03x21 - Aye Aye

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CHRIS:
We're here off the coast of
Africa, on Madagascar,

an island with some of the most
mysterious creatures on Earth.

It's us, the Kratt brothers.
I'm Martin.

I'm Chris.

And here in Madagascar,

some of the coolest creatures
start coming out

when it starts getting dark.

Like right over there...
a fossana!

A nocturnal creature who's out
even before it's dark.

Found nowhere else
in the world

than on the island
of Madagascar.

This is a viverrid,

a mongoose-like creature
called the fossana.

Now these guys
nose around at night,

looking for insectivores,
small mammals,

tenrecs, birds and reptiles.

They'll search through the
evening and into the night.

MARTIN:
That's when those great fossana
senses take over.

He's up to something!

Is it food?
Is it a predator?

He's got a great sense of
hearing, a great sense of smell.

The eyesight is amazing
in the dark

and those whiskers can sense and
feel around in the night.

Now check out that
big, thick tail.

That's because it stores fat

for the months when there's
not much food around.

The tail can weigh as much
as the fossana himself.

But there's one creature
on this island

who's probably the most
mysterious and bizarre creature

in all the world.

It looks like no other
creature on the planet.

Actually it looks like a
creature from another planet,

but it's only found here
on Madagascar.

And his creature powers
are very surprising.

Do you know who it is?

Imagine if we could
shed some light

on this mysterious creature...

And his very surprising
creature powers.

BOTH:
What if?

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Ahoy matey, land ho!

Aye, Madagascar!
Full of creature treasures.

Guys, this is the Tortuga--

a turtle ship,
not a pirate ship.

Arr, ye landlubber!
But we're buccaneers.

Drop the anchor and
trim the mizzen! Arr!

Aye-aye, buccaneer!

Ahoy mateys!
Is that right?

BOTH:
Aye, captain!
That's pirate speak.

Arr. Let's... um...

heave ho over the blimey
and thar she blows!

BOTH:
Huh?

You just said "Let's push it
really hard over the wow,

and I see a whale."

Hmm... Aye-aye?

That means "I'll do it."

Like, "Aye-aye, Captain,
I'll do it."

Okay, but you got to admit,
pirate speak is weird.

I mean, like what's
the difference

between "aye"
and "aye-aye" again?

Okay, let's start there.

"Aye" means "yes"

and "aye-aye" means
"I'll do it." Got it?

Let's see, aye!

Blimey matey!
That's right.

Put that pirate hat
back on!

Aye-aye! There.

Now, you!
Walk the plank!

What?

We just helped you and now
I have to walk the plank?

Aye-aye, matey.

Wait, I just said
"I'll do it" right?

Mm-hmm

Ugh. I mean "aye."

Now walk the plank.
Arr!

Aye-aye!

But captain, me gonna be
shark bait for sure.

Argh.

Okay Chris,
you can come up now.

Chris?

Where'd he go?

Sperm whale power!

BOTH:
Whoa!

Ahh! Huh?

See, I bumped into our buddy
Bumper down there!

Hey, Bumper,
the sperm whale!

Oh, and there's Bumper's mom!

AVIVA:
Thar she blows!

Hold on!

Bumper, you'd better
catch up to your mom!

See you later, buddy!
Thanks for the whale power.

Okay, pirates! We got to
batten down the hatches.

There's a big storm
on the way. Look!

(Thunder booming)

CHRIS:
Yikes!

KOKI:
So come aboard now.

Whoa. Aye, Koki!

She means, "Aye-aye, Koki."
We'll do that.

Oh, yeah.
Aye-aye, Koki.

Let's go!

ALL:
Whoa!

AVIVA:
How's the shell
holding up, Koki?

I'll run a diagnostic.

It's a good thing the Tortuga
has a double layer shell system,

with a shock absorbing
air vent core in between.

Shell's holding.

Whoa!

MARTIN:
Wahoo!

This storm is awesome!

AVIVA:
Look out!

Oof!

Hover chairs on the high seas!

KOKI:
Well, we made it.

Whew, the calm after the storm.

Hey, what's that?

Weird, it's like
a round raft thing.

Wait...

someone's inside.

What is it? A castaway?

Someone lost at sea?
Hello?

A creature!

Who definitely doesn't
belong there!

We've got to save him!

Come here little guy.
I've got you.

Whoever you are,
you'll be safe here with us.

(Laughing)

Hey!

Okay, no offense,

but that is the weirdest-looking
creature I've ever seen.

Like I-want-to-hug-him weird.

Like alien-weird.
What is he?

BOTH:
What do you think?

Hmmm...

It looks like some kind of
strange squirrel to me.

I mean look at those teeth.

I think it might even be some
kind of flightless bat.

So, Jimmy, what about you?

I... I think he might
be an alien

that arrived in a strange
round spaceship!

Gah!

Or... or a goblin. Ahh!

He does kind of look like
a goblin actually.

And that's what I'm going
to name him: Goblin.

You like that?

So what is he guys?

What do you think Martin,
he's pretty...

woodpecker-ish, isn't he?

Hmmm...

Yep! A lot like a woodpecker!

Tons of woodpecker
in this guy.

Woodpecker?

He doesn't look like a
woodpecker at all.

Did you guys lose
your creature minds?

Come on you guys
know what he is.

You're just not telling.

Who is this guy?

Not telling.

You got to figure it out.

BOTH:
Aw, come on!

Sorry, but one thing's for sure,
he's not a sea creature.

He's a land creature.

And needs our help
getting home.

So let's go ashore
and regroup, mateys!

Aye...

No I mean,
which is it again?

Aye-aye.

Oh right...

Aye-aye, mateys!

Good. Okay, no damage to any of
the shell exterior, Jimmy.

Let's check the
interior shell walls.

Righty-o!

Okay, so we shouldn't
be too long Aviva.

Just keep Goblin nice and cozy
till we get back.

Oh, he'll be cozy.

But what do we feed him if we
don't even know what he is?

Oh, don't worry about that.

We'll bring some
food back for him

when we figure out
exactly where he came from.

We'll be as quick as we can.

And by the time you get back,

we'll have figured out
what this little guy is!

BOTH:
Good luck!

Hey, quit it, Gob!

Why are you tapping
on my forehead

with that boney little
finger of yours?

Hey, don't complain about
a little tapping.

I had a woodpecker pecking
on my head once, remember?

I still have a scar. See?

Ahhh... nope.

Well, it's there.

And being pecked by
a woodpecker is a lot worse

than this guy's finger tapping.

I disagree.

Did you see the look
on their faces when

we said he was pretty
woodpecker-ish?

Yeah!

(Laughing)

You know, maybe we should tell
them what we meant.

Come on, call them on your
Creaturepod.

Aye-aye!

Are we doing the
pirate thing again?

Arr, call 'em then.

No, look.
That kind of aye-aye.

We found what
we were looking for!

Whoa!

An adult aye-aye.

CHRIS:
Ayes-ayes are one of the coolest
types of lemur on the planet.

MARTIN:
Yeah, and the largest nocturnal
primate in the world.

They definitely don't look like
they're related to lemurs,

monkeys, and apes, do they?

But they are.

And the only way to find out if
this one is Goblin's mom,

is to stick with her
and look for clues.

Oh, it's that special,
bony third finger.

She's tapping, Martin.

Awesome.

And those bat-like ears.

Look at them swiveling,
listening real close.

Hmm...

I don't hear anything.

But that finger is leading
somewhere all right.

We got to follow
that finger!

KOKI:
Aviva! Jimmy! Come here!

Where did this hole
come from?

I just did a full shell
inspection

and everything
was in tip-top shape.

And now look!

It's right through
to the shell vent system.

It looks like
a woodpecker hole.

Yeah, but there aren't even any
woodpeckers in Madagascar,

so it can't be that.

(Rummaging)

Hey, Goblin!
What're you doing?

(Electrical buzzing)

Fritzing out the shell fan's
emergency shut-off switch,

that's what!

Hey, go easy on the turtle.

Those teeth of yours are even
sharper than they look.

How many of these
has he done?

I got to do
another shell check.

Why do you keep making us
think about woodpeckers?

Aww...

Hey!

By the way, Jimmy, we shouldn't
leave all those vents open

with little Goblin around.

Somebody needs to close them.

Aye, captain.

Hey.

Hear something?

She does!

Whoa, look at
those sharp teeth go!

No wonder they
always keep growing,

if you're chewing
on trees like that.

The only primate with
ever-growing teeth right there,

the aye-aye.

Whoa, she's really digging
for a treasure now.

What'll she find in there?

She's going to use
that cool finger.

I can't believe it.

That finger is super bendable--

with ball and socket joints
that can go in any direction.

MARTIN:
She found a huge beetle larvae!

CHRIS:
Nothing like a big old tasty
grub for an aye-aye.

They'll eat ramy nuts,
nectar and fungi too,

but digging out grubs
is the aye-aye's specialty.

No chew holes
in the cockpit, Koki!

Uh, Jimmy, I think someone's
picking the lock on your fridge.

Hey!

Don't even think about
taking that mango.

Oh, there goes
my midnight snack.

So that finger's
for picking locks?

I'm starting to see what they
meant by woodpecker-ish...

the tapping, the hole-chewing,
the long finger...

Get those Wild Kratt kids with
the clubhouse on the line,

and the Kratt brothers too.

I think I'm ready to guess what
kind of creature this is.

Aye-aye, Aviva!

Tortuga to North American
Creature Club.

Come in.

(Communicator humming)

Katie and Aidan here!
Good morning Koki!

Hi Aviva!

It's actually night-time
here in Madagascar.

We're on the other
side of the world.

Cool, good night then.

Hey, do you still have
pileated woodpeckers

around your tree fort?

Sure do!
Headbanger's right outside.

Great, can you show me
how they hunt food again?

BOTH:
Sure!

Okay, Chris, Martin,
are you there too?

Yup.

So you think
you know what he is?

Sure do!
Check this out.

So the first thing a woodpecker
does to find food

is tap on a tree,
looking for hollows, right?

Yeah, he's doing it right now.

See, little taps
and then he listens

trying to hear little bugs
inside the tunnels.

AVIVA:
Which is just what
little Goblin does.

MARTIN:
Yeah, and watch this adult
do it, taps a second,

then she listens for grubs
with those amazing ears.

So tap to find a tunnel
and then step two...

He drills down into it.

With that super strong
sharp beak!

And our goblin creatures?

Same thing, but with her super
sharp teeth instead of a beak.

And then, when Headbanger
gets to the tunnels,

he sh**t his long spiky tongue
into the tunnel

and pulls out the bug.

And she does the same,
but with her special,

super long, super skinny,
super bendable finger!

So, I'm ready to guess
what creature it is.

BOTH:
Okay, let's hear it.

Okay, they do the same thing as
woodpeckers, catch bugs in wood!

BOTH:
Exactly!

And since Madagascar
is the land of lemurs

and there never have been
woodpeckers here,

a lemur started to evolve

that could get at those
tasty little grubs.

So, I think he's a lemur
who just looks really weird

because he has some
really special features.

Features he needs to catch the
same food as a woodpecker does.

You got it right Aviva!
Wahoo!

Yes! I knew it!

But wait, I still don't know
what it's called.

Tell me the lemur's name.

BOTH:
Aye-aye.

Okay, buccaneers, so...
what is it?

BOTH:
Aye-aye.

Ai-yi-yi. No, I mean
the name of the lemur.

It's called an aye-aye.

It is? An aye-aye?
Really?

Yeah, it sure is!

Hey, but we've got to go!
This aye-aye's on the move!

Wait!

What about Goblin?
Did you find his home?

We'll call you
right back!

Where you going girl?

Look, there's a
few scattered sticks

in the crotch of that tree.

(Whimpering)

Oh, she's upset.

These stray sticks must be
where her nest was.

Yeah, it shook loose
during the storm

and fell into the river below.

It was washed out to sea,

where we found it
floating in the water.

With little Goblin inside.

BOTH:
Ha! You're Goblin's mom!

CHRIS:
Pirate Bros to Tortuga.
Come in Tortuga.

KOKI:
Tortuga here.

We found Goblin's mom.

We're on our way back to pick
him up and bring him home.

BOTH:
Woo-hoo! Hurray!

Did you hear that, Goblin?

You're going home to momma!

That's awesome.

Mmm...

Huh? No Goblin.

Where'd he go, Jimmy?

He climbed over that way.

He finally let me
have some mango.

No! Wait!

Not the shell vent!

Oh no!

He's gone. He's inside
the turtle shell.

Aviva, that is not good.

I know.

We're back!

But I don't get it. You said
you'd close the vents.

Me? I didn't say that.

Huh?

Yes you did. Remember?

I said, "Someone should close
those shell vents,"

and you said "aye."

Exactly.

I said "aye," like
"yes, someone should,"

not "aye-aye" like
"I'll do that."

Ugh! I'll never make it
as a pirate.

Wait, let me guess: Goblin's
lost in the turtle shell?

ALL:
Mm-hmm...

BOTH:
That's horrible.

How're we going to
get him out of there?

Exactly!

Taking off the shell panels
is a huge job,

especially in the
middle of the night!

Hey, what about climbing up the
vent and searching for him?

We could do that
if we miniaturize,

but it'd be really easy
to get lost up there.

Hmmm...

If we could somehow just
pinpoint exactly where he is...

Hang on, hang on,
Martin, I'm thinking.

Yeah, yeah, yeah,
one second Chris.

I'm trying to figure out what
creature power would help here.

Wait, wait...

I think I have an idea.

Hold on, hold on,
me too...

BOTH:
We need...

aye-aye power!

Finally.

That's a great idea!

And I'm going to need your help
to make the power discs

with all your cool features.

Wait, which finger
is it again?

Uno, dos, tres... got it.

(Dinging)
Aah!

That should do it.

Done!

Heads up guys!

BOTH:
Got it!

Activate aye-aye powers!

Let's find your baby.

BOTH:
To the Goblin rescue!

Whoa!

These fingers feel
as weird as they look.

And they're quick.

And these ears turn like
satellite dishes and-- whoa--

Every sound is super loud!

I can definitely hear that
it's hollow in there and...

Wait...

I can hear something else.
It sounds like...

(Slurping)

Jimmy, are you eating again?

Oops. Sorry!

Wow, a primate with
echolocation powers. Amazing!

Don't worry Mama G,
we'll find him.

Koki, I'm hearing a humming
sound in some places.

What is that?

A humming sound?

The fans!

They keep the air
moving through the shell!

Got to shut them off.

Uh-oh. The shell's emergency
shut off is broken!

Goblin chewed it,
remember?

Guys, hurry!
We've got to find him fast.

Those fans are dangerous!

BOTH:
We're on it!

Over here.

There's something down there all
right, and heading that way.

It's Goblin!

Whoa! It's like having
a power chisel for teeth.

I'm through!

CHRIS:
Me too!

Aye-aye finger,
don't fail us now!

I... can't feel him anywhere!

I can't either.

I've got something!

Come here.

Is it?

Yes!
Yeah!

We did it!

Yahoo!

Way to go!
All right!

There's your mom, little guy.

She was worried about you.

Awww, now that's
a happy little goblin!

Everything okay up there?

Yep, the aye-aye's nest is back
in the tree, and extra secure.

Well, that's mission
accomplished.

Goblin's back home with mom,
where he belongs.

And we got to hang out

with one of the strangest
creatures on Earth.

I can't believe the aye-aye
and the woodpecker

do the same thing,

like go after the same food,
in kind of similar ways,

in two different parts
of the world.

Yup, they fill
the same niche in nature.

Niche?

Yeah, that's the
scientific name for it.

It's like they have the same
"job" in nature:

eating grubs and other insects
hidden in trees.

Hmmm?

Or behind your ear!

(Laughing)

Yeah, that too!

Aye-ayes are one of the most
unusual lemurs in Madagascar.

And one of the strangest
creatures on earth.

As they move along the branch,

they tap-tap-tap with that long
skinny boney finger.

The skinny finger
taps super-fast

as those big ears
listen closely to the sound.

If they hear something,

the chisel-like teeth
dig into the tree branch.

Finally it's that super long,
skinny finger

that reaches in
for the grub. Yum!

Nothing like a nice, big,
juicy grub as a midnight snack.

MARTIN:
I love aye-ayes.

And there are other nocturnal
creatures in the forest.

It's just a matter
of finding them.

Mouse lemur!

The mouse lemur is one of the
smallest primates in the world.

They eat insects, lizards, frogs
and even flowers and sap.

He's quick too!

MARTIN:
As morning broke, we found
one more nocturnal lemur.

Sportive lemurs!

Wow, AKA lepilemurs.

Now, they were always
thought to be solitary,

but check it out:
we've got two right here.

CHRIS:
They're nocturnal,
just like the aye-aye,

and they're sitting right
outside their nest,

which is in the hole
in the tree.

MARTIN:
Grooming!

Okay, that is not something
that a solitary lemur does.

You know, this grooming behavior
in sportive lemurs

may never have
been filmed before.

And a baby popping up
right in between them.

Oh, that is a young baby.
Looks only about a month old.

Wow, another first.

Nobody's ever seen
a baby sportive lemur

in the wild that's
only a month old.

CHRIS:
Another one just
popped out of the hole.

A juvenile!

Now this guy is from last year
so he's about a year old,

and the baby is only
about a month old.

So there are four
sportive lemurs here:

mom, dad, juvenile and baby.

MARTIN:
Another cool and mysterious
nocturnal lemur.

From the mouse lemur
to the sportive lemur

to the mysterious aye-aye...

Nocturnal lemurs are
definitely some of the coolest.

Keep on creature
adventuring!

We'll see you on
the creature trail.

♪