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 a toucan and a hyrax.
Stinky: I know what a toucan is, but what’s a hyrax?
Jake: Bunnie, could you show Stinky what a hyrax looks like?
Stinky: Oh, so it’s a rodent.
Jake: Nope!
Stinky: Mustelid?
Jake: No.
Stinky: That group of mammals that includes shrews, moles, and hedgehogs that no one can think of!
Jake: You mean eulipotyphla?
Stinky: Yeah.
Jake: No! They’re actually related to elephants!
Stinky: ELEPHANTS!?!?! Are you serious? Maybe it’s a rabbit.
Jake: Stinky, please stop arguing! You’re gonna cut into the next segment!
(cuts to Bunnie and Armstrong)
Armstrong: And now, it’s time for…
Bunnie: That’s amazing! Today, we look at the horseshoe crab!
Armstrong: Is that thing even a crab? Where are its claws?
Bunnie: Good observation, Armstrong! Despite its name, horseshoe crabs are not crabs. They’re actually arachnids, making them related to spiders and scorpions.
Armstrong: Now that’s something that will make you say…
Jake and Stinky: That’s amazing!
Jake: And now, all the way from Africa…
Stinky: Africa.
Jake: Please welcome Kubwa the Hyrax!
Kubwa: Jambo, Stinky. Jambo, Jake. Glad to be on your show.
Stinky: How are you possibly related to the elephant?
Jake: Stinky!
Kubwa: That’s okay, Jake. We get that a lot. We are related to elephants because we share a similar ancestor.
Jake: Tell me, Kubwa. What kind of hyrax are you?
Kubwa: I’m a rock hyrax, which is also called a dassie.
We’re also called rock hyraxes because we like to live on rocks and in cracks. It helps it hide from predators!
Stinky: I just hope you don’t get dust! (laughs)
Kubwa: We have stumpy toes with hoof-like nails. These claws are useful for grooming and scratching!
Jake: Look at those toes! They look like they belong on an elephant.
Stinky: You’re right, Jake. Maybe hyraxes are related to elephants, after all.
Kubwa: There are also hyraxes that live in trees, hence why they are called tree hyraxes.
Stinky: Say, those look different from rock hyraxes.
Jake: Well, Stinky. The two-toed sloth looks different from the three-toed sloth.
Stinky: Oh, yeah. What kind of sloth was Lamont?
Jake: Judging by his fur, I’d say a three-toed sloth.
Stinky: Can you tell us one more thing about hyraxes?
Kubwa: My pleasure. Even though we’re herbivores, we have unusually sharp incisors.
Stinky: Incisors?
Jake: Teeth like a mouse or a rabbit.
Stinky: Why are your teeth so sharp if you eat plants?
Kubwa: It’s for grinding tougher food. Kwaheri! (walks off to the Habitat Door)
Jake: As usual, to help get ready for our next guests, here’s today’s edition of…
Jake and Stinky: Baby talk!
Baby toucan: I’m in a strange new place after I’ve been separated by mommy and daddy. This silly
creature has been watching me for a long time.
What does it want to do with me right now? (sniffs) There’s food in that white stick!
Mmm, crushed fruit. My favorite! More please!
Yum yum yum! Delicioso! One more please?
I think I’ll get used to this captivity thing.
(cuts back to Stinky and Jake)
Tizzy the Bee: Tizzy here! Time for a quiz!
Which of these animals is NOT related to the elephant? The manatee, the rhinoceros, the aardvark,
or the elephant shrew? Give it a think. Back in a buzz!
(Tizzy flies back to Armstrong and Jake, who are trying to find out the answer)
Stinky: What do you think the answer is, Jake?
Jake: I honestly don’t know. I think I forgot already!
Tizzy: Maybe you should hear the question again. (flies back to the previous screen) Which of these animals
is not related to the elephant. It’s the hippo! Bee-lieve it!
Even though they look similar, hippos and elephants are not related. If anything, hippos are more
related to whales!
The manatee may be the last animal to be related to the elephant, but look at its tail! Don’t they belong on a
pachyderm?
Even though they look like anteaters, aardvarks are also related to elephants. Unlike their relatives, however,
aardvarks eat insects like termites and ants.
Are they elephants or shrews? They may not look like it, but elephant shrews are actually related to elephants!
Bee-lieve it, because it’s true!
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