(music plays)

Against a white screen, the TVOKids and FifthGround Entertainment logos appear.

(giggling)

A caption reads "Original."

(theme music plays)

An animated blue sign that reads "FishHeads" falls into the sea.

Leo is an animated blue and orange catfish.

Leo says WE ARE THE FISHHEADS
EXPLORER CLUB,
SAYAT, CHRISTIAN,
AND ME, LEO.

Sayat and Christian are about 12 years old. Sayat has curly black hair and wears a blue sweater and a green lifejacket. Christian has short brown hair and wears glasses, an orange jacket and a blue T-shirt.

Leo continues TOGETHER, WE'RE GETTING WET
AND MUCKY
WORKING WITH EXPERTS AND
HELPING OUR AQUATIC FRIENDS.
EACH DAY WE'RE ON A NEW MISSION
EXPLORING WHAT'S GOING ON
ALONG THE SHORELINES
AND UNDER THE WAVES.
SPLISH, SPLASH, GRAB YOUR BOOTS
AND YOU CAN BE A FISHHEAD TOO.

Fast clips in split screens show Sayat and Christian sailing, exploring river eco-systems and learning about their creatures.

(water burbles)
The title of the show reads "FishHeads, Explorer Club."

Leo looks at a tablet at the bottom of a lake.

Leo says MONITOR, MONITOR,
ON THE WATERY WALL,
WHO IS THE FIERCEST TURTLE
OF THEM ALL?
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING...
THE SNAPPING TURTLE!
AND THIS MISUNDERSTOOD TURTLE
IS AT THE TOP OF OUR FISHFINDER
LIST TODAY.
THE SNAPPING TURTLE IS ONE
OF THE LARGEST TURTLES
IN NORTH AMERICA,
GROWING TO AROUND 20 KILOGRAMS
IN WEIGHT.
LEARNING MORE ABOUT
THE SNAPPING TURTLE
IS A TOP PRIORITY TO MAKE
SURE THEY SURVIVE,
BECAUSE THEY HAVE RECENTLY
BECOME A SPECIES AT RISK.
SAYAT AND CHRISTIAN ARE MEETING
UP WITH CARTER AND JENNA,
SCIENTISTS FROM THE ALGONQUIN
WILDLIFE RESEARCH STATION.
THERE, THEY'LL CATCH AND STUDY
SNAPPING TURTLES OF ALL AGES.

(splashing)
Sayat and Christian stand next to Carter and Jenna by a lake.

A caption reads "Carter Rouleau." Carter is in his early thirties, with a beard and brown hair in a short ponytail. He wears a yellow safety vest over a white T-shirt.

Carter says ALRIGHT, SO AFTER WE'VE GONE
OUT TO CHECK THE TRAPS
FOR SNAPPERS,
WE'RE GONNA BRING 'EM BACK
AND LOG THEIR WEIGHT AND LENGTH,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA CHECK
THEIR HEALTH.

Sayat says WE CAN'T WAIT!

Christian says LET'S PADDLE.

Carter says COOL, LET'S GO.

(whistle blows)

Leo says SAFETY CHECK!
WHEN IT COMES TO WATER SAFETY,
EVERY FISHHEAD SHOULD KNOW
HOW TO GET INTO A CANOE
WITHOUT SUDDENLY TURNING IT
INTO AN UNPLANNED SWIMMING
ADVENTURE.
MAKE SURE THE CANOE IS STICKING
STRAIGHT OUT INTO THE WATER.
THE REAR PADDLER SHOULD
REST ON IT,
SO THE FRONT PADDLER CAN SLOWLY
MAKE THEIR WAY UP,
STAYING LOW.
ONCE YOU ARE SETTLED,
GRAB YOUR PADDLE,
AND WAIT FOR YOUR CANOEING
PARTNER TO PUSH OFF
ON YOUR PADDLING ADVENTURE!
SPLISH, SPLASH!

The caption changes to "Jenna Kentel." Jenna is in her early thirties, with long blond hair in a ponytail.

Sitting on a canoe, Jenna says WE'LL SLOWLY LIFT IT UP,
AND SEE IF WE HAVE A SNAPPER.

Sayat says I ALREADY SEE
A TURTLE!
OH NO! AAAH!
THAT'S SO COOL!

Jenna says YEP.

Sayat says YAY!

Jenna frees a turtle from the trap and says OH. WHOOP.
YOU CAN SEE HE'S A LITTLE BIT
GRUMPY FROM BEING TRAPPED.

Sayat says I DON'T BLAME HIM,
I WOULD BE GRUMPY, TOO.

Jenna says SAME.

She chuckles.

Carter says SO WE'RE GONNA GRAB
THE RINGS,
AND WE'RE GONNA HAUL THE TRAP
UP THE SIDE, INTO THE BOAT.

Christian says GOOD. OH!

Carter says AND THERE'S A TURTLE IN IT.

Christian says OH WOW!
HELLO.

Carter says KEEP YOUR WEIGHT OVER
THE CENTRE OF THE BOAT,
AND JUST TIP THE TRAP UP
AT YOUR END SLOWLY,
SO SHE WALKS DOWN TOWARDS ME.
WE DON'T NORMALLY STAND UP
IN CANOES LIKE THIS,
BUT SOMETIMES TO GET
THE TURTLES OUT, WE HAVE TO.
MAKE SURE SHE'S NOT HOLDING
ON TO ANYTHING...
AND OUT SHE COMES.
PERFECT.

Jenna says THIS IS A JUVENILE.

Sayat says A JUVENILE? LIKE A TEENAGER?

Jenna says YEAH, IT COULD BE ANYWHERE
FROM 10 TO 14 YEARS OLD.
IT'S KINDA HARD TO TELL
WHEN THEY'RE THIS SMALL.
TYPICALLY, SNAPPING TURTLES
CAN LIVE 'TIL 45, OR 50.
BUT IN OUR STUDY, WE'VE FOUND
TURTLES THAT HAVE LIVED
TO OVER A HUNDRED.

Surprised, Sayat says OVER A HUNDRED?

Jenna says IT'S PRETTY OLD.

Sayat says IT'S EVEN WAY OLDER
THAN MY GRANDMA!

Jenna says YEAH, THEY CAN BE PRETTY
ANCIENT CREATURES.
I'M GONNA PUT THIS GUY
INTO HIS TUB,
AND THEN DO YOU WANNA HEAD
BACK, AND PROCESS HIM?

Sayat says SURE!

Jenna says SOUNDS GOOD.

Christian says DO TURTLES
REALLY HIBERNATE?

An underwater camera shows a turtle swimming.

Carter says THEY DO.
SO WHAT THEY DO, IS WHEN
THE WATER STARTS TO FREEZE,
THEY GO DOWN UNDER THE ICE,
AND THEY STAY DOWN
WHERE THE WATER IS ALWAYS
LIQUID.
AND THEY JUST SORT OF FLOAT
AROUND DOWN THERE.
AND THEY'RE REALLY GOOD
AT SURVIVING
WITHOUT OXYGEN IN THEIR BODY,
SO THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE
TO BREATHE TOO MUCH.
SO THEY JUST FLOAT THERE,
AND THEY NEVER HAVE TO COME UP.

Christian says DO TURTLES HOLD THEIR BREATH
THE ENTIRE WINTER?

Carter says THEY DON'T, THEY ACTUALLY
DO THIS REALLY FUNNY THING
WHERE THEY BREATHE
THROUGH THEIR BUTTS
WHILE THEY'RE AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE LAKE.
AND THAT'S CALLED
CLOACAL BREATHING.
IT'S A BIG, FANCY WORD,
IT JUST MEANS THEY BREATHE
OUT OF THEIR BUTT.

Christian says BUTT BREATHING.
THAT'S PRETTY FUNNY.

Leo says WOW!

The teams paddle to the shore.

Christian says WAAAAH! YEAH!

Jenna says OH, I THINK WE'RE WINNING!

Sayat says YES!

Jenna says I'D SAY THAT'S ALMOST A TIE.

(ALL LAUGH)

Leo says JENNA AND SAYAT
ARE GOING TO TAKE
THE TURTLES' MEASUREMENTS,
WHILE CARTER AND CHRISTIAN
WILL CHECK THEM OVER,
AND TAKE THEIR WEIGHT.

Jenna says SO TO MEASURE THEM,
WE PUT THEM ON THEIR BACK
LIKE THIS, SO IT MAKES IT
EASIER AND SAFER FOR US
TO TAKE THEIR MEASUREMENTS.

Sayat says GREAT, IT REALLY
DOES WORK.

Jenna says YOU KNOW, SNAPPING TURTLES
REALLY ARE RATHER SHY ANIMALS,
AND THEY TRY AND AVOID
CONFRONTATION.

Sayat says IS IT TRUE THAT THEY CHASE
AFTER PEOPLE?

Jenna says ACTUALLY, NO. AND THEY CAN'T
BITE YOUR FINGER OFF, EITHER.

Sayat says I STILL DON'T WANNA TEST
THAT FACT.

Jenna says SMART, IT'S BETTER TO LEAVE
ANY AQUATIC CREATURE,
ESPECIALLY THESE SNAPPERS
ALONE.
DO YOU SEE THIS HARD PLATE
ON ITS BELLY HERE?

Sayat says IT'S SMALLER THAN THE SHELL
ON ITS BACK.

Jenna says YEAH, IT'S CALLED A PLASTRON.
AND BECAUSE IT'S SO SMALL,
THEY CAN'T FULLY TUCK
THEIR HEAD AND LEGS
INTO THEIR SHELL FOR PROTECTION
FROM PREDATORS.
BECAUSE NATURE DIDN'T GIVE THEM
GREAT BELLY PROTECTION
LIKE THEY DID OTHER
TURTLE SPECIES,
SNAPPERS MADE UP FOR IT
BY BECOMING GREAT SWIMMERS,
AND BEING ABLE TO STAY
HIDDEN UNDERWATER
FOR HOURS IN THE MUD.

Sayat says THAT'S AWESOME!

Jenna says IT'S PRETTY COOL.

Christian says WHAT ARE THE SNAPPER'S
PREDATORS?

Carter says SO WHEN THEY'RE THIS SIZE,
THEY REALLY DON'T HAVE
ANY PREDATORS.
THEY'RE BIG, AND NOTHING
REALLY MESSES WITH THEM.
BUT WHEN THEY'RE SMALLER,
WHEN THEY'RE BABIES,
THEY'RE ONLY ABOUT THE SIZE
OF A COIN, LIKE THIS.
AND WHEN THEY'RE THAT SIZE
THEY CAN GET EATEN BY BIG FISH,
THEY CAN GET EATEN BY BIRDS,
THEY CAN GET EATEN BY MAMMALS,
LOTS OF STUFF.

Christian says WHY ARE THE SNAPPING TURTLES
ON THE "SPECIES AT RISK" LIST?

Carter says THAT'S BECAUSE OF US.
SO HUMANS ARE THE MAIN DANGER
TO MOST TURTLE SPECIES
RIGHT NOW.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS
BECAUSE WE LIKE TO BUILD ROADS,
AND TURTLES LIKE TO BE
ON ROADS.
THEY LIKE TO LAY THEIR EGGS
NEAR ROADS,
AND SOMETIMES THEY HAVE
TO WALK ACROSS THEM
TO GET WHERE THEY WANNA GO.
AND IF A TURTLE GOES ON A ROAD,
THERE'S A PRETTY HIGH CHANCE
THAT IT'S GONNA GET HIT
BY A CAR.
AND WHEN A TURTLE GETS HIT
BY A CAR,
IT DOESN'T LAY ITS EGGS,
IT DOESN'T GO BACK
TO ITS POPULATION,
AND THEN THEIR NUMBERS
START TO GO DOWN.
AND THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING
A LOT RECENTLY.

Christian says THAT'S REALLY SAD.

Carter says IT IS.

Christian says DO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN
PERSONALITIES?

Carter says THEY REALLY DO,
IT KIND OF SOUNDS FUNNY,
BUT EVERY TURTLE BEHAVES
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
SO CRASH HERE IS JUST
A SWEETHEART,
SHE'S REALLY CALM,
SHE'S REALLY NICE,
SHE'S OKAY WITH US
HANDLING HER LIKE THIS.
BUT A LOT OF TURTLES
WOULDN'T BE LIKE THAT.
SOME OF THE BIGGER TURTLES,
AND ESPECIALLY THE GUYS,
ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ROWDY,
AND THEY DON'T TAKE TO YOU
HANDLING THEM THIS WELL,
BUT SHE'S REALLY NICE,
AND FRIENDLY.

Christian says IS SHE YOUR FAVOURITE?

Carter says YEAH, SHE IS MY FAVOURITE.

Christian says SHE IS REALLY CUTE.

Meanwhile, Jenna says OKAY, SO NOW WE'RE GONNA TAKE
THIS TURTLE'S
GROWTH MEASUREMENTS,
USING THESE CALIPERS.
AND OUR FIRST MEASUREMENT
IS THE PLASTRON.
SO WE GO FROM THE TOP
OF THE PLASTRON,
TO THE VERY BACK.
AND IF YOU CAN READ OUT
THAT NUMBER?

Sayat says THAT'S... THAT'S ABOUT
20.5 CENTIMETRES.

Sayat writes down the number.

Jenna says AWESOME.
THEN WE GO AND DO THE WIDTH
OF THE TURTLE.
SO WE COME FROM BEHIND,
AND WE TRY AND FIND
THE WIDEST PART OF THE SHELL.

Sayat says NOW, THAT'S...
24.3 CENTIMETRES.

Jenna says SO OUR LAST MEASUREMENT
IS THE HEIGHT,
AND WE SANDWICH THIS TURTLE
RIGHT DOWN THE CENTRE
OF ITS SHELL.

Sayat says OH. LIKE AN ICE CREAM
SANDWICH.
THAT'S ABOUT 10.5 CENTIMETRES.

Jenna says OH LOOK, I THINK WE HAVE
SOME COMPANY.

A turtle appears in a container.

Jenna says IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S TRYING
TO ESCAPE.

Jenna lifts the turtle.

Sayat says HE KINDA LOOKS LIKE
A DINOSAUR WITH THE SPIKY TAIL.

Jenna says YEAH, THEY'RE VERY
PREHISTORIC LOOKING.

Sayat says AND HIS CLAWS LOOK SO FIERCE.

Jenna says THEY ARE VERY FIERCE.
THEY USE THEM TO PULL APART
DEAD THINGS
THAT THEY WANNA EAT.

Now, Carter lifts another turtle.

Christian says HOLY, THAT'S HUGE!

Carter says YEAH, THIS IS A BIG GUY.
SO HIS NAME'S BABYFACE.

Christian says AWW, HE IS ADORABLE.

Carter says YEAH, HE'S GOT A CUTE
LITTLE FACE, THERE.
SO WE'RE GONNA WEIGH HIM.

He puts the turtle inside a bucket.

Carter says HE'S GONNA STRETCH THE BUCKET
A LITTLE BIT, THAT'S OKAY.
HE NEEDS TO GET HIS ARM
IN THERE.
AND I'M GONNA PICK HIM UP,
AND YOU'VE GOTTA READ IT QUICK,
'CAUSE HE'S REALLY HEAVY.

Christian says GOT IT.

Carter says GONNA GO TWO HANDS
ON THIS ONE.

Christian says OH WOW, HE'S ABOUT
13 KILOGRAMS!
BABYFACE IS A BIG BOY!

Carter says HE SURE IS.

Sayat says NATURE'S SO AMAZING.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE
A SNAPPER UP CLOSE,
BUT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
SCARED OF 'EM.
BUT NOT ANYMORE.

Jenna says THEY ARE PRETTY MISUNDERSTOOD
CREATURES.
PEOPLE THINK THAT THEY'RE MEAN,
BUT REALLY THEY'RE JUST DOING
WHAT ANY OTHER WILD CREATURE
WOULD DO WHEN THEY FEEL SCARED,
OR THREATENED.

Sayat says SO THEY'RE NOT LOOKING
FOR A FIGHT,
THEY'RE JUST TRYING
TO DEFEND THEMSELVES?

Jenna says YEP, BUT WE SHOULD ALWAYS
GIVE THEM THE SPACE
AND RESPECT THAT THEY DESERVE.
SO LET'S GO PUT THESE GUYS BACK
WHERE THEY BELONG,
IN THE WATER.

Sayat says AWESOME.
GOODBYE, TURTLES!
WHOA, THAT WAS A BIG SPLASH.
BYE!

Jenna says THANKS FOR ALL
YOUR AMAZING HELP PADDING,
AND COLLECTING DATA TODAY.

Christian says IT'S SO COOL
HOW MUCH WE LEARNED ABOUT
THESE AMAZING ANIMALS.
WE'VE GOTTA DO ALL WE CAN
TO HELP PROTECT
THESE SNAPPING TURTLES.

Sayat says ESPECIALLY SINCE WE NOW KNOW
THEY'RE MORE SCARED OF US
THAN WE SHOULD BE OF THEM.
FISHHEADS.

Christian says YEAH!

They make their special handshake and say FISHHEADS!

Carter says WAIT, WE GOTTA DO THAT, TOO!

Christian says OKAY.

They all say FISHHEADS!

(foghorn sounds)

Leo says ATTENTION, FELLOW FISHHEADS!
WHY DID THE TURTLE CROSS
THE ROAD?
WELL, TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE,
OF COURSE.
SLOW DOWN, LET THEM CROSS.
THEIR LIFE, AND FUTURE
GENERATIONS, DEPEND ON IT.
OR, KNOW HOW TO HELP THEM
GET TO WHERE THEY'RE GOING.
DON'T TAKE IT FROM ME,
TAKE IT FROM AN EXPERT.

Carter says SO THE BEST WAY TO PICK
A SNAPPING TURTLE UP,
IF YOU FIND ONE,
IS TO HOLD IT UNDERNEATH,
LIKE A DINNER PLATE.
SO WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO IS LIFT
UP THE BACK OF ITS SHELL,
SO ITS BACK LEGS
ARE IN THE AIR.
SLIDE YOUR HAND UNDERNEATH,
AND PICK IT UP LIKE THIS.
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BITE UNDER
HERE, WHERE MY FINGERS ARE.
YOU'RE GONNA USE YOUR TOP HAND
TO STABILIZE, OR BALANCE,
AND THAT'S ONLY GONNA GO
ON THE BACK HALF OF THE SHELL.
AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA TAKE
THE TURTLE ACROSS THE ROAD,
IN THE DIRECTION IT WAS MOVING.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE
THEY KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING,
YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE
THEY'RE GOING.

Leo says THESE TIPS PRETTY MUCH
APPLY TO ALL TURTLES
CROSSING THE ROAD.
SO HELP THEM GET TO WHERE
THEY NEED TO GO.
THANKS FOR DOING YOUR PART,
FISHHEADS! GO TEAM!

(theme music plays)

The end credits roll.

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