Transcript: Northern Gannets
(theme music plays)
In animation, Zamzoom, a young purple space alien and his quick-witted robot partner Orbie high-five before getting into a space ship. Orbie is a blue and yellow floating ball with a robotic arm. Zopzee, Zamzoom's little sister, appears and hugs Zamzoom. She has short pink hair and big eyes.
The title of the show reads "Zamzoom's Animal Adventures."
Zamzoom says OKAY! A NEW ADVENTURE ON
PLANET EARTH.
LET'S SEE WHERE WE'RE EXPLORING
TODAY.
Zamzoom spins the globe and pins a spot.
Orbie says CAPE SAINT. MARY'S IN THE
FAR EAST COAST
OF NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA!
Zamzoom says HOME TO THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
OF REALLY POINTY-BEAKED BIRDS.
Orbie says ACCESSING DATABASE...
OH!
THEY'RE NORTHERN GANNETS!
Zamzoom says LET'S CHECK 'EM OUT!
BUT NOT TOO CLOSELY...
I MEAN, GOTTA BE CAREFUL AROUND
THOSE BEAKS
THEY'RE LIKE SUPER POINTY
KNITTING NEEDLES.
They land on a grassy cliff facing the ocean.
Zamzoom says WOW! THESE ARE REALLY STEEP
CLIFFS!
THE GANNETS LOOK LIKE REALLY
GRACEFUL FLYERS
BUT KINDA CLUTZY WALKERS.
Orbie says THAT'S WHY THEY NEST SO
HIGH UP.
THEY HAVE TROUBLE TAKING OFF
FROM FLAT SURFACES.
Zamzoom says OH, SO FROM WAY UP HERE
THEY JUST
DIVE OFF THE CLIFFS TO PICK
UP AIR SPEED AND...WHOA!
HOW FAST ARE THEY GOING!
Orbie says CALCULATING...
YIKES! SOME OF THEM ARE GOING
ALMOST
90 KILOMETRES AN HOUR!
THAT'S AS FAST AS SOME HUMANS
DRIVE THEIR CARS ON THE HIGHWAY.
OR ALMOST AS FAST AS YOU RAN
AWAY FROM THAT CHARGING RHINO
BACK IN AFRICA.
Zamzoom says THAT WAS ONE SCARY DUDE.
HEY CHECK IT OUT! TO MAKE
THEMSELVES AS FAST AND SLEEK
AS POSSIBLE THE GANNETS TUCK
THEIR FEET AND WINGS IN
REALLY TIGHT, AND SPLOOSH!
Orbie says HAVE YOU NOTICED, THEY'RE DIVING
FOR SCHOOLFISH
LIKE MACKEREL AND SQUID.
OR FOLLOWING FISHING BOATS, AND
SOMETIMES
EVEN TRAILING AFTER WHALES TO
TRY TO GRAB THEIR LEFTOVERS.
Zamzoom says BUT THEY ALL SEEM TO COME
UP EMPTY-BEAKED...
ARE THEY REALLY GOOD AT FLYING
AND DIVING
BUT REALLY BAD AT FISHING?
Orbie says NO, THEY'RE GREAT AT CATCHING
FISH.
I MEAN THOSE BEAKS, COME ON!
Zamzoom says OH, SO THEY JUST SWALLOW
WHATEVER THEY CATCH?
Orbie says SOMETIMES, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE
A SPECIAL POUCH IN THEIR THROAT
THAT THEY CAN CARRY FISH HOME
IN.
A gannet feeds her baby.
Orbie says DIGESTIVE ACIDS IN THE POUCH
BREAK UP THE FISH
SO THAT IT CAN BE FED TO THEIR
BABIES.
Zamzoom says LOOKS KINDA AWKWARD, AND JUST
A BIT GROSS.
Orbie says HEY! SOME OF THESE PARENTS FLY
HUNDREDS OF KILOMETRES
TO CATCH DINNER. HOW ELSE ARE
THEY GONNA GET IT HOME?
Zamzoom says FAIR ENOUGH.
OKAY, SO WE CHECKED OUT THEIR
MAD FLYING,
DIVING, AND FISHING SKILLS. WHAT
CAN YOU TELL ME?
Orbie says WELL, COUPLES STAY TOGETHER FOR
LIFE.
BOTH PARENTS EQUALLY SHARE THE
WORKLOAD
IN CARING FOR THEIR LITTLE ONES.
AND THEY DO THIS THING CALLED
"FENCING."
Two gannets rub their beaks together.
Zamzoom says IS THAT LIKE THE BIRD VERSION
OF ARM WRESTLING?
Orbie says IT'S HOW THEY GREET ONE ANOTHER
AND SOCIALLY BOND.
SEE? THEY'RE BEING VERY
GENTLE.
Zamzoom says I'D HOPE SO. LIKE I SAID,
THOSE BEAKS LOOK SHARP!
HOW ABOUT YOU AND I JUST STICK
TO HIGH-FIVING?
Orbie says DEAL!
Back in the space ship, Zopzee appears on a screen and says HEY ZAMZOOM! DID YOU HAVE A
GOOD VISIT TO EARTH TODAY?
Zamzoom says WE SURE DID! WE WERE IN
NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA.
Zopzee says DID YOU GET ME ANYTHING?
Zamzoom says YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT! I WAS
INSPIRED BY THE GANNET'S
LONG POINTY BEAKS, SO I KNITTED
YOU THIS!
Zamzoom shows Zopzee a sweater.
In disgust, Zopzee sticks her tongue out and says OH! THANKS...?
The end credits roll.
In animation, Zamzoom, a young purple space alien and his quick-witted robot partner Orbie high-five before getting into a space ship. Orbie is a blue and yellow floating ball with a robotic arm. Zopzee, Zamzoom's little sister, appears and hugs Zamzoom. She has short pink hair and big eyes.
The title of the show reads "Zamzoom's Animal Adventures."
Zamzoom says OKAY! A NEW ADVENTURE ON
PLANET EARTH.
LET'S SEE WHERE WE'RE EXPLORING
TODAY.
Zamzoom spins the globe and pins a spot.
Orbie says CAPE SAINT. MARY'S IN THE
FAR EAST COAST
OF NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA!
Zamzoom says HOME TO THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
OF REALLY POINTY-BEAKED BIRDS.
Orbie says ACCESSING DATABASE...
OH!
THEY'RE NORTHERN GANNETS!
Zamzoom says LET'S CHECK 'EM OUT!
BUT NOT TOO CLOSELY...
I MEAN, GOTTA BE CAREFUL AROUND
THOSE BEAKS
THEY'RE LIKE SUPER POINTY
KNITTING NEEDLES.
They land on a grassy cliff facing the ocean.
Zamzoom says WOW! THESE ARE REALLY STEEP
CLIFFS!
THE GANNETS LOOK LIKE REALLY
GRACEFUL FLYERS
BUT KINDA CLUTZY WALKERS.
Orbie says THAT'S WHY THEY NEST SO
HIGH UP.
THEY HAVE TROUBLE TAKING OFF
FROM FLAT SURFACES.
Zamzoom says OH, SO FROM WAY UP HERE
THEY JUST
DIVE OFF THE CLIFFS TO PICK
UP AIR SPEED AND...WHOA!
HOW FAST ARE THEY GOING!
Orbie says CALCULATING...
YIKES! SOME OF THEM ARE GOING
ALMOST
90 KILOMETRES AN HOUR!
THAT'S AS FAST AS SOME HUMANS
DRIVE THEIR CARS ON THE HIGHWAY.
OR ALMOST AS FAST AS YOU RAN
AWAY FROM THAT CHARGING RHINO
BACK IN AFRICA.
Zamzoom says THAT WAS ONE SCARY DUDE.
HEY CHECK IT OUT! TO MAKE
THEMSELVES AS FAST AND SLEEK
AS POSSIBLE THE GANNETS TUCK
THEIR FEET AND WINGS IN
REALLY TIGHT, AND SPLOOSH!
Orbie says HAVE YOU NOTICED, THEY'RE DIVING
FOR SCHOOLFISH
LIKE MACKEREL AND SQUID.
OR FOLLOWING FISHING BOATS, AND
SOMETIMES
EVEN TRAILING AFTER WHALES TO
TRY TO GRAB THEIR LEFTOVERS.
Zamzoom says BUT THEY ALL SEEM TO COME
UP EMPTY-BEAKED...
ARE THEY REALLY GOOD AT FLYING
AND DIVING
BUT REALLY BAD AT FISHING?
Orbie says NO, THEY'RE GREAT AT CATCHING
FISH.
I MEAN THOSE BEAKS, COME ON!
Zamzoom says OH, SO THEY JUST SWALLOW
WHATEVER THEY CATCH?
Orbie says SOMETIMES, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE
A SPECIAL POUCH IN THEIR THROAT
THAT THEY CAN CARRY FISH HOME
IN.
A gannet feeds her baby.
Orbie says DIGESTIVE ACIDS IN THE POUCH
BREAK UP THE FISH
SO THAT IT CAN BE FED TO THEIR
BABIES.
Zamzoom says LOOKS KINDA AWKWARD, AND JUST
A BIT GROSS.
Orbie says HEY! SOME OF THESE PARENTS FLY
HUNDREDS OF KILOMETRES
TO CATCH DINNER. HOW ELSE ARE
THEY GONNA GET IT HOME?
Zamzoom says FAIR ENOUGH.
OKAY, SO WE CHECKED OUT THEIR
MAD FLYING,
DIVING, AND FISHING SKILLS. WHAT
CAN YOU TELL ME?
Orbie says WELL, COUPLES STAY TOGETHER FOR
LIFE.
BOTH PARENTS EQUALLY SHARE THE
WORKLOAD
IN CARING FOR THEIR LITTLE ONES.
AND THEY DO THIS THING CALLED
"FENCING."
Two gannets rub their beaks together.
Zamzoom says IS THAT LIKE THE BIRD VERSION
OF ARM WRESTLING?
Orbie says IT'S HOW THEY GREET ONE ANOTHER
AND SOCIALLY BOND.
SEE? THEY'RE BEING VERY
GENTLE.
Zamzoom says I'D HOPE SO. LIKE I SAID,
THOSE BEAKS LOOK SHARP!
HOW ABOUT YOU AND I JUST STICK
TO HIGH-FIVING?
Orbie says DEAL!
Back in the space ship, Zopzee appears on a screen and says HEY ZAMZOOM! DID YOU HAVE A
GOOD VISIT TO EARTH TODAY?
Zamzoom says WE SURE DID! WE WERE IN
NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA.
Zopzee says DID YOU GET ME ANYTHING?
Zamzoom says YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT! I WAS
INSPIRED BY THE GANNET'S
LONG POINTY BEAKS, SO I KNITTED
YOU THIS!
Zamzoom shows Zopzee a sweater.
In disgust, Zopzee sticks her tongue out and says OH! THANKS...?
The end credits roll.
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