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 before we announce the guest stars, I’ll explain why it’s so late tonight.
Stinky: Can I do it, Jake?
Jake: Okay, Stinky.
Stinky: Thank you. We are up late because our guests are nocturnal, which is when an animal prefers to be active at night and sleep during the day. Because of that, we’re going to stay up late to honor our guests, a pangolin and a fossa. I remember what a pangolin is, but what’s a fossa?
Jake: It’s a cat-like mammal from Madagascar that hunts lemurs. And now, here are Bunnie and Armstrong with…
Bunnie: That’s amazing! Today, we look at the Venus flytrap.
Armstrong: What’s so special about a flower?
Bunnie: You heard of animals eating plants, but here’s a plant that eats animals!
Armstrong: That’s impossible!
Bunnie: No, it’s true. If an insect lands on the flytrap’s petals, snap! The poor insect gets eaten.
Armstrong: Now, that’s a buggy fact that will make you say…
Stinky and Jake: That’s amazing!
Jake: And now, all the way from Africa and Asia.
Stinky: Asia.
Jake: Please welcome Pemalu the Pangolin!
Pemalu: Good evening, everyone. Why are you hosting the show so late?
Stinky: We’re staying up late to honor our nocturnal guests.
Pemalu: That’s thoughtful of you, though we pangolins are also active during the day. Just look at this pangolin from India.
Jake: You look like a cross between an anteater and an armadillo. Are you related to either?
Pemalu: No! We’re part of our own group. There are eight species of pangolins. I’m a Sunda pangolin, like this.
Jake: Can we see more pangolin species?
Pemalu: To help save time, how about I show you this chart?
Stinky: You have scales like a reptile, yet you’re a mammal?
Pemalu. Correct.
Stinky: Is that a case of convergent evolution?
Jake: Great observation, Stinky!
Pemula: We also have scales to protect us from predators. To top it all off, we can roll into a ball!
Stinky: What do you use your claws for?
Pemalu: We use those to dig through anthills and termite mounds, just like aardvarks in Africa. We also have long tongues to grab tasty insects.
Jake You’re an outstanding animal, Pemalu. How come none of your kind asked to be on the show before?
Pemalu: We tried to get on the ant infestation and armor episodes, but they were all booked. We also want to keep a low profile because humans might be watching us.
Stinky: Are you endangered?
Pemalu: Worse than that- critically endangered. Tizzy will fill you in later. I have to go now.
Jake: Nice meeting you, Pemalu! To help get ready for our next guest, here’s today’s edition of…
Jake and Stinky: Baby talk!
Fossa mom: Mommy needs to rest now. Play with each other for an hour, but try not to escape the
habitat. Humans are watching.
Fossa cub 1: Got it, mom!
Let’s climb this rock to see what’s up there.
Fossa cub 2: But remember what mom said- Don’t escape the habitat!
Fossa cub 1: Don’t worry your tail about it! We’ll be protected by an invisible force field.
Fossa cub 2: You know, this isn’t so bad.
Fossa cub 1: You know, this is boring. I’m gonna try biting some bark.
Ew! This tastes nothing like meat.
(cut back to Stinky and Jake with Tizzy)
Tizzy the Bee: Hi, everyone! Time for a quiz! (cuts to the screen below)
Why is the pangolin endangered? Give it a think. Back in a buzz!
(Cuts back to Stinky and Jake, with the latter sleeping)
Stinky: Jake, wake up! (shakes the polar bear awake)
Jake! Ah, I’m awake! I’m awake! What was the question?
Tizzy: Maybe you should hear the question again. (flies back to the previous screen) Why is the
pangolin endangered? Well, these guys have poor relationships with humans. Bee-lieve it, because it’s
true!
See those poor pangolins in cages alongside snakes? They were captured by humans to be eaten by them!
Pangolin meat is considered very tasty in China and Vietnam.
If that isn’t bad enough, some people kill pangolins so they can rip off their scales and turn them into
clothes and medicine. Bee-lieve it, because it’s sadly true.
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