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00:07That's me, Fred the house cat.
00:09When my family leaves for the day,
00:11I don't just sit inside watching the world go by.
00:14I become...
00:19Nature Cat! Backyard explorer extraordinaire!
00:24Tally ho! Tally ho!
00:27We're climbing out the trees now.
00:29We're swinging through the breeze now.
00:31We're getting muddy knees now.
00:33Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat!
00:35Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat!
00:37Nature Cat! Nature Cat!
00:39So what are we waiting for?
00:41We're so excited to explore
00:43All that nature has in store.
00:45Tally ho! Tally ho!
00:47Tally ho!
00:49We're our favorite nature guide.
00:51We just can't wait to get outside!
00:53We're going through the trees now.
00:55We're jumping in the leaves now.
00:57We're getting muddy knees now.
00:59We're jumping in the trees now.
01:00We're jumping in the trees now.
01:01Tally ho!
01:02Tally ho!
01:03Tally ho!
01:04Tally ho!
01:05Tally ho!
01:07Spring Hunter 3000!
01:12Hmm. Let's see what we've got here.
01:14Oh yeah! Size perfect!
01:18Color beautiful!
01:20And most importantly, taste...
01:22Mmm, man oh man, divine!
01:25Hey there, Daisy!
01:27Daisy, are you harvesting radishes?
01:30Not just any radishes.
01:32The tastiest radishes this side of the Mississippi.
01:36Maybe even both sides.
01:38Hmm.
01:39But it's only April.
01:41Spring's been around for just a few weeks.
01:43How did they grow?
01:44Radishes are hardy plants, so they can be planted in cooler temperatures.
01:49I planted these goodies one month ago when it was still chilly.
01:53Oh, they grow up so fast.
01:55Hey!
01:56We're heading to the forest if you care to join us.
01:59Oh, yes!
02:00Now that Spring's here, we can play my favorite online game!
02:04Spring Hunter 3000!
02:06Check out the app!
02:08Oh, games!
02:09I love games!
02:10How do you play?
02:11It's easy!
02:12Everyone who downloads the app tries to find as many Spring objects as possible.
02:16Birds, flowers, you name it!
02:19Each time you find a sign of Spring, you take a picture of it.
02:23Or record it if it's a sound.
02:25Different signs of Spring are worth different amounts of points.
02:28The ultimate find in early Spring is a deer antler.
02:32Male deer lose their antlers once a year, and now is a good time to look for them.
02:37Antler sheds are super hard to find, so they're worth 1,000 points!
02:42Oh, man!
02:43Oh, man!
02:44Oh, man!
02:45Ooh!
02:46This app sounds like loads of fun!
02:48It is!
02:49And the best part is, whoever gets the most points is deemed the Queen of Spring.
02:55Or, you know, King.
02:56Oh, I want to be King!
02:58King Hal!
02:59My reign will be firm but fair!
03:03And have you, Fat Daisy, ever reigned as Queen of Spring?
03:06I mean, won the game?
03:07I almost did last year, but ended up coming in second place to...
03:11Oh, Zorka Six!
03:13But this year, this year, I'll be number one!
03:17And we'll help you get there!
03:19What do you say, gang?
03:20I say, look out, Zorka Six!
03:23You got a mouse on the team!
03:25Brace yourselves, nature, for the Spring Hunters have officially sprung!
03:32Tally-ho!
03:33Oh, yeah!
03:34Oh, yeah!
03:35So, what kind of Spring stuff should we be looking for?
03:40Now that it's Spring, all kinds of flowers are in bloom.
03:43Skunk cabbage, tulips, pussy willows...
03:46Whoa!
03:47A blooming dogwood tree is worth 50 points!
03:50Wait, there's a tree called Dogwood?
03:52That's weird.
03:53I wonder if we're related.
03:54You think that's my uncle?
03:55Hey, guys!
03:56There's a dogwood tree on the other side of the creek!
03:58White blossoms are so beautiful this time of year.
04:01Well, what are we waiting for?
04:03Onward and yawnward!
04:08Now that's strange.
04:09This creek is a lot more creaky than usual.
04:12Well, it rained a lot, and it's been warmer.
04:15Hey, maybe all the snow and ice from winter is melting.
04:18That's a lot of extra water.
04:19It's gotta go somewhere.
04:21Extra water?
04:23We just need to find a way across.
04:26Oh!
04:27How about that fallen log?
04:29I don't know.
04:30I'm not sure that looks sturdy enough to support any of us.
04:33Gangway!
04:34Mouse coming through!
04:35Well, sure, a mouse could cross, but I still think the right move here is to take a detour
04:41and...
04:42Oh, come on!
04:45Hold on!
04:46A babbling creek with white caps is worth 20 points!
04:49Oh!
04:50We're already on the board!
04:51Sweet!
04:52Sweet!
04:53Sweet!
04:54Oh, no!
04:55Zorka Six just got 50 points!
04:58She's winning!
04:59We gotta hurry!
05:01Okay!
05:02I'm gonna cross, but I am NOT going to look!
05:06Ahh!
05:07I'm crossing!
05:08Did I cross yet?
05:10How about now?
05:11You guys will tell me, right?
05:13I must have crossed by now!
05:15Huh?
05:16I know the dogwood tree's somewhere around here!
05:20I'm sure we'll find it!
05:21Found it!
05:22A dogwood tree!
05:23Yes!
05:24Thanks, Nature Cat!
05:25Now we have 70 points!
05:26We're back in the lead, baby!
05:27Oh, yeah!
05:28Oh, yeah!
05:29Oh, yeah!
05:30Oh, yeah!
05:31Oh, yeah!
05:32Hi, dogwood tree!
05:33It's me, Hal!
05:34What?
05:35Say it again?
05:36Oh, no!
05:37I know!
05:38We do look so much alike!
05:39We could be brothers!
05:40Oh, isn't it the prettiest tree I've ever seen?
05:42Oh, yeah!
05:43Super pretty, Squeaks!
05:44But we should get a move on!
05:45The blossoms kind of look like the four points of a compass!
05:48North, east, south, west!
05:49Compass!
05:50Totally, yeah!
05:51Okay, who's ready to hunt down the next sign of spring?
05:53Stacy, this tree really looks like this for a few weeks out of each year!
05:56Don't you want to know?
05:57Oh, yeah!
05:58Oh, yeah!
05:59Oh, yeah!
06:00Oh, yeah!
06:01Oh, yeah!
06:02Oh, yeah!
06:03Oh, yeah!
06:04Oh, yeah!
06:05Oh, yeah!
06:06Oh, yeah!
06:07Oh, yeah!
06:08Oh, yeah!
06:09Oh, yeah!
06:10Oh, yeah!
06:11Oh, yeah!
06:12You want to just soak it in while you can!
06:15You know what?
06:16You're right.
06:17Okay, gazing time's over!
06:19Tally-roo!
06:20Hey, that's my line!
06:26Hey, Daisy!
06:27What are we looking for now?
06:28Another clear sign of spring?
06:30Animal babies!
06:32New generations of animals like skunks, otters, fox, deer are born in spring.
06:37There's more food available and the weather is warmer.
06:40No way!
06:41A photo of red fox kits is worth 100 points!
06:44We gotta find some!
06:45Yeah!
06:46Oh, I'd love to see some fox kits!
06:47They're so cute!
06:48Oh, no!
06:49Zorka 6 has taken the lead!
06:50And Houston is catching up!
06:51Uh, attention!
06:52Does anyone here know where to find some fox kits?
06:53I wouldn't even know where to start.
06:54Maybe I could help!
06:55Oh!
06:56Oh!
06:57Oh!
06:58Crazy!
06:59I thought you were hibernating!
07:00Pff!
07:01Pff!
07:02Hibernation!
07:03It's so last winter!
07:04Now that it's spring and the forest is one big bug buffet, I'm back on the ground and burstin' with energy!
07:08Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait!
07:09Hold still a moment!
07:10An animal that comes out of hibernation is worth 30 points on my app!
07:15Say peas!
07:16Oh!
07:17Oh!
07:18Make sure you get my good sign!
07:19Peas!
07:20Oh!
07:21That reminds me!
07:22The spring peas in my garden are probably worth at least 10 points!
07:24Is that why you guys are looking for baby rats?
07:25Oh!
07:26Oh!
07:27Oh!
07:28Oh!
07:29Oh!
07:30Oh!
07:31Oh!
07:32Oh!
07:33Oh!
07:34Oh!
07:35Oh!
07:36Oh!
07:37Oh!
07:38Oh!
07:39Oh!
07:40Oh!
07:41Oh!
07:42Oh!
07:43Oh!
07:45Is that why you guys are looking for baby red foxes?
07:46Exactamundo, Fra-toad!
07:48See, I remember!
07:49Oh, man!
07:50They'd be a huge score!
07:52Not to mention, also super-cute!
07:55Well, you're in luck!
07:56Foxes sometimes build their dens in underground burrows!
08:00And there's an old woodchuck burrow that Ms. Fox turned into a nursery for her kids!
08:05Come on!
08:06Yes, haha! Good work, Gracie! Hi, tiny fuzzy cuties. It's me, Hal.
08:17Oh, you've outdone yourself, Gracie. This is the cuteness motherlode!
08:21More like the point motherlode! This extra hundred points makes us tied for first! Yes!
08:27Guys, we need to talk about the Spring Hunter app. It's fun and all, but I'm worried that it's keeping Daisy from enjoying all these amazing spring sights.
08:35Maybe I can help. Look, Daisy, the foxes are piling on top of one another!
08:40Hmm, fox pile, fox pile. Nope, no extra points for fox pile. Too bad. Well, we can't lose the momentum. Good seeing you. Oh, and keep your eyes peeled for deer antlers. They're kind of a game changer.
08:52Oh, I think I hear a wood threat! I guess we gotta go. I will see you soon, my old friend. Thank you again for your help. You're totally cool.
09:03Don't be spacious!
09:06See ya, Gracie. Bye, Gracie! Have a good day, C!
09:12Let me know if you guys see any birds. Each bird's song is worth 40 points. And a picture can be worth double that! 80 points!
09:19I thought a lot of birds flew south for winter.
09:21Some do. It's called migration.
09:23Oh, a wood thrush! That's a migratory bird! A wood thrush! Oh, yeah? Oh, yeah?
09:29It's song is so soothing.
09:35I could listen to this for now.
09:38Robin, three o'clock!
09:39Daisy!
09:40Robin, 20 points!
09:43I saw a red-winged blackbird one spring as a kitten, but I've never seen them since!
09:50Red-winged blackbird! 80 points!
09:53Look at that warbler going to town and those juniper berries. It's kind of like me when I found a hug of cheese, huh?
09:59Cheese!
10:00Or me when I find, like, a super expensive shoe to destroy when I chew on it when I'm not supposed to.
10:05Yellow Ruff Warbler! 60 points! Oh, yeah? Oh, yeah?
10:12Daisy, you didn't even look at it!
10:14No worries, Hal! I've got it in my phone for later!
10:20That bird spree was a real point bonanza! Too bad Zorka Six retook the lead with that otter's den.
10:26I still think we can catch her if we, if we just... Did you see how the Yellow Ruff Warbler had that bright little patch on its tail?
10:33Oh, so adorable! Like a little yellow piece of cheese.
10:36Cheese.
10:37I like the song the Wood Thrush sang. It was like being at a concert!
10:40I loved how that blackbird swoop zipped through the sky! It was like a plane!
10:47Huh, I didn't notice any of that stuff. I've been so caught up in playing Spring Hunter 3000 that I forgot to actually experience spring!
10:55Well, not anymore! Hey guys, so I realized that...
11:00Antler!
11:02Huh?
11:03Why, yes! Just as I planned!
11:07Whoa, no way! A real deer antler? That's worth the most points of all! Yay for us!
11:14Man, oh man! I can't believe this used to be on a deer! Oh, feel how heavy it is!
11:20Whoa, intense!
11:21And it's so hard too!
11:25Daisy, aren't you going to take a photo? You'll be the Queen of Spring for sure!
11:30Oh, this is so sweet! I mean, how often do you get to touch an actual deer antler, right?
11:36You did it, Daisy! You're the Queen of Spring!
11:44Oh, I couldn't have done it without you guys!
11:46Congratulations, one and all! We are the kings and queens of spring!
11:51As stated previously, my reign will be firm but fair! And fun! Wink, wink!
11:59So let's put away the phone and get our spring on!
12:02Oh, yeah! Our spring on! Oh, yeah! Hooray!
12:05Yay!
12:07Woohoo!
12:08Let's get it!
12:09The Case of the Missing Moon!
12:14Ah, night time sure is the right time for fireflies!
12:23Check out their glorious glow!
12:25Whoa! How do they do that?
12:28Say, where's Hal? He would love this!
12:32Or maybe not!
12:37Hal, old pal, what's wrong?
12:40I'm just so sad!
12:42Well, I can see that you're sad!
12:44Then that's making me sad!
12:47Wow!
12:50Hey, Hal!
12:52Uh-huh!
12:53Why are we so sad?
12:56Well, you all know how I like to howl at the moon at night, but it's been so cloudy and I haven't been able to, but tonight it's clear!
13:03And when I went to howl at the moon, the moon was gone!
13:07Say what?
13:09The moon disappeared!
13:12Hal, that's impossible!
13:14Look up and see for yourself!
13:17Ah!
13:18The moon is missing!
13:20I told you so!
13:24Fear not, my canine friend!
13:26We are gonna find that missing moon!
13:28And nothing shall stand in our way!
13:31Tally-ho!
13:34Except this tree!
13:37Moonlight would have helped!
13:39We're gonna find that moon!
13:42Gonna find that moony moon!
13:44We'll look hither, we'll look beyond!
13:46Find out where that moon has gone!
13:49Whoa!
13:50Look high, and low, but mostly high!
13:53Till that moon's back up in the sky!
13:55So Hal, don't cry!
13:56Keep your eyes dry!
13:57There you go!
13:58Gonna find that loony moon!
13:59Gonna find that loony moon!
14:00Gonna find that loony moon!
14:01Gonna find that loony moon!
14:02Gonna find that loony moon!
14:04Gonna find that loony moon!
14:06Gonna find that loony moon!
14:14Whoa!
14:15Finding the moon is a lot harder than I thought!
14:19Maybe I could just howl at something else!
14:21Like this bush!
14:22Um!
14:23Oh, that's not gonna work!
14:26Oh, who am I kidding?
14:27It's just not the same without the moon!
14:30We can't give up, Hal!
14:33We just need to investigate with a few questions!
14:36The answer is yes!
14:37I mean, no!
14:38I mean, maybe!
14:39What?
14:40Did you even ask the question yet?
14:41What happened?
14:42Um, Hal?
14:43I didn't ask the question yet!
14:44Oops!
14:45Sorry!
14:46Yeah, I didn't...
14:47I don't know...
14:48You know what?
14:49Just go ahead!
14:50I noticed anything different about the moon lately!
14:52Hmm, now that you've mentioned it, a few weeks ago I noticed something!
14:56I'm remembering it in flashback form!
14:59Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me!
15:04I was warming up when the moon rose over the trees!
15:07The moon was huge!
15:09So I howled!
15:10Ah-oo!
15:11Okay, so first the moon looked big, then what?
15:16Then, a few nights later, I felt like howling again!
15:19But when I looked up, the moon was smaller!
15:23Like someone had taken a slice off of it!
15:25So I howled!
15:27Ah-oo!
15:28Okay, so what you're telling me is the moon looked big, and then the moon looked smaller!
15:34Ah-ha!
15:35I know exactly what happened!
15:38Someone has shrunk the moon!
15:41Shrunk the moon!
15:42Shrunk the moon, nature cat!
15:44I'm sure there's a more logical explanation than that!
15:47Let me check my phone!
15:48Uh-oh!
15:49My phone!
15:50It's not working!
15:51Oh, man!
15:52I don't know what I did to it!
15:54No bars!
15:55No problem, gang!
15:56We will find that missing moon!
15:59Onward and yonward!
16:01Moonlight really makes a difference!
16:07The moon!
16:08And it's shrinking!
16:09It's the moon shrinker!
16:10No way, you guys, I don't think the moon shr...
16:11Let's stop that moon shrinker!
16:12Tally ho!
16:13Ronald!
16:14Stop right there!
16:15Moon shrinker!
16:16Moons shrinker!
16:17Moon shrinker!
16:18Moon shrinker!
16:19Huh?
16:20Huh?
16:21Whoa?
16:22Uh-oh!
16:23Ah-oh!
16:24Huh?
16:25Huh?
16:26The moon shrinker!
16:27Huh?
16:28Ah-oh!
16:29Huh?
16:30The moon shrinker!
16:31Huh?
16:32The moon shrinker!
16:33Huh?
16:34Huh?
16:35Huh?
16:36Huh?
16:37Huh?
16:38Huh?
16:39Huh?
16:40Huh?
16:41Moonshrinker? What makes you think I'm a moonshrinker?
16:44Because you just shrunk the moon, and it's laying in your backyard.
16:50Oh, come on, moon, speak to me. You can't go. Not on my watch!
16:55Moooooon!
16:58Um, this isn't a moon. It's a balloon.
17:02A Ronald balloon.
17:04Why do you have a Ronald balloon?
17:07Because today was the annual Ronald Day Parade.
17:10I'm surprised you didn't hear the band.
17:12Ronald! Ronald! Ronald! Ronald! Ronald!
17:15Ronald, day or no, I still believe with all of my gut that Ronald shrunk the moon.
17:22Nature Cat, the moon isn't a balloon.
17:25Well, then why did the moon look smaller a few nights later?
17:28The moon can't shrink, Hal. It's basically a humongous rock.
17:33I don't know, maybe clouds were covering a piece of it.
17:36Uh, my money's on Ronald.
17:38I told you it wasn't me.
17:40Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get ready for the Ronald Day dance party.
17:45Uh-oh!
17:46Uh-oh!
17:47Happy Ronald Day!
17:49Oh, we're never gonna find the moon!
18:05Come on, Hal. We can't give up!
18:08We can do this, Hal. Did you notice anything else different about the moon?
18:12Hmm, now that I think about it, the moon's been changing all month.
18:15Hark! This calls for an artist!
18:19What would you like, still life?
18:21Watercolour?
18:22Paper mache, perhaps?
18:24Squeaks, I need you to sketch whatever Hal says. Merci beaucoup.
18:29Ah, oui, oui, mon kitty. Okay.
18:32Hal, what do you remember about the moon?
18:35Well, at the beginning of the month, the moon looked like a full circle.
18:40Hark! Hark! Hark!
18:42Okay, okay. Moon was a full circle. Good, good.
18:47Then, a week later, the moon looked like a half circle.
18:52Hark! Hark! Hark! Hark!
18:54Got it, got it, half circle moon.
18:56And then, just the other day, the moon looked like a banana!
19:01Hark! Hark! Hark! Banana!
19:04One banana moon coming right up.
19:07Then it was just like cloudy for a few nights, nothing really special at all.
19:10And then tonight it was completely gone!
19:12Hmm...
19:15Circle, half circle, banana, gone!
19:19Herplexing! I say, what could have happened to the moon?
19:24It's never coming back!
19:27Yes, it is, Hal.
19:28Cause I know a way to get that moon to come back out!
19:31What? What is it? How do I... How?
19:33A moon dance.
19:34A moon dance? That's not scientifically possible.
19:38Moon dance on three, fellas. Keep it snappy.
19:41One, two, three!
19:43It's a splendiferous night for a moon dance.
19:46What do when moon moves all over the place?
19:49We're gonna spin and flare like to dance in our pants
19:52And do the moon start to dance out in space?
19:55A moon dance!
19:59Ah! Cha-cha!
20:01I should've seen this coming.
20:03What?
20:06Oh, we're never gonna find the moon.
20:09We would if my phone would just work.
20:11It could give us some information on what's going on.
20:14Hey, Dez, you need some light?
20:16Oh, that'd be great, Squeaks!
20:17Then maybe I can see why my phone isn't working.
20:20Hey, Netra-cat, do you have a flashlight?
20:22But of course, Squeaks!
20:27Aw, come on, phone.
20:29Why now?
20:31Maybe I could just howl at this pebble.
20:33Oh, sorry, Mr. Pillbug.
20:35It's just me howl. The moon's gone.
20:37It's real sad.
20:38Hmm, the light and shadows on Daisy change as she moves around us.
20:53I think I know what happened to the moon!
20:55I will share it with you post-haste.
20:57But first, would you please put this on?
21:01What? Why?
21:03Because you are the moon.
21:06I am? What?
21:08Yes, now I want you to move around us again like you just did.
21:13How? Pretend that Daisy is the moon.
21:16Aye, aye, I can do that, Captain.
21:18Oh, yeah, and I'll be the sun.
21:20Look, everyone. Observe how the light changes the way that moon Daisy looks.
21:25Okay, so the light is lighting up the full circle of my moon costume.
21:31Ooh, full circle, sort of like this picture.
21:36Okay, now look, it's a half circle, like this other picture.
21:43Ooh, and now a banana, like this picture.
21:47Hey, hey, what happened?
21:49I can't see Moon Daisy anymore.
21:51Oh, no, we lost her too.
21:53No, no, no, Hal, don't worry.
21:55Daisy's still there.
21:57Yep, I'm still here.
21:59When she's in that spot, the light is hitting her on the other side.
22:03And this side is in shadow.
22:06Wait a minute, are you saying that's what happened to the moon?
22:09I think so.
22:10I think the moon is still up in the sky, Hal.
22:13We just can't see it because the side of the moon facing us is in shadow.
22:19Hmm, that's an interesting theory, Nature Cat.
22:21But how can we be sure?
22:23Oh, yes.
22:24Sweet.
22:25My phone works.
22:26Let's check the web.
22:28Whoa, check it out.
22:31Your theory was right, Nature Cat.
22:33Look.
22:34The moon orbits around the earth.
22:36And as it orbits, the sun's light changes the way the moon looks.
22:42Circle, half circle, banana gone.
22:45Banana, half circle, circle, half circle, banana gone.
22:49Hey, it's a repeating pattern.
22:51It's called the phases of the moon.
22:54Oh, boy, that means in a few days I'll see the moon again and it'll look like a banana.
23:00Yeah!
23:01Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
23:04This calls for a celebration.
23:06Come on, let's moon dance, everybody.
23:09Moon dance, ha, ha, ha, ha.
23:15Nature Cat, Squeaks, Daisy, and Hal are cartoon characters and not real animals.
23:22To keep all of our animal friends safe, check with a grown up before you bring a pet on your next nature adventure.
23:30Ah-ha!
24:00Ah-ha!
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