Jake: And now, let’s see what’s cooking in the kitchen with Yves St. La Roche.
(cuts to Yves in his kitchen)
Yves: Bonjour, bonjour little animals out there! Today’s a throwback recipe with a waterproof cheese sandwich! You will need a bowl, some cheese and tomato, a bit of bread, a cucumber, a plastic bag, and some ketchup for good luck! (grabs the ingredients and places them in a bowl) Mix them together, and voila! A waterproof cheese sandwich. It may look and taste horrible, but at least it will be dry underwater! Steve the lobster will demonstrate! (Steve arrives and grabs the bag, which opens thanks to his sharp claws)
Steve: Is this for me? Thank you! (pulls the sandwich out of the bag and eats it) It’s great, though I hate ketchup.
(cuts back to Stinky and Jake)
Jake: And now, all the way from South America…
Stinky: Deja vu.
Jake: Please welcome Izzy the Basilisk Lizard!
Izzy: Hi, Jake. Why is Stinky dressed up as a human?
Stinky: Who is Stinky? I am Super Skunk, dedicated to helping endangered species!
Izzy: You don’t have to worry about me, Stinky. In fact, basilisks are invasive in some places!
Stinky: Invasive?! Sorry, but that means I have to arrest you.
Izzy: But not me! I’m Colombian. Here’s a picture of my brother, Ishmal.
Jake: You don’t seem to be running on water.
Izzy: We’re also good at climbing trees and even swimming.
Stinky: Swimming?
Izzy: And we can hold our breath for up to 30 minutes!
Jake: That’s fantastic! I can only stay underwater for a minute.
Stinky: Can we see a clip of you running please?
Izzy: Alright, though I might as well play the licking game every time someone asks me to show a clip of a basilisk running.
Jake: Is singing one of your talents?
Izzy: Do I have to?
Stinky: I’ll spray you if you don’t!
Jake: Super Skunk! That’s not how we treat the guests!
Izzy: It’s okay, Jake. I’m just not that good at singing, but I’ll sing a song about lizards.
Jake: And now, here’s Izzy the Basilisk Lizard singing ‘The Lizard Song’.
Izzy: Lizards, I think, are the best of reptiles
Native to six worlds, we have the best style!
We can climb on walls, change color, and regrow our tails
It’s much better than having tough scales!
Lizards can come in many different sizes
Half an inch to five feet, we have lots of surprises!
Glide through trees and inflate our throats
The Komodo dragon could even eat a goat!
Lizards are unique from other reptiles
We may not have sharp teeth or coils, but we’ll always make you smile!
Bunnie: And now it’s time for the Animal Awards! Today, the fastest animal on two legs!
Armstrong: We did this before?
Bunnie: Aw, but can we do it again?
Armstrong: Alright, but I already know the winner. Could it be… The cassowary?
Bunnie: The ostrich?
Armstrong: The human?
Bunnie: Or the roadrunner?
Armstrong: And the winner is… I honestly forget. I was lying before.
Bunnie: The winner is the ostrich, which can run up to over 30 miles an hour!
Armstrong: Congratulations, ostrich!
Bunnie: Back to you, Stinky and Jake!
(cut back to Stinky and Jake)
Jake: And now, it’s time for a story, which will feature a lizard like Izzy.
Stinky: Don’t start without Stinky! (runs offscreen to take off his outfit and runs back) There. Can we start the story now?
Jake: Yes, Stinky. “Once upon a time in the Galapagos, there was a marine iguana named Pedro. Pedro loved living in the Galapagos, but one day, he was scooped by a tidal wave and ended up on the beaches of Ecuador! ‘Where am I?’ Said Pedro. ‘This doesn’t look like home Oh well. The ocean will just scoop me up again and bring me back to the Galapagos Islands.’ Pedro waited for a week, but no wave was as big as the one that brought him to Ecuador. During this time, Pedro didn’t eat a thing, and that made him, believe it or not, shrink. One day, a seagull noticed him and said ‘You haven’t eaten in weeks! Are you just gonna waste any to nothing?’ ‘Yes!’ Said Pedro. ‘Well, you shouldn’t let that stop you. Where you come from doesn’t matter; It’s what you do with your life that matters. Besides, I could ask my friends to carry you back, if you really want to.’ ‘You know, you’re right.’ Said Pedro. ‘I shouldn’t starve to death just because I’m homesick!’ And so, Pedro ate up to 3 pounds of seaweed and algae and returned to his normal size. The next day, he was carried back to the Galapagos with the seagulls, and he lived happily ever after. The end.”
Stinky: That was a good story, Jake. Do marine iguanas actually shrink?
Jake: Yes, actually. They shrink when there’s not enough food to go around.
(cut to Armstrong and Bunnie in front of the habitat door)
Bunnie: Okay, Armstrong. It’s Habitat Time, and today, we’re going to the Amazon River!
Armstrong: The Amazon River?! As in piranhas, electric eels, and crocodiles?
Bunnie: Yes, but don't worry your little head about it! We’ll be safe as usual. (opens the door) Come on, let’s go!
The Amazon Basin represents half the world’s rainforests, with one in ten species anywhere living on Earth living here.
Armstrong: Help! Crocodiles!
Bunnie: Those aren’t alligators, Armstrong. These are caimans, which are actually said to be related to alligators.
Armstrong: Is that Plunk?
Bunnie: That’s actually a giant river otter, not a sea otter. In fact, Sandy was a giant otter.
Armstrong: From when you were lonely, so you decided to have her and Melanie the Mink over for a sleepover.
Bunnie: Correct! Like Sandy said in that episode, giant otters are endangered because of overhunting by humans. Some are also careless enough to pollute the Amazon!
Armstrong: But it’s so beautiful so far.
Armstrong: What’s a dolphin doing here? They live in the ocean.
Bunnie: Not the Amazon river dolphin! This cetacean lives in rivers, but it’s still just as smart and playful as their saltwater cousins.
Armstrong: What’s a cetacean?
Bunnie: That’s a fancy word for the whale family.
Man, that fish is huge!
Bunnie: Yes it is, Armstrong. That’s an arapaima, which can reach up to 15 feet in length. What makes it more interesting is that the arapaima can breathe air!
Armstrong: A fish breathing air?! Now I've seen everything!
Bunnie: And finally, the mata mata. Look at its nose!
Armstrong: What’s the ‘mata’ with this turtle?
Bunnie: It comes from the Tupi Guarani word matamata, which means ‘turtle’. Some South American humans think it’s called the mata mata because of its fierce hunting skills. It can sneak up on prey and swallow it undetected!
Armstrong: Can we go now? Piranhas are in this river, and they can rip off your flesh in seconds!
Bunnie: Okay, and we’re running out of air.
(Bunnie and Armstrong leave the Amazon River and head back to the Animal Show studio)
Bunnie: For Habitat Time, it’s Bunnie Bear-
Armstrong: And Armstrong the chickenhawk.
Bunnie: Just back from the Amazon River.
(Tizzy flies around Stinky and Jake again)
Tizzy: Quiz time!
Jake: And what’s the quiz this time?
Tizzy: Well, here it is! (cuts to the screen below)
Which lizard is most closely related to the basilisk lizard? The iguana, the chameleon, the anole, or the skink? Give it a think! Back in a buzz!
(cuts back to Stinky and Jake, who are trying to figure out the answer)
Jake: What do you think the answer is, Stinky?
Stinky: I’m afraid that I might get the question wrong. Maybe I should get Super Skunk.
Tizzy: Well, here’s the answer! (flies back to the previous screen) The basilisk lizard is a type of iguana. Bee-lieve it, because it’s true!
Jake: Thanks for the quiz, Tizzy! Well, that’s all the time we have for today, and until next time, keep seeing the world through the eyes of animals!
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| From left to right: Sandy, Bunnie, and Melanie. |
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