"the electric company" is brought to you by... find your voice and share it american greetings proud sponsor of "the electric company." agreement from the u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. ok, here are your five words and they all have to do with money: cost -- cost is how much you need to spend for something. dollar -- a dollar is the same as 100 pennies. quarter -- a quarter is the same as 25 pennies; there are four quarters in one dollar. dime -- a dime is the same as ten pennies; there are ten dimes in one dollar. the dime is the smallest coin. nickel -- a nickel is the same as five pennies; there are 20 nickels in one dollar.

so we have: cost, dollar quarter, dime and nickel watch out for them in today's show. ♪ (screaming) gilda! grab a disguise. francine said i'm allowed to help you, but only for a couple of hours. i'll take what i can get. so here's the deal as you know, today is the day of the spooky summer soiree. the coolest costume party ever! last year, i was a ferret. well today, you can be anything you want to be, because i bought all the costumes at haunted hank's discount costume store. annie, didn't that cost a lot of money? yes, it cost quite a bit of money i had some help from my uncle, but this is important. gilda...answer this question. who is the most fabulous dresser in town? you, annie everybody knows that. thank you, i think so too. but every year, every single year,

hector and his little pals have the best costumes at the costume party. and everybody loves them and nobody notices me. well, that is going to change! yeah! how? this year, they're all dressing up as animals dressed up as monsters so cute. how clever. marcus and jessica haven't picked out their costumes yet, and now they won't have any costumes to choose from. and we can be whatever we want and we're going to have the most amazing costumes at the party. and everyone's going to love me! and you too, of course. here they come. i was thinking of dressing up as a bunny dressed up as a mummy, but then i don't want to get wrapped up in toilet paper. marcus, you've been trying to figure this out for a whole week, and we got to get our costumes now. i know, i just want to think of a costume as good as yours.

ah yes...but not everyone can be spooky as a hamwitch -- a pig dressed up as a witch. man, that's good. don't worry, we'll find something at the store. sold out? what are we going to do? hey, you guys! ♪ ♪ feel the power feel the power ♪ ♪ feel the power, yo and plug it in! ♪ ♪ it's electric (electric company) ♪ ♪ get connected (electric company) ♪ ♪ it's electric (electric company) ♪ ♪ get connected (electric company) ♪ ♪ the power we perfected is electrically connected ♪ ♪ so use it as directed and expect to be respected ♪ ♪ just turn it on and you will see ♪ ♪ that you belong in the company! ♪ ♪ feel the power feel the power ♪ ♪ feel the power, yo and plug it in! ♪ ♪ plug it in, everybody! ♪ ♪ electric company electric company

♪ ♪ electric company... electric company! ♪ what, is something funny? i can't take you seriously like that. do not mess with kittenstein, ok? nobody messes with kittenstein -- meow, meow. you want to add to that, ghost-rooster? cock-a-doodle...boo! oh, that was so corny. hey, you guys can say what you want, but we look awesome, and you guys just look like people dressed as people. but we just came from haunted hank's, and it was sold out. wait, hank's was sold out? well, then why'd you guys wait 'til today? because somebody couldn't make up his mind. that's you. think marcus, think. i've got it! i can be a chicken dressed as a vampire! i'm count chickula; i want to peck your face.

finally, marcus! we'd be a little bird heavy, but i think it's pretty cool. (growling and howling) what do we have here? bearwolf the werewolf, son! nice man, where'd you get your costume at? i got it at a sidewalk sale down the street, this tail was only a quarter. only 25 cents? marcus, we should go. what do i need to become chickula? maybe a beak, pants, you already have a bunch of hats. oh, a cape. annie, i made a list of 26 possible costumes would you like to hear them alphabetically, or sorted by creature? gilda, i don't need a list i am a brilliant dresser. you certainly are, annie, i just thought you'd like a list. francine loves my lists. gilda, darling, today we do things my way. come on, loosen up a little, huh?

there you go, that's the spirit, come on, let's look at something else. oh my, this is the one. you see that? perfect. let me see let me see. oh, ok! this is 100 pennies -- that's a dollar. four quarters -- that's a dollar. ten dimes -- a dollar. and three quarters, a nickel and two dimes -- a dollar. marcus, we don't have time. ok, so, i have seven dollars and you have ten dollars. i'll add my money to your jar. all right, that's $17, now give me the list of things that we need to buy. ok. perfect, so...we can use this to keep track of everything that we've bought and how much money we have left to spend. if we buy things, the amount of money will go down. i love it! come on. good luck, guys, time's a-wasting,

we're gonna be working on the song for when we get to the party. and i like that costume! let's do it -- ♪ here come the animals...♪ what are they doing? sidewalk sale. i think they're shopping for costumes. no, oh no, gilda, do something! uh... (humming) no, do something to stop them! right. ♪ so are we dressed as animals dressed as monsters, or monsters dressed as animals? well, i am an animal, so i can't be dressed as an animal. so, you're just a monster? i thought you were a monster. i have not been this confused since werewolf wrote me a note asking me to take care of his kitten.

you should watch this, it's funny. ♪ everybody loves good old letter "f." sometimes it's the perfect fit, but sometimes we all need to spice things up a bit. try "gh" and "ph" -- they both make the "f" sound too... so, if the letter "f" just isn't enough, try a sprinkle of "gh" and "ph" today. (howling) help! (coughing) what's wrong? werewolf's kitten has a co-ug. a co-ug? what? i don't know, werewolf left me this strange note. werewolf has lost his mind. oh, i see the problem. that says cough! see mummy, sometimes the "gh" and the "ph"

make the "f" sound. now you tell me. so the note says... ok, mister sprinkles. (laughing) i just don't get kitten humor. ♪ ♪ (beatboxing)

♪ let me tell you a little story about the letter "f" ♪ ♪ he's got two friends on the right and left ♪ ♪ when letter "f" needs help i'm willing to bet ♪ ♪ these guys get tough with the alphabet ♪ ♪ "ph" -- we're all bring home a trophy ♪ ♪ "gh" -- and that's because we know that "ph" "gh" ♪ ♪ help the letter "f" make the "f" it makes ♪ ♪ "ph" rides the center of an elephant ♪ ♪ teaching the letter "f" all about physics ♪ ♪ "gh" can begin in a word like ghost ♪ ♪ but when the going gets tough he laughs and goes ♪ ♪ don't fret, letter "f" help is on the way ♪ ♪ "ph" and "gh" -- they came to save the day ♪

♪ "ph," "gh" help the letter "f" make the "f" it makes... ♪ so what's happened so far? haunted hank's is out of costumes. hey you guys! your costumes are so good, what do we do? i bought my costume at a sidewalk sale; this tail was only a quarter. that's it, i have ten dollars. i have seven dollars. together we have 17 dollars. everybody holler! what makes a dollar? ♪ everybody holler! what makes a dollar? ♪ ♪ each of these coins has a different way ♪ ♪ to add up to a dollar and first i'll say ♪ ♪ there are 1, 2, 3 4 quarters in a dollar ♪ ♪ but listen up the coins get smaller ♪ ♪ this is ten cents we call it a dime ♪ ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6, 7, 8, 9 ♪ ♪ 10 of these coins will make up a dollar ♪ ♪ but there's another coin and this is what we call her ♪ ♪ hello, i'm a nickel and i equal five ♪ ♪ to get a dollar using me you have to count high ♪ ♪ make a dollar with nickels it's going to take 20 ♪ ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 woo, it's so many! ♪ ♪ everybody holler! what makes a dollar? ♪ to the sidewalk sale! ♪

how much is this broom? two dollars. oow, nice shirt, very count chickula. what do you think of the pants? i'm thinking you need to keep shopping. ok. excuse me, we'll take this shirt and the broom. ok, shirt costs $2.85, so that's $4.85 all together. ok, great. here's four dollars; and marcus, we need 85 cents. all right, let's see... so two quarters, that's 50 cents; plus two dimes that's 70; plus another dime, that's 80; and a nickel, that's 85 cents, here you go. thank you. thank you. they still have a lot to get and they're not going to get it all at that sale. that's great, 'cause i know exactly where to send them. greatest yard sale ever -- why would you want them to go there?

young gilda, i wouldn't want them to go to the right address. that is such a sweet power! i mean, not as good as francine's, of course. but it's still quite good. why did you buy a pink button? it's a pig nose and it's only 35 cents. (snorting) nice one, hamwitch. all right, let's see... how much do we have left? pig nose -- 35 cents; broom -- two dollars shirt -- $2.85. that means we have $11.80 left. we still have a lot to buy. at least we have $11.80 left to spend. if you're looking for another sidewalk sale, this one is quite lovely. 714 summer street. thanks, ladybug. come on, let's go. good work, gilda, they'll eventually figure it out so now let's go to the right address.

why would we go there? to buy everything so there's nothing left when marcus and jessica get there...duh! annie, you've spent a lot of money today. i have $12.00! oh...and a quarter -- i have $12.25, we're fine! i'll keep track just in case. ♪ the animals... the animals... ♪ ♪ the animals dressed as monsters... ♪ ♪ the animals... the animals... ♪ meow! hey, hector, can you go online and search for a sidewalk sale on summer street? yeah, of course. i'm at 714 summer street and there's no sidewalk sale here. hold on, guys, hold on. hey, i'm going to put you down for a second. that was easy, found it! "greatest yard sale ever" -- 174 summer street. 174? it says, 714. oh no, 714, 174! it was scrambled.

oh scrambler! kittenstein, get a hold of yourself. jess, annie's trying to mess with our costumes, ok? just get to 174 summer street fast! ok, i will. come on, let's go. it's 174 summer street. if jess and marcus don't get their costumes the electric company will only have the frankenstein and the werewolf and the foost. the what? the foost. that says ghost. but i thought "gh" made the "f" sound. it usually does, but not always. oh, i like when it does. well then, you'll love this. ♪ my neighbor is a space alien. space alien! you only have two lives left. (chuckling) my animals are running all over the

place take care of them all or you're gonna get replaced. and he'll beam you with his eyeballs to outer space. here we go. ♪ you said "elepant." elephant's the word. "ph" makes the "f" sound in case you haven't heard. yeah, yeah, pesky eddie, i got it, i know. well, you better get it right, only one life to go. ♪ you have succeeded, so we won't be needing you. oh rats, this stinks! i just love what i do. "f" is by far the laziest letter in the alphabet, in fact it's so lazy it doesn't even show up in the word "alphabet." but no "f", here's what i think happened... "f" called up "ph."

"ph!" "ph!" i'm tired. could you make the "f" sound for me in some words? well, "ph" said... ok, yeah, sure i'd love to help out. so next thing you know, "ph" starts popping up in words like, alphabet and trophy. while "f" was off fishing and eating fudge...lazy. well one day, someone needed an "f" sound and "ph" was off riding elephants with his nephew. so, "f" called up "gh" instead, and said... oh man, "gh!" "gh," i'm tired. "gh" said... whoa, whoa, whoa mr. lazy man, i'm busy. please! i'll let you be in some cool words, huh? like tough. tough? i like tough. so next thing you know, "gh" started popping up in words like tough and rough. until one day he said... "enough!

where's "f?" and you know where "f" was? fluffing pillows for his four-day nap! i told you...lazy! ♪ hello tom, nice costume. thanks, i'm a pencil dressed as a monster. what's going on? annie and gilda are trying to stop marcus and jessica from getting their costumes. wow! now, they're all showing up at the same sidewalk sale. that should be interesting. why don't you stop bouncing? 'cause if i do that happens. excuse me, how much is this hat? buy it, just buy it. annie, you only have $11 left. buy now, math later. how much does this cost? ok here, three dollars and five dimes, and a nickel; oh, i'll take these too, how much do they cost? 30 cents, ok, a quarter and a nickel; thank you.

annie, look. (gasping) should we run for it? no, we have to keep shopping quick, disguise yourself. annie and gilda, they're trying to buy everything, so we can't. well, that's low. better that they don't know that we know they're here. marcus, shop like the wind. ♪ ♪

annie, we only have $4.50 left. keep shopping! you're the boss. ♪ all right, so we have $4.30 left, and we have everything except for the beak. the beak! they got my beak! i can't be count chickula without my beak. ok, i've got an idea. ♪ annie, we only have $4.50 left.

excuse me, how much does that orange plaid shirt cost? four dollars. four dollars...that's good. marcus, come along with me on this one. marcus, look! they have the orange plaid shirt! oh yeah, that's exactly what i need! i'd like to buy this orange plaid shirt and this beak. but ma'am, i want that shirt. too bad kid, i saw it first, scram. the beak is two dollars, the shirt is four dollars, that's six dollars -- you can't buy both. please buy that beak. my friend really needs that shirt for his costume. oh yeah? too bad! tough luck, kid! that's count chickula to you...annie and gilda.

oh! i want to peck your face. we did it. i know. the electric company isn't here yet. now we can make a big entrance and show everybody how awesome we are. but we never figured out our costumes. just put anything on. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ here come the animals... ♪ ♪ the animals... the animals... ♪ ♪ the animals dressed as monsters

♪ ♪ here come the animals... ♪ ♪ the animals... the animals... ♪ ♪ the animals dressed as monsters ♪ ♪ you know a bear is very, very hairy ♪ ♪ but when the bear's a werewolf the hairy bear is scary ♪ ♪ you know that ghosts are freaky ♪ ♪ and really, really shrieky ♪ ♪ but when the ghost's a rooster ♪ ♪ that ghost is kind of beaky ♪ ♪ you couldn't find another like my brother kittenstein ♪ ♪ no one is as warty as this witchy, witchy swine ♪ ♪ but if you want the freakiest creature in this place ♪ ♪ you've got to meet count chickula ♪ ♪ i want to peck your face ♪ ♪ the animals... the animals... ♪ ♪ the animals dressed as monsters ♪ ♪ here come the animals... ♪ ♪ the animals... the animals... ♪ ♪ the animals dressed as monsters ♪ wait, annie, gilda, what are you guys dressed as? well, if you can't tell, then you're not very smart. come on, gilda!

hey, nice. ♪ here come the animals... ♪ ♪ the animals... the animals... ♪ ♪ the animals dressed as monsters ♪ ♪ the animals... the animals... ♪ ♪ the animals dressed as monsters... ♪ ♪ kapow! prankster planet! ♪ ♪ the wordsuckeruppernator is sucking up words ♪ ♪ so it's jessica and marcus to the rescue! ♪ ♪ there are 13 buttons to shut it down ♪ ♪ but pushing them all is up to you! ♪ ♪ boom! prankster planet! ♪ ♪ kapow! prankster planet! ♪ meanwhile in the scrapyard... the button's right there. sweet! and it's only 35 cents! i don't have any coins. i do, a quarter and a dime -- 35 cents. okay, the off button is c3. you pushed c3 , but we didn't get the button. yeah, and what's a jar of goo anyway? oh! (laughing)

marcus, you really look great in purple. all right, annie you scrambled the codes. i'm sorry you didn't know that before. i would have told you before if you'd asked before. weird alert -- she keeps saying before. before...before... marcus, b4! try b4! okay, another quarter and a dime...b4. don't look at me i never said it was b4. what on earth is a goo rocket? (yelling) whoa! crazy. but why is it called a goo rocket? oh, never mind. wait a second...marcus we can figure out the code. look, the button is on the second row, so that's row b and it's two items over, b2. uh...ha, ha! it's funny that you think that's right. so amusing. it's totally right. oh no, i had 35 cents, but it must have fallen out when i was on that rocket. annie!

oh great! how are we going to find little coins in this huge scrapyard? yeah, those dimes are especially small. here, i'll let you use my metal detector. thanks, but how does it -- i do a lot of shopping in that machine...ta-ta! hey you guys! go to pbskidsgo.org, press that off button! the electric company needs you! gilda, i don't need a list. i am... (laughs) turn around, let me see you. (laughs) terrible! you are so much fun to dress! okay. you got a good eye. whatever. francine doesn't even know. cutting! cut! that's not awkward. ♪ the time is now the day is here ♪

♪ the power that you're feeling you see it everywhere. ♪ ♪ words are electric, and all you got to do is plug it in. ♪ ♪ what? ♪ ♪ plug it in. ♪ ♪ come on. ♪ ♪ and once you get it you have to share it, ♪ ♪ discovering your power, you own it you wear it proud, ♪ ♪ and you shout it out loud ♪ ♪ the electric company is in town. ♪ (beatboxing) yeah! it's electric! it's fresh. - let's go! we're in the wild with wild kratts. going where no human has gone before not anymore! hah-hah-hah heh-heh-heh ha-ha-ha-ha watch wild kratts! weekdays on pbs kids go! or anytime at p-b-s kids go dot org. "the electric company" is brought to you by... find your voice and share it american greetings proud sponsor of "the electric company."

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ratts is made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. hey, it's the kratt brothers! i'm martin! and i'm chris, and this lynx kitten is only about 6 months old and very playful. this skunk kit is 6 months old too, and he just wants to get his nose sniffing and digging in the dirt. at this age, the skunk isn't really worried about the young lynx kitten, but the lynx kitten is so curious. not sure what to do about-- he wants to pounce on this furry thing, but he's a little nervous. chris: so right now, these two baby animals get along pretty well, but when they get older, everything's going to change. martin: that's

because skunks eat what they eat. berries and worms. and lynx eat what they eat rabbits and, well, skunks. martin: oh, the cat is curious. you do want to jump on him don't you? all the lynx's play is about preparing for the hunt. running, stalking, jumping. it all gets him ready to get food. chris: and the skunk will have to master his stink defense against predators like the lynx. so in the wild, berries and worms are eaten by the skunk. and the skunk is eaten by the lynx. that's part of the food web, and every creature fits into it. who eats who in nature can be so interesting. imagine if we had the power to experience the "who eats who" of an entire habitat. and get right inside a food web from bottom to top. both: what if?

♪ on adventure with the coolest creatures ♪ ♪ from the oceans to the trees ♪ ♪ the brothers kratt are going places you never get to see ♪ ♪ hanging with their creature friends ♪ ♪ get ready, it's the hour ♪ ♪ we're gonna save some animals today with ♪ ♪ creature power ♪ ♪ gonna go wild, wild kratts ♪ ♪ gonna go wild, wild wild kratts ♪ ♪ gonna go wild, wild kratts ♪ ♪ gonna go wild, wild, wild ♪ ♪ cheetah speed and lizard glide ♪ ♪ falcon flight and lion pride ♪ ♪ gonna go wild, wild kratts ♪ ♪ gonna go wild, wild wild kratts ♪ ♪ gonna go wild, wild kratts ♪ ♪ gonna go wild, wild wild kratts ♪ ♪ go wild, wild, wild kratts ♪ whoo-hoo! yeah! these falcon flyers are awesome for spotting creatures on the african savannah. they give us the ultimate birds-eye view.

hey, bat-eared fox 12 o'clock! whoa, look at those ears. no wonder they're called bat-eared foxes. each one is as big as his face just like a bat. yeah, and they're moving around like satellite dishes! hmm, what's he listening for? (watch beeping) doubt it's that! it's a message from aviva. it says "guys, come back to the tortuga hq. "quick, it's urgent!" hmm. yeah, sounds good, right after we see what this bat-eared fox is up to. martin, she says it's urgent. that means it's important. might be a creature in trouble. or what if they accidentally miniaturized themselves again? or jimmy lost his controller again? (laughing) we got to get back there fast! we'll catch up with ya later bat-eared fox. to the tortuga hq, double speed! whoo-hoo!

hey team! both: what's going on? is there a creature to save? a mystery to solve? bring it on. see, i told you i could get 'em here in under 2 minutes. impressive. well, what's the emergency? the emergency is that you're late for the start of my game. game? or you could call it a challenge. see, i'm building a food web to see how energy moves through the african ecosystem and i knew you guys could help me with it. so i made a game out of it. martin: great, we love games. chris: and challenges. how do we play? okay, it's called food web fury. uh, it's blank, aviva.

not for long. i'll build it here while you guys discover it out there. food webs, cool! oh, i love food webs too. yeah, the "who eats who" of an ecosystem. one creature eats something. who's eaten by somebody else. who's eaten by another creature. whoa! and all the way up until you get to the animals that aren't really food for anything. exactly! so here's how the game works. you'll need your power suits for this and all your power discs for african creatures. you start at the bottom of the food web, and you have to get to the top as fast as you can. cool! so both of you will start as... (gasping) ...a blade of grass. both: oh. so first you have to find an animal who eats a blade of grass. when you do, you can move up the food chain. use your creature power suit to become the animal you found. okay. hmm, who will i be first? oh, i'm on my way to the top, dude!

oh, one more thing you can only use the animals that i have creature power discs for. no problem. got it! and while you're doing that, we'll build a giant food web based on what you find out on the savannah. ready, guys? guys? guys! koki: i think they were ready. hey, wait up! i didn't say "go!" ready, chris? i was born ready! ready, martin? oh, yeah! set me loose. good luck, bro! back atcha, dude. on your marks, get set, go! (grunting, wobbling) oh, we can't even run. we're rooted to the ground. a grass race? don't blink or you'll

miss it. have fun, guys! got to get back to my food web. poor grass, at the bottom of the food chain. poor grass? ow! ouch, sorry, jz. but you shouldn't feel sorry for grass. the bottom of the food chain is the most important place of all. that's where the producers go. i thought all plants go there. (sucking thumb) they do. plants are producers. that means they make their own food from energy from the sun. kind of like my solar panels collect energy from the sun to power the tortuga hq. animals can't do that, just plants. okay, first level of the food web: plants. jz: fire them up here, guys! lychee fruit! got it. wild potato! rhodes grass. sedge! okra flower! acacia tree! ugh! (gasping) ugh! well, we know

one thing. there are lots of producers. (laughing) all right, this should start easy. lots of grass-eaters live on the african savannah. problem is, i got to wait for them to come to me. oh man, who's going to want to eat a blue blade of grass? maybe if i make myself a little less obvious. come here, herbivores! nothing but tasty green grass over here. i'm only one in, like, gazillion other green grasses. how am i going to get noticed with all this-- (gasping) oh yeah! here come the herbivores! let the games begin! right over here, right over here. wait, wait! oh no, wait, don't go by! hmm. elephants.

oh, wow! now that's a grass-eater, all right. using his trunk like a hand to pull up huge mouthfuls of the stuff. hey, thornsley! it's me, chris! come here, little guy. i just need to touch you to move to the next level of the food web. ha, ha, this is it! i'm a-- ugh! pancake. ugh, ooh! flattened by an elephant foot. it's a good thing grass is used to getting stepped on. but i missed the grab. herbivores, come back! oh, why do you have to leave me stuck as a piece of grass? (snarling) oh, that's why you were in such a big hurry. drat, foiled by a big cat, who of course, doesn't eat grass. i'll never get to the top of the food chain at this rate.

all set, aviva. okay, so the herbivores are the plant-eaters. things like rhinos, zebra, elephants, guinea fowl giraffes. even bees who eat nectar from plants. they're all herbivores. wow, plants are amazing. they just keep on giving. yeah, so many animals eat plants and we need to get some of them up on our food web. jimmy? i'm on it. ow! but this hammer keeps attacking me! keep fighting the good fight jimmy, because now we get to connect them. so, elephants eat grass and acacia trees and even roots. elephants also eat these wild lychee fruits. koki, what are you doing? what? i like these lychee fruits. it's not just animals that like fruits and veggies. we eat them too. (snorting) hey, lychee fruit thief! come back here! oh well. i guess that's another

animal that likes them. martin: oh man, why are all the herbivores on that side of the savannah today? oh! i'm never going to get to the herbivore level with no herbivores in reach. ow! (laughing) hey, something bit me! whoa, ow! those jaws are powerful. but hey, i'm really happy to see ya! because you're one of the most incredible grass-eaters around. the harvester termite. ow, ow! all right, i'm at the next level! i'm an herbivore! oh, wow, with serious jaws! hey, let's do the herbivore stuff. all right! martin got to the next level. and i'm still stuck--whoa! between the lips of a thomson's gazelle!

oh, still in the game! whoo-hoo, i can run! i can move! thanks, gazelle! thanks to you, i'm heading up the food web. this is great! gazelles are one of the swiftest herbivores on the savannah. we can keep a top speed of 50 miles per hour for long stretches at a time. it's thirsty work and gazelles get most of the moisture they need from plants and grass. hmm&this looks a little too dry and coarse. perfect! gazelles like shorter grass. so, they wait for other herbivores to mow down the longer grass then they can get at the good stuff. bleh! they call this the good stuff? but i'm not thirsty anymore. i'm ready to move up the food chain. (gasping) and i know exactly who i need to find next. aviva: they're

off! each on a different path through the food web. a path through the food web is a food chain. so chris's food chain goes from grass to gazelle, and martin's food chain goes from grass to termite. now what's going to happen? we have a tiny herbivore out there, and a big one. who eats them? we'll see. let's keep an eye on the little ter-mart. you mean termite? no, ter-mart! there he is. going down! hey, nice home you've got here. so, you're a different kind of termite than the ones that make those mounds. you guys just build tunnel nests underground. oh, okay, so this is where you keep your food stuffed in these termite food cabinets. nice! enjoy. and if you have any leftovers, i'm your termite. wow, now i know why termites are the biggest little herbivores in

africa. there are so many of you that you actually eat more grass than all the elephants, zebra, wildebeests, and every other grass-eater combined! (beeping) how's it going, bro? oh great, chris. i'm a termite! harvester of grass builder of giant nests power herbivore of the savannah! cool. now, you just have to find a termite eater. i'm a gazelle. and remember our pal blur who chased me all over the savannah the last time i had gazelle powers? whoa! oh, yeah! how could i forget? well, he's going to help me move up the food web. wish me luck! luck! hey, blur! want to play tag? hmm. what? now you're not up for a chase? come on, cheetahs love gazelles. and you can help me get to the next level of the food web. come on. bet you can't catch me! show me that speed that awesome gazelle-catching

speed. (yawning) oh, you're kidding me. of course, you'd have to pick right now for a nap. okay, so now i'm looking for some kind of bug-eater. lots of animals eat bugs. let's see, especially termites aardvarks, warthog, aardwolf-- ah, bat-eared fox! he hears something. that's what he was listening for, termites! oh, i can't believe it. he can hear termites underground! shh, he can hear you chewing. got it! hi, tongue! told you we'd catch up with you later. i'm a bat-eared fox! (singing) yeah! okay, martin made it to the second-order consumers.

animals that eat other animals. koki: oh, yeah, the predators, like foxes and wild dogs cheetahs, lions. mongooses, even spiders that eat other bugs. basically, if it eats an animal it's right up here in the food web. this is the sad part of the food web. but look at it this way, koki. it's how nature works. i mean, if these predators weren't around in no time, there'd be too many of these herbivores. soon, there'd be no plants left, and no one would survive. everything's in balance. koki: i guess that's why the food web works so well, but it's still sad. ow! no, this is sad. (laughing) okay, blur, check this out. i'm injured. oh, oh, my leg! i can't run fast anymore! i hope a predator doesn't see me! yes, my trick is working. predators

usually target injured or weak prey. they're the easiest to catch. ow, i'm so injured. huh? uh-oh, it worked! but on a different predator. a python's got a hug on me! pythons are constricting snakes. that means they squeeze their prey until they can't breathe anymore. this wasn't, ugh, exactly... the plan but i'll take it. could you please press that button for me? that's the one! yes, i'm a python! wait a second. no animal eats adult pythons. i'm at the top of the food web! whoo-hoo! aviva: not so fast, chris. we're checking something. chris: what? yep, it's right here. it almost never happens, but big adult pythons are sometimes caught and eaten by a super-hungry lion

or leopard. you mean, kind of like that? (hissing) whoa, you've got to be pretty hungry to tangle with a python. whoa, not this time. catching food can be dangerous business for predators too. prey defends itself, and getting a meal isn't always easy. so, it's official. it's rare but leopards and lions will tangle with an adult python, if they're desperate. wow. i'd better slither off and follow that lion. got to slide! see ya, blur! okay, i know a lion would eat a bat-eared fox. and you probably have to be on the lookout for spotted hyenas too. hey, if i could just find one of those. (laughing) i know you probably don't want to find out, but i have to finish my food chain. huh? (squawking) marshall eagle! whew, nice move. the old "roll on your back kick and bite" defense.

a bat-eared fox classic. hey, it's not easy being an animal when things are constantly out to get you. huh? see what i mean? a pyth-- hey, martin. gotcha! what, chris? you're a python! yeah, and you're lucky i'm not hungry 'cause we eat bat-eared foxes. yeah, whew! it's rough out here. i know. animals always have to be on the lookout for another creature trying to catch them. imagine if humans had to live like that every day? hey, we're almost there. one more creature to find. see you at the top! i'll be waiting for you. aviva: we're almost there! wow, it's close now. yeah, just some top predators left. like lions, leopards crocodiles, marshall eagles. it can get pretty confusing in the middle there. yeah, like look at the baboon. he eats things down here like grass, roots and fruit, and he's eaten by things

up there like leopards, cheetahs and pythons. yup, just follow the lines to figure out who eats who. all those lines make me dizzy! i know, that's why it's called the food web. it's amazing how all these animals are connected by what they eat. and chris and martin have both climbed within reach of the top. (whistling) hmm, what would eat a fox? (growling) i know that sound! and it's coming from... there! lions! lions! playful pouncers now top predators later. a long body sure comes in handy for this game. if i could just...touch... a little bit more! oh, what-- (martin singing)

martin? yes, they saw me! ahh! ugh! oh, just a little closer! zebras? they're going after that herd of zebra. wait, come back-- whoa! whoa! hey, you guys are little toughies. oh, got to press-- ow! where's the button? ow! (laughing) steady, steady. hi. whoa! it's a good thing i have bat-eared fox escape powers. chris, where are you?

i'm being peppered with pounces by lion cubs. i've got a mama lion on my tail! oof! (laughing) both: activate! lion power. good game, guys! looks like the lions won. and not the ones wearing lion suits. ha, ha yes, we did it! (snarling) we're at the top of the food web! mama's calling. it's time for dinner, for the predators at the top of the food web. and that's life in nature. mission accomplished! we built a food web of the african savannah. koki: from the producers... all the way to the top predators. and, you know, i used to think lions were kind of nasty. but really they're just surviving and feeding their

cubs. that's right, like every single animal on this board is doing. creatures eat other creatures. it's just how nature works. martin: a lion eating a zebra is really no worse than a zebra or a termite eating a living blade of grass. they're all important for a healthy ecosystem. where are you guys going? we're off to make another food web. meet you in north america! martin, i'll start as a green pond algae. cool, i'll be a big, juicy blueberry. (laughing) as green algae i'll be the base of the whole pond ecosystem full of cool animals. i'm going to be the most amazing blueberry to ever start a food web. (laughing) so no matter what habitat you're in on earth there is a creature food web in action around you. all right, chris let's see how fast we can work our way through a north american food web. let's start with... trees! trees are producers, plants that

get their energy from the sun. producers are the first step in a typical food chain. a lot of animals eat tree leaves, and we've got to find one of them. chris, found something. did you find a leaf-eater? oh yeah, a caterpillar hiding in this tent and this caterpillar hides in his tent until he's ready to eat then he comes out and he eats the leaf. and now, we've got to find a caterpillar-eater. let's go! whoa, an american toad! these guys will eat just about anything they can fit in their mouths including caterpillars. whoa, she found a caterpillar. wow, now that's a lightning-fast grab. but it's not going to be super-easy to find the next creature in the chain because toads have great defenses. first, they taste bad, and a lot of predators don't want to eat them. second, if they're being eaten they blow up like a balloon, to make it harder for the predator to swallow them.

yes, a hog-nose snake! oh, now this snake can get past a toad's defense because a hog-nose has special fangs in the back of its mouth that can pop a blown-up toad, so the snake can swallow it down. oh now, this is a cool snake. martin, over here! yes, a raccoon! that takes us further up the food chain. raccoons are omnivores. that means they eat plants like berries and nuts, and animals like crayfish and snakes including the hog-nose snake. so, we're almost to the top. there are only a few creatures who would ever eat a raccoon. we find one and we've made it. how about a wolf? lynx, maybe. oh, a mountain lion would. one thing's for sure. top predators are usually the hardest to find. a feather! both: of a great-horned owl. there! great-horned owls will eat raccoons. we did it!

in record time. oh, yeah, and that is just one north american food chain. food chains and food webs are all around us, so keep your eyes peeled when you're creature adventuring. we'll see you on the creature trail! on your marks, get set, go! let's go! come on! woo! baboons are great climbers in the trees great runners on the ground. they're designed for life both in the trees and on the ground. this is so important for baboon survival in the wild. the trees provide shelter. and the ground provides a lot of the food baboons need. martin: when you're a kangaroo, you live in hot places but kangaroos don't sweat like we do. instead, a kangaroo licks his arms. see that? look at this. he has licked his arms so much, they're soaking wet. he licks arms just like that. and by licking his arms like that the kangaroo

gets them really wet, and then the heat from his body goes into the water which evaporates taking the heat away. so that's how a red kangaroo stays cool. all right, we got a really cool creature here. chris, you ready for a creature challenge? i'm ready. is it furry? uh, it has a short coat of fur yeah. can i touch it? yeah. there you go. you're right neck to shoulder. it feels like a horse with a mane. yeah, it is in the horse family. but it has a special distinguishing feature which you can only see. the color? it's the pattern. is it striped? you got it. it's a zebra! right on! all right. what a cool creature. hey, buddy. announcer: it's "word girl." there was a crime here. word girl, we need your help. when you're trying to catch a villain every moment is priceless. here you go. all done. announcer: "word girl," weekdays on pbs kids go! or watch anytime you want at pbskidsgo.org. wild kratts is made possible by

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