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00:06Wild Crats!
00:09Hey, we're the Crat Brothers.
00:11I'm Martin.
00:11And I'm Chris.
00:12And lunch is ready.
00:14There you go, Martin.
00:16What?
00:17I'm not going to eat this.
00:20Well, who would eat this?
00:22It's not lunch for us.
00:24It's lunch for him.
00:30This is an aardvark, one of the most mysterious and secretive of all African creatures.
00:35And this is who loves this food.
00:38He just sticks his face in and then laps it up with his tongue.
00:42Aardvarks are insectivores.
00:43They love to eat ants and termites.
00:45And this has a lot of bug protein packed right in.
00:49It's my famous aardvark breakfast sludge.
00:52Gotta have another look at this guy.
00:54Look at him.
00:55Is that a cool-looking creature or what?
00:57Are you full?
01:00Oh, he's done.
01:01I love those ears.
01:03Look at that.
01:03They're like rabbit ears.
01:05Oh, yeah.
01:06He's always looking.
01:07Always looking for something.
01:10Look at this nose.
01:11This nose is always working.
01:14Sniffing and touching everything.
01:16And when it smells something it likes, then the claws come out and they start digging.
01:22They are huge.
01:23And believe it or not, a lot of African animals depend on those claws.
01:30Imagine if we could dig right into the world of an aardvark.
01:35Then we'd be able to understand exactly why aardvarks are so important to so many creatures.
01:40What if?
01:43What if?
01:49On adventure with the coolest creatures.
01:52From the oceans to the trees.
01:54The brothers' craft are going places you never get to see.
01:58Hanging with their creature friends.
02:00Get ready.
02:01It's the hour.
02:02We're going to save some animals today with Creature Power.
02:33Aardvark Town.
02:34Four-wheelin' on the African savannah!
02:39Huh?
02:43Oh, yeah!
02:44What?
02:45Whoa!
02:47Woo-hoo!
02:50We're not going to clear the landing, Martin.
02:53Sure we are!
02:54Now we are!
03:04Oh, come on, dude.
03:06We could have made it.
03:07Ha!
03:08No time for getting stuck in mudwallows today.
03:10How are we going to find any Creature Burrows if we have to dig ourselves out of that?
03:14Ugh!
03:15Uh-oh!
03:16Do we have time to fix a tire?
03:21Well, at least you found our first burrow.
03:24Way to go, bro!
03:26No problem.
03:27So, who's living in this one?
03:29Hang on.
03:30If we're going to make the ultimate map of the whole living creatures out here, I've got to put this
03:34home on the map.
03:36Okay, let's see.
03:37Nice spot.
03:38Riverview.
03:39Shade trees.
03:40Seems like one of the best locations in town.
03:43Let's meet who's ever living here.
03:44Hello!
03:46Anybody home?
03:50Pretty sandy.
03:56Who's that digger?
04:00An aardvark!
04:01And her baby.
04:02Oh, wow.
04:03He's funny looking cute.
04:07Aw, isn't that sweet?
04:10Amazing!
04:11What a way to start our mission.
04:13The mysterious, nobody ever gets a chance to see them, secretive beyond belief, aardvark.
04:19Let's go!
04:21Whoa!
04:22Nice claws.
04:24They're like mini shovels on the end of each finger.
04:28Ha!
04:29Thanks, pal.
04:33Hot diggity digger!
04:34Got it!
04:35We use the front claws to scoop, the back feet to clear the earth away, and the tail to scrabble
04:42the dirt flat.
04:43She's the best natural digging machine in the world.
04:47Tortuga, come in.
04:48Any luck with the burrows, guys?
04:50Great luck.
04:52We've just come across an aardvark and her baby.
04:54In fact, we've got a new home being built right now.
04:58Uploading its location for the master map.
05:01We've got it, Chris.
05:03Huh?
05:04Okay, so this is a hard what?
05:08Aardvark.
05:08It's an aardvark.
05:10Got it.
05:11Aardvark.
05:12Never heard of it.
05:14Even though they're nicknamed earth pigs, aardvarks are actually more closely related to elephants.
05:19Yeah, but they're really one of a kind, with claws as strong as a pickaxe.
05:25I never knew fingernails could build a house.
05:29She's got beautiful fingernails, and so thick they don't break.
05:34Guys, get ready to have the most gorgeous fingernails around.
05:37Gorgeous nails?
05:39Don't you mean digging power?
05:41Yeah, that's what I said.
05:42Gorgeous nails.
05:44I'm getting to work adding that power digger to the creature power suit.
05:47Zap out!
05:49Uh-oh.
05:50Did you hear that laughing sound?
05:52Yeah, I like laughing, but not that kind.
05:56Nope, nothing funny about that.
06:00Spotted hyena!
06:02Uh-oh.
06:03Hyenas are serious predators for lots of creatures out here, including aardvarks.
06:13She can't get back to her burrow.
06:15So it's plan B.
06:16Dig an escape hole.
06:18Aardvarks can do that in five minutes flat.
06:20Oh yeah, good thing she had a head start.
06:23Oh no, it's not deep enough yet.
06:25She's got to buy herself time.
06:32Yikes!
06:33Those claws are good for something other than digging.
06:35The slash defense!
06:48The hyena didn't like that one bit.
06:55Yes!
06:56She did it!
06:58Now I know why holes are so important out here.
07:01Safety!
07:04Whoa!
07:05This backpack's a lot heavier when I'm running from a hyena.
07:10Whoa, that was a close one.
07:17Yeah, especially since my backpack almost knocked me over.
07:20Did you slip some of your stuff in there when I wasn't looking?
07:24No.
07:24Then why did it feel like it was full of bricks?
07:27You didn't put your fossil collection in there, did you?
07:30Uh-uh.
07:30I don't even have a fossil collection.
07:32You do.
07:35Uh, Martin?
07:37I think there's a snake on my face.
07:39Oh, yeah, there sure is.
07:44Hmm, now which pink snakes do I know?
07:46Blind pink snakes?
07:48No, but they're from Madagascar, so it can't be one of those.
07:50Yeah, while we're talking, you think you can get it off me?
07:55Ah, it's you!
07:58Oh, that is one long slurpy tongue.
08:01I'm going to call you Slurpy.
08:03Hey, Slurpy!
08:05How'd he get into my backpack?
08:07Must have gotten confused during that hyena attack
08:09and thought it was a hole.
08:11We've got to get him back to where he belongs.
08:13Got to get him home.
08:21I'll hurry up!
08:22I'm boiling out here.
08:24You call that digging?
08:25I told you, if I'm going to survive this heat,
08:28I need that pool dog by midday.
08:31Ugh, I despise being out in nature
08:34on these animal collection trips.
08:35But how else am I going to find new animals
08:38to turn into robots?
08:40Hold up, Martin.
08:42Hmm, sounds like those animal-loving wildcrets.
08:49Okay, let's see.
08:51The best digger in the world's hole
08:52should be right around here somewhere.
08:55Best digger?
08:56That's the kind of animal I need working for me.
08:59All right, Zack-Bot, stay close.
09:04Not that close.
09:06Zack, what are you doing here?
09:09Spying on us again?
09:11No, I'm just, uh...
09:14I took a wrong turn in my jet.
09:16I was just leaving.
09:18Well, okay then.
09:19Oh, hey, look at the time.
09:20Gotta head poppin' out.
09:21I mean, gotta head out.
09:23Uh, yeah, have a good trip back.
09:28Okay, you heard him.
09:30Holes.
09:31That's where I can get a varmint
09:33that'll dig my pool for me.
09:35Check some holes.
09:38No, not ear holes.
09:40Holes in the ground.
09:41Bring me some diggers.
09:48Ha-ha, well, thanks to my map,
09:50I know exactly where Slurpee's home is.
09:53Right...
09:54here.
09:55That's it, all right.
09:57Hello?
09:58Knock, knock.
10:00Hey, you'll never guess what happened.
10:02Slurpee accidentally got in Cruz's backpack and...
10:04Ah, Warthog!
10:06Martin, what?
10:07Whoa!
10:08Excuse me, Warthog?
10:12What?
10:13A Warthog lives here?
10:15But that doesn't make any sense.
10:19Oh, no.
10:20Then...
10:21Where's Slurpee's mom?
10:25This doesn't make any sense.
10:27I'm sure I marked it down right.
10:29Well, you must have made some kind of mistake,
10:31because this definitely isn't Slurpee's mom,
10:34unless you grew Tusks in a bunch of warps recently.
10:39Look!
10:40Piglets!
10:46Aw, they're so cute!
10:50Don't worry, Slurpee.
10:52We'll find your mom.
10:53We'll scour the neighborhood.
10:54Go burrow to burrow until we find her.
10:57Yeah, Slurpee, we'll get you home.
11:00Okay, I'm remarking this hole as Warthog,
11:03and from now on, no mistakes.
11:06Whoa, look at that.
11:07She's holding her tail straight up in the air.
11:09It's like a flag, telling her piglets to follow.
11:14Whoa!
11:17Oh!
11:20They usually only do that when danger's around.
11:24Yeah, there must be...
11:29A lion!
11:30To the underground!
11:35Aviva, are those hole-digging suits done yet?
11:38Not yet, Chris.
11:39You guys will have to find a hole that's already dug.
11:51Oh, where are my Zack-bots?
11:54I'm hot and I want to swim in my pool.
11:59Oh, finally!
12:03What varmint did you bring me?
12:09Ew!
12:10Well, you don't have to be pretty.
12:11You just have to dig me a pool.
12:13Yeah.
12:14Now, get to it!
12:17What's wrong with you?
12:19Come on!
12:19You live in holes, don't you?
12:21So dig!
12:23Dig, warty thing!
12:28That's not what I had in mind.
12:35Whew!
12:36Lion's gone.
12:38Ooh, claw scrapes.
12:40And they look about aardvark size.
12:44It's a match!
12:46And aardvark dug this hole.
12:48All right, Slurpee.
12:49We just found your mom.
12:51Ha!
12:51What luck!
12:52I'll head down the back door.
12:57I don't believe it.
12:59What was it?
12:59We found her?
13:00Only if she has a beak and goes...
13:03Huh?
13:04A duck!
13:05A South African shell duck.
13:07Living underground?
13:09Amazing!
13:10I never knew shell ducks laid their eggs underground!
13:14Wait a second.
13:16But there's no way she could have dug this hole.
13:18Not with those webbed feet.
13:21Yeah, and warthogs can't dig either.
13:24Not with those little bitty piggy hooves they have.
13:26So who's digging holes for them?
13:31Oh, aardvarks!
13:34That's it.
13:35The aardvarks dig the holes and then when they leave,
13:38other non-digging creatures move in and make it home.
13:41So let's keep checking aardvark holes.
13:43Slurpee's mom has to be in one of them.
13:48Built by aardvark, home of duck.
13:50Ah!
13:51Python lives in this one.
13:55Built by aardvark, home of Python.
13:57No!
13:59African crescent porcupine over here!
14:03Built by aardvark, home of porcupine.
14:08Ow!
14:09Spotted hyenas!
14:11Even the aardvarks' worst enemy move into aardvark dens to have their cubs.
14:16Oh no!
14:17Not again!
14:18Whoa!
14:21Built by aardvark, home of Spotted Hyena!
14:24Unbelievable!
14:26Aardvarks are so cool!
14:28They're the burrow builders of Africa!
14:30Who knew so many creatures depended on them?
14:32Uh, Aviva, I know a couple of guys who are depending on us.
14:37We could really use that aardvark digging power out here, Aviva!
14:41Whoa!
14:43Oops!
14:43Sorry, guys.
14:44Gotta get back to those power suit discs.
14:48Let me get this straight.
14:50You brought me another creature that lives in a hole, right?
14:55So, a creature that lives in holes must be able to dig, right?
15:02Then why won't it dig?
15:05Ah!
15:07Oh, what?
15:08Do you need a shovel?
15:11Search more holes, find me a varmint that digs!
15:22Twenty-three aardvark holes, and we still haven't found Slurpee's mom.
15:26We just gotta find her.
15:28Ow!
15:29Woohoo!
15:30Ow!
15:31Don't beat yourself up about it, Chris.
15:33Ow!
15:37Termites!
15:37Whoa!
15:39These little guys can make mounds that are taller than us?
15:42Yeah!
15:43And sometimes as tall as a one-story house!
15:49She's hungry!
15:51Slurpee hasn't eaten hardly anything all day!
15:54And ants and termites are the aardvarks' favorite food!
15:58We gotta help her get into this giant termite mound!
16:02Whoa!
16:04It's hard as concrete!
16:05We need aardvark claws to get through this fortress!
16:09Did someone say aardvark claws?
16:11I sure did!
16:13When aardvark power did, good to go!
16:16Teleporter ready!
16:17Can you dig it or what?
16:21It's outta here!
16:24Got it!
16:25Too slow, bro!
16:27Whoa!
16:28Whoa!
16:29Ugh!
16:31Thanks, Chris.
16:32Don't mind if I do.
16:35Activate creature power suit!
16:46Whoa!
16:47Nice one, Aviva!
16:49Thanks.
16:50Guys, while you're feeding Slurpee,
16:52Koki and I will head out and check more holes.
16:53Okay!
16:55Now here's digging with aardvark power!
17:02There you go, Slurpee!
17:05Whoa!
17:06Look at that tongue go!
17:0712 inches long and super sticky.
17:10It can grab a hundred termites in one slurp.
17:13Stand back, Chris!
17:14I'm giving the tongue feature a whirl!
17:19Whoops!
17:21Well, you definitely gave it a whirl.
17:25Whoa!
17:27Aviva put some extra power in that aardvark tongue!
17:31Whoa!
17:33The termites are already rebuilding the fortress.
17:39They pack together pieces of dirt
17:41and add their special saliva
17:43to make it harden like concrete.
17:47A powerful fortress
17:49to guard against a powerful digger.
17:51Whoa!
17:57Martin, look!
17:58An aardwolf!
17:59A relative of the spotted hyena,
18:02but much different.
18:03Yeah, she's not a hunter.
18:04She's an ant and termite eater, too.
18:06And without big claws,
18:08aardwolves can't bust into termite mounds.
18:10That's why they like to follow aardvarks around.
18:13Seems like the aardvark helps everyone out.
18:16Does anyone help aardvarks?
18:18Guys, we've got a big problem.
18:22We've just rechecked some of the holes on our master map,
18:25and you won't believe what we found.
18:27They're all empty!
18:29Warthogs, ducks, porcupines, everybody!
18:32Gone!
18:33Aardvark town is deserted.
18:35Deserted!
18:37Oh, no!
18:39Look!
18:41What's she following?
18:43I don't know, but let's hope it's the aardvark.
18:45That's who aardwolves like to follow, right?
18:49Okay.
18:50Now all of you creatures live in holes around here.
18:52So I know that one of you must be able to dig!
18:56Who is it?
18:57Fess up!
19:03You're the digger!
19:05Put a robotic vest on that piggy thingy.
19:08I'll be floating in my pool in no time.
19:12Now dig!
19:21Zack!
19:22Thanks, aardwolf.
19:24Whoa, whoa, now, Zack!
19:26Come on, let that aardvark go!
19:28Uh, yeah, we're busy!
19:30You're not doing anything!
19:32You're making her dig your pool!
19:34And your point is?
19:36She belongs in the wild.
19:38Animals depend on her.
19:40None of these animals would have a safe hole to live in
19:42and raise their young if it wasn't for her.
19:43if it weren't for the aardvark.
19:45Oh, home shmome!
19:47She works for me now!
19:50Whoa!
19:52Whoa!
19:55Enjoy the deep end!
19:56I'll just move my pool over a little bit.
19:59Now let's get back to work!
20:01Oh no, Slurpee!
20:03I hope he's okay!
20:06Slurpee!
20:07Nice digging!
20:09I knew he could do it!
20:10And look, the second disc is done!
20:12Special delivery!
20:14Activate creature power suit!
20:20To the creature rescue, aardvark style!
20:24Saving the planet with creature power!
20:28Now that's some of my best work yet!
20:31Hang on guys, I'm on my way!
20:38At this rate, I'll be swimming by noon!
20:41Yeah!
20:44Not so fast, Zack!
20:47What?
20:48Set these animals free!
20:49They've got to get back to aardvark town!
20:52I'm never giving up my new digging bot!
20:55Zackbots!
20:56Get em!
20:58Uh oh!
21:09Whoa!
21:10Now let me try this again!
21:16Oh yeah!
21:18I got it down!
21:20Nice move, Martin!
21:24Coming at ya!
21:26Yeah!
21:28Woohoo!
21:29Oh yeah!
21:30Now where'd they go?
21:33Hand over the remote, Zack!
21:35Now!
21:37Thanks!
21:40Living free and in the wild!
21:44Okay, are you creatures ready to go home?
21:56All right!
21:57All the creatures from aardvark town are free!
22:03Everyone find a hole!
22:26I don't think that's the kind of pool Zack was looking for!
22:30Yeah, that's for sure!
22:31Ah!
22:32You can keep your underground varmints!
22:34I'm leaving!
22:41Whew!
22:42Zack's gone and everyone's safely in a hole!
22:45Yeah!
22:47Except us!
22:53And the shell duck lives at this one!
22:56Well, that's the last of them!
22:59Everyone's back home and the burrow living neighborhood is back to normal!
23:03Except there's just one more thing to do!
23:05What?
23:06We figured the aardvarks are always doing things for other creatures!
23:10So it's time for us to do the aardvarks a favor for a change!
23:13Sit back, you two!
23:15We're gonna build you a deluxe burrow, custom-built...
23:18Aardvark style!
23:22It'll be the best burrow in aardvark town!
23:33All right!
23:34The aardvark!
23:35One of the greatest diggers in the creature world!
23:38Let's see if we can get him to show us his digging power up close!
23:43Okay, well, he smelled something over here, because he is digging in!
23:47Those claws are so long, they're strong, and they cut through the earth like butter!
23:54Okay, I'm gonna hide some of these mule worms here in the earth!
23:58Let's see if he can find them!
24:03Okay, buddy, what do you think is around here?
24:06Can you smell anything?
24:09It's getting close!
24:11He found them!
24:13Wow!
24:14Now that is no sniffing power for you!
24:18Hey, I got an idea, come here!
24:21You've heard of an Easter egg hunt, right?
24:23Well, now it's time for an aardvark mealworm treasure hunt!
24:30Okay, I'll hide one here!
24:36I'll hide some here!
24:43Okay, one more!
24:46All right, aardvark!
24:47All set!
24:49Oh yeah!
24:50Warmer!
24:51Warmer!
24:52You're hot!
24:54You're boiling up!
24:56You found one!
24:57You found one!
24:57Good job!
24:59Keep going!
25:00Oh yeah!
25:01You found another one!
25:03Two!
25:07Yes!
25:08He got them!
25:09Nicely done!
25:10You got the nose, buddy!
25:13All right, buddy, I think you found them all!
25:16Good job!
25:17Well, under logs, that's always a great place to find something to eat, because insects, worms, they like the cool
25:24earth underneath the logs, so the aardvark knows where to go!
25:28That nose never stops working!
25:30All right, let's get our camp set up!
25:32Got the tent?
25:33No, I thought you had the tent.
25:35No, I thought you were bringing the tent!
25:36Oh no!
25:37Hey, let's do it aardvark style!
25:40Dig a burrow and move in!
25:42Here you go!
25:45Lots of roots here, we need your help!
25:47We need those aardvark claws!
25:49There's no way we can do this alone!
25:50There you go!
25:51Thanks for showing up, buddy!
25:53How long does it take to dig an aardvark burrow anyway?
25:55We'll see you on the creature trail!
25:58Keep on creature adventuring!
26:16To find out more about cool animals, and collect your own Wild Kratz creature powers, go to the Wild Kratz
26:24website at pbskidsgo.org.
26:27We'll see you there!
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