[laughing]
Aah!
[laughing]
-[whirring]
-Come on, guys, let's go!
-Yeah! Whoo-hoo!
-Yeah, dude!
[laughing]
Boop.
♪ StoryBots ♪
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[whirring]
-[Hap grumbling]
-[phones ringing]
Toothpaste!
Static cling!
Pine nuts! [screams]
I can't take it anymore!
[female voice]
Now, clear your mind, take a deep breath--
Well, back to work.
Sasquatch!
Boysenberry!
Blue-footed booby! Huh?
[beeping]
Who am I gonna get to answer that?
Get me Answer Team A!
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Well, how about Answer Team B?
[operator mumbling]
Sixty-eight C?
D?
E? F? G?
Well, who is available?
Wait, not them!
[StoryBots yell]
What are you guys do-- [grunts] Huh?
-What the heck is that thing?
-It's my rubber band ball.
-[all gasp]
-Isn't it cool?
Cool? We don't have time for this.
There's a question that needs... [grunts]
...an answer.
-[all gasp, chatter]
-Oh, yeah! No problem.
-No problem, man.
-Boop.
Well, get ready for a doozy. [grunts]
[laughs] Missed me. Whoa!
Hi, StoryBots.
-Hey. Hi.
-Hey, what's up?
-What's your name?
-My name is Rayne.
-Hi, Rayne.
-Hey, Rayne.
-Hey, how you doing?
-What's your question, Rayne?
How many different types of animals
are there?
Wow, great question.
Yeah, you must really like animals, huh?
Do you have a favorite?
I like a jellyfish.
Oh, I love jellyfish.
Wait. Why do you like jellyfish?
I don't know.
They're just mostly made up of water,
and they're, like, squishy.
Yeah, they are kind of squishy.
Hey, guys, I got it.
I know where we can find the answer.
[keyboard beeps and honks]
StoryBots, prepare for transport.
Let's find out
how many types of animals there are.
[all] Outer world, here we come!
[whirring]
I'm ready for you this time.
[grunting]
[StoryBots screaming]
[screaming continues]
[all grunting]
Boop.
[sighs] Where are we, Beep?
Since Rayne asked us
how many types of animals there are,
I thought where better to start
than a rain forest?
There's more types of animals here
than any other place on Earth.
[gasps] You mean we're gonna
get to meet all the animals?
Oh, I love animals!
They're so cute and cuddly and fun to hug.
Ooh, I wonder which one
we'll end up seeing first.
I don't know, man.
Whatever it is, it sounds hungry.
[all] Huh?
[rustling]
[all whimpering]
[all screaming]
Huh?
Oh, hi, StoryBots. I thought you were
the new species of bird I was looking for.
And we thought you were a big,
hungry animal that was gonna eat us.
[laughs] What? No.
I am a very picky eater.
The only thing I'm hungry for
is adventure.
In fact, I'm on an adventure right now.
Say, you haven't seen a rare bird
come this way, have you?
I don't think so. What does it look like?
Actually, I've never seen it,
but I have heard its call.
It sounds like this:
[trills and squawks]
Uh-huh.
So, why you looking for a new bird?
Because I'm a biologist.
That's a scientist that studies life,
like plants and animals.
You study animals?
Maybe you can help us. We're trying to
answer a question for a girl named Rayne.
She wants to know
how many types of animals there are.
-Yeah, and we're gonna count them all.
-Whew! Count them all?
Well, that is an adventure.
There are a lot of animals out there.
Good thing scientists created taxonomy
to help you out.
Tax-whatcha-me?
Taxonomy.
It's a system that scientists have created
to keep track of all living things.
-Here, let me show you.
-[squeaking]
-Ooh! They're ready to go. [laughs]
-[StoryBots] Whoa!
You sure have a lot of stuffed animals.
[sighs] It does get lonely
in the jungle sometimes.
Anyway...
With taxonomy,
scientists group animals together
based on things that they have in common.
The first way we group animals
is by whether or not they have a backbone.
What's a backbone?
It's a bone structure
that supports the entire body.
Animals that have a backbone are put
in the vertebrate group.
And animals without a backbone are put
in the group called invertebrates.
So, there are just, like, two groups?
Oh, no. That's just the start.
Vertebrates and invertebrates are split
into even smaller groups.
Vertebrates are split into five.
-Mammals...
-[lion roars]
-...birds...
-[bird calls]
-...fish...
-[water splashes]
-...reptiles...
-[snake rattling]
-...and amphibians.
-[frog croaks]
Oh, and invertebrates,
well, they're broken down into lots of--
-[bird calling]
-[gasps]
Did you hear that, StoryBots?
It's my bird!
I-- I gotta-- I can't-- I gotta go!
Wait! Hold on! We still need an answer
to Rayne's question.
Sorry, StoryBots. I'll see you later.
My bird!
Now how are we gonna organize and count
all the animals for Rayne?
Hmm.
One, two, three, four, five.
[gasps] Hey, I got it!
There are five groups of vertebrates,
and five of us. Let's each count one.
Oh, that'll definitely help us
stay organized.
[all chattering in agreement]
-[Beep] Let's go count some animals!
-Yeah!
[whirring]
Package from the number five.
-Huh?
-Huh?
Hmm.
[grunts]
[both chuckling]
High five. Aah!
[both laughing]
Five.
♪ Number five is fun and easy
You can count it on one hand ♪
♪ You can pick a five-string banjo
In a funky five-piece band ♪
♪ You can rope five hairy buffaloes
Then take them for a drive ♪
♪ Oh, man alive
It's number five ♪
♪ I thought I'd see the five Great Lakes
I took a trip up there ♪
♪ In a car with five tires
'Course I had to count the spare ♪
♪ I saw five big old submarines
A-startin' on a dive ♪
♪ Oh, man alive
It's number five ♪
Let's count!
♪ One, two, three, four, five iguanas
Munching curly fries ♪
♪ Five jumping beans on trampolines
Five gophers in disguise ♪
♪ One, two, three, four, five baboons
A-flyin' five hot-air balloons ♪
♪ Five piggies crying "Wee, wee, wee"
It's crazy all the fives you see ♪
♪ Five pennies in a nickel
And five points on a star ♪
♪ A green five-headed Martian
Looks a little bit bizarre ♪
♪ That kooky, crazy number
Makes me wanna jump and jive ♪
♪ Oh, man alive
It's number five ♪
♪ Oh, man alive
It's number five ♪
[whirring]
This African watering hole
is the perfect place to find mammals.
-[roaring, trumpeting]
-Hello?
Hello?
Can anyone hear me?
Can I get some help, please?
Mr. and Mrs. Animals,
I just need to ask you a question.
Please? Hello?
Hello? Anyone?
Hello?
Hey, you schmoes!
[all] Huh?
-Psst! Hey, Marvin. Pay attention.
-Huh? Oh!
Now, listen up!
This StoryBot has a question for us!
[squeaks] OK, go ahead, dear.
Um, thanks.
Hi, everyone. I'm trying to count
all the mammals for a girl named Rayne.
Could you please raise your hand
if you're a mammal?
Huh?
Psst! Marvin, you're a mammal.
Raise your hand.
Oh!
Oh, come on, Carol. I thought we agreed
this was drinking water.
[gags] I'm gonna be sick.
Whoa, there are a lot of you.
Can you tell me
what makes you all mammals?
Well, for starters, most of us have hair.
Oh.
Of course, there are some exceptions,
like the naked mole rats. [giggles]
Why don't you take a picture?
It'll last longer. I'm out of here.
We also birth live babies instead of eggs.
See?
[all] Aww!
That's adorable.
And most of us feed our babies
with milk we produce ourselves,
because we are awesome!
That is awesome.
OK, let me see if I've got it.
Most mammals have hair.
You birth live babies instead of eggs,
and you feed your babies
-with milk you produce yourselves.
-[all] You got it.
So, elephants are mammals?
That's right.
And honey badgers are mammals?
Yeah, but honey badgers don't care.
And zebras are mammals, too?
You bet.
And even those crazy things are mammals.
[woman ] That's adorable.
Look at that over there.
-[woman ] Don't wake it.
-[man] I'm tired.
Wow, even people are mammals?
How am I ever gonna count
all the different kinds of mammals?
Don't worry, dear, we can help.
Right, guys?
-Oh, yeah.
-That's right.
Sure, whatever.
All right, guys,
let's go count some mammals.
[whirring]
[birds twittering]
Ha! Counting birds is gonna be so easy.
Just count everything that flies.
[buzzing]
Wait. Bees fly, but they're not birds.
Butterflies fly,
but they're not birds either.
And that is definitely not a bird.
Huh.
What makes a bird a bird?
[bird] Whoa!
Huh? What was that?
[bird] Whoo-hoo!
-Hey.
-[shrieks]
Who are you?
Peregrine falcon.
Fastest bird on the planet.
Nice to meet you.
Uh...
Thanks?
-You're welcome.
-Hey, since you're a bird,
-maybe you can help answer a question.
-I can answer any question.
Well, what makes a bird a bird?
Hop on board, StoryBot. I'll show you.
[Bing] Yeah! Whoo!
First up, feathers.
All birds have feathers.
-Hey, dude, you're blocking the mirror.
-Huh?
Yes, sir, we are.
There you are, handsome.
Next up, beaks. All birds have beaks.
Right, Sam?
Yup, sure do.
And don't forget the eggs.
[bird squawks]
All birds are born from hard-shelled eggs.
Hmm. So, are penguins birds?
Feathers, eggs, beaks.
Are chickens birds?
Feathers, eggs, beaks.
Are flamingos birds?
Feathers, eggs, and beaks.
Wow, I could sure use your help
counting all the birds.
I'll be your wingman any day.
All right, let's go count some birds.
[both whooping]
[whirring]
[whimpers]
Why did I have to be the one to count...
[gulps]
...reptiles?
[whimpering]
Well, I guess there's no reptiles here,
so, I'll just be going.
[screams]
Are you looking for reptiles? [hisses]
If so...
[all] Welcome to the swamp!
[squeaks]
Oh, well, that's very nice of you.
We don't get many visitors out here.
On account of most things think
we'll eat them.
[laughing nervously]
[shrieks]
Can we get you some tea?
Coffee?
Charcuterie board?
Oh, no, but thank you very much.
[hissing] So, what brings you out here?
Well, I need to find out how many
different kinds of reptiles there are.
Would you mind telling me
what makes you reptiles,
so I know when I've found one?
The most noticeable is that we have scales
that cover our bodies. [hisses]
The second is that we are cold-blooded.
Cold-blooded?
Yes, our temperature changes
based on the weather.
So, we are hot when it's hot out,
and cold when it's cold out.
That's why we have to warm ourselves
in the sun.
[laughing] Oh, of course.
The third thing is
that most of us lay eggs.
-That's right.
-[screams]
Harold,
don't sneak up on people like that.
Uh, my bad.
OK, so, you have scales,
you're cold-blooded, and you lay eggs.
Well, I need to count
all the different kinds of reptiles,
so, I really should be going.
It would go much faster if we helped.
[all chattering in agreement]
That's a great idea!
Let's count some reptiles!
[whirring]
Oh, how am I gonna count
all of those fish?
Well, first you gotta make sure
that you only count the fish.
But, like, isn't everything
down here a fish?
Hey, bub. Do I look like a fish to you?
Uh...
No, not really.
So, then, like, what makes a fish a fish?
-Well, most fish have gills.
-[grunts]
I have gills,
and they help me breathe in water.
Cool.
Anything else?
Most of us have fins rather than limbs,
like arms and legs.
Fins not limbs, baby. Give it up. Oh!
So, like, let me get this straight.
Are seahorses fish?
Yup. Look, gills and fins.
Are electric eels fish?
Of course. Gills and fins.
Are sharks fish?
Gills and fins, baby. Gills and fins.
Oh, yeah.
What's with all the questions, anyways?
I'm looking to answer a question
for a girl named Rayne.
I need to find out
how many different fish there are.
Why didn't you just say so? We can help.
-[all chattering in agreement]
-I'm bored anyway!
All right. Let's count some fish, dudes.
[whirring]
Boop!
[bugs chirping]
Boop!
[croaks]
-Boop?
-[croaking]
Boop!
♪ When you're an amphibian ♪
♪ Your home is in the water and on land ♪
♪ On lakeshores ♪
♪ Or a river like the mighty Rio Grande ♪
♪ We all have gills like fishes ♪
-♪ When we're very small ♪
-♪ We're very small ♪
♪ Then we grow lungs for breathing
And legs to hop or creep and crawl ♪
♪ Most of us lay eggs in the water ♪
♪ Just to hatch our sons and daughters ♪
♪ We like it warm, but not much hotter
We're cold-blooded ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ We are the amphibians ♪
-♪ Salamander ♪
-♪ Frog ♪
-♪ And toad ♪
-♪ And newt ♪
♪ We're slimy ♪
♪ But in a way
Don't you think we're kind of cute? ♪
[croaks]
[whirring]
[mimics Tarzan yelling]
[both] Huh?
[mimics Tarzan yelling]
[both chuckling]
[coughs]
[both] Huh?
[both chuckling]
Animals.
♪ So many animals ♪
♪ Chickens and walruses ♪
♪ Tigers and porpoises ♪
♪ Geckos and tortoises
So many animals ♪
♪ Lions and manatees
Zebras and chimpanzees ♪
♪ Parrots and wallabies
So many animals ♪
♪ Ponies and bullfrogs
Leopards and wiener dogs ♪
♪ Polar bears and hedgehogs
So many animals ♪
♪ Up in the trees, under the seas ♪
♪ In the deserts and the forests
And the prairies ♪
♪ There are so many animals ♪
[man] There are way too many animals
to fit in this song.
Whoa.
♪ Whales and eagles
And hamsters and beagles ♪
♪ And iguanas and seagulls
Yeah, so many animals ♪
♪ Foxes and beavers
Chinchillas and lemurs ♪
♪ Echidnas and anteaters
So many animals ♪
♪ A squirrel, a rhinoceros ♪
♪ A honkin' hippopotamus
A human being ♪
-♪ Hey, that's us ♪
-♪ So many animals ♪
♪ Up in the skies, under the ice ♪
♪ In the jungles and creeks
And on the mountainsides ♪
♪ There are so many animals to know ♪
[whirring]
[animals screeching, honking, roaring]
Great job, everyone.
Gosh, there's a lot of animals here.
It took a lot of work,
but my group was able to count
over , types of mammals.
[scoffs] That's nothing.
I counted over , types of birds.
Really? There's over , types
of reptiles, too.
[hisses] Sweet.
And don't forget about the fish.
There are over , types of them, man.
That's amazing. And what about you, Boop?
How many types of amphibians are there?
Boop!
♪ Seven thousand five hundred amphibians ♪
[croaks]
If we add up all these numbers,
that's over , different types
of animals in the world.
We did it!
-We did it!
-[all cheering]
Guys, way to go. All right.
-[male voice] Hey, Mack.
-[all] Huh?
Ain't you forgetting something?
-Who said that?
-[male voice] Over here.
What about all of us?
Who are you?
We're the invertebrates.
And just because
we don't have a fancy backbone
doesn't mean we don't count.
-I'm so sorry, I didn't even know--
-We got snails...
Hey, there.
-...worms and crabs...
-Hi.
Hey! Watch where you're
swinging that thing.
[spider]
...all the different types of bugs...
Uh, we prefer to be called "insects."
-[spider] ...octopuses...
-Hello.
-[spider] ...heck, even dung beetles.
-Who's so pretty? Who's-- Huh?
Uh, nothing weird going on here.
[whistles, whimpers]
Not to mention spiders,
and lots, lots more.
We're animals, too, pal.
So sorry. I didn't mean to offend.
We're just trying to answer a question
for a kid named Rayne.
Can you tell us how many types
of invertebrates there are?
What do I look like, an abacus?
I'm a freaking spider.
[biologist] Maybe I can help.
Scientists have already discovered over
one million different types of animals.
And we're discovering new ones
all the time.
[calling]
Some think there could be as many as
tens of millions of different animals
on the Earth.
-[all gasping]
-Tens of millions?
Wow, we'd never be able
to count that many animals.
-Looks like we got our answer, guys.
-Yeah, let's go.
-Bye, animals.
-Thank you, vertebrates. Bye.
-Hey, thanks, animals. You guys are cool.
-Bye.
[caws]
[whirring]
[computer voice]
StoryBots fun fact number ,,.
Did you know the French b*llet train can
go up to kilometers per hour?
Then it needs kilometers just to stop.
Next stop, Paris.
[screeching]
[speaks in French]
♪ Train, train, train, train
Train, train, train, train ♪
♪ There is the conductor
And there's the engineer ♪
-♪ Hello ♪
-♪ In front's the locomotive ♪
-♪ The caboose is in the rear
-♪ Back here ♪
♪ In the middle is the dining car
For when you need a snack ♪
-♪ I'm hungry ♪
-♪ We're roaring cross the country ♪
-♪ Hear those wheels clack
-♪ Click, clack ♪
♪ Train ride, what do you see?
Buffalos on the wild prairie ♪
♪ A mountain lion in a big old tree
We're riding on a train ♪
-♪ Next stop ♪
-♪ Pancake City ♪
♪ Train, train, train, train
Train, train, train, train ♪
♪ The boxcar's full of cans of beans
The flatcar's hauling lumber ♪
♪ Sleeping car is for those long trips
When you need to slumber ♪
♪ The observation car's windows
Are big so you can see ♪
♪ The t*nk car, it is full of milk
For making ice cream ♪
♪ Train ride, lookie there
There's a building, there's a bear ♪
♪ See a moose
And a lady in a rocking chair ♪
♪ We're riding on a train ♪
♪ We're riding on a train ♪
♪ We're riding on a train ♪
[horn honking]
[whirring]
-[Hap mumbling]
-[phones ringing]
Perpendicular! Pachyderm! Petticoat!
[StoryBots yelling]
[all groan]
[yells]
[Boop] Boop.
What are you StoryBots doing back here?
I told you to get an answer,
not dillydally!
We got the answer, boss.
Well, sort of.
Yeah! There's so many types of animals,
it's hard to keep track.
That's why scientists
created taxonomy, man.
The system that groups animals together
based on things they have in common.
The first way is by whether or not
they have a backbone.
Those with are vertebrates.
Mammals, birds, reptiles, fish,
and amphibians.
Animals without a backbone
are called invertebrates,
and there's way more of them.
Altogether, scientists have identified
over a million types of animals.
And some scientists think
there could be tens of millions
of different types of animals on Earth.
Just give me that tape.
♪ How many kinds of animals
Exist on Earth? ♪
♪ So, so, so many
Life is so diverse ♪
♪ And we discover more all the time ♪
♪ Scientists try to keep track ♪
♪ And while we know it's in the millions ♪
♪ We can't quite be exact ♪
♪ Though it's impossible
To list them all ♪
♪ Scientists made a system
Called taxonomy ♪
♪ Which classifies all animals
Into groups ♪
♪ Now, this system divides them
Into two basic kinds ♪
♪ You got the vertebrates ♪
♪ The animals with backbones
You know, spines ♪
♪ And then the invertebrates
Who also share a common trait ♪
♪ The lack of a backbone
Which they don't seem to mind ♪
♪ Now, for vertebrates it's been decided
It makes most sense that they're divided ♪
♪ Into mammals, fish, amphibians
Reptiles and birds ♪
♪ Invertebrates have different groups ♪
♪ And within them
There's so many cute and charming guys ♪
♪ Like butterflies
And wiggly little worms ♪
♪ How many kinds of animals
Exist on Earth? ♪
♪ So, so, so many
Life is so diverse ♪
♪ And we discover more all the time ♪
♪ Scientists try to keep track ♪
♪ And while we know it's in the millions ♪
♪ Between one and tens of millions ♪
♪ We just can't be exact ♪
Holy cow. That's a lot of animals.
-Yeah.
-Yup, you bet.
Hey, look, everyone, it's Rayne.
-[Bang] Hey, Rayne. How you doing?
-[Bo] Great to see you.
Did you see there's over a million types
of animals on Earth?
It's the coolest thing I've ever heard.
Thanks, StoryBots.
-Yeah, we did it.
-No problem, Rayne.
-Bye.
-[all cheering]
-Yeah.
-So long.
Enough dillydallying!
There's work to be done! Back to work!
-Go, go, go! Get out of here! Go, go!
-Bye, boss.
♪ StoryBots ♪
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Can solve another mystery ♪
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