06x02 - Spots in the Desert

[bunniefuu]

Chris: We're here
in North America

in the spectacular
Sonoran Desert.

Wow, this place is amazing!

I'm Martin: It's us,
the Kratt Brothers.

Chris: I'm Chris.

Martin: I'm Martin.

Chris: And that's a cactus.

Chris: In this hot,
dry desert, you'll find

all kinds of creatures
who are perfectly adapted

to living in this habitat.

Like lizards,
scorpions, and snakes.

Martin: And this desert
is also home

to a really elusive
creature, the ocelot.

Ocelots are mostly
found throughout Central

and South America in
a variety of habitats,

but mostly jungle.

So to find a desert ocelot up
here in the northern desert

is very rare and special.

Chris: The ocelot is about
twice the size of a house cat.

Its coat is beautiful
with lots of spots.

The spots sometimes run
together to create stripes.

Martin: This cat uses
its awesome senses,

hearing, sight, and
smell, to track down prey.

And when it's after something,
the ocelot's acrobatic powers

help it grab a meal.

The ocelot is really
secretive and hard to find.

Chris: Any ocelot moving
into this habitat faces

serious competition
from other predators.

Martin: Like bobcats.

Bobcats are about the
same size as an ocelot

and they're going after
the same prey species.

Like jackrabbits.

Chris: And there are pumas.

They are the top
predator out here.

And ocelots really have
to watch their backs

with pumas around.

Martin: Imagine if we could
find an ocelot prowling

in the Sonoran Desert.

Chris: Imagine if we could
prowl like an ocelot.

Martin: Imagine if we
had ocelot powers.

Both: What if?

(upbeat music)

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Martin: Spots in the Desert.

♪

Chris: Sifaka lemur.

Chris: Okay, now onto the cats.

Cheetah Power Disc.

Tiger Power Disc.

Lion Power Disc.

Jaguar Power Disc.

(giggles) Gotta love wild cats.

Martin: Hmm, hey, I wouldn't
mind doing a Wild Kratts

wild cats adventure today.

Koki: Okay then.

Since we're here
in Central America,

let's see if any
Wild Kratts kids

have seen any wild
cats around here.

Sending message to any Wild
Kratts kids in the area.

Have any of you seen any
wild cats in your backyard?

Chris: Uh, all wild cats
are pretty secretive.

Martin: Yeah, wild cats
can be hard to spot.

Aviva: Yeah, cats
can hide really well.

Chris: They can be right near
you and you wouldn't know it.

Martin: You do have to get real
lucky to spot a wild cat.

Aviva: We got a message!

Koki: Martin/Chris:
Whoo-hoo! Yes!

Koki: Connecting.

Aviva: Koki, problem
with the transmission?

Koki: Just a little static.

Got it, transmission coming in.

Manuel: Hi, it's Manuel.

I think I saw an ocelot.

That's a wild cat, right?

Chris/Martin: An ocelot?

Manuel: Yeah, just last night.

It was small, well,
more medium, with spots.

I live in--
(static hissing)

Koki: (gasps)

Aw, there's a problem
with the transmission.

Aviva: And the location
pointer is moving around.

Koki: I know, I just
can't get a lock.

Chris: You know, we've never
seen an ocelot in the wild.

They're not on my life list
with the other wild cats.

Like the jaguar, lion, or lynx.

See, no Leopardus pardalis.

Martin: You're right.

I really like ocelots,
they're like mini jaguars.

We gotta meet one up
close and personal.

Chris: And get it for
the Creature List.

Martin: Yeah, okay, let's go!

Chris: Wait, we don't know where
Manuel spotted the wild cat.

Martin: (chuckles)
Very funny.

Chris: What do you mean?

Martin: Where he spotted
it, ocelot spots,

spot the spotted
ocelot. (chuckles)

Chris: Okay.

Martin: So let's go!
Chris: Go where?

Martin: To spot an ocelot.

Chris: But we haven't
got a location.

Martin: Well, we're
in Central America.

All we have to do is go
outside into the rainforest

where they live and
we'll spot one easy.

Chris: What about wild cats
being hard to spot?

Martin: Well, we're the
Wild Kratts, come on!

Chris: But we don't know where!

Martin: Ocelots, here we come!

Aviva: Do you think
they'll find an ocelot?

Koki: If they do, it won't
be the one Manuel saw.

My tracking is showing
he's further north.

So the bros aren't
heading to the right spot.

Jimmy: Spot, I get it.

Ocelot spot.

Chris: Okay, this looks
like good habitat.

Martin: You got it, bro.

Chris: Lots of
trees, vegetation.

Oh, yeah, hey, and,

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

(both yelling)

(water splashing)

(both groaning)

Chris: Not helpful.

Martin: But that
might be, tracks.

Chris: Aha, must be a wild cat.

See, no claws showing.

Martin: But what kind?

Chris: May be a
jaguar or an ocelot.

Or a margay.

Martin: Margay,
small, ocelot, medium,

and jaguar, large.

Martin: Margay paws are
the size of a quarter.

Chris: This track is much
bigger than a quarter.

Martin: Okay, how about
a chocolate chip cookie.

Ocelot paws are about
the size of your average

chocolate chip cookie.

Chris: Still bigger than
a chocolate chip cookie.

Martin: Well, how
about a jaguar's?

Their paws are about
the size of a pancake!

Chris: That's a match!

Hold it, what are you doing
with a pancake in your backpack?

Martin: (laughing) Well,
got a whole stack.

And butter and maple syrup.

Chris: Okay, while you
have your breakfast,

I'm gonna see if I
can spot that jaguar.

This is ideal rainforest
habitat for jaguars,

ocelots, and margays, too.

Gotta be around here somewhere.

Chris: Martin, they might
be right around you

and you wouldn't even see them.

(Martin mumbles)

'Cause they're so
good at hiding.

Their spots really help them
blend into the rainforest.

Martin: Yum, all done.

Chris: Nothin'.

Koki: No surprise there, you're
searching in the wrong place.

Manuel didn't call
from the rainforest.

He called from the desert.

Chris/Martin: An
ocelot in the desert?

Koki: Yes, the Sonoran Desert,
in Southwestern North America.

Chris: Wow, what's an ocelot
doing in the Sonoran Desert?

Martin: Well, a desert
would be an easier place

to spot an ocelot

without all this jungly
vegetation in the way.

Chris: Right, let's go!

Hey, but it's too bad we
didn't see any wild cats.

(upbeat music)

Chris/Martin: To the desert!

Jimmy: Bye-bye, rainforest.

Chris: Look at this, jaguars,
ocelots, and margays

live in this huge area
from Northern Argentina

to Central America.

And if you're lucky, you
can even find ocelots

in the United States,
but that's rare.

Aviva: You were right in the
middle of jaguar, ocelot,

and margay territory
and you didn't see any?

Martin: Don't rub it in.

Chris: And now we're headed
to the far northern end

of the ocelot's distribution,
the Sonoran Desert.

Koki: I hope Manuel didn't just
see a house cat with spots.

Jimmy: Koki, have a little faith
in the Wild Kratts kids.

Chris/Martin/Aviva: Yeah!

Koki: I was just kidding.

(beeping)

Jimmy: Wow as far as habitats
go, rainforest and desert

couldn't be more different.

Chris: And yet ocelots
live in both places.

They're adaptable creatures.

Martin: And must have some
awesome creature powers.

Aviva: Find an ocelot out there
and I'll do the programming.

I've got to make a
new Ocelot Power Suit.

Martin: Yes!

Jimmy: Do you mind, I'm driving.

Martin: Yes, we're back
in the Sonoran Desert.

The only place in the world

where the saguaro
cactus grow wild.

Come on, bro...oof!

Ooh, who put that cactus there?

Oh, hi, Elfis, great
to see you again.

And I know what you're thinking.

I should look where I'm running.

I'm just so excited to be
in the Sonoran Desert again.

Chris: Uh, Martin, you okay?

You're talking to a cactus.

Martin: Nope, I'm talking
to Elfis, the elf owl.

Chris: Elfis!

Hey, buddy, you see any ocelots?

Martin: (chuckles) Cute.

But not very helpful.

Chris: You'd think they'd
be easy to spot here.

No lush green
trees to hide them.

Manuel: Martin, Chris!

Chris: Oh, I see Manuel.

Both: Manuel!

Manuel: Chris, Martin,
you made it!

Martin: How you doing, buddy?
Manuel: Great!

Chris: And you saw an ocelot?

Manuel: Yeah, I did, last night.

I was sleeping when
a noise woke me up.

I went to the window
to see what it was.

But then it was quiet,
nothing was there.

Then something
moved in the shadow.

At first, I couldn't
see anything,

but then slowly I saw a cat.

It was bigger than my pet cat,

but smaller than
a mountain lion.

And it had spots.

And then it was gone.

It had to be an ocelot, right?

Martin: Oh, yeah!
Chris: Okay, well first of all,

how many spots--

Martin: Absolutely
it was an ocelot.

Great job, you saw an
ocelot in the desert.

That's so rare, oh,
way to go, ocelot!

Martin/Manuel: Yeah!

Chris: How many spots
did it have?

Manuel: Lots and lots.

And some of them were
kind of like stripes.

Chris: Hmm, that does
sound like an ocelot.

But you never know, it could've
been shadows and moon spots.

So we don't know for sure.

Martin: Okay, so let's
find out for sure.

Let's find that ocelot.

Aviva, we're on the move.

Aviva: Fantastico, good luck
with your tracking, bye.

Chris: Manuel, could you
show us where you saw him

to see if there are any tracks?

Manuel: Sure, this way.

Aviva: Hmm. Ocelots are similar
to jaguars, but smaller.

What makes them different?

Do they have unique
creature powers?

Jimmy: Well, jaguars are
oranger, orangier?

Uh, more orangy, more orange?

Yeah, more orange.

Ocelots, less orange.

Aviva: That's true.

Koki: And look at
their coat patterns.

They're different, too.

Aviva: Yeah, the ocelot's
spots can run together,

creating striped patterns,
while the jaguar's doesn't.

Maybe ocelots are more similar

to the mid-sized
clouded leopard.

Their spots look like clouds.

Koki: Or a caracal, who took
your badminton birdie, remember?

Aviva: Ugh, don't remind me.

But I guess I can use the
caracal programming as the basis

for the new Ocelot Power Disc.

Let's just hope the bros can
find that elusive ocelot.

Let's get to work.

Both: Yeah!

Manuel: Here's my window.

And the ocelot was like, over
there, outside my window.

Chris: Time for
some trackin' action.

(Chris yells) Oh!

Martin: Action Trackson.

Chris: Well, gotta get low
to analyze these tracks.

There was definitely a cat here.

And these are
definitely cat tracks.

See, no claws in
front of the toe pads.

That means that they
were retracted or hidden.

Something almost all cats do.

Let's measure the paw size.

Martin: Oof! Okay.

Yup, the track's the size
of a chocolate chip cookie.

Definitely an ocelot track.

Chris: Awesome.

Manuel: Yay, ocelots and
cookies, can I have it?

Martin: Sure.
Manuel: Thanks.

Martin: Hey, and I think
I know a great name

for when we spot an ocelot.

Manuel: Spot?

Martin: Cookie.

(laughs)

Chris: Oh yeah, it just
might be an ocelot.

Paw width, two inches.

Individual toe pads
are almost and inch.

So this could either be an
adult female or a juvenile male.

The tracks head that way.

Martin: We'll let you know
when we find him or her.

Chris: Let's go!
Manuel: Good luck, bye!

Chris: On course, o'clock
straight ahead,

like she's or he's
going somewhere.

Martin: Ooh, that's
a neat track.

Gotta see who's
making these tracks.

Hmm,

(gasps) a roadrunner!

So these tracks belong
to a roadrunner.

Oh, you might be
my favorite bird.

Wow, oh, hey, where's he going?

Spotted a lizard!

Got it!

Whoa, that is some
deadly creature speed.

Martin: What do you see?

My bro got that far?

Oh, and he's still tracking.

I gotta get going, but he's far!

And I don't have a horse,
how am I gonna catch up?

Oh, yes, I think you can help.

Chris: Look at this, Martin.

The tracks make a circle
around this saguaro cactus

and straight on again.

Looks like this ocelot,
whether boy or girl,

is on a mission,
going some place.

So we've got to keep our
eyes on these tracks.

Don't want to miss anything.

Martin: Yeah, you've
got the power

to get me across
the desert fast.

Insert Roadrunner Power Disc.

Touch roadrunner.

Activate roadrunner powers!

(whooshing)

(frantic music)

♪♪♪

Chris: Hey, thanks for being so
quiet while we track the cat,

Martin, you haven't
said a thing.

Martin: Uh--

Chris: It's a little strange,
but it kept me focused.

Martin: Oh, yeah,
sure, no problem.

Yeah, uh, me too, focused
on creature tracks, right?

Chris: This ocelot is
focused too, really focused

on going somewhere
in particular.

Aviva: Hey, bros,
spotted the ocelot yet?

Chris: Not yet, still tracking.

Martin: Aviva, how's
the disc going?

Aviva: Getting close.

Let me know when you
find that wild cat.

See ya.

Chris: Okay, steps to the
side to check something out.

But then keeps
heading due north.

Martin: Let's keep tracking.

Chris: All right, hey,
what are these tracks?

Two of the feet are real
long, two are real short.

Interesting.

Martin: Gotta see
who's making these.

Whoa, a jackrabbit!

The biggest wild
hare in the world.

And the fastest, too.

Huh, what is it?

A coyote!

Jackrabbit heard him coming.

Not much gets past those ears.

He hears the coyote, now
sees him, here we go!

Look at that jackrabbit run!

Coyote's on his tail.

Rabbit zigs and zags and zigs.

And gets away!

Martin: That is some
serious running power.

You left that coyote in a
cloud of dust. (chuckles)

Oh, I see what you're doing now.

Freeze like a statue.

Blend into the background
'till the coast is clear.

Good one, oh, yeah.

Whoa, and Chris is leaving
me in the dust, again.

Uh, I think I'm
gonna need your help.

(upbeat music)

Insert Jackrabbit Power Disc.

Touch jackrabbit.

Activate jackrabbit powers!

Yeah, whoo-hoo, all right!

Whoo, let's get hopping!

Zigging and zagging
through the desert, wow!

Chris: Martin, can
you believe it?

Seems like these
tracks have finally

reached their
destination, right?

Martin: Uh, yeah, right.

Chris: The ocelot went in there.

Chris: Whoa!

Martin: Cool.

Chris: Lots of
tracks in and out.

The ocelot must use this a lot.

Martin: (laughs) Good one.

Let's split up,
I'll go this way.

Chris: And I'll go that way.

Contact me on the Creaturepod
if you find anything.

Martin: Will do.

(lively music)

Martin: Oof.
Chris: Ah!

(both laughing)

Martin: Hey, bro, it's you.

Chris: I didn't see you coming.

Look, tracks climbing the rocks.

Martin: And tracks
crossing the stream.

I'm following these.

Chris: And I'll go up.

Chris: I hear something sliding.

Could be a slinking ocelot.

Martin: I hear
something scratching.

Could be an ocelot
sharping its claws.

(gasps)

Gila monster!

(Gila monster hissing)

Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa.

Whew, that was close.

Nearly got crunched
by his powerful jaws.

(Gila monster hissing)

Chris: Rattlesnake!

(tail rattling)

Whoa!

(Martin groans)

Chris: Thanks for
the cushion, bro.

Martin: Oh, no problem.

Martin: Uh, Chris, problem.

(Gila monster hissing)

(Chris and Martin yelling)

Chris: Where we going?

Whoa!

(Chris yelling)

Martin: Chris, you okay?

Chris, speak to me, bro!

(Gila monster hissing)

That's not Chris, is it?

Okay, Gila monster, I'm going.

(Martin yells)

Martin: Thanks for the cushion--
Chris: Shh, don't move.

Huh, what?

Martin: The Gila monster, a
rattlesnake, a scorpion?

Chris: No, look.

Both: Ocelot kittens.

Martin: Oh, they are so cute.

And playful.

Chris: Whoa, something's coming.

It's an ocelot.

So our ocelot was
an adult female.

Martin: A mom.
Hiya, Cookie!

Aviva: Aw.

Koki: Manuel, you
did see an ocelot.

Manuel: I knew it!

Aviva: And guys,
your Creature Mission

is accomplished, too.

Koki: Yeah, you found an
ocelot in the desert.

Martin: Even better, we found
a den full of ocelot kittens

in the desert, and now we
have a new Creature Mission.

Aviva: A new Creature Mission?

Martin: Yeah, playing
with kittens.

Hi, guys.
(ocelot snarling)

Whoa!

(Martin yells)

Chris: She doesn't like that.
Martin: Nuh-uh.

Martin: Ooh, you thinking
what I'm thinking, bro?

Chris: I think so, we
need some help from--

Both: Ocelot Powers.

Aviva?

Aviva: Ocelot Power Discs
hot off the presses.

Coming at ya, Jimmy.

Jimmy: Energize and zap 'em.

(discs zapping)

Martin: Okay, you distract the
mom and I'll touch a kitten.

Chris: What, I don't
think I like this plan.

Uh, so Mom, how do
you like the desert?

Different from the
rainforest, right?

Martin: Activate ocelot powers.

Chris: Martin!
Martin: Uh-oh.

(intense music)

♪

Martin: Yeah, whoa!

Chris: My turn...
activate ocelot powers!

Chris: Whoo-hoo!

(upbeat music)

(Martin panting)

Martin: Whew, where did she go?

Martin: Uh-oh, hi, Mom. (yells)

Hey, yes, she's accepted
our ocelot-ness.

Chris: Uh, hi, Mom.

Martin: Whoa. (chuckles)

We are officially
ocelot kittens.

Who wants to play?

Martin: What's up, sis?

Chris: Hey, bro.

Martin: Whoa, you got me,
you're quick!

Chris: Oof, sneak att*ck.

(laughing)

Martin: So seeing an ocelot
in the Sonoran Desert

would be the find of a lifetime.

Chris: Let's keep prowling.

Martin: We hiked through
this hot, dry desert

with no sign of an ocelot.

But we found some of its prey.

Like an Arizona
mountain kingsnake.

Martin: Wow, and look
at that pattern.

This striped colorful
pattern mimics

the venomous coral snake, so
you would never wanna pick up

any snake that looks like this
without being a snake expert.

And always remember,
give snakes their space.

This mountain kingsnake
would be something

an ocelot would eat.
Chris: Yep.

Chris: But we still couldn't
find an ocelot, so we split up.

An ocelot could be hiding
anywhere, behind any cactus.

Chris: Wow, the javelina, the
wild pig of this desert region.

Pigs can be tough, so
a full grown javelina

might be one of the harder
things for an ocelot to tackle.

But a piglet, or a
young one, is fair game.

Ocelots, like a lot of
wild cats, aren't picky.

They'll eat smaller
packets of protein, too.

Like insects and arachnids.

This is a desert hairy scorpion.

Their tail has a venomous
stinger on the end.

But for an ocelot, the sting
is only as bad as a bee sting.

So ocelots gobble
these guys down.

But still no luck
finding ocelots.

Martin: They're very
good at hiding,

especially when sneaking up
on unsuspecting prey.

Martin: An ocelot can easily
catch a small reptile

like a spiny lizard
or an iguana.

But they would have a
much harder time tackling

the venomous reptiles
like a Gila monster

with a strong, powerful jaw.

Or a rattlesnake.

You never know what a hungry
wild cat is gonna try to eat.

Martin: Whew, we're still
searching for that ocelot

of the Sonoran Desert.

Chris: And we could be
searching for a long time.

Martin: Keep on
creature adventuring.

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

(gentle music)

(upbeat theme music)

♪

Chris: To find out
more about cool animals,

Both: We'll see you there!