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Transcript: Episode 53
(rock'n'roll music plays)
In an animated frame, fast clip shows 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 IT'S COMPLETELY
CREATURE CRAZY.
IT'S CREATURE MANIA.
AND HAVE I GOT A SHOW FOR YOU.
FROM FURRY TO FABULOUS.
COMING UP...
WE LOCK HORNS WITH
AFRICA'S AMAZING RHINO,
GO SWIMMING WITH THE
WORLD'S FASTEST SHARK
THE MAKO
AND HAVE A NICE WARM BATH
WITH SOME SNOW MONKEYS.
Clips show different types of animals as Alfie says WE HAVE A LAUGH WITH
PANDA AND PONY
AND MEET CLAUDIA AND HER
COSTUME WEARING CAT
IN PET AND TELL.
PLUS, LOTS, LOTS MORE.
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.
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.
Sitting on the grass next to several dogs, Katrina says HI AND WELCOME TO DOG TRICKS.
I'M DR. KATRINA AND I'M HERE
WITH THE BEAUTIFUL WONDER DOGS.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SHOW
YOU HOW TO TEACH YOUR DOG
TO PLAY DEAD
AND TRICK IS GOING TO
DEMONSTRATE THIS FOR US.
LET'S LEARN A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT TRICK FIRST.
MEET TRICK,
HE'S FIVE YEARS OLD.
HIS NICKNAMES ARE
TRICKY AND THE TRICKSTER.
TRICK IS AN AGILITY CHAMPION.
HE DID HIS FIRST STAGE SHOW WHEN
HE WAS JUST EIGHT WEEKS OLD
AND HE HAS NOT STOPPED
PERFORMING SINCE.
HIS FAVOURITE TRICKS INCLUDE
FETCHING THINGS TO PUT AWAY,
RUNNING IN CIRCLES
AND PLAYING DEAD.
Clips show the dog doing its tricks.
She continues HE'S DEFINITELY THE FUN LOVING
CRAZY ONE WHO RARELY SITS STILL.
HIS PET HATES: NOT
BEING ALLOWED TO RUN.
NAUGHTIEST DEED: HE'S
ALWAYS STIRRING UP THE OTHERS.
FAVOURITE TREAT IS SAUSAGE.
THREE WORDS TO
DESCRIBE TRICK:
NAUGHTY, ACTIVE AND PLAYFUL.
OKAY LET'S SEE
TRICK DEMONSTRATE.
The caption changes to "Play dead."
Katrina says PLAY DEAD IS A REALLY
FUNNY PARTY TRICK
THAT EVERYBODY LOVES.
BANG.
TO START TEACHING THIS TRICK,
YOUR DOG NEEDS TO BE COMFORTABLE
TO LAY DOWN WHEN YOU ASK.
She points at him and says BANG.
Trick lies on his side.
Katrina continues WELL NOW WE'VE SEEN
AN EXPERT DEMONSTRATION,
LET'S GO SEE WHO'S
HERE TO TRAIN THEIR DOG.
I'M HERE TODAY WITH
LUCINDA AND HER DOG LOUIS.
TELL ME A BIT ABOUT LOUIS.
Lucinda is around 10 years old, with curly hair and two braids. She sits next to a big white dog.
Lucinda says AHH HE'S VERY UMM CUTE
AND PLAYFUL
AND HE'S VERY NICE TO CUDDLE.
Katrina says WHAT KIND OF THINGS DOES
HE LIKE TO DO AT HOME?
Lucinda says EAT AND SLEEP.
Katrina says THAT'S A TRUE LABRADOR.
I HAVE GOT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER
WHO LIKES TO EAT
AND SLEEP AS WELL.
WHAT SORT OF THINGS DO
YOU DO TO CARE FOR HIM?
Lucinda says SOMETIMES I PICK UP HIS POO.
Katrina says GOOD GIRL.
Lucinda says AND I TAKE HIM FOR WALKS
WITH MY MUM.
Katrina says HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE LOUIS?
Lucinda says AHH A LOT.
Katrina says HE'S YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO
SOME TRICK TRAINING WITH HIM?
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says WHAT DO YOU THINK LOUIS?
I THINK THAT'S A YES.
TODAY LUCINDA AND I ARE GOING
TO TEACH LOUIS TO PLAY DEAD.
NOW THE FIRST STEP WITH THIS IS
TO GET HIM TO LIE DOWN OR DROP.
SO WILL HE LAY DOWN FOR YOU?
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY.
I'LL GIVE YOU A
COUPLE OF TREATS.
DO YOU WANT TO SHOW ME?
Lucinda says OKAY.
SIT.
LIE.
Katrina says THAT IS FANTASTIC.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE SOME
BASIC OBEDIENCE TRAINING
BECAUSE IT IS THE START POINT
FOR SO MANY OF THESE TRICKS.
SO NOW THAT HE DROPPED WE'RE
GOING TO GO BACK TO THE STUDIO.
WE WILL BE BACK
SOON WITH STEP TWO,
WHICH IS TO TEACH HIM
TO LIE ON HIS SIDE.
HE DOESN'T DO THAT
BIT YET DOES HE?
Lucinda says NUP.
Katrina says WE WILL TEACH HIM SOON.
Alfie says IT'S A GOOD PARTY TRICK
THIS ONE.
I THINK LOUIS WILL DO GREAT.
WE'LL CHECK BACK IN
WITH DR. KATRINA
A BIT LATER ON IN THE SHOW
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO TEST
YOUR BRAINS
AND LEARN SOMETHING NEW.
IT'S AN ANIMAL FACT.
The caption changes to "Did you know?"
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT A RHINOCEROS HORN IS MADE
OF KERATIN,
THE SAME MATERIAL AS HUMAN HAIR
AND FINGERNAILS?
THE HORNS ALSO HAVE
DENSE MINERAL DEPOSITS
OF CALCIUM AND
MELANIN IN THE CORE.
A clip shows the animals mentioned.
The Narrator continues IF A HORN BREAKS OFF, IT CAN
GRADUALLY GROW BACK.
BECAUSE RHINOCEROS HORNS ARE
USED IN FOLK MEDICINE
FOR THEIR SUPPOSED
HEALING PROPERTIES,
RHINOS HAVE BEEN HUNTED
NEARLY TO EXTINCTION.
A Crowd says OH NO.
The Narrator says 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.
The caption changes to "Two Bobs."
Two wombats appear inside a tree trunk.
Wombat Bob 1 says MOVE IT BOB.
UP AND AT EM.
Wombat Bob 2 says UMM.
Wombat Bob 1 says WHAT DID
YOU SAY MAGGOT?
Wombat Bob 2 says SORRY CAPTAIN BOB.
SIR, YES.
Wombat Bob 1 says I SAID MORNING DRILLS.
Wombat Bob 2 says YES SIR.
AHH QUESTION SIR.
Now, they walk in a park.
Wombat Bob 1 says YES WHAT IS IT?
Wombat Bob 2 says WHY DO YOU DO
THIS SO EARLY CAPTAIN BOB?
Wombat Bob 1 says BECAUSE
EVIL NEVER SLEEPS.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND
EVIL NEVER SLEEPS?
WHAT IS OUR MOTTO?
Wombat Bob 2 says SO WHAT, WHAT, SHOULD
WE GIVE EVIL A SLEEPING PILL?
Wombat Bob 1 says EVIL HAS NO MOUTH.
YOU CAN NOT GIVE EVIL
A SLEEPING PILL.
EVIL WILL JUST BE AWAKE BECAUSE
THEY STAY AWAKE ALL THE TIME.
Wombat Bob 2 says OKAY SIR I THINK
I'VE GOT THE MOTTO.
Wombat Bob 1 says WHAT IS IT?
Wombat Bob 2 says EVIL HAS NO MOUTH.
Wombat Bob 1 says I GIVE UP.
Alfie says HONESTLY WHAT A PAIR.
THEY DO MAKE ME LAUGH.
WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM
AGAIN LATER ON 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.
The caption changes to "Creature Quiz."
The Narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
CAN LEAP TWENTY TIMES
THEIR BODY LENGTH?
IS IT A THE LOOPY LOCUSTS?
THESE FELLAS LOVE A BIG PARTY.
IS IT B THE WETA?
THEY HAVE EARS ON
THEIR KNEES, WEIRD.
OR IS IT C THE DAREDEVIL,
BOUNCING BHARALS?
IF YOU THINK A IS
OUR LONG LEAPER,
YOU'RE CORRECT.
THESE ARE LOCUSTS,
NOTORIOUS HOPPERS
WHO LIKE NOTHING BETTER
THAN LUNCHING ON CROPS
AND CAUSING HAVOC
WHEREVER THEY GO.
LOCUSTS ARE A KIND
OF GRASSHOPPER
AND THEY CAN HOP OVER
A LOT OF GRASS.
THE LOCUST'S HUGE HIND LEGS
CAN KICK THEM OVER ONE METRE
OR TWENTY TIMES
THEIR BODY LENGTH.
THAT'S BECAUSE
IN ADDITION TO THE MASSIVE
MUSCLES IN ITS THIGHS,
THE LOCUST HAS ELASTIC BANDS
IN ITS KNEES.
THESE BANDS ARE LIKE STRETCHY
SPRINGS THAT STORE ENERGY.
THEY WORK A BIT
LIKE HUMAN TENDONS,
WHICH STORE ENOUGH ENERGY TO
HELP THEM SNAP THEIR FINGERS.
AND THAT'S HOW THE
LOCUST'S SPRINGY KNEES
POWER THOSE MAGNIFICENT JUMPS.
BUT THOSE GREAT LEGS
HAVE ANOTHER JOB TO DO.
WHEN YOU'RE IN LONG GRASS
IT CAN BE HARD TO SEE
A PROSPECTIVE PARTNER.
NO MATTER HOW HIGH YOU HOP.
THAT'S WHY GRASSHOPPERS HAVE
ANOTHER STRING TO THEIR BOWLEGS.
MALES ADVERTISE HOW STRONG
AND APPEALING THEY ARE
BY RUBBING THOSE LONG JUMPING
LEGS AGAINST THEIR BODY.
THEIR INNER THIGHS ARE LINED
WITH A ROW OF PEGS
THAT LETS THEM SCRAPE OUT
THEIR HIGH-PITCHED LOVE SONG.
Alfie says ALRIGHT GUYS, STILL TO COME
ON TODAY'S SHOW
WE HAVE MORE CANINE CRAZINESS
IN DOG TRICKS,
LOADS OF LAUGHS WITH
BAD PUN PONY,
A TRUCK LOAD OF ANIMAL
AMAZINGNESS IN CREATURE QUIZ,
SOME ASTONISHING ANIMAL FACTS,
AND WE MEET OUR
PET AND TELL GUEST
AND HEAR SOME HILARITY
FROM THE TWO BOBS.
ALL THAT, STILL TO COME,
ON CREATURE MANIA.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT MAKO SHARKS DO NOT HAVE
A SWIM BLADDER?
A SWIM BLADDER IS FOUND IN
FISH TO HELP THEM STAY BUOYANT.
INSTEAD THE MAKO RELIES
ON A FATTY LIVER
AND THE USE OF ITS FINS
FOR BUOYANCY.
THEY ARE THE FASTEST KNOWN
SHARK SPECIES
AND THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO
DIVE MORE THAN 122 METERS
INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN.
AND THEY CAN JUMP AS HIGH AS
SIX METERS OUT OF THE WATER.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say ...AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says WHAT A COOL SHARK.
AND NOW CREATURE MANIACS
IT'S TIME FOR SOMETHING
A BIT DIFFERENT.
IT'S TIME FOR US TO GET
OUR TRAINING HATS ON AGAIN.
WE MET LUCINDA AND LOUIS
A BIT EARLIER
AND THEY'VE BEEN BUSY PRACTICING
STEP ONE OF PLAY DEAD.
WHICH IS A GREAT TRICK.
LET'S CHECK BACK IN
WITH DR. KATRINA
AND SEE IF THEY CAN MOVE ON
TO STEP TWO IN DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says TODAY LUCINDA AND I ARE
TEACHING LOUIS TO PLAY DEAD.
THE FIRST STEP WAS GETTING HIM
TO LIE DOWN OR DROP
AND HE DID THAT PERFECTLY.
SO NOW WE WANT TO TEACH
HIM TO LIE ONTO THIS SIDE.
SO WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO,
YOU'VE GOT TREATS IN BOTH HANDS.
WE JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE HIM
TO TURN HIS HEAD
AND THEN ROLL TO THE SIDE.
WE'RE GOING TO
TURN IT SLOWLY IN, SLOWLY IN.
HE'S GETTING A
LITTLE EXUBERANT.
THERE WE GO.
GOOD BOY.
GIVE HIM THE TREATS.
GOOD ONE.
I SHOULD ADD THAT IT IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE
ADULT SUPERVISION
WHEN YOU'RE DOING
A TRICK LIKE THIS.
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
LOUIS IS A LITTLE EXUBERANT.
Louis gets up and leaves.
Katrina says OH BYE.
THAT IS DONE THEN.
BYE LOUIS.
WELL THAT WAS STEP TWO.
WE WILL PRACTICE THAT
UNTIL HE'S GOT THAT COMPLETELY
UNDER CONTROL.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH STEP THREE,
WHICH IS TO SEE IF WE CAN GET
HIM TO DO IT
FROM A SIT POSITION.
SO SIT, DROP, PLAY DEAD.
YOU THINK HE CAN DO IT?
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says I THINK HE CAN.
Alfie says 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,
OUR ONLY BAD PUN PONY.
The caption changes to "It's Bad Pun Pony!"
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says WHAT DO YOU GET
WHEN YOU HAVE BREAKFAST
WITH A CENTIPEDE?
BACON AND LEGS.
WHAT DID THE
ORANGE SAY TO THE BANANA
WHEN THEY WERE LOOKING
FOR THE APPLE?
KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY!
Alfie says OH THAT PONY
GET'S 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
SPIT WHEN THEY'RE ANGRY?
IS IT A THE LLAMA?
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH A LAMA
A TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONK.
IS IT B THE SHEEP?
THERE ARE OVER ONE BILLION OF
THESE FLUFF BALLS ON THE PLANET
OR IS IT C THE COW WHO HAVE IT
PRETTY GOOD IN INDIA
WHERE THEY ARE WORSHIPPED
AND VENERATED?
A sit cow says THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
A black cow says EXCUSE ME.
The Narrator says IF YOU CHOSE A AS OUR SPITTER,
YOU'RE CORRECT.
SOUTH AMERICA HAS SOME WILD LIFE
THAT SOME MIGHT THINK
ARE QUITE RUDE.
A Llama says YOU BETCHA.
The Narrator says ONE OF THE
RUDEST IS THE LLAMA.
ALL LLAMAS GRAZE FROM SEA LEVEL
TO 4500 METRES
IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS
AND THEY PRODUCE ONE OF THE
FINEST WOOL GRADES AVAILABLE.
BUT THE LLAMA AND ITS
CLOSE COUSIN THE VICUNA,
HAS A DIRTY SECRET.
A Vicuna says HEY.
The Narrator says UPSET THESE ANIMALS
AND THEY GET SPITTING MAD.
LITERALLY.
A llama spits.
The Crowd says OH.
The Llama says OH YOU DON'T
SEE THAT EVERYDAY.
The Narrator says LLAMAS CAN
COMMUNICATE A VARIETY OF ANGRY
MESSAGES
SIMPLY BY CHANGING
THE CONTENT OF THEIR SPITBALL.
IMAGINE IF A HUMAN THREW
A HISSY FIT LIKE A LLAMA.
The Vicuna says COULD YOU PLEASE...
A Mouse sings LA LA LA LA.
LA LA LA LA.
The Narrator says BUT LLAMAS ONLY
REALLY THROW A HISSY FIT
WHEN A RIVAL GETS TOO
CLOSE FOR COMFORT.
Running, the Llama says ALL RIGHT.
The Narrator says DURING THE
BREEDING SEASON
GROUPS OF WILD BACHELORS
ROAM INTO THE TERRITORY
OF ESTABLISHED HERDS.
THE DOMINANT MALE WILL SPEND
HOURS CHASING AWAY
ANY UNWELCOME ADVANCES
ON HIS FEMALES
AND WHEN THE BOYS DON'T
GET THEIR WAY,
THEY SPIT THEIR FRUSTRATION.
LLAMAS HAVE EVEN BEEN
KNOWN TO SPIT AT HUMANS TOO.
The Vicuna says OUCH.
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
GUESTS 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 OF THAT, STILL TO COME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT SNOW MONKEYS ARE BORN
INTO THEIR SOCIAL CLASS,
WHICH DICTATES THEIR
ACCESS TO FOOD?
THEIR STATUS IS INHERITED
FROM THEIR MOTHER.
HOWEVER MALE SNOW MONKEYS LEAVE
THEIR FAMILY AFTER THEY MATURE.
THEY ENJOY GROOMING EACH OTHER
TO REMOVE FLEAS AND
INSECTS FROM THE FUR.
GROOMING NOURISHES THE SOCIAL
BONDS BETWEEN THE ANIMALS.
THEY ARE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT
AND SOME HAVE BEEN SEEN WASHING
FOOD IN SALTY WATER
BECAUSE THEY PREFER THE SALTY
TASTE OF THE FOOD.
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.
A type or rodent walks in a circle biting a ball tied to a stick until it falls.
The caption changes to "It's Pet and Tell."
Alfie says INTRODUCING CLAUDIA.
SHE'S BROUGHT IN
HER PET TO SHOW US.
HELLO CLAUDIA.
Claudia hugs a cat. She is around 9 years old, with long blond hair tied-up. She wears a blue polo-shirt.
Claudia says HI.
Alfie says WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
Claudia says THANK YOU.
Alfie says SO AHH WHO IS THIS?
Claudia says STELLA.
Alfie says STELLA.
AND AHH WHAT KIND
OF A CAT IS STELLA?
Claudia says SHE'S A SILVER TABBY.
Alfie says YEAH RIGHT.
SO HOW DID YOU COME UP
WITH THE NAME STELLA?
Claudia says BECAUSE SHE IS A SILVER TABBY.
Alfie says YEAH AND WHAT DOES STELLA MEAN?
Claudia says STAR.
Alfie says NICE.
SO HOW LONG HAVE
YOU HAD STELLA FOR?
Claudia says ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
Alfie says SIX MONTHS YEAH.
SO YOU'VE RAISED HER YOURSELF?
Claudia says YEAH.
Alfie says SILVER TABBY CATS.
TABBY CAT IS ANY
DOMESTICATED CAT
THAT HAS A COAT
FEATURING DISTINCTIVE STRIPES,
DOTS, LINES OR
SWIRLING PATTERNS,
USUALLY WITH AN M-LIKE MARK
ON ITS FOREHEAD.
TABBY CAT IS THE MOST
COMMON DOMESTICATED CAT.
TABBY CATS ARE CUTE,
PLAYFUL AND VERY INTELLIGENT.
THE UPBRINGING OF A TABBY
CAT AFFECTS ITS NATURE.
THE KIND OF PEOPLE THEY LIVE
WITH AND HOW THEY ARE TREATED
CAN PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN
SHAPING THEIR PERSONALITY.
SILVER TABBY CATS.
MEOW.
SO WHAT DO YOU DO
TO LOOK AFTER HER?
Claudia says I CLEAN HER LITTER, I FEED
HER AND I PLAY WITH HER.
Alfie says YEAH NICE.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO
TO PLAY TOGETHER?
Claudia says UMM I THROW POM POMS AND
SHE GOES AND CATCHES THEM.
Alfie says HOW DOES STELLA GET
ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE?
Claudia says UMM SHE IS A BIT SCARED.
Alfie says SO WHAT DO YOU DO TO
LIKE CALM HER DOWN?
Claudia says UMM I HOLD HER OR I PUT
HER IN A SUIT.
Alfie says YEAH WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
YOU PUT HER IN A SUIT?
Claudia says UMM I BUY DOG SUITS
FROM THE SHOPS
AND PUT HER IN THEM AND
SHE STAYS STILL.
Alfie says REALLY.
WHAT KIND OF DOG SUITS?
Claudia says UMM FROGS AND STRAWBERRY SUITS.
Alfie says WHAT IS HER FAVOURITE?
Claudia says UMM THE FROG.
Alfie says SHE LIKES LOOKING LIKE A FROG?
SHE'S A FROG CAT?
THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE.
A soft song plays as Stella wears a green frog suit.
Alfie says SO WHAT DO YOU
LOVE ABOUT STELLA?
Claudia says SHE PLAYS WITH ME AND SHE
SLEEPS ON MY BED AT NIGHT.
Alfie says LIKE JUST NEXT TO
YOU CUDDLED UP?
Claudia says YEAH.
Alfie says WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US ON THE SHOW
TODAY CLAUDIA.
Claudia says YOU'RE WELCOME ALFIE.
Alfie says AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING US
TO YOUR WONDERFUL DRESS-UP
CAT STELLA.
Claudia says YOU'RE WELCOME.
Alfie says SHE'S AMAZING AND
SHE'S SO CUTE.
SPEAKING OF CUTE CHECK THIS OUT.
The Narrator says SETTLE DOWN BIG GUY.
TIGERS CAN BE SCARY.
BUT BABY TIGERS ARE SO ADORABLE.
The Crowd says AWW.
The Narrator says JUST KEEP
THEM AWAY FROM YOUR SHOES.
A baby tiger chews a shoe.
The baby tiger says EXCUSE ME.
The Narrator says THEY LOVE MUCKING
ABOUT WITH ANIMAL FRIENDS.
THEY'LL EVEN
PLAY WITH YOUR DOG.
AHH, BABY TIGERS.
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 CREATE BEAUTIFUL GEMS?
IS IT A THE BUSY BOWERBIRD?
B THE BOTTOM FEEDING OYSTERS?
OR C THE HARD
WORKING LEAF CUTTER ANTS?
IF YOU ANSWERED B AS OUR
GEM CREATOR, YOU'RE CORRECT.
WHILST MR. BOWERBIRD
LOVES TO COLLECT GEMS FOR
HIS BACHELOR PAD,
OYSTERS ARE THE ONLY ANIMAL
WHICH ACTUALLY CREATE GEMS
KNOWN AS PEARLS
THAT HUMANS VALUE.
PEARLS FORM INSIDE A MOLLUSK,
WHICH IS AN INVERTEBRATE WITH
A SOFT BODY,
OFTEN PROTECTED BY A SHELL
SUCH AS A CLAM,
OYSTER OR MUSSEL.
ALTHOUGH CLAMS AND MUSSELS
CAN ALSO PRODUCE PEARLS,
THEY DON'T DO SO VERY OFTEN.
MOST PEARLS ARE MADE BY OYSTERS
AND THEY CAN BE MADE IN
EITHER FRESHWATER
OR SALTWATER ENVIRONMENTS.
PEARLS FORM WHEN ANY SMALL
IRRITANT SUCH AS A PARASITE
GETS INSIDE AN OYSTER SHELL,
THE ANIMAL COVERS IT WITH
NACRE, OR MOTHER-OF-PEARL,
THE SUBSTANCE THAT FORMS
THE INSIDE LINING OF THE SHELL.
SOME PEARLS CAN DEVELOP
IN A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS.
BUT LARGER PEARLS CAN TAKE UP
TO FOUR YEARS TO DEVELOP.
A NATURAL PEARL OF VALUE
IS FOUND IN LESS THAN ONE
IN EVERY 10,000 WILD OYSTERS.
WHEN YOU'RE A PEARL THE WORLD
IS YOUR OYSTER.
The caption changes to "Two Bobs."
The caption changes to "Two Bobs."
Two mantises stand on a plant. One is green and the other is dark brown.
Mantis Bob 1 says OMM. OMM.
OMM. OMM.
Mantis Bob 2 beat boxes.
Mantis Bob 1 says BREATHE
IN WITH CALMNESS.
Beat boxing, Mantis Bob 2 says OH HE'S BREATHING.
BREATHING.
Mantis Bob 1 says BREATHE OUT THE ANGER.
Mantis Bob 2 sings ANGER OUT WOW.
Mantis Bob 1 says THEN RAISE YOUR ARMS
CALMLY AND SAY HELLO TO THE SUN.
Mantis Bob 2 sings B TO THE O TO THE B
HE'S CALM
HE'S CALM
AIN'T NO NEED FOR ALARM
HE'S DOING SOME
YOGA LIKE A COBRA
HE'S...
OW.
Mantis Bob 1 hits Mantis Bob 2.
Mantis Bob 1 says THAT WAS MY SOLO.
Mantis Bob 2 says OUCH CHICA OW BOB.
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 PONDERINGS FROM
OUR FAVOURITE ROLLIE 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.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT TERMITES ARE ONE OF
THE OLDEST INSECTS?
THEY'VE BEEN ON OUR
PLANET FOR OVER MILLION YEARS.
Termites say HOLLY DAMN.
The Narrator says AND SOME
OF THEM HAVE WINGS.
WINGED TERMITES
CAN EVEN BE ROYALTY,
AS IN KINGS OR
QUEENS OF A COLONY.
SOME ARE ALSO SWARMERS:
THEIR MISSION, TO
MAKE NEW COLONIES.
THESE GUYS VARY SLIGHTLY IN
SIZE DEPENDING ON THEIR SPECIES.
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW,
WINGED TERMITES HAVE BAD
EYESIGHT
SO LOOKOUT.
Flying, a Termite yells OUCH.
The Narrator says 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.
Kids say THE PANDA
THAT LIKES TO PONDER.
Lying on the grass and eating, Pondering Panda says OKAY
I SERIOUSLY CANNOT CHILL OUT
AND ENJOY MY BAMBOO
UNTIL I FIGURE OUT THE ANSWER
TO THIS QUESTION.
WHY DON'T SHEEP SHRINK WHEN
THEY GET CAUGHT IN THE RAIN?
I MEAN THOSE WOOLEN JUMPER
THINGS THAT HUMANS WEAR
ARE MADE OUT OF SHEEP.
THEY SHRINK WHEN THEY GET WET.
SO SHOULDN'T SHEEP, WHICH
ARE ALSO MADE OUT OF SHEEP,
SHRINK WHEN THEY GET WET TOO?
It sighs and says MOST PECULIAR.
Alfie says AND THAT CREATURE FANS
WAS THE PONDERING PANDA.
WE'LL HAVE MORE PONDERS FROM
OUR FAVOURITE BEAR NEXT TIME.
OKAY MOVING ON.
CREATURE FANS IT'S TIME
TO CHECK IN WITH DR. KATRINA
AND SEE IF LUCINDA CAN
GET LOUIS TO PLAY DEAD.
LET'S FIND OUT.
IT'S DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
LUCINDA AND I ARE
TEACHING LOUIS TO PLAY DEAD.
NOW WE'VE GOT HIM LYING DOWN
ON THE GROUND
AND GOING ONTO HIS SIDE.
THE NEXT AND FINAL STEP
IS TO SEE IF HE CAN DO
THAT IN ONE STEP.
NOW THIS MIGHT TAKE
A LITTLE BIT OF PRACTICE
BUT YOU'VE GOT YOUR TREATS.
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY SO ASK HIM TO LIE DOWN.
THEN USING THAT RIGHT
HAND NICE AND SLOWLY,
NICE AND SLOWLY
TO ENCOURAGE HIM OVER
TO THE SIDE, PERFECT.
NOW GIVE HIM LOTS OF TREATS.
WELL DONE.
YOU DID IT.
WITH A BIT OF PRACTICE HE WILL
DO THAT REALLY SMOOTHLY FOR YOU.
PROUD OF HIM?
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says THINK YOU WILL KEEP
THAT ONE UP AT HOME?
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says YEAH IF YOU CAN DO THAT YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE HIM...
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GO BANG AND
GET HIM TO PLAY DEAD FOR YOU.
COOL HUH.
Lucinda nods.
Katrina says WHY DO YOU THINK ITS
FUN TEACHING DOG TRICKS?
Lucinda says IT'S NOT ABOUT IF
YOU'RE PERFECT OR NOT,
IT'S JUST ABOUT
ENJOYING YOURSELF
AND HAVING TIME WITH
YOUR BEST FRIEND.
Katrina says THAT WAS REALLY LOVELY.
YOU GUYS ARE A GREAT TEAM
AND I KNOW IF YOU KEEP
PRACTISING THAT
HE WILL BE FANTASTIC AT IT.
I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED WATCHING
LOUIS LEARN TO PLAY DEAD.
I WILL BE BACK NEXT TIME
WITH ANOTHER DOG TRICK.
BYE.
Alfie says AND THAT CREATURE MANIACS
IS THE END OF THE SHOW.
WHAT A JAM PACKED
TIME WE'VE HAD.
DOGS WHO PLAY DEAD AND AN
AWESOME CAT IN THE HOUSE.
NOT TO MENTION THE KOOKY
LLAMAS AND INCREDIBLE LOCUSTS.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE
MORE AWESOME, FANTASTIC,
WACKY AND WONDERFUL ANIMALS
YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME
AND REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
I'M ALFIE.
JOIN ME NEXT TIME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
A caption reads "Creature Mania. A Northern Pictures Productions."
The end credits roll.
Copyright 2017, Northern Pictures.
In an animated frame, fast clip shows 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 IT'S COMPLETELY
CREATURE CRAZY.
IT'S CREATURE MANIA.
AND HAVE I GOT A SHOW FOR YOU.
FROM FURRY TO FABULOUS.
COMING UP...
WE LOCK HORNS WITH
AFRICA'S AMAZING RHINO,
GO SWIMMING WITH THE
WORLD'S FASTEST SHARK
THE MAKO
AND HAVE A NICE WARM BATH
WITH SOME SNOW MONKEYS.
Clips show different types of animals as Alfie says WE HAVE A LAUGH WITH
PANDA AND PONY
AND MEET CLAUDIA AND HER
COSTUME WEARING CAT
IN PET AND TELL.
PLUS, LOTS, LOTS MORE.
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.
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.
Sitting on the grass next to several dogs, Katrina says HI AND WELCOME TO DOG TRICKS.
I'M DR. KATRINA AND I'M HERE
WITH THE BEAUTIFUL WONDER DOGS.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SHOW
YOU HOW TO TEACH YOUR DOG
TO PLAY DEAD
AND TRICK IS GOING TO
DEMONSTRATE THIS FOR US.
LET'S LEARN A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT TRICK FIRST.
MEET TRICK,
HE'S FIVE YEARS OLD.
HIS NICKNAMES ARE
TRICKY AND THE TRICKSTER.
TRICK IS AN AGILITY CHAMPION.
HE DID HIS FIRST STAGE SHOW WHEN
HE WAS JUST EIGHT WEEKS OLD
AND HE HAS NOT STOPPED
PERFORMING SINCE.
HIS FAVOURITE TRICKS INCLUDE
FETCHING THINGS TO PUT AWAY,
RUNNING IN CIRCLES
AND PLAYING DEAD.
Clips show the dog doing its tricks.
She continues HE'S DEFINITELY THE FUN LOVING
CRAZY ONE WHO RARELY SITS STILL.
HIS PET HATES: NOT
BEING ALLOWED TO RUN.
NAUGHTIEST DEED: HE'S
ALWAYS STIRRING UP THE OTHERS.
FAVOURITE TREAT IS SAUSAGE.
THREE WORDS TO
DESCRIBE TRICK:
NAUGHTY, ACTIVE AND PLAYFUL.
OKAY LET'S SEE
TRICK DEMONSTRATE.
The caption changes to "Play dead."
Katrina says PLAY DEAD IS A REALLY
FUNNY PARTY TRICK
THAT EVERYBODY LOVES.
BANG.
TO START TEACHING THIS TRICK,
YOUR DOG NEEDS TO BE COMFORTABLE
TO LAY DOWN WHEN YOU ASK.
She points at him and says BANG.
Trick lies on his side.
Katrina continues WELL NOW WE'VE SEEN
AN EXPERT DEMONSTRATION,
LET'S GO SEE WHO'S
HERE TO TRAIN THEIR DOG.
I'M HERE TODAY WITH
LUCINDA AND HER DOG LOUIS.
TELL ME A BIT ABOUT LOUIS.
Lucinda is around 10 years old, with curly hair and two braids. She sits next to a big white dog.
Lucinda says AHH HE'S VERY UMM CUTE
AND PLAYFUL
AND HE'S VERY NICE TO CUDDLE.
Katrina says WHAT KIND OF THINGS DOES
HE LIKE TO DO AT HOME?
Lucinda says EAT AND SLEEP.
Katrina says THAT'S A TRUE LABRADOR.
I HAVE GOT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER
WHO LIKES TO EAT
AND SLEEP AS WELL.
WHAT SORT OF THINGS DO
YOU DO TO CARE FOR HIM?
Lucinda says SOMETIMES I PICK UP HIS POO.
Katrina says GOOD GIRL.
Lucinda says AND I TAKE HIM FOR WALKS
WITH MY MUM.
Katrina says HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE LOUIS?
Lucinda says AHH A LOT.
Katrina says HE'S YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO
SOME TRICK TRAINING WITH HIM?
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says WHAT DO YOU THINK LOUIS?
I THINK THAT'S A YES.
TODAY LUCINDA AND I ARE GOING
TO TEACH LOUIS TO PLAY DEAD.
NOW THE FIRST STEP WITH THIS IS
TO GET HIM TO LIE DOWN OR DROP.
SO WILL HE LAY DOWN FOR YOU?
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY.
I'LL GIVE YOU A
COUPLE OF TREATS.
DO YOU WANT TO SHOW ME?
Lucinda says OKAY.
SIT.
LIE.
Katrina says THAT IS FANTASTIC.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE SOME
BASIC OBEDIENCE TRAINING
BECAUSE IT IS THE START POINT
FOR SO MANY OF THESE TRICKS.
SO NOW THAT HE DROPPED WE'RE
GOING TO GO BACK TO THE STUDIO.
WE WILL BE BACK
SOON WITH STEP TWO,
WHICH IS TO TEACH HIM
TO LIE ON HIS SIDE.
HE DOESN'T DO THAT
BIT YET DOES HE?
Lucinda says NUP.
Katrina says WE WILL TEACH HIM SOON.
Alfie says IT'S A GOOD PARTY TRICK
THIS ONE.
I THINK LOUIS WILL DO GREAT.
WE'LL CHECK BACK IN
WITH DR. KATRINA
A BIT LATER ON IN THE SHOW
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO TEST
YOUR BRAINS
AND LEARN SOMETHING NEW.
IT'S AN ANIMAL FACT.
The caption changes to "Did you know?"
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT A RHINOCEROS HORN IS MADE
OF KERATIN,
THE SAME MATERIAL AS HUMAN HAIR
AND FINGERNAILS?
THE HORNS ALSO HAVE
DENSE MINERAL DEPOSITS
OF CALCIUM AND
MELANIN IN THE CORE.
A clip shows the animals mentioned.
The Narrator continues IF A HORN BREAKS OFF, IT CAN
GRADUALLY GROW BACK.
BECAUSE RHINOCEROS HORNS ARE
USED IN FOLK MEDICINE
FOR THEIR SUPPOSED
HEALING PROPERTIES,
RHINOS HAVE BEEN HUNTED
NEARLY TO EXTINCTION.
A Crowd says OH NO.
The Narrator says 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.
The caption changes to "Two Bobs."
Two wombats appear inside a tree trunk.
Wombat Bob 1 says MOVE IT BOB.
UP AND AT EM.
Wombat Bob 2 says UMM.
Wombat Bob 1 says WHAT DID
YOU SAY MAGGOT?
Wombat Bob 2 says SORRY CAPTAIN BOB.
SIR, YES.
Wombat Bob 1 says I SAID MORNING DRILLS.
Wombat Bob 2 says YES SIR.
AHH QUESTION SIR.
Now, they walk in a park.
Wombat Bob 1 says YES WHAT IS IT?
Wombat Bob 2 says WHY DO YOU DO
THIS SO EARLY CAPTAIN BOB?
Wombat Bob 1 says BECAUSE
EVIL NEVER SLEEPS.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND
EVIL NEVER SLEEPS?
WHAT IS OUR MOTTO?
Wombat Bob 2 says SO WHAT, WHAT, SHOULD
WE GIVE EVIL A SLEEPING PILL?
Wombat Bob 1 says EVIL HAS NO MOUTH.
YOU CAN NOT GIVE EVIL
A SLEEPING PILL.
EVIL WILL JUST BE AWAKE BECAUSE
THEY STAY AWAKE ALL THE TIME.
Wombat Bob 2 says OKAY SIR I THINK
I'VE GOT THE MOTTO.
Wombat Bob 1 says WHAT IS IT?
Wombat Bob 2 says EVIL HAS NO MOUTH.
Wombat Bob 1 says I GIVE UP.
Alfie says HONESTLY WHAT A PAIR.
THEY DO MAKE ME LAUGH.
WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM
AGAIN LATER ON 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.
The caption changes to "Creature Quiz."
The Narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
CAN LEAP TWENTY TIMES
THEIR BODY LENGTH?
IS IT A THE LOOPY LOCUSTS?
THESE FELLAS LOVE A BIG PARTY.
IS IT B THE WETA?
THEY HAVE EARS ON
THEIR KNEES, WEIRD.
OR IS IT C THE DAREDEVIL,
BOUNCING BHARALS?
IF YOU THINK A IS
OUR LONG LEAPER,
YOU'RE CORRECT.
THESE ARE LOCUSTS,
NOTORIOUS HOPPERS
WHO LIKE NOTHING BETTER
THAN LUNCHING ON CROPS
AND CAUSING HAVOC
WHEREVER THEY GO.
LOCUSTS ARE A KIND
OF GRASSHOPPER
AND THEY CAN HOP OVER
A LOT OF GRASS.
THE LOCUST'S HUGE HIND LEGS
CAN KICK THEM OVER ONE METRE
OR TWENTY TIMES
THEIR BODY LENGTH.
THAT'S BECAUSE
IN ADDITION TO THE MASSIVE
MUSCLES IN ITS THIGHS,
THE LOCUST HAS ELASTIC BANDS
IN ITS KNEES.
THESE BANDS ARE LIKE STRETCHY
SPRINGS THAT STORE ENERGY.
THEY WORK A BIT
LIKE HUMAN TENDONS,
WHICH STORE ENOUGH ENERGY TO
HELP THEM SNAP THEIR FINGERS.
AND THAT'S HOW THE
LOCUST'S SPRINGY KNEES
POWER THOSE MAGNIFICENT JUMPS.
BUT THOSE GREAT LEGS
HAVE ANOTHER JOB TO DO.
WHEN YOU'RE IN LONG GRASS
IT CAN BE HARD TO SEE
A PROSPECTIVE PARTNER.
NO MATTER HOW HIGH YOU HOP.
THAT'S WHY GRASSHOPPERS HAVE
ANOTHER STRING TO THEIR BOWLEGS.
MALES ADVERTISE HOW STRONG
AND APPEALING THEY ARE
BY RUBBING THOSE LONG JUMPING
LEGS AGAINST THEIR BODY.
THEIR INNER THIGHS ARE LINED
WITH A ROW OF PEGS
THAT LETS THEM SCRAPE OUT
THEIR HIGH-PITCHED LOVE SONG.
Alfie says ALRIGHT GUYS, STILL TO COME
ON TODAY'S SHOW
WE HAVE MORE CANINE CRAZINESS
IN DOG TRICKS,
LOADS OF LAUGHS WITH
BAD PUN PONY,
A TRUCK LOAD OF ANIMAL
AMAZINGNESS IN CREATURE QUIZ,
SOME ASTONISHING ANIMAL FACTS,
AND WE MEET OUR
PET AND TELL GUEST
AND HEAR SOME HILARITY
FROM THE TWO BOBS.
ALL THAT, STILL TO COME,
ON CREATURE MANIA.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT MAKO SHARKS DO NOT HAVE
A SWIM BLADDER?
A SWIM BLADDER IS FOUND IN
FISH TO HELP THEM STAY BUOYANT.
INSTEAD THE MAKO RELIES
ON A FATTY LIVER
AND THE USE OF ITS FINS
FOR BUOYANCY.
THEY ARE THE FASTEST KNOWN
SHARK SPECIES
AND THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO
DIVE MORE THAN 122 METERS
INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN.
AND THEY CAN JUMP AS HIGH AS
SIX METERS OUT OF THE WATER.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say ...AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says WHAT A COOL SHARK.
AND NOW CREATURE MANIACS
IT'S TIME FOR SOMETHING
A BIT DIFFERENT.
IT'S TIME FOR US TO GET
OUR TRAINING HATS ON AGAIN.
WE MET LUCINDA AND LOUIS
A BIT EARLIER
AND THEY'VE BEEN BUSY PRACTICING
STEP ONE OF PLAY DEAD.
WHICH IS A GREAT TRICK.
LET'S CHECK BACK IN
WITH DR. KATRINA
AND SEE IF THEY CAN MOVE ON
TO STEP TWO IN DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says TODAY LUCINDA AND I ARE
TEACHING LOUIS TO PLAY DEAD.
THE FIRST STEP WAS GETTING HIM
TO LIE DOWN OR DROP
AND HE DID THAT PERFECTLY.
SO NOW WE WANT TO TEACH
HIM TO LIE ONTO THIS SIDE.
SO WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO,
YOU'VE GOT TREATS IN BOTH HANDS.
WE JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE HIM
TO TURN HIS HEAD
AND THEN ROLL TO THE SIDE.
WE'RE GOING TO
TURN IT SLOWLY IN, SLOWLY IN.
HE'S GETTING A
LITTLE EXUBERANT.
THERE WE GO.
GOOD BOY.
GIVE HIM THE TREATS.
GOOD ONE.
I SHOULD ADD THAT IT IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE
ADULT SUPERVISION
WHEN YOU'RE DOING
A TRICK LIKE THIS.
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
LOUIS IS A LITTLE EXUBERANT.
Louis gets up and leaves.
Katrina says OH BYE.
THAT IS DONE THEN.
BYE LOUIS.
WELL THAT WAS STEP TWO.
WE WILL PRACTICE THAT
UNTIL HE'S GOT THAT COMPLETELY
UNDER CONTROL.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH STEP THREE,
WHICH IS TO SEE IF WE CAN GET
HIM TO DO IT
FROM A SIT POSITION.
SO SIT, DROP, PLAY DEAD.
YOU THINK HE CAN DO IT?
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says I THINK HE CAN.
Alfie says 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,
OUR ONLY BAD PUN PONY.
The caption changes to "It's Bad Pun Pony!"
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says WHAT DO YOU GET
WHEN YOU HAVE BREAKFAST
WITH A CENTIPEDE?
BACON AND LEGS.
WHAT DID THE
ORANGE SAY TO THE BANANA
WHEN THEY WERE LOOKING
FOR THE APPLE?
KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY!
Alfie says OH THAT PONY
GET'S 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
SPIT WHEN THEY'RE ANGRY?
IS IT A THE LLAMA?
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH A LAMA
A TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONK.
IS IT B THE SHEEP?
THERE ARE OVER ONE BILLION OF
THESE FLUFF BALLS ON THE PLANET
OR IS IT C THE COW WHO HAVE IT
PRETTY GOOD IN INDIA
WHERE THEY ARE WORSHIPPED
AND VENERATED?
A sit cow says THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
A black cow says EXCUSE ME.
The Narrator says IF YOU CHOSE A AS OUR SPITTER,
YOU'RE CORRECT.
SOUTH AMERICA HAS SOME WILD LIFE
THAT SOME MIGHT THINK
ARE QUITE RUDE.
A Llama says YOU BETCHA.
The Narrator says ONE OF THE
RUDEST IS THE LLAMA.
ALL LLAMAS GRAZE FROM SEA LEVEL
TO 4500 METRES
IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS
AND THEY PRODUCE ONE OF THE
FINEST WOOL GRADES AVAILABLE.
BUT THE LLAMA AND ITS
CLOSE COUSIN THE VICUNA,
HAS A DIRTY SECRET.
A Vicuna says HEY.
The Narrator says UPSET THESE ANIMALS
AND THEY GET SPITTING MAD.
LITERALLY.
A llama spits.
The Crowd says OH.
The Llama says OH YOU DON'T
SEE THAT EVERYDAY.
The Narrator says LLAMAS CAN
COMMUNICATE A VARIETY OF ANGRY
MESSAGES
SIMPLY BY CHANGING
THE CONTENT OF THEIR SPITBALL.
IMAGINE IF A HUMAN THREW
A HISSY FIT LIKE A LLAMA.
The Vicuna says COULD YOU PLEASE...
A Mouse sings LA LA LA LA.
LA LA LA LA.
The Narrator says BUT LLAMAS ONLY
REALLY THROW A HISSY FIT
WHEN A RIVAL GETS TOO
CLOSE FOR COMFORT.
Running, the Llama says ALL RIGHT.
The Narrator says DURING THE
BREEDING SEASON
GROUPS OF WILD BACHELORS
ROAM INTO THE TERRITORY
OF ESTABLISHED HERDS.
THE DOMINANT MALE WILL SPEND
HOURS CHASING AWAY
ANY UNWELCOME ADVANCES
ON HIS FEMALES
AND WHEN THE BOYS DON'T
GET THEIR WAY,
THEY SPIT THEIR FRUSTRATION.
LLAMAS HAVE EVEN BEEN
KNOWN TO SPIT AT HUMANS TOO.
The Vicuna says OUCH.
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
GUESTS 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 OF THAT, STILL TO COME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT SNOW MONKEYS ARE BORN
INTO THEIR SOCIAL CLASS,
WHICH DICTATES THEIR
ACCESS TO FOOD?
THEIR STATUS IS INHERITED
FROM THEIR MOTHER.
HOWEVER MALE SNOW MONKEYS LEAVE
THEIR FAMILY AFTER THEY MATURE.
THEY ENJOY GROOMING EACH OTHER
TO REMOVE FLEAS AND
INSECTS FROM THE FUR.
GROOMING NOURISHES THE SOCIAL
BONDS BETWEEN THE ANIMALS.
THEY ARE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT
AND SOME HAVE BEEN SEEN WASHING
FOOD IN SALTY WATER
BECAUSE THEY PREFER THE SALTY
TASTE OF THE FOOD.
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.
A type or rodent walks in a circle biting a ball tied to a stick until it falls.
The caption changes to "It's Pet and Tell."
Alfie says INTRODUCING CLAUDIA.
SHE'S BROUGHT IN
HER PET TO SHOW US.
HELLO CLAUDIA.
Claudia hugs a cat. She is around 9 years old, with long blond hair tied-up. She wears a blue polo-shirt.
Claudia says HI.
Alfie says WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
Claudia says THANK YOU.
Alfie says SO AHH WHO IS THIS?
Claudia says STELLA.
Alfie says STELLA.
AND AHH WHAT KIND
OF A CAT IS STELLA?
Claudia says SHE'S A SILVER TABBY.
Alfie says YEAH RIGHT.
SO HOW DID YOU COME UP
WITH THE NAME STELLA?
Claudia says BECAUSE SHE IS A SILVER TABBY.
Alfie says YEAH AND WHAT DOES STELLA MEAN?
Claudia says STAR.
Alfie says NICE.
SO HOW LONG HAVE
YOU HAD STELLA FOR?
Claudia says ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
Alfie says SIX MONTHS YEAH.
SO YOU'VE RAISED HER YOURSELF?
Claudia says YEAH.
Alfie says SILVER TABBY CATS.
TABBY CAT IS ANY
DOMESTICATED CAT
THAT HAS A COAT
FEATURING DISTINCTIVE STRIPES,
DOTS, LINES OR
SWIRLING PATTERNS,
USUALLY WITH AN M-LIKE MARK
ON ITS FOREHEAD.
TABBY CAT IS THE MOST
COMMON DOMESTICATED CAT.
TABBY CATS ARE CUTE,
PLAYFUL AND VERY INTELLIGENT.
THE UPBRINGING OF A TABBY
CAT AFFECTS ITS NATURE.
THE KIND OF PEOPLE THEY LIVE
WITH AND HOW THEY ARE TREATED
CAN PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN
SHAPING THEIR PERSONALITY.
SILVER TABBY CATS.
MEOW.
SO WHAT DO YOU DO
TO LOOK AFTER HER?
Claudia says I CLEAN HER LITTER, I FEED
HER AND I PLAY WITH HER.
Alfie says YEAH NICE.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO
TO PLAY TOGETHER?
Claudia says UMM I THROW POM POMS AND
SHE GOES AND CATCHES THEM.
Alfie says HOW DOES STELLA GET
ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE?
Claudia says UMM SHE IS A BIT SCARED.
Alfie says SO WHAT DO YOU DO TO
LIKE CALM HER DOWN?
Claudia says UMM I HOLD HER OR I PUT
HER IN A SUIT.
Alfie says YEAH WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
YOU PUT HER IN A SUIT?
Claudia says UMM I BUY DOG SUITS
FROM THE SHOPS
AND PUT HER IN THEM AND
SHE STAYS STILL.
Alfie says REALLY.
WHAT KIND OF DOG SUITS?
Claudia says UMM FROGS AND STRAWBERRY SUITS.
Alfie says WHAT IS HER FAVOURITE?
Claudia says UMM THE FROG.
Alfie says SHE LIKES LOOKING LIKE A FROG?
SHE'S A FROG CAT?
THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE.
A soft song plays as Stella wears a green frog suit.
Alfie says SO WHAT DO YOU
LOVE ABOUT STELLA?
Claudia says SHE PLAYS WITH ME AND SHE
SLEEPS ON MY BED AT NIGHT.
Alfie says LIKE JUST NEXT TO
YOU CUDDLED UP?
Claudia says YEAH.
Alfie says WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US ON THE SHOW
TODAY CLAUDIA.
Claudia says YOU'RE WELCOME ALFIE.
Alfie says AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING US
TO YOUR WONDERFUL DRESS-UP
CAT STELLA.
Claudia says YOU'RE WELCOME.
Alfie says SHE'S AMAZING AND
SHE'S SO CUTE.
SPEAKING OF CUTE CHECK THIS OUT.
The Narrator says SETTLE DOWN BIG GUY.
TIGERS CAN BE SCARY.
BUT BABY TIGERS ARE SO ADORABLE.
The Crowd says AWW.
The Narrator says JUST KEEP
THEM AWAY FROM YOUR SHOES.
A baby tiger chews a shoe.
The baby tiger says EXCUSE ME.
The Narrator says THEY LOVE MUCKING
ABOUT WITH ANIMAL FRIENDS.
THEY'LL EVEN
PLAY WITH YOUR DOG.
AHH, BABY TIGERS.
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 CREATE BEAUTIFUL GEMS?
IS IT A THE BUSY BOWERBIRD?
B THE BOTTOM FEEDING OYSTERS?
OR C THE HARD
WORKING LEAF CUTTER ANTS?
IF YOU ANSWERED B AS OUR
GEM CREATOR, YOU'RE CORRECT.
WHILST MR. BOWERBIRD
LOVES TO COLLECT GEMS FOR
HIS BACHELOR PAD,
OYSTERS ARE THE ONLY ANIMAL
WHICH ACTUALLY CREATE GEMS
KNOWN AS PEARLS
THAT HUMANS VALUE.
PEARLS FORM INSIDE A MOLLUSK,
WHICH IS AN INVERTEBRATE WITH
A SOFT BODY,
OFTEN PROTECTED BY A SHELL
SUCH AS A CLAM,
OYSTER OR MUSSEL.
ALTHOUGH CLAMS AND MUSSELS
CAN ALSO PRODUCE PEARLS,
THEY DON'T DO SO VERY OFTEN.
MOST PEARLS ARE MADE BY OYSTERS
AND THEY CAN BE MADE IN
EITHER FRESHWATER
OR SALTWATER ENVIRONMENTS.
PEARLS FORM WHEN ANY SMALL
IRRITANT SUCH AS A PARASITE
GETS INSIDE AN OYSTER SHELL,
THE ANIMAL COVERS IT WITH
NACRE, OR MOTHER-OF-PEARL,
THE SUBSTANCE THAT FORMS
THE INSIDE LINING OF THE SHELL.
SOME PEARLS CAN DEVELOP
IN A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS.
BUT LARGER PEARLS CAN TAKE UP
TO FOUR YEARS TO DEVELOP.
A NATURAL PEARL OF VALUE
IS FOUND IN LESS THAN ONE
IN EVERY 10,000 WILD OYSTERS.
WHEN YOU'RE A PEARL THE WORLD
IS YOUR OYSTER.
The caption changes to "Two Bobs."
The caption changes to "Two Bobs."
Two mantises stand on a plant. One is green and the other is dark brown.
Mantis Bob 1 says OMM. OMM.
OMM. OMM.
Mantis Bob 2 beat boxes.
Mantis Bob 1 says BREATHE
IN WITH CALMNESS.
Beat boxing, Mantis Bob 2 says OH HE'S BREATHING.
BREATHING.
Mantis Bob 1 says BREATHE OUT THE ANGER.
Mantis Bob 2 sings ANGER OUT WOW.
Mantis Bob 1 says THEN RAISE YOUR ARMS
CALMLY AND SAY HELLO TO THE SUN.
Mantis Bob 2 sings B TO THE O TO THE B
HE'S CALM
HE'S CALM
AIN'T NO NEED FOR ALARM
HE'S DOING SOME
YOGA LIKE A COBRA
HE'S...
OW.
Mantis Bob 1 hits Mantis Bob 2.
Mantis Bob 1 says THAT WAS MY SOLO.
Mantis Bob 2 says OUCH CHICA OW BOB.
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 PONDERINGS FROM
OUR FAVOURITE ROLLIE 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.
The Narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT TERMITES ARE ONE OF
THE OLDEST INSECTS?
THEY'VE BEEN ON OUR
PLANET FOR OVER MILLION YEARS.
Termites say HOLLY DAMN.
The Narrator says AND SOME
OF THEM HAVE WINGS.
WINGED TERMITES
CAN EVEN BE ROYALTY,
AS IN KINGS OR
QUEENS OF A COLONY.
SOME ARE ALSO SWARMERS:
THEIR MISSION, TO
MAKE NEW COLONIES.
THESE GUYS VARY SLIGHTLY IN
SIZE DEPENDING ON THEIR SPECIES.
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW,
WINGED TERMITES HAVE BAD
EYESIGHT
SO LOOKOUT.
Flying, a Termite yells OUCH.
The Narrator says 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.
Kids say THE PANDA
THAT LIKES TO PONDER.
Lying on the grass and eating, Pondering Panda says OKAY
I SERIOUSLY CANNOT CHILL OUT
AND ENJOY MY BAMBOO
UNTIL I FIGURE OUT THE ANSWER
TO THIS QUESTION.
WHY DON'T SHEEP SHRINK WHEN
THEY GET CAUGHT IN THE RAIN?
I MEAN THOSE WOOLEN JUMPER
THINGS THAT HUMANS WEAR
ARE MADE OUT OF SHEEP.
THEY SHRINK WHEN THEY GET WET.
SO SHOULDN'T SHEEP, WHICH
ARE ALSO MADE OUT OF SHEEP,
SHRINK WHEN THEY GET WET TOO?
It sighs and says MOST PECULIAR.
Alfie says AND THAT CREATURE FANS
WAS THE PONDERING PANDA.
WE'LL HAVE MORE PONDERS FROM
OUR FAVOURITE BEAR NEXT TIME.
OKAY MOVING ON.
CREATURE FANS IT'S TIME
TO CHECK IN WITH DR. KATRINA
AND SEE IF LUCINDA CAN
GET LOUIS TO PLAY DEAD.
LET'S FIND OUT.
IT'S DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
LUCINDA AND I ARE
TEACHING LOUIS TO PLAY DEAD.
NOW WE'VE GOT HIM LYING DOWN
ON THE GROUND
AND GOING ONTO HIS SIDE.
THE NEXT AND FINAL STEP
IS TO SEE IF HE CAN DO
THAT IN ONE STEP.
NOW THIS MIGHT TAKE
A LITTLE BIT OF PRACTICE
BUT YOU'VE GOT YOUR TREATS.
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY SO ASK HIM TO LIE DOWN.
THEN USING THAT RIGHT
HAND NICE AND SLOWLY,
NICE AND SLOWLY
TO ENCOURAGE HIM OVER
TO THE SIDE, PERFECT.
NOW GIVE HIM LOTS OF TREATS.
WELL DONE.
YOU DID IT.
WITH A BIT OF PRACTICE HE WILL
DO THAT REALLY SMOOTHLY FOR YOU.
PROUD OF HIM?
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says THINK YOU WILL KEEP
THAT ONE UP AT HOME?
Lucinda says YEP.
Katrina says YEAH IF YOU CAN DO THAT YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE HIM...
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GO BANG AND
GET HIM TO PLAY DEAD FOR YOU.
COOL HUH.
Lucinda nods.
Katrina says WHY DO YOU THINK ITS
FUN TEACHING DOG TRICKS?
Lucinda says IT'S NOT ABOUT IF
YOU'RE PERFECT OR NOT,
IT'S JUST ABOUT
ENJOYING YOURSELF
AND HAVING TIME WITH
YOUR BEST FRIEND.
Katrina says THAT WAS REALLY LOVELY.
YOU GUYS ARE A GREAT TEAM
AND I KNOW IF YOU KEEP
PRACTISING THAT
HE WILL BE FANTASTIC AT IT.
I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED WATCHING
LOUIS LEARN TO PLAY DEAD.
I WILL BE BACK NEXT TIME
WITH ANOTHER DOG TRICK.
BYE.
Alfie says AND THAT CREATURE MANIACS
IS THE END OF THE SHOW.
WHAT A JAM PACKED
TIME WE'VE HAD.
DOGS WHO PLAY DEAD AND AN
AWESOME CAT IN THE HOUSE.
NOT TO MENTION THE KOOKY
LLAMAS AND INCREDIBLE LOCUSTS.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE
MORE AWESOME, FANTASTIC,
WACKY AND WONDERFUL ANIMALS
YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME
AND REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
I'M ALFIE.
JOIN ME NEXT TIME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
A caption reads "Creature Mania. A Northern Pictures Productions."
The end credits roll.
Copyright 2017, Northern Pictures.
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