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 tuatara and the salamander.
Stinky: What’s a tuatara? And what’s a salamander?
Bunnie: Here’s what a tuatara looks like, Stink-a-Roo! (holds a photo of a tuatara)
And here’s a photo of a Japanese giant salamander, which is today’s guest.
Stinky: Oh, so they’re both lizards!
Jake: Not exactly, Stinky. They may look like lizards, but salamanders are amphibians while tuataras are part of their own category. It’s a case of convergent evolution.
Stinky: What?
Jake: You know how dolphins and sharks look similar?
Stinky: Yes. Why?
Jake: That’s when animals or plants that aren’t closely related evolve similar features. You’ll learn more after this.
Armstrong: And now, it’s time for…
Bunnie: That’s amazing! Today, we’ll reveal a salamander’s secret!
Armstrong: Is it embarrassing?
Bunnie: No, Armstrong. It’s a dangerous world for a salamander, so it’s very likely to lose a leg. Luckily, its legs always grow back!
Armstrong: Now, that’s an aquatic fact that will make you say…
Jake and Stinky: That’s amazing!
Jake: And now, all the way from New Zealand…
Stinky: New Zealand.
Jake: Please welcome Toby the Tuatara!
Toby: Hey, Jake. It’s a pleasure to be here.
Stinky: How come you look like a lizard, but you’re not a lizard?
Toby: Simple, really. We live alongside endemic lizards such as geckos, skinks, and lipinias.
Jake: I’ve been told that you’ve been on Earth for a very long time.
Toby: We have, indeed. Tuataras have been on the planet for 140 million years!
Stinky: Wow! Does that mean you were alive to see a dinosaur?
Toby: No, but we do have an impressive lifespan of 120 years. It takes us about fifty years to reach adulthood. That’s a lot longer than other animals take.
Stinky: What do you eat?
Toby: We eat bugs, birds, eggs, and lizards. And no. A reptile eating a lizard is not considered cannibalism.
Jake: It’s like saying a lion is a cannibal for eating zebras and gazelles since they’re all mammals.
Stinky: That’s a lot to absorb.
Toby: I know. (yawns) I better head home. I’m nocturnal, you know.
Jake: It was nice talking to you, Toby! (Toby walks off) And now, it’s time for…
Jake and Stinky: Baby talk!
Baby tuatara: I’m out of my egg! Happy birthday to me.
Come on, slowpoke! Let’s venture into the wild.
Baby tuatara 2: What’s the wild?
Baby tuatara 1: I don’t know, but maybe it’s beyond this nest.
Baby tuatara 3: I know that this is- foilage!
Baby tuatara 2: You mean foliage.
Baby tuatara 1: Let’s see what the wild has in store for us.
(splash)
Yipes!
Baby tuatara 2: Coward. Let’s see what other critters there are.
I know what you are: You’re a cricket!
Weta: I’m a weta, thank you very much. And you tuataras eat wetas.
Baby tuatara 2: So you must be supper!
Weta: Uh-oh.
Tizzy the Bee: Hi, everyone! Time for a quiz! (cuts to the screen below)
How did the fire salamander get its name? Give it a think. Back in a buzz!
(Tizzy flies back to Stinky and Jake, who are having a hard time finding the answer)
Jake: Why do you think fire salamanders are called fire salamanders?
Stinky: Maybe they can breathe fire?
Tizzy: Well, here’s the answer. People used to think fire salamanders were created from fire! Bee-lieve it!
Many years ago in Scandinavia, when people threw logs onto bonfires, salamanders would run out! This made people think that fire salamanders can survive in fire. However, we all know that most animals can’t survive in fires. To make up for it, fire salamanders are very poisonous. Bee-lieve it, because it’s true!
To be continued in Part 2.
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