Stinky and Jake: Here on the Animal Show.
Here on the Animal Show.
Here on the Animal Show!
Bunnie Bear: From under the ocean, over the clouds, and around the world…
Armstrong the Chickenhawk: Here comes the wild side of wild life.
Bunnie: The Animal Show!
Armstrong: And now, let’s have a wild welcome for your furry friends-
Bunnie: Stinky and Jake!
Stinky and Jake: Now it’s The Animal Show!
Jake: Hello, all you animals out there!
Stinky: I’m Stinky.
Jake: And I’m Jake. And today, we are going to meet the walking-stick and the ptarmigan, both of which are animals that have been affected by climate change.
Stinky: Jake, what is climate change?
Jake: Well, Stinky, climate change is when planet Earth is getting warmer. This is because of fossil fuel consumption, overusing electricity and water, and even farming.
Stinky: What does that have to do with animals?
Jake: With the Earth getting warmer, cold habitats are melting, oceans are rising, and deserts are spreading. If this continues, many animals native to cold habitats, like me, will go extinct.
Stinky: Let’s see… Warmer planet means more extinctions… That’s awful, Jake! We need to do something quick! What can I do to save the world?
Jake: Well, there’s turning off electrical appliances that aren’t being used, biking everywhere instead of driving, stop using fossil fuels, and of course, recycling.
Stinky: If that’s the case… (runs off to turn off the lights) There! We’ll be able to save the world in no time.
Jake: But how are we gonna do the show in the dark?
Stinky: Simple. (blows a whistle, and fireflies arrive) There. Fireflies are nature’s light bulbs.
Armstrong: And now, it’s time for…
Bunnie: That’s amazing! Today, we go to New England to greet an unexpected visitor.
This is a fiddler crab. These guys are usually native to Africa, Portugal, and Southeast Asia, but with the oceans getting warmer, some decided to move to America. They started with Florida, and now, they inhabit New Hampshire, Maine, and Rhode Island.
Armstrong: Now, that’s something that will make you say…
Jake: That’s amazing! Where’s Stinky?
Firefly: He’s unplugging the generator below, but he’ll be back.
Jake: While we’re waiting for Stinky, from the forests and jungles of the world, please welcome Bradley the Walking-Stick!
(Bunnie carries over Bradley on a leaf)
Bradley: Hi, Jake. Where’s Stinky?
Stinky: I’m back! I was downstairs turning off the generator. I want to stop climate change.
Bradley: I’m glad you want to stop climate change, Stinky. We may not look like it, but climate change is affecting walking-sticks, as well. As you know, eggs need to be in warm habitats to hatch. But with the planet getting warmer, more and more walking-stick babies are hatching. Soon, there will be more walking-stick than trees, which is a problem because we love to eat leaves.
Stinky: This is worse than I thought.
Jake: Bradley. Ix-nay on the imate-clay.
Bradley: Want me to change the subject?
Jake: Yes, please! Tell us about walking-sticks.
Bradley: Sure thing. First of all, we’re called walking-sticks because we look like twigs, branches, and of course, sticks. We use our unique body to hide from predators, as showcased here!
Stinky: What are you talking about? There are no bugs here!
Jake: Of course there is, Stinky! What do you think that long skinny thing on that tree trunk is?
Stinky: I don’t know. Maybe just a… Wait, I saw it move! It must be a walking-stick!
Bradley: You’re a smart skunk. Walking-sticks have adapted to a lot of different habitats, such as my cousin from Australia here.
Stinky: That doesn’t look like a stick.
Jake: Not all walking-sticks look like sticks, Stinky.
Bradley: He’s right, Stinky. In fact, we have a relative called the walking leaf, which looks just like a leaf.
Stinky: It’s the camouflage episode all over again!
Bradley: I better get going. We’d be here all day! Bye for now. (Bradley walks off)
Jake: And now it’s time for…
Jake and Stinky: Baby talk!
Ptarmigan mommy: Kids? Where are you?
Ptarmigan chick: We’re on this bark-like thing.
Ptarmigan mommy: Get down there! This is where people lurk, and you could get hurt.
Ptarmigan chick: But people are nocturnal! C’mon, brothers and sisters.
Ptarmigan siblings: You know, this isn’t as fun as you said it was. Besides, it’s raining. Let’s hide under the thicket until it stops raining.
(cut back to Stinky and Jake with Tizzy)
Tizzy the Bee: Hi, everyone! Time for a quiz! (cuts to the screen below)
Do all penguins live in cold habitats? Give it a think. Back in a buzz!
(Tizzy flies back to Stinky and Jake, who are having a hard time finding the answer)
Stinky: What do you think the answer is, Jake?
Jake: I can only answer as a polar bear, to which I do live in cold habitats.
Tizzy: Maybe you should hear the question again. (flies back to the previous screen) The question is do all penguins live in cold habitats? The answer is no. There are, in fact, some penguins that live in warm habitats.
The Humboldt penguin lives in the west coast of South America, and they migrate from Peru to Chile.
The Cape penguin lives in South Africa, and even though they live in a warm habitat, these guys are, in fact, endangered. This was because cape penguin eggs from many years ago were considered delicious to humans, but now, they are protected species.
The Galapagos penguin lives in the Galapagos Islands, and they live in caves on the island. Bee-lieve it, because it’s true!
To be continued in Part 2...
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