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Transcript: Episode 63
(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.
AND HAVE I GOT A SHOW
FOR YOU
FROM FURRY TO FABULOUS.
COMING UP...
Clips show different types of animals as Alfie says WE LOOK AT
SOME VERY CRUSTY CRABS,
UNRAVEL SOME SECRETS
ABOUT THE COMMON PIGEON.
WE CHECK OUT SOME
KOOKY CREATURES.
WE HAVE A LAUGH WITH
PANDA AND PONY
AND MEET A CHEEKY BUNNY
CALLED CHARLIE
IN PET AND TELL.
PLUS LOTS, LOTS MORE.
IT'S GOING TO
BE A PACKED SHOW,
FIRST THINGS FIRST
LET'S GO SAY HI TO DR. KATRINA
AND THE WONDER DOGS
AND FIND OUT
ABOUT TODAY'S TRICK.
IT IS DOG TRICKS.
HI AND WELCOME TO 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 I'M DR. KATRINA.
I'M HERE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL
WONDER DOGS.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SHOW
YOU HOW
TO TEACH YOUR DOG TO JUMP
THROUGH A HOOP.
NOW SKETCH HERE IS GOING TO
DEMONSTRATE THIS ONE FOR US.
LET'S LEARN A BIT ABOUT HER.
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.
Clips show the dog doing its favourite activities.
Katrina says HER FAVOURITE TRICKS
ARE JUMPING,
DOING HANDSTANDS AND SKIPPING.
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 "Jump through hoop."
Katrina holds a hoop as Sketch jumps through it.
Katrina says HEY.
JUMPING THROUGH A HOOP IS
A TRICK DOGS REALLY ENJOY.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO HAVE FUN
AND EXERCISE YOUR DOG
AT THE SAME TIME.
YOU START WITH THE HOOP
LOW TO THE GROUND,
OR ON THE GROUND AND
GRADUALLY BUILD UP THE HEIGHT.
YAY.
WELL NOW WE'VE SEEN
AN EXPERT DEMONSTRATION,
LET'S GO SEE WHO'S HERE
TO TRAIN THEIR DOG.
Katrina sits on a bench with Sophie, Caleb, and their dog.
Sophie is around 13, with long straight red hair in a ponytail and wears jean shorts and a burgundy T-shirt.
Caleb is around 11, with short straight light brown hair and wears blue shorts and a burgundy T-shirt.
Katrina says I'M HERE WITH SOPHIE, CALEB
AND THEIR ABSOLUTELY
BEAUTIFUL DOG LUCY.
TELL ME A BIT ABOUT LUCY.
Sophie says WELL SHE IS A REALLY PLAYFUL DOG
AND SHE IS REALLY GOOD WITH KIDS
AND SHE IS ALWAYS JUMPING
AROUND AND HAVING HEAPS OF FUN.
SHE'S AHH YEAH VERY LOVING.
Katrina says YOU LOVE HER?
Caleb says YEAH.
Katrina says YEAH SHE'S PRETTY COOL.
HOW OLD IS SHE?
Caleb says SHE'S ONE.
Katrina says SHE'S ONE AND YOU'VE HAD
HER SINCE SHE WAS A PUPPY?
Sophie says YEP.
Katrina says WHAT KIND OF FUN THINGS DO
YOU GUYS LIKE TO DO WITH HER?
Caleb says WE, WE...
Sophie says GO FOR A SWIM IN THE POOL.
Katrina says YEAH.
Sophie says PLUS WE LIKE TO RUN AROUND
WITH HER AND PLAY WITH HER TOYS.
Caleb says YEAH.
Katrina says AND IF YOU WERE GOING TO
DESCRIBE HER IN THREE WORDS
WHAT WOULD THEY BE?
Sophie says CHEEKY, PLAYFUL AND ADORABLE.
Katrina says NOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO
SOME TRICK TRAINING WITH HER
AND HAVE SOME FUN?
Sophie says YES.
Katrina says OKAY GORGEOUS LET'S GET TO IT.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TEACH
LUCY TO JUMP THROUGH A HOOP.
NOW THE FIRST STEP WITH THIS IS
TO GET SOMEONE TO HOLD THE HOOP
SO IN THIS CASE WE'VE GOT
CALEB HOLDING THE HOOP HERE.
A SIBLING OR A
FRIEND IS VERY USEFUL.
WHAT I'M GOING TO GET YOU
TO DO SOPHIE
IS JUST LURE HER THROUGH
AND BY LURING I MEAN
YOU JUST GET HER ATTENTION
WITH THE TREAT,
CALL HER THROUGH AND
SHE ONLY GETS THAT TREAT
WHEN SHE GOES RIGHT
THROUGH THE HOOP.
OFF SHE GOES.
CALL HER.
Sophie says COME ON LUCY.
LUCY.
GOOD GIRL.
Katrina says PERFECT.
NOW THAT IS STEP
Back in the studio, Alfie says ONE OF THIS TRICK.
WE'LL BE BACK
SOON WITH STEP TWO,
WHICH IS TO TAKE THIS HOOP
A LITTLE BIT OFF THE GROUND
AND DO THE SAME THING.
WHAT A TERRIFIC TRIO.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING CALEB AND SOPHIE
TEACH LUCY HOW TO JUMP
THROUGH THAT HOOP.
THAT WILL BE A GREAT PARTY
TRICK TO SHOW THEIR FRIENDS.
BUT FIRST IT'S TIME
FOR SOME BRAIN FOOD.
IT'S TIME FOR AN ANIMAL FACT.
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
PUPPIES DON'T OPEN THEIR EYES
OR BEGIN TO HEAR
UNTIL THEY'RE ONE
TO TWO WEEKS OLD?
UNTIL THEN
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE
PUPPIES TO STAY CLOSE TO MUM
AND THEIR SIBLINGS
TO EAT AND GROW PROPERLY.
THEY MAY START OUT
WITH NO SMELL AT ALL
BUT AT THREE WEEKS OLD
PUPPIES START TO TURN INTO
PRETTY AMAZING SNIFFERS.
A DOG'S SENSE OF SMELL IS
10,000 TO 100,000 TIMES
MORE POWERFUL THAN
US LOWLY HUMANS.
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 BIG MOUTHED,
THEY'RE GOSSIPY,
THEY'RE SMOOTH AND
THEY'RE LONG WINDED.
WHO ELSE COULD I BE
TALKING ABOUT?
IT'S TIME FOR TWO BOBS.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Wombat Bob 1 tries to walk past Wombat Bob 2 inside a hollow tree.
Wombat Bob 1 says EXCUSE ME BOB, YOU FIRST.
Wombat Bob 2 says THAT WAS EASY.
Wombat Bob 1 says YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'VE LOST
WEIGHT BOB.
Wombat Bob 2 says I AM ON PALEO.
Wombat Bob 1 says PALEO.
WHAT'S THAT BOB?
Wombat Bob 2 says YOU EAT LIKE A CAVE WOMBAT BOB.
Wombat Bob 1 says WHAT DID THEY EAT?
Wombat Bob 2 says GRASS BOB, GRASS.
Wombat Bob 1 says GRASS?
I LOVE GRASS.
YEAH I AM A CAVE WOMBAT.
Wombat Bob 2 says WORD OF WARNING BOB,
PALEO CAN MAKE YOU GASSY.
Wombat Bob 1 says YOU'RE RIGHT BOB.
HERE COMES A FART NOW.
Wombat Bob 2 says NOT IN THE LOG BOB.
NO OUTSIDE BOB.
Wombat Bob 1 says OH IT'S COMING.
WOW WOW.
OH HERE IT COMES.
NUP GONE AWAY.
Wombat Bob 2 says OH THAT'S GOOD.
(FART SOUND)
Alfie says HONESTLY WHAT A PAIR.
THEY DO MAKE ME LAUGH.
WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM
AGAIN LATER IN THE SHOW.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME
TO PUT YOUR ANIMAL
UNDERSTANDING TO THE TEST
AND NOURISH THAT BRAIN
OF YOURS.
IT'S TIME FOR CREATURE QUIZ.
A caption reads "Creature quiz."
The narrator says WHICH OF THESE ANIMALS
MIGRATE EACH YEAR TO BREED?
IS IT A THE CAREFREE,
COSY KOALA?
B THE BUBBLY BLUE FOOTED
BOOBIES?
A bird says WHAT?
A-DO.
The narrator says OR IS IT C THE
ROWDY, RAVING RED CRABS?
The crab says POW.
YEE HA.
The narrator says IF YOU ANSWERED C
THE RED CRAB AS THE MIGRATORS
YOU'RE CORRECT.
SOME 500 PEOPLE
SHARE CHRISTMAS ISLAND
WITH ABOUT MILLION RED CRABS.
A crab screams.
The narrator says FORTUNATELY
FOR MOST OF THE YEAR
THE CRABS LIVE
INSIDE THE FOREST.
A crab says YOU BETCHA.
The narrator says BUT ONCE A YEAR,
AT THE FIRST SIGN OF
THE WET SEASON,
THE ENTIRE ADULT CRAB POPULATION
Crabs march and say LEFT, LEFT,
LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT.
The narrator says IT'S AN EPIC
EIGHT-KILOMETRE JOURNEY
OUT OF THE RAINFOREST,
THROUGH VILLAGES,
ACROSS BUSY ROADS.
The crab says COME ON.
The narrator says DOWN
CLIFFS TO THE BEACH.
The crab says YEE HOO.
The narrator says THE CRABS THAT
SURVIVE THE WEEKLONG TRIP,
DIP THEMSELVES IN THE WATER TO
REPLENISH THEIR BODY FLUIDS.
AND THEN IT'S TIME TO MATE.
The crab says HELLO.
The narrator says AN ESTIMATED
SIXTY MILLION CRUSTACEANS
SWARM ACROSS THE BEACH.
THEN EACH FEMALE RELEASES OVER
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND EGGS
INTO THE WATER.
THIS OCCURS PRECISELY AT
THE TURN OF THE HIGH TIDE
DURING THE LAST QUARTER
OF THE MOON.
WHEN THEIR OFFSPRING RETURN
AFTER A MONTH AT SEA
THEY STICK TOGETHER TOO.
THEY START THEIR OWN MARCH UP
INTO THE FOREST
AS PART OF A SWARM SO SPECIAL
THAT IT FORMS ITS OWN
LIVING RED CARPET.
The crab says HELLO.
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 OUT 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 PIGEON POOP WAS USED
AS FERTILIZER IN EUROPE
IN THE 16TH, 17TH AND
18TH CENTURIES?
PIGEON GUANO, AS
IT IS ALSO CALLED,
WAS SO POPULAR THAT ARMED GUARDS
USED TO PROTECT PIGEON HOUSES
SO NONE OF IT COULD BE STOLEN.
IN ADDITION TO THIS,
IN THE 16TH CENTURY PIGEON GUANO
WAS THE ONLY SOURCE
FOR AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT
IN GUNPOWDER,
WHICH MADE IT A VERY
VALUABLE COMMODITY.
DURING WARTIMES PIGEONS
WERE ALSO USED AS MESSENGERS
FOR WHICH THEY WERE
REWARDED HONOURS
BY THE FRENCH AND
BRITISH GOVERNMENTS.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says DID YOU LIKE THAT FACT?
PRETTY COOL WASN'T IT?
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S
TIME FOR SOMETHING EVEN COOLER.
EARLIER WE MET CALEB AND SOPHIE
AND THEIR GORGEOUS DOG LUCY
AND THEY STARTED TO TEACH HER
TO JUMP THROUGH A HOOP.
I WONDER HOW THEY'RE GETTING
ON WITH THEIR TRAINING,
LET'S FIND OUT.
OVER TO YOU DR. KATRINA.
IT'S PART TWO OF DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
TODAY WE'RE TEACHING
LUCY TO JUMP THROUGH A HOOP.
NOW WE'VE DONE THE FIRST STEP,
WHICH IS GETTING HER
USED TO THE HOOP.
THE SECOND STEP IS TO TAKE IT
A LITTLE BIT OFF THE GROUND
AND TO DO THE SAME THING.
WHICH IS TO LURE HER THROUGH
WITH THE TREAT.
SO CALEB I'M JUST GOING
TO GET YOU
TO HOLD IT UP ABOUT
THERE FOR US.
OKAY AND LET'S SEE.
SO LOTS OF CALLING.
Sophie says COME ON LUCY.
LUCY.
GOOD GIRL.
GO LUCY. GO.
COME ON.
Katrina says OKAY AT LEAST SHE'S
GOING OVER THE HOOP.
WE'LL KEEP PRACTISING UNTIL
SHE'S JUMPING THROUGH THE HOOP.
WE WILL BE BACK SOON
WITH THE NEXT STEP,
WHICH IS TO STOP LURING HER.
Alfie says MORE DOG TRICKS LATER
AND NOW MY FRIENDS TIME
FOR SOME MORE LAUGHS,
SOME SNICKERING,
SOME SNORTING AND CHORTLING
WITH OUR FAVOURITE FUNNY HORSE.
OR AT LEAST SHE THINKS SO.
HAND OVER THE MIC TO OUR
ONE AND ONLY BAD PUN PONY.
(music plays)
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says WHAT DO YOU
GET WHEN AN ELEPHANT SNEEZES?
YOU GET OUT OF THE WAY.
Ducks chuckle.
Bad Pun Pony says LISTEN UP MY
FEATHERED FRIENDS,
WHAT'S THE CRAZIEST
BIRD IN THE WORLD?
THE CUCKOO BIRD.
A bunny chuckles.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY!
Alfie says OH THAT PONY
GETS ME EVERY TIME.
SHE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE
PONYING AROUND NEXT TIME.
BUT NOW TIME FOR SOMETHING
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
WARM UP THOSE BRAIN CELLS
AND TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
WITH ANOTHER COOL CREATURE QUIZ.
The narrator says WHICH
OF THESE ANIMALS
IS UNIQUE TO NORTHERN AUSTRALIA?
IS IT A THE MANGROVE CRAB?
WATCH OUT FOR ITS PINCERS.
B THE MOSQUITO?
WATCH OUT FOR ITS BITE.
OR IS IT C THE SEA SNAKE?
WATCH OUT FOR ITS VENOM.
IF YOU ANSWERED A
THE MANGROVE CRAB
CONGRATULATIONS
YOU ARE CORRECT.
WITH CROCS AND KANGAROOS
TAKING CENTRE STAGE
IN THE LAND DOWN UNDER
IT'S HARDLY A SURPRISE
THAT VERY LITTLE IS KNOWN
ABOUT NORTH AUSTRALIA'S
MANGROVE CRAB.
ONLY RECENTLY HAVE
RESEARCHERS DISCOVERED
THAT THIS SHY SPECIES
IS UNIQUE TO THE MOST NORTHERN
PARTS OF AUSTRALIA,
INCLUDING THE
KIMBERLEY COASTLINE.
UNLIKE SEA CRABS MANGROVE CRABS
ARE SEMI-TERRESTRIAL
MEANING THEY LIVE BOTH
ON LAND AND IN WATER.
LIKE ALL DECAPODS THEY HAVE A
WHOPPING TEN LEGS TO MOVE ABOUT,
INCLUDING THOSE
SIZEABLE PINCERS,
WHICH THEY USE FOR FEEDING
AND FIGHTING.
WHEN THE TROPICAL WET SEASON
MAKES ITS GRAND ENTRANCE
OVER THE KIMBERLEY COAST
IN SPRING
IT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A
PILGRIMAGE OF EPIC PROPORTIONS.
RECENT RAINS FLOOD OUT
THE CRAB'S MUDDY HOMES,
SIGNALLING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
TO PACK-UP AND MOVE SEAWARD.
THESE CRABS HAVE AN ODD
WAY OF GETTING AROUND.
THEY SCUTTLE SIDEWAYS.
MANGROVE CRABS DON'T HAVE THE
HIP MOVEMENT LIKE OTHER ANIMALS.
[CROWD] OH.
The narrator says THE JOURNEY IS
NO EASY TASK
AND IS FRAUGHT WITH RISK FROM
ANGRY ANTS ON THE GROUND,
TO THEIR GREATEST
THREAT FLYING OVERHEAD,
BIRDS.
BUT WITH SIZEABLE PINCERS HELD
HIGH IN THEIR DEFENSIVE MODE
THIS BIRD ISN'T
TAKING ITS CHANCES.
FOR THESE CRABS IT IS ALL
ABOUT SAFETY IN NUMBERS
IN THEIR EPIC MIGRATION THAT
LASTS NO LONGER THAN TWO WEEKS.
FINALLY THE CRABS MAKE IT
TO THE MUD FLATS
ON THE KIMBERLEY COAST
BUT THEY AREN'T THE ONLY
CRITTERS TO TAKE UP RESIDENCY
OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS
FROM THE WONDERFUL TO THE WEIRD
A MUDFLAT IS TEEMING WITH LIFE.
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.
(music plays)
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT CRESTED PENGUINS
LAY TWO EGGS?
THE FIRST ONE IS ALWAYS
SMALLER AND IS DISCARDED,
LEAVING THE SECOND ONE
FOR THE PARENTS TO RAISE.
THESE AMAZING CREATURES
HAVE BLACK AND WHITE FEATHERS,
RED BEAKS YOU CAN'T MISS
AND YELLOW CRESTS THAT ARE
TOTALLY IN FASHION.
THEIR CALLS CAN
BE QUITE ADVANCED,
WITH A VARIETY OF PHRASES
THAT DIFFER IN DURATION.
AND WHEN IT COMES TO PARENTING
BOTH MUM AND DAD ARE
EQUALLY INVOLVED.
THEY EACH INCUBATE THE EGGS
AS WELL AS THE YOUNG.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says ALL RIGHT CREATURE FANS
IT'S THAT TIME OF THE SHOW
I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO.
WE'RE ABOUT TO MEET A
SPECIAL GUEST AND THEIR PET,
RIGHT HERE IN THE HOUSE.
BUT FIRST THERE'S THIS.
(music plays)
A clip shows an owl moving its head in circles.
The caption changes to "It's pet and tell."
Alfie sits in the studio with Zoe and her pet.
Sophie is around 7, with long straight light brown hair in a side ponytail and wears a denim skirt and a green T-shirt.
Alfie says INTRODUCING ZOE, SHE'S BROUGHT
IN HER PET RABBIT TO SHOW US.
HELLO ZOE.
Zoe says HELLO ALFIE.
Alfie says WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
AND SO AHH WHO'S IN THE BOX?
Zoe says CHARLIE.
Alfie says CHARLIE.
AND AHH WHAT KIND OF
A RABBIT IS CHARLIE?
Zoe says A BUTTERFLY MINI LOP.
Alfie says HE'S A BUTTERFLY
MINI LOP RABBIT.
SO WHY, WHY BUTTERFLY?
Zoe says BECAUSE WHEN YOU PAINT ONE SIDE
AND YOU STICK IT TOGETHER
HE'S GOT PRINTINGS ON IT.
Alfie says YEAH I HAVE NOTICED THAT.
SO IS, HIS HAIR IS LIKE THE
SAME PATTERN ON EACH SIDE.
Zoe says YEP.
Alfie says THAT'S AMAZING.
BUTTERFLY MINI LOP.
THEY ARE CALLED THIS
DUE TO THE PATTERN OF A
BUTTERFLY ON THEIR BACK.
LIKE WHEN YOU PAINT ON
ONE SIDE OF PAPER
AND YOU SMOOSH IT TOGETHER
AND OPEN IT AGAIN.
YOU HAVE A BUTTERFLY.
THEY EAT MEADOW HAY,
TIMOTHY HAY,
AS WELL AS PELLET MIX.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS GOOD TO FEED
BUNNIES LETTUCE
AS LETTUCE HAS
A PARTICULAR ENZYME
THAT CAN CAUSE BUNNIES
TO FEEL SICK.
MALE RABBITS MAKE BETTER PETS
THAN FEMALES
AS THE MALE'S TEMPERAMENT IS
CALMER AND MORE RELAXED.
BUTTERFLY MINI LOP.
SO AHH DOES CHARLIE BITE AT ALL?
Zoe says AHH SOMETIMES.
Alfie says YEAH?
Zoe says YEAH.
Alfie says HAS HE EVER BITTEN YOU?
Zoe says YES.
HE BIT ME AT THE PET SHOP
WHEN I JUST GOT HIM.
Alfie says AND IS THAT WHAT MADE YOU GO
I'M GOING TO GET YOU?
Zoe says YES.
Alfie says OH WOW.
OKAY ZOE, GIVE ME YOUR TOP THREE
FAVOURITE THINGS ABOUT CHARLIE.
Zoe says HE HOPS AROUND AND THEN
HE FINDS A NICE COOL SPOT
AND THEN HE PUTS, LIKE DUMPS
HIMSELF THERE.
THE SECOND THING ABOUT CHARLIE
IS THAT HE LICKS HIS HANDS
AND UMM CLEANS HIS FACE.
Alfie mimics a rabbit cleaning his face and says YEAH.
Zoe says AND HE STARTS LICKING HIS
HANDS AND THEN CLEANS HIS EARS.
Alfie says WOW SO HE CLEANS
HIS EARS AS WELL.
Zoe says YEAH.
Alfie says SO HE WILL JUST
HOP AROUND AND...
He mimics the rabbit moves and says LIKE THAT.
AM I DOING IT RIGHT?
Zoe mimics the rabbit cleaning his ears with both hands at a time and says AHH HE WILL GO LIKE THAT.
Alfie says SO IF SOMEONE ELSE WAS
LOOKING TO GET A PET RABBIT
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT?
Zoe says YES.
Alfie says WHY'S THAT?
Zoe says BECAUSE HE'S CUDDLY,
IT WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING
TO DO AND YEAH.
Alfie says WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING IN TODAY ZOE.
Zoe says THAT'S OKAY ALFIE.
Alfie says AND THANK YOU
FOR INTRODUCING US
TO YOUR WONDERFUL
RABBIT CHARLIE.
Zoe says THAT'S OKAY.
Alfie says HE'S SUPER CUTE.
SPEAKING OF CUTE CHECK THIS OUT.
The narrator says ON THE ISLANDS
OF MADAGASCAR
LIVES ONE OF THE CUTEST
SCHNUKUMS YOU WILL EVER SEE.
THE MOUSE LEMUR.
THEY'RE TINY.
IN FACT THEY'RE THE WORLD'S
SMALLEST PRIMATE.
BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO MIND
BECAUSE THESE MINI FUR BALLS
ARE HAPPY TO SPEND THEIR DAYS
MUNCHING ON PRETTY FLOWERS,
LEAPING FROM TREE TO TREE.
WEE.
AND NAPPING IN HOLLOWS
WHERE IT'S SAFE TO SNOOZE
AND SNUGGLE THEIR BABIES.
A crowd says OH.
The narrator says MOUSE LEMUR.
THEY'RE JUST...
Kids say TOO CUTE.
Alfie says AHH WE'LL HAVE MORE
TOO CUTE NEXT TIME
I PROMISE AND I CAN'T WAIT.
NEXT ON THE SHOW
IT'S TIME TO PUT YOUR CREATURE
COMPREHENSION TO THE TEST
AND FEED THAT BRAIN OF YOURS.
YES IT'S TIME FOR CREATURE QUIZ.
The narrator says WHICH
OF THESE ANIMALS
ARE ALSO KNOWN AS TOE BITERS?
IS IT A THE GIANT WATER BUG
LURKING IN THE STILL
WATERS OF JAPAN?
IS IT B THE SCORPION
WHO YOU CAN FIND GLOWING IN
THE DARK UNDER UV LIGHTS?
OR IS IT C THE GIANT
BURROWING COCKROACH,
THE WORLD'S HEAVIEST
SPECIES OF COCKROACH?
IF YOU ANSWERED A
YOU'RE CORRECT.
THE JAPANESE GIANT WATER BUG
IS ALSO KNOWN AS A TOE-BITER
OR EVEN WATER SCORPIONS.
A monkey says AH AH AH.
The narrator says THEIR BITE
IS NOTORIOUSLY PAINFUL,
COMPARABLE WITH
BEE AND WASP STINGS.
The crowd says OH.
The narrator says THE GIANT WATER BUGS
ARE FEROCIOUS, TOUGH INSECTS
WITH STRONG, SHARP
FRONT LEGS FOR CATCHING PREY.
THEY GROW UP TO A LENGTH
OF FIFTEEN CENTIMETRES.
ABOUT THE SIZE OF
AN ADULT HUMAN HAND.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Mudskipper Bob 1 says HEY, BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says OI, BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says YES, BOB, WE'RE BOB.
WE ARE BOTH, BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says NO, WE
JE M'APPELLE, BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says BOB WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Mudskipper Bob 2 says LEARNING THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE,
AIN'T I, BOB?
Mudskipper Bob 1 says LITHUANIAN?
Mudskipper Bob 2 says NO, FRENCH, BOB,
TO IMPRESS THE LADIES.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says OH.
YOU KNOW MUDSKIPPER LADIES
LOVE A GOOD BURP, BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says DO THEY?
Mudskipper Bob 1 says YES, THEY DO.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says HOW ABOUT THIS THEN?
(BURPS)
Mudskipper Bob 1 says OH.
CAN YOU DO THAT IN FRENCH?
Mudskipper Bob 2 says SURE CAN.
LE BURP.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says VERY ROMANTIC, BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says WE BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says YES, BOB, WE BOB.
WE ARE BOTH, BOB.
I THOUGHT WE WENT THROUGH THIS.
(BURP)
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
TO DR. KATRINA
FOR STEP THREE IN DOG TRICKS.
SO, ALL THAT STILL TO COME
RIGHT HERE ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THE ARCTIC FOX LOVES HANGING OUT
WITH POLAR BEARS?
WHILE THE BIGGEST, BLOOD
THIRSTIEST ANIMAL ON FOUR LEGS,
THE POLAR BEAR, SPENDS
THE WINTER HUNTING SEALS,
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT
HUNTS THE POLAR BEAR.
THE BIGGEST CARNIVORE IS
CHASED BY ONE OF THE SMALLEST.
THE ARCTIC FOX.
A fox says HOORAY.
The narrator says THIS FEISTY SCAVENGER IS ONLY
INTERESTED IN SCROUNGING SCRAPS
FROM A POLAR BEAR'S KILL.
The narrator says IT GETS A FREE FEAST
WITHOUT GOING TO THE
TROUBLE OF HUNTING.
PROVIDING IT DOESN'T GET TOO
CLOSE TO AN ANGRY POLAR BEAR.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says WHAT A BRILLIANT FACT.
ALL RIGHT CREATURE FANS TIME
TO GET A BIT PHILOSOPHICAL.
IT'S TIME TO MULL IT ALL OVER,
TIME TO HAVE A LITTLE BROOD,
TO EXPLORE SOME IDEAS,
WITH OUR FAVOURITE
BLACK AND WHITE,
ROLLIE POLY,
BAMBOO EATING,
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 WOW, THIS IS, LIKE,
TOTALLY FREAKING ME OUT, MAN.
I JUST FOUND OUT
HUMANS DO THIS REALLY WEIRD
THING WHEN THEY GET UPSET
THEY, LIKE, MAKE WATER
POUR OUT OF THEIR EYES.
OUT OF THEIR EYES.
THEY CALL IT
CRYING OR SOMETHING.
I MEAN WHY WOULD YOU MAKE
WATER POUR OUT OF YOUR EYES
WHEN YOU'RE UPSET?
LIKE YOU COULDN'T SEE.
THAT'D MAKE ME
EVEN MORE UPSET.
HUMANS, THEY'RE SO STRANGE.
Alfie says AND THAT CREATURE FANS
WAS THE PONDERING PANDA.
SO STRANGE.
LET'S MOVE ON.
IT'S TIME TO HEAD
BACK TO DR. KATRINA.
CAN CALEB AND SOPHIE GET
LUCY TO JUMP THROUGH THE HOOP?
WELL LET'S FIND OUT.
IT'S DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
WE'RE UP TO THE FINAL STEP
OF TEACHING LUCY TO JUMP
THROUGH A HOOP.
I'M HERE WITH CALEB AND SOPHIE
AND WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO DO NOW
I'M GOING TO GET YOU
TO HOLD THE HOOP.
THAT'S ACTUALLY PERFECT
OFF THE GROUND.
INSTEAD OF LURING HER THROUGH
I WANT YOU TO JUST TAKE
A FEW STEPS BACK,
LET HER KNOW YOU'VE GOT THE
CHICKEN BUT THEN CALL HER
WITH LOTS OF ENTHUSIASM
AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET
HER TO GO THROUGH THAT HOOP.
OKAY I WILL HOLD HER.
THE KEY WITH THIS IS TO REALLY
ENCOURAGE HER.
SO BIG VOICE.
ARE YOU READY?
Sophie says COME ON LUCY.
COME ON.
GOOD GIRL.
GO LUCY GO.
GOOD GIRL.
Katrina says YAY.
Caleb says THAT'S A BIG JUMP.
Katrina says SHE DID IT.
SHE DID.
ARE YOU PROUD OF HER?
Sophie says YEAH.
Katrina says IF YOU KEEP PRACTISING
THIS AT HOME
SHE WILL FLY THROUGH THAT
HOOP VERY EASILY.
Caleb says YEP.
Sophie says YEP.
Katrina says THANK YOU GUYS.
IT'S BEEN FUN WORKING WITH YOU.
I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED
TODAY'S DOG TRICK.
I WILL BE BACK NEXT
TIME WITH ANOTHER ONE.
Alfie says THANKS KATRINA AND
WELL DONE TO CALEB,
SOPHIE AND LUCY.
WHAT A GREAT FAMILY.
WELL CREATURE FANS
AND ANIMAL CRAZIES
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY'S SHOW.
IT'S BEEN GREAT WATCHING
CALEB AND SOPHIE
TEACH LUCY A DOG TRICK
AND MEETING ZOE AND
HER SUPER CUTE RABBIT.
REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SHOW.
I'M ALFIE
AND IF YOU'RE AFTER FURRY,
CUTE AND ADORABLE,
WITH A BIT OF FREAKY,
WEIRD AND WACKY THROWN IN,
THEN 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.
AND HAVE I GOT A SHOW
FOR YOU
FROM FURRY TO FABULOUS.
COMING UP...
Clips show different types of animals as Alfie says WE LOOK AT
SOME VERY CRUSTY CRABS,
UNRAVEL SOME SECRETS
ABOUT THE COMMON PIGEON.
WE CHECK OUT SOME
KOOKY CREATURES.
WE HAVE A LAUGH WITH
PANDA AND PONY
AND MEET A CHEEKY BUNNY
CALLED CHARLIE
IN PET AND TELL.
PLUS LOTS, LOTS MORE.
IT'S GOING TO
BE A PACKED SHOW,
FIRST THINGS FIRST
LET'S GO SAY HI TO DR. KATRINA
AND THE WONDER DOGS
AND FIND OUT
ABOUT TODAY'S TRICK.
IT IS DOG TRICKS.
HI AND WELCOME TO 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 I'M DR. KATRINA.
I'M HERE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL
WONDER DOGS.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SHOW
YOU HOW
TO TEACH YOUR DOG TO JUMP
THROUGH A HOOP.
NOW SKETCH HERE IS GOING TO
DEMONSTRATE THIS ONE FOR US.
LET'S LEARN A BIT ABOUT HER.
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.
Clips show the dog doing its favourite activities.
Katrina says HER FAVOURITE TRICKS
ARE JUMPING,
DOING HANDSTANDS AND SKIPPING.
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 "Jump through hoop."
Katrina holds a hoop as Sketch jumps through it.
Katrina says HEY.
JUMPING THROUGH A HOOP IS
A TRICK DOGS REALLY ENJOY.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO HAVE FUN
AND EXERCISE YOUR DOG
AT THE SAME TIME.
YOU START WITH THE HOOP
LOW TO THE GROUND,
OR ON THE GROUND AND
GRADUALLY BUILD UP THE HEIGHT.
YAY.
WELL NOW WE'VE SEEN
AN EXPERT DEMONSTRATION,
LET'S GO SEE WHO'S HERE
TO TRAIN THEIR DOG.
Katrina sits on a bench with Sophie, Caleb, and their dog.
Sophie is around 13, with long straight red hair in a ponytail and wears jean shorts and a burgundy T-shirt.
Caleb is around 11, with short straight light brown hair and wears blue shorts and a burgundy T-shirt.
Katrina says I'M HERE WITH SOPHIE, CALEB
AND THEIR ABSOLUTELY
BEAUTIFUL DOG LUCY.
TELL ME A BIT ABOUT LUCY.
Sophie says WELL SHE IS A REALLY PLAYFUL DOG
AND SHE IS REALLY GOOD WITH KIDS
AND SHE IS ALWAYS JUMPING
AROUND AND HAVING HEAPS OF FUN.
SHE'S AHH YEAH VERY LOVING.
Katrina says YOU LOVE HER?
Caleb says YEAH.
Katrina says YEAH SHE'S PRETTY COOL.
HOW OLD IS SHE?
Caleb says SHE'S ONE.
Katrina says SHE'S ONE AND YOU'VE HAD
HER SINCE SHE WAS A PUPPY?
Sophie says YEP.
Katrina says WHAT KIND OF FUN THINGS DO
YOU GUYS LIKE TO DO WITH HER?
Caleb says WE, WE...
Sophie says GO FOR A SWIM IN THE POOL.
Katrina says YEAH.
Sophie says PLUS WE LIKE TO RUN AROUND
WITH HER AND PLAY WITH HER TOYS.
Caleb says YEAH.
Katrina says AND IF YOU WERE GOING TO
DESCRIBE HER IN THREE WORDS
WHAT WOULD THEY BE?
Sophie says CHEEKY, PLAYFUL AND ADORABLE.
Katrina says NOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO
SOME TRICK TRAINING WITH HER
AND HAVE SOME FUN?
Sophie says YES.
Katrina says OKAY GORGEOUS LET'S GET TO IT.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TEACH
LUCY TO JUMP THROUGH A HOOP.
NOW THE FIRST STEP WITH THIS IS
TO GET SOMEONE TO HOLD THE HOOP
SO IN THIS CASE WE'VE GOT
CALEB HOLDING THE HOOP HERE.
A SIBLING OR A
FRIEND IS VERY USEFUL.
WHAT I'M GOING TO GET YOU
TO DO SOPHIE
IS JUST LURE HER THROUGH
AND BY LURING I MEAN
YOU JUST GET HER ATTENTION
WITH THE TREAT,
CALL HER THROUGH AND
SHE ONLY GETS THAT TREAT
WHEN SHE GOES RIGHT
THROUGH THE HOOP.
OFF SHE GOES.
CALL HER.
Sophie says COME ON LUCY.
LUCY.
GOOD GIRL.
Katrina says PERFECT.
NOW THAT IS STEP
Back in the studio, Alfie says ONE OF THIS TRICK.
WE'LL BE BACK
SOON WITH STEP TWO,
WHICH IS TO TAKE THIS HOOP
A LITTLE BIT OFF THE GROUND
AND DO THE SAME THING.
WHAT A TERRIFIC TRIO.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING CALEB AND SOPHIE
TEACH LUCY HOW TO JUMP
THROUGH THAT HOOP.
THAT WILL BE A GREAT PARTY
TRICK TO SHOW THEIR FRIENDS.
BUT FIRST IT'S TIME
FOR SOME BRAIN FOOD.
IT'S TIME FOR AN ANIMAL FACT.
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
PUPPIES DON'T OPEN THEIR EYES
OR BEGIN TO HEAR
UNTIL THEY'RE ONE
TO TWO WEEKS OLD?
UNTIL THEN
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE
PUPPIES TO STAY CLOSE TO MUM
AND THEIR SIBLINGS
TO EAT AND GROW PROPERLY.
THEY MAY START OUT
WITH NO SMELL AT ALL
BUT AT THREE WEEKS OLD
PUPPIES START TO TURN INTO
PRETTY AMAZING SNIFFERS.
A DOG'S SENSE OF SMELL IS
10,000 TO 100,000 TIMES
MORE POWERFUL THAN
US LOWLY HUMANS.
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 BIG MOUTHED,
THEY'RE GOSSIPY,
THEY'RE SMOOTH AND
THEY'RE LONG WINDED.
WHO ELSE COULD I BE
TALKING ABOUT?
IT'S TIME FOR TWO BOBS.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Wombat Bob 1 tries to walk past Wombat Bob 2 inside a hollow tree.
Wombat Bob 1 says EXCUSE ME BOB, YOU FIRST.
Wombat Bob 2 says THAT WAS EASY.
Wombat Bob 1 says YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'VE LOST
WEIGHT BOB.
Wombat Bob 2 says I AM ON PALEO.
Wombat Bob 1 says PALEO.
WHAT'S THAT BOB?
Wombat Bob 2 says YOU EAT LIKE A CAVE WOMBAT BOB.
Wombat Bob 1 says WHAT DID THEY EAT?
Wombat Bob 2 says GRASS BOB, GRASS.
Wombat Bob 1 says GRASS?
I LOVE GRASS.
YEAH I AM A CAVE WOMBAT.
Wombat Bob 2 says WORD OF WARNING BOB,
PALEO CAN MAKE YOU GASSY.
Wombat Bob 1 says YOU'RE RIGHT BOB.
HERE COMES A FART NOW.
Wombat Bob 2 says NOT IN THE LOG BOB.
NO OUTSIDE BOB.
Wombat Bob 1 says OH IT'S COMING.
WOW WOW.
OH HERE IT COMES.
NUP GONE AWAY.
Wombat Bob 2 says OH THAT'S GOOD.
(FART SOUND)
Alfie says HONESTLY WHAT A PAIR.
THEY DO MAKE ME LAUGH.
WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM
AGAIN LATER IN THE SHOW.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME
TO PUT YOUR ANIMAL
UNDERSTANDING TO THE TEST
AND NOURISH THAT BRAIN
OF YOURS.
IT'S TIME FOR CREATURE QUIZ.
A caption reads "Creature quiz."
The narrator says WHICH OF THESE ANIMALS
MIGRATE EACH YEAR TO BREED?
IS IT A THE CAREFREE,
COSY KOALA?
B THE BUBBLY BLUE FOOTED
BOOBIES?
A bird says WHAT?
A-DO.
The narrator says OR IS IT C THE
ROWDY, RAVING RED CRABS?
The crab says POW.
YEE HA.
The narrator says IF YOU ANSWERED C
THE RED CRAB AS THE MIGRATORS
YOU'RE CORRECT.
SOME 500 PEOPLE
SHARE CHRISTMAS ISLAND
WITH ABOUT MILLION RED CRABS.
A crab screams.
The narrator says FORTUNATELY
FOR MOST OF THE YEAR
THE CRABS LIVE
INSIDE THE FOREST.
A crab says YOU BETCHA.
The narrator says BUT ONCE A YEAR,
AT THE FIRST SIGN OF
THE WET SEASON,
THE ENTIRE ADULT CRAB POPULATION
Crabs march and say LEFT, LEFT,
LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT.
The narrator says IT'S AN EPIC
EIGHT-KILOMETRE JOURNEY
OUT OF THE RAINFOREST,
THROUGH VILLAGES,
ACROSS BUSY ROADS.
The crab says COME ON.
The narrator says DOWN
CLIFFS TO THE BEACH.
The crab says YEE HOO.
The narrator says THE CRABS THAT
SURVIVE THE WEEKLONG TRIP,
DIP THEMSELVES IN THE WATER TO
REPLENISH THEIR BODY FLUIDS.
AND THEN IT'S TIME TO MATE.
The crab says HELLO.
The narrator says AN ESTIMATED
SIXTY MILLION CRUSTACEANS
SWARM ACROSS THE BEACH.
THEN EACH FEMALE RELEASES OVER
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND EGGS
INTO THE WATER.
THIS OCCURS PRECISELY AT
THE TURN OF THE HIGH TIDE
DURING THE LAST QUARTER
OF THE MOON.
WHEN THEIR OFFSPRING RETURN
AFTER A MONTH AT SEA
THEY STICK TOGETHER TOO.
THEY START THEIR OWN MARCH UP
INTO THE FOREST
AS PART OF A SWARM SO SPECIAL
THAT IT FORMS ITS OWN
LIVING RED CARPET.
The crab says HELLO.
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 OUT 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 PIGEON POOP WAS USED
AS FERTILIZER IN EUROPE
IN THE 16TH, 17TH AND
18TH CENTURIES?
PIGEON GUANO, AS
IT IS ALSO CALLED,
WAS SO POPULAR THAT ARMED GUARDS
USED TO PROTECT PIGEON HOUSES
SO NONE OF IT COULD BE STOLEN.
IN ADDITION TO THIS,
IN THE 16TH CENTURY PIGEON GUANO
WAS THE ONLY SOURCE
FOR AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT
IN GUNPOWDER,
WHICH MADE IT A VERY
VALUABLE COMMODITY.
DURING WARTIMES PIGEONS
WERE ALSO USED AS MESSENGERS
FOR WHICH THEY WERE
REWARDED HONOURS
BY THE FRENCH AND
BRITISH GOVERNMENTS.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says DID YOU LIKE THAT FACT?
PRETTY COOL WASN'T IT?
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S
TIME FOR SOMETHING EVEN COOLER.
EARLIER WE MET CALEB AND SOPHIE
AND THEIR GORGEOUS DOG LUCY
AND THEY STARTED TO TEACH HER
TO JUMP THROUGH A HOOP.
I WONDER HOW THEY'RE GETTING
ON WITH THEIR TRAINING,
LET'S FIND OUT.
OVER TO YOU DR. KATRINA.
IT'S PART TWO OF DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
TODAY WE'RE TEACHING
LUCY TO JUMP THROUGH A HOOP.
NOW WE'VE DONE THE FIRST STEP,
WHICH IS GETTING HER
USED TO THE HOOP.
THE SECOND STEP IS TO TAKE IT
A LITTLE BIT OFF THE GROUND
AND TO DO THE SAME THING.
WHICH IS TO LURE HER THROUGH
WITH THE TREAT.
SO CALEB I'M JUST GOING
TO GET YOU
TO HOLD IT UP ABOUT
THERE FOR US.
OKAY AND LET'S SEE.
SO LOTS OF CALLING.
Sophie says COME ON LUCY.
LUCY.
GOOD GIRL.
GO LUCY. GO.
COME ON.
Katrina says OKAY AT LEAST SHE'S
GOING OVER THE HOOP.
WE'LL KEEP PRACTISING UNTIL
SHE'S JUMPING THROUGH THE HOOP.
WE WILL BE BACK SOON
WITH THE NEXT STEP,
WHICH IS TO STOP LURING HER.
Alfie says MORE DOG TRICKS LATER
AND NOW MY FRIENDS TIME
FOR SOME MORE LAUGHS,
SOME SNICKERING,
SOME SNORTING AND CHORTLING
WITH OUR FAVOURITE FUNNY HORSE.
OR AT LEAST SHE THINKS SO.
HAND OVER THE MIC TO OUR
ONE AND ONLY BAD PUN PONY.
(music plays)
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says WHAT DO YOU
GET WHEN AN ELEPHANT SNEEZES?
YOU GET OUT OF THE WAY.
Ducks chuckle.
Bad Pun Pony says LISTEN UP MY
FEATHERED FRIENDS,
WHAT'S THE CRAZIEST
BIRD IN THE WORLD?
THE CUCKOO BIRD.
A bunny chuckles.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY!
Alfie says OH THAT PONY
GETS ME EVERY TIME.
SHE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE
PONYING AROUND NEXT TIME.
BUT NOW TIME FOR SOMETHING
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
WARM UP THOSE BRAIN CELLS
AND TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
WITH ANOTHER COOL CREATURE QUIZ.
The narrator says WHICH
OF THESE ANIMALS
IS UNIQUE TO NORTHERN AUSTRALIA?
IS IT A THE MANGROVE CRAB?
WATCH OUT FOR ITS PINCERS.
B THE MOSQUITO?
WATCH OUT FOR ITS BITE.
OR IS IT C THE SEA SNAKE?
WATCH OUT FOR ITS VENOM.
IF YOU ANSWERED A
THE MANGROVE CRAB
CONGRATULATIONS
YOU ARE CORRECT.
WITH CROCS AND KANGAROOS
TAKING CENTRE STAGE
IN THE LAND DOWN UNDER
IT'S HARDLY A SURPRISE
THAT VERY LITTLE IS KNOWN
ABOUT NORTH AUSTRALIA'S
MANGROVE CRAB.
ONLY RECENTLY HAVE
RESEARCHERS DISCOVERED
THAT THIS SHY SPECIES
IS UNIQUE TO THE MOST NORTHERN
PARTS OF AUSTRALIA,
INCLUDING THE
KIMBERLEY COASTLINE.
UNLIKE SEA CRABS MANGROVE CRABS
ARE SEMI-TERRESTRIAL
MEANING THEY LIVE BOTH
ON LAND AND IN WATER.
LIKE ALL DECAPODS THEY HAVE A
WHOPPING TEN LEGS TO MOVE ABOUT,
INCLUDING THOSE
SIZEABLE PINCERS,
WHICH THEY USE FOR FEEDING
AND FIGHTING.
WHEN THE TROPICAL WET SEASON
MAKES ITS GRAND ENTRANCE
OVER THE KIMBERLEY COAST
IN SPRING
IT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A
PILGRIMAGE OF EPIC PROPORTIONS.
RECENT RAINS FLOOD OUT
THE CRAB'S MUDDY HOMES,
SIGNALLING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
TO PACK-UP AND MOVE SEAWARD.
THESE CRABS HAVE AN ODD
WAY OF GETTING AROUND.
THEY SCUTTLE SIDEWAYS.
MANGROVE CRABS DON'T HAVE THE
HIP MOVEMENT LIKE OTHER ANIMALS.
[CROWD] OH.
The narrator says THE JOURNEY IS
NO EASY TASK
AND IS FRAUGHT WITH RISK FROM
ANGRY ANTS ON THE GROUND,
TO THEIR GREATEST
THREAT FLYING OVERHEAD,
BIRDS.
BUT WITH SIZEABLE PINCERS HELD
HIGH IN THEIR DEFENSIVE MODE
THIS BIRD ISN'T
TAKING ITS CHANCES.
FOR THESE CRABS IT IS ALL
ABOUT SAFETY IN NUMBERS
IN THEIR EPIC MIGRATION THAT
LASTS NO LONGER THAN TWO WEEKS.
FINALLY THE CRABS MAKE IT
TO THE MUD FLATS
ON THE KIMBERLEY COAST
BUT THEY AREN'T THE ONLY
CRITTERS TO TAKE UP RESIDENCY
OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS
FROM THE WONDERFUL TO THE WEIRD
A MUDFLAT IS TEEMING WITH LIFE.
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.
(music plays)
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT CRESTED PENGUINS
LAY TWO EGGS?
THE FIRST ONE IS ALWAYS
SMALLER AND IS DISCARDED,
LEAVING THE SECOND ONE
FOR THE PARENTS TO RAISE.
THESE AMAZING CREATURES
HAVE BLACK AND WHITE FEATHERS,
RED BEAKS YOU CAN'T MISS
AND YELLOW CRESTS THAT ARE
TOTALLY IN FASHION.
THEIR CALLS CAN
BE QUITE ADVANCED,
WITH A VARIETY OF PHRASES
THAT DIFFER IN DURATION.
AND WHEN IT COMES TO PARENTING
BOTH MUM AND DAD ARE
EQUALLY INVOLVED.
THEY EACH INCUBATE THE EGGS
AS WELL AS THE YOUNG.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says ALL RIGHT CREATURE FANS
IT'S THAT TIME OF THE SHOW
I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO.
WE'RE ABOUT TO MEET A
SPECIAL GUEST AND THEIR PET,
RIGHT HERE IN THE HOUSE.
BUT FIRST THERE'S THIS.
(music plays)
A clip shows an owl moving its head in circles.
The caption changes to "It's pet and tell."
Alfie sits in the studio with Zoe and her pet.
Sophie is around 7, with long straight light brown hair in a side ponytail and wears a denim skirt and a green T-shirt.
Alfie says INTRODUCING ZOE, SHE'S BROUGHT
IN HER PET RABBIT TO SHOW US.
HELLO ZOE.
Zoe says HELLO ALFIE.
Alfie says WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
AND SO AHH WHO'S IN THE BOX?
Zoe says CHARLIE.
Alfie says CHARLIE.
AND AHH WHAT KIND OF
A RABBIT IS CHARLIE?
Zoe says A BUTTERFLY MINI LOP.
Alfie says HE'S A BUTTERFLY
MINI LOP RABBIT.
SO WHY, WHY BUTTERFLY?
Zoe says BECAUSE WHEN YOU PAINT ONE SIDE
AND YOU STICK IT TOGETHER
HE'S GOT PRINTINGS ON IT.
Alfie says YEAH I HAVE NOTICED THAT.
SO IS, HIS HAIR IS LIKE THE
SAME PATTERN ON EACH SIDE.
Zoe says YEP.
Alfie says THAT'S AMAZING.
BUTTERFLY MINI LOP.
THEY ARE CALLED THIS
DUE TO THE PATTERN OF A
BUTTERFLY ON THEIR BACK.
LIKE WHEN YOU PAINT ON
ONE SIDE OF PAPER
AND YOU SMOOSH IT TOGETHER
AND OPEN IT AGAIN.
YOU HAVE A BUTTERFLY.
THEY EAT MEADOW HAY,
TIMOTHY HAY,
AS WELL AS PELLET MIX.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS GOOD TO FEED
BUNNIES LETTUCE
AS LETTUCE HAS
A PARTICULAR ENZYME
THAT CAN CAUSE BUNNIES
TO FEEL SICK.
MALE RABBITS MAKE BETTER PETS
THAN FEMALES
AS THE MALE'S TEMPERAMENT IS
CALMER AND MORE RELAXED.
BUTTERFLY MINI LOP.
SO AHH DOES CHARLIE BITE AT ALL?
Zoe says AHH SOMETIMES.
Alfie says YEAH?
Zoe says YEAH.
Alfie says HAS HE EVER BITTEN YOU?
Zoe says YES.
HE BIT ME AT THE PET SHOP
WHEN I JUST GOT HIM.
Alfie says AND IS THAT WHAT MADE YOU GO
I'M GOING TO GET YOU?
Zoe says YES.
Alfie says OH WOW.
OKAY ZOE, GIVE ME YOUR TOP THREE
FAVOURITE THINGS ABOUT CHARLIE.
Zoe says HE HOPS AROUND AND THEN
HE FINDS A NICE COOL SPOT
AND THEN HE PUTS, LIKE DUMPS
HIMSELF THERE.
THE SECOND THING ABOUT CHARLIE
IS THAT HE LICKS HIS HANDS
AND UMM CLEANS HIS FACE.
Alfie mimics a rabbit cleaning his face and says YEAH.
Zoe says AND HE STARTS LICKING HIS
HANDS AND THEN CLEANS HIS EARS.
Alfie says WOW SO HE CLEANS
HIS EARS AS WELL.
Zoe says YEAH.
Alfie says SO HE WILL JUST
HOP AROUND AND...
He mimics the rabbit moves and says LIKE THAT.
AM I DOING IT RIGHT?
Zoe mimics the rabbit cleaning his ears with both hands at a time and says AHH HE WILL GO LIKE THAT.
Alfie says SO IF SOMEONE ELSE WAS
LOOKING TO GET A PET RABBIT
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT?
Zoe says YES.
Alfie says WHY'S THAT?
Zoe says BECAUSE HE'S CUDDLY,
IT WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING
TO DO AND YEAH.
Alfie says WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING IN TODAY ZOE.
Zoe says THAT'S OKAY ALFIE.
Alfie says AND THANK YOU
FOR INTRODUCING US
TO YOUR WONDERFUL
RABBIT CHARLIE.
Zoe says THAT'S OKAY.
Alfie says HE'S SUPER CUTE.
SPEAKING OF CUTE CHECK THIS OUT.
The narrator says ON THE ISLANDS
OF MADAGASCAR
LIVES ONE OF THE CUTEST
SCHNUKUMS YOU WILL EVER SEE.
THE MOUSE LEMUR.
THEY'RE TINY.
IN FACT THEY'RE THE WORLD'S
SMALLEST PRIMATE.
BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO MIND
BECAUSE THESE MINI FUR BALLS
ARE HAPPY TO SPEND THEIR DAYS
MUNCHING ON PRETTY FLOWERS,
LEAPING FROM TREE TO TREE.
WEE.
AND NAPPING IN HOLLOWS
WHERE IT'S SAFE TO SNOOZE
AND SNUGGLE THEIR BABIES.
A crowd says OH.
The narrator says MOUSE LEMUR.
THEY'RE JUST...
Kids say TOO CUTE.
Alfie says AHH WE'LL HAVE MORE
TOO CUTE NEXT TIME
I PROMISE AND I CAN'T WAIT.
NEXT ON THE SHOW
IT'S TIME TO PUT YOUR CREATURE
COMPREHENSION TO THE TEST
AND FEED THAT BRAIN OF YOURS.
YES IT'S TIME FOR CREATURE QUIZ.
The narrator says WHICH
OF THESE ANIMALS
ARE ALSO KNOWN AS TOE BITERS?
IS IT A THE GIANT WATER BUG
LURKING IN THE STILL
WATERS OF JAPAN?
IS IT B THE SCORPION
WHO YOU CAN FIND GLOWING IN
THE DARK UNDER UV LIGHTS?
OR IS IT C THE GIANT
BURROWING COCKROACH,
THE WORLD'S HEAVIEST
SPECIES OF COCKROACH?
IF YOU ANSWERED A
YOU'RE CORRECT.
THE JAPANESE GIANT WATER BUG
IS ALSO KNOWN AS A TOE-BITER
OR EVEN WATER SCORPIONS.
A monkey says AH AH AH.
The narrator says THEIR BITE
IS NOTORIOUSLY PAINFUL,
COMPARABLE WITH
BEE AND WASP STINGS.
The crowd says OH.
The narrator says THE GIANT WATER BUGS
ARE FEROCIOUS, TOUGH INSECTS
WITH STRONG, SHARP
FRONT LEGS FOR CATCHING PREY.
THEY GROW UP TO A LENGTH
OF FIFTEEN CENTIMETRES.
ABOUT THE SIZE OF
AN ADULT HUMAN HAND.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Mudskipper Bob 1 says HEY, BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says OI, BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says YES, BOB, WE'RE BOB.
WE ARE BOTH, BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says NO, WE
JE M'APPELLE, BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says BOB WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Mudskipper Bob 2 says LEARNING THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE,
AIN'T I, BOB?
Mudskipper Bob 1 says LITHUANIAN?
Mudskipper Bob 2 says NO, FRENCH, BOB,
TO IMPRESS THE LADIES.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says OH.
YOU KNOW MUDSKIPPER LADIES
LOVE A GOOD BURP, BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says DO THEY?
Mudskipper Bob 1 says YES, THEY DO.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says HOW ABOUT THIS THEN?
(BURPS)
Mudskipper Bob 1 says OH.
CAN YOU DO THAT IN FRENCH?
Mudskipper Bob 2 says SURE CAN.
LE BURP.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says VERY ROMANTIC, BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says WE BOB.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says YES, BOB, WE BOB.
WE ARE BOTH, BOB.
I THOUGHT WE WENT THROUGH THIS.
(BURP)
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
TO DR. KATRINA
FOR STEP THREE IN DOG TRICKS.
SO, ALL THAT STILL TO COME
RIGHT HERE ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THE ARCTIC FOX LOVES HANGING OUT
WITH POLAR BEARS?
WHILE THE BIGGEST, BLOOD
THIRSTIEST ANIMAL ON FOUR LEGS,
THE POLAR BEAR, SPENDS
THE WINTER HUNTING SEALS,
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT
HUNTS THE POLAR BEAR.
THE BIGGEST CARNIVORE IS
CHASED BY ONE OF THE SMALLEST.
THE ARCTIC FOX.
A fox says HOORAY.
The narrator says THIS FEISTY SCAVENGER IS ONLY
INTERESTED IN SCROUNGING SCRAPS
FROM A POLAR BEAR'S KILL.
The narrator says IT GETS A FREE FEAST
WITHOUT GOING TO THE
TROUBLE OF HUNTING.
PROVIDING IT DOESN'T GET TOO
CLOSE TO AN ANGRY POLAR BEAR.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says WHAT A BRILLIANT FACT.
ALL RIGHT CREATURE FANS TIME
TO GET A BIT PHILOSOPHICAL.
IT'S TIME TO MULL IT ALL OVER,
TIME TO HAVE A LITTLE BROOD,
TO EXPLORE SOME IDEAS,
WITH OUR FAVOURITE
BLACK AND WHITE,
ROLLIE POLY,
BAMBOO EATING,
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 WOW, THIS IS, LIKE,
TOTALLY FREAKING ME OUT, MAN.
I JUST FOUND OUT
HUMANS DO THIS REALLY WEIRD
THING WHEN THEY GET UPSET
THEY, LIKE, MAKE WATER
POUR OUT OF THEIR EYES.
OUT OF THEIR EYES.
THEY CALL IT
CRYING OR SOMETHING.
I MEAN WHY WOULD YOU MAKE
WATER POUR OUT OF YOUR EYES
WHEN YOU'RE UPSET?
LIKE YOU COULDN'T SEE.
THAT'D MAKE ME
EVEN MORE UPSET.
HUMANS, THEY'RE SO STRANGE.
Alfie says AND THAT CREATURE FANS
WAS THE PONDERING PANDA.
SO STRANGE.
LET'S MOVE ON.
IT'S TIME TO HEAD
BACK TO DR. KATRINA.
CAN CALEB AND SOPHIE GET
LUCY TO JUMP THROUGH THE HOOP?
WELL LET'S FIND OUT.
IT'S DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
WE'RE UP TO THE FINAL STEP
OF TEACHING LUCY TO JUMP
THROUGH A HOOP.
I'M HERE WITH CALEB AND SOPHIE
AND WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO DO NOW
I'M GOING TO GET YOU
TO HOLD THE HOOP.
THAT'S ACTUALLY PERFECT
OFF THE GROUND.
INSTEAD OF LURING HER THROUGH
I WANT YOU TO JUST TAKE
A FEW STEPS BACK,
LET HER KNOW YOU'VE GOT THE
CHICKEN BUT THEN CALL HER
WITH LOTS OF ENTHUSIASM
AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET
HER TO GO THROUGH THAT HOOP.
OKAY I WILL HOLD HER.
THE KEY WITH THIS IS TO REALLY
ENCOURAGE HER.
SO BIG VOICE.
ARE YOU READY?
Sophie says COME ON LUCY.
COME ON.
GOOD GIRL.
GO LUCY GO.
GOOD GIRL.
Katrina says YAY.
Caleb says THAT'S A BIG JUMP.
Katrina says SHE DID IT.
SHE DID.
ARE YOU PROUD OF HER?
Sophie says YEAH.
Katrina says IF YOU KEEP PRACTISING
THIS AT HOME
SHE WILL FLY THROUGH THAT
HOOP VERY EASILY.
Caleb says YEP.
Sophie says YEP.
Katrina says THANK YOU GUYS.
IT'S BEEN FUN WORKING WITH YOU.
I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED
TODAY'S DOG TRICK.
I WILL BE BACK NEXT
TIME WITH ANOTHER ONE.
Alfie says THANKS KATRINA AND
WELL DONE TO CALEB,
SOPHIE AND LUCY.
WHAT A GREAT FAMILY.
WELL CREATURE FANS
AND ANIMAL CRAZIES
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY'S SHOW.
IT'S BEEN GREAT WATCHING
CALEB AND SOPHIE
TEACH LUCY A DOG TRICK
AND MEETING ZOE AND
HER SUPER CUTE RABBIT.
REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SHOW.
I'M ALFIE
AND IF YOU'RE AFTER FURRY,
CUTE AND ADORABLE,
WITH A BIT OF FREAKY,
WEIRD AND WACKY THROWN IN,
THEN 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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