBER
STEP ONE FIND CARCASS,
STEP TWO EAT CARCASS.
Crocodile Bob 1 says HOW ABOUT
YOU EAT AN AVOCADO?
YEAH A BIG JUICY AVOCADO.
Crocodile Bob 2 says I WILL DO THAT
IF IT'S AN AVA-CARCASS.
Crocodile Bob 1 says I THOUGHT
I KNEW YOU.
Crocodile Bob 2 says YOU DON'T KNOW ME.
I'M ANONYMOUS.
Crocodile Bob 1 says BOB, BOB, BOB.
Crocodile Bob 2 says ANONYMOUS, ANONYMOUS,
ANONYMOUS.
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 PONDERING
FROM OUR ROLY POLY PAL,
THE ONE, THE ONLY
PONDERING PANDA.
AND TODAY'S FINAL VISIT
FROM 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 FISHING CATS ARE
PREDOMINANTLY NOCTURNAL,
MEANING THEY LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE?
THEY'RE USUALLY FOUND
NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS.
WHO SAID CATS ARE
SCARED OF WATER?
THESE FELINES HAVE
AN INTERESTING TECHNIQUE
FOR FISHING.
THEY EVER SO SLIGHTLY TOUCH
THE SURFACE OF THE WATER
MAKING FISH THINK THERE'S
AN INSECT SNACK.
LITTLE DO THEY KNOW THAT
THEY'RE ACTUALLY FISH FOOD.
A Fish says OH OH.
The Narrator says ALSO ADULT FISHING
CATS HAVE BEEN KNOWN
TO HAVE A GOOD CHUCKLE.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says WHAT A GREAT FACT.
ALL RIGHT CREATURE CRAZIES
TIME FOR A BIT OF PHILOSOPHY
WITH A BEAR WHO LIKES
TO CONTEMPLATE.
HE LIKES TO PONDER AND
COGITATE AND PUZZLE AND DWELL.
YES IT'S OUR
FAVOURITE BAMBOO-EATING,
ROLLIE POLY,
ADORABLE PONDERING PANDA.
A caption reads "Pondering Panda."
A kid says THE PANDA THAT LIKES TO PONDER.
A panda eats bamboo leaves and says DO YOU
KNOW WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND?
CHRISTMAS TREES.
I MEAN, WHO DECIDED COVERING
A PINE TREE IN COLOURED BALLS
AND WEIRD SPIKEY TINSEL
AND FAIRY LIGHTS
WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA?
AND LIKE, HOW COME CHRISTMAS
TREES ARE ALWAYS PINE TREES?
WHY CAN'T THEY BE PALM TREES?
OR TEA TREES?
AND WHY DO THEY
EVEN HAVE TO BE TREES?
WHY NOT A PINEAPPLE?
OR A CACTUS?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'D DECORATE?
A BAMBOO TREE.
BUT I'D PROBABLY LEAVE THE
DECORATIONS OFF AND JUST EAT IT.
Alfie says BAMBOOM.
THAT PONDERING PANDA
IS A CLASSIC.
LET'S MOVE ON.
TIME NOW TO HEAD OVER FOR OUR
FINAL VISIT TO DR. KATRINA.
LET'S SEE IF MILAN CAN GET
MILO TO RUN THROUGH THAT TUNNEL.
IT'S PART THREE OF DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says OKAY MILO AND MILAN
ARE DOING REALLY WELL.
YOU'VE MASTERED STEP ONE
AND STEP TWO
AND NOW I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US
TO SEE
IF HE WILL GO THROUGH THE TUNNEL
BUT WE NEED TO STRETCH IT OUT.
LET'S STRETCH IT
OUT A LITTLE BIT,
MAKE IT A BIT LONGER.
AND DON'T FORGET GUYS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE
PARENTAL SUPERVISION
WHENEVER YOU'RE
DOING DOG TRAINING
OR TEACHING TRICKS.
OKAY ARE YOU READY?
Milan says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY I'LL HOLD MILO.
CALL HIM.
Milan says COME ON MILO.
GOOD BOY.
GOOD BOY.
Milo runs through the tunnel.
Katrina says STAR TEAM.
ANOTHER STAR TEAM.
CONGRATULATIONS GUYS.
Milan says THANK YOU.
Katrina says THAT WAS GREAT.
I THINK MILO'S HAD FUN.
I HOPE MILAN'S HAD FUN.
AND WE'LL BE BACK
NEXT TIME WITH MORE.
Alfie says THANKS KATRINA AND
WELL DONE MILAN AND MILO.
WHAT A GREAT DOG TRAINING DUO.
WELL CREATURE MANIACS
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY'S SHOW.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED
WATCHING MILAN
TEACH MILO TO RUN
THROUGH THE TUNNEL,
AND MEETING ALICE
AND HER DOG OLIVER.
WHAT AN ACTION PACKED SHOW.
AND REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
I'M ALFIE AND IF YOU WANT
TO SEE MORE RUNNING,
FLYING, SWIMMING, CRAWLING
AND JUMPING ANIMALS
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF FREAKY,
KOOKY AND CUTE THROWN IN
THEN JOIN ME NEXT TIME
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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