06x03 - Deer Buckaroo

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Wild Kratts". Aired: January 3, 2011 - present.*
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Live action/Flash-animated educational children's television series created by the Kratt brothers, Chris and Martin.
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06x03 - Deer Buckaroo

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Martin: We're here in North
America in the eastern

woodlands at Parc Oméga.

It's us the Kratt Brothers.

Martin: I'm Martin...

Chris: I'm Chris.

And meadows and forests like
these are the perfect home

for the graceful...

Martin: ...athletic...

Chris:...intelligent...

Martin/Chris:
White-tailed Deer.

Chris: White-tailed Deer
live in loose herds

that means they sometimes band
together in groups and sometimes

they can go off
on their own too.

Martin: That guy is showing us
why this species of deer

is called a White-tail.

Did you see the fur
underneath the tail is white.

Now White-tailed deer raise
that as a flag to give an alarm

saying to all the other deer
in the herd, there's danger,

get ready you might have to run.

Chris: Deer have incredible
sensory creature powers.

The eyes on the sides of their
head give them amazing vision.

The only part they can't
see is directly behind them.

So they'll usually stand
with their backs

against the on coming wind.

That way any predator
sneaking up,

their scent will
come with the wind

and they'll be able
to detect them behind them.

Incredible.

Martin: White-tailed
fawns, like this guy,

have amazing creature powers.

Can you believe
minutes after he was born

he could already stand up.

And then in one
hour he was walking.

And after five days he
was running already!

Chris: Imagine growing up as
a little White-tailed deer.

What would life be like for you?

Martin: What would it be like to
have the White-tailed deer's

special skills and
amazing athletic ability.

Chris: Imagine if
we could find out.

Martin: Imagine if we had
White-tailed deer power.

Martin/Chris: What if?!

(upbeat music)

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the coolest creatures ♪

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♪ Hanging with their
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Chris: Deer Buckeroo.

(upbeat music)



Koki: Nothing like a game of
catch on a beautiful fall day.

Aviva: You said it!

It's a good break
from inventing too!

Koki: Hey!

Aviva: Oops. A little too
much mustard on that one.

Koki: Ya think?

Whoa, Aviva look!

Aviva: Huh? What?

Koki: Antlers in the bushes.

Aviva: I don't believe it.

A deer.

That can throw?

Koki : That's one amazing deer.

Martin: Thanks. Glad
you think I'm amazing.

Got ya! (laughing)

Koki : We should've known.

Aviva: Oh deer...

Martin: I found these deer
antlers in the woods.

I'd knew it'd be
good for a laugh.

Did you see that? Chris..

Chris?

Chris: Yeah...funny...

Aviva: Why so glum?

Martin: What's wrong bro?

Chris: Oh, well...I was just
looking at old pictures on my

Creaturepod and found some
of a long lost pal of ours.

Remember this little
white-tailed deer fawn?

Martin: Little Buckaroo.
How could I forget?

Aviva: Of course, such a cutie.

Koki : He was special.

Chris: Yeah, we haven't seen
him since way back then.

You know he'd be four
and-a-half years old now.

Martin: I wonder how
our buddy is doing?

Aviva: Do you think
he's still out there

somewhere in these woods?

Chris: I don't know, but I
remember the first time

we met him like
it was yesterday.

Martin: Ahhh... spring time
in the temperate forest.

Martin: One of my
favorite times.

Flowers blooming.

Baby animals everywhere.
Oh and...

Chris: Stop! Don't move.

Martin: Trying not to.

But why?

Chris: Because look.
A cute little fawn.

Martin: A white-tailed
deer fawn.

Just a few days old. You're
doing a good job, buddy.

Keeping still and motionless
while your mom's off feeding.

Chris: Yeah, exactly what a
deer fawn is supposed to do.

And we'll leave you
alone little pal,

so we don't give away
your hiding spot.

Martin/Chris: Uh-oh...

Martin: Now that's a deer
fawn's hiding power in action.

Chris: Yup. Spots
for camouflage.

And fawns have virtually
no scent at all.

So they're really
hard for a predator

to sniff out and find.

Martin: But look.

Mom always knows where he is.

Chris: That's why it's so
important for people to leave

fawns alone if you find them.

They may look lost or orphaned,
but they're not,

mom is never far away.

Martin: He's a little
buck Chris, a boy deer.

I'll name him Buckaroo,

the cutest little
deer in the world.

Chris: Little did we know
that wouldn't be the last

time we saw our pal.

Martin: Yeah that was
just the beginning of our

adventure with Buckaroo.

Chris: Aw I sure miss him.

Martin: (sigh) Me too.

Aviva: Well then, why
are you sitting there

looking at his picture?

You should get out
there and find him!

Koki : If anybody can
find him, you guys can.

Chris: Well he'd be a
full-grown buck now.

Martin: He'd look
totally different.

Chris: But we'd
recognize him anyway.

Martin: Of course we would.

Aviva: Did he have any
distinguishing markings?

Chris: He did have
that one floppy ear.

Martin: Let's do it. Let's
find the little Buckaroo!

Maybe big Buckaroo now.

Chris: We can split up.

I'll search by air,
with bald eagle power!

(whistles)

(upbeat music)

Insert Creature Power Disc!

Touch bald eagle!

Activate Bald Eagle Power!

Woohoo!

Martin: And I'll see if
I can find him with deer

instinct and know how.

Can we use this to start
programming a deer power suit?

Aviva: I think I can do that.

Koki : And I'll send an alert to
Wild Kratts kids to see if they

have any local intel
on white-tailed deer.

Martin: Let's do this g*ng!

Let's find Buckaroo!

Aviva/Koki : Yeah!

Chris: With bald eagle
powers of keen eyesight

and a bird's eye view,

I should be able to spot
some deer. One deer can have

a home range of more than
acres of woods, fields,

and even human neighborhoods.

Which is exactly why Buckaroo
showed up a second time.

Aviva: So why did you guys
want to plant these dogwood

seedlings so badly?

Chris: It's one of the favorite
foods of the white-tailed deer.

Great for cover too.

Martin: We met the cutest
little fawn today.

So we thought we'd help
the deer out a little bit.

Aviva: Cool.

Look at how many
we planted so far.

Leo: Chris! Martin! Aviva!

We need your help.

Audrey: With a creature rescue.

Martin: Hey Audrey,
Leo, what's going on?

Leo: We found an
animal in trouble,

so we brought him to you.

Martin/Chris: Buckaroo!

Audrey He was all
alone in a field.

Martin: Um...uh...

Okay, you kids
are great for wanting

to help animals...but...

Chris:...sometimes
animals may seem like

they're in trouble...
but they're really not.

Leo: What do you mean?

Martin: It's natural
for a fawn to be alone

in the grass or the woods.

Audrey: It is?

Chris: It sure is.

So the best thing to do
is leave the fawn alone

and his mother will come back.

Leo: Oh no. We
made a big mistake.

Audrey: We're sorry. We
were only trying to help.

Aviva: We know. And don't worry.

Together we can fix
this, right guys?

Martin: Right. We'll
get him back to his mom.

And in the meantime, we know
exactly how to care for him.

Chris: We sure do.

With special fawn
milk to tide him over.

Leo: Cool!

Audrey: Awesome!

Martin: I really hope we can
get this guy back to his Mom.

Chris: I know. We've got to try.

Chris: Finding a certain
individual deer isn't easy.

Even though white-tailed
deer are the most common

large mammal in North America.

Jenny: Chris! Down here!

Chris: Coming down Jenny!

Hey...

Jenny: Chris, we
just got Koki's message.

There's a place near here
where there's lots of deer.

Nolan: There's so much
sumac for the deer to eat.

It's that way.
Over that hill.

Chris: Thanks Nolan,
I'll check it out!

Jenny: Bye!

Nolan: Good luck!!

Aviva: Okay, we're almost there.

One last thing to program.

I'm going to make sure you have

a big full rack, isn't
that what you call it?

Martin: Oh yeah!
Great. I'm ready.

Aviva: And.. print White-
tailed Deer PowerDisc.

Catch.

Martin: Insert
Creature Power Disc..

touch deer or antler...

and activate White-tailed
Deer Power!

Wow! I feel graceful
and deer like.

Aviva: Momentito, something
doesn't look like a deer.

Martin: What? Horns!

Who ever heard of
a deer with horns!

Aviva: Uh-oh there must have
been mistake in the programming

module I connected to.

Martin: Deer don't have
horns. They have antlers.

Jimmy: Eh, horns. Antlers.
What's the diff?

Martin: That's like saying
there's no difference between

a baseball and a tennis ball.

Horns and antlers are different.

Jimmy: That different?

Koki : Yeah. Look here Jimmy.

Horns grow continuously
throughout the buffalo's life.

They are fed by blood
vessels and growth plates

in the core of the horn.
They never fall off or shed.

Martin: Antlers, on the other
hand, are fed by blood vessels

in the outer coating,
called velvet.

And the amazing thing is,

deer grow a new set
of antlers every year.

They start growing
in the spring

and then sometime in the winter,
automatically fall off.

Jimmy: They hit the
old antler eject button.

Martin: Well sort of.

That way they don't
have to carry

these antlers around all year.

And then in the new year,
a deer's antlers grow

to an even larger size.

Jimmy: But why
grow antlers at all?

Martin: Well let's get antlers
on this Creature Power Suit

and I'll show you.

Aviva: On it!

I need download
a few adjustments

based on the DNA code.

Okay, all set.

I just need to
restart the update.

Martin: Now that's
more like it!

An eight point rack. Cool!

I'm outta here!

Thanks Avivaaaa!

Martin: Wow, foot leaps!

miles per hour top speed!

Martin: And my senses.

I can hear really well...

(sniffs) Smell things
like never before.

(sniffs) Something's behind me.

A black bear!
Not so fast, buddy.

(roar)
Whoa! Smell ya later!

Whew.

This degree deer
vision is awesome too.

With eyes on each
side of my head,

I can see almost all around me.

Uh-oh, a pack of wolves!

(growling)

Oh no, I gotta be on my toes...
I mean hoofs...out here!

Uh-oh, whoaaa!

Whew. (laughing)

And deer have to watch
out for cars too!

With so many dangers,

I'm starting to
wonder if Buckaroo

has even survived this long.

Buckaroo, where are you!

Chris: Eagle eye zoom...on.

There!

White-tailed deer.

They've bedded down, resting.

All facing with their backs
to the wind. It's genius.

Their degree vision
watches for predators

in front of them
and to the sides.

And If any predator tries
to approach from behind,

its odor will be carried
by the wind and

detected by the deer's
amazing sense of smell.

It's the perfect degree
predator detection plan.

Uh-oh. I forgot.

Eagles are deer predators too,
especially young fawns.

No, don't go. I come in
peace. Deactivate.

Whoaa.

Probably shouldn't have
deactivated on a tree limb.

Didn't want to scare them.

Especially after that scare we
had with Buckaroo way back then.

Martin: Come on Buckaroo,
here little deer, this way.

Chris: We'll take you right
back where they found you.

Aviva: Oh no, he wants to play.

Come on Buckaroo...
it's not playtime.

Chris: You know, a fawn can
walk an hour after he's born.

But it takes some human babies
more than a year to do that.

Martin: Alright Buckaroo
we're getting closer.

Keep coming, keep
following us.

That's right buddy.

Martin/Chris: Oh no!

Chris: Buckarooo!

Whew that was close.

Martin: Good one Chris.

Aviva: Was that a golden eagle?

Chris: Sure was.

They'll catch a deer fawn
if they get a chance.

That's why you need to stay
put when Mom's not around.

Leo: Hey over here!

Martin: So is this
where you found him?

Leo: Yeah, there
in the tall grass.

Martin: Alright!
Thanks Leo.

Okay there.

So it's best to put him
exactly where you found him.

That way his mom
can find him again.

Chris: And I'll put this little
fly cam here so we can keep a

watchful eye on him and
make sure his mom comes.

Aviva: Goodbye little Buckaroo.
It was nice getting to know you.

Leo: Bye Buckie!

Audrey: Say hi to
your mom for us.

Chris: Her tail! She's nervous.

That's why they're called
white-tailed deer.

They raise that white
tail like a warning flag,

telling other members
of the herd

"danger's around. Follow me!"

I got to transform.

Oh hey...Squirrel Powers!

Ya mind?

Activate Red Squirrel Powers!

Ta-da.

Just another harmless
little squirrel.

Okay... just as I thought.

This is a herd of
does and their young.

Generally, for most of the
year, does, the female deer,

stick together away
from the bucks.

Right?

And the male deer, the bucks,
often group up separately.

So I'll have to look
for a herd of bucks,

if we're going to find Buckaroo.

Martin: Buckaroo...
where are you?

Whoa. I feel like I've got to
att*ck this little tree!!

Take that little
tree....and...that!

Aviva: Uh, Martin...why
are you attacking that poor,

defenseless, little tree?

Martin: Uh...I don't know.
Deer instinct I guess.

Aviva: Well you're ruining your
antlers. They're all torn up.

Martin: Huh? No, no.

That's just the
velvet coming off.

When the antlers
are done growing,

deer scrape the velvet off
by rubbing trees and bushes.

So I was attacking the tree
to get to my shiny antlers!

Aviva: So the antler
growth is complete! Cool!

It's Chris.

Chris: Aviva! Martin! I found
some bucks. Come quick!

I'm sending my coordinates.

Martin: Jump on.
I can get there fast.

Aviva: Here we come Buckaroo!

Chris: Buckaroo! Are you here?

You're not Buckaroo.
You're too young.

Judging by the size
of your antlers,

you're only about year old.

Has anybody seen a
buck with a floppy ear?

Nothing. I'll try over here.

Okay you're the biggest
one, but still not Buckaroo.

Martin: Chris! We're here!

Chris: Hey. Cool deer
power suit Martin.

Martin: Thanks bro.

Chris: So we've got
a herd full of bucks,

but I can't find
Buckaroo anywhere.

Aviva: Nowhere?

Chris: I've been with does, with
bucks all through this area.

And nothing.

See the bucks tend to gather
at this time of year,

to prove their strength and
dominance in sparring matches.

Martin: Sparring matches.
That sounds like fun.

Hey guy's how's
it going? I'm here.

Chris: It's like a ritual,
ears back, stiff-legged walk,

snort wheeze sounds,
all mean a challenge.

Martin: Oh hi. What's up buck?

Cool sound.

So are we going to spar,
who wants to spar?

Oh. Hey... whoa,

Hey... whoa,
you're serious!

Ahhh... his antlers are sharp!

And he has more
points than I do.

Chris: Each buck works
his way up the hierarchy

in these sparring matches.

Aviva: And it's all to
attract and access the does?

Chris: Yup. But Buckaroo is
just nowhere to be found.

Aviva: Maybe he's just
not around anymore.

Martin: Whoa...

Aviva: Life's tough for a deer.

And they only live to about
years old in the wild right?

Chris: Yeah...
Martin: Whoa...

Chris: It's a battle of
strength, locking antlers and

pushing and shoving the opponent
Martin: Whoa!

Chris: Not all of them
get to be big bucks.

Aviva: Ah...
I can't stop thinking

of the last time we saw him.

Martin: Look! Here comes Mom.

Aviva: Look how carefully
she approaches.

Chris: Oh yeah, she
wants to make sure

she doesn't accidentally
lead a predator to her fawn.

Martin: So when the coast is
clear, she reunites with him.

They'll stick together
for a while,

maybe move to a new hiding spot,
that's how it works for deer.

Leo: Awww. They're so happy.

Audrey: We did it.
We fixed our mistake.

Leo: And we'll
always remember...

Audrey/Leo: If you find
a fawn, leave it alone.

Martin: Great job
Wild Kratts team!

Chris: Live a long happy
life, little Buckaroo.

Aviva: He sure was a cutie pie.

Chris: Yeah, he was
the best, right Martin?

Martin: Ahha! Ow!

Chris: Uh-oh! Use
those antlers bro!

Martin: I'm trying...
Okay, okay, you win...

I give...I give!

Uh-oh.

Is it?

Aviva: Could it be?

Chris: It is! We
finally found him.

Chris/Aviva: Buckaroo!

Martin: Whew, Buckaroo
to the rescue.

Chris: And now he's
challenged that guy.

Martin: Two bucks in their
prime, ready for battle.

Aviva: I hope Buckaroo's
ready for this.

Chris: Wow Buckaroo is massive.

Martin: Yeah he is, but that
other buck is strong too.

Believe me.

Aviva: They're so
evenly matched.

What happens if neither
one backs down?

Chris: Whoa!

Martin: Sometimes major battles
like this end in death, with one

deer so wounded from the fight
that he just doesn't survive.

Aviva: Most of the time
someone backs down right?

Chris: Yeah, most of the time.

Martin: Ooo! Buckaroo
has taken control.

Chris: He's overpowering
the other buck.

Aviva: Go Buckaroo!

You can do it!

Chris: Whoa, head
twist and thrust!

Buckaroo wins! He did it!

Aviva: Yes!
Martin: Woo hoo!
Buckarooo...my boy!

Do you think he remembers us?

Aviva: Let's see.
Deactivate guys.

Martin: Hey buddy.
It's us. The Wild Kratts.

Chris: We came to find you.

Martin: Yeah! Buckaroo.
You do remember us.

Chris: Yeah...you've done well.

Grown big and strong,
pal. Good job!

Martin: Look, the herd of does.

(theme music)

Chris/Martin/Aviva:
Bye Buckaroo!

Chris: Great seeing you pal.

Martin: Wow, now that's a
creature mission accomplished.

Chris: Oh yeah. We found
our pal and he's doing great.

Martin: We found out a lot
about white-tailed deer.

Aviva: And we invented a
brand new White-tailed

Deer Creature Power Suit!

Uh-oh.

Martin: C'mon bro.
Antler battle!

Chris: Oh ho. You're on.
You look so easy to b*at.

Martin: C'mon,
that guy was tough.

And now I'm battling you!

Plus, I learned some moves.

Ooh...ahh...

Chris: Okay bring 'em on bro!

Aviva: Come on guys!

Martin: Get ready for the twist.

Oh it worked!

Aviva: Oh yeah!

Chris: So White-tailed deer
are super athletic animals

with incredible senses.

Martin: Plus, amazing behaviors,

like those awesome
antler battles.

Chris: And of course, some
of the cutest babies around.

Check this out... I'm going
to show you a classic

white-tailed deer behavior.

Up here, hiding in the
woods, right behind me,

is a white-tailed deer fawn.

Sitting quietly in the grass.

That's exactly what they do when
their mothers go off to forage.

Their mothers park the fawns and
they're trained to just stay

quietly and still usually
with their head down

so no predators can find them.

Now here's the important thing,
if you ever find a fawn resting

like that, just leave her alone.
That fawn is not in trouble.

She's doing her
natural behavior.

Oh, she just got up.

There's her mom.

Her mom is coming and she's
getting up to greet her.

Hey buddy. Your mom's
right back there.

There she goes.

Martin: It's easy to tell
the difference between

a male deer and a female deer.

The female deer have no
antlers, the males do.

So whenever you see antlers,
you know that's a male deer.

Oh another thing you
can tell about a deer

by their antlers is age.

The smaller the antler
the younger the deer.

Chris: Check out this
buck right behind me.

You can see his
antlers are growing,

they've got that
nice velvet on them.

It's late summer right now,
so they're in mid-growth.

And that velvet is like a
skin-covering that feeds

the growth of the antlers.

And those antlers will grow
until about sometime in the fall

when the velvet will be shed off

and you'll see the white
bony antlers underneath.

And then the rut begins, and
they begin battling in those

amazing antler battles.

It's great when you can
understand the creatures

that live around you.

Martin: Oh yeah.

So get to know your
deer neighbors

and keep on creature
adventuring.

Chris: We'll see you
on the creature trail.

(upbeat theme music)





Chris: To find out
more about cool animals,

Both: We'll see you there!
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