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00:08That's me, Fred the house cat.
00:10When my family leaves for the day, I don't just sit inside watching the world go by.
00:15I become...
00:20Nature Cat! Backyard explorer extraordinaire!
00:25Tally ho! Tally 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! Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat!
00:39So what are we waiting for?
00:41We're so excited to explore
00:43All that nature has in store.
00:46Tally ho! Tally ho!
00:49He's our favorite nature guide.
00:52We just can't wait to get outside!
00:54We're swimming through the trees now.
00:56We're jumping in the leaves now.
00:58We're getting muddy knees now.
01:00We're jumping in the leaves now.
01:01Tally ho!
01:03Tally ho!
01:04Tally ho!
01:26Tally ho!
01:28Outdoor Nature Warrior Challenge!
01:30Challenge!
01:31Challenge!
01:32Challenge!
01:32Challenge!
01:33Baby!
01:34Sweet!
01:35Bring it on, man.
01:36Ha!
01:37It's just like Greedy Cat's Outdoor Nature Warrior Challenge!
01:41Ooh!
01:42Let's watch the video again!
01:46Oh!
01:47Oh!
01:47It's the log balance!
01:49Oh!
01:50The trees don't jump!
01:53Nature!
01:54She's so cool!
01:57Now she's on to the nature crawl!
02:01Ah!
02:02There it is!
02:03The outdoor nature warrior bell!
02:11My hero!
02:14And I wanna ring the bell just like Greedy Cat!
02:18Oh!
02:18It's say her famous catch phrase!
02:20It's um...
02:21The one that goes um...
02:23Duh...
02:24I don't remember.
02:25Remember to make your nature workout work for you!
02:29That's the one!
02:30I think!
02:31Well, what are we waiting for?
02:33Is everybody ready?
02:35Yeah!
02:37Three!
02:37Two!
02:38One!
02:39Tally!
02:40Hot!
02:44Whew!
02:45Okay.
02:46I'm gonna take a little rest.
02:47I can't go on...
02:52I don't feel very well.
02:55Ugh!
02:57I'm uh...
02:58I just...
02:59I'm feeling a little light-headed.
03:01Come on, Nature Cat!
03:03Let's take a moment and rest here in the shade!
03:06Here, drink some water, bud.
03:08Haha, Nature Cat!
03:10Looks like you couldn't do your outdoor nature challenge thing.
03:13Better luck next...
03:15Whew!
03:16Ugh!
03:16Never mind.
03:17It's too hot!
03:18Ugh!
03:19Ronald is right!
03:20It is hot!
03:21I actually feel hot air on my face right now!
03:25Uh...
03:25Hal...
03:26Just a little awareness, buddy.
03:28Sorry, Nature Cat.
03:29We dogs pant to stay cool when it's hot out.
03:32And today, it's really hot out...
03:34But!
03:35But!
03:36What about the outdoor nature warrior challenge?
03:39Pretty Cat!
03:40The Belle!
03:41The Belle!
03:45We could try again tomorrow, Nature Cat.
03:47Um...
03:48It looks like it's going to be hot tomorrow.
03:50And the next day.
03:52And the next day, too.
03:54Oh...
03:54No!
03:56It says here it's gonna be hot day and night for the next five days!
04:01Whew!
04:02It's called a heat wave!
04:03Hi!
04:04Hi!
04:04Hi!
04:05I love waving!
04:06Not that kind of wave!
04:08Oh, of course.
04:09Wahoo!
04:12Or that kind of wave!
04:14Oh.
04:14A heat wave is an extreme weather event!
04:17Like when it hails, or when there is a drought!
04:20Well, if it's hot during the day, and hot at night, then...
04:24How are we gonna stay cool?
04:25What are we, Arthur Fonzarelli around here?
04:28Hey!
04:29And more importantly, how are we going to complete the Outdoor Nature Warrior Challenge?
04:35Sorry, Nature Cat.
04:36I think it's just too hot to do the challenge.
04:39Why don't we go inside where it's cooler?
04:42Yeah, we can play our Natureland board game, and listen to the radio, I guess?
04:46Oh, that sounds cool, doesn't it?
04:48I guess so.
04:51Oh, it's nice and cool in here, out of the sun.
04:55And this'll keep you-know-who from thinking about the you-know-what.
04:58Hey!
04:59You on the couch!
05:00Me?
05:01No, you!
05:02Mwah?
05:03Yes, you!
05:04This is Gritty Cat!
05:06Get out there and complete the Outdoor Nature Warrior Challenge!
05:09And remember to make your nature workout work for you!
05:13Well, me?
05:14No, ugh, the other guy, the cat!
05:17Gritty Cat is right!
05:19I've gotta go outside and complete the challenge!
05:29It's so hot!
05:33Ha-ha-ha!
05:34Ha-ha, Nature Cat!
05:37You couldn't do it!
05:41Still too hot!
05:43Oh, Nature Cat, have some water!
05:46Ugh!
05:48Will I ever be able to complete the challenge?
05:52We gotta find a way to take Nature Cat's mind off the challenge!
05:55Hmm!
05:56Hey!
05:57I have an idea!
05:58Nature Cat, let's head over to Rudzie's and get some frozen fruit pops!
06:02Yeah, you love frozen fruit pops!
06:05Yeah, you love frozen fruit pops!
06:05And boy, are they a great way to cool off on a hot day like today, huh, Nature Cat?
06:09Ha-ha-ha!
06:10I do love Rudzie's frozen fruit pops!
06:16Woo-hoo!
06:17Nice and cool in here!
06:19Okay, let's find those frozen fruit pops!
06:21That'll keep us cool!
06:26Oh, wait a minute!
06:27Is that Gritty Cat's brand new book?
06:31Oh!
06:32There's nothing like finishing the outdoor nature warrior race!
06:36Ha!
06:36Oh, and the sequel!
06:38Have you still not finished the outdoor nature warrior race and assorted brunch recipes?
06:44Remember to make your nature workout work for you!
06:48Oh!
06:48I will, Gritty Cat!
06:50I will!
06:52Fire!
06:52Boop!
06:53Nature Cat?
06:54And we never got our fruit pops!
06:57I am going to complete the outdoor nature warrior challenge!
07:02Whoa, whoa, whoa!
07:03Slow down, Nature Cat!
07:04I can't!
07:06I need to ring the bell!
07:16Oh, everything reminds me of Gritty Cat and the outdoor nature challenge!
07:21I want to ring the victory bell, but it's just so hot!
07:26Ha-ha, Nature Cat!
07:27Can't do your outdoors!
07:30Oh, it's even too hot for friendly cartoon rivalries!
07:34Maybe I'll never be able to complete the challenge!
07:39And now I'm muddy!
07:41Ha-ha-ha!
07:42Uh, Hal?
07:44What are you doing?
07:45I saw the mud and I thought, hey, that looks nicely cool!
07:48I look cool, right?
07:49Hey!
07:51And I feel cooler too!
07:53You should try!
07:54Wait, Hatik!
07:55I've got an idea!
07:57Eh, it's cooler with the lights off!
08:00Animals can't go inside where it's cooler, but they still have lots of ways to cool down!
08:06Like the birds we've seen splashing in the shaded bird bath!
08:09And the squirrel laying on the cool branch!
08:12And me, Hal in the mud!
08:15Ha-ha-ha!
08:16Uh, it's definitely cooler in the mud!
08:19Yes!
08:19And I think I know how we can complete the course and help everyone stay cool!
08:25How?
08:26We can change our course!
08:29Each challenge can include a way animals stay cool!
08:32One with shade, water, a cool surface, and mud!
08:38Ha-yeah!
08:39It's just like Gritty Cat always says!
08:41Oh, I know this!
08:42It's, um...
08:43I don't know this!
08:44Remember to make your nature workout work for you!
08:47That's it!
08:49I think!
09:00Water break!
09:05It's finished!
09:06Now all we need to do is wait until tis evening, when the sun is lower in the sky,
09:12and it will be a little cooler!
09:15Oh!
09:15Oh, hey!
09:16Um, can we have a dissolve to later in the day, please?
09:24Thanks!
09:24How are we gonna stay cool and do this, Nature Cat?
09:27By doing...
09:28Very little!
09:30Everyone, be like the squirrel!
09:32Oh, you know I can do that!
09:35Ha-ha!
09:35Ha-ha!
09:37Ha-ha!
09:39Ha-ha!
09:41Ha-ha!
09:41Ha-ha!
09:42Should we be doing more?
09:44Are you cool?
09:45Yes!
09:46Very cool!
09:47Hey!
09:49Then, no!
09:52Now we have to jump from stump to stump through the water to keep cool!
09:57Hit it, Hal!
09:58No!
10:01Ha-ha!
10:02Water!
10:03Why does it have to be water?
10:05Nature, what would Gritty Cat do?
10:19Now it's time to cool off with a muddy nature crawl!
10:23Crawl!
10:23Crawl!
10:24Yay!
10:25Ha-ha!
10:25Ha-ha!
10:44And now for...
11:02No need to thank me, Nature Cat!
11:05Didn't even break his wet!
11:06Wah-ha!
11:12Yeah!
11:14We did it!
11:15We stayed cool and completed the course!
11:18Great job, everyone!
11:20Gritty Cat!
11:23Oh!
11:24Oh!
11:24I would say...
11:25If I wasn't so cool and relaxed!
11:28I heard you ringing the bell!
11:30I'm proud of you all for completing the challenge while staying cool and safe in this heatwave!
11:36It's like you always say...
11:37Remember to make your nature workout work for you!
11:41Hey, do you think I could try out your course?
11:44Really?
11:45You bet!
11:46But first, I brought something to help us cool off!
11:49Frozen fruit pops!
11:51Yummy yummy!
11:52Oh-ho-ho!
11:53Thank you, Gritty Cat!
11:54No!
11:56Thank you, Nature Cat, for helping all your friends stay cool!
11:59You are a true outdoor nature warrior.
12:03Aaaaaaah!
12:05Great Cat!
12:12Hide and go Screech!
12:18Okay, Nature Cat, find the hiding spot, baby!
12:24Ooh, nice one! But here comes the seeker! So quick, find another hiding spot!
12:33Excellent! But the seeker has spotted you yet again! Find another hiding spot!
12:39Uh, Nature Cat, what are you doing?
12:42Why, I'm training for my weekly game of hide and go screech, of course!
12:48What's hide and go screech?
12:51It's a game just like hide and seek, but different! Instead of staying in one spot, when the seeker comes
12:57near you, you can go and find a new one!
13:00Yeah, I get the hide and the go, but what's with the screech?
13:03Oh, that's because I play with Screechy the screech owl!
13:06Ah! There's a screech owl around here!
13:08You know they eat mice, right?
13:10Screechy isn't here to eat, she's here to play! And today is the day I finally beat her!
13:17Hold on, you've never won before?
13:19Nope! But I've been practicing a lot! And today, I think I can beat her!
13:24How many games have you played?
13:26Oh, you know what? We don't really keep track!
13:29499 by my guilt!
13:31Thank you, Hal!
13:32You've played 499 games of hide and go screech with this owl and you've never, ever won?
13:37She's very good at the game, okay? But today's the day! Today, I'm going to finally emerge victorious!
13:50Screechy! Hal! Don't sneak up on me like that!
13:53What? I wasn't sneaking!
13:56Wow! Who do we have here?
13:58These are my friends, Daisy! I think you know Hal! And...
14:02Squeaks? Where did Squeaks go?
14:06Ooh! A mouse! I love mice! So nice to meet you!
14:11Ah! She said it's nice to eat me!
14:14Well, ma'am, I'll have you know that I actually taste terrible! I taste like garbage!
14:18You're not going to want to eat me! Have some pizza! Here!
14:22I don't want to eat you! I said nice to meet you!
14:25Yeah, but don't screech owls eat mice and aren't I a mouse?
14:30Oh, yes! We eat lots of little creatures! Like voles and earthworms, frogs and bugs! But I'm not here to
14:38eat! I'm here to play!
14:39Okay, cool! I trust you 100%! Enjoy the game!
14:44Well then, let's play!
14:45Are you ready for our game of hide and go screech, Nature Cat?
14:49You bet I am! Go on, screechy! Cover your eyes and count! I'm gonna go hide!
14:54Well then, let's do it! One, two, three...
15:00She'll never find me here!
15:03Four, five! Ready or not, here I come!
15:09She has no idea where I am!
15:13Ten! No!
15:17Why didn't you run away and find a new hiding spot?
15:20Because I couldn't hear Screechy coming!
15:23I can hear that blue jay! Why can't I hear Screechy?
15:27It's probably because screech owls have large wings for their body size and special feathers to help them fly without
15:32making noise.
15:32Yeah, that's true! Our wings are made for gliding so we don't have to flap as much. Flapping is what
15:37you heard when the blue jay flew by. Here, watch.
15:42Whoa! Those wings really are quiet!
15:46Hey, Squeaks! How do you know so much about screech owls?
15:49Because I like to avoid being eaten. Ice cream?
15:52Eh, no thanks. I'm still playing.
15:55Okay, Nature Cat. Should we continue our game?
15:57Oh, what's the point? No matter how hard I practice, I can never beat you!
16:02I really just wanted to win one game!
16:06Poor Nature Cat.
16:08Well, in that case, I am the champion of nature!
16:12Well, it's time for this winner to fly.
16:14Right? What if Nature Cat had help?
16:16Ooh, how exciting!
16:18No, no! No eating me! I have a bad texture! Here, have a hot dog! That'll go down smooth!
16:23I told you, I don't want to eat you! But now, what were you saying about helping Nature Cat?
16:28Uh, well, I was just saying, and we don't have to do this, but as I said before, I do
16:32know about screech owls.
16:34You sure do!
16:35So I thought maybe perhaps I could use my screech owl knowledge to help Nature Cat, but if that's gonna
16:40make you mad, then no! No!
16:42Ooh, a challenge! Okay! In fact, why don't you all join in the game?
16:47The more the merrier!
16:48Yes, yes! With the help of my friends, I may finally win a game! Tally-ho!
16:57One, two, three, four...
17:00Any screech owl tips?
17:02Okay, remember, screech owls are very quiet flyers. You won't even hear her coming, so make sure you look around
17:08to spot her.
17:08Got it!
17:10Ready or not, here I come!
17:19Tag!
17:20Oh no, she tagged Hal!
17:23Hey, how did you find me?
17:26I have very good eyesight.
17:30Tag!
17:31How did you know I was here?
17:34My keen screech owl hearing.
17:36Oh, she tagged Izzy too! I can't let her tag me!
17:39Tag!
17:40Wow, this is easier than I thought.
17:42Well, you still gotta find squeaks!
17:44Oh, I'm very good at finding little mice. Watch this!
17:51Where is she? Where is she?
17:53Oh, there she is! Look how those big wings help her glide!
17:56Ooh, so quiet!
17:58Time for me to find a new hiding spot.
18:04Gotcha!
18:05Ooh!
18:06Whoa!
18:08Hey, where'd that little mousey go?
18:10Oh-ho! Looks like Squeaks is a natural at this game!
18:14Oh, don't worry. I'll find her.
18:17Oh, here she comes again. I can't believe how silently she flies.
18:21Those feathers take away all the swishing sounds.
18:25I'd better get out of here.
18:27Gotcha!
18:29Huh?
18:31Huh?
18:36Where is that little mousey now?
18:45Whoa!
18:55Ah!
18:57You know what? Maybe I should hide now.
19:01You mean, you give up?
19:03Yes, I give up. Squeaks is too good at hiding. I can't tag her.
19:08Woo-hoo!
19:09I'm sorry, Ms. Owl. I didn't mean to frighten you. Here's an apple.
19:13Does this mean I finally won?
19:15Nope, not so fast. In order to win, you have to find me.
19:19Mmm. Finding screech owls is very hard.
19:22Oh, you bet it is. So cover your eyes and prepare to lose. Because no one will ever find me.
19:28One, two, three, four, five! Ready or not, here we come!
19:37Now, where would that screech owl hide?
19:41Get him!
19:45Not in the leaf pile.
19:48How about in here?
19:50I got you, screechy!
19:52Oh, screechy!
19:55I think there's something in that bush.
20:00Found you!
20:01Uh, do you see how hard it is to find her?
20:05Yeah, it's because you're doing it all wrong.
20:07We are?
20:08You see, screech owls are masters of camouflage. They don't even need to hide behind a bush or a rock.
20:14They can hide in plain sight. Clever.
20:16They can?
20:17Are we talking camo-wamo here?
20:20Yeah, we're talking camouflage. Screech owls' feathers blend into its surroundings. Makes them very hard to see, even if you're
20:27right near them.
20:28Well, if a screech owl can hide in plain sight, how will we ever be able to find her?
20:33First thing to do is use your ears. And you all got it.
20:36Ooh, I love using my ears. How should I use them? Should I flap them?
20:40Or should I twirl them?
20:42Or should I wrap them around my head like a babushka?
20:44Get real dog breath. You gotta listen with them.
20:48But you said screech owls don't make noise when they fly.
20:51So, what are we listening for?
20:53We will know it when we hear it.
20:55Come on! Let's use our ears and listen!
20:58Onward and earward.
21:04Do you hear that?
21:06It sounds like a different kind of bird. Not a screech owl.
21:09Yes, but those birds may lead us to the screech owl. Come on.
21:14Aw, it is birds. It's a bunch of chickadees.
21:18But why are they swooping and making noise like that?
21:21When small birds see a screech owl, they make a lot of noise and try to get it to move
21:25along.
21:26So, could this mean screechy's hiding up there?
21:29Time for me to finally tag her.
21:33Go away! You're giving away my hiding spot.
21:37Oh, I almost had her, but she spotted me.
21:43Now we'll never find her.
21:45Yeah, we will.
21:46But you said screech owls are masters of camouflage.
21:49How are we going to be able to spot her?
21:52Come on. Let's go up to the tree house for a better view.
21:56Screechy is the same brown color as all these trees.
21:59It's gonna be really hard to find her.
22:02Man, oh, man. Screech owls are great at camouflage.
22:07Look how they blend in.
22:09Wait a minute. The only thing you can notice are their eyes.
22:12Now you're thinking like a mouse, pooch. Look for the eyes.
22:17Where are you, screech owl?
22:20At her?
22:21Ah! There she is!
22:23Let's go, tiger!
22:25Tally-ho!
22:27Tag!
22:29Ha-ha!
22:30Wow! You actually found me in nature.
22:32There aren't many who can do that.
22:34It's all thanks to our screech owl expert, Squeaks.
22:37Woo-hoo!
22:37Oh, yeah.
22:38Oh, guys, it was nothing really.
22:41It was so nice. Thanks.
22:43Now, after all that playing, it's time for me to eat.
22:48Ah! That's my cue!
22:50Oh, don't worry, little mousie.
22:52Tonight, I'm in the mood for crickets and spiders.
22:55Bye now!
22:57Yeah!
22:58Oh, yeah!
22:59I'm hungry, too, after all that playing.
23:02Me thinks we have the makings of...
23:04A picnic!
23:05Yay!
23:07Let's eat.
23:07Mmm!
23:09Mmm!
23:10I'm hungry!
23:11Yum!
23:12Yum!
23:13Yum!
23:13Let's eat!
23:14Whoo!
23:15Let's eat!
23:20So, let's eat.
23:31Die truth!
23:32Come back!
23:34Don't talk about me before we go!
23:42Listen to where we go.
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