03x13 - Slider, the Otter

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♪ Wild Kratts ♪

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

CHRIS:
Down here in the south on the
Florida peninsula!

MARTIN:
This landscape is a mix
of water and land!

It's us,
the Kratt brothers!

I'm Chris!

I'm Martin,
and we're exploring

with these Asian
small-clawed otters,

the smallest otters in
the world!

These Asian
small-clawed otters

are related to the North
American river otters

that call
the Cypress Swamp home.

MARTIN:
Otters live in water-filled
habitats throughout the world,

and there are otter
species.

CHRIS:
Like the river otter, who lives
all over North America,

and giant otters who prowl the
waters of the Amazon.

One of the special things about
Asian small-clawed otters

that's different than other
otter species

is that they really feel around
with their front paws

for their food.

In fact, their front paws have
what are almost like fingers,

which are great
for feeling.

(Laughing)

They are so curious,
exploring everything,

and that's one of the ways
they make a living,

by exploring their environment,
their habitat,

looking for food.

Hey!

(Laughing)

I didn't know otters
climbed!

Oh, those whiskers
really tickle,

but that's one thing all otters
have in common,

they have whiskers for feeling
around in the water for food

and all otters have the same
basic body design--

a long thin body, short legs for
moving around on land

and webbed feet for super-fast
swimming.

That's what makes
an otter an otter.

Hey buddy!

Otters are expert
fish hunters.

And can do all sorts of amazing
things in the water.

Imagine if we had the power
to swim like otters.

BOTH:
What if?

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(Bell clanging)

(Sucking)

♪

(Foghorn blowing)

♪

MARTIN:
Yo bro, check this out.

CHRIS:
Up here, Martin!

Ha!

You've got to climb through
these cypress trees--

it's awesome up here!

Hey, I'm having too much fun
swimming through the roots.

It's like another world
down here.

And this is an all-around
great habitat

because we can each do our
favorite thing.

I can swim!

And I can climb!

Swim!
Climb!

Swim!

Climb! Aah!

Wha!

Oof!

(Chittering)

BOTH:
A river otter cub.

Hey buddy,
what's wrong?

(Chittering)

Do you think he's lost?

Yeah, he looks to be
about weeks old.

That is way too young
to be off on his own.

His family must be
somewhere close.

♪

Nothing.

(Chittering)

MARTIN:
Hmm, he's hungry,

but doesn't know
how to catch fish.

Of course!

Otters have to be taught
how to catch fish.

And he's so young
he hasn't learned yet.

Well, we'll have to
show him the ropes.

Teach him how to fish
for a fishy snack.

And every otter cub has to learn
special things

about surviving
in their home habitat.

Right on, bro!

Okay, watch closely,
buddy.

This is....

Whoa!

Not how you do it.

(Chuckling)

They're too
slippery for us.

But if we use the group
hunting strategy

of a pack of river otters,

we might be able to get
this little guy a snack.

Okay, buddy.

Ooh, I'm going have to
think of a name for you.

You stay there.

CHRIS:
And we'll corral a school of
fish and herd them over to you.

♪

BOTH:
He did it! Yes!

(Chris laughing)

With a little food in his belly
he's naturally playful.

That's an awesome thing about
river otters--

they love to play.

(Martin chuckling)

And our little buddy
loves to slide.

I think it's pretty obvious
what I'm going to name him.

Splash?

No.
But that's a good one.

I was thinking
Slider!

Yeah, that fits.

But when we find Slider's mom,
let's name her Splash!

Alright!

Hey everybody, we've got
a new member

for our Wild Kratts team.

Meet our new pal, Slider!

Aww!

Cute!

Ah, ay que lindo!

He's so cute.

You've got to bring him over to
the Tortuga so I can hug him.

MARTIN:
But we can't, Aviva.

His mom and the rest of his pack
must be around here somewhere,

and our best chance of finding
them is to find them fast.

Yeah, why don't you guys come
out here and help us search?

Yeah!
Okay!

Great!

But first I've got to
program some otter powers

for the Creature Power
suits.

Look at him swim.

So maneuverable.

So flexible.

Hey, the webbing in between the
feet push him along quickly.

You're right, Aviva.

And we need
otter power suits

because they could be the best
Creature Power suits yet!

And they would be
really helpful

in searching for Slider's
parents in this Cypress Swamp.

I'm on it.

Hey, buddy.

Slide on over here, Slider,
and let's find your family.

They must be
out here somewhere.

(Screeching)

Aw, he must be hungry.

I'm going to get
a bird's eye view

and spot some
fish to catch.

Are you kidding me, Chris?

He wants a new slide
to slide on.

Check this out, Slider.

This will be fun
to slide on.

Ha-ha!
Yeah!

♪

Okay, now where's a fish
for Slider to eat?

Come on over here, buddy.

Come on.

(Gasping)
Oh no.

Martin, he's heading straight
for something!

(Splashing)

A gar!

Chris, it's a gar!

(Gasping)

Slider, go back!
Go back!

Get away from that fish!

To the creature
rescue!

(Splashing)

MARTIN:
Slider doesn't seem to know
the danger he's in!

Hasn't anybody told him
about predatory gars?

♪

(Grunting)

Whoa!

Whew!

CHRIS:
Whew, that was
a close one!

The gar is one powerful
prehistoric predator.

No wonder gars have been around
since the time of the dinosaurs.

Slider, how long have
you lived in this swamp?

I mean, it's like you'd
never seen a gar before

and you didn't even know
to be afraid of them.

It just shows, mammals,
like otters,

don't know everything
by instinct.

They have to learn about their
habitat and what to fear,

they have to be taught.

Okay, well, so you're an otter
from the Cypress Swamp, right?

Then your momma should have
taught you about gars.

I'm going to have a chat with
Splash when we find her.

That's it, bro.

We've got to find Slider's
family pack and fast!

They're the only ones who can
teach him everything he needs

to know in his
Cypress Swamp home.

Well, the only way to move fast
through this swamp

is with otter powers.

Hey Aviva, any luck with the
otter power suits?

Perfect timing-- hot off
the programming press!

Send them, Jimmy!

Got you.

Teleport!

Oops, forgot to
turn it on.

Sorry bros, it'll just take me
a minute to power up.

No problem, Jimmy,
we've got time.

Slider just found
a new slide.

(Laughing)

Actually, hurry up,
Jimmy.

If we had otter powers
right now,

we could slide like an otter
with Slider.

Hey, is it just me or is that
kind of bumpy for a mud slide?

MARTIN:
Uh, yeah, and that mud slide
has eyes!

(Growling)

BOTH:
An alligator!

♪

Uh, Jimmy, now would be
a good time

to send those
otter power discs.

Zap it!

BOTH:
Activate otter powers!

♪

Let's show this gator
some otter pack defense.

♪

Haven't you ever seen an
alligator before either, buddy?

I mean, you've got to look out
for these big reptiles,

they're predators.

Yeah, if they surprise you,
they can catch you.

Once you know an alligator
is around,

your awesome swimming powers
can easily keep you away

from those jaws.

And once he's lost
the element of surprise,

the alligator gives up.

He knows he
can't get you.

Slider is totally clueless about
how to survive in the swamp.

It's like he's not even
from these parts!

I know.
But he must be.

How else would he
have gotten here?

Come on, his family must be
around here someplace.

Let's find them.

♪

Come on, Slider,
let's try this way.

♪

(Splashing)

(Chittering)

What's up, Slider?

Oh, I get it.
You're hungry again.

Hey bro, it looks like he wants
to catch a bigger fish.

♪

And it looks like he
still needs our help.

Well, now that we have
otter powers

we can catch some
bigger fish for him.

(Splashing)

Okay, here's how
you do it.

We'll work as a team.

(Gasping)

See that bluegill
over there?

I'll swim in front of the fish
so he's looking at me

and then you rush up behind him
and catch him.

Got it?

No, no, Slider,
stay there.

Chris, a little help?

Ho-ho, hang on there,
Slider.

Wait until Martin
is in position.

Hey, look at me!

(Babbling)

(Bubbling)

Okay, go catch
a fish!

(Splashing)

MARTIN:
Somebody grabbed your fish!

BOTH:
An osprey!

CHRIS:
Wow.

Now that's an amazing
fish-catching hawk.

Hey Koki, Jimmy,
you've got to see this.

BOTH:
Huh?

Here comes another one!

The osprey has incredible
powers of sight.

He can spot a fish
under the surface,

even through the glare of the
sun on the water.

CHRIS:
Then he dives!

MARTIN:
He drops towards his prey!

CHRIS:
He swings his talons forward
and reaches for the fish.

MARTIN:
His taloned feet reach into the
water and grab the fish!

CHRIS:
And swing back, lifting the fish
out of the water.

An osprey can hold onto
the fish so easily

because his toes have tiny hooks
and, of course, sharp talons.

Then the osprey flies off
to a perch to eat.

Amazing!

I could watch ospreys
catch fish all day.

Okay, Slider, ospreys catch
their fish one way,

and otters catch their fish
another way.

Yeah buddy, come on,

let's chase fish underwater--
otter style, and then--

Hey, he's not
listening!

Oh yes, he is.

He did it!

Slider caught his first fish
all by himself.

♪

Well, Chris, we're doing
a great job

teaching this young otter pup
the ways of survival

in the
Cypress Swamp.

Yeah, when we get him
back to his mom,

she's going to be so happy
that we taught him so much--

how to catch fish,
that gars are dangerous,

how to swim circles around
alligators--

(Chittering)

Wait!
You hear that?

Otter sounds.

(Chittering)

What did you say?

I don't know.

(Chittering)

Ha! That must be
Slider's family!

See, Slider? We promised to get
you back to your family.

There you go, buddy.

Go on,
run home to mom.

Back to where you belong, living
free and in the Cypress Swamp.

♪

(Screeching)

♪

Hey, this isn't how it's
supposed to go.

Slider's not happy
to see them.

And those otters don't seem
happy to see us.

(Screeching)

MARTIN:
They're attacking!

I don't think those otters
are Slider's family.

Get out of here, guys!

Let's go, Slider!

To the Tortuga!

I'll slow them down.

(Screeching)

It's moments like these
that remind me

that otters are big members
of the weasel family--

they're fast, they're tough
and they know how to fight.

Oh, okay-- I think I get
what's going on here.

This is your Cypress Swamp,
isn't it?

And you don't want
any strange otters

catching your fish, right?

Okay, I know you're just
being territorial,

and that's okay.

Funny thing is

I'm not really an otter

and raw fish isn't even
my first choice for lunch.

(Screeching)

Aah!

Hey, wait!
I love otters.

Why aren't you loving me!

(Chittering)

♪

Ow, ow, ow, ow!

Gah!

Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!

Ow, ow, ow, ow!

Ow? Oh.

So that's the edge
of your territory.

But obviously you're not
Slider's family,

and that's not Slider's
territory.

So, then where is
Slider from?

CHRIS:
This is the Tortuga.

You'll love it in there.

We have a great
cozy nursery

for little lost animals
just like you.

(Screeching)

Huh?

Aww, what's wrong,
Slider?

You don't like
the Tortuga?

(Panting)

The otter pack has
given up its chase.

Martin,
we have a new problem.

Where?

Right here.

Slider doesn't want to go
anywhere near the Tortuga.

He's terrified of it!

Why would Slider be afraid
of the Tortuga?

(Gasping)

Aww.

Pobrecito.

Is the cute little
otter cub

afraid of the big,
bad turtle ship?

CHRIS:
Is he afraid of
giant turtles?

MARTIN:
Nah.

He might've been scared by
a big ship or something.

Maybe he was almost
run over once.

What we've got here
is a mystery--

the Mystery of
the Lost Otter Cub.

Okay, let's review
the clues.

One, this otter cub is
afraid of a giant ship.

Two, we found him in a place
that wasn't his territory

where he wasn't a member
of the local pack.

Three, he doesn't seem to know
the Cypress Swamp

and acts like he's never
seen a gar or gator before.

BOTH:
Well, maybe...

AVIVA:
He's from someplace else.

BOTH:
Huh?

Well, if he's from
someplace else,

there's one sure way
to find out!

I'm taking a DNA sample
from Slider

and comparing it to the genetic
profiles of river otters

that live here in the southern
Cypress Swamp region.

They should be almost
exactly matching,

but a small difference
could tell us

if Slider comes
from another region.

(Buzzing)

It's not an exact match.

So Slider is probably
from somewhere else.

And we've been looking for his
family in the wrong place.

But then where's he from?

Okay, to find out, we have to
compare Slider's genetic pattern

to the patterns of other
populations of river otters

from all over North America.

(Beeping)

We've got a match!
Slider is from...

ALL:
The Northern Woodlands?

CHRIS:
We're way off!

MARTIN
That's , miles
away!

He couldn't have
walked that far.

And he couldn't have
swum that far.

So how in the world
did he get here?

Well, if we find out exactly
where he's from,

we might get
an answer to that.

I'll send out an emergency
message to our Wild Kratt kids

in the Northern Woodlands.

Hey, while we're waiting
to hear back,

let's board the Tortuga
and start flying north!

(Screeching)

AVIVA:
But he's afraid of it!

Oops.

I forgot!

Hmm.
I have an idea!

There's no way Slider's going
to fly in the Tortuga.

He's too scared of it.

Well, we can't
swim him in there.

It'll take too long.

We'll have to fly,

just in something other
than the Tortuga.

(Zooming)

How about flying north
in the Rocket?

(Screeching)

Okay, not a fan
of the Rocket.

JIMMY Z:
How about the Buzz Bike?

Whoa!

Aah!

Oof! Whew!

Not buying the Buzz Bikes
either, huh?

(Chiming)

A reply from the Wild Kratts
alert system!

It's coming in from
the Northern Woodlands!

Hey Koki, it's me, Gavin.

And me, Ronan.

And me, Katie.

Remember us from
Frogwater Pond?

(Chuckling)
Of course we do.

How are the frogs doing?

The frogs are good,
but the otters aren't.

Yeah!

There's a family of otters that
comes to the pond

and they had a cub.

But then he disappeared.

And we haven't seen him
for two weeks!

He had a kind of swirl mark
on his forehead.

(Gasping)
Like this?

(Chittering)

ALL:
Yes!

Awesome!

You solved the mystery!

Now we know that Slider's
from Frogwater Pond!

We're on our way!

AVIVA:
Just one problem.

How are going to fly
Slider up north

if he's afraid of all of our
flying vehicles?

Wha?

Animals have the answers.

♪

We'll pick up Slider
and fly him home--

BOTH:
With osprey powers!

Activate creature powers!

♪

Okay, we're ready
for take-off!

Hey, where'd Slider go?

Uh, hmm.

Not sure.

You mean he's missing?

He could be anywhere!

What if he went back
into the water?

It's full of
predators!

Don't worry,
we'll find him!

ALL:
Good luck!

See anything?

Whoa, not through that crazy
glare coming off the water.

You thinking what
I'm thinking, bro?

Oh yeah, I think so.
Turn on--

BOTH:
Anti-glare osprey vision.

CHRIS:
Whoa!

With osprey vision

you can see everything swimming
in the water.

There's Slider!

BOTH:
I'll get him!

♪

BOTH:
I've got him!

Hey, how can we
both have him?

Uh, we can't.

(Growling)

BOTH:
Aah!

AVIVA:
Guys, over here!

I've got him.

He's been here
the whole time!

(Chuckling)

You go ahead
and grab him, dude, I insist.

No, that's okay,
after you.

Really, you take
the first turn.

Swimmers before
climbers.

But we're both
fliers now.

Oh, okay.

So, you're terrified
of machines

but you're fine flying
with osprey powers, huh?

CHRIS:
Well, let's take you home.

Goodbye, Cypress Swamp!

Hello, Northern Woodlands!

There's
Frogwater Pond!

MARTIN:
Diving in!

Hey, Martin, Chris!

We're down here.

That's him.

That's the missing
otter cub.

That's the swirl
right there.

KATIE:
He's so cute!

Oh, I named him Slider,
by the way.

Welcome back, Slider!

Your family's right down there
in the stream.

There they are!

♪

(Chittering)

Alright, Slider,

so now it's time for you to go
back to your pack.

♪

ALL:
Aww!

Slider's finally back
with his family, living.

You mean sliding.

Yeah, sliding!

Sliding free
and in the wild!

(Chittering)

(Splashing)

RONAN:
He really is a slider.

So, what do you get
when you add otters--

to a pool of water?

MARTIN:
You get the most playful
creatures in the creature world!

Hey, guys! Oh, you looking
in those holes there?

And they stick their heads
right in.

They're always reaching

and digging with their arms,
feeling.

They're exploring everything,
every hole they can find.

MARTIN:
You know, that's one of the ways
they make a living,

by exploring their
environment, their habitat,

looking for food.

So, otter families
live in dens

and that's where they
raise their cubs.

When the cubs
are big enough,

everybody clears out and goes
off down the river, or the lakes

or through the forest.

CHRIS:
Ooh, they just glide
into the water.

♪

CHRIS:
They're not only one of the most
playful creatures in the world,

otters are also
one of the cutest.

You'd think otters
were born swimming.

I mean, look at them,
they're smooth, they're quick.

They look like born swimmers,
but they're not.

They have to learn
how to swim!

A mother otter teaches
her cubs to swim

by just throwing
them in.

They don't like it at first,

but before you know it,

they are just moving
through the water,

it's their favorite
place to be.

Hey, they're going!

♪

CHRIS:
Where you guys going?

Otters spend a lot of
time in the water,

but sometimes
they come on land

to go from one lake
to another river,

and when they do,
otters are pretty fast.

Come on, guys!

This way!
Wa-hoo!

They don't look like they'd be
very fast with that long body,

but I love the way
otters run.

♪

Their back arched and they
just kind of bounce along.

Here they come,
come on guys!

Whoa, try to catch me.

(Laughing)
You guys are pretty fast.

(Laughing)

So, being playful is kind of
like a creature power!

Yeah, so have fun running and
swimming and playing

and sliding like an otter.

We'll see you on
the creature trail.

Keep on creature
adventuring.

♪

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