02x12 - Shadow: The Black Jaguar

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♪ Wild Kratts ♪

CHRIS:
We're here in Central America,

MARTIN:
In the lowland
tropical rainforest.

It's us,
the Kratt brothers.

I'm Chris.
I'm Martin.

And we're looking
for jaguars.

Jaguars are one of different
species of wildcat in the world.

And one of the seven big cats,
but jaguars are not leopards.

People sometimes confuse
jaguars and leopards,

but here are
the differences.

CHRIS:
Leopards are from Africa.

MARTIN:
Jaguars are from North, Central
and South America.

CHRIS:
Both cats are spotted,

but leopards
have more small spots.

MARTIN:
And jaguars have more blotchy
rings called rosettes.

CHRIS:
Leopards are lean and slender.

MARTIN:
Jaguars are stocky and muscular.

And jaguars are the ones
we're looking for.

Let's try in here.

But the thing
about jaguars

is that even though
they're so large,

you can walk right by
them without even knowing it.

And even though
you can't see them,

they see you.

♪

Jaguars are sly
and secretive

and can camouflage-- they're
like big cat ninjas.

I wonder if
we'll ever find one.

Only if
we keep looking.

♪

Imagine if we could
hide and slide

like a big cat of the
rainforest.

Imagine if we had
jaguar power.

BOTH:
What if?

♪ On adventure with
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to the trees ♪

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their creature friends ♪

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All right bro, time to choose
our next adventure.

Oh, yeah.

Where in the creature world
are we going today?

Hey, we could go
anywhere.

CHRIS:
Antarctica.

MARTIN:
Europe.

South America.

Asia.

Central America.

Australia.

North America.

Africa.

Because there are creatures
everywhere!

How about wildcats?

There are different species
of wildcats on the planet.

Hey, yeah, and we've done
all-out adventures

with only three
of them.

African lions.

They rule.
And of course, cheetahs.

Ah, that was
a speedy expedition.

And we can't forget
the caracal.

Oh yeah, we had a high-flying
adventure with that cool cat.

CHRIS:
Okay, and then there are the
ones we bumped into

but didn't really do
an adventure with yet,

like mountain lions,
clouded leopards, bobcats--

My improvements of
the Zachbot spy functions

have obviously worked.

They don't even know
I'm watching them!

(Chuckling)

Aw, isn't it cute?

The Wild Ratts
are talking about wildcats.

(Laughing)

And we still have to go check
out some of the big g*ns,

like tigers
and snow leopards.

Or we could go prowling around
with some of the more

obscure, secretive
wildcats,

like the fishing cat
or the flat-headed cat.

Ew, I do not
like cats.

They're soft, they purr,
they cuddle.

Why do so many people
like them?

The only good thing about them
is they are sneaky.

Wait! That's it!

I'll make a cat the symbol
for my new line of Spybots.

People would
love that.

I'd sell millions
and make billions.

(Laughing)

Quick, what's the biggest cat
that comes in, uh, black?

Hey, we should check out
the rusty spotted cat.

It is the smallest cat
in the world.

Rusty?

I'm not going to wait
around all day

for Martin and Chris to
chit-chat about wild cats

and get to the one
I'm looking for.

Zachbot,
find it for me!

Quickly.

Agh, too brown,
too fluffy.

Too colorful.
Ugh! Aah!

Too ugly!
Ugh, too boring.

Ooh! A black one!

That's it!
Where do I get one?

Central or
South America.

Where "jag-werrs" live.

Well, that's where
we're going, then.

And we'll catch one and make it
the new spokes-model

for my new line of Zach Spybots:
Black Shadow Edition.

(Alarm blaring)

What?
And they're rare?

That's even better.

(Chuckling)

Ooh, how about
the ocelot?

Or the margay?

Ho-ho, either one
would be great.

KOKI:
Just make up
your mind already!

We can't float up here near the
edge of the atmosphere forever.

I could.

I like watching
the Earth spin.

♪

Hm?

You go that way
and you go that way.

And don't come back without
a black "jag-wire"!

Oh, no.

♪

A Zachbot in a wild place
is never a good sign.

Serval.
Tiger.

Serval!
Tiger!

Help!

BOTH:
Nina?

Zach has sent his Zachbots
to catch a black jaguar!

Jaguar it is!

Let's get this wildcat
expedition going.

Wild Kratt style.

Finally.

Yes! We're going
to Central America!

Wahoo!

AVIVA:
Vamonos!

(Snoring)

Jimmy, wake up.
Time to go.

I got this one.

Jimmy, your controller
fell out the window

and is falling
to Central America.

Huh?
My controller?!

I've got to go
get it!

♪

BOTH:
Whoa! Wah!

Maybe that was just a tich
too dramatic, Martin.

Yeah, maybe just
a tich.

Oh hey, my controller was
right here the whole time.

KOKI:
Jimmy and I
will stay here

to make sure Zach doesn't
try any funny business.

Wow, you got here fast!

Hola, Nina!

Hey Nina,
thanks for the jaguar alarm.

Wahoo!

Which way did
the Zachbots go?

Every way.

Whew. This is
a tough one.

How're we going to find
a black jaguar before Zach

when any jaguar,
black or orange,

is so hard to find
in the first place?

Yeah, even though
they are so big--

the biggest cat in the Western
Hemisphere, by the way--

they are so
secretive.

They're harder to see
than the camouflaged Tortuga.

NINA:
Tortuga?

Where's the Tortuga?

BOTH:
Exactly!

Hey, our best bet
would be to find

some jaguar spotting
experts.

And then they
could help us.

You're on!

Jaguar spotting
experts?

Like putting spots
on a jaguar,

or do you mean spotting,
like seeing jaguars?

AVIVA:
Kratt bros, wait up!

You know, creatures
like spider monkeys.

Pacas.
White-lipped peccaries.

Rainforest deer.

Oh, I get it--
animals that a jaguar hunts.

That's right,
because these animals

have to spot a jaguar
before the jaguar spots them--

for survival.

So if we could
find an animal

who's the prey
of the jaguar--

like the spider monkey,
for example--

if they spot a jaguar,
they would make a warning call.

Wah!

Yeah, sort of
like that.

Then we would know there's
a jaguar around.

♪

(Monkey screeching
in distance)

Ah yes,
the spider monkey alarm.

Maybe they spotted
a jag-- wah!

Whoa!

ALL:
Whoa!

(Gasping)
Look!

MARTIN:
A jaguar!

NINA:
My favorite wildcat!

AVIVA:
Absolutely stunning!

What great
camouflage.

The jaguar's orange and black
spotted pattern

blends in with the beams
of light and shadows

of the forest floor

and the jaguar can
virtually disappear.

I bet a jaguar could
sneak up behind you

and you wouldn't even
know it was there.

We would know,
wouldn't we?

Well, yeah,
of course we would.

(Beeping)

♪

Come on,
we're on the move.

♪

This is the third time
I've seen a jaguar in my life,

but I've never seen
a black jaguar.

My grandpa has once,
but not me.

Yeah, what's with
the black jaguar, anyway?

Is there such a thing?

Hmm!

I mean, if orange
with black spots

works to camouflage them
so well,

then why would
some be black?

Hmm, that's
a really good question.

Maybe here in the rainforest,
the darker the jungle gets--

The better it might be
to be black.

See the orange jaguar--

there's no more mottled light
and shadows to blend her in.

But if the jaguar that lived in
this part of the forest

was black,
she would be

virtually invisible
in the darkness!

Wow!

I really hope we see
a black jaguar!

♪

Okay, well we're not going
any farther that way.

Cats don't like
to swim.

Jaguars do.
They love the water.

Look!

♪

Increíble!

I never knew that jaguars
loved to swim.

If you like that, you'll love
the fishing cat from Indonesia.

They actually
catch fish and--

Uh, Martin, we decided on a
jaguar adventure, remember?

But this jaguar adventure
might already be over.

Look!

NINA:
Oh, no! He's going to get away.

What are we
going to do?

I've got an idea!

If we take
some banana leaves

and lash them together
with these vines,

and plug the seams with sap
from the rubber tree--

we can create a raft.

Hmm, I think I've got
something for this.

ALL:
Ugh!

(Grunting)

Hurry up!
Hop in!

The jaguar's
getting away!

Okay, now who brought
the paddles?

ALL:
Hm?

ZACH:
Ugh, how hard can it be
to find a black cat?

Go look.

Hmm, but if they're
this hard to find,

these black "jag-whiskers"
might actually be

the perfect emblem
for my new Spybots!

(Imitating motor)

(Gasping)

♪

(All gasping)

ALL:
Ah!

♪

She's attacking
a caiman!

Increíble!

I don't see them
anymore.

Does the jaguar
always win?

Most of the time.

But you never know.

(Gasping)
There!

Ho-ho, now that
was a never seen moment!

I think that happens every day
somewhere down here.

Yeah, but I
never saw it.

Me neither.

You rarely see
the jaguar hunt,

even though they hunt just about
everything in the forest!

Spider monkeys.

Tapirs.

Peccaries.

Anteaters.

Sloths.

Armadillo.

They'll sneak up on just about
every creature they can catch.

Hey guys,
she's sneaking away from us.

(Imitating motor)

Hmm. Are you thinking what
I'm thinking, brother?

I think I'm thinking
what you're thinking.

You thinking
what I'm thinking?

Uh, I don't think I'm thinking
what you're thinking.

I know I'm thinking what I think
we're thinking-- I think.

You mind telling us
what you're thinking?

BOTH:
Cubs!

They really were thinking
the same thing.

She must have
a cub in there

because that is the only time
a jaguar ever goes to a den.

Otherwise, jaguars will just
sleep anywhere in the forest.

The only adult jaguar that dens
up is a mother with a cub!

We've got to get in there
and have a look!

Let's sneak in
miniaturized.

♪

You're like
baby monkeys.

Well, you look a lot easier
for a jaguar to eat.

Thanks.

(Grunting)

♪

Yes!
We were right.

(Gasping)

A mom and a cub
in the shadows.

The cub is nursing.

We've got to
see this.

But we can't shine a light
on them, can we?

Well, we could.

But she might not
like it.

Or she might not
mind.

Let's consider it a scientific
experiment and find out!

I'm good with that!

(Growling softly)

Whew! She's not
bothered at all.

Uh, but I am.

You are?
Why?

The jaguar didn't
even eat us.

Yeah, but I still
can't see the cub.

I want to see
the cub.

Yeah, me too.

But we can't turn up
the light, can we?

Well, we could,
but she might not like it.

Or she might
not mind.

Let's consider it a scientific
experiment and find out!

I'm good with that!

(Martin gasping)
A black jaguar!

He wasn't sitting
in the shadows.

He is a shadow!

And that's what I'm going to
name him-- Shadow.

Oh, I don't
believe it.

Shadow Cats to Den Mother!
Come in, Den Mother,

Shadow Cats here.

Get ready for a never
before seen moment.

What is it?

MARTIN:
The first emergence of a black
jaguar kitten from the den.

Aww, que lindo.

Aww!

CHRIS:
Whoa,
and check it out.

Shadow has the same
spot pattern as other jaguars,

it's just that
all the fur is black.

Look!
Zachbots!

♪

He's got Shadow!

(Grunting)

I've got him!
But he's not slowing down.

♪

Hang on, bro!

(Grunting)

♪

Aah!

Aah!

I got him!
Uh-oh.

Gotcha!

(Laughing)

Aw, pobrecito.

(Beeping,
gasping)

Oh, no!

Aah!

Aviva! We've got to get
to real size!

To the Miniaturizer!

Aviva,
hang on to Shadow!

We'll be
right there!

No way I'm letting you
take Shadow!

Aah!
(Grunting)

Shadow!

Aah!

Oof!

They're getting away!

Don't worry, Shadow,
we're coming for you.

Hey, Grabsy.

Of course!

BOTH:
Spider monkey powers!

Guys!
Think fast!

BOTH:
Activate Creature Powers!

♪

After those Zachbots!

Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

Swinging to the
creature rescue!

Yee-haw!
We're gaining on them.

Which one has
Shadow?

MARTIN:
There!

(Gasping)

Wha!

Evasive maneuvers!

BOTH:
Aah!

♪

(Grunting)

Got you!

(Grunting)
Hey!

Hang in there, Shadow.
I'll get you.

Whoa!

Hang in there, Shadow.

Just like Martin said,
except this time I'll get you.

Huh? Wah!

Hey, bro.
Hey.

BOTH:
Whoa!

(Both screaming)

Oh, no!
Deploy emergency crash pad.

BOTH:
Whoa!

Ugh!

The Zachbot got away
with Shadow.

What are we
going to do?

We'll have to
get him back!

But how?

Quiet movement,
camouflage

and stealthy slinking
and swimming power.

Catch.

Look, there she is.

BOTH:
Activate jaguar powers!

♪

I've got
black jaguar powers.

Hey, no fair.

That's the luck
of jaguar genetics.

Approximately one out of
jaguars are black,

so you have a five percent
chance of activation

into a black version
of a jaguar Power Suit.

I want a black jaguar
suit.

Ho-ho, and this is going to
camouflage perfectly

in Zach's jet.

That orange is kind of
going to stand out

in Zach's black
interior.

Well, if I have
a five percent chance

of getting
black jaguar powers,

then all I have to do
is reactivate.

Ugh. Reactivate!

Reactivate!

Reactivate!

Reactivate!

Reactivate!

Reactivate!

Yeah! Wahoo!

I am percent
black jaguar!

Let's prowl!

♪

Uh-oh.
Zach's jet.

(Engines whirring
Chris gasping)

He's going
to take off.

We've got to get
on that plane!

BOTH:
To the creature rescue!

♪

(Gasping)

♪

Okay,
show me the kitty!

Huh? This is it?

Okay, it's black,
I'll give you that.

But is that as big
as it gets?

(Beeping)

Oh, so it's
a puppy, then.

But I can't go public
with this pipsqueak.

How long does it take to get to
be full sized and impressive?

Two years?!

Oh, I can't
wait that long!

I'm launching my new Spybots
in two hours!

Well, I guess I could
inject it

with some growth serum
or something.

Zachbots, get me grams of
sodium bichloride,

a pound of magnesium
sulphate,

and a large box
of pancake mix.

I've always wanted to
invent a growth serum,

but have always had too many
other genius ideas to do first.

Plus, I've had too many
interruptions

from those pesky
Kratt brothers,

but not this time.

I will combine
my ingredients

into a growth
acceleration formula,

and then I'm going to
grow you

into my impressive
spokes-model

for the Zach Spybots:
Shadow Edition!

(Cackling)

(Laughing maniacally)

Alright, Shadow,
we've got you now.

(Laughing maniacally)

(Coughing)
What?!

How did this
get here?

Where's my black
"jag-wire"?!

Hmm, they are sneaky--
I like that.

Zachbots, find it!

It couldn't have just
flown away.

It must be here
somewhere!

♪

CHRIS:
There's your mama.

Aw, Shadow is back
where he belongs.

Living free and--

With his mom.

Huh. Living free and--

In the shadows?

Ha! Living free and--

ALL:
In the wild!

♪

Jaguars are so secretive
and stealthy

that you could be in the jungle
all day, every day for years

and still
never see one.

So we thought
what we'd do

is instead of looking
for a jaguar,

we'd try being
a jaguar!

Right, Chris?

Chris? Chris!

Right here, Martin!

Right next to you,
being a jaguar!

Haha!

Good one, bro!

Now let's see what other
creatures we can sneak up on.

♪

CHRIS:
Tapir!

Peccary.

Both on the menu
of the jaguar.

MARTIN:
A cave! Amazing.

A jaguar might use
a cave like this

as a place to get out of
the rain, a hideout,

a den to raise cubs.

Check it out!

Or as a place
to eat.

A tapir skull--

a young tapir that might have
been a jaguar's last meal.

Look at that huge
bite mark.

Hey, and tapirs are one of the
jaguar's favorite prey.

CHRIS:
Yeah, this is definitely
a cave jaguars love.

But no big cats.

Martin, over here!

A jaguar cave painting, made by
the ancient Mayan civilization,

who also used these caves over
a thousand years ago.

The Mayans believed
that the sun god

turned into a jaguar
at night.

Even though jaguars
are so secretive,

there still is a really great
way to catch a glimpse of them.

By using a special camera
with motion sensors.

And what we're going to do is
we're going to set it up here,

on the side of the path leading
into and out of the cave.

So there's
the motion sensor, the lens

and the infrared
flash.

Anytime a jaguar
or other big cat walks by,

the camera takes
a picture of them.

Let's go and let the camera
do its thing.

See you on
the creature trail!

Keep on creature
adventuring.

♪

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