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Amazing Adaptations Part 4 How Animals Survive in the Wild Wild Kratts
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00:00Go wild, wild, wild grass!
00:06So Blur, ready to have some fun?
00:09She has you in her sights, Chris.
00:11How's this looking for gazelle behavior?
00:14Blur likes what she's seeing.
00:16A cheetah looks for a gazelle who isn't paying attention.
00:19So I'll just focus on looking for some nice gazelle grass.
00:23Too green, not too dry, too spiky.
00:27The cheetah stalks as closely as she can.
00:29A cheetah can run super fast, but only for a short time.
00:33The gazelle can't run as fast, but can run for longer.
00:36So before she makes her move, a cheetah tries to get close.
00:40She's getting pretty close.
00:43She's getting really close.
00:45Pan, drop seed grass, nutritious, high fiber.
00:49Chris!
00:53Woohoo!
00:57Whoa!
00:58A cheetah runs with long strides.
01:02At top speed, each stride covers eight meters, the length of a small school bus.
01:06It's the backbone.
01:08Look at that, it's bending.
01:10When it bends down, it stretches the legs out further so each stride is longer.
01:14So the cheetah covers more ground with each step.
01:16Uh-oh, she's catching up.
01:18Too fast.
01:19Must engage evasive maneuvers.
01:21The gazig-zag.
01:24He's going with the gazig-zag.
01:26The gazig-zag?
01:27Yeah, the gazelle's zigzag.
01:29The gazig-zag.
01:30Trying to throw the cheetah off.
01:32But the cheetah can gazig-zag too.
01:35He's staying on Chris's tail.
01:37Speaking of tails, look at the cheetahs.
01:39It's whipping right, left, up, down, right, left.
01:41Keeping the cheetah on balance.
01:43Oh, she's catching up.
01:44Woohoo!
01:45I can't shake her.
01:51The bendable backbone feature is exactly what I need.
01:58Oh, don't look at me like that.
02:03How about that tail balancer?
02:05Can you put in one of those?
02:07Aviva, you'll need one for turning through the rough terrain.
02:09Oh, I can use a little help here.
02:22Chris, will you quit playing around?
02:24I'm not playing.
02:26The cheetah's playing.
02:27With me.
02:33Whoa!
02:35Ugh.
02:36Oh.
02:37Hey.
02:38But I did discover something interesting on this last takedown.
02:41Except for that sharp dewclaw for hooking and tripping.
02:44A cheetah has nails like a dog.
02:46Oh, yeah.
02:48Almost every cat, lions, house cats, leopards, have retractable claws.
02:53These claws stay in the paw when the cat is walking or running
02:56to protect their sharpness.
02:57And only come out when the cat grabs something.
03:00Oh, yeah.
03:01Look at that.
03:02In and out.
03:03But in the cheetah, the claws are always out.
03:06Because the cheetah's a runner and runners need traction.
03:09The claws dig into the dirt so the cheetahs can push off to top speed.
03:13I'm on it.
03:14We'll add traction claws to every foot.
03:17Whoa.
03:19Even as babies, they're strong.
03:21It's so wild that a baby orangutan is strong enough to grab and hang when he is just six hours
03:27old.
03:27And when he's around a year old, he's as strong as a grown-up human.
03:43Aw, his arms must be sore from all that swinging.
03:46Yeah, orangutans spend 90% of their time climbing and swinging.
03:51And with all that climbing, even orangutans get sore muscles.
03:54Bros, come in.
03:56We're here.
03:56We just discovered that orangutans get sore muscles from swinging and climbing just like we do.
04:02Yeah, baby orangutan learns that when he's really young.
04:06Okay, we get it.
04:07We get it.
04:08We're sore and stiff and can't do anything.
04:11I can't even work on orangutan powers.
04:14Oh, please hurry back with some medicine.
04:17Don't worry.
04:18We're on our way.
04:19Yeah, but if we stay...
04:21We're going to have to work together to get by that huge orangutan.
04:26Huge-o.
04:26Huge-o?
04:27Huge-o.
04:29Huge orangutan.
04:30Huge-o.
04:31Huge-o.
04:33Sounds good.
04:34Initiate operation slip past huge-o.
04:41Cover me, dude.
04:42Got your back, bro.
04:47Clear!
04:57Clear!
05:00Clear!
05:02Unclear!
05:03Whoa!
05:04Oh, no!
05:06No!
05:07No!
05:09Bro!
05:10Chris!
05:11Where'd you go?
05:13Oh.
05:14Hi, Huge-o.
05:15Uh, those cheek flaps of yours are very impressive.
05:18Huh?
05:18Whoa!
05:21Whoa!
05:23Wait.
05:24Let me guess.
05:25We're back with the orangutan mom and baby.
05:29How'd you know?
05:30Because Huge-o keeps heaving us back here for a reason.
05:34No way.
05:35It's just a coincidence.
05:37Ew!
05:45Why is she eating leaves that are so gross?
05:49Chewing, not eating.
05:50She's not swallowing those leaves.
05:52Just mashing them up into a frothy green paste.
06:01It's like a green bubbly lotion.
06:04I don't believe it.
06:05She chewed up those leaves into a paste.
06:07A lotion that took the ouch away.
06:10The orangutan made medicine.
06:13The orangutans are primates like us.
06:1698% of our DNA is identical.
06:19So if that medicine works on an orangutan,
06:21it'll probably work on Aviva, Cokie, and Jimmy Z.
06:24Let's go!
06:30Hey, where's she going?
06:34She has chicks.
06:36Oh, they're kind of cute in a really weird way.
06:40They look hungry.
06:42Oh, bird moms always bring food back for their chicks.
06:45Yeah, the thrush brings worms.
06:47Blue jays bring caterpillars.
06:49And peregrine falcons bring other birds.
06:52So what do pigeons bring?
06:54Cupcakes?
06:54French fries?
06:55Pizza crust?
06:56Wait a sec.
06:58Huh?
06:58Her beak's empty.
06:59What's going on?
07:07Huh?
07:08Am I losing my mind or is the mother pigeon spitting up milk for her baby?
07:12A bird giving milk?
07:15But, but, only mammals give milk.
07:18Kangaroos feed their young milk.
07:20Horses feed milk.
07:21Bears feed milk.
07:22But not birds.
07:24Except for the pigeon.
07:26A milk-like liquid is definitely flowing out of the walls of her throat
07:29directly into the chick's beak.
07:31Pigeon milk.
07:33Pigeons are one of the few birds in the world that feed their young milk.
07:37Weird.
07:38But way cool.
07:39We've really got to rethink our thoughts on pigeons.
07:42Yeah, even the most ordinary animals do extraordinary things.
07:47Uh, Chris, do you realize you're leaning on your activation button while the pigeon pecks
07:52on your nose?
07:53Uh-oh.
07:55Chris!
07:57Chris!
07:58Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
08:04Uh, Chris?
08:07You're eating an old french fry.
08:13Okay, brother of mine, now you've got pigeon powers, whatever that is.
08:18Oh, and by the way, I'm not thirsty for pigeon milk right now, or ever.
08:24Martin, I'm feeling really weird.
08:27Birds of a feather flock together.
08:30Peregrine falcon!
08:34She's hunting pigeons!
08:38Here she comes.
08:39She's going into that dive called the stoop.
08:43Fly, bro, fly!
08:49Ah!
08:50Ah!
08:53We found the falcon, but the falcon found Chris in his pigeon suit!
08:57On our way!
08:59Ah!
09:01Ah!
09:01But one good thing, what I thought was pigeon fat is really pigeon milk.
09:06Muscle!
09:06These pigeons have powerful chest muscles pumping their wings!
09:10Speedometer reads 60 kilometers per hour.
09:13Fast for level flight.
09:15But the falcon's faster.
09:17380 kilometers per hour!
09:20Oh, wings tucked in.
09:21Hyper-screen-line.
09:22She's letting gravity pull her to Earth, cutting through the air like an arrow.
09:25The fastest animal in the world!
09:28This is amazing!
09:29This is amazing!
09:31This is scary!
09:34Look out, Chris!
09:35She's getting a talon ready!
09:38She's going to talon strike you out of the sky!
09:41Thanks for the play-by-play!
09:43Ha-ha!
09:44Whoa!
09:44Row right!
09:45Whoa!
09:47Whoa!
09:48Whoa!
09:48Whoa!
09:48That was close!
09:49Whoa!
09:50Whoa!
09:50Whoa!
09:51Whoa!
09:56Whoa!
09:57Whoa!
09:57Maybe there is some power in this pigeon suit after all!
10:00Woo-hoo!
10:01In level flight, the pigeon flies fast!
10:04Bro, we just started our survival trek.
10:07Maybe you shouldn't be drinking so much water.
10:09I only had three sips.
10:11I think it was more like five sips.
10:13Maybe four.
10:14But you're right.
10:16We might be prepared for our trek, but we're up against one of the biggest, baddest deserts
10:21of the planet, the Australian Outback!
10:25Only five centimeters of rainfall a year.
10:29Daytime temperature, 39 degrees Celsius.
10:32And the best way to handle it is by following the desert creatures for leads.
10:37Like the thorny devil!
10:41He looks like a prehistoric mini-dinosaur, but I've seen better dancers.
10:47He sure is a spiny little guy.
10:50I'm going to name him Spine-ster!
10:54Hi!
10:56Don't get too close, Chris.
10:58He's drinking.
11:00What do you mean?
11:01There isn't any water, no puddle, no stream.
11:04Remember?
11:05The most amazing part of the thorny devil is how they drink.
11:08Those water attracting grooves on their skin that lead to the corners of their mouth.
11:13That's right!
11:14They can actually drink water from dew that falls on their backs.
11:18Oh, I can always spare some drops of water for my thirsty lizard friend.
11:22The grooves collect the water, and then as the thorny devil drinks,
11:26the water is pulled through the grooves right up to the corner of his mouth.
11:29It's like he's got straws all over his body,
11:32so he can suck the water right into his mouth.
11:35Oh, if I had that, I'd pour lemonade on my back all day.
11:41Oh, boy.
11:43From the sun's location, we have about three hours before it gets dark.
11:46So we've got to keep heading east, the opposite direction that the sun sets.
11:50And learn more about survival in the great Australian outback.
11:54We'll try to make you proud, Spine-ster.
11:59See ya!
12:02Proboscis monkeys have the biggest nose of any monkey.
12:05It doesn't seem real, but it is.
12:08Wish I had a nose like that.
12:09It's cool.
12:11That's what I'll call ya schnozzle after that cool nose.
12:16The question is, what is that nose all about?
12:19Why in the world would a monkey need a nose like that?
12:27One thing's for sure.
12:28That nose doesn't slow you down.
12:32Follow that monkey's nose.
12:38You proboscis monkeys are good in the trees.
12:41Looks like there are eight monkeys in this troop,
12:44and schnozzle is the only adult male.
12:48Everybody else is a female or kid monkey.
12:53Like this nosy young guy.
12:56Hey, wait up, nosy.
12:59Not so fast, schnozzle.
13:02Woo-hoo!
13:04Woo-hoo!
13:07Ha-ha!
13:09Ah!
13:10Whoa!
13:11Ah!
13:13Whoa!
13:13Woo-hoo!
13:14Did you catch that move, schnozzle?
13:16That...
13:17Whoa!
13:18Hurts!
13:20Ah!
13:21Oh!
13:22Oh!
13:23Oh!
13:23Oh!
13:24Oh!
13:25Oh!
13:26Oh!
13:26Oh!
13:35Martin?
13:36Chris?
13:48You find this pretty funny, do you, schnozzle?
13:53I think it's a pretty good look for you guys.
13:55And thanks for figuring out that the mystery discs are the proboscis monkey.
14:05Oh, hello. We're just wondering what these noses are for.
14:09Uh, hi there.
14:11Hi. Hey, Chris. Suddenly we're pretty popular around here.
14:19Guys, I think you figured out one thing those noses are for.
14:22We did? Yeah. The girl monkeys like them.
14:26You're right. In nature, lots of animals have certain features that show off they're healthy and strong.
14:32Like male moose and deer. They have big antlers to show females that they're survivors.
14:37For proboscis monkeys, it's all about the nose. The bigger and droopier the nose, the better.
14:47And I think I know someone who's not happy to have two more monkeys in this troop.
14:53We'd better deactivate.
14:54Uh-oh. The mud jammed them up.
14:59Uh, we better back off.
15:01Sorry. Gotta leave.
15:09This looks good.
15:11Okay, you grab a nap, Spot Swat, and I'll scan the area.
15:22This cheetah eyesight is amazing.
15:25I can see so far.
15:27Cheetahs have one of the best long-distance eyesight of any mammal.
15:33Warthog at 200 meters.
15:36Giraffe at 400 meters.
15:38Rhino 2 kilometers.
15:41Elephants at 3 kilometers.
15:46Oh, this little Spot Swat having a nightmare.
15:49It's okay, little.
15:51Ah! Honey badger!
15:54Ah!
15:57Oh!
16:03A honey badger looks like a cheetah cub.
16:05Or a cheetah cub looks like a honey badger.
16:07Just never do that again, okay?
16:10Like never again.
16:11Never, ever again.
16:13Whoa!
16:16This cheetah suit's out of control!
16:18Whoa!
16:19Oh!
16:21I've heard of charging rhinos, but never anybody charging a rhino.
16:26Whoa!
16:29Whoa!
16:31Spot Swat!
16:32There you are!
16:39Oh, I'm just going to have to remember who's who.
16:42You look almost exactly the same.
16:45Like your mimics.
16:48As long as your heads are down.
16:50And you're not snarling.
16:53Oh, come on.
16:54Not again.
16:55I'm not running this time.
16:59I'm not running.
17:01No way!
17:02Huh?
17:04A black mamba.
17:06And now I know why it's called that.
17:08Because it's got a black tongue.
17:10The black mamba's the only venomous snake in the world
17:12that can rise up high enough to sink its fangs into your face.
17:17Did I just say what I think I said?
17:19Uh, did I ever say protecting a cheetah cub was easy?
17:25Whoa!
17:28Tortuga!
17:29Come in, Tortuga!
17:30We've got a battle here between a black mamba and a honey badger.
17:32He was famous for eating all kinds of venom snakes.
17:35He eats cobras.
17:36But the black mamba's the most aggressive snake in Africa.
17:39And it's a big one.
17:46Went down the wrong pipe, huh?
17:47A caracal!
17:50It's her!
17:51Oh, well, that's a nice surprise.
17:53Half the secret to finding animals is just being outside.
17:57All right, this is our chance now.
17:59No sudden movements, no loud sounds, no surprises.
18:03Whoa, look at her.
18:05Huge hind legs.
18:06That's where the caracal's extreme jumping power comes from.
18:17Whoa!
18:18Told you caracals were the hissiest of all the cats.
18:21You did?
18:22No, you didn't.
18:23I meant to.
18:24Anyway, you're right.
18:26She's even out hissing the crocodile.
18:28She's got one tough attitude.
18:30Make that one tough catitude.
18:33And what a jump.
18:35We've got to see that again.
18:36Check out those lightning-fast reflexes.
18:39And her powerful leg muscles shoot her straight up into the air.
18:42Just out of reach of the croc's jaws.
18:44Only the caracal ca-
18:46Oh, no.
18:47We lost her again.
18:49We've kept up with cheetahs and lions and leopards.
18:53But we can't catch up to a caracal.
18:57So why don't we let the caracal catch us?
19:00Huh?
19:01Oh, a bird lure.
19:04We can activate our suits with guinea fowl powers and let the caracal catch us.
19:09Uh, no.
19:09Did you see those claws?
19:11I'll activate the creature power suits anytime I can.
19:14But as a birdie?
19:15In caracal country?
19:17No way!
19:18I was thinking more of a birdmobile.
19:21Hmm, a birdmobile.
19:22Nice!
19:25Aviva, come in.
19:26Changing plans.
19:27We know a surefire way to find your birdie and get it back.
19:31I'll try anything.
19:33How about a miniaturized birdmobile in a guinea fowl disguise?
19:36A guinea fowl flapper!
19:38I'm on it.
19:39Get back here as fast as you can.
19:41It'll be ready.
19:47Okay, here's a creature quiz for you.
19:50One guinea fowl.
19:52Really nervous.
19:55Times four equals one hunting caracal.
19:59Yes!
20:04Whoa!
20:07Two guinea fowl in one leap?
20:09That cat has some quick paws, too.
20:14A cheetah wants in on the action.
20:18Hey, that's cheating.
20:20Cheetahs rarely steal food, but competition is fierce out here between the wild cats.
20:25This isn't cheating.
20:26It's cheetah-ing.
20:27Wait!
20:28Oh, no.
20:29We lost her again.
20:37Nothing like rappelling down from the sky onto the African savannah.
20:40This is working great.
20:42We came down right in the middle of a herd of zebras.
20:44Almost too great.
20:46We could have landed right on top of a zebra.
20:50Careful, Martin.
20:51If they hear or see anything unusual, we might scare them off.
20:55Lucky for us, Viva's cloud camouflage worked like a charm.
21:01I'm going in.
21:02You with me?
21:03Right behind you, bro.
21:06Whoa, now that is one amazing maze of stripes.
21:11Huh?
21:12Whoa.
21:14I'm already getting dizzy from all these stripes.
21:17Me, too.
21:19But I can still see that zebras are actually black with white stripes.
21:23You mean white with black stripes.
21:25No, black with white stripes.
21:28Check out their black noses and lips.
21:30Their skin is black, and the white hairs grow out of that.
21:33Yeah, you're right.
21:35Hey, I bet this herd is migrating.
21:38Zebras have to keep moving to find lush green grass.
21:41Looks like they're headed across the river.
21:46Jimmy's coming down for a landing.
21:48Oh, easy does it, Jay-Z.
21:50Nice and quiet so you don't...
21:57Scare the zebra herd.
21:59Run!
22:03I think the herd thought they were being attacked by a giant turtle.
22:11Whoa!
22:12All the zebra stripes are blending together.
22:14Oh, if you were a predator, how could you single one out?
22:17That's one of the reasons zebras have stripes.
22:20To keep predators like lions guessing.
22:23Confusion camouflage.
22:25And it works.
22:26You can't tell where one zebra ends and the other begins.
22:33Oh, that zebra herd sure got out of here in a hurry.
22:36Hold it.
22:37Is somebody crying?
22:41Oh, it's a little zebra foal.
22:43He got left behind in all the confusion.
22:46I bet he got scared from the sound of the loud landing.
22:55Poor little guy has lost his migrating mom.
22:58And the herd.
22:59Sorry.
23:00I never landed the tortuga surrounded by sky camouflage before.
23:04It's okay, Jimmy.
23:05We just need to get him back to his mom.
23:07Don't go yet.
23:08The little guy's stripe pattern is perfect for our new wild crack crew jackets.
23:13Looks more like a fun maze to me.
23:15Hey, I'm going to call him Maze.
23:18No time for jackets and mazes.
23:20We got to move fast.
23:22We don't want his herd to get ahead of us.
23:24I'll just snap a few photos of Maze's pattern to work from.
23:27I want the fabric to look exactly like zebra stripes.
23:34Thanks, Maze.
23:35I can cut Martin out of the photos easily.
23:39What is that?
23:41Whoa, where'd that go?
23:43Martin?
23:45Martin, I'm still here.
23:47Where'd you go?
23:48I'm over here.
23:49The flashing light.
23:54Oh, okay.
23:55I can see you.
23:56Coming over.
23:59Wait.
24:00You're not Chris.
24:02You're an angler fish.
24:04Wow.
24:05Oh, those teeth are awesome.
24:08Some of those fangs are so big.
24:09They don't even fit in your mouth.
24:12Wow.
24:13Clever fish.
24:14Most of your teeth are tilted inwards.
24:16So it's easy for your prey to swim in, but not out.
24:20Pretty cool.
24:21Careful, bro.
24:22She's a dangerous predator, so watch out.
24:29Whoa.
24:30Martin, watch out.
24:31Watch out.
24:31Whoa.
24:33Whoa, you can't catch this.
24:40Oh, wow.
24:41Look at this.
24:42The light is actually millions of glowing bacteria trapped inside this little sack.
24:47She uses it to lure her prey close, so she can catch it.
24:52Like it tried with me, but I'm way too good of a swimmer.
24:55Swimming's my thing.
25:00Martin?
25:04Catch this.
25:05Whoa, yeah.
25:06Hey.
25:11Hey.
25:12Whoa, where are you going?
25:14Whoa.
25:16Oh, dude.
25:17I think he wants to meet you.
25:19More like eat you.
25:21Whoa.
25:22Whoa.
25:22Faster, Chris.
25:23Woo-hoo.
25:24Yeah, faster.
25:28Oh, a deep-sea shrimp.
25:30Perfect.
25:37Whoa.
25:40Glue.
25:42What?
25:43Glue.
25:43That deep-sea shrimp has the best defense mechanism ever.
25:46When it feels threatened, it shoots out a glowing glue that confuses its predator.
25:51While the predator attacks the glue, the shrimp slips away.
25:55Well, I'm covered in glue.
25:57Oh, I'm like a glow-in-the-dark target.
25:59Yeah.
26:00We better get you cleaned up before you get gulped down.
26:05Okay, Blur, check this out.
26:07I'm injured.
26:08Oh.
26:09Oh, my leg.
26:10I can't run fast anymore.
26:12I hope a predator doesn't see me.
26:16Yes.
26:16My trick is working.
26:18Predators usually target injured or weak prey.
26:20They're the easiest to catch.
26:22Ow.
26:23I'm so injured.
26:25Huh?
26:26Uh-oh.
26:27It worked.
26:29But on a different predator.
26:31A python's got a hug on me.
26:34Pythons are constricting snakes.
26:36That means they squeeze their prey until they can't breathe anymore.
26:41This wasn't exactly the plan.
26:46But I'll take it.
26:48Oh.
26:48Could you please press that button for me?
26:51Duck me.
26:52It's the worm.
26:54No.
26:55Woo.
26:55Yes.
26:57I'm a python.
26:59Wait a second.
27:01No animal eats adult pythons.
27:03I'm at the top of the food web.
27:05Woo-hoo.
27:07Not so fast, Chris.
27:09We're checking something.
27:10What?
27:11Yep.
27:12It's right here.
27:13It almost never happens, but big adult pythons are sometimes caught and eaten by a super hungry
27:18lion or leopard.
27:19You mean, kind of like that?
27:24Whoa.
27:25You've got to be pretty hungry to tangle with a python.
27:27Whoa.
27:28Not this time.
27:31Catching food can be dangerous business for predators, too.
27:35Prey defends itself, and getting a meal isn't always easy.
27:38So it's official.
27:39It's rare, but leopards and lions will tangle with an adult python if they're desperate.
27:44Wow.
27:44I better slither off and follow that lion.
27:47Gotta slide.
27:48See ya, Blur.
27:54Okay, I know a lion would eat a bad ear fox, and you'd probably have to be on the lookout
27:58for spotted hyenas, too.
28:00Hey, if I could just find one of those.
28:04I know you probably don't want to find out, but I have to finish my food chain.
28:09Huh?
28:11Marshall Eagle!
28:15Woo!
28:15Nice move!
28:16The old roll-on-your-back kick-and-bite defense?
28:19Ha!
28:19A bad-eared fox classic!
28:21Hey, it's not easy being an animal when things are constantly out to get ya.
28:25Huh?
28:26Oh!
28:27Oh!
28:28See what I mean?
28:29A python!
28:30Hey, Martin.
28:31Gotcha.
28:32What?
28:33Chris?
28:34You're a python?
28:36Yeah, and you're lucky I'm not hungry, because we eat bad-eared foxes.
28:40Yeah, hoo!
28:41It's rough out here.
28:43I know.
28:44Animals always have to be on the lookout for another creature trying to catch them.
28:48Imagine if humans had to live like that every day.
28:51Hey, we're almost there.
28:52One more creature to find.
28:54See you at the top.
28:56I'll be waiting for ya.
28:57See you at the top.
28:57See you at the top.
28:58See you at the top.