02x15 - To Touch a Hummingbird

[bunniefuu]

♪ Wild Kratts ♪

CHRIS:
We're here in Central America,

in the lowland
tropical rainforest.

Hi, it's us, the Kratt Brothers.

I'm Chris.

And I'm Martin.

And we are hiking through

one of the most incredible
habitats on planet Earth:

the lowland tropical rainforest.

And one thing you notice right
away is how green it is here.

There are trees and plants of
all different shapes and sizes.

And it's all
very green, green, green.

But every now and then, you come
across a splash of color,

like this rainforest flower,
the heliconia.

And its color
is really important.

With that eye-catching red,
it's saying:

"Hey, over here!
I've got sugary nectar!"

And the hummingbird listens!

Wow.

This is
a Rufous-tailed hummingbird,

a new creature
for our Life List.

And look at the way
this hummingbird flies.

What a primo Creature Power.

He hovers, moving up, down,
right, left, back and forth.

Few birds can fly like that.

Yeah, other birds
would have to perch.

But a hummingbird can go
wherever he wants by hovering.

He can get to any flower,
anywhere in the jungle.

Can you even see his wings move?

They're beating so fast,
they're like a blur!

He's like a little helicopter,
how he can move anywhere.

Whoa, did you see that spin?

Yeah!

He did a !

That was awesome.

Total control, look at that.

He is loving that nectar, huh?
Yeah.

With that kind of flying,
he needs a lot of energy.

So, he keeps drinking
from these flowers.

Imagine if we could fly
like a hummingbird,

then we could explore
anywhere in the rainforest.

Imagine if we had
hummingbird powers!

What if?
What if?

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Yeah!

Woo-hoo.

All right!

Hey, harpy eagle!

Yo, Grabsy!

Take it easy, Chillax.

I see you, Shadow!

Whew!

Nothing like a little morning
zip line to get the day started.

Yeah! We've got to get
the rest of the crew out here.

Hey, guys, are you up?

(Snoring)

Hey, we're burning
daylight here!

We've got new animals to meet--

And to name--

And to learn about--

And new Creature Powers
to collect!

Hmm, we may need a little help
waking them up.

Any requests?

How about
my favorite theme song?

Right.

Oh ho, this is going to be good.

♪ ("Wild Kratts Theme Song") ♪

Hmm?
Huh?

Huh?

(Snoring)

♪

(Bugle muffling)

We didn't order a wakeup call.

You guys are out of control.

No way!

We're in total control of
our rainforest Creature Powers.

And on a roll. Check it out.

We've got harpy eagle,
spider monkey,

golden orb spider,
basilisk, jaguar.

The only question is
what new animals

we're going to check out,

and what powers
we'd like to collect today.

You know what I'd like?

Some more sleep!

Oh, come on, Koki.
What are you talking about?

We're rocking it
in the rainforest.

There's no Creature Power
we can't handle.

Don't get too
full of yourselves.

Because when you do,

nature always seems
to teach you a lesson.

I don't believe it.

It's a green-breasted
mango hummingbird!

That is cool!

AVIVA:
A hummingbird?

I love hummingbirds.

(Speaking Spanish)

How colorful and cute he is!

Like a flying flower,

the most beautiful bird
I've ever seen!

And check out his flying action.

A hummingbird can do things
most other birds can't do.

Most birds
can only move forwards

by flapping his wings
up and down.

But a hummingbird can hover,
flying in place.

Even fly backwards.

We've got to figure out
how he does that.

Already on it.

Are you getting this, Koki?

His wings are beating
times per second.

Huh?

AVIVA:
Humans can only flap arms
four times per second.

(Panting)

With those hummingbirds flapping
at beats per second,

that's too fast
for our eyes to see them.

Can you play it back in slow-mo?

Done!

Look at that!

Now that's different.

His wings aren't just going up
and down like other birds.

They're moving in
a figure eight.

That's it!

That's what must give him

those unique flying powers
of the hummingbird.

Exactamente!

The figure eight pattern pushes
air away in all four directions.

That's what enables him
to float in the air, hovering.

His flying is out of this world.

Hey, that's it:
out of this world flying.

Spaceship! That's what I'm
going to name you: Spaceship.

He can even fly upside down!

Okay, Spaceship,
now you're just showing off.

But it makes perfect sense,

because with that figure eight
wing beat pattern,

hovering upside-down
is almost as easy

as hovering right-side-up.

Okay, I'm getting to work
on this one.

Okay, then it's settled.

Today, we'll master
hummingbird powers.

And it's going to be so easy
to touch a hummingbird.

KOKI:
Uh-huh.

Yeah, it's going to be simple.
I'll show you.

Ooh.

Ow! Hold still!

Watch it!

Hey!

Uhh, you might want
to work that out

so you can actually
touch a hummingbird

by the time Aviva finishes
the Hummingbird Power Discs.

Uhh, just a minor setback.

Uhh, yeah,

we forgot to adjust our reflexes
for hummingbird action.

Uh-huh.

Good luck catching up

with Little Flying Saucer
from Hover Birdie Galaxy

or whatever you've
named him this time.

Hey, Spaceship, wait up!

We need you!

Maybe I should've named him
after something easier to touch.

Something tells me that
that teeny tiny little birdie

is a much bigger challenge
than the brothers bargained for.

Well, they'd better figure out
how to touch the hummingbird

because hummingbird powers
are increíble!

Look at this.

This is a regular bird wing.

In most birds,
the wing is made of arm bones.

This is a hummingbird wing.

The hummingbird wing
is made of hand bones.

And see, that's what enables

that figure eight wing beat
and hovering powers.

This might be my most awesome
Creature Power Suit yet!

That is if the bros
can touch a hummingbird.

(Sighing)

It's a little trickier

setting up my mobile restaurant
in the treetops,

just enough to
work up an appetite.

I need a little bite
of something-something,

to boost my energy levels.

Huh?

Well, hello!

(Chuckling)

Huh? Wha?
Hey, where you going?

Don't you want to
stay for dinner?

Woo-hoo!

Spaceship has landed
in a patch of heliconia flowers.

Well, not landed actually:
hovered.

A hummingbird almost always
hovers when it eats.

Spaceship is sipping nectar
from flowers.

A clear sugary liquid
called nectar

is what gives the hummingbird
his energy.

He spends most of his time
drinking that sugary water

so he can get enough energy
for his high-action flying.

In fact,

a hummingbird has to drink
nectar every minutes or so,

or else he won't be able to fly.

Hey, that's it!

While he's busy sipping nectar,
that's when we can touch him.

I'm on it! Launching zip line.

We'll show Koki that we can
touch a hummingbird.

KOKI:
Go ahead!

I'm watching.

Hmm.

Zip line lock
and ready for zipping.

While Spaceship
is busy sipping nectar,

we'll just zip by and touch him
before he can even react.

Right behind you, bro!

♪

Oh, almost had him!

Keep going, bro!

We'll get him this time.

Oh, so close.

Whoa!

Oof!

Ah!

Huh?
Huh?

Spaceship's too quick for us.

This is getting embarrassing.

And it's going to be so easy
to touch a hummingbird...

so easy to touch
a hummingbird...

so easy... so easy...
so easy...

Yeah, it's going to
be simple...

It's going to be simple...

so easy...

simple...

so easy...

simple...

it's going to be simple...
simple... I'll show you.

(Laughing)

Okay, okay,
touching a hummingbird

might be a little more
challenging than anticipated.

But with a little help from
our other animal friends...

Oh yeah!

Fight Creature Powers with other
Creature Powers, I always say.

And besides, that hummingbird
has got to rest sometime.

Good luck!

A-ha! A hummingbird?

Now, that little bird
has some delicious energy.

But then, where is
all the hummingbird energy

so nicely packaged?

Ha-ha! In their eggs!

Chocolate-covered
hummingbird eggs

would make
an excellent energy snack.

(Chuckling)

Hmm.

All right, let's try out
harpy eagle powers.

Hi.

Activate Creature Powers!
Activate Creature Powers!

The harpy eagle is the ultimate
aerial hunter of the rainforest.

Short, powerful wings

designed for flying
through the underbrush.

These powers will let us
touch the hummingbird.

There's Spaceship. Let's go!

Okay, Spaceship's flying
at miles per hour.

We're doing harpy eagle speed
of miles per hour.

We're gaining!

Ha.

What? Whoa!

And I got...

Wait, hey, get back!

I've got him!

Whoa!

Oof!
Oof!

Ah!
Ah!

(Thudding)

Well, they almost made
a hummingbird sandwich.

But that little birdie
is too quick.

You want to talk about quick?

I've modified
our other bird programming

with the special features and
abilities of the hummingbird.

And at hummingbird speed,
it's done.

That's great,
except for one little problem:

who can touch a hummingbird?

(Groaning)

Ooh.

Whoa.

Ooh.

Okay, I know that hummingbirds
have to sip nectar from a flower

about every minutes to
survive, but I wonder...

Are you just teasing us now?

I've got an idea.

Spider monkey powers
will do the trick!

We can arm-swing after Spaceship
and reach out and touch him

with the long reach of those
spider monkey arms and fingers!

He can't get away
from that reach.

What's up, Grabsy?

Hey, good to see you too, buddy.

How about a little activation

for our
Spider Monkey Power Suits?

Activate Creature Powers!
Activate Creature Powers!

After that hummingbird!

I'll head him off at the pass!

I'm on his tail.

Woo!

♪

Whoa!

Ah!

Ah!
Ah!

(Groaning)

I think we learned
one additional thing

about hummingbird powers:

Chasing is not a way
to catch the hummingbird.

All right, so what's
the opposite of chasing?

Waiting!

Okay, so let's wait
for the hummingbird.

Hmm, like a predator
of the hummingbird.

Aviva?

Ah!

Can you modify
the Snake Power Suit for...

Eyelash viper powers?
Eyelash viper powers?

Why do you want
eyelash viper powers now?

I've got the hummingbird powers
all ready to go!

Because we can't touch
a hummingbird.

And a snake called
an eyelash viper can?

Yeah, remember the eyelash
viper that hid in the flower

on our Flight of the
Pollinators adventure?

Well, yeah, but that snake
missed the hummingbird too.

That's as close
as I've seen anyone get

to catching a hummingbird.

For every Creature Power,

there is
a hidden Creature Weakness.

What?
What?

The hummingbird's weakness
is that,

for its high-energy flying,
it must fuel up constantly,

every minutes,

with high-energy flower sugar
from flowers like heliconia.

And the eyelash viper
knows this too.

And he waits at
the heliconia flowers

for the hummingbird
to come to him.

All right, let's get going then.

Scanning forest
for heliconia flower.

There we go.

Gourmand?

What's he doing out there?

(Gasping)

We've got to find out.

Dispatch Flycam!

Huh? "Dispatch Flycam"?

Ah!

I'll fly it!

Oof!

Please?

All yours, Jimmy.

♪

(Gasping)

Yeah.

Ah!

♪ Looking for a little nest
in a little tree ♪

♪ Where a hummy-birdy
drops those eggs of energy ♪

(Chuckling)

Gourmand!

We can't let him collect
those hummingbird eggs!

Uh-oh, now we've really got to
touch a hummingbird

so we can rescue hummingbirds!

We better find
that eyelash viper, fast!

Hmm.

All right,
python discs modified.

We're ready to activate
with eyelash viper powers.

Heads up, Jimmy!

Zap it!

You get ready to touch him.

What?

Why don't you touch him first?

Because I'll distract him
with a snake joke.

All right.

Okay, what kind of snakes like
to hang out on cars in the rain?

Windshield Vipers!

Activate Viper Powers.

Whoa!

Activate Viper Powers!

Now that's teamwork, bro.

Okay, now we have to
hurry up and wait

until a hummingbird comes by.

Yeah, the only way we
can possibly touch

the speedy high flier is with
complete and total surprise.

Okay, I'll follow Spaceship
with the Flycam

and let you know when
he's heading your way.

Ah! There's two!
Are they different species?

Which one do I follow?

AVIVA:
Not a different species, Jimmy:

a male and a female
green-breasted mango.

Remember the
Birds of a Feather adventure?

Male birds are usually more
colorful for attracting females.

And females are duller
for staying hidden

when they sit on the nests.

Oh yeah.

Then I should follow the female
because she could lead us

to the hummingbird eggs
that we have to protect.

♪

Any sign of a hummingbird?

Nothing yet.

Hmm?

Uhh, do you want the good news
or the bad news?

Good news.
Bad news.

Well, they're both
kind of the same thing.

We found a hummingbird nest,
but so did Gourmand.

(Gasping)

Incoming.

It's a U.F.O.:
an unbelievable flying object.

It's...

Spaceship!

We'll only have
one shot at this.

So, don't blow it.

Activate Hummingbird Powers!
Activate Hummingbird Powers!

Oh yeah! We finally did it!

We touched a hummingbird!

Hummingbird powers rule!

It's so easy and fun.

Oh yeah!

I've got this figure eight
wing beat down!

Beat harder on the forward
stroke, you go backwards.

Beat harder on the backwards
stroke, you go forward.

Beat harder on the down stroke,
I go up!

Beat harder on the up stroke,
I go down.

Well, put them to work, guys,

before Gourmand gets away
with those hummingbird eggs!

Oh yeah.

Right!

To the Creature Rescue!
To the Creature Rescue!

(Humming)

(Scatting)

(Sniffing)

Mmm.

Gourmand's preparing
a chocolate sauce!

He's taking out the eggs!

(Gasping)

Ah!

Oh! I do not allow flies
in my kitchen!

Oh no!

Oh, man.

Game over.

Hurry up, guys!

We've lost video link
on Gourmand!

We don't know what's going on!

Sending location coordinates.

Hold it.

Energy level is low.

We better fuel up
with some hummingbird fuel.

Oh, you mean sugary nectar
from this heliconia flower.

Exactly.

Now we're kicking it

into maximum hummingbird
forward hover.

Hummingbird powers are
zooming us along at mph.

Ounce for ounce,

hummingbirds are the fastest
flying birds in the world!

There!

What are we waiting for?
Let's get in there!

(Humming)

Let's see here.

Hmm. Now, do I drizzle or dip?

Dip or drizzle?

How about you
drip and drizzle it

on something else
besides those eggs.

Yeah, like cake or ice cream
or something normal.

What? You two?

You dare enter my kitchen
in fly suits?

Oh, come on, not fly suits.
These are hummingbird powers.

And we've come to rescue
those hummingbird eggs.

Oh, I see. Well, in that case...

(Grunting)

(Panting)

Well, hummingbird powers
are the easiest way

to deal with Gourmand ever!

Ai!

We got so caught up

in the awesomeness
of hummingbird powers

that we forgot about
their one weakness:

their high-energy burn

and need to refuel
with sugar every minutes!

Ai! We're on empty!

(Panting)

We need to find some nectar
to bring the power suits

back to full hummingbird power.

There!

Now, let's see. A-ha!

Yes! Our power levels
are back up to / .

Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.

(Grunting)

(Grumbling)

/ !

Flying dough balls are no match
for hummingbird powers.

Really?

Well how about
your sugary energy source?

Oh no!

We don't have enough energy
to dodge Gourmand

and return the eggs
to the hummingbird nest.

Follow me!

Well, that's just fine.
Go find some more flowers.

But by the time you return,

I will have dipped
those tiny little eggs

in my special chocolate sauce.
And I will have devoured them.

(Laughing)

Huh?

Hi, Gourmand.

Did you know chocolate sauce
is my favorite sugary liquid?

Thanks for powering us up.

We're back to
full hummingbird powers.

Oh! Ooh! Ooh!

(Laughing)

I've got the eggs!

I've got Gourmand!

(Laughing)

Ooh! Ow!

(Beeping)

Ooh!

Hey, hey,
you let me out of here!

Auto pilot activated.

Bon voyage!

Safe and back home.

Creature Mission accomplished.

With hummingbird powers.

They are so cute!

Well, we only had to wait around
for days

to see the eggs hatch

and the baby hummingbirds
ready for flight.

But it was worth it.

I like how the Mom
feeds them sugar water.

Hey, and look.
They're testing their wings.

Getting that figure eight
wing beat down.

And soon, they'll be off
to find some flowers,

flying free and in the wild.

Aww!
Aww!

So, hummingbirds are the only
family of bird in the world

that can hover
for long periods of time,

fly backwards
and even upside down.

And there are species
of hummingbirds,

all of them living in North,
Central, and South America.

In fact, there are so many
different kinds

that hummingbirds are
the second largest

family of birds in the world.

If you want to see hummingbirds,

one of the great things to do is
to set up a hummingbird feeder.

First, you get a container.

Make sure it has a bright color,

like a red that will
attract hummingbirds,

just like rainforest flowers do.

Then you fill it up
with sugar water

so that when the hummingbirds
arrive at our fake flower,

they have a nice sip
of sugary nectar.

All right.

And now we wait and see

how many different species
of hummingbirds arrive.

All set?

All set.

All right. Let the great
hummingbird stakeout begin!

Oh yeah, our first visitor.

They have pointy wings.

That's why
they're called sabrewings.

Whoa! A white-necked Jacobin!

The white spot
on the back of his neck,

that's how you know he's
a white-necked Jacobin,

with a nice blue head.
Look at that blue color!

Yeah, they're awesome.

Oh, check it out:

a long-billed hermit,

the one with
the really long curved bill.

Oh, there's a
Rufous-tailed hummingbird!

We didn't have to wait long
for the hummingbirds to arrive.

We've got
multiple species already!

What's that little one?

Ooh, that's a
white-bellied emerald!

I love how the white-necked
Jacobin's tails fan out

a lot more than
the other hummingbirds.

Whoa! A violet sabrewing!

That purple one,

that one's the biggest
that's come to our feeder yet!

That's six right there.

Six species of hummingbirds.

Green-breasted mango!
That's seven species!

Yeah!
All right.

Well, the great hummingbird
stakeout was a definite success.

We've seen a lot
of hummingbirds.

Seven different species.

You might not see that many,

but definitely set up
a hummingbird feeder

so you can see
the amazing hummingbird powers

up close and personal.

We'll see you on
the creature trail.

Keep on creature adventuring!

♪