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. Before I announce who the guests are today, I want to explain why we’re in the woods today. Our guests, a possum and an orangutan, both live in trees, so we decided to move the show to the woods as a suggestion from Bunnie.
Stinky: But Jake, what if other animals walk by? (a bunny hops by)
Jake: We won’t mind. They’re our neighbors. Besides, we had lunch before we went out. And now, here’s Bunnie and Armstrong with…
Bunnie: That’s amazing! Today, we take a look at an orangutan movie star!
Armstrong: I don’t like movies. Have you seen The Birds? So unrealistic!
Bunnie: Well, Manis was a real orangutan who starred with Clint Eastwood in the 1978 action comedy Any Which Way But Loose.
In this movie, Manis played an ape named Clyde, and he was the sidekick to Clint’s character, Philo Beddoe. Any Which Way But Loose, which is not suitable for young animals, was a box-office hit, earning over 100 million dollars on a 5 million dollar budget.
Armstrong: Now, that’s something that will make you say…
Jake and Stinky: That’s amazing!
Jake: And now, all the way from North America…
Stinky: America.
Jake: Please welcome Peter the Possum!
Peter: Hi, Stinky. Hi, Jake. Why are out in the woods?
Stinky: The studio is getting fumigated after Yves let his ants loose.
Jake: Stinky!
Peter: That’s okay. You’re always welcome in the woods, as long as you don’t chop down the trees. We need them.
As you can see, young possums love to hang upside-down on tree branches. Unfortunately for us adults, our tails just aren’t strong enough.
Stinky: Does that mean you walk on the ground?
Peter: Yes, we spend a lot of time ambling about on the ground, but we also spend our days in tree trunks, rock crevices, under brush piles, and in burrows.
Stinky: But what if you face a predator?
Peter: We play dead.
Stinky: Like a dog?
Peter: Yes, actually. In fact, here’s a dog right here.
Jake: That means you pretend to act dead to trick predators.
Peter: Correct! And no, we’re not rodents like rats, mice, and squirrels. We’re marsupials, which means we have a pouch on our stomach.
Stinky: Like kangaroos and koalas?
Jake: Yes, Stinky. This isn’t the first time we had a possum on the show, you know. Remember Priscilla the Honey Possum?
Stinky: Oh, yeah. I’d rather forget.
Peter: This is my wife Hailey delivering babies. However, when they’re old enough, they’ll climb onto the back and hitch a ride, like this!
Stinky: I wish my mom carried me like that.
Peter: I have to go now. I need to tend to my own kids, who are actually not that far from here. (walks off to find his wife and children)
Jake: And now, to help warm up for the next guest, here’s an ape edition of…
Jake and Stinky: Baby talk!
Duni (baby gorilla): Happy birthday, Mobi! You are now one year old.
Mob (mama gorilla)i: Does that mean I’m an adult now?
Duni: No, but that means you can climb around the exhibit.
Mobi: I’ll climb that tree over there.
Is this what real apes do in the wild?
Duni: Yes, Mobi. We climb trees to build nests and avoid predators.
Mobi: Are you a gorilla, too?
Monkey: No, I’m a Colobus monkey.
Mobi: Whatever you are, want to play a game?
Monkey: No. I’m trying to escape this country to return to the jungles of Africa.
Mobi: Why escape when there’s so much to do in here? Tag!
Monkey: What was that for? You hit me!
Mobi: No, I tagged you. Tag, you’re it!
Duni: Mobi, stop harassing that Colobus monkey. You have other siblings to play with.
Mobi: Do I have to?
Duni: Yes, you have Jameela, Kunda, and Kayembe. If Mr. Monkey wants to be left alone, leave him alone.
Mobi: Alright. I’ll play with Kunda.
Kunda: Ride em, cowboy!
Mobi: This isn’t what I had in mind.
Tizzy the Bee: Tizzy here! Time for a quiz!
Which marsupial also lives in trees? The numbat, the kangaroo, the wombat, or the bandicoot? Give it a think. Back in a buzz!
(Cuts back to Stinky and Jake, who are trying to figure out the answer)
Stinky: What’s a numbat?
Jake: It’s like an anteater, except it lives in Australia. Also, it’s not a xenarthran.
Stinky: A what?
Jake: It’s a group of mammals that include armadillos, anteaters, and sloths.
Stinky: Sloths are related to anteaters? That’s crazy!
Tizzy: Time’s up, but here’s the answer! (flies back to the previous screen) Which of these marsupials lives in trees? It’s the tree kangaroo. Bee-lieve it!
These are tree kangaroos. These endangered kangaroos from New Guinea live in trees rather than on the ground. Along with living in trees to avoid crocodiles and wild dogs, tree kangaroos also have thick fur to insulate them against damp weather and act as camouflage. Bee-lieve it, because it’s true!
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