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00:07That's me, Fred the house cat.
00:09When my family leaves for the day, I 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! Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat!
00:38So what are we waiting for?
00:40We're so excited to explore all that nature has in store.
00:44With Nature Cat! Go! Go!
00:45Tally-ho! Go! Go! Go! Tally-ho!
00:48We're the favorite nature guide.
00:51We just can't wait to get outside.
00:53We're swinging through the trees now.
00:55We're jumping in the leaves now.
00:57We're getting muddy knees now.
00:59With Nature Cat! Go! Go! Go! Go!
01:00Tally-ho!
01:01Beach track! Beach track! Beach track! Beach track! Beach track!
01:02Go!
01:07Man, oh mangrove!
01:13Boy!
01:21Way to go, baby!
01:23Unbelievable!
01:24That's just how I do it.
01:26Now, watch a professional.
01:30Hello!
01:36Oh, wait!
01:37Amazing shot!
01:38How'd she do that?
01:41I'm not really sure, but someone yelled hello and threw off my concentration.
01:46Wasn't me.
01:47Not me.
01:47What she and she said.
01:49Hello?
01:50That's the voice.
01:51Where is it coming from?
01:53Hello?
01:54Who keeps saying hello?
01:56Hello?
01:57The boot said hello.
01:59Footwear can't talk, Hal.
02:01Hello?
02:03Well, this footwear can.
02:05Weird.
02:06Some boots were made for walking, and others were made for talking.
02:10Hi, boot.
02:11It's me, Hal.
02:12Uh, I'm not a boot.
02:14I'm a little spiny lobster.
02:17Oh, she's so cute.
02:19I'm Hal, little spiny lobster, and this is Squeaks, Daisy, and Nature Cat.
02:23Oh, hello, new pals.
02:25My name's Kathy.
02:26Well, Kathy, the little spiny lobster, what are you doing here?
02:31I don't know.
02:32One minute, I was looking for something to eat, and the next minute, I was thinking
02:36I was in this fisherman's boot, and somehow I ended up here.
02:39It's all so confusing.
02:41Well, maybe it's time you went on home, Kathy.
02:44Brilliant idea, Hal.
02:47Okay, my home is this way.
02:50Wait a minute.
02:51Maybe it's this way.
02:52Or was it this way?
02:55Don't you know where your home is, little lobster cutie?
02:58Not sure.
02:59I couldn't see a thing from inside that boot.
03:02I think I may be lost.
03:06Oh, no.
03:08Kathy is a little lost lobster.
03:13Poor little Kathy.
03:16What is she going to do?
03:19Guys, hey, don't cry.
03:21Maybe we can help.
03:22Yes, amazing idea, Daisy.
03:25We can help you find your home.
03:27You can do that?
03:28Really?
03:29Honest and for true?
03:31Yeah, sure.
03:32We've helped plenty of other animals find their home before.
03:35We sure did.
03:36So Kathy, tell me, what kind of home do you live in?
03:38Oh, that's easy.
03:40My home's among the trees.
03:42Trees?
03:42But you're a lobster.
03:44Yep.
03:45Young lobsters like me need to stay safe from animals who may want to eat us.
03:49And the trees where I live are great at keeping young little creatures safe.
03:54But, but, how can a lobster live in a tree?
03:59What?
04:00Oh, oh, oh, me, me, me, me, oh!
04:03Ah, yes, Hal.
04:05I know a tree that's great for keeping little guys safe.
04:08Well, what are we waiting for?
04:09Let's find that lobster's home.
04:12Onward and follow Halward.
04:18I think I found your home.
04:20Oh, goody, goody, where?
04:24Ta-dee!
04:25Up there!
04:26Come on!
04:28I don't think a lobster's home would be an oak tree.
04:31I'm telling you, there's a safe home for little critters right here.
04:35Uh, Hal, this isn't my...
04:37Da-da-da!
04:38Welcome back to your home, Cathy!
04:43Um, Daisy, I don't know if these are spiny lobsters.
04:47Nope, these are baby possums.
04:49Their mama picked this tree because it's safe for them to grow up here.
04:53Where I live is also a safe place for young ones to grow up.
04:56But it's not here, Daisy.
04:58Really?
04:58Are you sure?
04:59Hey, buddy, ¿qué pasa?
05:01Whoa!
05:04Whoa!
05:06I guess this means I'm still lost.
05:09We can't give up yet.
05:11We will find your home.
05:13What else can you remember about it?
05:15Hmm, wow.
05:16There are lots of trees, like I said.
05:18Oh, and the trees are growing in the ocean.
05:21Oh, wait, what?
05:22Yep, my home is among trees that grow in the ocean.
05:25Okay, that's not possible.
05:27The ocean is salt water.
05:29Trees can't grow in salt water.
05:31Except for my home.
05:33Just wait till you see these trees.
05:35They grow in the ocean, and they are splendiferous.
05:39Splendiferous trees!
05:40I like splendiferous trees.
05:43Ask anyone.
05:44But what kind of trees can grow in salt water?
05:47Oh, I just remembered.
05:50They're called mangroves.
05:51Mangrove?
05:52I gotta look this up.
05:54Aha, no service.
05:56No time for web browsing, Daisy.
05:58We must go to the ocean and find those mangroves.
06:02To the ocean.
06:03I gotta see this to believe it.
06:10Look at all that water.
06:12Probably can't wait to splash me.
06:14Well, not today, water.
06:16Not today!
06:18I don't see any trees in the water.
06:21You sure these guygrove trees grow in the water?
06:23It's called a mangrove, you silly goose.
06:26And yes, it definitely grows in the ocean.
06:30Scanning for trees that grow in the ocean.
06:33Scanning.
06:34Scanning.
06:35There is no way you're going to find trees growing in salt water.
06:39Haha!
06:40Trees growing in salt water!
06:44What?
06:46No way!
06:48It's gotta be a mangrove.
06:50Come on!
06:51My home!
06:52Yippee!
06:56This is it.
06:57This is the mangrove forest.
07:00Okay, little lobster.
07:01This is as far as we go.
07:03You are home!
07:06You are home!
07:06Welcome!
07:07My good little spiny lobster!
07:09Yes, I am home.
07:12But...
07:12Which one is my tree again?
07:15Wait, Nature Cat!
07:16We can't just leave Kathy.
07:18We gotta go with her to make sure she finds her tree home.
07:20But if we go with her, I'll get wet.
07:23And I really don't wanna get wet!
07:24Don't worry, Nature Cat.
07:26You go.
07:27I'll be fine by myself.
07:28It'll be good to get back in the water.
07:32Ah!
07:33It's a turtle!
07:34And he's looking for a lobster lunch!
07:40On second thought, maybe it's not safe for a little lost spiny lobster to go it alone?
07:45Okay, I'll get wet for the little lobster.
07:49But I won't like it!
08:02Whoa!
08:03What are these?
08:04Are these roots?
08:05No, wait!
08:06The roots of mangrove trees grow above the ground!
08:09Whaaaaat?
08:14These roots are not so easy to get through!
08:17That's why mangroves make great homes.
08:19Their thick roots protect little creatures like me from big animals who can't get to us.
08:25Me thinks I see a school of baby fish!
08:31See?
08:32I'm not the only sea animal baby that lives here.
08:36Fantastic, Kathy!
08:37You are now home!
08:39And we bid you adieu!
08:48Hmm.
08:49I still don't see my tree.
08:51Job well done, everyone!
08:53I'm sure these fish will help Kathy find her tree home!
08:56Now what say we get out of this wet water?
08:59Wait!
09:00This still isn't Kathy's tree!
09:09Come on!
09:10Let's get out of here!
09:15Is this my tree?
09:17No.
09:18My tree has a big rock in the middle of all the twisted roots.
09:21I just wish I could find my mangrove tree.
09:25I spy with my little eyes something filled with tiny creatures!
09:29Really?
09:31What is it?
09:32More young critters!
09:33They might be able to help!
09:35Come on!
09:41Turtles!
09:42I love turtles!
09:43Baby sea turtles!
09:44Wow!
09:45These guys stay safe here too while they grow!
09:49Whee!
09:50Kathy, no!
09:52Come back!
09:54Don't you want to find your mangrove tree?
09:56Come on!
09:57Whee!
10:05Come on, Kathy!
10:06We gotta find your tree!
10:07Thanks for the ride, Mr. Sea Turtle!
10:12This mangrove forest has so many safe places for sea animal babies!
10:17Kind of like how that oak tree was a good place for the possum's nest!
10:20Yeah!
10:21I just wonder if I'll ever find my tree!
10:26I shall never give up!
10:28I am going to find your mangrove tree right now!
10:31Onward and wetward!
10:38Aha!
10:39Could this be Kathy's tree?
10:41And her lobster pals?
10:43Yes!
10:44Ah, these aren't spiny lobsters and crocodiles!
10:47Wow!
10:47The mangrove even has crocodile babies!
10:50Oh, yeah!
10:51Oh, yeah!
10:52Oh, yeah!
10:52Crocodile babies!
10:53That is very interesting mangrove information, thank you!
10:56But right now, let's get out of here!
10:58Whoa!
11:02Uh-oh!
11:05Oh, boy!
11:06This is not good!
11:06Help!
11:07Help!
11:08Cat's stuck in a mangrove here!
11:14Ah!
11:19Why, thank you so much, baby spiny lobsters!
11:22Ah!
11:24Baby spiny lobsters?
11:25Hey!
11:26You're baby spiny lobsters!
11:29Cathy!
11:30Cathy!
11:30Look what I found!
11:32Hey, everyone!
11:33Cathy's back, baby!
11:35Cathy!
11:36Thank you so much for getting me safely back to my tree!
11:40It was our pleasure!
11:42And now, we must head back to dry land!
11:45Hey!
11:46Wait, Nature Cat!
11:47Huh?
11:47Stay for my favorite part of our day!
11:50Dance time!
11:51Dance time?
11:52Yep!
11:53Time for the mangrove mumbo!
11:55Hit it!
11:56Oh, boy!
11:57Water or no water, this cat loves tamambo!
12:05There really is a lot of incredible life in the mangrove!
12:11Northern Lights Sights
12:13in the mangrove!
12:15In the mangrove!
12:20I don't even have toNO!
12:21In the mangrove, it's very nice!
12:22Oh, boy.
12:25Oh, boy.
12:26Oh, boy.
12:27Oh, boy.
12:29Oh, boy.
12:38How are you alive!
12:40It was.
12:40Where do you live?
12:41Yeah, no?
12:42How did we go?
12:50Wow!
12:54Whoa!
12:56Whoa!
12:58Whoa!
13:08Whoa!
13:10Woo-hoo!
13:12Yeah!
13:18Oh, rats, man, it's already getting dark.
13:21No, this has been the best winter day.
13:24The best ever, and I mean ever, like ever, ever, ever.
13:27Do you understand ever?
13:28Ever, baby!
13:30I agree with Hal and his overuse of the adverb.
13:33Ever!
13:34Yes, you said that.
13:35Ugh, we can't let the winter fun end.
13:38Let's just keep playing into the winter night.
13:40Yes, yes, great idea, Squeaks.
13:43What kind of winter nighttime fun shall it be, gang?
13:47Winter nighttime fun?
13:49Hmm.
13:50Ah, rocking my brain.
13:52Not coming up with anything.
13:56Vee, no ideas are coming to the old noggin.
13:59Eh, me neither.
14:01What ho?
14:02I do believe there's some winter nighttime fun on my nature curiosity list.
14:07Hmm, let's see.
14:08Winter fun?
14:09Nay.
14:09Night fun?
14:11Nay.
14:11It is winter nighttime nature fun number 479.
14:17Does the Aurora Borealis really turn the winter night sky amazing colors?
14:21Oh boy, Aurora Borealis?
14:24You mean the actual Aurora Borealis?
14:27There's no way!
14:28But just one teeny tiny little question over here.
14:31What's the Aurora Borealis, please?
14:33Oh, Granny Bunny told me all about the Aurora Borealis.
14:37It's also called the Northern Lights and supposed to be one of the most amazing sights in all of nature.
14:42Winter's the best time to look for them, too.
14:44Indeed, Daisy, I've heard told the Northern Lights look like colorful, beautiful rays of light that gently sweep upwards from
14:54the horizon like willowy curtains in the winter night sky.
14:59Colors in the sky?
15:00Colors in the sky?
15:01That just blows my mind.
15:04Oh, we've got to see the Northern Lights.
15:06How do we see the Northern Lights?
15:07Man, oh, man, are we in luck?
15:09My Northern Lights Forecaster Act predicts the Northern Lights are likely to appear in the sky.
15:14Wait for it.
15:16Tonight!
15:17Ba-bam!
15:18Wait, but is tonight tonight?
15:20Yes, Alan.
15:21It is.
15:22Tonight.
15:23Yes, tonight is tonight!
15:25Well, then, let's go find the Northern Lights!
15:28Onward!
15:29And...
15:30Uh, where do we lookward?
15:32Help me out, Daisy.
15:33The Northern Lights appear in...
15:36Oh!
15:36The Northern Night Skies!
15:38Of course!
15:39And which way is north again?
15:45North.
15:46That way.
15:49Look!
15:49It's the Northern Lights!
15:56Dance, dance, dance.
15:58Dance to the big drum.
16:00Dance, dance, dance.
16:01Dance on that long!
16:03Ronald.
16:04Oh!
16:05Hello, nature cat.
16:08Wait, Ronald makes the Northern Lights?
16:10Ho-ho-ho-ho!
16:10Way to go, Ronald!
16:12Woo-hoo!
16:13Congratulations, buddy!
16:14You did it!
16:15Sorry to say, Hal, but those are not the Northern Lights!
16:18Oh!
16:19Ha-ha!
16:20That's my bad.
16:21Ha-ha!
16:21Okay, Ronald, what are you doing?
16:23If you must know, and I'm not sure you really need to know,
16:26tonight is my annual Ronald Dance-a-thon!
16:29Really fascinating!
16:31But we're looking for the Northern Lights!
16:34It's supposed to be amazing!
16:36What's amazing is me!
16:38And even more amazing is the Ronald Dance-a-thon!
16:42All Ronald, all dancing, all night long!
16:45Check it!
16:46Dance, dance, dance!
16:48Well, too bad for Ronald.
16:51He's going to miss the Northern Lights!
16:55Look over there!
16:56It's the Northern Lights!
16:57Come on, gang!
17:01We're gonna see the Northern Lights!
17:03We're gonna see the Northern Lights!
17:06Hmm...
17:06Something tells me this might not be the Northern Lights.
17:18Hmm...
17:18Houston!
17:19Be right with you, sir.
17:22Houston makes the Northern Lights!
17:24Way to go, Houston!
17:25Woo-hoo!
17:26Congratulations!
17:27You did it!
17:28Sadly, no.
17:29I don't make the Northern Lights, Hal.
17:31I'm actually just here conducting a simple experiment
17:33on what effects colored light shining on trees in winter
17:36have on the color of their leaves in the summer.
17:38Fun stuff, huh?
17:40Oh, yes!
17:41Really fun!
17:42Yes, I have been curious to find out if it is true.
17:45It is a long shot to prove, I know.
17:47Just wanted to give it the old Houston try.
17:51As you always do, Houston!
17:53Yup!
17:53And good luck with that, Houston!
17:58Okay, gang.
18:00Another false alarm.
18:01But fear not.
18:02We will see...
18:04The Northern Lights!
18:07There it is!
18:07This has to be it!
18:09We're gonna see the Northern Lights!
18:11We're gonna see the Northern Lights!
18:14I...
18:15Don't...
18:16Believe it!
18:17Rudzies!
18:18Why is it always Rudzies?
18:20Why is it always Rudzies?
18:21And this time it's light pollution.
18:23Oh, Rudzies.
18:25Wait a minute.
18:26Cheese, though.
18:27Tonight?
18:28Now?
18:28Oh, baby, I'm in.
18:29Mmm.
18:30Blue cheese.
18:31Come a bear.
18:32Good-a, good-a, good-a, good-a!
18:33Squeaks!
18:34Wait!
18:34We must remain focused!
18:37Remember, we're on a mission.
18:38Monster?
18:39I mean mozzarella.
18:40I mean mission.
18:41Mission!
18:41Mission!
18:42Where are you, you most elusive Northern Lights?
18:46Hey, that's it, Nature Cat!
18:47Maybe we need to know more about the Northern Lights to find them.
18:51Like, what causes them?
18:52Oh, cousin Marvin once told me a legend about a fox that shoots colors into the sky from its bushy
18:57tail.
18:58Uh, maybe that's the Northern Lights?
19:00Oh, now that is so, so cool!
19:02Here, bushy tail fox.
19:04Here, bushy tail fox.
19:06I find it hard to believe that the Northern Lights are caused by a bushy tail fox.
19:10Yeah, you're probably right.
19:11That's why it's a legend.
19:12Uh, would've been cool, though.
19:14You're right.
19:14And you know why you're right?
19:16Because the Northern Lights are caused by activity on the sun.
19:19It says so right here.
19:21What?
19:21No way, man.
19:22The sun's too far away.
19:24It's crazy.
19:25What she said.
19:26Check it out, guys!
19:27So, you think the sun is too far away to cause the Northern Lights?
19:31Well, the sun is far away.
19:33More than 90 million miles away from Earth.
19:36More than 90 million miles away?
19:3890 million miles?
19:41Wow!
19:42Ho-ho-ho-ho!
19:43I'm sorry.
19:43Exactly how far is 90 million miles away and what exactly is a mile?
19:47Hell, trust me, man.
19:48It's really far.
19:49You couldn't get there if you walked forever.
19:51Yes, the sun is far away.
19:53But the activity on the sun is so powerful, it can make lights go out.
19:58And it can make your phones and computers act a little wonky.
20:02And it can also cause the amazing phenomenon called Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights.
20:09Oh, so the bushy-tailed fox that makes the Northern Lights really is just a legend?
20:13It sure is, Hal.
20:15Now then, just find a good viewing spot, keep your feet on the ground, and keep looking up at the
20:20night sky.
20:22A good viewing spot!
20:24Ugh!
20:24Butterfly Hills, we always stow goe at the Butterfly Hills!
20:27Yes, yes!
20:28C'mon!
20:28The Northern Lights await!
20:30Tally-ho!
20:32We're gonna see the Northern Lights!
20:35We're gonna see the Northern Lights!
20:38We're gonna see the Northern Lights!
20:41Northern Lights, Northern Lights!
20:44We're gonna see the Northern Lights!
20:48We're almost there!
20:51Nothing can stop us now!
21:04Sir, ma'am, sir, ma'am.
21:12I have got to stop saying that!
21:16I'm really dizzy, but that was fun!
21:18My name is Squarks.
21:20Is it?
21:21I guess I owe you all an apology.
21:23It looks as though the Northern Lights will remain on my curiosity list.
21:27A shame, really.
21:28For it was told to be...
21:30Woo! Amazing!
21:32Yes, amazing.
21:34My thought, precisely.
21:36Nevertheless, we strive to find...
21:39Wait, what?
21:39Turn around, Nature Cat!
21:41Look to the northern sky!
21:43This way!
21:44The Northern Lights!
21:47So the sun makes the Northern Lights?
21:50Way to go, sun!
21:51Woo-hoo!
21:52Congratulations, Bunny!
21:53You did it!
21:54Man, oh, man!
21:56Ba-bam!
21:58Amazing!
21:59Whoa!
22:01Dancing Lights!
22:02And Dancing Ranu!
22:04What a combo!
22:06I am speechless.
22:07Wow.
22:08Oh!
22:09I gotta get a video for Granny Bunny!
22:11She'd love this!
22:12Guess the sun does a little more than just warm our faces and light up the day, eh, what?
22:18Weird.
22:20Who knew?
22:20It's so beautiful!
22:22Hello, Hal!
22:24Um...
22:24Hello there, bushy-tailed fox!
22:26Awesome lights, huh?
22:27Wait a minute.
22:29Are you the one who...
22:30Is your bushy-tailed...
22:32Oh, no, no, no.
22:33That's just a legend.
22:34Oh, okay.
22:35That's cool.
22:39And so you see, friends, you don't always have to travel far for a great nature adventure.
22:46Sometimes amazing things can happen right in your own backyard.
22:51Nice recap, Nature Cat.
22:53Who are you talking to?
22:54Them.
22:55Hi, I didn't see you there.
22:56Nice place you got there.
22:57Have you seen the Northern Lights?
22:59Love them.
23:00Another mission accomplished on my nature curiosity list.
23:05Check.
23:16Nature 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
23:27next nature adventure.
23:29Aha!
23:35...
23:39...
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