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 osprey and the peacock. (Armstrong flies over)
Armstrong: An osprey? Is the osprey named Nigel, by any chance?
Jake: Uh, ys. Why do you ask?
Armstrong: We’ve been best friends since we were fledglings! I'd love to meet him again. Can I swap places with Stinky for the day?
Stinky: Sure. I always wanted a bird’s eye view! (laughs, and then walks over to the same desk as Bunnie)
Bunnie: Hi, Stinky! You’re in time for today’s edition of That’s Amazing! Today, we look at the fulmar.
Stinky: Looks like a seagull, to me.
Bunnie: It may look like an ordinary seabird, but fulmars spit a stinky stomach oil at other animals that get too close.
Stinky: Can we see it spit?
Bunnie: Sorry Stinky, but it would be too gross for our family demographic.
Stinky: Even if I’ve never seen it, it sounds like something that would make me say…
Jake and Armstrong: That’s amazing!
Jake: And now, from all over the world, please welcome Nigel the Osprey!
Nigel: Armstrong? Is that you?
Armstrong: Yes, Nigel! It’s me! (the two birds walk over to each other to give hi-fives with their wings) Where have you been?
Nigel: Massachusetts.
Jake: Say, Nigel. Do you suppose you could tell us a bit about ospreys?
Nigel: I’d love to!
As you said earlier, ospreys can be found in six of the seven continents near water. We love to eat fish, and that’s why we’re also called fish-hawks.
Armstrong: So, you’re a hawk like me?
Nigel: No, we’re part of a different group of birds called pandions.
Jake: Do you migrate, or do you stick to one country?
Nigel: Actually, we migrate from Sweden to Africa. Ospreys may travel for up to 160,000 miles!
We’re also very smart: We can make up to eight distinctive vocal sounds and eleven different physical displays. I danced for my wife while flying to win her over!
Armstrong: Lucky bird!
Nigel: Sorry, but I have to get going. My wife is probably worried sick. (flies off back to Massachusetts)
Armstrong: Don’t leave, Nigel! You just got here!
Jake: Don’t get your feathers ruffled, Armstrong. Here are some more ospreys with Baby Talk!
Armstrong: What’s Baby Talk, again?
Jake: Just look.
Brother Osprey: Come on, sisters! It’s time to fly. Here, I’ll show you!
See? Piece of kelp. Now you try.
Sister 1: Okay. Let me try.
Woo-hoo! This is fun! Come on, Olivia. The air is fine.
(later)
Osprey brother: I fly like an eagle!
Amelia: But aren’t you already an eagle?
Olivia: No, we’re ospreys. Huge difference.
Osprey brother: That’s enough flying for one day. Back to the nest, everyone! You never know when silly creatures will show up.
Tizzy the Bee: Hi, everyone! Time for a quiz! (cuts to the screen below)
Which of these birds also eats fish? The heron, the pelican, the penguin, or the cormorant? Give it a think. Back in a buzz!
(Tizzy flies back to Armstrong and Jake, who are trying to find out the answer)
Jake: I know what it is- the penguin!
Armstrong: Who’s the bird here? All of them eat fish!
Tizzy: Actually, you’re right! All of these birds eat fish. Bee-lieve it!
Herons usually eat fish, but some, like this great blue heron in Florida, eats other animals such as that snake!
Pelicans, on the other hand, only eat fish. They use their big bills to scoop up water, and then shake them back and forth to empty them!
Most penguins eat fish, though others may eat squid.
And finally, similar to pelicans, cormorants search for fish by diving for it. Bee-lieve it, because it’s true!
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