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Transcript: Episode 61
(rock'n'roll music plays)
In an animated frame, fast clips show 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 COMPLETELY CREATURE CRAZY.
IT'S CREATURE MANIA.
ON TODAY'S EPISODE
WE'VE GOT SOME ANIMAL FACTS
THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MONKEY MIND.
Clips show different types of animals as Alfie says WE GO JUNGLE
WITH THE GREAT APE,
THE GORILLA,
FIND OUT WHAT'S SO FUNNY
ABOUT CLOWN FISH
AND CATCH UP WITH OUR
CHATTY FRIENDS THE TWO BOBS.
WE HAVE A LAUGH WITH
PANDA AND PONY
AND MEET LANA AND HER
WELL-DRESSED PUG MILEY
IN PET AND TELL.
PLUS LOTS, LOTS MORE.
SO LET'S KICK IT OFF BY
CHECKING IN WITH DR. KATRINA
AND THOSE AMAZING WONDER DOGS,
AS SHE HELPS A KEEN YOUNG
DOG TRAINER 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 AND I'M JOINED
BY AUSTRALIA'S SMARTEST DOGS
THE WONDER DOGS.
AND TODAY WE'RE GOING
TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO TEACH YOUR DOG
TO DO A TUNNEL RUN
AND 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.
Clips show the dog doing its favourite activities.
Katrina says SKETCH IS THE FREE SPIRIT
OF THE WONDER DOGS 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.
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 "The tunnel run."
Katrina says THE TUNNEL RUN IS
A GREAT ACTIVITY
FOR DOGS OF ALL
AGES AND ABILITY.
COME ON.
Sketch runs through the collapsible tunnel at Katrina's command.
Katrina says GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL.
IT'S A FUN THING TO DO
IN YOUR BACKYARD
AND IT HELPS KEEP YOUR DOG FIT.
SKETCH TUNNEL.
COME ON, TUNNEL.
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 Adrian and his poodle.
Adrian is around 10, with short straight light brown hair and wears jeans and a purple T-shirt.
Katrina says I'M HERE WITH ADRIAN AND JESSE.
WHAT SORT OF DOG IS JESSE?
Adrian says A POODLE CROSS.
Katrina says AND HOW OLD IS HE?
Adrian says FIVE MONTHS OLD.
Katrina says FIVE MONTHS OLD.
THAT'S WHY HE'S NIPPING MY
FINGERS BECAUSE HE'S YOUNG.
DOES HE CHEW ON
YOUR THINGS AT HOME?
Adrian says YEAH HE DOES.
HE'S VERY PLAYFUL AND JUMPY.
Katrina says WHAT SORT OF TRAINING
DO YOU DO WITH HIM?
Adrian says JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS,
JUMPING ON CHAIRS.
NOT BITING.
Katrina says WHAT'S THE BEST
PART OF OWNING A DOG?
Adrian says CAN GET EXTRA EXERCISE.
GIVES YOU MORE REASONS
TO GO OUT MORE OFTEN.
IF YOU HAVE SOME
PROBLEMS AT HOME
AND YOU ARE UPSET
WITH YOUR FAMILY
JUST GO TO YOUR DOG.
Katrina says THAT'S A GOOD THING
ISN'T IT ABOUT DOGS?
IT'S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
ARE YOU READY TO DO
SOME TRAINING TODAY?
Adrian says YEAH.
Katrina says OKAY LET'S GO.
TODAY ADRIAN AND I ARE
GOING TO TEACH JESSE
TO DO THE TUNNEL RUN.
SO ADRIAN WHEN WE START
THIS IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.
WE JUST WANT TO GET JESSE
USED TO BEING AROUND THE TUNNEL.
SO COME DOWN WITH ME.
I'VE GOT TREATS IN MY HAND.
AND WE JUST DROP SOME
TREATS AROUND THE TUNNEL.
SO IT CAN MAKE A LITTLE
BIT OF NOISE
AND FEEL A LITTLE BIT STRANGE.
JESSE IS PRETTY CONFIDENT.
SO WE JUST WANT TO GET
HIM USED TO THAT.
I'M GOING TO GIVE
YOU SOME TREATS.
Adrian says YEP.
Katrina says SO WHAT DO I DO
JUST SPLIT IT UP?
YEP SPLIT IT UP INTO
LITTLE PIECES
AND SEE IF HE JUST WANTS
TO SNIFF AROUND THE EDGE
A LITTLE BIT.
AND I WILL MAKE A
LITTLE BIT OF NOISE.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE A
LITTLE BIT DISTURBING FOR DOGS.
SEE, HE'S LIKE WHAT'S THAT?
AND THEN GIVE HIM TREATS.
WELL JESSE IS DOING PRETTY WELL.
THAT'S ALL WE HAVE
TO DO FOR STEP ONE.
GET HIM USED TO THE TUNNEL.
THE NEXT STEP IS TO
GET JESSE TO MEET ADRIAN
HALFWAY IN THE TUNNEL
AND WE'LL BE BACK TO DO
THAT SOON.
Back in the studio, Alfie says WHAT AN ADORABLE LITTLE DOG.
I THINK JESSE IS GOING TO BE
SO CUTE DOING THE TUNNEL RUN.
IF HE DOESN'T GET
SCARED BY THE TUNNEL.
WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH
DR. KATRINA A LITTLE LATER ON
TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING.
BUT FIRST IT'S TIME
FOR AN ANIMAL FACT.
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
AN ADULT MALE GORILLA
IS CALLED A SILVERBACK
BECAUSE OF THE
DISTINCTIVE SILVERY FUR
GROWING ON THEIR BACK AND HIPS?
EACH GORILLA FAMILY HAS
A SILVERBACK AS LEADER,
BUT DESPITE THEIR FORMIDABLE
SIZE AND STRENGTH,
GORILLAS ARE QUITE GENTLE
AND EVEN SHY.
OH.
A SILVERBACK CAN SCARE AWAY
OTHER ANIMALS
BY STANDING ON THEIR BACK LEGS
AND BEATING THEIR CHEST
OR THEY MAY ALSO BREAK OFF
BRANCHES FROM A TREE
AND SHAKE THEM AT
INTRUDING GORILLAS.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL ACT.
Alfie says AND NOW MY CREATURE FRIENDS
IT'S TIME TO MEET A FEW OTHER
PALS OF MINE.
THEY'RE CHATTY,
THEY'RE TALKATIVE,
THEY'RE VERBOSE AND
THEY'RE LOQUACIOUS.
WHO ELSE COULD I BE
TALKING ABOUT?
IT'S TIME FOR TWO BOBS.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Beetle Bob 1 says LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
I AM THE AMAZING BOB.
THE WORLD'S STRONGEST BEETLE.
TODAY IN AN INCREDIBLE FEAT
OF STRENGTH
I WILL LIFT AN OBJECT
MY OWN BODY WEIGHT.
YES YOU.
Beetle Bob 2 says ME?
Beetle Bob 1 says YEP.
Beetle Bob 2 says DON'T YOU,
DON'T YOU POINT TO ME.
Beetle Bob 1 says YEP YOU, THE ONE
WHO IS POINTING TO HIMSELF.
COME ON. UP.
Beetle Bob 2 says NO, NO.
NO PUT ME DOWN.
PUT ME DOWN.
Beetle Bob 1 says I AM THE AMAZING BOB.
Beetle Bob 2 says YOU'RE THE AMAZING.
AHH.
Beetle Bob 2 falls to the floor.
Beetle Bob 1 says WHOOPSIE.
SO AHH, DID YOU ENJOY
THE SHOW BOB?
Beetle Bob 2 says NO I DID NOT ENJOY
YOUR STUPID SHOW.
Beetle Bob 1 says OH TOUGH CROWD TONIGHT.
Alfie says AND THAT WAS THE TWO BOBS.
AHH THEY'RE SUCH A CRACK UP.
MORE FROM THEM LATER.
NEXT ON THE SHOW
IT'S TIME TO PUT YOUR ANIMAL
KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST
AND SEE HOW YOUR BRAIN
IS TRAINING.
IT'S TIME FOR CREATURE QUIZ.
The caption changes to "Creature Quiz."
The narrator says WHICH
OF THESE ANIMALS
CAN LAY UP TO 50,000 EGGS?
IS IT A THE ENDLESSLY
IMPRESSIVE,
HARPOONED TONGUED,
INSECT EATING CHAMELEON?
A chameleon says WOW.
The narrator says B THE
SHAPE-SHIFTING OCTOPUS?
OR IS IT C THE DIAMOND PYTHON,
WHO LOVES TO GIVE HIS VICTIMS
A DEADLY HUG?
A crowd says OH NO.
The narrator says IF YOU ANSWERED B
THE OCTOPUS YOU ARE CORRECT.
THEY CAN LAY UP
TO 50,000 EGGS AT ONCE.
A MOTHER OCTOPUS FINDS
A SECURE PLACE
WHERE SHE CAN LAY EGGS
AWAY FROM THE EVER-MENACING
COD.
SHE LOOKS FOR A LAIR THAT
SHE CAN EASILY DEFEND
BECAUSE THE COD IS
NEVER FAR BEHIND.
The cod laughs diabolically.
The narrator says AND THEN SHE LAYS HER EGGS.
THEY TAKE SOME LOOKING AFTER.
SHE HAS TO REGULARLY SQUIRT
WATER OVER THEM
AND GIVE THEM A GENTLE WASH
WITH HER TENTACLES.
KEEPING THE EGGS SAFE FROM
PREDATORS IS A FULL TIME JOB,
WHICH MEANS SHE
HAS NO TIME TO EAT.
IT WILL BE FORTY DAYS BEFORE
HER CHILDREN LEAVE HOME
SO THESE HARD WORKING MUMS
GET REALLY HUNGRY.
A STARVING OCTOPUS HAS BEEN
KNOWN TO EAT HER OWN ARMS
RATHER THAN LEAVE HER
EGGS UNPROTECTED.
HER BABIES ARE READY TO HATCH
THANKS TO HER
EXTRAORDINARY DEVOTION.
UNFORTUNATELY ONLY A FEW
OF THE HATCHLINGS
WILL SURVIVE TO ADULTHOOD.
Alfie says ALL RIGHT GUYS, STILL
TO COME ON TODAY'S SHOW.
WE HAVE MORE CANINE
CRAZINESS IN DOG TRICKS,
LOADS OF LAUGHS
WITH BAD PUN PONY,
A TRUCKLOAD 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
ALL CLOWNFISH ARE BORN MALE?
THEY HAVE THE ABILITY
TO SWITCH THEIR SEX
BUT WILL DO SO ONLY TO BECOME
THE DOMINANT FEMALE OF A GROUP.
THE CHANGE IS IRREVERSIBLE.
IF THE FEMALE DIES
THE DOMINANT MALE WILL BECOME
A FEMALE TO REPLACE HER.
THE LARGEST OF THE SMALLER MALES
WILL THEN BECOME THE
DOMINANT MALE OF THE GROUP.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says OH THEY ARE SUCH FUNKY FISH.
ANOTHER FUNKY ANIMAL I KNOW IS
THE ADORABLE LITTLE DOG JESSE
WHO IS DOING TODAY'S
DOG TRICKS TRAINING.
HE AND HIS OWNER ADRIAN ARE
LEARNING TO DO THE TUNNEL RUN
AND SO FAR THEY'RE
UP TO STEP ONE.
OH ARE THEY READY
FOR STEP TWO I WONDER?
WELL THERE'S ONLY
ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.
IT'S TIME FOR DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
ADRIAN AND I HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON TEACHING JESSE
TO GO THROUGH THE TUNNEL.
SO FIRST STEP
HAS BEEN GETTING JESSE USED
TO BEING AROUND THE TUNNEL
WHILE WE MAKE A BIT OF NOISE
AND GET HIM TO FEEL IT.
AND HE'S DOING GREAT RIGHT?
READY TO DO THE NEXT STEP?
Adrian says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY.
I'M GOING TO HOLD JESSE
AND GIVE YOU SOME TREATS.
LET JESSE KNOW YOU
HAVE GOT THE TREATS.
Adrian says YEAH, I HAVE GOT THE TREATS.
Katrina says OKAY NOW WALK UP TO
THE OTHER END OF THE TUNNEL
AND I'M GOING TO GET YOU
TO CRAWL IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
PUT IT A QUARTER OF THE WAY,
CALL JESSE
AND THEN WHEN HE COMES THROUGH
CALL HIM BACK WITH THE TREATS
AND GIVE HIM LOTS OF PRAISE AND
THEN COME RIGHT OUT THE TUNNEL.
OKAY YOU READY?
OKAY.
GO FOR IT.
Adrian says GOOD BOY.
GOOD BOY.
COME ON.
COME HERE.
GOOD BOY.
THAT'S A GOOD BOY.
Katrina says WELL DONE.
SO THAT IS STEP TWO.
STEP THREE
IS GOING TO BE TEACHING HIM
TO RUN STRAIGHT THROUGH
AND OUT THE OTHER SIDE
AND WE'LL BE BACK TO SHOW
YOU THAT SOON.
Alfie says WE'LL CATCH UP
WITH THEM A BIT LATER.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME FOR
SOME BELLY HURTING,
SOME JAW ACHING, ROLLING
ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING,
WELL SHE THINKS SO.
YES GIVE IT UP FOR OUR
FAVOURITE HORSE WHO HOWLS,
IT'S BAD PUN PONY.
(music plays)
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says WHAT DID
THE DOG SAY
WHEN HE RUBBED SAND PAPER
ON HIS TAIL?
RUFF, RUFF.
Ducks chuckle.
Bad Pun Pony says WHAT IS BLACK
AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER?
A PENGUIN THAT'S EMBARRASSED.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY!
Alfie says HILARIOUS.
MORE BAD PUN PONY NEXT TIME.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME FOR SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
WARM UP YOUR BRAINS AND
GET ENGAGED CREATURE FANS,
IT'S TIME TO TEST YOUR
KNOWLEDGE IN CREATURE QUIZ.
A caption reads "Creature quiz."
The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
PRODUCES BAD SMELLS
AS A DEFENCE?
IS IT A THE CONSTANTLY HUNGRY
CATERPILLAR?
B THE INDESTRUCTIBLE,
CREEPY, CRAWLY COCKROACH?
OR IS IT C THE MARVELLOUS,
MARCHING MILLIPEDE?
IF YOU ANSWERED C
YOU ARE CORRECT.
THE MILLIPEDE MAKES BAD
SMELLS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.
A fly sniffs and says EW.
The narrator says MOST HUMANS
THINK OF MILLIPEDES
AS HARMLESS VEGETARIANS.
BUT IF THEY GET THREATENED
THEY CAN CREATE SUCH A STINK
THAT EVEN THE HUNGRIEST HUNTER
WOULD TURN UP ITS NOSE AT THEM.
A meerkat says YOU CAN SMELL IT.
EW.
The narrator says THE MILLIPEDE'S
SELF-DEFENCE SYSTEM
WOULD MAKE ANY CHEMICAL
ENGINEER PROUD.
WHEN IT'S IN DANGER
THE MILLIPEDE MIXES
TWO CHEMICALS TOGETHER
IN REACTION CHAMBERS
ALONG THE SIDE OF ITS BODY.
ENZYMES THEN CONVERT
THE HARMLESS LIQUID
INTO CLOUDS OF THE DEADLY GAS
HYDROGEN CYANIDE.
ONE MILLIPEDE IS CAPABLE OF
STORING ENOUGH REACTANTS
TO FORM 0.2 MILLIGRAMS OF
HYDROGEN CYANIDE,
ENOUGH TO KILL
ANIMALS AS LARGE AS MICE.
THAT MEANS 300 MILLIPEDES
WOULD CREATE ENOUGH DEADLY GAS
TO KILL A HUMAN.
A millipede says WAA.
A man sniffs the millipede and says PEW.
PEW.
The narrator says BUT IT'S A LAST-DITCH
DEFENCE FOR THE MILLIPEDE
WHO WOULD
RATHER RUN THAN REEK.
IT CERTAINLY HAS FORMIDABLE FOOT
POWER TO MAKE A SPEEDY GET AWAY.
THANKS TO ITS EXTREME
STINKY DEFENCE SYSTEM
THE MILLIPEDE CAN LIVE
TO BE SEVEN YEARS OLD.
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 GUEST
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
THAT THE LABRADOR ORIGINATED
IN CANADA?
THE LABRADOR WAS NAMED AFTER THE
CANADIAN PROVINCE OF LABRADOR,
BUT LABRADOR RETRIEVERS
ACTUALLY COME FROM NEWFOUNDLAND,
NOT LABRADOR.
LABRADOR RETRIEVERS ARE KNOWN
FOR THEIR ABILITY TO SPRINT.
THEY CAN HIT 20 KILOMETRES
AN HOUR IN JUST THREE SECONDS
BUT THEY WERE ALSO BRED TO
BE FANTASTIC WATER DOGS,
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says AND NOW CREATURE FRIENDS
IT'S THE PART OF THE SHOW
I LOOK FORWARD TO.
IT'S TIME TO MEET A SPECIAL
GUEST AND THEIR PET RIGHT HERE.
BUT FIRST THERE'S THIS.
A bird pecks on a fox's tail.
The bird laughs and pecks it again.
The fox says HEY.
The caption changes to "It's Pet and Tell."
Alfie sits in the studio with Lana and her pet.
Lana is around 11, with long blond hair in pigtail braids and wears blue shorts and a red T-shirt.
Alfie says INTRODUCING LANA.
SHE'S BROUGHT IN
HER PET DOG TO SHOW US.
HELLO LANA.
Lana says HELLO ALFIE.
Alfie says WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
SO AHH WHO'S THIS
EXCITED LITTLE GIRL?
Lana says THIS IS MILEY.
Alfie says MILEY.
AND AHH WHAT KIND
OF DOG IS MILEY?
Lana says SHE'S A PUG.
Alfie says SHE'S A PUG.
AND BEFORE I ASK
ANY MORE QUESTIONS,
WHAT IS THIS FABULOUS
ATTIRE SHE HAS ON?
Lana says WELL MY MUM MADE THIS FOR A
SPECIAL EVENT THAT WE WENT TO.
Alfie says SO SHE MADE HER A
BEAUTIFUL TUTU AND A TOP,
LIKE A BOW TIE.
PUGS.
PUGS ORIGINATED FROM CHINA.
PUGS WERE ONCE USED
BY THE MILITARY
AS TRACKING DOGS TO FIND PEOPLE
OR OTHER ANIMALS.
THEY'RE WRINKLY FACES NEED
TO BE CLEANED REGULARLY
TO PREVENT INFECTION AND
BACTERIA GROWTH.
PUGS.
SO IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
THAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT MILEY?
Lana says SHE'S DEAF.
Alfie says SHE'S DEAF?
REALLY CAN YOU
TELL US ABOUT THAT?
Lana says IT'S KIND OF EASY LIVING WITH
A PUG THAT'S DEAF
BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY
HAVE TO CALL HER THAT MUCH.
SHE JUST STICKS BY OUR SIDE.
Alfie says SO YOU TAKE HER TO THE PARK?
Lana says YEAH.
Alfie says YOU DO EVERYTHING JUST
LIKE EVERY OTHER DOG.
THAT'S AMAZING.
I NOTICE MILEY IS PANTING A LOT.
WHY IS THAT?
Lana says UMM WELL SHE DID HAVE
HER PALLET DONE
AND IT MAKES THEM
BREATHE A LOT BETTER
BUT THEY STILL
ARE PANTING JUST AS MUCH.
JUST HELPS WITH
THE LIKE SNORTING.
Alfie says YEAH BECAUSE PUGS NORMALLY
HAVE SINUS ISSUES
BUT BECAUSE OF THE PALLET
BEING REMOVED
UMM IT HELPS HER OBVIOUSLY.
THAT'S REALLY
RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP.
WELL DONE.
They high-five.
Alfie says IS MILEY A VERY ACTIVE DOG?
Lana says YEAH BUT IF WE GO ON A LONG WALK
WE HAVE TO BRING HER PRAM WITH
US AND WE PUT HER IN THE PRAM.
Alfie says YOU WHAT?
Lana says PUT HER IN A PRAM.
Alfie says YOU PUT HER IN A PRAM.
WHAT ELSE DOES SHE LOVE?
Lana says BUTT SCRATCHES.
Alfie says BUTT SCRATCHES.
REALLY?
Lana says IT'S MORE ON HER BACK THAN
HER BUM BUT IT IS STILL.
AHH WE CAN CALL
IT BUTT SCRATCHES.
SO WHAT IS HER REACTION WHEN
YOU GIVE HER A BUTT SCRATCH?
Lana says UMM SHE WAGS HER BUM.
Alfie says CAN YOU SHOW US?
Lana scratches her dog's butt and she whimpers.
Alfie says OH SHE DEFINITELY ENJOYS THAT.
WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US ON
THE SHOW TODAY LANA.
Lana says THANK YOU ALFIE.
AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING
US TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL PUG MILEY.
SHE'S SUPER CUTE RIGHT?
Lana says YEAH.
Alfie says SPEAKING OF CUTE,
CHECK THIS OUT.
The narrator says EARLY MORNING
ON THE PRAIRIES
OF AMERICA'S
WASHINGTON STATE
LITTLE BABY FOXES
WAKE UP WITH THE SUN.
BABY FOXES ARE CALLED KITS
LIKE KITTENS.
MMM.
THE KITS THINK IT'S FUN TO PLAY
ON THE TOP OF MUM
WHILE SHE'S TRYING TO SLEEP IN.
NAUGHTY MUNCHKINS.
AND THEN IT'S TIME TO STRETCH
AND DO SOME YOGA.
A crowd says OH.
The narrator says THESE FLUFFY GUYS
ARE PRETTY CASUAL,
SPENDING THEIR DAY RELAXING,
WRESTLING, NAPPING,
PLAY HUNTING,
DIGGING TINY HOLES,
CHASING RABBITS AND
JUST BEING SUPER SILLY.
OMG, JUST LOOK AT THEM.
THEY'RE TOTAL SCHNUKUMS.
WITH THEIR FLUFFY TAILS,
BUTTON NOSES AND DOE EYES.
BABY FOXES.
THEY'RE JUST...
Kids say TOO CUTE.
Alfie says ALL RIGHT CREATURE MANIACS ARE
YOU FEELING CLEVER?
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN WORK ON
THOSE SUPER BRAINS OF YOURS
AND FIND OUT SOME COOL STUFF.
IT'S TIME FOR SOME
MORE ASTOUNDING ANIMALS,
IN CREATURE QUIZ.
The narrator says WHICH
OF THESE ANIMALS
IS THE SMALLEST OF
THE BIG CAT FAMILY?
IS IT A THE CARNIVORES TIGER,
WHO ONLY EATS MEAT?
B THE KING OF THE JUNGLE,
THE LION?
OR IS IT C THE SLEEK
AND CUNNING LEOPARD?
IF YOU ANSWERED C
YOU'RE CORRECT.
THE LEOPARD IS THE SMALLEST
OF THE BIG CAT FAMILY,
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE STILL
BIGGER THAN YOUR CATS AT HOME.
THESE GUYS CAN GROW
UP TO 190 CENTIMETRES IN LENGTH,
WITH THEIR TAILS POTENTIALLY
ADDING ALMOST A METRE.
A sloth says WOW.
The narrator says LEOPARDS ARE COVERED
WITH BEAUTIFUL DARK SPOTS
REFERRED TO AS ROSETTES, BECAUSE
THEY'RE SHAPED LIKE ROSES.
A crowd says OH.
The narrator says THESE FELINES
ARE SUPER QUICK.
THEY CAN REACH A TOP SPEED
OF SIXTY KILOMETRES AN HOUR.
THEY'RE ALSO EXTREMELY AGILE,
WITH A FORWARD JUMP
OF SIX METRES.
THESE CATS ARE CLEVER HUNTERS.
THEY'LL MAKE THEMSELVES SMALL
BY LOWERING THEMSELVES SO AS
NOT TO BE SPOTTED.
THEN WHEN THEY'RE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO THEIR PREY,
THAT'S A WRAP FOLKS.
LEOPARDS COMMUNICATE
WITH THEIR VOICES.
THEY'LL COUGH TO INDICATE
THEIR PRESENCE.
A leopard coughs.
The narrator says GROWL WHEN THEY'RE AGITATED
AND LIKE A HOUSE CAT,
PURR WHEN THEY DON'T
HAVE A CARE IN THE WORLD.
A crowd says AWW.
The caption changes to "Two Bobs."
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
In a hollow log, Wombat Bob 1 says BOB WAKEY WAKEY.
TODAY'S THE DAY.
Wombat Bob 2 says WHAT FOR BOB?
WHAT FOR?
Wombat Bob 1 says THE SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OFF
DOOR BUSTER SALE
AT THE HAPPY WOMBAT.
Wombat Bob 2 says OKAY, OKAY.
Wombat Bob 1 says OFF YOUR BUM NOW.
Wombat Bob 2 says ALL RIGHT.
Wombat Bob 1 says LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
Wombat Bob 2 says WAIT BOB WE'RE WOMBATS.
Wombat Bob 1 says YEAH.
Wombat Bob 2 says WHAT DO WE NEED TO BUY?
WE HAVE GOT FOOD RIGHT HERE.
Wombat Bob 1 says YEAH BUT IS IT SEVENTY-FIVE
PERCENT OFF?
Wombat Bob 2 says NO IT'S FREE.
Wombat Bob 1 says STACK ME.
SO SEVENTY-FOUR PERCENT
LESS THAN
THAT MEANS THEY WILL BE PAYING
US TO OH WAIT,
IS TODAY THE SEVENTEENTH?
Wombat Bob 2 says NO IT'S THE EIGHTEENTH.
Wombat Bob 1 says OH WELL BACK TO BED THEN.
GOOD PRACTICE RUN FOR NEXT
YEAR BOB.
(SNORING)
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 PONDERING
FROM OUR ROLY 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.
(music plays)
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT DESPITE THEIR NAME
THE HERMIT CRAB CAN
BE QUITE SOCIAL
AND LOVES HANGING
OUT WITH OTHERS?
THEY'RE CALLED HERMIT CRABS
BECAUSE THEY LITERALLY CARRY
THEIR HOMES AROUND WITH THEM.
THESE SHELLS PLAY
AN IMPORTANT ROLE,
PROTECTING THE CRAB'S
SOFT ABDOMEN FROM ANY DANGERS.
HERMIT CRABS LOVE MOVING HOUSE.
AS THEY GET BIGGER THEY
JUST MOVE INTO LARGER,
BETTER SUITED SHELLS.
THEY'LL EVEN FIGHT
OTHERS FOR THEIR SHELLS.
AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF
SOME HERMIT CRABS HAVE BEEN
KNOWN TO MAKE A CROAKING SOUND.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says OKAY CREATURE FANS TIME
TO GET A BIT PHILOSOPHICAL,
TIME FOR SOME MUSINGS,
SOME WONDERINGS,
SOME THOUGHTS AND
SOME PONDERINGS
FROM OUR FAVOURITE BLACK
AND WHITE, ROLLIE POLY,
BAMBOO EATING,
PONDERING PANDA.
[GONG]
A caption reads "Pondering Panda."
A kid says THE PANDA THAT LIKES TO PONDER.
A panda on its back eats bamboo leaves and says DO YOU
EVER WONDER ABOUT SPACE?
LIKE, REALLY WONDER ABOUT SPACE?
I MEAN, HOW DID HUMANS
KNOW SPACE WAS OUT THERE,
BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY WENT THERE?
LIKE, IMAGINE IF SPACE
HADN'T BEEN THERE
AND WHEN HUMANS FIRST WENT
UP IN THEIR ROCKET SHIP
TO GO FIND SPACE,
THEY JUST SHOT UP AND HIT
THE CEILING OF THE SKY.
I MEAN HOW EMBARRASSING
WOULD THAT BE?
WOW LUCKY SPACE WAS REAL.
Alfie says ALL RIGHT CREATURE MANIACS
TIME FOR THE FINAL VISIT
TO DR. KATRINA.
LET'S SEE IF ADRIAN CAN GET
JESSE TO RUN THROUGH THE TUNNEL.
IT'S DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
ADRIAN HAS BEEN WORKING
VERY HARD
TO GET JESSE DOING
THE TUNNEL RUN.
SO SO FAR
WE'VE GOT JESSE FEELING
CONFIDENT AROUND THE TUNNEL
AND ALSO GOING
THROUGH THIS TUNNEL.
THE NEXT STEP IS TO GET
JESSE TO RUN THROUGH THE TUNNEL.
DO YOU THINK HE WILL?
Adrian says YEAH.
Katrina says OKAY.
AND WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE THE TUNNEL LONGER.
SO I NEED YOUR HELP.
CAN YOU GO TO THE OTHER END
FOR ME AND STRETCH IT RIGHT OUT?
PERFECT.
A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
OKAY THE KEY NOW IS TO
BE REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC
AND ENCOURAGE HIM THROUGH.
YOU READY?
I THINK HE'S GOING TO DO IT.
YOU READY JESSE?
STEADY AND GO.
SPEEDY ---.
RIGHT THROUGH WELL DONE.
WELL WE'VE CONQUERED
THE TUNNEL RUN.
ARE YOU FEELING LIKE A
CONFIDENT DOG TRAINER NOW?
Adrian says YEAH DEFINITELY.
Katrina says DON'T FORGET IF YOU ARE GOING
TO DO SOME TRAINING AT HOME
WITH YOUR PUPPY OR
TEACH DOG TRICKS
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
YOU ALWAYS HAVE PARENTAL
SUPERVISION.
WELL THAT IS IT FOR TODAY.
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE GREAT.
WE'LL BE BACK NEXT TIME
WITH ANOTHER DOG TRICK.
Alfie says IF YOU WANT TO SEE
MORE DOG TRICKS,
MEET MORE PETS,
FIND OUT SOME FREAKY FACTS
AND SEE MORE WEIRD,
WONDERFUL AND WACKY ANIMALS,
THEN THERE'S ONLY
ONE PLACE TO COME.
AND REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
I'M ALFIE.
I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
A caption reads "Creature Mania. A Northern Pictures Productions."
Copyright 2017, Northern Pictures.
In an animated frame, fast clips show 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 COMPLETELY CREATURE CRAZY.
IT'S CREATURE MANIA.
ON TODAY'S EPISODE
WE'VE GOT SOME ANIMAL FACTS
THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MONKEY MIND.
Clips show different types of animals as Alfie says WE GO JUNGLE
WITH THE GREAT APE,
THE GORILLA,
FIND OUT WHAT'S SO FUNNY
ABOUT CLOWN FISH
AND CATCH UP WITH OUR
CHATTY FRIENDS THE TWO BOBS.
WE HAVE A LAUGH WITH
PANDA AND PONY
AND MEET LANA AND HER
WELL-DRESSED PUG MILEY
IN PET AND TELL.
PLUS LOTS, LOTS MORE.
SO LET'S KICK IT OFF BY
CHECKING IN WITH DR. KATRINA
AND THOSE AMAZING WONDER DOGS,
AS SHE HELPS A KEEN YOUNG
DOG TRAINER 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 AND I'M JOINED
BY AUSTRALIA'S SMARTEST DOGS
THE WONDER DOGS.
AND TODAY WE'RE GOING
TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO TEACH YOUR DOG
TO DO A TUNNEL RUN
AND 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.
Clips show the dog doing its favourite activities.
Katrina says SKETCH IS THE FREE SPIRIT
OF THE WONDER DOGS 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.
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 "The tunnel run."
Katrina says THE TUNNEL RUN IS
A GREAT ACTIVITY
FOR DOGS OF ALL
AGES AND ABILITY.
COME ON.
Sketch runs through the collapsible tunnel at Katrina's command.
Katrina says GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL.
IT'S A FUN THING TO DO
IN YOUR BACKYARD
AND IT HELPS KEEP YOUR DOG FIT.
SKETCH TUNNEL.
COME ON, TUNNEL.
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 Adrian and his poodle.
Adrian is around 10, with short straight light brown hair and wears jeans and a purple T-shirt.
Katrina says I'M HERE WITH ADRIAN AND JESSE.
WHAT SORT OF DOG IS JESSE?
Adrian says A POODLE CROSS.
Katrina says AND HOW OLD IS HE?
Adrian says FIVE MONTHS OLD.
Katrina says FIVE MONTHS OLD.
THAT'S WHY HE'S NIPPING MY
FINGERS BECAUSE HE'S YOUNG.
DOES HE CHEW ON
YOUR THINGS AT HOME?
Adrian says YEAH HE DOES.
HE'S VERY PLAYFUL AND JUMPY.
Katrina says WHAT SORT OF TRAINING
DO YOU DO WITH HIM?
Adrian says JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS,
JUMPING ON CHAIRS.
NOT BITING.
Katrina says WHAT'S THE BEST
PART OF OWNING A DOG?
Adrian says CAN GET EXTRA EXERCISE.
GIVES YOU MORE REASONS
TO GO OUT MORE OFTEN.
IF YOU HAVE SOME
PROBLEMS AT HOME
AND YOU ARE UPSET
WITH YOUR FAMILY
JUST GO TO YOUR DOG.
Katrina says THAT'S A GOOD THING
ISN'T IT ABOUT DOGS?
IT'S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
ARE YOU READY TO DO
SOME TRAINING TODAY?
Adrian says YEAH.
Katrina says OKAY LET'S GO.
TODAY ADRIAN AND I ARE
GOING TO TEACH JESSE
TO DO THE TUNNEL RUN.
SO ADRIAN WHEN WE START
THIS IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.
WE JUST WANT TO GET JESSE
USED TO BEING AROUND THE TUNNEL.
SO COME DOWN WITH ME.
I'VE GOT TREATS IN MY HAND.
AND WE JUST DROP SOME
TREATS AROUND THE TUNNEL.
SO IT CAN MAKE A LITTLE
BIT OF NOISE
AND FEEL A LITTLE BIT STRANGE.
JESSE IS PRETTY CONFIDENT.
SO WE JUST WANT TO GET
HIM USED TO THAT.
I'M GOING TO GIVE
YOU SOME TREATS.
Adrian says YEP.
Katrina says SO WHAT DO I DO
JUST SPLIT IT UP?
YEP SPLIT IT UP INTO
LITTLE PIECES
AND SEE IF HE JUST WANTS
TO SNIFF AROUND THE EDGE
A LITTLE BIT.
AND I WILL MAKE A
LITTLE BIT OF NOISE.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE A
LITTLE BIT DISTURBING FOR DOGS.
SEE, HE'S LIKE WHAT'S THAT?
AND THEN GIVE HIM TREATS.
WELL JESSE IS DOING PRETTY WELL.
THAT'S ALL WE HAVE
TO DO FOR STEP ONE.
GET HIM USED TO THE TUNNEL.
THE NEXT STEP IS TO
GET JESSE TO MEET ADRIAN
HALFWAY IN THE TUNNEL
AND WE'LL BE BACK TO DO
THAT SOON.
Back in the studio, Alfie says WHAT AN ADORABLE LITTLE DOG.
I THINK JESSE IS GOING TO BE
SO CUTE DOING THE TUNNEL RUN.
IF HE DOESN'T GET
SCARED BY THE TUNNEL.
WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH
DR. KATRINA A LITTLE LATER ON
TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING.
BUT FIRST IT'S TIME
FOR AN ANIMAL FACT.
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
AN ADULT MALE GORILLA
IS CALLED A SILVERBACK
BECAUSE OF THE
DISTINCTIVE SILVERY FUR
GROWING ON THEIR BACK AND HIPS?
EACH GORILLA FAMILY HAS
A SILVERBACK AS LEADER,
BUT DESPITE THEIR FORMIDABLE
SIZE AND STRENGTH,
GORILLAS ARE QUITE GENTLE
AND EVEN SHY.
OH.
A SILVERBACK CAN SCARE AWAY
OTHER ANIMALS
BY STANDING ON THEIR BACK LEGS
AND BEATING THEIR CHEST
OR THEY MAY ALSO BREAK OFF
BRANCHES FROM A TREE
AND SHAKE THEM AT
INTRUDING GORILLAS.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL ACT.
Alfie says AND NOW MY CREATURE FRIENDS
IT'S TIME TO MEET A FEW OTHER
PALS OF MINE.
THEY'RE CHATTY,
THEY'RE TALKATIVE,
THEY'RE VERBOSE AND
THEY'RE LOQUACIOUS.
WHO ELSE COULD I BE
TALKING ABOUT?
IT'S TIME FOR TWO BOBS.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Beetle Bob 1 says LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
I AM THE AMAZING BOB.
THE WORLD'S STRONGEST BEETLE.
TODAY IN AN INCREDIBLE FEAT
OF STRENGTH
I WILL LIFT AN OBJECT
MY OWN BODY WEIGHT.
YES YOU.
Beetle Bob 2 says ME?
Beetle Bob 1 says YEP.
Beetle Bob 2 says DON'T YOU,
DON'T YOU POINT TO ME.
Beetle Bob 1 says YEP YOU, THE ONE
WHO IS POINTING TO HIMSELF.
COME ON. UP.
Beetle Bob 2 says NO, NO.
NO PUT ME DOWN.
PUT ME DOWN.
Beetle Bob 1 says I AM THE AMAZING BOB.
Beetle Bob 2 says YOU'RE THE AMAZING.
AHH.
Beetle Bob 2 falls to the floor.
Beetle Bob 1 says WHOOPSIE.
SO AHH, DID YOU ENJOY
THE SHOW BOB?
Beetle Bob 2 says NO I DID NOT ENJOY
YOUR STUPID SHOW.
Beetle Bob 1 says OH TOUGH CROWD TONIGHT.
Alfie says AND THAT WAS THE TWO BOBS.
AHH THEY'RE SUCH A CRACK UP.
MORE FROM THEM LATER.
NEXT ON THE SHOW
IT'S TIME TO PUT YOUR ANIMAL
KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST
AND SEE HOW YOUR BRAIN
IS TRAINING.
IT'S TIME FOR CREATURE QUIZ.
The caption changes to "Creature Quiz."
The narrator says WHICH
OF THESE ANIMALS
CAN LAY UP TO 50,000 EGGS?
IS IT A THE ENDLESSLY
IMPRESSIVE,
HARPOONED TONGUED,
INSECT EATING CHAMELEON?
A chameleon says WOW.
The narrator says B THE
SHAPE-SHIFTING OCTOPUS?
OR IS IT C THE DIAMOND PYTHON,
WHO LOVES TO GIVE HIS VICTIMS
A DEADLY HUG?
A crowd says OH NO.
The narrator says IF YOU ANSWERED B
THE OCTOPUS YOU ARE CORRECT.
THEY CAN LAY UP
TO 50,000 EGGS AT ONCE.
A MOTHER OCTOPUS FINDS
A SECURE PLACE
WHERE SHE CAN LAY EGGS
AWAY FROM THE EVER-MENACING
COD.
SHE LOOKS FOR A LAIR THAT
SHE CAN EASILY DEFEND
BECAUSE THE COD IS
NEVER FAR BEHIND.
The cod laughs diabolically.
The narrator says AND THEN SHE LAYS HER EGGS.
THEY TAKE SOME LOOKING AFTER.
SHE HAS TO REGULARLY SQUIRT
WATER OVER THEM
AND GIVE THEM A GENTLE WASH
WITH HER TENTACLES.
KEEPING THE EGGS SAFE FROM
PREDATORS IS A FULL TIME JOB,
WHICH MEANS SHE
HAS NO TIME TO EAT.
IT WILL BE FORTY DAYS BEFORE
HER CHILDREN LEAVE HOME
SO THESE HARD WORKING MUMS
GET REALLY HUNGRY.
A STARVING OCTOPUS HAS BEEN
KNOWN TO EAT HER OWN ARMS
RATHER THAN LEAVE HER
EGGS UNPROTECTED.
HER BABIES ARE READY TO HATCH
THANKS TO HER
EXTRAORDINARY DEVOTION.
UNFORTUNATELY ONLY A FEW
OF THE HATCHLINGS
WILL SURVIVE TO ADULTHOOD.
Alfie says ALL RIGHT GUYS, STILL
TO COME ON TODAY'S SHOW.
WE HAVE MORE CANINE
CRAZINESS IN DOG TRICKS,
LOADS OF LAUGHS
WITH BAD PUN PONY,
A TRUCKLOAD 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
ALL CLOWNFISH ARE BORN MALE?
THEY HAVE THE ABILITY
TO SWITCH THEIR SEX
BUT WILL DO SO ONLY TO BECOME
THE DOMINANT FEMALE OF A GROUP.
THE CHANGE IS IRREVERSIBLE.
IF THE FEMALE DIES
THE DOMINANT MALE WILL BECOME
A FEMALE TO REPLACE HER.
THE LARGEST OF THE SMALLER MALES
WILL THEN BECOME THE
DOMINANT MALE OF THE GROUP.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says OH THEY ARE SUCH FUNKY FISH.
ANOTHER FUNKY ANIMAL I KNOW IS
THE ADORABLE LITTLE DOG JESSE
WHO IS DOING TODAY'S
DOG TRICKS TRAINING.
HE AND HIS OWNER ADRIAN ARE
LEARNING TO DO THE TUNNEL RUN
AND SO FAR THEY'RE
UP TO STEP ONE.
OH ARE THEY READY
FOR STEP TWO I WONDER?
WELL THERE'S ONLY
ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.
IT'S TIME FOR DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
ADRIAN AND I HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON TEACHING JESSE
TO GO THROUGH THE TUNNEL.
SO FIRST STEP
HAS BEEN GETTING JESSE USED
TO BEING AROUND THE TUNNEL
WHILE WE MAKE A BIT OF NOISE
AND GET HIM TO FEEL IT.
AND HE'S DOING GREAT RIGHT?
READY TO DO THE NEXT STEP?
Adrian says YEP.
Katrina says OKAY.
I'M GOING TO HOLD JESSE
AND GIVE YOU SOME TREATS.
LET JESSE KNOW YOU
HAVE GOT THE TREATS.
Adrian says YEAH, I HAVE GOT THE TREATS.
Katrina says OKAY NOW WALK UP TO
THE OTHER END OF THE TUNNEL
AND I'M GOING TO GET YOU
TO CRAWL IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
PUT IT A QUARTER OF THE WAY,
CALL JESSE
AND THEN WHEN HE COMES THROUGH
CALL HIM BACK WITH THE TREATS
AND GIVE HIM LOTS OF PRAISE AND
THEN COME RIGHT OUT THE TUNNEL.
OKAY YOU READY?
OKAY.
GO FOR IT.
Adrian says GOOD BOY.
GOOD BOY.
COME ON.
COME HERE.
GOOD BOY.
THAT'S A GOOD BOY.
Katrina says WELL DONE.
SO THAT IS STEP TWO.
STEP THREE
IS GOING TO BE TEACHING HIM
TO RUN STRAIGHT THROUGH
AND OUT THE OTHER SIDE
AND WE'LL BE BACK TO SHOW
YOU THAT SOON.
Alfie says WE'LL CATCH UP
WITH THEM A BIT LATER.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME FOR
SOME BELLY HURTING,
SOME JAW ACHING, ROLLING
ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING,
WELL SHE THINKS SO.
YES GIVE IT UP FOR OUR
FAVOURITE HORSE WHO HOWLS,
IT'S BAD PUN PONY.
(music plays)
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says WHAT DID
THE DOG SAY
WHEN HE RUBBED SAND PAPER
ON HIS TAIL?
RUFF, RUFF.
Ducks chuckle.
Bad Pun Pony says WHAT IS BLACK
AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER?
A PENGUIN THAT'S EMBARRASSED.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY!
Alfie says HILARIOUS.
MORE BAD PUN PONY NEXT TIME.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME FOR SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
WARM UP YOUR BRAINS AND
GET ENGAGED CREATURE FANS,
IT'S TIME TO TEST YOUR
KNOWLEDGE IN CREATURE QUIZ.
A caption reads "Creature quiz."
The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
PRODUCES BAD SMELLS
AS A DEFENCE?
IS IT A THE CONSTANTLY HUNGRY
CATERPILLAR?
B THE INDESTRUCTIBLE,
CREEPY, CRAWLY COCKROACH?
OR IS IT C THE MARVELLOUS,
MARCHING MILLIPEDE?
IF YOU ANSWERED C
YOU ARE CORRECT.
THE MILLIPEDE MAKES BAD
SMELLS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.
A fly sniffs and says EW.
The narrator says MOST HUMANS
THINK OF MILLIPEDES
AS HARMLESS VEGETARIANS.
BUT IF THEY GET THREATENED
THEY CAN CREATE SUCH A STINK
THAT EVEN THE HUNGRIEST HUNTER
WOULD TURN UP ITS NOSE AT THEM.
A meerkat says YOU CAN SMELL IT.
EW.
The narrator says THE MILLIPEDE'S
SELF-DEFENCE SYSTEM
WOULD MAKE ANY CHEMICAL
ENGINEER PROUD.
WHEN IT'S IN DANGER
THE MILLIPEDE MIXES
TWO CHEMICALS TOGETHER
IN REACTION CHAMBERS
ALONG THE SIDE OF ITS BODY.
ENZYMES THEN CONVERT
THE HARMLESS LIQUID
INTO CLOUDS OF THE DEADLY GAS
HYDROGEN CYANIDE.
ONE MILLIPEDE IS CAPABLE OF
STORING ENOUGH REACTANTS
TO FORM 0.2 MILLIGRAMS OF
HYDROGEN CYANIDE,
ENOUGH TO KILL
ANIMALS AS LARGE AS MICE.
THAT MEANS 300 MILLIPEDES
WOULD CREATE ENOUGH DEADLY GAS
TO KILL A HUMAN.
A millipede says WAA.
A man sniffs the millipede and says PEW.
PEW.
The narrator says BUT IT'S A LAST-DITCH
DEFENCE FOR THE MILLIPEDE
WHO WOULD
RATHER RUN THAN REEK.
IT CERTAINLY HAS FORMIDABLE FOOT
POWER TO MAKE A SPEEDY GET AWAY.
THANKS TO ITS EXTREME
STINKY DEFENCE SYSTEM
THE MILLIPEDE CAN LIVE
TO BE SEVEN YEARS OLD.
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 GUEST
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
THAT THE LABRADOR ORIGINATED
IN CANADA?
THE LABRADOR WAS NAMED AFTER THE
CANADIAN PROVINCE OF LABRADOR,
BUT LABRADOR RETRIEVERS
ACTUALLY COME FROM NEWFOUNDLAND,
NOT LABRADOR.
LABRADOR RETRIEVERS ARE KNOWN
FOR THEIR ABILITY TO SPRINT.
THEY CAN HIT 20 KILOMETRES
AN HOUR IN JUST THREE SECONDS
BUT THEY WERE ALSO BRED TO
BE FANTASTIC WATER DOGS,
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says AND NOW CREATURE FRIENDS
IT'S THE PART OF THE SHOW
I LOOK FORWARD TO.
IT'S TIME TO MEET A SPECIAL
GUEST AND THEIR PET RIGHT HERE.
BUT FIRST THERE'S THIS.
A bird pecks on a fox's tail.
The bird laughs and pecks it again.
The fox says HEY.
The caption changes to "It's Pet and Tell."
Alfie sits in the studio with Lana and her pet.
Lana is around 11, with long blond hair in pigtail braids and wears blue shorts and a red T-shirt.
Alfie says INTRODUCING LANA.
SHE'S BROUGHT IN
HER PET DOG TO SHOW US.
HELLO LANA.
Lana says HELLO ALFIE.
Alfie says WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
SO AHH WHO'S THIS
EXCITED LITTLE GIRL?
Lana says THIS IS MILEY.
Alfie says MILEY.
AND AHH WHAT KIND
OF DOG IS MILEY?
Lana says SHE'S A PUG.
Alfie says SHE'S A PUG.
AND BEFORE I ASK
ANY MORE QUESTIONS,
WHAT IS THIS FABULOUS
ATTIRE SHE HAS ON?
Lana says WELL MY MUM MADE THIS FOR A
SPECIAL EVENT THAT WE WENT TO.
Alfie says SO SHE MADE HER A
BEAUTIFUL TUTU AND A TOP,
LIKE A BOW TIE.
PUGS.
PUGS ORIGINATED FROM CHINA.
PUGS WERE ONCE USED
BY THE MILITARY
AS TRACKING DOGS TO FIND PEOPLE
OR OTHER ANIMALS.
THEY'RE WRINKLY FACES NEED
TO BE CLEANED REGULARLY
TO PREVENT INFECTION AND
BACTERIA GROWTH.
PUGS.
SO IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
THAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT MILEY?
Lana says SHE'S DEAF.
Alfie says SHE'S DEAF?
REALLY CAN YOU
TELL US ABOUT THAT?
Lana says IT'S KIND OF EASY LIVING WITH
A PUG THAT'S DEAF
BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY
HAVE TO CALL HER THAT MUCH.
SHE JUST STICKS BY OUR SIDE.
Alfie says SO YOU TAKE HER TO THE PARK?
Lana says YEAH.
Alfie says YOU DO EVERYTHING JUST
LIKE EVERY OTHER DOG.
THAT'S AMAZING.
I NOTICE MILEY IS PANTING A LOT.
WHY IS THAT?
Lana says UMM WELL SHE DID HAVE
HER PALLET DONE
AND IT MAKES THEM
BREATHE A LOT BETTER
BUT THEY STILL
ARE PANTING JUST AS MUCH.
JUST HELPS WITH
THE LIKE SNORTING.
Alfie says YEAH BECAUSE PUGS NORMALLY
HAVE SINUS ISSUES
BUT BECAUSE OF THE PALLET
BEING REMOVED
UMM IT HELPS HER OBVIOUSLY.
THAT'S REALLY
RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP.
WELL DONE.
They high-five.
Alfie says IS MILEY A VERY ACTIVE DOG?
Lana says YEAH BUT IF WE GO ON A LONG WALK
WE HAVE TO BRING HER PRAM WITH
US AND WE PUT HER IN THE PRAM.
Alfie says YOU WHAT?
Lana says PUT HER IN A PRAM.
Alfie says YOU PUT HER IN A PRAM.
WHAT ELSE DOES SHE LOVE?
Lana says BUTT SCRATCHES.
Alfie says BUTT SCRATCHES.
REALLY?
Lana says IT'S MORE ON HER BACK THAN
HER BUM BUT IT IS STILL.
AHH WE CAN CALL
IT BUTT SCRATCHES.
SO WHAT IS HER REACTION WHEN
YOU GIVE HER A BUTT SCRATCH?
Lana says UMM SHE WAGS HER BUM.
Alfie says CAN YOU SHOW US?
Lana scratches her dog's butt and she whimpers.
Alfie says OH SHE DEFINITELY ENJOYS THAT.
WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US ON
THE SHOW TODAY LANA.
Lana says THANK YOU ALFIE.
AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING
US TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL PUG MILEY.
SHE'S SUPER CUTE RIGHT?
Lana says YEAH.
Alfie says SPEAKING OF CUTE,
CHECK THIS OUT.
The narrator says EARLY MORNING
ON THE PRAIRIES
OF AMERICA'S
WASHINGTON STATE
LITTLE BABY FOXES
WAKE UP WITH THE SUN.
BABY FOXES ARE CALLED KITS
LIKE KITTENS.
MMM.
THE KITS THINK IT'S FUN TO PLAY
ON THE TOP OF MUM
WHILE SHE'S TRYING TO SLEEP IN.
NAUGHTY MUNCHKINS.
AND THEN IT'S TIME TO STRETCH
AND DO SOME YOGA.
A crowd says OH.
The narrator says THESE FLUFFY GUYS
ARE PRETTY CASUAL,
SPENDING THEIR DAY RELAXING,
WRESTLING, NAPPING,
PLAY HUNTING,
DIGGING TINY HOLES,
CHASING RABBITS AND
JUST BEING SUPER SILLY.
OMG, JUST LOOK AT THEM.
THEY'RE TOTAL SCHNUKUMS.
WITH THEIR FLUFFY TAILS,
BUTTON NOSES AND DOE EYES.
BABY FOXES.
THEY'RE JUST...
Kids say TOO CUTE.
Alfie says ALL RIGHT CREATURE MANIACS ARE
YOU FEELING CLEVER?
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN WORK ON
THOSE SUPER BRAINS OF YOURS
AND FIND OUT SOME COOL STUFF.
IT'S TIME FOR SOME
MORE ASTOUNDING ANIMALS,
IN CREATURE QUIZ.
The narrator says WHICH
OF THESE ANIMALS
IS THE SMALLEST OF
THE BIG CAT FAMILY?
IS IT A THE CARNIVORES TIGER,
WHO ONLY EATS MEAT?
B THE KING OF THE JUNGLE,
THE LION?
OR IS IT C THE SLEEK
AND CUNNING LEOPARD?
IF YOU ANSWERED C
YOU'RE CORRECT.
THE LEOPARD IS THE SMALLEST
OF THE BIG CAT FAMILY,
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE STILL
BIGGER THAN YOUR CATS AT HOME.
THESE GUYS CAN GROW
UP TO 190 CENTIMETRES IN LENGTH,
WITH THEIR TAILS POTENTIALLY
ADDING ALMOST A METRE.
A sloth says WOW.
The narrator says LEOPARDS ARE COVERED
WITH BEAUTIFUL DARK SPOTS
REFERRED TO AS ROSETTES, BECAUSE
THEY'RE SHAPED LIKE ROSES.
A crowd says OH.
The narrator says THESE FELINES
ARE SUPER QUICK.
THEY CAN REACH A TOP SPEED
OF SIXTY KILOMETRES AN HOUR.
THEY'RE ALSO EXTREMELY AGILE,
WITH A FORWARD JUMP
OF SIX METRES.
THESE CATS ARE CLEVER HUNTERS.
THEY'LL MAKE THEMSELVES SMALL
BY LOWERING THEMSELVES SO AS
NOT TO BE SPOTTED.
THEN WHEN THEY'RE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO THEIR PREY,
THAT'S A WRAP FOLKS.
LEOPARDS COMMUNICATE
WITH THEIR VOICES.
THEY'LL COUGH TO INDICATE
THEIR PRESENCE.
A leopard coughs.
The narrator says GROWL WHEN THEY'RE AGITATED
AND LIKE A HOUSE CAT,
PURR WHEN THEY DON'T
HAVE A CARE IN THE WORLD.
A crowd says AWW.
The caption changes to "Two Bobs."
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
In a hollow log, Wombat Bob 1 says BOB WAKEY WAKEY.
TODAY'S THE DAY.
Wombat Bob 2 says WHAT FOR BOB?
WHAT FOR?
Wombat Bob 1 says THE SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OFF
DOOR BUSTER SALE
AT THE HAPPY WOMBAT.
Wombat Bob 2 says OKAY, OKAY.
Wombat Bob 1 says OFF YOUR BUM NOW.
Wombat Bob 2 says ALL RIGHT.
Wombat Bob 1 says LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
Wombat Bob 2 says WAIT BOB WE'RE WOMBATS.
Wombat Bob 1 says YEAH.
Wombat Bob 2 says WHAT DO WE NEED TO BUY?
WE HAVE GOT FOOD RIGHT HERE.
Wombat Bob 1 says YEAH BUT IS IT SEVENTY-FIVE
PERCENT OFF?
Wombat Bob 2 says NO IT'S FREE.
Wombat Bob 1 says STACK ME.
SO SEVENTY-FOUR PERCENT
LESS THAN
THAT MEANS THEY WILL BE PAYING
US TO OH WAIT,
IS TODAY THE SEVENTEENTH?
Wombat Bob 2 says NO IT'S THE EIGHTEENTH.
Wombat Bob 1 says OH WELL BACK TO BED THEN.
GOOD PRACTICE RUN FOR NEXT
YEAR BOB.
(SNORING)
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 PONDERING
FROM OUR ROLY 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.
(music plays)
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT DESPITE THEIR NAME
THE HERMIT CRAB CAN
BE QUITE SOCIAL
AND LOVES HANGING
OUT WITH OTHERS?
THEY'RE CALLED HERMIT CRABS
BECAUSE THEY LITERALLY CARRY
THEIR HOMES AROUND WITH THEM.
THESE SHELLS PLAY
AN IMPORTANT ROLE,
PROTECTING THE CRAB'S
SOFT ABDOMEN FROM ANY DANGERS.
HERMIT CRABS LOVE MOVING HOUSE.
AS THEY GET BIGGER THEY
JUST MOVE INTO LARGER,
BETTER SUITED SHELLS.
THEY'LL EVEN FIGHT
OTHERS FOR THEIR SHELLS.
AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF
SOME HERMIT CRABS HAVE BEEN
KNOWN TO MAKE A CROAKING SOUND.
AND THAT'S...
Kids say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says OKAY CREATURE FANS TIME
TO GET A BIT PHILOSOPHICAL,
TIME FOR SOME MUSINGS,
SOME WONDERINGS,
SOME THOUGHTS AND
SOME PONDERINGS
FROM OUR FAVOURITE BLACK
AND WHITE, ROLLIE POLY,
BAMBOO EATING,
PONDERING PANDA.
[GONG]
A caption reads "Pondering Panda."
A kid says THE PANDA THAT LIKES TO PONDER.
A panda on its back eats bamboo leaves and says DO YOU
EVER WONDER ABOUT SPACE?
LIKE, REALLY WONDER ABOUT SPACE?
I MEAN, HOW DID HUMANS
KNOW SPACE WAS OUT THERE,
BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY WENT THERE?
LIKE, IMAGINE IF SPACE
HADN'T BEEN THERE
AND WHEN HUMANS FIRST WENT
UP IN THEIR ROCKET SHIP
TO GO FIND SPACE,
THEY JUST SHOT UP AND HIT
THE CEILING OF THE SKY.
I MEAN HOW EMBARRASSING
WOULD THAT BE?
WOW LUCKY SPACE WAS REAL.
Alfie says ALL RIGHT CREATURE MANIACS
TIME FOR THE FINAL VISIT
TO DR. KATRINA.
LET'S SEE IF ADRIAN CAN GET
JESSE TO RUN THROUGH THE TUNNEL.
IT'S DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
ADRIAN HAS BEEN WORKING
VERY HARD
TO GET JESSE DOING
THE TUNNEL RUN.
SO SO FAR
WE'VE GOT JESSE FEELING
CONFIDENT AROUND THE TUNNEL
AND ALSO GOING
THROUGH THIS TUNNEL.
THE NEXT STEP IS TO GET
JESSE TO RUN THROUGH THE TUNNEL.
DO YOU THINK HE WILL?
Adrian says YEAH.
Katrina says OKAY.
AND WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE THE TUNNEL LONGER.
SO I NEED YOUR HELP.
CAN YOU GO TO THE OTHER END
FOR ME AND STRETCH IT RIGHT OUT?
PERFECT.
A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
OKAY THE KEY NOW IS TO
BE REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC
AND ENCOURAGE HIM THROUGH.
YOU READY?
I THINK HE'S GOING TO DO IT.
YOU READY JESSE?
STEADY AND GO.
SPEEDY ---.
RIGHT THROUGH WELL DONE.
WELL WE'VE CONQUERED
THE TUNNEL RUN.
ARE YOU FEELING LIKE A
CONFIDENT DOG TRAINER NOW?
Adrian says YEAH DEFINITELY.
Katrina says DON'T FORGET IF YOU ARE GOING
TO DO SOME TRAINING AT HOME
WITH YOUR PUPPY OR
TEACH DOG TRICKS
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
YOU ALWAYS HAVE PARENTAL
SUPERVISION.
WELL THAT IS IT FOR TODAY.
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE GREAT.
WE'LL BE BACK NEXT TIME
WITH ANOTHER DOG TRICK.
Alfie says IF YOU WANT TO SEE
MORE DOG TRICKS,
MEET MORE PETS,
FIND OUT SOME FREAKY FACTS
AND SEE MORE WEIRD,
WONDERFUL AND WACKY ANIMALS,
THEN THERE'S ONLY
ONE PLACE TO COME.
AND REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
I'M ALFIE.
I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
A caption reads "Creature Mania. A Northern Pictures Productions."
Copyright 2017, Northern Pictures.
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