03x08 - The Amazing Creature Race

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♪ Wild Kratts ♪

MARTIN:
Hey, we're here
in North America,

in the open spaces
called the prairies.

It's us, the Kratt brothers!

I'm Martin.

I'm Chris,
and we're out here

checking out the running powers
of some prairie creatures.

And we'll use this speed meter
to measure how fast they run.

Over there!

Elk!

Wow, I love the way elk run!

Look at them go!

miles per hour!

Elk can get to a top speed
of miles an hour

when they really have to put
the burn on

to get away from wolves or
cougars, their main predators.

CHRIS:
Awesome!
On to the next creature!

Oh, bison!

MARTIN:
miles per hour!

Now that is not even
the bison's top speed.

A bison can hit a speed of up
to miles per hour.

Now that is fast
for such a big creature.

All right, another one down!

Prairie dog!

(Beeping)

Whoa!
miles per hour!

And the prairie dog has
a top speed

of about miles per hour.

But they don't have to run fast
for very far,

just to the nearest hole,

then they don't become lunch
for a predator like a hawk,

or a coyote or a swift fox.

Ha ha! Chris!

(Beeping)

Hey, Chris, you're really going
to have to pick it up a notch

if you want to be one of
the fastest runners!

I may not have the running power
of a bison or a coyote,

but a great all-around runner
has speed and stamina,

the ability to run fast
without getting tired.

Imagine if we could find

the best all-around running
creature in the world!

And try out his running
creature power!

BOTH:
What if?

♪ On adventure with
the coolest creatures ♪

♪ From the oceans
to the trees ♪

♪ The Brothers Kratt are going
places you never get to see ♪

♪ Hanging with
their creature friends ♪

♪ Get ready, it's the hour ♪

♪ We're gonna save
some animals today with ♪

♪ Creature Power ♪

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Wild Kratts ♪

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♪ Cheetah speed
and lizard glide ♪

♪ Falcon flight
and lion pride ♪

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CHRIS:
All right, Koki, almost there.

A little closer.

Okay, let's try it.

We have his attention.

Like this?

Yeah, oh yeah, he sees it.

He's curious.

Ho ho!
It's working.

He's coming closer.

(Beeping)
Martin! Come in!

You guys ready?

Ha ha, ready.

Just give the word.

And... Antilocapra!

Antilocapra?!

That's the code word.
Now!

Uh, why Antilocapra?

It's the scientific name
for pronghorn antelope.

Quick, now!

Oh!
Good one, bro!

Going up.

See Jimmy, this is how you use
creature know-how to get--

Hey! A horn!

Shhh!

Who lost a horn?

Oops.

Sorry.

Did you get the scan?

Say yes.

I can't wave that flag
anymore.

Did I get it?

Does a pronghorn antelope
shed his horn sheath?

KOKI AND JIMMY:
Hmm... Yes?

MARTIN AND CHRIS:
Of course they do!

See, a pronghorn is
the only horned animal

to shed the outer part
of his horn every year.

So it's a horn that's kind of
like an antler.

Well, with or without
this special horn,

those guys were out of here
pretty fast.

Yeah, I wonder if they're as
fast as a Thomson's gazelle

or other creature speed-runners.

Aw, too bad we can't have them
race each other.

Now, that would be cool.

Well, we got a scan

and Jimmy found a horn sheath
with DNA info.

So, Aviva should be able to whip
up a Creature Power Suit

that runs just like
a pronghorn does.

Hey!

We may not be able to race
the actual animals,

but we can race
the power suits!

Yes!
I can see it now!

The Amazing Creature Race -
Runner edition.

The Speedster Speedway!

The Animalopolis !

MARTIN AND CHRIS:
Come on!

AVIVA:
Yup, I should have the pronghorn
power disc in no time.

You can count on it being ready
for race time.

Great!

So, here's how it'll work.

Everybody pick a disc of your
favorite running animal.

You get to race
as that creature.

But we only have two
Creature Power Suits.

It'll be a relay.

We'll split into two teams.

And Jimmy's the race official.

He's already out there
setting up the track.

You pick first, Koki.

Hmm...

Okay, this is easy.

I'm going with the cheetah.

Who else?

Ha, careful!

You don't know how long
Jimmy's course is.

We know cheetahs are fast,
but they can't run forever.

Hey, with this speed,

I can afford to stop for a break
every now and then.

Good choice, Koki.

You can't argue with that.

Who's next?

So, uh, who would you
go with?

KOKI:
Hey! Guys?

What are you doing?!

We're just getting
a little advice

from some Wild Kratts kids.

Go with the wolf.

I'm thinking
the Thomson's gazelle.

Pronghorn!

I bet the roadrunner
is the best,

or maybe a kangaroo.

Pronghorn!
Pronghorn!

Tough call.

Okay, I'll go with the untested
rookie suit: the pronghorn.

Let's see what it can do.

Ooh, I don't know.

They look like big barrels
on stick legs.

I'm going with
a smaller, lighter version.

I'm thinking
the Thomson's gazelle

is the best runner overall
for speed and distance.

That's my pick!

Well, I may be picking last,

but at least nobody picked
the winning runner yet...

the wolf!

Their whole hunting strategy
is about running down prey.

They'll go the distance.

We'll see about that.

Looks like we've got ourselves
a running competition.

May the best
creature runners win.

Race you to the starting line!

ALL:
You're on!

Ugh, they think running is fun.

Yuck!

Why does the doctor say
I have to do this, anyway?

Why can't I just get someone
to run for me?

Hey, that's genius!

If I had the best runner
in the world working for me,

I'd never have to run again.

Yes!

A varmint Runnerbot to do
all the running for me.

Healthy, shmealthy!

So Wild Kratts, tell me:

Which creature do I collect
for the job?

Ha, ha, ha!

Whoa! Ahhh!

Help!
Zachbots!

Flip... the... switch!

No, not the light switch!

The treadmill, turn it off!

Uggghh!

(Groaning)

I can't get that running varmint
soon enough.

JIMMY Z:
Okay, and racing for
Team Fast Feet,

we have Aviva as the mighty
Thomson's gazelle of Africa,

and Chris as the prairie
pronghorn from North America.

BOTH:
Whoo-hoo!

Team Fast Feet!
Yeah!

And on Team Predator,

we have Koki representing
the African cheetah,

and Martin as the gray wolf of
Europe, North America, and Asia!

BOTH:
Oh, yeah!

Team Predator!

(Howling like a wolf)

Racers, start up your suits!

Activate Pronghorn Power!

Activate Cheetah Power!

Ready to race!

Get ready to eat my dust!

Okay, as fast as you can from
here to the relay station,

then switch with your partner.

On your marks...

Go Chris! Wahoo!

Come on, Koki!
We got this!

Get set...

Go!

Ahhh!

Ooooh!

And they're off!

Ha ha!

This is too easy!

miles per hour
within seconds!

See you, Chris!

Hope my dust isn't too...
dusty!

A little dust never stopped me!

Besides, this suit is even
better than I thought.

Ho ho, I can really hoof it!

Hey, are you racing with us,
bud?

I guess he likes to run!

I'm going to call him Pacer.

He's hanging right with you,
Chris.

How fast are we going?

Let's see.

miles per hour!

Almost as fast as a cheetah.

The legs are so light

that a pronghorn can move them
super fast.

In fact, look at this part of
the body scan you guys got.

These bones that would normally
be part of a creature's foot

are actually part of
the pronghorn's leg.

The hoof is basically
the toenail.

It's all to give the pronghorn
longer, lighter legs

and a bigger stride.

strides a second!

Uh, I hate to break it to you,

but look, Koki's opening up
a good lead.

Oh, yeah,
looks like Koki and I

are going to win this thing
easily.

Yeah, except for one
little thing...

(Koki panting)

Koki just stopped.

Ha ha!

CHRIS:
See ya!

Oh, no.

Koki, you're out of cheetah
speed already?

(Slurping)

I need a rest.

Got to...

have... a... rest.

(Groaning)

Ahem!

Isn't it a little early
for a pit stop?

How's it going up there,
Chris?

Feeling good.

Meet you at the relay station,
Aviva.

You got it!

Sorry, Team Predator.

It just goes to show you,
a cheetah may be fast,

but anything longer than
a half a mile

and the pronghorn wins.

Awww!

Yeah, but how much does the
pronghorn have left in the t*nk?

That's the question.

(Prairie dogs chattering)

CHRIS:
They're cheering for us.

Good idea to notch it back
a little, Pacer.

I feel like I could run forever
at half-speed like this.

Half-speed for a pronghorn is
top speed for other animals,

like a roadrunner or a deer -
glad we didn't pick those!

Wolfpaw to Cheetahfeet, come in
Cheetahfeet, how are you doing?

Pure Koki here, Martin.

I deactivated.

I remembered that,
for the long haul,

humans are actually great
runners.

Whoa, wait a minute.

You're supposed to race
as a cheetah!

Uh, not necessarily.

You can only pick one animal,

but nobody said you can't
deactivate if you want.

He's got a point.

I'm calling that
fair strategy.

Ugh, okay,
but I'm watching you guys.

All right, watch us win.

Now we've got the speed burst
of a cheetah,

mixed with the stamina
of a human.

Stamina?

Yeah, stamina.

That's when you can do
something for a long time.

Slow and steady.

Well, my guys
are pretty steady, too.

And we're still going four times
as fast as a human can!

AVIVA:
Uh-oh.

Chris, fence ahead!

Oh, no problem.

Watch this leap!
Whoo-hoo!

Aaaah!

Oof!

Ow!

(Grunting)

Uh-oh, I guess pronghorn
aren't the greatest jumpers.

These legs can run,
but they can't really jump.

(Grunting, groaning)

Don't worry, Chris!

I'll get you out of there!

Nuh-uh.
Huh?

Sorry.
No can do.

No helping each other
during the race.

What?!

You can talk to each other,
but no other kind of helping.

Sorry.

Ugh!

Koki, good news.

Chris is...

well, he's hung up.

Now's your chance to make up
some time.

BOY:
Oh, this is getting good.
Hurry, Chris!

Go, Koki!

Go, Pronghorn!

Go, go, go!

Ahem...

I mean, go me!
Heh heh!

This will fit any varmint.

The varmint determined to be the
best all-around runner, that is.

It even has utility arms.

(Laughing)

I'll never have to run again!

Then all I have to do
is relax and say,

"Runnerbot,
run and get me socks!

"Run to the store for ice cream!

"Run to Mexico for... whatever!"

Well, it'll work better when
there's a real varmint in there,

not a statue.

Now, where were they?

(Chris groaning)

Oh, hey, Chris,
so how's it going?

One leg free,
just three more to go.

Great!

I should be at
the relay station by then.

See you!

Ooh, if only I could get
a little help here,

from someone, anyone!

(Bison grunting)

Uh, except maybe you.

Oh, Raging Bull, the bison.

Can't I catch a break?

(Snorting)

No, no no,
not that kind of break.

Don't break me.
Please!

(Gulping)

Ahhhhhh!

(Grunting)

Uh, thanks for the help,
Raging Bull!

Got to run!

I've got a cheetah to catch!

Hey, somebody's coming!

Who is it?

Isn't it obvious?

Ready for the tag!

JIMMY AND AVIVA:
It's Pacer!

Huh?

Ahhh!

He tagged you all right!

What?!

He's still running?

Still miles per hour.

That's incredible!

How can he go that fast
for so long?

Martin! Get ready!

Ha ha! Yes!
Come on, Koki!

I'm not going to make it
with cheetah power.

(Panting)

Oh, relax, Aviva.

You've got time.

Chris won't be here
anytime soon.

CHRIS:
Oh yeah?

Wahoo!

Even with the hang-up,

Team Fast Feet is pulling
through with Pronghorn Power!

Deactivate.

Go, Aviva, go!

Got it!

Activate!

Thomson's gazelle
ready to race!

Uh oh, hurry, Koki!

Here!

(Panting, groaning)

Activate Wolf Power!

(Howling)

Better run, Aviva.

Old Wolfpaw is right behind you!

Thomson's gazelle, top speed
miles per hour.

Wolf, miles per hour.

The gazelle is faster.

Ha-ha.
Bye-bye, Martin!

Oh, don't worry, Aviva.

I'm in it for the long haul.

Stamina is the wolf's game.

Hey, for us it's fun,

but for creatures,
running's about survival.

You're either running
to catch food,

or you're running to avoid
being food.

Yeah, the prey are running
from the predators,

and the predators are running
to catch the prey.

But some runners
are masters of speed,

and for others, stamina rules.

I know one thing.

The cheetah has what it takes
to run fast,

but can't keep it up.

The speed strategy.

But wolves, and other dogs
like African wild dogs,

have what it takes to run slower
but for a long way.

They try to run their prey
to exhaustion.

The stamina strategy.

I could go for hours like this!

Wolves'll chase their prey
for two miles,

and they can go at a fast trot
almost all day.

But your trot pace is about
five miles per hour.

You'll have to do better than
that to keep up with Aviva.

Or Pacer, who must be still
up ahead.

Be patient.

Patient?
My brother?

Whew!

I wonder how much farther
to the finish line.

I'm getting pooped.

Not running as fast
as before, are you?

Well, I'm a little tired.

Not me.

This is about the time
I'd be catching you

if I were a real wolf,
or an African wild dog.

Go, Aviva, go!

(Panting)

How much farther
is that finish line?

Not much!

Looks like Team Predator
has this race sewn up.

Oh, yeah,
we'll see about that!

To the finish line!

Come on, Zachbots.

To the finish line!

And this is the last time you'll
see me running ever again!

(Laughing)

(Chattering)

MARTIN:
Hey, where's everybody going?

I guess when you're a predator,
you don't make a lot of friends.

Everybody runs, flees,
hides, flies...

Uh-oh!

Or just stands tough
and strong.

(Bison snorting)

Uh, look,
I'm just passing through.

You see, it's a race.

I don't want to cause a stampede
or anything.

Oh, hey, Martin.

Excuse me, just in a little
rush, have a great day.

See you, Wolfpaw!

(Bison snorting)

Okay, I'll go around!

Yeah, it won't be long before
that trophy is ours.

You mean ours.

JIMMY Z:
They're coming!

Where?

There!

Go Aviva!

Go Martin!

Ugh!

Got to...

keep...

pushing...

(Panting)

Okay, so a wild dog
has great stamina,

but we can't run forever.

I'm burning up.

Oh, this is going to be close!

Do you have the camera ready,
Jimmy?

Check!

Here they come!

CHRIS:
You've got him, Aviva!
Go, go, go!

KOKI:
Go, Martin, go! C'mon!

Keep running, keep running,
Martin!

C'mon, you can do it!

Go, Aviva, go! Go!

(Panting)

(Both grunting)

CHRIS:
Jimmy, who won?

It's Team Fast Feet
by a tip of the horn!

Whoo-hoo!
Aww, so close!

(Panting, groaning)

Wahoo!

What a race!

Way to go, Aviva!

Congratulations, guys.

You earned it.

Great race.

You won fair and square.

ALL:
Pacer!

You're already here!

You b*at everybody.

Guys, according to the numbers
from the race

and results I've been getting

from scientists
studying animal speed,

the best all-around runner is...

the pronghorn antelope.

When it comes to running,

there's really nobody better
than a pronghorn antelope,

the second-fastest animal
in the world in a sprint.

With loads of stamina, too.

Yeah, the pronghorn
is probably

the quickest long-distance
runner in the world.

And the secret to the stamina
part is here.

Special heat exchangers
in the nose

that cool the blood
so he doesn't overheat.

Pronghorn antelope, the real
all-around running world champs!

This is yours, Pacer.

(All cheering)

(Clapping)

Whoo!
Yay, Pronghorn!

ALL:
Yay, pronghorn!

I never even heard of
a pronghorn

and it's the best runner!

Cool!

Pronghorn!
Pronghorn!

Wow, Pacer.

Not even the wolf
can run you down!

(Honking, Zach laughing)

It's Zach!

ZACH:
Mine!

Congratulations!

You get to work for me!

Come on, Prongfoot,

I've got jobs that will keep you
running all day long.

Run and get the mail.

Run and get me a lollipop.

You run, run, run,
while I sit, sit, sit.

Ha, ha, ha!

Oh no!

Zach can't get away with this!

Not if we can help it.

ALL:
Go, Chris, go!

Speed and stamina
to the creature rescue!

Activate Pronghorn Power!

Hey, Zach!

Let Pacer go.

Pronghorns belong running free
and in the wild!

No way!

I don't like running.

And soon,
I'll never have to run again.

But running's fun!

And it keeps you healthy.

The more you run,
the better you run!

Sorry, but I'm going to win
this race.

You're way behind.

Na-na na-na-na!

Owww!

Great idea, Pacer.

Argh!

No!

Not so fast, Zach!

I'm still not giving up
my Runnerbot, so there!

MARTIN:
Are you really sure about that?

Runners to the rescue!

Ahhh!

We've got to get out of here.

Come on, Pacer.

You're free!

See you, Zach!

Don't forget to exercise!

I'll get you next time,
you Wild Ratts!

Okay, that's good!

You can stop now, bison!

The pronghorn sure is the
ultimate all-around runner.

With those incredible long legs
and super-long strides!

Light leg bones for speedy feet.

Big heart and veins to keep
their blood pumping.

And a heat exchanger to keep
them from overheating.

Hey, where's Martin?

(Bison snorting)

Um, thanks for your help
with that rescue,

but I really got to run.

(Snorting)

Ah! Or not!

So pronghorn antelope
are probably

the greatest all-around running
creatures in the world!

For a combo of speed
and stamina,

nobody beats the pronghorn.

Let's see if we can catch up
with them

and measure their running power.

Pronghorn!

Wow!

Whoa, these guys can
really move!

That's the power of the
pronghorn antelope right there!

Look at them go all-out!

Oh, there's some
down there!

Wow, that's a big herd.

Look at the dust fly!

We'll try to clock their speed
right here!

MARTIN:
Got them!

miles per hour!

Almost as fast as their top
speed of miles per hour!

No predators out here can
catch them in a run!

No way, no how!

They have great acceleration,
too.

When a pronghorn wants to move,

he just leans that barrel body
forward and takes off.

MARTIN:
There they go again,

leaving us with the question:

why are pronghorns such
great runners anyway?

Well, to get the answer to that,

it helps to have a look at some
predators from their past.

Pronghorn evolved with some
serious predators,

and one of them was
a cheetah-like cat

called Miracinonyx.

Miracinonyx was related
to a cougar,

but with the speed
and running power of a cheetah.

Miracinonyx is extinct now,

but it and some other ancient
predators like dire wolves

may have given the pronghorn
its need for speed and stamina.

Ho ho!

Martin, look,
where'd that guy come from?

He's grazing.

He's going to eat
as much as he can

because it's that grass

that fuels the pronghorn
running powers.

CHRIS:
Finally, those legs
have stopped moving

so we can get a good look
at him.

They're long and light.

Long for big strides,

light so that they can move
really fast.

MARTIN:
And check out that
one-of-a-kind horn.

The only horn that sheds
once a year, like an antler.

CHRIS:
It's a cool shape, too!

So remember, when you think
about creatures

with awesome running power,

don't forget about the pronghorn
antelope of North America!

He's the all-around
running champ!

Keep on
creature adventuring!

See you on the creature trail!

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