(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 WE'LL BE EXPLORING SOME OF
YOUR FAVOURITE ANIMALS TODAY.
THE FLUFFY, THE FURRY,
THE SLIMY AND THE SCARY.
COMING UP...

Clips show different types of animals as Alfie says WE GET TROPICAL WITH
SOME GUPPY FISH,
LEAP ABOUT WITH A SOUTH AFRICAN
KLIPSPRINGER
AND WE GO WALKABOUT
WITH THE ARCTIC FOX.
WE HAVE A LAUGH
WITH PANDA AND PONY,
AND WE MEET EMMA AND HER BUDGIE
BUDDY IN PET AND TELL.
PLUS, LOTS, LOTS MORE.
BUT FIRST LET'S KICK IT OFF
WITH DR. KATRINA
AND HER YOUNG DOG TRAINERS
TO SEE WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO LEARN TODAY IN DOG TRICKS.

A caption reads "Dog Tricks."

Doctor Katrina is in her thirties, with long straight brown hair and wears jeans and a hot pink Creature Mania T-shirt.

She sits on the grass with 4 brown and white dogs and says HI AND WELCOME TO DOG TRICKS.
I'M DR. KATRINA.
THESE ARE THE AMAZING
WONDER DOGS.
AND TODAY WE'RE GOING
TO SHOW YOU HOW TO
TEACH YOUR DOG TO SIT.
SKETCH IS GOING TO
DEMONSTRATE THIS FOR US.
LET'S LEARN A BIT ABOUT HER
FIRST.
MEET SKETCH,
SHE'S SEVEN YEARS OLD.
SHE'S KNOWN FOR HAVING
AN UNUSUAL COAT COLOUR
AND DIFFERENT COLOURED EYES.
HER NICKNAMES ARE
SKITS AND SKIDDITCH.
SKETCH IS THE FREE SPIRIT
OF THE WONDER DOG TEAM.
SHE'S SOMETIMES NAUGHTY
AND HAS LOTS OF CHARACTER.
HER HOBBIES, WELL
THERE'S SO MANY.
THEY INCLUDE CHASING BIRDS,
DIVING INTO THE DAM
AND RUNNING AROUND LIKE CRAZY.
HER FAVOURITE TRICKS
ARE JUMPING,
DOING HANDSTANDS AND SKIPPING.

Clips show the dog doing its favourite activities.

Katrina says
HER NAUGHTIEST DEED,
JUMPING UP ON THE KITCHEN BENCH
TO PINCH FOOD.
PET HATES: WELL SHE HATES HAVING
SMELLY THINGS WASHED OFF HER.
THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE SKETCH:
QUIRKY, MISCHIEVOUS
AND ENERGETIC.
AND NOW LET'S SEE
SKETCH DEMONSTRATE.

A caption reads "Learn to sit."

Katrina says SKETCH.
SIT IS ONE OF THE
FIRST BEHAVIOURS
YOU SHOULD TEACH YOUR DOG.
YOU CAN TEACH A PUPPY
FROM EIGHT WEEKS OF AGE.
IT'S POLITE BEHAVIOUR
AND IT'S ALSO THE FOUNDATION
FOR A LOT OF OTHER TRICKS.
SIT.

She gives the dog a treat and says GOOD GIRL.

She says WELL NOW WE'VE SEEN
AN EXPERT DEMONSTRATION,
LET'S GO SEE WHO'S
HERE TO TRAIN THEIR DOG.

Katrina sits on a bench with Lily and her dog.

Lily is around 9, with long wavy brown hair in a braid and wears a light blue skirt and a yellow T-shirt.

Katrina says I AM HERE WITH LILY AND
HER ADORABLE DOG CASPER.
TELL ME A BIT ABOUT HIM.

Lily says HE'S A POODLE CROSS
AND HE'S SIX MONTHS OLD.

Katrina says WHAT DO YOU LIKE THE
MOST ABOUT HAVING A DOG?

Lily says UMM WELL MUM IS ALWAYS CHASING
HIM INSTEAD OF READING
AND THAT'S ALWAYS REALLY
FUNNY TO WATCH.

Katrina says IS THAT THE BEST
THING ABOUT HAVING HIM?
IF YOU WERE GOING TO DESCRIBE
CASPER'S PERSONALITY
IN THREE WORDS
WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

Lily says NAUGHTY, SILLY AND SLEEPY.

Katrina says HE'S PRETTY CHILLED OUT FOR A
SIX-MONTH-OLD PUPPY ISN'T HE?
BEST PART OF OWNING A DOG?

Lily says WHEN WE HEARD WE WERE GETTING
A DOG
THERE WAS LIKE THERE WAS GOING
TO BE SO MUCH MORE TIME
RUNNING AROUND AND PLAYING
AND IT'S FUN BECAUSE HE'S
LIKE A LITTLE BROTHER.

Katrina says HE'S VERY CUTE ISN'T HE?

Lily says YEAH.

Katrina says HAVE YOU DONE ANY
TRAINING WITH HIM?

Lily says YEAH HE'S BEEN TO PUPPY SCHOOL
AND HE'S GRADUATED.

Katrina says OKAY SO DOES HE KNOWS SOME
BASIC OBEDIENCE?

Lily says YEAH HE DOES SIT BUT ANYTHING
ELSE HE'S NOT THE BEST AT.

Katrina says OKAY WELL WOULD YOU
LIKE TO LEARN A TRICK?

Lily says YES I WOULD.

Katrina says WHAT DO YOU THINK?
LET'S GET TO IT.
TODAY LILY AND I ARE
GOING TO TEACH CASPER TO SIT.
NOW SIT IS A VERY BASIC COMMAND
BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT ALL
PUPPIES AND DOGS NEED TO LEARN.
IT'S GOOD OBEDIENCE,
TEACHES THEM GOOD MANNERS
AND IT'S ALSO THE STARTING
POINT FOR MANY TRICKS.
SO WHEN WE START ALL
WE NEED IS SOME TREATS.
I'VE GOT A LITTLE
TREAT POUCH FULL OF THEM.
YOU CAN HOLD THEM IN YOUR HAND
IF YOU WANT OR IN YOUR POCKET
AND ALSO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP
CASPER ON THE LEAD
FOR OUR FIRST STEP.
JUST SO WE KNOW WE'VE ALWAYS
GOT CONTROL.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH STEP TWO,
WHICH IS TO SEE IF WE CAN
GET CASPER ON THE LEAD
BUT TO SIT IF WE HOLD A TREAT
OVER HIS NOSE.
DO YOU THINK HE WILL DO IT?

Lily says I THINK HE'LL DO IT.

Katrina says HE'LL DO IT.
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.

Back in the bamboo tree house, Alfie says WHAT A CUTE BUNDLE
OF FUR CASPER IS.
WE'LL FIND OUT HOW LILY
AND CASPER ARE DOING
WITH THEIR TRAINING
A BIT LATER ON IN THE SHOW.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO TRAIN
YOUR BRAIN
AND DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW.
YES, IT'S TIME
FOR AN ANIMAL FACT.

The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
BABY GUPPIES ARE CALLED FRY
AND ARE ABLE TO FEND
FOR THEMSELVES
FROM THE MOMENT OF BIRTH?
WHICH IS GREAT NEWS
FOR THE PARENTS
AS THEY HAVE NO WORK TO DO
IN RAISING THEM.
SOME OF THE BIGGEST THREATS
FOR THEIR SURVIVAL
ARE ACTUALLY ADULT MEMBERS
OF THEIR OWN SPECIES
BECAUSE THEY EAT FRY TO PREVENT
OVERCROWDING OF THEIR HABITAT.
THIS OF COURSE SOUNDS
AWFULLY CRUEL TO US
BUT MAKES ALL THE SENSE IN
THE WORLD OF THE GUPPY,
AS OVERCROWDING MEANS LESS FOOD
FOR EVERYONE,
MEANING LESS CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.
AND THAT'S...

Children say AN ANIMAL FACT.

Alfie says AND NOW MY CREATURE FRIENDS
IT'S TIME TO MEET A FEW OTHER
PALS OF MINE.
THEY'RE LOUD MOUTHED,
THEY'RE CHATTY,
THEY'RE LOOSE-LIPPED
AND THEY'RE NOISY.
WHO ELSE COULD I BE
TALKING ABOUT?
YES IT'S TIME FOR TWO BOBS.

A caption reads "Two Bobs."

On a log, Beetle Bob 1 says OH FUDGE BOB.

Beetle Bob 2 says WHAT IS IT BOB?

Beetle Bob 1 says OH I FORGOT WHERE I PARKED
MY CAR.

Beetle Bob 2 says HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET
HOME BOB?

Beetle Bob 1 says BUS I GUESS.

Beetle Bob 2 says I KNOW, I'LL LIFT YOU UP
SO YOU CAN SEE BETTER.

Beetle Bob 1 says OH PLEASE DON'T.
NO NOT THIS AGAIN.

Beetle Bob 2 says YEAH COME ON, UP YOU GO.

Beetle Bob 1 says NO, NO, NO.

Beetle Bob 2 says CAN YOU SEE BOB?

Beetle Bob 1 says PUT ME DOWN.
AHH.

Beetle Bob 2 says CAN YOU SEE?

Beetle Bob 1 falls off the log.

Beetle Bob 2 says WHOOPSIE.
HEY BOB DID YOU SEE THE CAR?

Beetle Bob 1 says LEVEL TWO EAST.

Beetle Bob 2 says COULD YOU COME UP
AND PICK ME UP?

(ALARM BLARING)

Alfie says AND THAT MY CREATURE FRIENDS
WAS THE TWO BOBS.
WE'LL HEAR A BIT
MORE FROM THEM LATER ON.
NEXT ON THE SHOW IT'S TIME
FOR SOME ANIMAL ENLIGHTENMENT,
FOR A LITTLE BIT
OF BRAIN TRAINING.
THROW ON YOUR THINKING CAP.
IT'S TIME FOR CREATURE QUIZ.

A caption reads "Creature quiz."

The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
IS NICKNAMED THE GARBAGE
CAN OF THE SEA?
IS IT A THE SIX ARMED
AND TWO LEGGED OCTOPUS?
B THE TROPICAL
DWELLING TIGER SHARK?
OR IS IT C THE SLOW and
SHAPELESS SEA CUCUMBER?
IF YOU THINK B THE TIGER SHARK
HAS THE NICKNAME
YOU'RE CORRECT.
DEEP OFF THE WARM
COASTAL WATERS OF THE TROPICS,
A PREDATOR LURKS.

A creature says OH MAN.

The narrator says ONE OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS SHARKS ON THE PLANET.

A crowd says OH NO.

The narrator says THESE SHARKS
HAVE BEEN CALLED
THE GARBAGE CANS
OF THE SEA
BECAUSE THEY'LL TAKE A BITE
OUT OF ANY OLD RUBBISH.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF
IT'S DEAD OR ALIVE
TIGER SHARKS WILL TRY
TO SWALLOW IT
IN THEIR SEARCH FOR
SOMETHING EDIBLE.

A bird says GOOD GRAVY.

The narrator says NAMED AFTER THE TIGER
FOR ITS STRIPES WHEN YOUNG,
THESE FADE AS THEY MATURE.
THIS MONSTER
HAS BOTH BRAINS AND BRAWN.
GROWING TO MORE THAN
FIVE METRES LONG
THERE'S NOTHING THAT A TIGER
SHARK WON'T TRY TO SWALLOW.
FROM THE SMALLEST OF JELLYFISH
TO DUGONGS AND EVEN WHALES.
IT'S ARMED WITH JAWS
THAT CAN EVEN TAKE ON THE
SEEMINGLY INDESTRUCTIBLE SHELL
OF A SEA TURTLE.

A turtle says OUCH.

The crowd says OH.

The shark laughs.

The narrator says WHEN THE SHARK CLAMPS
DOWN ON A TURTLE SHELL
AND SHAKES ITS HEAD FROM
SIDE TO SIDE
IT'S USING ITS UNIQUE TEETH
LIKE A BUZZ SAW.
LIKE A STEAK KNIFE
THEY'RE SHARP ENOUGH TO CUT
CHUNKS OUT OF ALMOST ANYTHING.

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
THE KLIPSPRINGER, ALSO
KNOWN AS THE DWARF ANTELOPE,
IS AN ANIMAL THAT BALANCES
ON CLIFFS
THANKS TO HOOVES THAT ARE
BLUNT AND RUBBERY?
LIKE SKID-PROOF SHOES.
EACH FOOT HAS TWO HOOVES JOINED
BY A TOUGH PIECE OF TISSUE
THAT KEEPS THE HOOVES
FROM SEPARATING.
THAT'S IMPORTANT
BECAUSE KLIPSPRINGERS
STAND, WALK, LEAP, AND LAND
ON THEIR TINY HOOF TIPS.
PERHAPS THEY SHOULD BE
CALLED 'TWINKLE TOES'.
AND THAT'S...

Children say AN ANIMAL FACT.

Alfie says I THINK IT WOULD
BE PRETTY DIFFICULT
TO TEACH A KLIPSPRINGER TO SIT
STILL DON'T YOU?
AND THAT IS EXACTLY THE TRAINING
DR. KATRINA IS WORKING ON
WITH LILY AND CASPER TODAY.
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT
PART OF BASIC DOG TRAINING.
WELL LET'S CHECK BACK
IN WITH THEM
AND SEE HOW THEY'RE GETTING ON.
IT'S PART TWO OF DOG TRICKS.

Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
LILY AND I ARE
TEACHING CASPER HOW TO SIT,
A VERY BASIC COMMAND
BUT A VERY IMPORTANT ONE.
NOW OUR FIRST STEP WAS
JUST GETTING PREPARED.
WE'VE GOT LOTS OF TREATS AND
WE HAVE GOT HIM ON THE LEAD.
SO I'M GOING TO PUT
HIM ON THE GROUND.
YOU'VE GOT A TREAT.
AND THEN SAY SIT.
SO HOLD THE TREAT,
GET HIS ATTENTION.

Lily says GOOD BOY.
PERFECT.

Katrina says WANNA GIVE HIM ONE MORE TREAT
FOR SITTING NICELY FOR YOU.
WELL DONE.
THAT IS STEP TWO.
WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON THAT
ON THE LEAD
AND WE WILL BE BACK WITH STEP
THREE SOON,
WHICH IS TO TAKE THE LEAD OFF.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING LITTLE MAN?

Alfie says AND NOW TIME FOR SOME
CHUCKLES AND SOME GIGGLES
AND MAYBE A BIT
OF SNIGGERING TOO
WITH OUR FAVOURITE FUNNY HORSE.
YES GIVE IT UP FOR THE ONE,
THE ONLY BAD PUN PONY.

(music plays)

A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.

Bad Pun Pony says WHAT DID
THE POOL SAY TO THE LAKE?
WATER YOU DOING HERE?

Ducks chuckle.

Bad Pun Pony says WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A FOOTBALL
PLAYER AND A DOG?
THE PLAYER HAS A WHOLE
UNIFORM BUT THE DOG ONLY PANTS.

A bunny chuckles.

Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY!

Alfie says THAT PONY IS PRICELESS.
WE'LL HAVE MORE INCREDIBLE
JOKES FROM PONY NEXT TIME.
BUT NOW TIME FOR SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
LET'S HAVE A BIT OF
A BRAIN TRAIN
AND TEST OUR ANIMAL KNOWLEDGE.
YES IT'S TIME
FOR CREATURE QUIZ.

The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
LOVE TO MUNCH ON CORAL?
IS IT A THE PARROTFISH
WHO CAN POOP UP TO ONE TON
OF SAND OVER A YEAR?

A fish says HA HA HA.
[FISH FARTS]

The narrator says PEW.
B THE CLOWN FISH
SOMETIMES KNOWN AS ANEMONE FISH?

The clown fish finds coral and says MMM GOOD.

The narrator says OR IS IT
C THE STINGRAY?
THESE GUYS ARE
CLOSELY RELATED TO SHARKS.

The stingray says OH REALLY?

The narrator says IF YOU WANTED A
YOU'RE CORRECT,
PARROTFISH LOVE
MUNCHING ON CORAL.
THE PARROTFISH GETS ITS NAME
BECAUSE ITS LARGE FRONT
TEETH ARE FUSED TOGETHER
LIKE A PARROT'S BEAK.
IT USES ITS BEAK TO BREAK OFF
TINY PIECES OF STONY CORAL.
THE SKELETON OF REEF BUILDING
CORALS IS AS HARD AS ROCK
AND ABOUT AS APPETIZING.
BUT A PARROTFISH WILL EAT UP TO
4,000 MOUTHFULS OF CORAL
EVERY DAY.
IT GRINDS IT UP USING
SPECIALIZED TEETH
IN THE BACK OF ITS THROAT,
FOR IT'S NOT AFTER THE CORAL
BUT THE ANIMALS THAT MADE IT.
THE CORALS YOU SEE
ON THE REEF
ARE ACTUALLY HOUSES FOR
THOUSANDS OF TINY ANIMALS.
LOOKING LIKE MINIATURE
SEA ANEMONES
THEY USE THEIR TINY TENTACLES
TO FEED ON PLANKTON DRIFTING
PAST IN THE WATER.
CORAL IS ACTUALLY A LIVING ROCK
AND IT'S THE CELLS OF THESE
CORAL POLYPS
THAT ARE FOOD FOR
THE PARROTFISH.
EVERY DAY PARROTFISH
CAN CHEW THEIR WAY
THROUGH MORE THAN
TWO KILOGRAMS OF THE STUFF.
ALL THE CORAL THEY EAT
PASSES STRAIGHT THROUGH THEM
AND COMES OUT AS
FINE WHITE SAND.

[FISH FARTING]

The narrator says SO NEXT TIME YOU'RE ON
A TROPICAL ISLAND BEACH
JUST REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE
SITTING IN LOVELY WHITE
PARROTFISH DROPPINGS.

A crowd says OH.

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 THAT, STILL TO COME
ON CREATURE MANIA.

(music plays)

The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THE ARCTIC FOX HAS A DIFFERENT
COAT FOR WINTER AND SUMMER?
THE WINTER COAT OF
THE ARCTIC FOX
NOT ONLY KEEPS IT CAMOUFLAGED
BUT IT ALSO KEEPS IT TOASTY WARM
EVEN WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL TO
FIFTY DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

A fox says CAN'T FEEL MY NOSE.

The narrator says WHEN THE SNOW
HAS MELTED
THE FOX CHANGES INTO A NEW
SUMMERY FUR COAT,
THANKS TO HORMONAL CHANGES
IN RESPONSE TO THE LONGER
HOURS OF DAYLIGHT
THESE FOXES ARE THE FASHIONISTAS
OF THE ARCTIC.
AND THAT'S...

Children say AN ANIMAL FACT.

Alfie says IT'S TIME FOR THE BEST BIT
OF THE SHOW.
WE MEET A SPECIAL GUEST
AND THEIR PET
RIGHT HERE IN THE HOUSE.
BUT FIRST AHH THERE'S THIS.

A slow motion picture shows how a frog leaps.

[ROCKET COUNTDOWN]

A man says FIVE, FOUR, THREE,
TWO, ONE, FIRE.

The frog says YEE HOO.

The caption changes to "It's pet and tell."

Alfie sits in the set with Emma and her pet.

Kira is around 8, with long straight red hair in pigtails and wears jean shorts and a green T-shirt.

Alfie says INTRODUCING EMMA.
SHE'S BROUGHT IN HER
FANTASTIC PET TO SHOW US.
HELLO EMMA.

Emma says HELLO ALFIE.

Alfie says SO AHH WELCOME TO THE SHOW.

Emma says OKAY THANKS.

Alfie says WHO'S THIS?

Emma says JEFFREY.

Alfie says JEFFREY.
AND AHH WHAT KIND OF
A BIRD IS JEFFREY?

Emma says A BUDGIE.

Alfie says A BUDGIE AND AHH HOW LONG
HAVE YOU HAD JEFFREY FOR?

Emma says A FEW MONTHS OFF A YEAR.

Alfie says SO WHAT DO YOU DO TO
LOOK AFTER JEFFREY?

Emma says I UMM GET THIS SEED,
I TAKE IT OUT AND I BLOW
OUT THE SEED HUSKS
AND I REPLACE THIS WATER
EVERY DAY
AND MY PARENTS CLEAN OUT
THE CAGE AS WELL SO.

Alfie says YEAH RIGHT.
BUDGIES.
BUDGIES ARE THE MOST
POPULAR TYPE OF PET BIRD.
BUDGIES HAVE A THIRD EYE
THAT IS NOT USUALLY VISIBLE.
THE HEART RATE OF A
BUDGIE IS ALSO EXTREMELY FAST.
IT BEATS OVER THREE HUNDRED
TIMES PER MINUTE.
A BUDGIE CAN HAVE UP TO THREE
THOUSAND FEATHERS IN TOTAL.
BUDGIES GRIND THEIR BEAKS
WHEN THEY ARE HAPPY AND RELAXED.
SIMILAR TO CATS AND PURRING.
BUDGIES POOP AS OFTEN
AS EVERY TWENTY MINUTES.
THEIR AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IS
BETWEEN FIVE TO FIFTEEN YEARS.
BUDGIES.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO
TO LOOK AFTER HIM?
DO YOU GROOM HIM?
DO YOU LET HIM FLY?
WHAT DO YOU DO?

Emma says WELL WE DO LET HIM OUT
OF THE CAGE A LOT
AND HE'S REALLY FRIENDLY
AND STUFF.
UMM ONCE WE PULLED
THE STICK OUT UMM
AND THEN WHEN NO ONE WAS
LOOKING HE GOT HIS WAY OUT
AND THEN SOMEHOW
IT SWUNG SHUT
AND THEN HE FLEW
ONTO THE TOP
AND THEN WE LOOKED BACK AND
WE WERE LIKE WHAT?

YOU WERE LIKE YOU JUST LIKE,
WERE YOU JUST A MAGICIAN
AND YOU JUST LIKE POPPED UP
ON THE TOP?

Emma says YEAH.

Alfie says DOES JEFFREY DO
ANYTHING INTERESTING OR FUNNY?

Emma says UMM HE MIMICS MY MUM'S
TEXT MESSAGE NOISE.
SO WHENEVER SHE HEARS IT
SHE IS LIKE IS THAT THE BIRD
OR MY TEXT MESSAGE NOISE?

Alfie says REALLY?

Emma says YEAH.

Alfie says DOES HE MIMIC ANY OTHER SOUNDS?

Emma says HE CAN SAY HELLO JEFFREY,
MY NAME IS JEFF,
UMM AND HE CAN SAY
LOTS OF OTHER THINGS TOO.

Alfie says WOW.
SO IF SOMEONE ELSE WAS LOOKING
TO GET A PET LIKE JEFFREY,
A PET BUDGIE,
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT?

Emma says YES UMM THEY'RE UMM,
THEY'RE REALLY FRIENDLY.
UMM BUDGIES ARE COOL
BECAUSE THEY'RE NATIVE
AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS.
UMM THEY'RE CHEERFUL
AND THEY MIGHT EVEN UMM ANSWER
YOU WHEN YOU TALK TO THEM.

Alfie says YEAH WELL CAUSE HE OBVIOUSLY
TALKS BACK TO YOU.

Emma says EXACTLY.

Alfie says THERE YOU GO.
WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING IN TODAY EMMA.

Emma says THAT'S OKAY.

Alfie says AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING
US TO YOUR AWESOME BIRD JEFFREY.

Emma says YEAH HE IS PRETTY AWESOME.

Alfie says YEAH HE IS.
CHECK THIS OUT.

A clip shows a humming bird fluttering its wings by a tree.

The narrator says SLURP SLURP SLURP.
FLUTTER FLUTTER FLUTTER.
HMM THE HUMMINGBIRD.
THESE TEENY WINGS CAN BEAT
SEVENTY TIMES PER SECOND,
WOW.
THESE GREEDY GUTS ARE
RAVENOUS NECTAR MUNCHERS.
THEY ALSO LOVE SUGAR WATER.
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE SO SWEET.
THIS GUY ALSO LIKES
NECTAR BUT NOT AS PRETTY.
THE HUMMINGBIRD, AS
BEAUTIFUL AS A BUTTERFLY,
AS FAST AS A MANTIS AND JUST...

Children say TOO CUTE.

Alfie says I LOVE THAT PART OF THE SHOW.
RIGHT TIME FOR SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
LET'S PUT YOUR ANIMAL
UNDERSTANDING TO THE TEST
AND NOURISH THAT BRAIN OF YOURS
IN ANOTHER CREATURE QUIZ.

A caption reads "Creature quiz."

The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
HAS A MASSIVE FOOT THAT
GRIPS THE ROCK'S SURFACE?
IS IT A THE PAUA?
IS IT B THE CLAM?
OR IS IT C THE SEA STAR?
ALSO CALLED A STARFISH.
IF YOU THINK IT'S C
THE SEA STAR
SORRY NOT CORRECT
BUT WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY
ABOUT THE SEA STAR LATER.
IF YOU ANSWERED A
YOU'RE CORRECT.
THE PAUA HAS A MASSIVE FOOT
THAT GRIPS THE ROCKS
ENABLING IT TO WITHSTAND
THE CONSTANT, POWERFUL
SURGE OF THE OCEAN.
THE PAUA IS A TYPE OF ABALONE
AND IS UNIQUE TO NEW ZEALAND.
THESE ANCESTRAL MOLLUSKS
ARE AMONG THE MOST PRIMITIVE
OF OCEAN CREATURES
AND ARE FOUND AROUND IN SHALLOW
WATER CLINGING TO ROCKS.
THEY ALSO HAVE A PAIR OF EYES,
A MOUTH AND TENTACLES,
AND BREATHE THROUGH GILLS,
WHICH ARE NEAR THEIR MOUTH
UNDER A ROW OF PORES
IN THE SHELL.
THEIR RASPING TONGUE PROTRUDES
FROM THEIR MOUTH
TO SCRAPE ALGAE FROM THE ROCKS
AND THEIR TENTACLES DETECT
APPROACHING DANGER.
THE MORTAL ENEMY
OF THE PAUA IS THE SEA STAR.
THESE LETHAL PREDATORS COVER
THE PAUA'S BREATHING HOLES,
FORCING IT TO DETACH FROM
THE ROCK IT WAS CLINGING TO.
BUT WAIT, CHECK OUT
ITS PAUA MOVES.
FOR A MEMBER OF THE SLUG
FAMILY IT HAS AGILITY AND SPEED.
IN FACT THE ONLY THING MORE
POWERFUL IS ANOTHER PAUA.

A paua says GET OUT.

The caption changes to "Two Bobs."

Crocodile Bob 1 says IN TODAY'S MEAT EATERS
ANONYMOUS SESSION
WE'RE GOING TO BE USING
MINDFULNESS
TO HELP US WITH OUR MEAT
CRAVINGS.

Crocodile Bob 2 says WHAT'S MINDFULNESS, BOB?

Crocodile Bob 1 says IT'S WHEN YOU REALLY FOCUS ON
WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN THE PRESENT MOMENT.
BOB?

(GROWL)

Crocodile Bob 2 says SORRY BOB,
I WASN'T LISTENING.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?

Crocodile Bob 1 says LET'S START BY TUNING INTO
OUR BODIES.
WITH MINDFULNESS WE WILL
OVERCOME OUR MEAT CRAVINGS.
WON'T WE, BOB?
WON'T WE, BOB?

Crocodile Bob 2 says SORRY BOB, I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
MY STOMACH'S TALKING TOO LOUD.

Crocodile Bob 1 says BOB, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Crocodile Bob 2 says JUST LIKE YOU SAID, BOB.
TUNING INTO MY BODY
AND THIS PIG CARCASS TOO.

Crocodile Bob 1 says FIGHT IT, BOB,
FIGHT IT.

Crocodile Bob 2 says NO USE FIGHTING,
IT'S ALREADY DEAD.

Crocodile Bob 1 says NO, I MEAN,
FIGHT THE URGE, BOB.

Crocodile Bob 2 says URGE IS WINNING,
URGE IS WINNING.

Crocodile Bob 1 says NO, BEAT IT.
PUT THE CARCASS DOWN.

Crocodile Bob 2 says I WILL PUT IT DOWN MY THROAT.

(BELCH)

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 THE LARVA OF THE
HEADLIGHT BEETLE CREATES
ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR
LIGHT SHOWS IN THE WORLD?
THESE GUYS CAN BE FOUND
HANGING ABOUT IN TERMITE MOUNDS
FOR UP TO THREE YEARS.
BUT DON'T LET THE ALLURING
LIGHTS DECEIVE YOU
THEIR GLOW CAN ACTUALLY
BE USED TO CAPTURE PREY.
AS WINGED TERMITES
FLAP CLOSER AND CLOSER,
THEIR VIBRATIONS CAUSE
THE BEETLE'S GLOW
TO BECOME MORE AND INTENSE,
BUILDING UP TO SNACK TIME.
AND THAT'S...

Children say AN ANIMAL FACT.

Alfie says WHAT A GREAT FACT RIGHT?
OKAY CREATURE FANS TIME TO
GET A BIT PHILOSOPHICAL.
IT'S TIME FOR A BIT
OF REFLECTION,
FOR A BIT OF CONTEMPLATION
AND RUMINATION
WITH OUR FAVOURITE
BLACK AND WHITE,
ROLLIE POLY, BAMBOO EATING,
PONDERING PANDA.

A kid says THE PANDA THAT LIKES TO PONDER.

A panda lies on its back, eats bamboo leaves and says DO YOU
EVER THINK ABOUT ROCKS?
LIKE REALLY THINK ABOUT ROCKS?
I MEAN WHAT IF
THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY HARD?
WHAT IF LIKE, WHEN
NO ONE'S THERE,
THEY'RE ALL SOFT AND SQUISHY?
BUT AS SOON AS
ANYTHING TRIES TO TOUCH THEM,
THEY TENSE UP AND GO HARD?
HEY, MAYBE ROCKS GO HARD
'COS THEY DON'T WANT
ANYTHING TOUCHING THEM.
I MEAN IF I KNEW ROCKS WERE
ACTUALLY SOFT AND SQUISHY,
I'D PROBABLY WANT TO TOUCH
THEM ALL THE TIME.
WOW THAT ROCKS MY WORLD.

Alfie says NOW SOMETHING
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
TIME TO HEAD OVER
AND SEE DR. KATRINA.
LET'S SEE IF LILY CAN GET
THE ADORABLE CASPER
TO SIT ON COMMAND.
IT'S DOG TRICKS.

Katrina says WE'RE BUSY TEACHING
CASPER TO SIT.
NOW THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT COMMAND
THAT ALL DOGS NEED TO KNOW
FOR GOOD MANNERS.
FIRST UP WE GOT OURSELVES
PREPARED WITH LOTS OF TREATS
AND THEN WE TAUGHT HIM TO SIT
WHILE HE WAS ON THE LEAD.
SO NOW THE TEST IS TO SEE IF
HE'LL DO IT OFF THE LEAD.
SO INSTEAD OF LURING HIM UP
WITH THE TREAT ON HIS NOSE
THIS TIME JUST CALL HIM ACROSS,
ASK HIM TO SIT
AND IF HE SITS HE GETS
THE TREAT.
OKAY ARE YOU READY?
ARE YOU READY CASPER?
OKAY THERE YOU GO.

Lily says CASPER, CASPER.
SIT.
GOOD BOY.

Katrina says WELL DONE.
HE CAN DO IT.
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US TODAY.
HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED CASPER'S
LITTLE TRICK OF LEARNING TO SIT.
I WILL BE BACK NEXT TIME
WITH ANOTHER DOG TRICK.

Alfie says WELL WE'VE HAD
GORGEOUS LITTLE DOGS
AND A BRILLIANT BUDGIE ON
THE SHOW TODAY.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE
MORE SUPER PETS,
FIND OUT SOME ASTONISHING
ANIMAL FACTS
AND SEE SOME MORE
INCREDIBLE ANIMALS,
LIKE TODAY'S TIGER SHARK
YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME.
AND REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
I'M ALFIE.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON
ON CREATURE MANIA.

(music plays)

A caption reads "Creature Mania. A Northern Pictures Productions."

The end credits roll.

Copyright 2017, Northern Pictures.