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00:08That's me, Fred the house cat.
00:10When my family leaves for the day,
00:11I don't just sit inside watching the world go by.
00:15I become...
00:19Nature Cat!
00:20Backyard explorer extraordinaire!
00:25Tally-ho!
00:27Tally-ho!
00:28We're climbing out the trees now.
00:30We're swinging through the breeze now.
00:32We're getting muddy knees now.
00:34Nature Cat!
00:35Nature Cat!
00:36Nature Cat!
00:37Nature Cat!
00:38Nature Cat!
00:39So what are we waiting for?
00:41We're so excited to explore
00:43all that nature has in store.
00:45Nature Cat!
00:46Tally-ho!
00:47Tally-ho!
00:48Tally-ho!
00:49He's our favorite nature guide.
00:51We just can't wait to get outside!
00:54Swinging through the trees now.
00:55We're jumping in the leaves now.
00:57We're getting muddy knees now.
00:59We're getting muddy knees now.
01:00We're getting muddy knees now.
01:01Tally-ho!
01:02Nature Cat!
01:03Nature Cat!
01:04Nature Cat!
01:05Nature Cat!
01:06Tally-ho!
01:07Mighty mountain climbers!
01:13Wow, your new kite is awesome, Nature Cat!
01:15Yeah, it's flying so high!
01:17It's all in the wrists, my friends.
01:19The key is to never lose control of the handle.
01:22Not even for a second!
01:24Who wants apple slices?
01:26Ooh!
01:27Don't mind if I do!
01:29Mmm!
01:30So crisp!
01:32But Nature Cat!
01:33Nature Cat!
01:34My kite!
01:35There!
01:36I see it!
01:37Man, oh man!
01:38It's too high up!
01:39Nonsense!
01:40This here tree is no match for Nature Cat!
01:41Ha-ha!
01:42I can't watch!
01:43Hey, you got it!
01:44That was very smooth, very impressive.
01:45But of course, you'd be pretty hard-pressed to find a better climber than yours truly!
02:01Oh, please!
02:02Ronald!
02:03You call that climbing, Nature Cat?
02:06I know pigs that can climb better!
02:08Ronald, pigs can't climb at all!
02:11Oh, I think that was his point.
02:16Huh?
02:17Oh, right!
02:18Gotcha, sorry!
02:19Face it, Nature Cat!
02:20You may be able to scurry up a tree, but I'm twice the climber you'll ever be!
02:25Oh, really, Ronald?
02:26What have you climbed that was so impressive?
02:28What have I climbed?
02:29Well, I've climbed...I've climbed...I've climbed...I've climbed...I've climbed that mountain!
02:34You've climbed the mighty mountain!
02:36You've climbed the mighty mountain!
02:39You've climbed the mighty mountain peak?
02:42Pfft!
02:43Have I climbed the mighty mountain peak?
02:46I climb it practically every day!
02:48I'll tell you all about it sometime, you know, since you'll never be able to do it yourselves!
02:53That's where you're wrong, Ronald!
02:55I bet we can climb that mountain in no time!
02:58No, you can't!
03:01Yes, we can!
03:02No, you can't!
03:03Yes, we can!
03:04Ah!
03:05I dare you to try!
03:06Oh, and don't forget to snap some photos from the summit!
03:08Just so I know you're telling the truth!
03:11Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to be late for my grooming appointment!
03:15It's handsome time for the Ronald!
03:18Let's climb a mountain!
03:21There it is, you guys!
03:24The mighty mountain peak!
03:26And a giant peanut!
03:32Right now?
03:33Oh!
03:34Sorry!
03:36Man, oh man!
03:37If we're going to pull this off, we have some serious planning to do!
03:41Oh, Daisy!
03:42We've all been on hikes before!
03:45How much harder can this be?
03:47Oh, man!
03:48I think a lot harder!
03:49This part looks pretty steep to me!
03:52You're right, Squeaks!
03:53Look!
03:54From here to here, it goes from an elevation of 900 feet to 1,000 feet!
03:59What?
04:00That's really steep, what he said!
04:05This isn't a flat hike!
04:07Climbing a mountain is probably way harder and easier to get tired!
04:11Then we gotta be smart about what we pack!
04:14Did somebody say pack?
04:16Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
04:19I'm okay!
04:21How?
04:22What did you pack?
04:24Just the necessities!
04:26A radio, my favorite water bowl, my second favorite water bowl,
04:30and a few chew toys including Mr. Chewinski,
04:34Julia Roberts, Bob Chuhart, and Inspector Chusso!
04:39Uh, I think you may have overdone it.
04:42You're right.
04:43Sorry, Inspector Chusso.
04:45It's nothing personal.
04:47Do you really want to carry all of that, Hal?
04:50You should probably only bring what you need.
04:53Well, we'll definitely need some good hiking shoes to keep us from slipping.
04:56Copy that, Squeaks!
04:58And some warmer clothing for when it gets colder at higher elevations up where the snow is!
05:03And we'll need lots of water and plenty of snacks!
05:07One step ahead of you there!
05:09Ha-ha!
05:10Now we're all ready!
05:12Ronald thinks he can out-climb us!
05:14Well, that poor kitty is in for a rude awakening!
05:20Elevation?
05:212400 feet!
05:232400 feet?!
05:25As in, like, feet-feet?
05:27That's, like, a lot of feet!
05:29According to this, it should take us about two and a half hours to reach the peak!
05:34I wonder if we should have trained for the climb first?
05:37Train first?
05:38Please!
05:39We shall conquer this mountain on the very first try!
05:42If Ronald can do it, we can do it!
05:45I'll see you soon, Summit!
05:47Onward and upward!
05:48Upward!
05:49Upward!
05:54Well, this is definitely harder than hiking through the forest!
05:58My calves are on fire, man!
06:00Me too!
06:01Me too too, also!
06:03My legs hurt, hurt!
06:04Hey, Nature Cat, what about you, bud?
06:06How are you holding up?
06:07Easy!
06:08It's pie!
06:09I love pie!
06:10Whoa!
06:11These tree roots are slippery!
06:12Uh, yeah!
06:13These slippery roots will really slow us down!
06:16Huh?
06:17Here, Hal!
06:18Try this hiking stick!
06:20Yeah, this totally helps!
06:21Thanks, Nature Cat!
06:22Sweet!
06:23My owner!
06:24Oh!
06:25Oh!
06:26Oh!
06:27Oh!
06:28Oh!
06:29Oh!
06:30Oh!
06:31Oh!
06:32Oh!
06:33Oh!
06:34Oh!
06:35Oh!
06:36Oh!
06:37A hiking stick!
06:38Wow!
06:39This is awesome!
06:40How does that feel, Daisy?
06:41Good!
06:42Like I have a lot more control!
06:44Hey!
06:45This is fun!
06:46Oh!
06:47Hey, you guys!
06:48Do you happen to know what a tree's least favorite month is?
06:51What?
06:52It's September!
06:55I know!
06:58I know!
06:59Good one, Nature Cat!
07:02Wait, I don't get it.
07:07Oh!
07:08Oh!
07:09Oh!
07:10My feces are starting to hurt!
07:11I should have broken in these new hiking shoes!
07:14Oh!
07:15Or just chewed on them a little bit!
07:17Oh!
07:18We've been hiking for over an hour!
07:20Let's see!
07:21According to the trail map, we've still got a ways to go!
07:24Look!
07:25That waterfall we just passed is here, which means we should be around here!
07:30Here!
07:31Oh man, that's not even half late at the summit!
07:34I might be too tired to make it to the top!
07:37Even with my sweet new hiking stick!
07:39Ugh!
07:40We'll never reach the summit at this rate!
07:43Hmm...
07:44Aha!
07:45I have an idea!
07:47Let's take a snack break by that boulder!
07:50That way we can catch our breath and regain some energy for the rest of the...
07:54Hike!
07:55Yep!
07:56Hmm...
07:57I totally agree!
07:58That's an amazing idea, Nature Cat!
08:04Hey!
08:05Look!
08:06You see those tiny homes in the distance?
08:08Yeah!
08:09Uh-huh!
08:10That's the street we live on!
08:12No way!
08:14Whoa!
08:15Hey!
08:16I live there!
08:17Wow!
08:18You can see so much from up here!
08:21And the view is only going to get better the higher we get!
08:24I want to see what the whole city looks like from the summit!
08:27Oh yeah!
08:28Me too!
08:29Me too too also!
08:30Come on gang!
08:31We've got more climbing to do!
08:32Onward and yonward!
08:33Sorry, Nature Cat, I know that's your thing!
08:35Oh yeah!
08:36Almost there!
08:37We are so close to the summit, I can feel it!
08:39Uh...
08:40I think I feel something else!
08:42Oh no!
08:43Rain!
08:44I don't really care!
08:45Oh no!
08:46Rain!
08:47I don't want to get wet!
08:48Oh well, what do we do?
08:49Oh no!
08:50I left my poncho back home with shoes, so...
08:54Quick!
08:55Hal!
08:56Daisy!
08:57Hand me your hiking sticks!
08:58Everyone!
08:59Get under!
09:00Ah!
09:01That's better!
09:02Well my friends, it does not look like reaching the summit is in the cards today!
09:07I suppose, I'm not such a good climber... after all.
09:24Not a good climber?
09:25The only reason we made it this far is because of you!
09:28Yeah, I was ready to give up before, but you inspired me to push a little harder.
09:34to push a little harder.
09:35And I never would have made it past
09:37those slippery tree roots
09:38without your walking stick trick.
09:40And we'd all be soaking wet right now
09:42if you hadn't built this roof.
09:44I guess.
09:46Maybe being a good mountain climber
09:48isn't just about reaching the peak.
09:50It's about being prepared for the climb
09:52even before it begins.
09:54And it's about being willing to challenge yourself
09:56and change things up when you encounter a problem.
09:59What she said and what she said.
10:02Wow.
10:02You know something, you all are right.
10:05And the best part is
10:06we can always try to reach the summit next time
10:09or the time after that.
10:11It's not like this mighty mountain's going anywhere.
10:14Hey, I think the rain's stopped.
10:17Are we close to the summit?
10:19Okay, let's see.
10:20Here's where we are
10:21and here's how much farther we have to go
10:24to reach the top.
10:25I'm starting to realize this is more of like
10:27an all-day hike.
10:28Why don't we tackle this mountain another day?
10:31Great idea, Nature Cat.
10:32Maybe we can climb some smaller mountains in the meantime.
10:35You know, to build up our climbing skills.
10:37Yeah, and it'll be that much more rewarding
10:40when we finally do reach the summit of the mighty mountain peak.
10:44What she said and what she said again.
10:47Then it's agreed.
10:48Let's head back home and take a well-deserved cat nap.
10:51But first, we need a photo for Ronald.
10:59Say cheese!
11:01Cheese!
11:04This isn't the summit.
11:06Why are you showing me this?
11:08To thank you.
11:09The mighty mountains were incredible.
11:12You were right.
11:12Yeah, we had the most fun ever.
11:14And we're going to try and climb it again soon.
11:17Aha!
11:18So you didn't reach the top.
11:20I guess I'm the best climber after all.
11:23Well, it's not all about reaching the top, Ronald.
11:28Huh?
11:28Oh, and hey, I accidentally left my binoculars on the trail up there.
11:34You know, by the boulder lookout point.
11:36Boulder lookout point?
11:39Oh, right, right.
11:40The boulder lookout point.
11:42Yes, yes, a great spot.
11:43Yeah, I know it well.
11:45Since you're always climbing the mountain and reaching the top,
11:47do you mind grabbing those binoculars for me if you see them?
11:51But, and now, just one second.
11:53Thanks, Ronald.
11:53Are we there yet?
12:00It feels like we've been climbing for hours.
12:06Not quite yet, Ronald.
12:12Bug-eating plants!
12:17Wow.
12:18How do you get these plants to grow so healthy and beautiful, Daisy?
12:22Well, they need food to live and grow just like we do.
12:26Oh, food!
12:27Okay.
12:28Wait, so do plants have kitchens?
12:30No kitchens, Hal.
12:32Plants have photosynthesis.
12:35Oh, right!
12:36Of course!
12:37Photosynthesis!
12:39Obviously!
12:41Who doesn't know what photosynthesis is?
12:43Oh, wait, it's me.
12:48It's me who doesn't know what photosynthesis is.
12:50What is it?
12:51Photosynthesis is what the plant does to get the food it needs to grow.
12:55I make sure they have some good soil and some water,
12:58but the air and sunlight do the rest.
13:00That's photosynthesis.
13:02Then I say, yay photosynthesis!
13:06Yay plants!
13:07Hey, guys.
13:08Speaking of plants,
13:09who's ready for a plant adventure?
13:12It's a comic book I made.
13:14Without further ado, I present
13:16The Bug-Eating Plants of the Swamp.
13:19Bug-Eating Plants?
13:20Read it!
13:21It was a beautiful summer day,
13:24and the tiny pals were on their way to a big, tasty picnic.
13:27Well, to get to our big, tasty picnic,
13:33we have to go through the swamp!
13:36Okay, dokay!
13:38Let's go!
13:39Hey, wait!
13:40Wait!
13:41Come on!
13:42Why wait?
13:42Because the swamp is dangerous for little critters.
13:45We have to be careful of the plants here.
13:48Oh, the plants!
13:50Yep, obviously.
13:52Wait, why?
13:53Because here in this swamp,
13:55there are plants that eat bug-sized critters,
13:58like...
13:59us.
14:01Ah, excuse me?
14:03Did you say plants that eat bug-sized critters,
14:06like us?
14:08Then why did you make us so small?
14:10It makes that story way better.
14:12It adds tension.
14:14Yeah, so these swamp plants
14:16can't get enough of what they need from the soil,
14:18so another way they get their food
14:19is by eating bugs and other little critters.
14:22Bug-eating plants?
14:25Whoa, that is so cool!
14:27But beware the plants that trap,
14:29and beware the plants that stick,
14:31and beware the plants that close bugs in
14:34and eat them for a...
14:36snack!
14:37Okay, I mean, this is all interesting information,
14:40but how am I supposed to remember?
14:42Can you sing me a song or something?
14:44Oh, yeah!
14:45Yeah, yeah, you gotta help.
14:46Hit it!
14:46Sometimes the soil doesn't give the plant all it needs
14:50to get food.
14:51Here's their deal!
14:53They chop bugs in their special buggy-chopping traps,
14:57and those bugs become a mew!
14:59So listen to the beetles,
15:01or ask all the ants.
15:03Still, I'll tell you to be careful
15:04when exploring swampy plants.
15:08Cause there are hidden trap plants
15:10you may fall into,
15:12or a snap trap plant may be grabbing you.
15:15A flypaper trap just may get you stuck,
15:18and a bladder trap plant just may suck you down
15:21to the bottom.
15:23They'll give you a whop.
15:24There's bug-eating plants of the swamp!
15:29These plants are cool, but they can be tricky.
15:32Cause they have traps, and those traps are sticky.
15:35You may become ploy, but yeah, you made it at lunch.
15:38Might become the next thing that those plants will launch.
15:42Keep your eyes open, keep your head clear.
15:45Watch every step while it's soaring here.
15:48There are bug-eating plants, there are bug-eating plants.
15:51Bug-eating plants, there are bug-eating plants,
15:54and there's swamp!
15:55Bug-eating plants in there swamp!
16:00Whoa, plants that trap bugs and eat them?
16:04That's amazing.
16:06So let's be careful out there.
16:08Aye, aye, Captain.
16:09I will walk through the swamp
16:11in the most careful way I know how.
16:14Nope, I can't do it.
16:15It's a picnic with me!
16:18Hey, how are you going?
16:19Wait, where are you going?
16:21Come on, guys, we can take a shortcut
16:23across these plants.
16:24Wow, these beautiful plants!
16:28It looks like a colorful cup!
16:32Oh, it smells awesome in there!
16:36Whoa, nectar, yummy!
16:39Whoa!
16:41Oh, yeah, this should hold me over
16:43until the picnic.
16:43Whoa, this plant is steep!
16:52Whoa, if I'm not careful, I may get stuck in here!
16:57Whoa, I feel like I'm trapped!
16:59Wait a minute.
17:00I wonder if this is one of those bug-eating plants
17:03in the swamp.
17:04Oop!
17:04Tiny Pals!
17:05Tiny Pals!
17:06Oh, Tiny Pals!
17:09Tiny Hal!
17:10Where are you?
17:12I'm inside this beautiful plant
17:13that looks like a pitcher!
17:15It's a pitcher plant!
17:16It traps bugs inside!
17:18Tiny Hal!
17:19You're inside a bug-eating plant
17:21of the swamp!
17:22Yay!
17:23Oh, no, wait, I mean, oh, no!
17:25You've got to get out of there!
17:27I would love to!
17:28But every time I try to go up,
17:32I go back down!
17:34Jeez, this is tiring!
17:37Says here, that's how the pitcher plant
17:39traps its bug lunch!
17:40The bug gets tired, slips to the bottom,
17:43and the plant digests it for energy to grow
17:46and all the other sweet things plants do!
17:48He'll never get out of there!
17:50Not on my watch!
17:51I'm coming for you, Tiny Hal!
17:54Tally Hal!
17:55Woo!
17:56Woo!
17:56Woo!
17:58Oh, help me!
18:03Come on, Hal, my tiny pal!
18:05Woo-hoo!
18:06Thank you, Dad!
18:08Woo-hoo!
18:10Whoa!
18:11Tiny Hal, are you okay?
18:13I'm more than okay!
18:14I'm great!
18:15Because I met an awesome plant!
18:16Now let's get to that picnic!
18:18Tiny Hal wins!
18:19Woo!
18:20How is he not getting it?
18:21You have to be careful in the swamp, remember?
18:24Of course I remember!
18:26I've got to be careful!
18:28About what?
18:29I have no idea.
18:31You know what?
18:31Maybe sing that song again!
18:33That was catchy!
18:34Reprise!
18:35Hit it!
18:36Keep your eyes open, keep your head clear!
18:39Watch every step while it's roaring near!
18:41There are bug-eating plants!
18:43There are bug-eating plants!
18:45Bug-eating plants!
18:46There are bug-eating plants in this swamp!
18:49Bug-eating plants in this swamp!
18:52Thanks for the song!
18:55Now let's get to that picnic!
18:57So hungry!
18:59You think you'll be careful?
19:01Well?
19:02Does that answer your question?
19:05Oh, it smells so good!
19:08And it's so pretty and pink!
19:11Ah!
19:11That's a Venus Bluntrap!
19:13How-how-whatever you do, don't move!
19:16They're not moving!
19:18Why am I not moving?
19:20Ooh, interesting!
19:22You see those six hairs inside the pod?
19:24Whatever you do, Hal, don't touch them!
19:28Wait, which-these ones?
19:29Oh, it feels so nice!
19:31Hal, I said don't touch them!
19:34Why?
19:34Nothing happened!
19:35Not yet it didn't, but if you touch another hair, the plant will think you are a bug and
19:40it will close on you!
19:42Whoa, that is amazing!
19:44I mean, can you believe that there's a plant that can do that to get food?
19:48It is an amazing plant, Hal!
19:50Now get out of there!
19:51Right, but first I want to congratulate this plant on being so awesome!
19:55High five, Venus Flytrap!
19:57Seriously, you did it!
19:59No!
19:59No!
19:59Oopsie, sorry, that was my bad!
20:07Tiny Hal needs help!
20:09Come on, tiny pals!
20:13I don't like to try, but I must to save Hal!
20:18Come on, Tiny Hal!
20:20Let's get out of here!
20:27Uh-oh.
20:27Huh?
20:29Whoa, who knew there were so many awesome plants that can get the extra stuff they need
20:36by trapping bugs?
20:38You knew, Hal!
20:40We sang it to you twice already!
20:43Any chance you could sing it again?
20:44No!
20:46Okay, now let's get to the picnic!
20:48White, Tiny, help!
20:50Here we go again!
20:52Oh, look at this beautiful plant!
20:55Oh, and it smells so sweet and delicious!
20:58Oh, I am so hungry, I should take a taste!
21:01Wait!
21:03This is sticky!
21:05I think this is one of those flypaper trap plants everyone's always singing about!
21:10Tiny Hal, be careful!
21:13Oh, no, we're stuck!
21:19Guys, you've got to be careful here!
21:22You're stuck in the flypaper trap plant!
21:24I mean, don't you guys know you're bug-eating plants?
21:27Oh, maybe I should sing a song about it, you guys will finally remember!
21:30No time for a song, Tiny Hal!
21:32We're about to become a plant's tasty meal!
21:34All right, I'll save you!
21:39Now grab on!
21:43Oh, this plug is so sticky!
21:46Bring back down!
21:52You saved us!
21:53Thanks, Tiny Hal!
21:55My pleasure!
21:56Now come on!
21:57Let's go have a big, tasty picnic!
22:00Man, you weren't kidding about a big, tasty picnic!
22:12Man, oh man!
22:14These flies are ruining our picnic!
22:20Oh, what are we gonna do?
22:23I have an idea!
22:24Now we all get to eat!
22:33Woo!
22:34Keep your eyes open!
22:37Keep your head clear!
22:38Watch every step while exploring here!
22:41There are bug-eating plants!
22:43There are bug-eating plants!
22:45Bug-eating plants!
22:46There are bug-eating plants in this swamp!
22:49Bug-eating plants in this swamp!
22:51And with their full bellies, they all enjoy their tasty picnic!
23:00The end!
23:01Sweet story!
23:03Hey, what do you say we go down to the swamp and see some real bug-eating plants?
23:08Onward!
23:09And beyondward!
23:10Yay!
23:11Oh yeah!
23:12And can we have a picnic too?
23:14Bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep!
23:15Nature Cat, Squeaks, Daisy, and Howl 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.
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