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Transcript: Darkness
An animated question mark mono cycles outside Zoey’s house holding a flag with the logo of the show: a magnifying glass with a question mark inside.
In the attic, Zoey focuses the camera towards her and starts dancing around as animated stickers appear on the screen.
Zoey is around 12, with long wavy brown hair in a half ponytail. She wears a printed red dress, a denim vest, a beaded necklace and a watch.
(music plays)
Music grabs a ukulele and starts playing and sings a song as other Zoeys appear behind her doing different things.
The song goes MY NAME IS ZOEY
AND THIS IS MY SHOW
I'M FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
JUST ASK ME A QUESTION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
THAT'S WHY "FINDING STUFF OUT."
IS THE NAME OF MY SHOW
Several kids pop up in frames of different shapes and colours.
The title Finding Stuff Out, where the letter O is replaced by a magnifying glass, appears several times on the screen.
The song continues SO JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
WITH THE HELP
OF SOME FRIENDS
On her laptop screen roll different clips that show Zoey and her friends doing different activities as animated characters roll over the screen.
The song continues AND THE FUN NEVER ENDS
ON "FINDING STUFF OUT"
FINDING STUFF OUT
FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
YEAH
As she plays the ukulele, animated musical notes jumps up and down the screen.
(SPOOKY ORGAN MUSIC)
(CRUNCHING, CHEWING)
Toy dinosaurs and upside down hanging puppets appear in the attic.
The light is out. A shadow of Zoey chewing a carrot is projected on a white sheet.
Zoe says HEY. WELCOME TO
FINDING STUFF OUT.
IF YOU'RE WONDERING
WHY I'M IN THE DARK,
I'M CONDUCTING
A SCIENTIFIC TEST
INSPIRED BY AN INTERESTING
QUESTION I RECEIVED.
Zoey clicks on a remote control and a brown haired boy appears inside a frame on the screen.
A caption reads "Maxime."
Maxime says DO CARROTS REALLY HELP YOU
SEE IN THE DARK?
Zoey says OF COURSE THEY DO.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
A RABBIT WEARING GLASSES?
NAH. SERIOUSLY THOUGH,
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT BY THE END OF THE SHOW,
I WILL EAT ALL OF
THESE CARROTS.
THEN I WILL BE ABLE
TO SEE IN THE DARK
AND ANSWER
THIS OTHER QUESTION.
A blond girl appears on screen with the caption "Leonie."
Leoni says HOW COME SO MANY PEOPLE
ARE AFRAID OF THE DARK?
Zoey says SOMETIMES I HAVE TO ADMIT,
I'M A LITTLE SCARED OF
THE DARK MYSELF.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
A caption reads "Ask a friend."
Several kids pop up in frames.
A girl with curly brown hair in a half-do says WHEN I'M IN THE DARK,
I THINK THERE ARE ZOMBIES,
GHOSTS, CREEPY THINGS...
A boy with straight light brown hair says THERE MIGHT BE MONSTERS.
A girl with straight brown hair in a low ponytail says I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.
A boy with wavy blond hair says THERE MIGHT BE GHOSTS
THAT COULD INVADE YOUR BODY.
A girl wearing purple framed glasses says SOMETIMES I JUST FEEL LIKE
SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME
IN THE DARK.
A girl with straight fair hair says I THINK THE SCARY MOVIES
ARE GONNA COME TRUE.
A boy with wavy light brown hair says THERE'S NOTHING
THAT SCARES ME.
A girl with wavy brown hair says BOO!
FIRST, GUYS, I SUGGEST WE GET TO
KNOW OUR ENEMY A LITTLE BETTER.
A boy named Abdoul pops up and says WHAT IS DARKNESS?
Zoey says WELL, ABDOUL, I CHECKED.
AND DARKNESS IS AN ABSENCE
OF LIGHT. LIKE THIS.
She turns off her flashlight.
Zoey says SEE? I'M IN TOTAL DARKNESS,
BECAUSE THERE'S NO LIGHT.
LIGHT IS A FORM OF ENERGY
THAT WE CAN SEE.
WHEN LIGHT BOUNCES OFF
OF THINGS,
THAT'S HOW WE CAN SEE THEM.
SO DARKNESS IS JUST
WHEN THERE'S NO LIGHT.
HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM AMBER.
A girl with brown hair in a half pony says WHY IS IT DAYTIME HERE
AND NIGHTTIME SOMEWHERE ELSE?
Zoey says EARTH, THE PLANET WE LIVE ON,
IS LIT UP BY THE SUN.
She spins a globe and points her flashlight at it.
She says THE EARTH IS
CONSTANTLY SPINNING.
SO WHEN ONE PART OF THE EARTH
IS LIT UP BY THE SUN,
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL DAYTIME.
AND THE PART THAT'S
FACING AWAY FROM THE SUN
IS WHAT WE CALL
NIGHTTIME.
BUT REMEMBER, THE EARTH IS
CONSTANTLY SPINNING,
SO WHEREVER YOU ARE
THAT IT'S DAYTIME,
TWELVE HOURS LATER,
IT WILL BE NIGHTTIME FOR YOU.
A boy named Pierce says WHAT IS A SOLAR ECLIPSE?
In animation, two pirates sail to the end of the Earth and fall down.
Pirates say ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!
(GASP) WOAH!
A caption reads "The flat Earth corner."
Dressed as a Viking, Zoey says WHAT IS A SOLAR ECLIPSE?
IT'S WHEN THE SUN DISAPPEARS
FROM THE SKY DURING THE DAYTIME
AND THE WORLD IS PLUNGED
INTO TERRIFYING DARKNESS.
AND IF YOU'RE A
VIKING WARRIOR LIKE ME,
LIVING MORE THAN
A THOUSAND YEARS AGO,
YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT CAUSES ECLIPSES.
ECLIPSES ARE CAUSED BY A WARG,
THAT'S A KIND OF WOLF
WITH SUPERPOWERS,
EATING THE SUN!
(GROWLING NOISE)
THEY'RE HUGE!
AND APPARENTLY THEY LIKE
VERY, VERY HOT FOOD.
(GROWLING)
OH BOY! THAT WARG WOLF
IS AT IT AGAIN,
EATING THE SUN.
(HOWLING)
I HOPE IT WON'T BE DARK
FOREVER NOW.
AHHH...
THAT'S A RELIEF.
THE SUN IS BACK.
I GUESS THAT GIANT WOLF
DIDN'T REALLY LIKE THE TASTE
OF THAT SUN SO MUCH.
(music plays)
(ZOEY LAUGHS)
Zoey says ECLIPSES AREN'T REALLY CAUSED
BY GIANT WOLVES.
THEY'RE CAUSED BY THE MOON.
I FOUND OUT THAT THE MOON
CIRCLES EARTH ALL THE TIME.
AND ONCE IN A WHILE,
THE MOON COMES BETWEEN
THE EARTH AND THE SUN.
An animated Earth says HELLO! I'M TRYING TO HAVE
SOME DAYTIME HERE.
YOU'RE BLOCKING MY LIGHT.
UGH.
An animated moon says I'M GOING AS FAST AS I CAN.
Zoey says WHEN IT DOES, IT BLOCKS THE
SUN'S LIGHT FOR A FEW MINUTES,
CAUSING AN ECLIPSE.
The moon moves and the Earth says AHHH... THAT'S BETTER.
A boy named Sasha says DOES DARKNESS AFFECT
PLANTS TO GROW?
Zoey says HMMM...
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, SACHA.
BUT I DON'T THINK THIS CARROT
WILL GIVE ME AN ANSWER.
IT'S NOT VERY TALKATIVE.
AND I CHECKED.
ALL PLANTS NEED LIGHT
TO LIVE AND GROW.
SOME CAN SURVIVE
WITH JUST A LITTLE,
BUT NONE OF THEM CAN
GROW IN THE DARK.
MUSHROOMS CAN,
BUT THEY'RE NOT A PLANT.
THEY'RE SOMETHING CALLED FUNGI.
THEY DON'T NEED LIGHT
LIKE PLANTS DO.
AND THEY GET THEIR FOOD
FROM ROTTING STUFF.
OF COURSE, PLANTS AREN'T
THE ONLY THINGS
THAT ARE AFFECTED
BY DARKNESS.
ANIMALS ARE AFFECTED
BY DARKNESS TOO.
HERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION,
FROM ALESSANDRA.
A girl with brown hair pops up on the screen and says ARE OWLS AND BATS
AFRAID OF THE LIGHT?
I THINK I KNOW SOMEONE
WHO CAN ANSWER THAT.
She grabs her ukulele and sings SHE KNOWS ABOUT OWLS
THAT FLY AROUND AT NIGHT
THEY DON'T CRASH INTO STUFF
BECAUSE THEY HAVE
AMAZING SIGHT
HERE'S JENNIFER CYR-DEVINE.
Jennifer is in her thirties, with long straight brown hair in a half do. She wears cream trousers, a navy blue T-shirt and she carries an owl on her forearm.
She says HI.
Zoey says I SEE YOU BROUGHT A FRIEND.
Jen says I HAVE. THIS IS JWEEP,
OUR GRANDPAPA GREAT HORNED OWL.
HE'S ACTUALLY
30 YEARS OLD.
Zoey says WOW. I'M GLAD
I KNOW YOUR NAME.
SO NOW I DON'T HAVE TO WONDER
WHOOO YOU ARE.
(JENNIFER LAUGHS, JWEEP HOOTS.)
Zoey says WHAT KIND OF OWL IS JWEEP?
Jen says THIS IS ACTUALLY
A GREAT HORNED OWL,
AS YOU CAN SEE BY THESE AWESOME
HORNS HE HAS ON HIS HEAD.
THEY'RE NOT REALLY HORNS.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY
JUST TUFTS OF FEATHERS
THAT STICK OUT FROM HIS HEAD.
BUT FROM FAR THEY KIND OF
LOOK LIKE HORNS.
Zoey says SO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
ALESSANDRA,
JENNIFER SAYS THAT WE DON'T KNOW
IF THEY'RE AFRAID.
BUT BATS REALLY
DON'T LIKE LIGHT.
SHE SAYS THAT OWLS LIKE JWEEP
REALLY DON'T MIND DAYLIGHT.
An animated owl says HOOT.
Zoey says BUT WHEN DARKNESS COMES,
THESE GREAT NIGHT-HUNTERS
RULE THE SKY.
The animated owl WOO!
(WINGS FLAPPING)
Zoey says HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR OWLS
TO HUNT AT NIGHT?
Jen says OH. WELL, OWLS ARE
REALLY SPECIAL.
THEY HAVE THESE SPECIAL EYES
THAT HELP THEM TO SEE BETTER
IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS.
NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT HIS EYES,
YOU'LL SEE,
COMPARED TO HIS HEAD,
HIS EYES ARE HUGE.
IF WE MADE HIS SKULL AS BIG
AS A HUMAN SKULL, FOR EXAMPLE,
WE'D HAVE TO HAVE EYES
THE SIZE OF GRAPEFRUIT.
An animation shows Jennifer with huge eyes.
Jen says I'D LOOK QUITE PRETTY WITH EYES
THE SIZE OF GRAPEFRUITS, RIGHT?
(JENNIFER LAUGHS.)
NOW BEING THAT THOSE EYES ARE
SO BIG, THOSE PUPILS
THE LITTLE BLACK CIRCLES
THAT YOU SEE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THEIR EYES -
THOSE ALSO CAN BECOME
REALLY BIG.
THE BIGGER THE PUPILS, THE MORE
LIGHT COMES INTO THEIR EYES.
AND THAT MEANS
THEY CAN SEE BETTER.
NOW, THEIR EYES ARE
SO BIG THOUGH
THAT THEY CAN'T
REALLY MOVE THEM.
SO, YOU SEE WHAT I'M DOING
WITH MY EYES?
She moves her eyes all around.
Jen says THESE GUYS CAN'T DO THAT.
THEIR EYES STAY FIXED.
JUST STAY... YEAH.
SO BECAUSE THEY CAN'T MOVE THEM,
THEY'VE ADAPTED
OTHER WAYS OF BEING ABLE
TO SEE ALL AROUND THEM.
SO I'M GONNA ASK YOU
TO HELP ME DEMONSTRATE.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU
TO STAY STRAIGHT.
DON'T MOVE YOUR BODY AT ALL.
JUST TURN YOUR HEAD
AS FAR AS YOU CAN TURN IT.
SO HOW FAR ARE YOU GOING?
Zoey says A LITTLE PAST MY SHOULDER.
Jen says SO WE'LL SAY IT'S ABOUT 90
DEGREES FROM THE FRONT AXIS
ALL THE WAY TO THE SHOULDER,
RIGHT?
AN OWL CAN DO
THREE TIMES AS MUCH.
Zoey says WOW.
Jen says SO THEY CAN TURN TO
THE SHOULDER, TO THE BACK,
AND EVEN TO THE NEXT SHOULDER
WITHOUT MOVING THEIR BODIES.
Zoey says COOL.
Jen says AND THEY CAN DO THAT ON EACH
SIDE. PRETTY NEAT, EH?
Zoey says COOL. WHAT ELSE HELPS OWLS
FLY IN THE NIGHT?
Jen says GOOD QUESTION. WELL, ACTUALLY,
THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY STEALTHY.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE
WHAT'S CALLED SILENT FLIGHT.
OR I SHOULD SAY...
(WHISPERING) ... SILENT FLIGHT.
(JENNIFER AND ZOEY LAUGH.)
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS,
WHEN THEY FLAP THEIR WINGS,
YOU DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.
SO I'M GONNA DEMONSTRATE
FOR YOU.
Zoey says OKAY.
Jen says I HAVE TWO FEATHERS HERE.
I HAVE A SMALL ONE,
THAT'S FOR THE OWL.
AND I HAVE THIS LARGER ONE,
THAT'S AN EAGLE FEATHER.
She shakes the feather.
(FEATHER MAKES SWOOPING NOISE.)
Jen says DID YOU HEAR THAT ONE?
NOW FOR THE OWL FEATHER.
She shakes the smaller feather.
(NO SOUND.)
(ZOEY AND JENNIFER LAUGH.)
Jen says SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S QUITE
A DIFFERENCE, RIGHT?
Zoey says YEAH.
Jen says WHY WOULD IT NEED TO BE
SO QUIET, AN OWL?
WHAT WOULD IT NEED THAT FOR?
Zoey says SO THE PREY COULDN'T HEAR THEM,
AND HE COULD CATCH THEM.
Jen says BINGO. EXACTLY. TO BE ABLE
TO SURPRISE THAT LITTLE MOUSE.
IT'S ALSO IN ORDER
TO BE ABLE TO...
Zoey says LISTEN.
Jen says HEAR THE LITTLE MOUSE.
(JENNIFER AND ZOEY LAUGH.)
The owl yawns.
Jen says THAT WAS A LITTLE YAWN.
(JENNIFER LAUGHS.)
Zoey says WHAT ELSE HELPS OWLS CATCH
THEIR DINNER IN THE DARK?
Jen says OH. WELL, TO SHOW YOU THAT I'M
GONNA BRING OUT A DIFFERENT OWL.
Zoey says OKAY.
Jen says SO LET ME INTRODUCE YOU
TO NOVIO.
Zoey says THAT'S SO COOL.
HE MOVES HIS HEAD AROUND.
IT'S LIKE HE'S DANCING.
WHY DOES HE DO THAT?
Jen says ACTUALLY,
THIS IS A BARN OWL.
AND BARN OWLS,
IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR FACES,
THEIR FACE IS SHAPED IN THE
SHAPE OF A HEART OR A CIRCLE,
IF YOU WILL.
Zoey says YEAH.
Jen says AND THAT'S WHAT'S CALLED
A FACIAL DISK ON AN OWL.
ALL OWLS HAVE THEM.
NOW, BARN OWLS,
THEIR FACIAL DISK
HELPS BRING THE SOUND
TO THEIR EARS,
WHICH ARE HIDDEN BENEATH
THE FEATHERS ON EACH SIDE
OF THEIR HEAD.
SO WITH THAT FACIAL DISK,
HE'S ABLE TO HEAR THINGS
MORE CLEARLY,
SO HE CAN HEAR
ALL SORTS OF SOUNDS.
AND THE REASON WHY HE'S DANCING
IS HE'S ACTUALLY TRYING
TO MAKE THAT FACIAL DISK
A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.
THE MORE HE MOVES HIS HEAD...
Jen imitates the head moves of the owl.
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)
Jen says THE MORE HE'S ABLE
TO HEAR SOUNDS.
THESE GUYS HAVE SUCH
AMAZING HEARING
THAT THEY CAN HEAR LITTLE MICE
30 CENTIMETRES UNDER THE SNOW.
Zoey says WOW. THAT'S SO COOL!
THANKS, JENNIFER,
FOR BEING ON MY SHOW.
Jen says THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
Zoey says WELL, OWLS FINDING THEIR WAY IN
THE DARK GIVES ME AN IDEA FOR...
(FANFARE)
In animation, Zoey flexes his arm, and then picks up the whole Earth and spins it.
A caption reads "My great challenge."
Zoey says MY GREAT CHALLENGE!
Zoey says I'M IN THE ATTIC
WITH MY TWO CHALLENGERS.
RUBY...
Ruby is around 11, with long wavy black hair with very short bangs. She wears white trousers and a blue tank top.
Ruby says HI.
Zoey says YOU'RE GOING TO BE
TEAM JWEEP.
(HOOTING NOISE)
Zoey says SACHA...
Sasha says HEY.
Sasha is around 11, with short wavy blond hair and he wears jeans and a blue T-shirt.
Zoey says YOU'RE GOING TO BE
TEAM NOVIO.
(HOOTING NOISE)
Both participants wear party props with owl eyes and feathers on their heads.
Zoey says YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE SOUND
TO HUNT LIKE AN OWL.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TURN
THE LIGHTS OFF,
BECAUSE THAT WOULDN'T BE
VERY INTERESTING
FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE WATCHING.
WILL IT?
The kids say NO.
Zoey says SO YOU GUYS ARE GOING
TO BE BLINDFOLDED,
AND YOU CAN ONLY USE YOUR SENSE
OF HEARING TO CATCH YOUR PREY.
LIKE THIS ONE.
(SCREECHING NOISE)
Zoey says SO, ARE YOU GUYS READY?
The kids say YEAH!
Zoey says NOW PUT YOUR BLINDFOLDS ON
AND START HUNTING IN THE DARK.
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
Zoey says OH, NOVIO GOT THE FIRST ONE.
I'LL PUT IT
IN YOUR BASKET.
(FROGS CROAKING)
Zoey says OH, JWEEP'S GOT THE SECOND ONE.
(BELL RINGS)
OKAY, LET ME PUT IT
IN YOUR BASKET.
THE NEXT ONE IS
A LITTLE SNEAKY.
(CHICKEN CLUCKING.)
Zoey moves around with the sound making device.
Zoey says HERE, GET IT,
GET IT, GET IT...
(RUBY LAUGHS.)
Ruby says I GOT IT.
They both grab the rubber chicken off Zoey’s hand.
Zoey says OKAY, YOU GUYS BOTH GET A POINT.
IT'S A TIE.
(INSECTS CHIRPING)
Ruby says GOT IT.
Zoey says NICE JOB.
OKAY, THIS IS
THE LAST ONE NOW.
YOU GUYS READY?
Ruby says YEAH.
(MOUSE SQUEAKING)
Zoey moves all around the attic.
Zoey says OH! NOVIO GOT IT.
JWEEP, YOU HAVE THREE.
AND NOVIO, YOU ALSO HAVE THREE.
WHICH MEANS...
YOU GUYS BOTH WIN.
The kids says YEAH! WOO!
Zoey says WAS IT WEIRD HUNTING
FOR YOUR DINNER IN THE DARK?
Sasha says YEAH.
Zoey says WHY?
Sasha says 'CUZ I LIKE SEEING MY FOOD.
Zoey says HA! AND WAS IT DIFFICULT
FOR YOU, JWEEP?
Ruby says YEAH.
Zoey says WHY?
Ruby says BECAUSE IT WAS HARD WALKING,
AND YOU COULD PROBABLY TRIP.
Zoey says YEAH.
In animation, Zoey waves from the front door of the house, which rises on robot legs and walks away.
A caption reads "Do try this at home."
Two blond girls appear on screen.
Zoey says AMBER AND LANEA HAVE
AN EXPERIMENT
TO GET AN IDEA OF HOW
AN OWL'S HEARING WORKS.
LET'S PRETEND A LITTLE MOUSE
IS SCURRYING AROUND THE HOUSE.
JUST LISTEN.
One of the girls tap her fingers on a table.
Zoey says NEXT, CUP YOUR EARS
WITH YOUR HANDS.
The girl doing the tapping says DO YOU HEAR BETTER?
The other girl says UH... I HEAR BETTER.
Zoey says NOW, MAKE SIMPLE CONE.
The second girl makes a paper cone and puts it on her ear.
The first girl taps and says WHEN DID YOU HEAR
THE MOUSE BETTER?
The other girl says WELL, WITH MY EARS
I HEARD IT A LITTLE.
WITH MY HANDS, I HEARD IT
A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND WITH THE CONE,
I HEARD IT VERY WELL.
Zoey says I FOUND OUT FROM JENNIFER
THAT THE BARN OWL'S FACE
WORKS SORT OF LIKE CONES,
FUNNELING SOUND TO ITS EARS.
NOW HERE'S DAVID AND ANDELAIN
WITH ANOTHER OWL EXPERIMENT.
OWL'S EYES ARE AMAZING
IN THE DARK.
ONE REASON OURS AREN'T
AS GOOD IS BECAUSE
OUR PUPILS ARE SMALLER COMPARED
TO THE SIZE OF OUR FACE.
WITH THE LIGHTS ON, YOUR PUPILS
ARE ABOUT THIS SIZE.
BUT, TURN OFF THE LIGHTS,
AND YOUR PUPILS GET BIGGER
TO LET MORE LIGHT IN
TO HELP YOU SEE.
David is around 10, with slightly long straight brown hair and wears green Bermuda shorts and a printed white shirt.
Andelain is around 11, with shoulder length wavy brown hair and she wears blue cropped trousers and a coral tank top.
Zoey says AFTER STARING AT A BRIGHT LIGHT,
LET'S SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES
ANDELAIN'S EYES
TO ADJUST TO DARKNESS AND SEE
WHAT'S ON THE BLACK CLOTH. GO!
A plastic bat lies on the black cloth.
Andelain says I CAN'T SEE IT AT ALL.
David says LOOK. SEE?
DO YOU SEE ANYTHING?
Andelain says NO. NOT YET.
Zoey says IF ANDELAIN HAD OWL EYES,
SHE'D SEE IN THE DARK
MUCH BETTER AND MUCH FASTER.
An animated owl pops up and says THAT'S SO EASY.
Andelain says MAYBE...
IT'S SOMETHING WITH WINGS.
I THINK IT'S A BAT.
David says WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT.
A stopwatch on screen stops at 22 seconds.
Wearing a black cape, Zoey says BOO! BATS ARE NIGHT ANIMALS.
SO THEY'VE DEVELOPED WAYS
TO FLY AND HUNT IN THE DARK.
BUT HOW DO THEY DO IT?
HERE'S BAT GIRL,
CORI LAUSEN.
HI, CORI.
Cori says HI, ZOEY.
Cori is in her late thirties, with long blond hair in braided pigtails. She wears glasses, braid trousers and a black tank top.
Zoey says SO, CAN WE START
LOOKING FOR BATS?
Cori says THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A GREAT IDEA.
Zoey says ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
Cori says OKAY.
(music plays)
Zoey says HOW DID YOU GET THE NAME
BAT GIRL?
Cori says WELL, WHEN I WAS YOUNG,
ABOUT YOUR AGE ACTUALLY,
WE HAD A BAT
IN OUR HOUSE,
AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT MY PARENTS
WERE REALLY SCARED OF IT.
AND I THOUGHT, "HOW CAN ADULTS
BE SCARED OF SOMETHING SO TINY?"
SO THEN I WENT TO UNIVERSITY.
I ENDED UP LEARNING A LOT
ABOUT BATS.
AND, WELL, I'VE BEEN STUDYING
THEM EVER SINCE.
THEY'RE FASCINATING.
Zoey says COOL.
Cori says YEAH.
Zoey says SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TONIGHT?
Cori says OH, WELL,
THE BATS ARE SLEEPING NOW
DURING THE DAY.
THEY'RE HIDING UNDER THE BARK
OF THE TREES,
AND SOME OF THEM ARE
IN BUILDINGS.
AND AS IT GETS DARK, THEY'RE
GOING TO PEEK THEIR HEAD OUT,
LOOK AROUND, MAKE SURE
THE COAST IS CLEAR,
AND THEY'RE GONNA DART OUT
AND GO LOOK
FOR SOME FOOD AND WATER.
Zoey says WOW.
TO ANSWER THE QUESTION:
ARE BATS AFRAID OF LIGHT?
Cori says WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF
THEY'RE AFRAID OF THE LIGHT.
BUT WE DO KNOW IF THEY GO OUT
DURING THE DAY AND TRY
TO FLY AROUND,
THE CROWS OR HAWKS OR OTHER
PREDATORS WILL TRY TO EAT THEM.
SO IT'S A GOOD THING THAT
THEY DO JUST FLY AT NIGHT.
Zoey says BESIDES THE THINGS
THAT WANT TO EAT THEM,
ARE THEN ANY OTHER REASONS
THAT BATS COME OUT AT NIGHT
AND NOT IN THE LIGHT?
Cori says YEAH. THERE ARE A LOT OF INSECTS
THAT COME OUT AT NIGHT,
LIKE MOSQUITOS AND MOTHS,
RIGHT?
AND SO THERE'S A LOT
OF FOOD FOR BATS.
SO IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR A BAT
TO BE EATING, IS AT NIGHT.
IF THEY TRIED TO EAT THE INSECTS
DURING THE DAY,
THEY WOULD BE COMPETING
WITH OTHER WILDLIFE,
LIKE BIRDS,
FOR EXAMPLE SWALLOWS.
SO AT NIGHT THEY'VE GOT
THE SKIES TO THEMSELVES.
Zoey says ONCE NIGHTTIME SETS IN,
BATS GET BUSY.
THIS LAKE IS A GREAT SPOT
FOR CORI TO USE
HER SPECIAL EQUIPMENT.
Cori says THESE ARE BAT DETECTORS,
AND SO WHAT THEY DO IS
THEY TURN THE ULTRASOUND
THAT BATS ARE PRODUCING
INTO SOMETHING
THAT WE CAN HEAR,
AND THEY SHOW YOU ON THE SCREEN
WHAT THE BAT CALLS LOOK LIKE.
Zoey says COOL. BUT WHAT EXACTLY
IS ULTRASOUND?
Cori says IT'S SOUND THAT'S TOO HIGH
IN PITCH FOR US TO HEAR.
SO THE BAT DETECTORS WILL
LOWER THE SOUND
SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HEAR IT.
NOW THAT'S CALLED
ECHOLOCATION.
WHEN BATS GO OUT
AND PRODUCE ULTRASOUND,
THEY WILL LISTEN FOR THE ECHOES
OF THE SOUND TO COME BACK.
AND THAT WAY THEY WON'T RUN
INTO TREES,
AND THEY'LL FIND THE BUGS
TO EAT THEM.
Zoey says COOL.
An animation shows a bat catching a mosquito.
(BAT SCREECHING)
Cori says SO WE JUST POINT THE DETECTORS
OUT OVER THE WATER,
AND THE BATS ARE GOING
TO COME IN
AND THEY'RE GOING
TO GET A DRINK.
JUST LIKE THAT.
SEE THAT'S A BAT.
AND WE CAN SEE THE ULTRASOUND
CALLS THAT IT'S PRODUCING.
AND THAT'S ITS ECHOLOCATION.
IT CAN FIND THE WATER
AND SOME BUGS TO EAT.
Zoey says THAT'S AWESOME!
Cori says YEAH.
OH, LOOK. IT'S FELIX,
MY RESEARCH COLLEAGUE,
AND HE HAS A BAT THAT NEEDS
TO BE RELEASED.
WHEN HE RELEASES IT, WE'LL BE
ABLE TO RECORD ITS ULTRASOUND.
Felix is in his thirties, with short brown hair and a beard. He wears a black T-shirt with a print and a checker black and white hat.
Zoey says LET'S TRY.
Felix releases a bat.
Zoey says COOL! HEY, BAT.
I SEE YOUR ULTRASOUND.
HAVE A NICE MEAL!
WELL, THANKS FOR BEING
ON MY SHOW
AND HELPING ME FIND OUT
ABOUT WHY BATS LOVE THE DARK.
Cori says YOU'RE WELCOME.
NOW HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM ALEXA.
A girl with short brown hair pops up on screen and says ARE THERE ANY ANIMALS WHO LIVE
IN TOTAL DARKNESS?
Zoey says TOTAL DARKNESS? LIKE,
COMPLETE ABSENCE OF LIGHT?
HEAD GETTING WARM!
HOW COULD AN ANIMAL FUNCTION
IN TOTAL DARKNESS?
HOW WOULD IT KNOW LEFT FROM
RIGHT? AND DAY FROM NIGHT?
SYNAPSES GETTING
OUT OF CONTROL!
FREAKING OVERLOAD! AGH!
In animation, Zoe’s head explodes.
A caption reads "You’re gonna make my head explode."
(music plays)
Zoey walks across the attic with a knitted hat that covers her eyes.
She bumps on a stool and says OH.
YEP, I'M DEFINITELY NOT
A CREATURE WHO COULD LIVE
IN THE DARK.
BUT, AMAZINGLY,
THEY DO EXIST.
CREATURES LIKE WORMS BURROW
IN THE GROUND AND HAVE NO EYES.
MOLES DO HAVE EYES,
BUT THEY'RE SUPER-SMALL
AND CAN ONLY DETECT
DARK LIGHT AND MOVEMENT.
MOLES SPEND ALL OF THEIR LIFE
UNDERGROUND.
AN INSECT CALLED A SPRINGTAIL
HAS NO EYES.
IT LIVES IN CAVES
NEARLY 2,000 METRES DEEP.
THAT'S, LIKE,
ABOUT FOUR CN TOWERS.
AND THESE CAVE FISH LIVE
IN TOTAL DARKNESS
AND HAVE NO EYES AT ALL.
WELL, I FOUND OUT A LOT OF STUFF
ABOUT THE DARK.
AND NOW IT'S TIME
TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
THAT INSPIRED
MY DARK QUEST.
Maxime says DO CARROTS REALLY HELP YOU
SEE IN THE DARK?
WELL, MAXIME,
THE BIG ANSWER IS...
(DRUM AND CYMBAL)
Zoey says THEY DON'T!
I CHECKED,
AND I FOUND OUT
THAT, ALTHOUGH CARROTS
ARE GOOD FOR YOU,
THEY DON'T ACTUALLY HELP YOU
SEE IN THE DARK.
IT WAS JUST A RUMOUR MADE UP
BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
DURING WORLD WAR TWO
TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY WERE ABLE
TO CATCH THEIR ENEMY'S
AIRPLANES AT NIGHT.
THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE THEY
DIDN'T WANT THE ENEMY TO KNOW
THAT THEY HAD MADE A HUGE
INVENTION - THE AIRBORNE RADAR.
IT WORKED SORT OF LIKE THE WAY
BATS FIND THEIR PREY,
SENDING OUT SIGNALS
THAT BOUNCE BACK
AND TELLS A RADAR OPERATOR
WHERE THE ENEMY PLANE IS.
An animated bat approaches an animated aircraft and says HEY! THAT'S MY IDEA.
Zoey says THE CARROTS DIDN'T HELP ME
SEE AT NIGHT,
SO IT DIDN'T HELP ME ANSWER
THIS QUESTION FROM LEONIE.
Leonie says HOW COME SO MANY PEOPLE
ARE AFRAID OF THE DARK?
Zoey says WELL, LEONIE, I CHECKED. AND
I WROTE THIS SONG TO EXPLAIN IT.
(music plays)
Dressed as a cave woman, Zoey sings a song that says FEAR OF THE DARK
IS AN INSTINCT
FROM A VERY LONG TIME AGO
WHEN HYENAS AND TIGERS
PROWLED IN THE GLOOM
AND LEOPARDS
AND LIONS ROAMED
(LION GROWLS)
OUR ANCESTORS WERE AFRAID
OF THE NIGHT
BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T SEE
WHAT WAS WATCHING THEM
AND GETTING READY TO BITE
Zoey sings BUT NOW WE LIVE IN HOUSES.
THERE ARE NO LIONS HERE
SO WE CAN SLEEP IN THE DARK,
THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR HERE
THERE ARE NO LIONS HERE,
THERE'S NO LIONS TO FEAR HERE
Zoey says SO OUR FEAR OF THE DARK
IS AN INSTINCT
FROM A VERY LONG TIME AGO.
BUT SINCE THEN,
PEOPLE HAVE INVENTED
LOTS OF WAYS TO LIVE
AND WORK IN THE DARK.
INVENTIONS LIKE RADAR, ELECTRIC
LIGHTS, AND NIGHT-VISION GOGGLES
MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO GO
ABOUT OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES
IN WAYS THAT OUR PRIMITIVE
ANCESTORS COULD NEVER
HAVE IMAGINED.
SO, JUST LIKE OUR INSTINCTS
TELL US NOT TO JUMP OFF A CLIFF
OR PUT OUR FINGERS
THROUGH A FLAME,
WE STILL HAVE INSTINCTS THAT
TELL US TO BE AFRAID
OF THE DARK.
BUT I KNOW IT'S JUST
AN INSTINCT,
SO I'M NOT SCARED OF GOING
TO SLEEP IN THE DARK.
THANKS FOR WATCHING MY SHOW,
AND SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT TIME
FOR MORE
FINDING STUFF OUT.
She lies down on her bed and turns off the lights.
She jumps up and says AGH! SOMETHING BIT ME
IN THE DARK.
She turns on the lights and says IT'S A PREDATOR.
MAYBE A TIGER, OR...
A CARROT!?
She eats the carrot she found in her bed.
(music plays)
Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert."
The end credits roll as the "Fear of the dark" song plays again.
An Apartment 11 Productions.
Produced in association with TVO Kids.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Copyright 2016, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.
The song goes FEAR OF THE DARK
IS AN INSTINCT
FROM A VERY LONG TIME AGO
WHEN HYENAS AND TIGERS
PROWLED IN THE GLOOM
AND LEOPARDS
AND LIONS ROAMED
(LION GROWLS)
BUT NOW WE LIVE IN HOUSES,
THERE ARE NO LIONS HERE
SO WE CAN SLEEP IN THE DARK,
THERE'S NO LIONS TO FEAR HERE.
In the attic, Zoey focuses the camera towards her and starts dancing around as animated stickers appear on the screen.
Zoey is around 12, with long wavy brown hair in a half ponytail. She wears a printed red dress, a denim vest, a beaded necklace and a watch.
(music plays)
Music grabs a ukulele and starts playing and sings a song as other Zoeys appear behind her doing different things.
The song goes MY NAME IS ZOEY
AND THIS IS MY SHOW
I'M FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
JUST ASK ME A QUESTION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
THAT'S WHY "FINDING STUFF OUT."
IS THE NAME OF MY SHOW
Several kids pop up in frames of different shapes and colours.
The title Finding Stuff Out, where the letter O is replaced by a magnifying glass, appears several times on the screen.
The song continues SO JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
WITH THE HELP
OF SOME FRIENDS
On her laptop screen roll different clips that show Zoey and her friends doing different activities as animated characters roll over the screen.
The song continues AND THE FUN NEVER ENDS
ON "FINDING STUFF OUT"
FINDING STUFF OUT
FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
YEAH
As she plays the ukulele, animated musical notes jumps up and down the screen.
(SPOOKY ORGAN MUSIC)
(CRUNCHING, CHEWING)
Toy dinosaurs and upside down hanging puppets appear in the attic.
The light is out. A shadow of Zoey chewing a carrot is projected on a white sheet.
Zoe says HEY. WELCOME TO
FINDING STUFF OUT.
IF YOU'RE WONDERING
WHY I'M IN THE DARK,
I'M CONDUCTING
A SCIENTIFIC TEST
INSPIRED BY AN INTERESTING
QUESTION I RECEIVED.
Zoey clicks on a remote control and a brown haired boy appears inside a frame on the screen.
A caption reads "Maxime."
Maxime says DO CARROTS REALLY HELP YOU
SEE IN THE DARK?
Zoey says OF COURSE THEY DO.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
A RABBIT WEARING GLASSES?
NAH. SERIOUSLY THOUGH,
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT BY THE END OF THE SHOW,
I WILL EAT ALL OF
THESE CARROTS.
THEN I WILL BE ABLE
TO SEE IN THE DARK
AND ANSWER
THIS OTHER QUESTION.
A blond girl appears on screen with the caption "Leonie."
Leoni says HOW COME SO MANY PEOPLE
ARE AFRAID OF THE DARK?
Zoey says SOMETIMES I HAVE TO ADMIT,
I'M A LITTLE SCARED OF
THE DARK MYSELF.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
A caption reads "Ask a friend."
Several kids pop up in frames.
A girl with curly brown hair in a half-do says WHEN I'M IN THE DARK,
I THINK THERE ARE ZOMBIES,
GHOSTS, CREEPY THINGS...
A boy with straight light brown hair says THERE MIGHT BE MONSTERS.
A girl with straight brown hair in a low ponytail says I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.
A boy with wavy blond hair says THERE MIGHT BE GHOSTS
THAT COULD INVADE YOUR BODY.
A girl wearing purple framed glasses says SOMETIMES I JUST FEEL LIKE
SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME
IN THE DARK.
A girl with straight fair hair says I THINK THE SCARY MOVIES
ARE GONNA COME TRUE.
A boy with wavy light brown hair says THERE'S NOTHING
THAT SCARES ME.
A girl with wavy brown hair says BOO!
FIRST, GUYS, I SUGGEST WE GET TO
KNOW OUR ENEMY A LITTLE BETTER.
A boy named Abdoul pops up and says WHAT IS DARKNESS?
Zoey says WELL, ABDOUL, I CHECKED.
AND DARKNESS IS AN ABSENCE
OF LIGHT. LIKE THIS.
She turns off her flashlight.
Zoey says SEE? I'M IN TOTAL DARKNESS,
BECAUSE THERE'S NO LIGHT.
LIGHT IS A FORM OF ENERGY
THAT WE CAN SEE.
WHEN LIGHT BOUNCES OFF
OF THINGS,
THAT'S HOW WE CAN SEE THEM.
SO DARKNESS IS JUST
WHEN THERE'S NO LIGHT.
HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM AMBER.
A girl with brown hair in a half pony says WHY IS IT DAYTIME HERE
AND NIGHTTIME SOMEWHERE ELSE?
Zoey says EARTH, THE PLANET WE LIVE ON,
IS LIT UP BY THE SUN.
She spins a globe and points her flashlight at it.
She says THE EARTH IS
CONSTANTLY SPINNING.
SO WHEN ONE PART OF THE EARTH
IS LIT UP BY THE SUN,
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL DAYTIME.
AND THE PART THAT'S
FACING AWAY FROM THE SUN
IS WHAT WE CALL
NIGHTTIME.
BUT REMEMBER, THE EARTH IS
CONSTANTLY SPINNING,
SO WHEREVER YOU ARE
THAT IT'S DAYTIME,
TWELVE HOURS LATER,
IT WILL BE NIGHTTIME FOR YOU.
A boy named Pierce says WHAT IS A SOLAR ECLIPSE?
In animation, two pirates sail to the end of the Earth and fall down.
Pirates say ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!
(GASP) WOAH!
A caption reads "The flat Earth corner."
Dressed as a Viking, Zoey says WHAT IS A SOLAR ECLIPSE?
IT'S WHEN THE SUN DISAPPEARS
FROM THE SKY DURING THE DAYTIME
AND THE WORLD IS PLUNGED
INTO TERRIFYING DARKNESS.
AND IF YOU'RE A
VIKING WARRIOR LIKE ME,
LIVING MORE THAN
A THOUSAND YEARS AGO,
YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT CAUSES ECLIPSES.
ECLIPSES ARE CAUSED BY A WARG,
THAT'S A KIND OF WOLF
WITH SUPERPOWERS,
EATING THE SUN!
(GROWLING NOISE)
THEY'RE HUGE!
AND APPARENTLY THEY LIKE
VERY, VERY HOT FOOD.
(GROWLING)
OH BOY! THAT WARG WOLF
IS AT IT AGAIN,
EATING THE SUN.
(HOWLING)
I HOPE IT WON'T BE DARK
FOREVER NOW.
AHHH...
THAT'S A RELIEF.
THE SUN IS BACK.
I GUESS THAT GIANT WOLF
DIDN'T REALLY LIKE THE TASTE
OF THAT SUN SO MUCH.
(music plays)
(ZOEY LAUGHS)
Zoey says ECLIPSES AREN'T REALLY CAUSED
BY GIANT WOLVES.
THEY'RE CAUSED BY THE MOON.
I FOUND OUT THAT THE MOON
CIRCLES EARTH ALL THE TIME.
AND ONCE IN A WHILE,
THE MOON COMES BETWEEN
THE EARTH AND THE SUN.
An animated Earth says HELLO! I'M TRYING TO HAVE
SOME DAYTIME HERE.
YOU'RE BLOCKING MY LIGHT.
UGH.
An animated moon says I'M GOING AS FAST AS I CAN.
Zoey says WHEN IT DOES, IT BLOCKS THE
SUN'S LIGHT FOR A FEW MINUTES,
CAUSING AN ECLIPSE.
The moon moves and the Earth says AHHH... THAT'S BETTER.
A boy named Sasha says DOES DARKNESS AFFECT
PLANTS TO GROW?
Zoey says HMMM...
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, SACHA.
BUT I DON'T THINK THIS CARROT
WILL GIVE ME AN ANSWER.
IT'S NOT VERY TALKATIVE.
AND I CHECKED.
ALL PLANTS NEED LIGHT
TO LIVE AND GROW.
SOME CAN SURVIVE
WITH JUST A LITTLE,
BUT NONE OF THEM CAN
GROW IN THE DARK.
MUSHROOMS CAN,
BUT THEY'RE NOT A PLANT.
THEY'RE SOMETHING CALLED FUNGI.
THEY DON'T NEED LIGHT
LIKE PLANTS DO.
AND THEY GET THEIR FOOD
FROM ROTTING STUFF.
OF COURSE, PLANTS AREN'T
THE ONLY THINGS
THAT ARE AFFECTED
BY DARKNESS.
ANIMALS ARE AFFECTED
BY DARKNESS TOO.
HERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION,
FROM ALESSANDRA.
A girl with brown hair pops up on the screen and says ARE OWLS AND BATS
AFRAID OF THE LIGHT?
I THINK I KNOW SOMEONE
WHO CAN ANSWER THAT.
She grabs her ukulele and sings SHE KNOWS ABOUT OWLS
THAT FLY AROUND AT NIGHT
THEY DON'T CRASH INTO STUFF
BECAUSE THEY HAVE
AMAZING SIGHT
HERE'S JENNIFER CYR-DEVINE.
Jennifer is in her thirties, with long straight brown hair in a half do. She wears cream trousers, a navy blue T-shirt and she carries an owl on her forearm.
She says HI.
Zoey says I SEE YOU BROUGHT A FRIEND.
Jen says I HAVE. THIS IS JWEEP,
OUR GRANDPAPA GREAT HORNED OWL.
HE'S ACTUALLY
30 YEARS OLD.
Zoey says WOW. I'M GLAD
I KNOW YOUR NAME.
SO NOW I DON'T HAVE TO WONDER
WHOOO YOU ARE.
(JENNIFER LAUGHS, JWEEP HOOTS.)
Zoey says WHAT KIND OF OWL IS JWEEP?
Jen says THIS IS ACTUALLY
A GREAT HORNED OWL,
AS YOU CAN SEE BY THESE AWESOME
HORNS HE HAS ON HIS HEAD.
THEY'RE NOT REALLY HORNS.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY
JUST TUFTS OF FEATHERS
THAT STICK OUT FROM HIS HEAD.
BUT FROM FAR THEY KIND OF
LOOK LIKE HORNS.
Zoey says SO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
ALESSANDRA,
JENNIFER SAYS THAT WE DON'T KNOW
IF THEY'RE AFRAID.
BUT BATS REALLY
DON'T LIKE LIGHT.
SHE SAYS THAT OWLS LIKE JWEEP
REALLY DON'T MIND DAYLIGHT.
An animated owl says HOOT.
Zoey says BUT WHEN DARKNESS COMES,
THESE GREAT NIGHT-HUNTERS
RULE THE SKY.
The animated owl WOO!
(WINGS FLAPPING)
Zoey says HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR OWLS
TO HUNT AT NIGHT?
Jen says OH. WELL, OWLS ARE
REALLY SPECIAL.
THEY HAVE THESE SPECIAL EYES
THAT HELP THEM TO SEE BETTER
IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS.
NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT HIS EYES,
YOU'LL SEE,
COMPARED TO HIS HEAD,
HIS EYES ARE HUGE.
IF WE MADE HIS SKULL AS BIG
AS A HUMAN SKULL, FOR EXAMPLE,
WE'D HAVE TO HAVE EYES
THE SIZE OF GRAPEFRUIT.
An animation shows Jennifer with huge eyes.
Jen says I'D LOOK QUITE PRETTY WITH EYES
THE SIZE OF GRAPEFRUITS, RIGHT?
(JENNIFER LAUGHS.)
NOW BEING THAT THOSE EYES ARE
SO BIG, THOSE PUPILS
THE LITTLE BLACK CIRCLES
THAT YOU SEE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THEIR EYES -
THOSE ALSO CAN BECOME
REALLY BIG.
THE BIGGER THE PUPILS, THE MORE
LIGHT COMES INTO THEIR EYES.
AND THAT MEANS
THEY CAN SEE BETTER.
NOW, THEIR EYES ARE
SO BIG THOUGH
THAT THEY CAN'T
REALLY MOVE THEM.
SO, YOU SEE WHAT I'M DOING
WITH MY EYES?
She moves her eyes all around.
Jen says THESE GUYS CAN'T DO THAT.
THEIR EYES STAY FIXED.
JUST STAY... YEAH.
SO BECAUSE THEY CAN'T MOVE THEM,
THEY'VE ADAPTED
OTHER WAYS OF BEING ABLE
TO SEE ALL AROUND THEM.
SO I'M GONNA ASK YOU
TO HELP ME DEMONSTRATE.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU
TO STAY STRAIGHT.
DON'T MOVE YOUR BODY AT ALL.
JUST TURN YOUR HEAD
AS FAR AS YOU CAN TURN IT.
SO HOW FAR ARE YOU GOING?
Zoey says A LITTLE PAST MY SHOULDER.
Jen says SO WE'LL SAY IT'S ABOUT 90
DEGREES FROM THE FRONT AXIS
ALL THE WAY TO THE SHOULDER,
RIGHT?
AN OWL CAN DO
THREE TIMES AS MUCH.
Zoey says WOW.
Jen says SO THEY CAN TURN TO
THE SHOULDER, TO THE BACK,
AND EVEN TO THE NEXT SHOULDER
WITHOUT MOVING THEIR BODIES.
Zoey says COOL.
Jen says AND THEY CAN DO THAT ON EACH
SIDE. PRETTY NEAT, EH?
Zoey says COOL. WHAT ELSE HELPS OWLS
FLY IN THE NIGHT?
Jen says GOOD QUESTION. WELL, ACTUALLY,
THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY STEALTHY.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE
WHAT'S CALLED SILENT FLIGHT.
OR I SHOULD SAY...
(WHISPERING) ... SILENT FLIGHT.
(JENNIFER AND ZOEY LAUGH.)
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS,
WHEN THEY FLAP THEIR WINGS,
YOU DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.
SO I'M GONNA DEMONSTRATE
FOR YOU.
Zoey says OKAY.
Jen says I HAVE TWO FEATHERS HERE.
I HAVE A SMALL ONE,
THAT'S FOR THE OWL.
AND I HAVE THIS LARGER ONE,
THAT'S AN EAGLE FEATHER.
She shakes the feather.
(FEATHER MAKES SWOOPING NOISE.)
Jen says DID YOU HEAR THAT ONE?
NOW FOR THE OWL FEATHER.
She shakes the smaller feather.
(NO SOUND.)
(ZOEY AND JENNIFER LAUGH.)
Jen says SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S QUITE
A DIFFERENCE, RIGHT?
Zoey says YEAH.
Jen says WHY WOULD IT NEED TO BE
SO QUIET, AN OWL?
WHAT WOULD IT NEED THAT FOR?
Zoey says SO THE PREY COULDN'T HEAR THEM,
AND HE COULD CATCH THEM.
Jen says BINGO. EXACTLY. TO BE ABLE
TO SURPRISE THAT LITTLE MOUSE.
IT'S ALSO IN ORDER
TO BE ABLE TO...
Zoey says LISTEN.
Jen says HEAR THE LITTLE MOUSE.
(JENNIFER AND ZOEY LAUGH.)
The owl yawns.
Jen says THAT WAS A LITTLE YAWN.
(JENNIFER LAUGHS.)
Zoey says WHAT ELSE HELPS OWLS CATCH
THEIR DINNER IN THE DARK?
Jen says OH. WELL, TO SHOW YOU THAT I'M
GONNA BRING OUT A DIFFERENT OWL.
Zoey says OKAY.
Jen says SO LET ME INTRODUCE YOU
TO NOVIO.
Zoey says THAT'S SO COOL.
HE MOVES HIS HEAD AROUND.
IT'S LIKE HE'S DANCING.
WHY DOES HE DO THAT?
Jen says ACTUALLY,
THIS IS A BARN OWL.
AND BARN OWLS,
IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR FACES,
THEIR FACE IS SHAPED IN THE
SHAPE OF A HEART OR A CIRCLE,
IF YOU WILL.
Zoey says YEAH.
Jen says AND THAT'S WHAT'S CALLED
A FACIAL DISK ON AN OWL.
ALL OWLS HAVE THEM.
NOW, BARN OWLS,
THEIR FACIAL DISK
HELPS BRING THE SOUND
TO THEIR EARS,
WHICH ARE HIDDEN BENEATH
THE FEATHERS ON EACH SIDE
OF THEIR HEAD.
SO WITH THAT FACIAL DISK,
HE'S ABLE TO HEAR THINGS
MORE CLEARLY,
SO HE CAN HEAR
ALL SORTS OF SOUNDS.
AND THE REASON WHY HE'S DANCING
IS HE'S ACTUALLY TRYING
TO MAKE THAT FACIAL DISK
A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.
THE MORE HE MOVES HIS HEAD...
Jen imitates the head moves of the owl.
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)
Jen says THE MORE HE'S ABLE
TO HEAR SOUNDS.
THESE GUYS HAVE SUCH
AMAZING HEARING
THAT THEY CAN HEAR LITTLE MICE
30 CENTIMETRES UNDER THE SNOW.
Zoey says WOW. THAT'S SO COOL!
THANKS, JENNIFER,
FOR BEING ON MY SHOW.
Jen says THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
Zoey says WELL, OWLS FINDING THEIR WAY IN
THE DARK GIVES ME AN IDEA FOR...
(FANFARE)
In animation, Zoey flexes his arm, and then picks up the whole Earth and spins it.
A caption reads "My great challenge."
Zoey says MY GREAT CHALLENGE!
Zoey says I'M IN THE ATTIC
WITH MY TWO CHALLENGERS.
RUBY...
Ruby is around 11, with long wavy black hair with very short bangs. She wears white trousers and a blue tank top.
Ruby says HI.
Zoey says YOU'RE GOING TO BE
TEAM JWEEP.
(HOOTING NOISE)
Zoey says SACHA...
Sasha says HEY.
Sasha is around 11, with short wavy blond hair and he wears jeans and a blue T-shirt.
Zoey says YOU'RE GOING TO BE
TEAM NOVIO.
(HOOTING NOISE)
Both participants wear party props with owl eyes and feathers on their heads.
Zoey says YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE SOUND
TO HUNT LIKE AN OWL.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TURN
THE LIGHTS OFF,
BECAUSE THAT WOULDN'T BE
VERY INTERESTING
FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE WATCHING.
WILL IT?
The kids say NO.
Zoey says SO YOU GUYS ARE GOING
TO BE BLINDFOLDED,
AND YOU CAN ONLY USE YOUR SENSE
OF HEARING TO CATCH YOUR PREY.
LIKE THIS ONE.
(SCREECHING NOISE)
Zoey says SO, ARE YOU GUYS READY?
The kids say YEAH!
Zoey says NOW PUT YOUR BLINDFOLDS ON
AND START HUNTING IN THE DARK.
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
Zoey says OH, NOVIO GOT THE FIRST ONE.
I'LL PUT IT
IN YOUR BASKET.
(FROGS CROAKING)
Zoey says OH, JWEEP'S GOT THE SECOND ONE.
(BELL RINGS)
OKAY, LET ME PUT IT
IN YOUR BASKET.
THE NEXT ONE IS
A LITTLE SNEAKY.
(CHICKEN CLUCKING.)
Zoey moves around with the sound making device.
Zoey says HERE, GET IT,
GET IT, GET IT...
(RUBY LAUGHS.)
Ruby says I GOT IT.
They both grab the rubber chicken off Zoey’s hand.
Zoey says OKAY, YOU GUYS BOTH GET A POINT.
IT'S A TIE.
(INSECTS CHIRPING)
Ruby says GOT IT.
Zoey says NICE JOB.
OKAY, THIS IS
THE LAST ONE NOW.
YOU GUYS READY?
Ruby says YEAH.
(MOUSE SQUEAKING)
Zoey moves all around the attic.
Zoey says OH! NOVIO GOT IT.
JWEEP, YOU HAVE THREE.
AND NOVIO, YOU ALSO HAVE THREE.
WHICH MEANS...
YOU GUYS BOTH WIN.
The kids says YEAH! WOO!
Zoey says WAS IT WEIRD HUNTING
FOR YOUR DINNER IN THE DARK?
Sasha says YEAH.
Zoey says WHY?
Sasha says 'CUZ I LIKE SEEING MY FOOD.
Zoey says HA! AND WAS IT DIFFICULT
FOR YOU, JWEEP?
Ruby says YEAH.
Zoey says WHY?
Ruby says BECAUSE IT WAS HARD WALKING,
AND YOU COULD PROBABLY TRIP.
Zoey says YEAH.
In animation, Zoey waves from the front door of the house, which rises on robot legs and walks away.
A caption reads "Do try this at home."
Two blond girls appear on screen.
Zoey says AMBER AND LANEA HAVE
AN EXPERIMENT
TO GET AN IDEA OF HOW
AN OWL'S HEARING WORKS.
LET'S PRETEND A LITTLE MOUSE
IS SCURRYING AROUND THE HOUSE.
JUST LISTEN.
One of the girls tap her fingers on a table.
Zoey says NEXT, CUP YOUR EARS
WITH YOUR HANDS.
The girl doing the tapping says DO YOU HEAR BETTER?
The other girl says UH... I HEAR BETTER.
Zoey says NOW, MAKE SIMPLE CONE.
The second girl makes a paper cone and puts it on her ear.
The first girl taps and says WHEN DID YOU HEAR
THE MOUSE BETTER?
The other girl says WELL, WITH MY EARS
I HEARD IT A LITTLE.
WITH MY HANDS, I HEARD IT
A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND WITH THE CONE,
I HEARD IT VERY WELL.
Zoey says I FOUND OUT FROM JENNIFER
THAT THE BARN OWL'S FACE
WORKS SORT OF LIKE CONES,
FUNNELING SOUND TO ITS EARS.
NOW HERE'S DAVID AND ANDELAIN
WITH ANOTHER OWL EXPERIMENT.
OWL'S EYES ARE AMAZING
IN THE DARK.
ONE REASON OURS AREN'T
AS GOOD IS BECAUSE
OUR PUPILS ARE SMALLER COMPARED
TO THE SIZE OF OUR FACE.
WITH THE LIGHTS ON, YOUR PUPILS
ARE ABOUT THIS SIZE.
BUT, TURN OFF THE LIGHTS,
AND YOUR PUPILS GET BIGGER
TO LET MORE LIGHT IN
TO HELP YOU SEE.
David is around 10, with slightly long straight brown hair and wears green Bermuda shorts and a printed white shirt.
Andelain is around 11, with shoulder length wavy brown hair and she wears blue cropped trousers and a coral tank top.
Zoey says AFTER STARING AT A BRIGHT LIGHT,
LET'S SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES
ANDELAIN'S EYES
TO ADJUST TO DARKNESS AND SEE
WHAT'S ON THE BLACK CLOTH. GO!
A plastic bat lies on the black cloth.
Andelain says I CAN'T SEE IT AT ALL.
David says LOOK. SEE?
DO YOU SEE ANYTHING?
Andelain says NO. NOT YET.
Zoey says IF ANDELAIN HAD OWL EYES,
SHE'D SEE IN THE DARK
MUCH BETTER AND MUCH FASTER.
An animated owl pops up and says THAT'S SO EASY.
Andelain says MAYBE...
IT'S SOMETHING WITH WINGS.
I THINK IT'S A BAT.
David says WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT.
A stopwatch on screen stops at 22 seconds.
Wearing a black cape, Zoey says BOO! BATS ARE NIGHT ANIMALS.
SO THEY'VE DEVELOPED WAYS
TO FLY AND HUNT IN THE DARK.
BUT HOW DO THEY DO IT?
HERE'S BAT GIRL,
CORI LAUSEN.
HI, CORI.
Cori says HI, ZOEY.
Cori is in her late thirties, with long blond hair in braided pigtails. She wears glasses, braid trousers and a black tank top.
Zoey says SO, CAN WE START
LOOKING FOR BATS?
Cori says THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A GREAT IDEA.
Zoey says ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
Cori says OKAY.
(music plays)
Zoey says HOW DID YOU GET THE NAME
BAT GIRL?
Cori says WELL, WHEN I WAS YOUNG,
ABOUT YOUR AGE ACTUALLY,
WE HAD A BAT
IN OUR HOUSE,
AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT MY PARENTS
WERE REALLY SCARED OF IT.
AND I THOUGHT, "HOW CAN ADULTS
BE SCARED OF SOMETHING SO TINY?"
SO THEN I WENT TO UNIVERSITY.
I ENDED UP LEARNING A LOT
ABOUT BATS.
AND, WELL, I'VE BEEN STUDYING
THEM EVER SINCE.
THEY'RE FASCINATING.
Zoey says COOL.
Cori says YEAH.
Zoey says SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TONIGHT?
Cori says OH, WELL,
THE BATS ARE SLEEPING NOW
DURING THE DAY.
THEY'RE HIDING UNDER THE BARK
OF THE TREES,
AND SOME OF THEM ARE
IN BUILDINGS.
AND AS IT GETS DARK, THEY'RE
GOING TO PEEK THEIR HEAD OUT,
LOOK AROUND, MAKE SURE
THE COAST IS CLEAR,
AND THEY'RE GONNA DART OUT
AND GO LOOK
FOR SOME FOOD AND WATER.
Zoey says WOW.
TO ANSWER THE QUESTION:
ARE BATS AFRAID OF LIGHT?
Cori says WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF
THEY'RE AFRAID OF THE LIGHT.
BUT WE DO KNOW IF THEY GO OUT
DURING THE DAY AND TRY
TO FLY AROUND,
THE CROWS OR HAWKS OR OTHER
PREDATORS WILL TRY TO EAT THEM.
SO IT'S A GOOD THING THAT
THEY DO JUST FLY AT NIGHT.
Zoey says BESIDES THE THINGS
THAT WANT TO EAT THEM,
ARE THEN ANY OTHER REASONS
THAT BATS COME OUT AT NIGHT
AND NOT IN THE LIGHT?
Cori says YEAH. THERE ARE A LOT OF INSECTS
THAT COME OUT AT NIGHT,
LIKE MOSQUITOS AND MOTHS,
RIGHT?
AND SO THERE'S A LOT
OF FOOD FOR BATS.
SO IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR A BAT
TO BE EATING, IS AT NIGHT.
IF THEY TRIED TO EAT THE INSECTS
DURING THE DAY,
THEY WOULD BE COMPETING
WITH OTHER WILDLIFE,
LIKE BIRDS,
FOR EXAMPLE SWALLOWS.
SO AT NIGHT THEY'VE GOT
THE SKIES TO THEMSELVES.
Zoey says ONCE NIGHTTIME SETS IN,
BATS GET BUSY.
THIS LAKE IS A GREAT SPOT
FOR CORI TO USE
HER SPECIAL EQUIPMENT.
Cori says THESE ARE BAT DETECTORS,
AND SO WHAT THEY DO IS
THEY TURN THE ULTRASOUND
THAT BATS ARE PRODUCING
INTO SOMETHING
THAT WE CAN HEAR,
AND THEY SHOW YOU ON THE SCREEN
WHAT THE BAT CALLS LOOK LIKE.
Zoey says COOL. BUT WHAT EXACTLY
IS ULTRASOUND?
Cori says IT'S SOUND THAT'S TOO HIGH
IN PITCH FOR US TO HEAR.
SO THE BAT DETECTORS WILL
LOWER THE SOUND
SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HEAR IT.
NOW THAT'S CALLED
ECHOLOCATION.
WHEN BATS GO OUT
AND PRODUCE ULTRASOUND,
THEY WILL LISTEN FOR THE ECHOES
OF THE SOUND TO COME BACK.
AND THAT WAY THEY WON'T RUN
INTO TREES,
AND THEY'LL FIND THE BUGS
TO EAT THEM.
Zoey says COOL.
An animation shows a bat catching a mosquito.
(BAT SCREECHING)
Cori says SO WE JUST POINT THE DETECTORS
OUT OVER THE WATER,
AND THE BATS ARE GOING
TO COME IN
AND THEY'RE GOING
TO GET A DRINK.
JUST LIKE THAT.
SEE THAT'S A BAT.
AND WE CAN SEE THE ULTRASOUND
CALLS THAT IT'S PRODUCING.
AND THAT'S ITS ECHOLOCATION.
IT CAN FIND THE WATER
AND SOME BUGS TO EAT.
Zoey says THAT'S AWESOME!
Cori says YEAH.
OH, LOOK. IT'S FELIX,
MY RESEARCH COLLEAGUE,
AND HE HAS A BAT THAT NEEDS
TO BE RELEASED.
WHEN HE RELEASES IT, WE'LL BE
ABLE TO RECORD ITS ULTRASOUND.
Felix is in his thirties, with short brown hair and a beard. He wears a black T-shirt with a print and a checker black and white hat.
Zoey says LET'S TRY.
Felix releases a bat.
Zoey says COOL! HEY, BAT.
I SEE YOUR ULTRASOUND.
HAVE A NICE MEAL!
WELL, THANKS FOR BEING
ON MY SHOW
AND HELPING ME FIND OUT
ABOUT WHY BATS LOVE THE DARK.
Cori says YOU'RE WELCOME.
NOW HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM ALEXA.
A girl with short brown hair pops up on screen and says ARE THERE ANY ANIMALS WHO LIVE
IN TOTAL DARKNESS?
Zoey says TOTAL DARKNESS? LIKE,
COMPLETE ABSENCE OF LIGHT?
HEAD GETTING WARM!
HOW COULD AN ANIMAL FUNCTION
IN TOTAL DARKNESS?
HOW WOULD IT KNOW LEFT FROM
RIGHT? AND DAY FROM NIGHT?
SYNAPSES GETTING
OUT OF CONTROL!
FREAKING OVERLOAD! AGH!
In animation, Zoe’s head explodes.
A caption reads "You’re gonna make my head explode."
(music plays)
Zoey walks across the attic with a knitted hat that covers her eyes.
She bumps on a stool and says OH.
YEP, I'M DEFINITELY NOT
A CREATURE WHO COULD LIVE
IN THE DARK.
BUT, AMAZINGLY,
THEY DO EXIST.
CREATURES LIKE WORMS BURROW
IN THE GROUND AND HAVE NO EYES.
MOLES DO HAVE EYES,
BUT THEY'RE SUPER-SMALL
AND CAN ONLY DETECT
DARK LIGHT AND MOVEMENT.
MOLES SPEND ALL OF THEIR LIFE
UNDERGROUND.
AN INSECT CALLED A SPRINGTAIL
HAS NO EYES.
IT LIVES IN CAVES
NEARLY 2,000 METRES DEEP.
THAT'S, LIKE,
ABOUT FOUR CN TOWERS.
AND THESE CAVE FISH LIVE
IN TOTAL DARKNESS
AND HAVE NO EYES AT ALL.
WELL, I FOUND OUT A LOT OF STUFF
ABOUT THE DARK.
AND NOW IT'S TIME
TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
THAT INSPIRED
MY DARK QUEST.
Maxime says DO CARROTS REALLY HELP YOU
SEE IN THE DARK?
WELL, MAXIME,
THE BIG ANSWER IS...
(DRUM AND CYMBAL)
Zoey says THEY DON'T!
I CHECKED,
AND I FOUND OUT
THAT, ALTHOUGH CARROTS
ARE GOOD FOR YOU,
THEY DON'T ACTUALLY HELP YOU
SEE IN THE DARK.
IT WAS JUST A RUMOUR MADE UP
BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
DURING WORLD WAR TWO
TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY WERE ABLE
TO CATCH THEIR ENEMY'S
AIRPLANES AT NIGHT.
THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE THEY
DIDN'T WANT THE ENEMY TO KNOW
THAT THEY HAD MADE A HUGE
INVENTION - THE AIRBORNE RADAR.
IT WORKED SORT OF LIKE THE WAY
BATS FIND THEIR PREY,
SENDING OUT SIGNALS
THAT BOUNCE BACK
AND TELLS A RADAR OPERATOR
WHERE THE ENEMY PLANE IS.
An animated bat approaches an animated aircraft and says HEY! THAT'S MY IDEA.
Zoey says THE CARROTS DIDN'T HELP ME
SEE AT NIGHT,
SO IT DIDN'T HELP ME ANSWER
THIS QUESTION FROM LEONIE.
Leonie says HOW COME SO MANY PEOPLE
ARE AFRAID OF THE DARK?
Zoey says WELL, LEONIE, I CHECKED. AND
I WROTE THIS SONG TO EXPLAIN IT.
(music plays)
Dressed as a cave woman, Zoey sings a song that says FEAR OF THE DARK
IS AN INSTINCT
FROM A VERY LONG TIME AGO
WHEN HYENAS AND TIGERS
PROWLED IN THE GLOOM
AND LEOPARDS
AND LIONS ROAMED
(LION GROWLS)
OUR ANCESTORS WERE AFRAID
OF THE NIGHT
BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T SEE
WHAT WAS WATCHING THEM
AND GETTING READY TO BITE
Zoey sings BUT NOW WE LIVE IN HOUSES.
THERE ARE NO LIONS HERE
SO WE CAN SLEEP IN THE DARK,
THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR HERE
THERE ARE NO LIONS HERE,
THERE'S NO LIONS TO FEAR HERE
Zoey says SO OUR FEAR OF THE DARK
IS AN INSTINCT
FROM A VERY LONG TIME AGO.
BUT SINCE THEN,
PEOPLE HAVE INVENTED
LOTS OF WAYS TO LIVE
AND WORK IN THE DARK.
INVENTIONS LIKE RADAR, ELECTRIC
LIGHTS, AND NIGHT-VISION GOGGLES
MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO GO
ABOUT OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES
IN WAYS THAT OUR PRIMITIVE
ANCESTORS COULD NEVER
HAVE IMAGINED.
SO, JUST LIKE OUR INSTINCTS
TELL US NOT TO JUMP OFF A CLIFF
OR PUT OUR FINGERS
THROUGH A FLAME,
WE STILL HAVE INSTINCTS THAT
TELL US TO BE AFRAID
OF THE DARK.
BUT I KNOW IT'S JUST
AN INSTINCT,
SO I'M NOT SCARED OF GOING
TO SLEEP IN THE DARK.
THANKS FOR WATCHING MY SHOW,
AND SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT TIME
FOR MORE
FINDING STUFF OUT.
She lies down on her bed and turns off the lights.
She jumps up and says AGH! SOMETHING BIT ME
IN THE DARK.
She turns on the lights and says IT'S A PREDATOR.
MAYBE A TIGER, OR...
A CARROT!?
She eats the carrot she found in her bed.
(music plays)
Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert."
The end credits roll as the "Fear of the dark" song plays again.
An Apartment 11 Productions.
Produced in association with TVO Kids.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Copyright 2016, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.
The song goes FEAR OF THE DARK
IS AN INSTINCT
FROM A VERY LONG TIME AGO
WHEN HYENAS AND TIGERS
PROWLED IN THE GLOOM
AND LEOPARDS
AND LIONS ROAMED
(LION GROWLS)
BUT NOW WE LIVE IN HOUSES,
THERE ARE NO LIONS HERE
SO WE CAN SLEEP IN THE DARK,
THERE'S NO LIONS TO FEAR HERE.
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