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Daniel walks in the studio.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and a gray TVO Kids T-shirt.

He says WELCOME TO BACK TO
TVO K NEWS.

On a screen behind him appears a satellite picture of the Earth and the caption "New species."

Daniel says NOW, DID YOU KNOW THAT
THERE ARE MORE THAN
10 MILLION SPECIES OF ANIMALS
AND PLANTS IN THE WORLD?
AND THAT US HUMANS
ONLY REPRESENTS.01 PERCENT
OF THAT NUMBER.
THAT'S A LOT OF LIFE
ON OUR PLANET.
BUT, EVEN MORE
AMAZING THAN THAT,
THERE ARE ABOUT
18,000 NEW SPECIES
DISCOVERED EACH YEAR.
18,000!
NOW, EVERY YEAR THE
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
OF SPECIES EXPLORATION,
PUBLISHES A LIST
OF WHAT THEY CALL,
"THE TOP 10 NEW SPECIES."
THIS YEAR THERE ARE SOME
TRULY WILD ADDITIONS.
THERE IS AN ORANGUTAN FOUND IN
SUMATRA IN AFRICA.
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT THERE
ARE ONLY 800 OF THEM,
WHICH MAKES IT ONE OF
THE MOST ENDANGERED
GREAT APES IN THE WORLD.
THERE'S ALSO A TINY FISH
THAT IS THE
DEEPEST DWELLING FISH
EVER DISCOVERED.
HE LIVES IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AT
A DEPTH OF ALMOST 8,000 METRES.
THAT'S ALMOST AS DEEP AS
MOUNT EVEREST IS HIGH.

The audience says WOW!

Daniel says THERE IS A TREE FOUND IN BRAZIL
WHICH IS ALMOST 10
STOREYS HIGH,
AND WEIGHS ABOUT
62 TONNES.
AND THERE IS A TINY BEETLE ONLY
1.5 MILLIMETRES IN LENGTH
THAT LIVES IN COSTA RICA.
HE HITCHES A RIDE ON
THE TUMMY OF ANTS
WHEN HE WANTS TO
GET AROUND.
LAZY!
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR VERY
OWN SPECIAL SPECIES
RIGHT HERE AT TVO KIDS.
I'LL GIVE YOU A HINT,
HE'S TALL, GREEN,
COVERED WITH POLKA DOTS...
DID YOU GET IT?

Polkaroo peeps on screen.

Daniel says I WONDER IF POLKAROO EVER
MADE THE TOP 10 LIST.
TVO KIDS, STICK AROUND
BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR NEWS
FEATURE UP NEXT.

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