04x18 - Snowy Owl Invasion

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♪ Wild Kratts ♪

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

CHRIS:
Way up north, not quite
the Arctic, but getting close.

MARTIN:
In a Habitat known as
the Northern Woodlands.

It's us,
the Kratt Brothers!

I'm Martin.
I'm Chris.

When you're hiking around
through the snow

at this time of year,

there are lots of snow piles,
snow hills and snow bumps.

But make sure
you look closely,

because some of that snow
might be more than just snow.

Look for the yellow eyes.

There!

BOTH:
A snowy owl!

CHRIS:
A snowy owl is
an Arctic creature,

from a land where
there are no trees.

So why would you find
a snowy owl this far south?

About every years there's a
very special wildlife event,

when many snowy owls
start flying south

in what's called an eruption.

They'll fly down to Ottawa,
Boston, Washington DC,

even all the way
down south to Florida.

Just like our grandpa!

So if you ever get
lucky enough to see

a snowy owl live and in person,
check out their creature powers.

Amazing yellow eyes that
can see for half a mile.

And a head that can
swivel degrees!

Strong talons!

MARTIN:
Toes covered with
warm hair-like feathers.

CHRIS:
And what a powerful flyer!

With special wing feathers
that silence the flaps.

That all makes the snowy owl
a dangerous predator.

Imagine if we could fly
through the winter

with snowy owl powers!

BOTH:
What if?

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(Grunting)

Can you even remember what
they're trying to prove?

I forgot an hour ago.

Ooh!

I can swim underwater
faster than you.

(Grunting)
Whoa!

Oof!
Hmph!

Well, I can climb bamboo
faster than you.

Uh-oh!

Whoa!

Pandas don't fly!

Aah!

That was easy.

Hey, bud!

Wanna play?
(Yelling)

Uh-oh.

(Laughing)

Hey, Stuffo!

(Laughing)

Do that again, bros!

(Alarm blaring)

The Wild Kratts alarm.

There's a disturbance
in the Creature World.

What's going on?

Not sure.

Let's get back
to the Tortuga!

See ya!

Whoa!

Bye, Stuffo!

See you later!

(Grunting)

(Groaning)

KOKI:
Wild Kratts team here.

It's Katie!

There's a snowy owl
sitting on my swing set.

That far south?

Hi, Koki!

I thought it was
a white pelican,

but then it turned it's head.

A snowy owl all the way
down in Florida?

There are snowy owls being
spotted all over the place.

Hmm.

Martin, we gotta
get in there!

I know!

Hey, let's deactivate.

Yes, of course!

(Groaning)

I don't believe it!

Snowy owls are an Arctic species
of the treeless tundra!

They belong up here,
way up north.

But suddenly they're
showing up so far south,

in places they don't
normally live!

Why?

It's a snowy owl invasion!

And a creature mystery.

We have to figure out
what's going on.

But we're so far away,
way over here in China!

MARTIN:
I've got it!

We'll fly straight over
the North Pole.

That's the most direct route,
and we'll pass over the Arctic,

the habitat of the snowy owl.

Oh, yeah, and as we pass by,
we can drop in and look for

some clues as to why so many
snowy owls have left the Arctic.

EVERYBODY:
To the Arctic!

Dabio, my ears are cold.

Look, Donita!

That's a big snowflake!

Huh?

(Gasping)

Oh, my!

(Slurping)

(Cackling)

(Sniffing)

Ahh, the tundra!

Flat, treeless, snowy, and cold.

The habitat of the snowy owl.

All right, time to figure out
what's going on up here

and why the snowy owls
might be leaving.

(Growling)

Uh... Chris?

Ooh, okay,
found a Polar bear!

Whoa!

BOTH:
Oof!

Aah!

Hmm, what is this?

(Snorting)

(Laughing)

Oh, a walrus!

(Laughing)

Wahoo!

Oh, yeah!
(Laughing)

Whoa, whoa, whoa...

Whoa!

Look out!

Oof!

Hey, a snowshoe hare!

BOTH:
Wah!

Well, you found some
wildlife real quick,

but I didn't see a snowy owl.

Yeah, where are the snowy owls?

It might take a while
to find them.

Hmm, all right.

Why don't Koki and I set up
a mobile research camp?

We'll stay and search
for the snowy owls

and more clues
in their native habitat.

And we'll head south
in the Tortuga

to track those
invading snowy owls.

Brr!

We'll each collect clues
and add them together.

That's how we'll figure out

the Mystery of
the Snowy Owl Invasion.

Let's go!

ALL:
Bye!

Donita, where did these
fluffy white birdies come from?

(Sighing)
Not interested.

And don't ask me
why they are here.

All I know is they are
precisely what I want!

Note the fluffiness and apparent
warmth of the white feathers.

These owls will make the
warmest and most wonderful

white winter hats!

Pose Beam.

Yes, Donita.

Lift me, Dabio!

Woo!

Oh!

This is it!

Oh, it's been such
a quiet winter season.

The fashion world has been
desperately waiting

for these winter hats.

Donita Donata
once again delivers!

Ooh, it's so warm.

(Rumbling)

They're here!

Wild Kratts!

Hey, everybody!

We made it!

Wow!

Now that's an awesome owl.

AVIVA:
Ah, que bonita!

We were just making a snowman,
and then the owl landed.

Hey, I think I'm getting
something here.

A great name for a snowy owl.

I'm gonna call you...

We already gave him a name.

Yeah, Martin.

We named him
like you always do!

Yeah, he has a name.

(Laughing)

Well, what is it then?

ALL:
Frosty the snowy owl!

Frosty the snowy owl...

Hmm, I love it!

♪ Frosty the snowy owl ♪

♪ Left the Arctic tundra
one day ♪

♪ He flew down here
and we have no idea ♪

♪ Why he came or will he stay ♪

♪ Flappety, flap-flap,
Flappety, flap-flap ♪

♪ Look at Frosty fly ♪

♪ Flappety, flap-flap,
Flappety, flap-flap ♪

♪ A snowflake in the sky ♪

ALL:
Frosty the snowy owl!

Ah, thank you!

(Laughing)

Very entertaining, Martino,
but we still don't know why

Frosty has come
all the way down here.

Yeah.

I'll get to the bottom of this.

The best way to understand
the owl is to be the owl.

Uh, snowy owl Power Disc?

Uh, we've never made
a snowy owl Power Disc.

What?

But snowy owls are one of the
most amazing owls in the world!

You do have an
elf owl Power Disc.

And a burrowing owl Disc.

Hmm, owls do have some
basic features in common.

One, they can rotate
their head degrees.

Two, they have better hearing
then hawks and eagles.

And three, they have
round-looking heads.

That's what makes
an owl an owl.

Yes, those are similarities
I can build on.

We could start with the
basic owl, and from there,

I'll program the special
features of the snowy owl,

starting with the super warm,
fluffy white feathers.

And here's a WOW fact:
Snowies have

the warmest feathers of
any owl in the world.

Check it out.

The feet of the snowy owl
is covered in feathers!

Most owls have
bare feet, you know.

Well then, I'd better add
feather-covered feet to make it

a snowy owl Power Suit.

Time to get inventing!

Look!

A snowy owl!

It took forever to find one!

This is the first owl
we've seen anywhere.

I don't get it.

This is where snowy owls
are supposed to be.

This is their habitat.

They're designed for
the coldest weather

all year long,
in the Arctic.

But there aren't
many around.

MARTIN:
Well, there are
a lot down here!

Hey, Aviva.

Hmm?

Another one landed
just behind you!

What?

I didn't hear anything.

Whoa!

(Laughing)

Owls always surprise me.

Exactly!

Owls are surprise artists.

Owls have soft feathers in
their wings that muffle sound.

Hear that?
No.

Exactly.

Where's Frosty going?

And this owl's eyes!

They're like gold!

Beautiful!

(Martin chuckling)

Wow, eyes like gold.

I've got it,
I'm gonna name you...

Gold Nugget!

Ha! Hey!

This is all great stuff
for an owl Power Suit!

RONAN:
Frosty's chasing Gold Nugget!

Whoa!

Interesting.

Oh, yes, it's perfect!

But I'll need to
collect more material.

Dabio, this is an ideal
assignment for my new

Manikin Collector Units.

Ha-ha, oh goody, goody,
goody, goody, yeah!

Strike a pose.

This, this is the material
you will be collecting.

Power up pose beams.

Deploy for collection.

(Evil laughing)

CHRIS:
Hey, this owl sees something!

Let me see!

Snowy owls have
amazing powers of sight.

A snowy owl can see movement
from half a mile away.

Incoming!

Another snowy owl!

(Owl screeching)

Whoa, the old owl doesn't
like the new owl being here.

KOKI:
Look, he's chasing him away!

CHRIS:
He drove him off.

They're very territorial.

KOKI:
Chris, that may be
another clue to our mystery!

It is unbelievable how many
snowy owls are down south.

AVIVA:
And there's soon to be one more!

Ready to become part of the
snowy owl invasion, Martin?

Uh, yeah!

Activate snowy owl powers!

Wow!

(Cheering)

This suit is comfy!

Ooh, soft!

And warm!

Like a fuzzy,
feathery comforter!

(Laughing)
Come on, guys!

Look at his face.

This is one serious creature.

No more hugs!

And he is hunting.

For survival!

Hmm, so what's he looking for?

Aha, a snowshoe hare!

Phew!

He got away this time!

JIMMY:
Yeah, but look at what else
snowy owls are catching!

Canada Geese...

and small alligators!

CHRIS:
It's amazing.

The snowy owl is
such a strong predator.

She can catch big prey
of all shapes and sizes.

But oddly, she mostly likes
to hunt smaller rodents.

A snowy owl can catch
, small rodents a year!

Hey, that's what we didn't
see in the Arctic.

Small rodents!

(Phone ringing)

Chris, have you seen any
small rodents up there?

No.

You know, I haven't.

I haven't seen any either,
and in this whiteness,

a little brown rodent like
a lemming should stand out,

and there should be millions
and millions of them

in this area around us.

Hmm...

Aha!

Of course!

The lemmings must be
in the Subnivean zone!

We've got to check, and there's
only one way to do that.

With the Miniaturizer!

BOTH:
Miniaturize!

Okay, now we just have
to find a way into--

BOTH:
Whoa!

(Yelling)

BOTH:
Oof!

We're here!

The Subnivean zone!

(Rumbling)

Do you hear that?

(Rumbling)

Aah!

Aah!

(Yelling)

Oof!

Oh, it's like a New York City
subway at rush hour!

I think this is
a very important clue!

There are millions of lemmings,
the snowy owl's favorite meal.

But they're all under the snow,

so the snowy owls
can't get to them.

Now that must have
something to do

with the snowy owls
flying south.

AVIVA:
Look, Frosty's back!

MARTIN:
And so am I!

And I can tell you,
snowy owl powers are amazing!

Huh?

Flying manikins?

They're after Frosty!

And Gold Nugget!

Oh no, poor Gold Nugget!

This looks like a job
for snowy owl powers!

You know what we say!

ALL:
To the Creature Rescue!

Oh, no you don't!

Didn't even hear me coming!

Head north, Frosty!

(Laughing)

This is fabulous!

But I need more, Dabio!

Let's land and
search for more!

DABIO:
Okie dokie, Donita.

AVIVA:
Donita with a snowy owl hat?

Martin, Donita's capturing
snowy owls to make winter hats!

Look out!

More of Donita's
att*ck manikins!

Hey, Donita!

Snowy owls are animals,
not materials!

Yah!

Argh!

Oh, so it's a flying Martino.

Catch him and put him in the jar
with the rest of the owls!

Oops, missed me!

Get him!

Come on, vamonos!

Let's rescue the snowy owls
and get them to safety!

Woo, missed again!

Duck!

Where's a duck?

I like ducks
much better than owls!

Oh.

Oof!

Dabio, Dabio, where'd you go?

Duck!

Another duck?

Oof!

(Growling)
Catch him!

(Laughing)
Good luck with that!

(Murmuring)

(Evil laughing)

We'll use him for
a promotional display

for my new snowy owl hats!

He'll be a manikin
in the stores.

Martin the Manikin.

Stuff him in with the others!

(Snickering)

All safe.

Now we need a plan to
turn off the pose beam.

Aviva, look!

They've got Martin!

(Murmuring)

No power, no pose beam.

(Grunting)

Thanks, Aviva!

No hay problema.

Now, may I send this manikin
back to the warehouse?

Why, of course.

Oh, Dabio, time to--

MARTIN:
Hey, Donita!

I really like
doing this!

Yah!

Not again!

Duck-- Oh, why bother?

No duck!
Argh!

BOTH:
Oof!

DONITA:
Green grass?

Flowers?

Spring is here!

It's a new season!

Snowy owls hats are
no longer in style.

You did not defeat me.

I simply don't
want them anymore.

Let's go, Dabio.

DABIO:
Yes, Donita...

Well, Donita is right
about one thing.

It's warming up.

Spring is coming.

And the snowy owls are
heading north to the Arctic.

Let's go!

CHRIS:
What took you guys so long?

This time Martin had a good
reason for getting distracted.

Yeah, we had to stop Donita

from turning all the snowy owls
into snow hats.

Luckily, I observed how
owls use aerial combat,

and I was able to use that
snowy owl power to chase off

Donita's new att*ck manikins
just like owls chase each other.

Hmm, so you saw owls
do that too.

They must be doing it because
there's not much food

on the surface, so they have to
protect their territory.

Yeah, we think that lemmings
are really hard to get to

in the winter because
they're under the snow.

AVIVA:
Look, there are so many
lemmings out in the spring.

There's enough food
for lots of owls.

(Chirping)

CHRIS:
The male snowy owl
catches lemmings

and brings them to
the female at the nest.

This has to happen because
the female snowy owls

are busy laying eggs.

So in summers when there
are lots of lemmings,

lots of eggs are laid,
and lots of chicks hatch.

More lemmings equals
more baby snowy owls.

There are enough lemmings
to feed everyone!

But when winter comes

and the lemmings take refuge
in the Subnivean zone,

they are no longer easy
for the snowy owls to catch.

And there are
so many snowy owls!

So the older ones
drive the younger ones

out of their territories.

The younger ones then fly south
to new places for the winter.

BOTH:
That's the answer to the Mystery
of the Snowy Owl Invasion.

ALL:
Yay!

Here you go, guys,
for a job well done.

ALL:
Mmm, yum!

And because it's the only way

I'm gonna get to
name an owl today...

(Laughing)

I'm gonna name you...

Hmm...

Scoop!
Scoop?

Like a scoop
of ice cream!

Yeah, Scoop.

Martin finally got to
name a snowy owl.

Yeah!

And we got to see
lots of snowy owls

living free and in the Arctic.

Wow, the snowy owl.

A super predator of the Arctic.

He's got all the adaptations to
survive in the cold and snow.

It starts with those feathers,

the guard feathers that keep out
the snow and the cold winds,

with downy, warm feathers
underneath, and of course

the feathers are white.

That gives the
perfect camouflage

to hide from predators,
and most of all prey.

MARTIN:
And check out those special,
hair-like feathers

that cover his toes.

That keeps the toes warm.

The toes sitting in the snow
are perfectly warm

in sub-zero temperatures.

CHRIS:
Yeah, snowy owls love the snow!

They play in the snow,
and even take snow baths!

When the snowy owls
fly down from the Arctic,

we are really in
for a special treat.

Keep your eyes peeled,

because when you're driving down
the road or walking to school,

you might look over into a field
and there's a big lump of white

with two yellow eyes,
and you've spotted a snowy owl.

So you can check out the ground,

look at fence posts,
they like to perch there,

and check out the tops
of telephone poles,

and you might just
get lucky enough to see

a snowy owl down south.

No doubt about it,
snowy owls are

one of the many cool owls
in the Creature World.

One of my favorites,
the great horned owl.

A close relative
of the snowy owl.

They got the ear tuffs,
kind of a forest predator.

They like to be in the woods,
these great horned owls,

and they hunt
all sorts of things.

And then there are
burrowing owls.

They're an owl that
spends a lot of time

standing around on
the ground in the desert.

And they even nest underground,
in prairie dog burrows.

MARTIN:
And I love that little owl that
nests in cactus, the elf owl.

A little owl of the desert,

one of the many amazing owls
in the Creature World.

We gotta do more creature
adventures with owls!

Oh, yeah!

Owls are awesome!

Keep on
creature adventuring!

We'll see you
on the creature trail!

♪

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