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Transcript: Episode 60
(rock'n'roll music plays)
In an animated frame, fast clips show 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 WE MONKEY ABOUT
WITH SOME CHEEKY MACAQUES,
MEET ONE OF THE
WORLD'S DEADLIEST SNAKES,
THE TAIPAN,
AND CHECKOUT THE EXTREME
HUGGER,
THE ANACONDA.
WE HAVE A LAUGH WITH
PANDA AND PONY
AND GET THE LOW DOWN
ON WHETHER CHICKENS MAKE GOOD
PETS 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.
She sits on the grass with 4 brown and white dogs and says HI AND WELCOME TO DOG TRICKS.
I AM DR. KATRINA
THESE ARE THE WONDER DOGS
AND TODAY WE'RE GOING
TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO TEACH YOUR DOG
TO SAY THEIR PRAYERS.
DART'S GOING TO
DEMONSTRATE THIS FOR US
SO 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 favourite activities.
Katrina says 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.
A caption reads "Say your prayers."
Darty puts her paws on Katrina's forearms and then puts her head in between them, as if she was praying.
Katrina says SAY YOUR PRAYERS IS
A REALLY SWEET TRICK.
YOUR DOG NEEDS TO
BE ABLE TO SIT CALMLY
AND BE COMFORTABLE
OFFERING YOU BOTH THEIR PAWS.
WELL THAT WAS OUR
EXPERT DEMONSTRATION.
NOW IT'S TIME TO MEET OUR
BUDDING YOUNG DOG TRAINER
AND THEIR DOG.
Katrina sits on a bench with Caitlyn and her dog.
Caitlyn is around 11, with long straight blond hair in a ponytail and wears jeans and a blue T-shirt.
Katrina says I'M HERE WITH CAITLYN
AND HER GORGEOUS DOG IZZY.
CAITLYN TELL ME ABOUT IZZY.
Caitlyn says WELL IZZY SHE IS
NINE MONTHS OLD.
UMM SHE'S AN
AUSTRALIAN WORKING KELPIE.
Katrina says IS SHE YOUR ONLY DOG?
Caitlyn says YES SHE IS.
Katrina says AND WHAT DO YOU LIKE THE
Caitlyn says MOST ABOUT HAVING A DOG?
WELL THEY'RE FUN TO PLAY
WITH AND SHE'S ACTIVE.
SHE'LL READ WITH ME IN BED.
Katrina says HOW CUTE.
Caitlyn says AND SHE WILL SIT ON
MY LAP DURING TRAVELS.
Katrina says WHAT TRICKS DOES SHE KNOW?
Caitlyn says WELL SHE KNOWS SHAKE
AND HIGH FIVE
AND STOP, DROP, SIT, BACK IT UP.
Katrina says OKAY SO SHE'S AN EAGER
AND EASY LEARNER.
Caitlyn says YEAH.
Katrina says OKAY WOULD YOU LIKE TO
LEARN SOME MORE TRICKS TODAY?
Caitlyn says YEAH.
Katrina says OKAY LET'S GET TO IT.
TODAY CAITLYN AND I ARE
GOING TO TEACH IZZY
HOW TO SAY HER PRAYERS.
NOW THIS IS A SUPER CUTE TRICK.
FIRST STEP IS A PRETTY EASY ONE.
IZZY COME HERE.
NOW WE JUST WANT IZZY
TO JUST SIT
BUT SHE NEEDS TO SIT IN
A BALANCED POSITION.
Caitlyn says IZZY SIT.
Katrina says GOOD GIRL.
SO THAT'S REALLY STEP ONE.
STEP TWO IS GETTING HER TO
PUT HER PAWS UP ON YOUR ARM
AND WE'LL BE BACK
WITH THAT SOON.
IZZY WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I THINK CAITLYN AND IZZY ARE
GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB
WITH TODAY'S TRAINING.
SHE LOOKS LIKE A
SUPER SMART DOG.
Back in the studio, Alfie says WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH
DR. KATRINA A LITTLE LATER ON
TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME
FOR SOME BRAIN FOOD.
YES IT'S TIME FOR
AN ANIMAL FACT.
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
MACAQUES HAVE A LARGER
BRAIN THAN OTHER MONKEYS?
THIS GIVES THEM
THE MENTAL CAPACITY
TO MOVE THEIR HANDS
AND FINGERS
WITH ALMOST HUMAN DEXTERITY
AND PROVIDES THEM WITH
SOPHISTICATED HAND-EYE
COORDINATION.
THEIR TAIL IS NOT AS PREHENSILE
AS OTHER MONKEYS
AS MANY SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME
ON THE GROUND
SO HAVE LITTLE USE
FOR THEIR TAIL.
SWIMMING IS A COMMON
EVENT FOR THE MACAQUE.
THE YOUNG CAN SWIM WHEN
THEY'RE JUST A FEW DAYS OLD.
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.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Mudskipper Bob 1 says NAH, NAH, NAH BOB
YOU BAKE THE WORMS
AND THEN ADD THE SAUCE.
GOODNESS IT IS LIKE YOU ARE
AN AMATEUR.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says NO, NO, NO BOB YOU PAN SEAR THEM
AND THEN YOU BRAISE THEM.
THAT'S HOW YOU PREPARE
PRIME CUT WORM.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WE HAVE NEVER PREPARED PRIME CUT
WORMS LIKE THAT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says THAT'S HOW I DO IT.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WELL NO WE DON'T DO IT
LIKE THAT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says YES WE DO.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WE DO NOT.
WE DO NOT.
COME ON WE DON'T.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says YES.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WE DO NOT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says WHAT ARE YOU?
Mudskipper Bob 1 says LOOK HERE IS ONE I PREPARED
EARLIER.
(VOMIT SOUNDS)
Mudskipper Bob 2 says OH THAT DOES LOOK BAKED TO ME
AND IT LOOKS GOOD.
MAYBE YOU WERE RIGHT BOB.
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.
Kids say "Creature quiz."
The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS' SALIVA
CONTAINS AN ANTI COAGULANT,
WHICH STOPS THEIR VICTIM'S BLOOD
FROM CLOTTING?
IS IT A THE MOSQUITO
THE WORLD'S SMALLEST
BIGGEST KILLER?
B THE RED BACK SPIDER?
ALSO TO BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS.
A spider says PIZZA.
HAR DE HAR HAR.
The narrator says OR IS IT C THE LEECH?
ACTUALLY VERY HELPFUL TO HUMANS
DESPITE THEIR
BLOODSUCKING HABITS.
IF YOU ANSWERED C THE LEECH
YOU'RE CORRECT.
SOME SPECIES
OF FRESHWATER LEECH
USE THEIR TINY MOUTHS TO BITE
HUMANS AND OTHER LARGE ANIMALS.
BUT THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO BITE
OFF MORE THAN THEY CAN CHEW.
THEY JUST WANT A DRINK OF BLOOD.
LEECHES WILL SUCK
ONTO EXPOSED SKIN
AND THEN USE THEIR TINY
SCALPEL-LIKE TEETH
TO PIERCE THE SKIN
AND GET TO THE BLOOD.
THEIR SALIVA CONTAINS
AN ANTI-COAGULANT
THAT WILL STOP BLOOD
FROM CLOTTING
CAUSING IT TO FLOW FREELY.
A LEECH WILL FEED
FOR AROUND THIRTY MINUTES
BEFORE DROPPING OFF
AND CAN INGEST UP TO FIVE TIMES
ITS BODYWEIGHT IN BLOOD.
LEECHES ARE RELATIVELY HARMLESS,
ALTHOUGH THE WOUND
THEY LEAVE
WILL KEEP BLEEDING
FOR UP TO TEN HOURS.
A crowd says OH.
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
THE ELUSIVE INLAND TAIPAN
FROM CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
IS CONSIDERED BY SNAKE EXPERTS
TO BE ONE OF THE DEADLIEST
SNAKES IN THE WORLD?
ITS BITE IS SO POISONOUS
THAT IT HAS THE POWER
TO KILL 125 MEN
OR 250,000 MICE.
A crowd says OH.
Mice say WHAT?
WHAT?
NO WAY.
The narrator says BUT DON'T WORRY
ITS QUITE SHY AND BITES
ARE VERY RARE.
TAIPAN SHY BUT DEADLY.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says SUCH AWESOME SNAKES.
AND NOW MY FRIENDS IT'S TIME
TO CHANGE THE TONE
AND HEAD BACK FOR A BIT
OF DOG TRAINING.
WE MET CAITLYN AND
HER GORGEOUS DOG EARLIER
AND DR. KATRINA SHOWED THEM
STEP ONE OF SAY YOUR PRAYERS.
TIME TO HEAD BACK AND
SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING.
ARE THEY READY FOR STEP TWO?
LET'S FIND OUT.
IT'S DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
I'M HERE WITH CAITLYN
AND HER KELPIE IZZY
AND WE ARE TEACHING IZZY
TO SAY HER PRAYERS.
NOW, SUPER CUTE TRICK.
FIRST STEP
IS TO GET YOUR DOG TO SIT
COMFORTABLY AND WELL BALANCED
AND SHE'S DOING THAT.
NOW IZZY ALSO OFFERS UP
HER PAWS DOESN'T SHE?
SO THIS IS GREAT FOR THE NEXT
STEP OF THE TRICK.
PUT YOUR ARM OUT.
NOW ONE PAW UP, PERFECT.
NOW OTHER PAW UP.
ASK HER TO SIT.
KEEP HER IN SIT
AND SEE IF SHE PUTS THAT
OTHER PAW, PERFECT.
NOW GIVE HER THE TREAT.
THAT IS STEP TWO.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE
HER LOTS OF TREATS
WHILE SHE GETS USED TO
BALANCING LIKE THAT.
THERE YOU GO.
GOOD GIRL IZZY.
GOOD GIRL.
WE'LL BE BACK SOON
WITH STEP THREE,
WHICH IS TO GET HER TO PUT
HER NOSE DOWN BETWEEN HER LEGS.
YOU FEELING CONFIDENT?
Caitlyn says YEAH.
Katrina says SHE'S DOING GREAT.
YOU'RE SMART AREN'T YOU?
GOOD GIRL.
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
SEEMS TO THINK SO.
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ONE,
THE ONLY BAD PUN PONY.
(music plays)
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says RIDDLE ME THIS,
WHAT'S AS BIG AS AN ELEPHANT BUT
WEIGHS ZERO KILOS?
IT'S SHADOW.
Ducks chuckle.
Bad Pun Pony says WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE,
BLACK AND WHITE,
BLACK AND WHITE,
SPLASH?
A PENGUIN ROLLING DOWN AN
ICEBERG INTO THE WATER.
A bunny chuckles.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY!
Alfie says YEP, THAT PONY.
HOOF, HOOF, HOOV-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.
A caption reads "Creature quiz."
The narrator says WHICH
OF THESE ANIMALS
IS THE HEAVIEST OF ITS KIND?
A beetle underneath a pile of other beetles says GUYS... GET OUT...
The narrator says IS IT A
THE MAKO SHARK?
B THE MANED WOLF?
OR C THE GIANT
AUSTRALIAN COCKROACH?
IF YOU ANSWERED C THE
GIANT AUSTRALIAN COCKROACH
YOU'RE CORRECT.
IT'S THE HEAVIEST OF ITS KIND.
MEET THIS LITTLE,
OR NOT SO LITTLE,
CREATURE.
THIS IS THE GIANT
AUSTRALIAN COCKROACH,
ALTHOUGH IT DOES GO
BY A FEW OTHER NAMES,
SUCH AS THE GIANT
BURROWING COCKROACH,
RHINOCEROS COCKROACH
AND, QUITE SIMPLY,
THE LITTERBUG.
AS THE NAME SUGGESTS
THEY'RE NATIVE TO AUSTRALIA
AND ARE MOSTLY FOUND IN TROPICAL
PARTS OF QUEENSLAND.
THEY ARE THE WORLD'S
HEAVIEST SPECIES OF COCKROACH
AND CAN WEIGH UP TO
THIRTY-FIVE GRAMS
AND MEASURE UP TO
EIGHTY MILLIMETRES IN LENGTH.
TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE,
THE MOST COMMON CREEPY
CRAWLY COCKROACH
YOU MAY SEE IN YOUR HOME
FROM TIME TO TIME
IS CALLED THE GERMAN COCKROACH
AND AT ITS BIGGEST
MAY ONLY BE JUST OVER
HALF THE SIZE OF THIS GIANT.
TO ILLUSTRATE THIS POINT
HERE IT IS IN A
GROWN MAN'S HAND
IN COMPARISON TO TWO OTHER
LARGE TROPICAL INSECTS.
WOW.
UNLIKE SOME OTHER COCKROACHES
THEY DO NOT HAVE WINGS
AND ARE NOT CONSIDERED PESTS.
THE GIANT AUSTRALIAN COCKROACH
ACTUALLY PLAYS A VITAL PART
IN THE ECOSYSTEM
BY CONSUMING DEAD LEAVES.
EUCALYPTUS IN PARTICULAR
AND RECYCLING OTHER MATTER.
THEY CAN ACTUALLY BURROW
DOWN INTO THE SOIL
TO A DEPTH OF ABOUT ONE METRE
WHERE THEY MAKE PERMANENT
HOMES.
ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE
GIANT AUSTRALIAN COCKROACH
IS THAT SOME PEOPLE CHOOSE
TO KEEP THEM AS PETS.
A SMALL PLASTIC OR GLASS
ENCLOSURE IS IDEAL
TO HOUSE TWO TO
THREE COCKROACHES.
ALTHOUGH BIGGER ENCLOSURES
ARE RECOMMENDED
FOR THE LARGER GROUPS OF
ADULTS.
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
THE ANACONDA FROM THE WETLANDS
OF SOUTH AMERICA
IS THE LARGEST SNAKE
IN THE WORLD?
IT'S BIG, IT'S FRIGHTENING,
BUT IT HAS NO VENOM,
SO IS IT DEADLY?
IT SEEMS HE JUST WANTS A
CUDDLE AND MORE CUDDLES.
OKAY MAYBE NOT.
IN FACT THE ANACONDA USES
ITS ENORMOUS BODY
TO CRUSH THE LIFE OUT
OF ITS VICTIMS.
IT THEN SWALLOWS ITS
DINNER IN A SINGLE BITE.
ONE MEAL ALONE
TAKES THE ANACONDA FOUR TO FIVE
WEEKS TO DIGEST.
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 HAVE A LOOK AT THIS.
[MUSIC AND ROARING NOISES]
A slow motion clip shows images of kitten playing with yarn.
The crowd says OH.
Back in the studio, Alfie sits with two girls and says INTRODUCING GABBY AND ARIELLA.
THEY'VE BROUGHT IN CHICKENS.
HELLO GIRLS.
Gabby is around 10, with long brown hair with bangs in a ponytail. She wears a teal T-shirt.
Ariella is around 9, with long braided brown hair and wears red shorts and a white T-shirt.
The girls say HI ALFIE.
Alfie says WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
Gabby says THANKS.
Alfie says SO AHH WHO'S THIS LITTLE GUY?
Gabby holds a plastic chicken and says THIS ISN'T THE CHICKEN.
She points at the chickens in a wooden box in front of her and says THOSE TWO ARE.
Alfie says OH OKAY.
SO AHH WHO ARE THESE GUYS?
Ariella says THAT'S SALT AND THAT'S PEPPER.
Alfie says SO SALT'S THE WHITER ONE?
Ariella says YEAH.
Alfie says AND PEPPER'S THE DARK ONE?
Ariella says YEAH.
Alfie says OH WOW.
Salt tries to get out of the box.
Alfie puts him back inside and says SALT WHOOP.
IS THAT HOW YOU HOLD THEM?
The girls say YEP.
Alfie says I DID A GOOD JOB YEAH?
The girls say YEP.
They all high-five.
Alfie says CHICKENS.
THERE ARE MORE CHICKENS
THAN PEOPLE ON EARTH.
CHICKENS EXPERIENCE REM,
WHICH IS RAPID EYE MOVEMENT.
WHICH MEANS LIKE
HUMANS THEY DREAM.
CHICKENS CAN MAKE MORE
THAN THIRTY DIFFERENT TYPES
OF VOCALISATIONS.
A MOTHER HEN CAN TEACH
CALLS TO HER CHICKS
BEFORE THEY'VE EVEN
HATCHED.
CHICKENS HAVE MORE BONES IN
THEIR NECKS THAN GIRAFFES.
PET CHICKENS THAT ARE
PROPERLY CARED FOR
CAN LIVE FROM EIGHT
TO TEN YEARS.
CHICKENS.
SO AHH WHO IS THIS?
Gabby says MUSTARD.
Alfie says THIS IS MUSTARD.
I LIKE THE YELLOW COLOUR
THAT MUSTARD HAS.
CAN I HAVE A HEAR OF
WHAT THE SQUEAK IS LIKE?
[TOY SOUND]
Alfie says AND DO THEY LIKE
THE SOUND OF THAT?
Gabby says WELL SOMETIMES,
NOT ALL THE TIME.
Ariella says SOMETIMES THEY GET REALLY
ANNOYED AND THEY JUMP.
Alfie says CAN I INTRODUCE THEM TO MUSTARD?
Gabby says YEP.
Alfie says SO SALT AND PEPPER
THIS IS MUSTARD.
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY.
The girls giggle.
Alfie says HE JUST KIND OF FELL OVER.
Ariella says LOOK THEY'RE PECKING HIM.
Alfie says SO DO THESE GUYS LAY EGGS?
The girls say YES.
Alfie says HOW MANY EGGS DO THESE GUYS LAY?
Gabby says TWO A DAY BUT SOMETIMES ONE.
Alfie says SO ARE YOU GUYS
EATING BABY CHICKENS?
Gabby says NO.
SO WITHOUT A ROOSTER, IF
THEY DON'T HAVE A ROOSTER
THEY CAN'T LAY EGGS WITH BABY
CHICKENS IN THEM.
Ariella says THEY CAN ONLY LAY
EGGS FOR YOU TO EAT.
Gabby says SO THEY'VE GOT YELLOW YOLK
INSIDE INSTEAD OF ORANGE,
WHICH MAKES THEM
TASTE WAY BETTER.
Alfie says WHICH MAKES THEM
TASTE REALLY GOOD?
IF SOMEONE WAS LOOKING TO
GET A CHICKEN AS A PET,
WOULD YOU GIRLS RECOMMEND IT?
Ariella says I AM NOT SURE.
Gabby says WELL THEY PECK A LOT.
Ariella says AND MOST OF MY FRIENDS
ARE SCARED OF CHICKENS,
AND I LOVE THEM.
Alfie says YEAH BUT DO YOU GUYS LOVE THEM?
The girls say YEAH.
Alfie says WELL THAT'S ALL
THAT MATTERS RIGHT?
Gabby says YEAH.
Ariella nods.
Alfie says WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING IN TODAY GIRLS.
The girls say YOU'RE WELCOME.
Alfie says AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING
US TO SALT AND PEPPER.
THEY'RE PRETTY COOL CHICKENS.
Gabby says YEP VERY COOL.
Alfie says CHECK THIS OUT.
The narrator says SEA HORSES ARE ONE OF
THE MOST INTERESTING CREATURES
ON THE PLANET.
A clip shows horses galloping on a field.
The narrator says SEA HORSES ARE PERFECTLY ADAPTED
TO THEIR UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT.
WAIT A SECOND...
THAT'S NOT A SEA HORSE.
THIS IS A SEA HORSE.
TOTALLY DIFFERENT
ANIMAL AND A LOT CUTER.
THEY'VE GOT CURLY LITTLE TAILS,
DART ABOUT THE OCEAN LIKE
MINI HELICOPTERS
WITH RIPPLING FINS ON
THEIR BACKS AND NECKS.
CAN MOVE THEIR EYES IN OPPOSITE
DIRECTIONS AT THE SAME TIME,
WHICH MAKES THEM LOOK GOOFY
AND WHEN THEY WANT TO IMPRESS
A MATE THEY DANCE.
OH SEA HORSES.
UNDER WATER DANCING GOOF BALLS.
THAT'S JUST...
Kids say TOO CUTE.
Alfie says OH YES I AGREE, WAY TOO CUTE.
BUT NOW IT'S 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
HAS THE MOST NAMES?
IS IT A THE LIONFISH?
HMM PRETTY AND
SCARY AT THE SAME TIME.
B THE SCORPION FISH?
WHO ARE NOCTURNAL PREDATORS.
OR C THE GIANT CENTIPEDE?
AN AUSTRALIAN NATIVE.
IF YOU ANSWERED B THE
SCORPION FISH YOU'RE INCORRECT.
IT WAS ACTUALLY THE OTHER
OCEAN DWELLER IN THIS QUIZ,
A THE LIONFISH, WHO IS ALSO
KNOWN AS THE TURKEY FISH,
TIGERFISH,
DRAGON FISH
AND BUTTERFLY COD.
THE LIONFISH IS A
POISONOUS SPIKY FISH
FOUND IN THE WARMER WATERS
OF THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN.
THE LIONFISH IS A
CARNIVOROUS PREDATORY FISH
HUNTING SMALL FISH
BUT ITS VENOM IS ALSO
CAPABLE OF BEING FATAL
TO LARGER CREATURES.
IT'S A POPULAR AQUARIUM FISH
AROUND THE WORLD
ALTHOUGH THEY'RE BETTER KEPT
IN TANKS WITH LOTS OF SPACE
AND FEW OTHER FISH.
LIONFISH ARE ALSO KNOWN
FOR THEIR VENOMOUS FIN RAYS.
AN UNCOMMON FEATURE AMONG
MARINE FISH IN CORAL REEFS.
WHILE VERY PRETTY, THE POTENCY
OF THE FINS' VENOM
MAKES THEM
EXCELLENT PREDATORS
AND VENOMOUS TO FISHERMEN
AND DIVERS.
SO WATCH OUT FOR THESE GUYS
IN THE OCEAN.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says OM!
I AM ONE WITH CALMNESS.
Praying Mantis Bob 2 chuckles.
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says OM!
I AM A LEAF FLOATING DOWN
A RIVER OF CALM.
(CHUCKLES)
Praying Mantis Bob 2 says CALM. A LEAF.
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says THERE ARE NO SOUNDS
ON MY RIVER OF CALM.
(LAUGHING)
Praying Mantis Bob 2 laughs hysterically.
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says ONLY THE SERENE, CALM,
BEATING OF MY HEART.
(SCREECHING LAUGHTER)
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says BREATHE IN THE CALM.
(SCREECHING LAUGHTER)
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says BREATHE OUT THE ANGER.
(SCREECHING LAUGHTER)
Praying Mantis Bob 1 punches Praying Mantis Bob 2 and says WHAT IS SO FUNNY BOB?
Praying Mantis Bob 2 says BOBBY GOT A BOOGER.
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says OH, THAT'S EMBARRASSING.
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
RED-BILLED GULLS ARE FOUND
IN MOST COASTAL LOCATIONS
THROUGHOUT NEW ZEALAND?
BREEDING OCCURS
IN DENSE COLONIES.
MAINLY RESTRICTED TO
THE EASTERN COASTS
OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH ISLANDS
ON STACKS, CLIFFS, RIVER MOUTHS
AND SANDY AND ROCKY SHORES.
RED-BILLED GULLS
ARE ALSO MONOGAMOUS.
APPROXIMATELY
EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF PAIRS
KEEP THEIR PARTNERS
FROM ONE SEASON TO THE NEXT.
[CROWD] OH.
The narrator says AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says WHAT A GREAT FACT.
ALL RIGHT 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.
[GONG]
A caption reads "Pondering Panda."
A kid says THE PANDA THAT LIKES TO PONDER.
A panda on its back eats bamboo leaves and says DO YOU
KNOW WHAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT?
ELEPHANTS.
I MEAN THEY CAN'T JUMP.
LIKE, THEY ACTUALLY CANNOT JUMP.
SO, LIKE, WHAT DO THEY DO
IF ANOTHER ELEPHANT SNEAKS UP ON
THEM AND GIVES THEM A FRIGHT?
'COS, I MEAN, MOST ANIMALS
JUMP WHEN THEY GET A FRIGHT.
BUT IF AN ELEPHANT
CAN'T JUMP,
DOES THAT MEAN THEY, LIKE,
CAN'T GET A FRIGHT?
WOAH.
ELEPHANTS MUST BE REALLY BRAVE.
Alfie says OH THAT PONDERING PANDA.
HE'S JUST SO WEIRD.
ANYWAY ON WITH THE SHOW.
IT'S TIME FOR OUR LAST
DOG TRAINING INSTALMENT.
CAN CAITLYN GET IZZY THE CLEVER
KELPIE TO SAY HER PRAYERS?
LET'S FIND OUT.
IT'S DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
CAITLYN AND I ARE
TEACHING IZZY TO SIT PRETTY.
SO SHE MASTERED THE FIRST STEP
NO PROBLEM.
WHICH WAS PUTTING HER HEAD
AND NOSE UP.
SHE'S GETTING USED TO
BALANCING ON HER BACK LEGS.
LET'S GET TO IT.
WE'LL GET HER
BACK TO POSITION,
OFFERING THOSE PAWS AND SEE IF
WE CAN GET HER TO BALANCE
FOR JUST A COUPLE OF SECONDS.
OKAY CAITLYN SO WITH YOU TREAT
YOU ARE GOING TO ASK HER TO PUT
THOSE TWO FRONT LEGS UP
ON YOUR ARM AGAIN.
GIVE HER THE TREAT
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO
LURE HER NOSE DOWN OKAY.
LET'S TRY IT.
DOWN AGAIN.
SO NOW WAIT UNTIL
SHE OFFERS THAT PAW.
THAT'S IT.
NOW ASK HER TO SIT.
Caitlyn says SIT.
SIT.
Katrina says THAT'S IT.
GOOD ONE.
NOW WITH THIS TREAT
LURE THE NOSE DOWN.
PERFECT.
THAT IS SAY YOUR PRAYERS.
OKAY THE MORE
YOU PRACTICE THAT
THE MORE SHE'LL BE
ABLE TO HOLD IT.
HOW CUTE IS THAT?
Caitlyn says GOOD.
Katrina says FEELING GOOD?
YOU PROUD OF HER?
Caitlyn says YEAH.
Katrina says YOU CAN SEE HOW IT'S
TEAMWORK CAN'T YOU?
I REALLY HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED
WATCHING IZZY LEARN
TRICKS TODAY.
WE'LL BE BACK NEXT TIME
WITH ANOTHER DOG TRICK.
YOU WANT TO PLAY NOW.
YOU WANT TO PLAY HEY.
Alfie says THANKS KATRINA.
WELL DONE CAITLYN AND IZZY.
WHAT A DOG SUPER STAR.
AND WHAT AN AMAZING
SHOW WE'VE HAD.
SUPER SMART DOGS
SAYING THEIR PRAYERS
AND SOME SUPER CLUCKY FLAPPY
AMAZING CHICKENS.
PLUS THOSE SLIMY LEECHES
AND CREEPY GIANT COCKROACHES.
IF YOU'RE AFTER
MORE SCALY, SLIMY,
SLITHERING AND
CRAWLING CREATURES
WITH A BIT OF CUTE, FLUFFY,
FRIENDLY AND FUNNY THROWN IN,
THEN THERE'S
ONLY ONE PLACE TO BE.
AND REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
I'M ALFIE.
JOIN ME NEXT TIME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
A caption reads "Creature Mania. A Northern Pictures Productions."
Copyright 2017, Northern Pictures.
In an animated frame, fast clips show 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 WE MONKEY ABOUT
WITH SOME CHEEKY MACAQUES,
MEET ONE OF THE
WORLD'S DEADLIEST SNAKES,
THE TAIPAN,
AND CHECKOUT THE EXTREME
HUGGER,
THE ANACONDA.
WE HAVE A LAUGH WITH
PANDA AND PONY
AND GET THE LOW DOWN
ON WHETHER CHICKENS MAKE GOOD
PETS 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.
She sits on the grass with 4 brown and white dogs and says HI AND WELCOME TO DOG TRICKS.
I AM DR. KATRINA
THESE ARE THE WONDER DOGS
AND TODAY WE'RE GOING
TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO TEACH YOUR DOG
TO SAY THEIR PRAYERS.
DART'S GOING TO
DEMONSTRATE THIS FOR US
SO 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 favourite activities.
Katrina says 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.
A caption reads "Say your prayers."
Darty puts her paws on Katrina's forearms and then puts her head in between them, as if she was praying.
Katrina says SAY YOUR PRAYERS IS
A REALLY SWEET TRICK.
YOUR DOG NEEDS TO
BE ABLE TO SIT CALMLY
AND BE COMFORTABLE
OFFERING YOU BOTH THEIR PAWS.
WELL THAT WAS OUR
EXPERT DEMONSTRATION.
NOW IT'S TIME TO MEET OUR
BUDDING YOUNG DOG TRAINER
AND THEIR DOG.
Katrina sits on a bench with Caitlyn and her dog.
Caitlyn is around 11, with long straight blond hair in a ponytail and wears jeans and a blue T-shirt.
Katrina says I'M HERE WITH CAITLYN
AND HER GORGEOUS DOG IZZY.
CAITLYN TELL ME ABOUT IZZY.
Caitlyn says WELL IZZY SHE IS
NINE MONTHS OLD.
UMM SHE'S AN
AUSTRALIAN WORKING KELPIE.
Katrina says IS SHE YOUR ONLY DOG?
Caitlyn says YES SHE IS.
Katrina says AND WHAT DO YOU LIKE THE
Caitlyn says MOST ABOUT HAVING A DOG?
WELL THEY'RE FUN TO PLAY
WITH AND SHE'S ACTIVE.
SHE'LL READ WITH ME IN BED.
Katrina says HOW CUTE.
Caitlyn says AND SHE WILL SIT ON
MY LAP DURING TRAVELS.
Katrina says WHAT TRICKS DOES SHE KNOW?
Caitlyn says WELL SHE KNOWS SHAKE
AND HIGH FIVE
AND STOP, DROP, SIT, BACK IT UP.
Katrina says OKAY SO SHE'S AN EAGER
AND EASY LEARNER.
Caitlyn says YEAH.
Katrina says OKAY WOULD YOU LIKE TO
LEARN SOME MORE TRICKS TODAY?
Caitlyn says YEAH.
Katrina says OKAY LET'S GET TO IT.
TODAY CAITLYN AND I ARE
GOING TO TEACH IZZY
HOW TO SAY HER PRAYERS.
NOW THIS IS A SUPER CUTE TRICK.
FIRST STEP IS A PRETTY EASY ONE.
IZZY COME HERE.
NOW WE JUST WANT IZZY
TO JUST SIT
BUT SHE NEEDS TO SIT IN
A BALANCED POSITION.
Caitlyn says IZZY SIT.
Katrina says GOOD GIRL.
SO THAT'S REALLY STEP ONE.
STEP TWO IS GETTING HER TO
PUT HER PAWS UP ON YOUR ARM
AND WE'LL BE BACK
WITH THAT SOON.
IZZY WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I THINK CAITLYN AND IZZY ARE
GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB
WITH TODAY'S TRAINING.
SHE LOOKS LIKE A
SUPER SMART DOG.
Back in the studio, Alfie says WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH
DR. KATRINA A LITTLE LATER ON
TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME
FOR SOME BRAIN FOOD.
YES IT'S TIME FOR
AN ANIMAL FACT.
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
MACAQUES HAVE A LARGER
BRAIN THAN OTHER MONKEYS?
THIS GIVES THEM
THE MENTAL CAPACITY
TO MOVE THEIR HANDS
AND FINGERS
WITH ALMOST HUMAN DEXTERITY
AND PROVIDES THEM WITH
SOPHISTICATED HAND-EYE
COORDINATION.
THEIR TAIL IS NOT AS PREHENSILE
AS OTHER MONKEYS
AS MANY SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME
ON THE GROUND
SO HAVE LITTLE USE
FOR THEIR TAIL.
SWIMMING IS A COMMON
EVENT FOR THE MACAQUE.
THE YOUNG CAN SWIM WHEN
THEY'RE JUST A FEW DAYS OLD.
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.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Mudskipper Bob 1 says NAH, NAH, NAH BOB
YOU BAKE THE WORMS
AND THEN ADD THE SAUCE.
GOODNESS IT IS LIKE YOU ARE
AN AMATEUR.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says NO, NO, NO BOB YOU PAN SEAR THEM
AND THEN YOU BRAISE THEM.
THAT'S HOW YOU PREPARE
PRIME CUT WORM.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WE HAVE NEVER PREPARED PRIME CUT
WORMS LIKE THAT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says THAT'S HOW I DO IT.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WELL NO WE DON'T DO IT
LIKE THAT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says YES WE DO.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WE DO NOT.
WE DO NOT.
COME ON WE DON'T.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says YES.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WE DO NOT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says WHAT ARE YOU?
Mudskipper Bob 1 says LOOK HERE IS ONE I PREPARED
EARLIER.
(VOMIT SOUNDS)
Mudskipper Bob 2 says OH THAT DOES LOOK BAKED TO ME
AND IT LOOKS GOOD.
MAYBE YOU WERE RIGHT BOB.
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.
Kids say "Creature quiz."
The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS' SALIVA
CONTAINS AN ANTI COAGULANT,
WHICH STOPS THEIR VICTIM'S BLOOD
FROM CLOTTING?
IS IT A THE MOSQUITO
THE WORLD'S SMALLEST
BIGGEST KILLER?
B THE RED BACK SPIDER?
ALSO TO BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS.
A spider says PIZZA.
HAR DE HAR HAR.
The narrator says OR IS IT C THE LEECH?
ACTUALLY VERY HELPFUL TO HUMANS
DESPITE THEIR
BLOODSUCKING HABITS.
IF YOU ANSWERED C THE LEECH
YOU'RE CORRECT.
SOME SPECIES
OF FRESHWATER LEECH
USE THEIR TINY MOUTHS TO BITE
HUMANS AND OTHER LARGE ANIMALS.
BUT THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO BITE
OFF MORE THAN THEY CAN CHEW.
THEY JUST WANT A DRINK OF BLOOD.
LEECHES WILL SUCK
ONTO EXPOSED SKIN
AND THEN USE THEIR TINY
SCALPEL-LIKE TEETH
TO PIERCE THE SKIN
AND GET TO THE BLOOD.
THEIR SALIVA CONTAINS
AN ANTI-COAGULANT
THAT WILL STOP BLOOD
FROM CLOTTING
CAUSING IT TO FLOW FREELY.
A LEECH WILL FEED
FOR AROUND THIRTY MINUTES
BEFORE DROPPING OFF
AND CAN INGEST UP TO FIVE TIMES
ITS BODYWEIGHT IN BLOOD.
LEECHES ARE RELATIVELY HARMLESS,
ALTHOUGH THE WOUND
THEY LEAVE
WILL KEEP BLEEDING
FOR UP TO TEN HOURS.
A crowd says OH.
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
THE ELUSIVE INLAND TAIPAN
FROM CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
IS CONSIDERED BY SNAKE EXPERTS
TO BE ONE OF THE DEADLIEST
SNAKES IN THE WORLD?
ITS BITE IS SO POISONOUS
THAT IT HAS THE POWER
TO KILL 125 MEN
OR 250,000 MICE.
A crowd says OH.
Mice say WHAT?
WHAT?
NO WAY.
The narrator says BUT DON'T WORRY
ITS QUITE SHY AND BITES
ARE VERY RARE.
TAIPAN SHY BUT DEADLY.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says SUCH AWESOME SNAKES.
AND NOW MY FRIENDS IT'S TIME
TO CHANGE THE TONE
AND HEAD BACK FOR A BIT
OF DOG TRAINING.
WE MET CAITLYN AND
HER GORGEOUS DOG EARLIER
AND DR. KATRINA SHOWED THEM
STEP ONE OF SAY YOUR PRAYERS.
TIME TO HEAD BACK AND
SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING.
ARE THEY READY FOR STEP TWO?
LET'S FIND OUT.
IT'S DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
I'M HERE WITH CAITLYN
AND HER KELPIE IZZY
AND WE ARE TEACHING IZZY
TO SAY HER PRAYERS.
NOW, SUPER CUTE TRICK.
FIRST STEP
IS TO GET YOUR DOG TO SIT
COMFORTABLY AND WELL BALANCED
AND SHE'S DOING THAT.
NOW IZZY ALSO OFFERS UP
HER PAWS DOESN'T SHE?
SO THIS IS GREAT FOR THE NEXT
STEP OF THE TRICK.
PUT YOUR ARM OUT.
NOW ONE PAW UP, PERFECT.
NOW OTHER PAW UP.
ASK HER TO SIT.
KEEP HER IN SIT
AND SEE IF SHE PUTS THAT
OTHER PAW, PERFECT.
NOW GIVE HER THE TREAT.
THAT IS STEP TWO.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE
HER LOTS OF TREATS
WHILE SHE GETS USED TO
BALANCING LIKE THAT.
THERE YOU GO.
GOOD GIRL IZZY.
GOOD GIRL.
WE'LL BE BACK SOON
WITH STEP THREE,
WHICH IS TO GET HER TO PUT
HER NOSE DOWN BETWEEN HER LEGS.
YOU FEELING CONFIDENT?
Caitlyn says YEAH.
Katrina says SHE'S DOING GREAT.
YOU'RE SMART AREN'T YOU?
GOOD GIRL.
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
SEEMS TO THINK SO.
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ONE,
THE ONLY BAD PUN PONY.
(music plays)
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says RIDDLE ME THIS,
WHAT'S AS BIG AS AN ELEPHANT BUT
WEIGHS ZERO KILOS?
IT'S SHADOW.
Ducks chuckle.
Bad Pun Pony says WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE,
BLACK AND WHITE,
BLACK AND WHITE,
SPLASH?
A PENGUIN ROLLING DOWN AN
ICEBERG INTO THE WATER.
A bunny chuckles.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY!
Alfie says YEP, THAT PONY.
HOOF, HOOF, HOOV-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.
A caption reads "Creature quiz."
The narrator says WHICH
OF THESE ANIMALS
IS THE HEAVIEST OF ITS KIND?
A beetle underneath a pile of other beetles says GUYS... GET OUT...
The narrator says IS IT A
THE MAKO SHARK?
B THE MANED WOLF?
OR C THE GIANT
AUSTRALIAN COCKROACH?
IF YOU ANSWERED C THE
GIANT AUSTRALIAN COCKROACH
YOU'RE CORRECT.
IT'S THE HEAVIEST OF ITS KIND.
MEET THIS LITTLE,
OR NOT SO LITTLE,
CREATURE.
THIS IS THE GIANT
AUSTRALIAN COCKROACH,
ALTHOUGH IT DOES GO
BY A FEW OTHER NAMES,
SUCH AS THE GIANT
BURROWING COCKROACH,
RHINOCEROS COCKROACH
AND, QUITE SIMPLY,
THE LITTERBUG.
AS THE NAME SUGGESTS
THEY'RE NATIVE TO AUSTRALIA
AND ARE MOSTLY FOUND IN TROPICAL
PARTS OF QUEENSLAND.
THEY ARE THE WORLD'S
HEAVIEST SPECIES OF COCKROACH
AND CAN WEIGH UP TO
THIRTY-FIVE GRAMS
AND MEASURE UP TO
EIGHTY MILLIMETRES IN LENGTH.
TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE,
THE MOST COMMON CREEPY
CRAWLY COCKROACH
YOU MAY SEE IN YOUR HOME
FROM TIME TO TIME
IS CALLED THE GERMAN COCKROACH
AND AT ITS BIGGEST
MAY ONLY BE JUST OVER
HALF THE SIZE OF THIS GIANT.
TO ILLUSTRATE THIS POINT
HERE IT IS IN A
GROWN MAN'S HAND
IN COMPARISON TO TWO OTHER
LARGE TROPICAL INSECTS.
WOW.
UNLIKE SOME OTHER COCKROACHES
THEY DO NOT HAVE WINGS
AND ARE NOT CONSIDERED PESTS.
THE GIANT AUSTRALIAN COCKROACH
ACTUALLY PLAYS A VITAL PART
IN THE ECOSYSTEM
BY CONSUMING DEAD LEAVES.
EUCALYPTUS IN PARTICULAR
AND RECYCLING OTHER MATTER.
THEY CAN ACTUALLY BURROW
DOWN INTO THE SOIL
TO A DEPTH OF ABOUT ONE METRE
WHERE THEY MAKE PERMANENT
HOMES.
ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE
GIANT AUSTRALIAN COCKROACH
IS THAT SOME PEOPLE CHOOSE
TO KEEP THEM AS PETS.
A SMALL PLASTIC OR GLASS
ENCLOSURE IS IDEAL
TO HOUSE TWO TO
THREE COCKROACHES.
ALTHOUGH BIGGER ENCLOSURES
ARE RECOMMENDED
FOR THE LARGER GROUPS OF
ADULTS.
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
THE ANACONDA FROM THE WETLANDS
OF SOUTH AMERICA
IS THE LARGEST SNAKE
IN THE WORLD?
IT'S BIG, IT'S FRIGHTENING,
BUT IT HAS NO VENOM,
SO IS IT DEADLY?
IT SEEMS HE JUST WANTS A
CUDDLE AND MORE CUDDLES.
OKAY MAYBE NOT.
IN FACT THE ANACONDA USES
ITS ENORMOUS BODY
TO CRUSH THE LIFE OUT
OF ITS VICTIMS.
IT THEN SWALLOWS ITS
DINNER IN A SINGLE BITE.
ONE MEAL ALONE
TAKES THE ANACONDA FOUR TO FIVE
WEEKS TO DIGEST.
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 HAVE A LOOK AT THIS.
[MUSIC AND ROARING NOISES]
A slow motion clip shows images of kitten playing with yarn.
The crowd says OH.
Back in the studio, Alfie sits with two girls and says INTRODUCING GABBY AND ARIELLA.
THEY'VE BROUGHT IN CHICKENS.
HELLO GIRLS.
Gabby is around 10, with long brown hair with bangs in a ponytail. She wears a teal T-shirt.
Ariella is around 9, with long braided brown hair and wears red shorts and a white T-shirt.
The girls say HI ALFIE.
Alfie says WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
Gabby says THANKS.
Alfie says SO AHH WHO'S THIS LITTLE GUY?
Gabby holds a plastic chicken and says THIS ISN'T THE CHICKEN.
She points at the chickens in a wooden box in front of her and says THOSE TWO ARE.
Alfie says OH OKAY.
SO AHH WHO ARE THESE GUYS?
Ariella says THAT'S SALT AND THAT'S PEPPER.
Alfie says SO SALT'S THE WHITER ONE?
Ariella says YEAH.
Alfie says AND PEPPER'S THE DARK ONE?
Ariella says YEAH.
Alfie says OH WOW.
Salt tries to get out of the box.
Alfie puts him back inside and says SALT WHOOP.
IS THAT HOW YOU HOLD THEM?
The girls say YEP.
Alfie says I DID A GOOD JOB YEAH?
The girls say YEP.
They all high-five.
Alfie says CHICKENS.
THERE ARE MORE CHICKENS
THAN PEOPLE ON EARTH.
CHICKENS EXPERIENCE REM,
WHICH IS RAPID EYE MOVEMENT.
WHICH MEANS LIKE
HUMANS THEY DREAM.
CHICKENS CAN MAKE MORE
THAN THIRTY DIFFERENT TYPES
OF VOCALISATIONS.
A MOTHER HEN CAN TEACH
CALLS TO HER CHICKS
BEFORE THEY'VE EVEN
HATCHED.
CHICKENS HAVE MORE BONES IN
THEIR NECKS THAN GIRAFFES.
PET CHICKENS THAT ARE
PROPERLY CARED FOR
CAN LIVE FROM EIGHT
TO TEN YEARS.
CHICKENS.
SO AHH WHO IS THIS?
Gabby says MUSTARD.
Alfie says THIS IS MUSTARD.
I LIKE THE YELLOW COLOUR
THAT MUSTARD HAS.
CAN I HAVE A HEAR OF
WHAT THE SQUEAK IS LIKE?
[TOY SOUND]
Alfie says AND DO THEY LIKE
THE SOUND OF THAT?
Gabby says WELL SOMETIMES,
NOT ALL THE TIME.
Ariella says SOMETIMES THEY GET REALLY
ANNOYED AND THEY JUMP.
Alfie says CAN I INTRODUCE THEM TO MUSTARD?
Gabby says YEP.
Alfie says SO SALT AND PEPPER
THIS IS MUSTARD.
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY.
The girls giggle.
Alfie says HE JUST KIND OF FELL OVER.
Ariella says LOOK THEY'RE PECKING HIM.
Alfie says SO DO THESE GUYS LAY EGGS?
The girls say YES.
Alfie says HOW MANY EGGS DO THESE GUYS LAY?
Gabby says TWO A DAY BUT SOMETIMES ONE.
Alfie says SO ARE YOU GUYS
EATING BABY CHICKENS?
Gabby says NO.
SO WITHOUT A ROOSTER, IF
THEY DON'T HAVE A ROOSTER
THEY CAN'T LAY EGGS WITH BABY
CHICKENS IN THEM.
Ariella says THEY CAN ONLY LAY
EGGS FOR YOU TO EAT.
Gabby says SO THEY'VE GOT YELLOW YOLK
INSIDE INSTEAD OF ORANGE,
WHICH MAKES THEM
TASTE WAY BETTER.
Alfie says WHICH MAKES THEM
TASTE REALLY GOOD?
IF SOMEONE WAS LOOKING TO
GET A CHICKEN AS A PET,
WOULD YOU GIRLS RECOMMEND IT?
Ariella says I AM NOT SURE.
Gabby says WELL THEY PECK A LOT.
Ariella says AND MOST OF MY FRIENDS
ARE SCARED OF CHICKENS,
AND I LOVE THEM.
Alfie says YEAH BUT DO YOU GUYS LOVE THEM?
The girls say YEAH.
Alfie says WELL THAT'S ALL
THAT MATTERS RIGHT?
Gabby says YEAH.
Ariella nods.
Alfie says WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING IN TODAY GIRLS.
The girls say YOU'RE WELCOME.
Alfie says AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING
US TO SALT AND PEPPER.
THEY'RE PRETTY COOL CHICKENS.
Gabby says YEP VERY COOL.
Alfie says CHECK THIS OUT.
The narrator says SEA HORSES ARE ONE OF
THE MOST INTERESTING CREATURES
ON THE PLANET.
A clip shows horses galloping on a field.
The narrator says SEA HORSES ARE PERFECTLY ADAPTED
TO THEIR UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT.
WAIT A SECOND...
THAT'S NOT A SEA HORSE.
THIS IS A SEA HORSE.
TOTALLY DIFFERENT
ANIMAL AND A LOT CUTER.
THEY'VE GOT CURLY LITTLE TAILS,
DART ABOUT THE OCEAN LIKE
MINI HELICOPTERS
WITH RIPPLING FINS ON
THEIR BACKS AND NECKS.
CAN MOVE THEIR EYES IN OPPOSITE
DIRECTIONS AT THE SAME TIME,
WHICH MAKES THEM LOOK GOOFY
AND WHEN THEY WANT TO IMPRESS
A MATE THEY DANCE.
OH SEA HORSES.
UNDER WATER DANCING GOOF BALLS.
THAT'S JUST...
Kids say TOO CUTE.
Alfie says OH YES I AGREE, WAY TOO CUTE.
BUT NOW IT'S 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
HAS THE MOST NAMES?
IS IT A THE LIONFISH?
HMM PRETTY AND
SCARY AT THE SAME TIME.
B THE SCORPION FISH?
WHO ARE NOCTURNAL PREDATORS.
OR C THE GIANT CENTIPEDE?
AN AUSTRALIAN NATIVE.
IF YOU ANSWERED B THE
SCORPION FISH YOU'RE INCORRECT.
IT WAS ACTUALLY THE OTHER
OCEAN DWELLER IN THIS QUIZ,
A THE LIONFISH, WHO IS ALSO
KNOWN AS THE TURKEY FISH,
TIGERFISH,
DRAGON FISH
AND BUTTERFLY COD.
THE LIONFISH IS A
POISONOUS SPIKY FISH
FOUND IN THE WARMER WATERS
OF THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN.
THE LIONFISH IS A
CARNIVOROUS PREDATORY FISH
HUNTING SMALL FISH
BUT ITS VENOM IS ALSO
CAPABLE OF BEING FATAL
TO LARGER CREATURES.
IT'S A POPULAR AQUARIUM FISH
AROUND THE WORLD
ALTHOUGH THEY'RE BETTER KEPT
IN TANKS WITH LOTS OF SPACE
AND FEW OTHER FISH.
LIONFISH ARE ALSO KNOWN
FOR THEIR VENOMOUS FIN RAYS.
AN UNCOMMON FEATURE AMONG
MARINE FISH IN CORAL REEFS.
WHILE VERY PRETTY, THE POTENCY
OF THE FINS' VENOM
MAKES THEM
EXCELLENT PREDATORS
AND VENOMOUS TO FISHERMEN
AND DIVERS.
SO WATCH OUT FOR THESE GUYS
IN THE OCEAN.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says OM!
I AM ONE WITH CALMNESS.
Praying Mantis Bob 2 chuckles.
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says OM!
I AM A LEAF FLOATING DOWN
A RIVER OF CALM.
(CHUCKLES)
Praying Mantis Bob 2 says CALM. A LEAF.
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says THERE ARE NO SOUNDS
ON MY RIVER OF CALM.
(LAUGHING)
Praying Mantis Bob 2 laughs hysterically.
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says ONLY THE SERENE, CALM,
BEATING OF MY HEART.
(SCREECHING LAUGHTER)
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says BREATHE IN THE CALM.
(SCREECHING LAUGHTER)
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says BREATHE OUT THE ANGER.
(SCREECHING LAUGHTER)
Praying Mantis Bob 1 punches Praying Mantis Bob 2 and says WHAT IS SO FUNNY BOB?
Praying Mantis Bob 2 says BOBBY GOT A BOOGER.
Praying Mantis Bob 1 says OH, THAT'S EMBARRASSING.
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
RED-BILLED GULLS ARE FOUND
IN MOST COASTAL LOCATIONS
THROUGHOUT NEW ZEALAND?
BREEDING OCCURS
IN DENSE COLONIES.
MAINLY RESTRICTED TO
THE EASTERN COASTS
OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH ISLANDS
ON STACKS, CLIFFS, RIVER MOUTHS
AND SANDY AND ROCKY SHORES.
RED-BILLED GULLS
ARE ALSO MONOGAMOUS.
APPROXIMATELY
EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF PAIRS
KEEP THEIR PARTNERS
FROM ONE SEASON TO THE NEXT.
[CROWD] OH.
The narrator says AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says WHAT A GREAT FACT.
ALL RIGHT 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.
[GONG]
A caption reads "Pondering Panda."
A kid says THE PANDA THAT LIKES TO PONDER.
A panda on its back eats bamboo leaves and says DO YOU
KNOW WHAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT?
ELEPHANTS.
I MEAN THEY CAN'T JUMP.
LIKE, THEY ACTUALLY CANNOT JUMP.
SO, LIKE, WHAT DO THEY DO
IF ANOTHER ELEPHANT SNEAKS UP ON
THEM AND GIVES THEM A FRIGHT?
'COS, I MEAN, MOST ANIMALS
JUMP WHEN THEY GET A FRIGHT.
BUT IF AN ELEPHANT
CAN'T JUMP,
DOES THAT MEAN THEY, LIKE,
CAN'T GET A FRIGHT?
WOAH.
ELEPHANTS MUST BE REALLY BRAVE.
Alfie says OH THAT PONDERING PANDA.
HE'S JUST SO WEIRD.
ANYWAY ON WITH THE SHOW.
IT'S TIME FOR OUR LAST
DOG TRAINING INSTALMENT.
CAN CAITLYN GET IZZY THE CLEVER
KELPIE TO SAY HER PRAYERS?
LET'S FIND OUT.
IT'S DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
CAITLYN AND I ARE
TEACHING IZZY TO SIT PRETTY.
SO SHE MASTERED THE FIRST STEP
NO PROBLEM.
WHICH WAS PUTTING HER HEAD
AND NOSE UP.
SHE'S GETTING USED TO
BALANCING ON HER BACK LEGS.
LET'S GET TO IT.
WE'LL GET HER
BACK TO POSITION,
OFFERING THOSE PAWS AND SEE IF
WE CAN GET HER TO BALANCE
FOR JUST A COUPLE OF SECONDS.
OKAY CAITLYN SO WITH YOU TREAT
YOU ARE GOING TO ASK HER TO PUT
THOSE TWO FRONT LEGS UP
ON YOUR ARM AGAIN.
GIVE HER THE TREAT
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO
LURE HER NOSE DOWN OKAY.
LET'S TRY IT.
DOWN AGAIN.
SO NOW WAIT UNTIL
SHE OFFERS THAT PAW.
THAT'S IT.
NOW ASK HER TO SIT.
Caitlyn says SIT.
SIT.
Katrina says THAT'S IT.
GOOD ONE.
NOW WITH THIS TREAT
LURE THE NOSE DOWN.
PERFECT.
THAT IS SAY YOUR PRAYERS.
OKAY THE MORE
YOU PRACTICE THAT
THE MORE SHE'LL BE
ABLE TO HOLD IT.
HOW CUTE IS THAT?
Caitlyn says GOOD.
Katrina says FEELING GOOD?
YOU PROUD OF HER?
Caitlyn says YEAH.
Katrina says YOU CAN SEE HOW IT'S
TEAMWORK CAN'T YOU?
I REALLY HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED
WATCHING IZZY LEARN
TRICKS TODAY.
WE'LL BE BACK NEXT TIME
WITH ANOTHER DOG TRICK.
YOU WANT TO PLAY NOW.
YOU WANT TO PLAY HEY.
Alfie says THANKS KATRINA.
WELL DONE CAITLYN AND IZZY.
WHAT A DOG SUPER STAR.
AND WHAT AN AMAZING
SHOW WE'VE HAD.
SUPER SMART DOGS
SAYING THEIR PRAYERS
AND SOME SUPER CLUCKY FLAPPY
AMAZING CHICKENS.
PLUS THOSE SLIMY LEECHES
AND CREEPY GIANT COCKROACHES.
IF YOU'RE AFTER
MORE SCALY, SLIMY,
SLITHERING AND
CRAWLING CREATURES
WITH A BIT OF CUTE, FLUFFY,
FRIENDLY AND FUNNY THROWN IN,
THEN THERE'S
ONLY ONE PLACE TO BE.
AND REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
I'M ALFIE.
JOIN ME NEXT TIME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
A caption reads "Creature Mania. A Northern Pictures Productions."
Copyright 2017, Northern Pictures.
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