The Best Creature Dads in the Wild
The Best Creature Dads in the Wild
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00:00♪ Go, Wild, Wild, Wildcats! ♪
00:06When is one of them gonna wake up?
00:09Look! The Prince of Beasts has arisen!
00:12He's so cute, but a little nuts.
00:16He's not thinking of waking the boss lion up, is he?
00:19That's his dad.
00:21Still, the cub would fit in his mouth.
00:23Our lion dads are real protective of their cubs.
00:26But nobody likes to be woken up.
00:30Uh-oh. Now we've done it.
00:37See, I told you. A lion dad takes good care of his cubs.
00:43Whoa! That's gotta be nature's biggest hairdo.
00:47Yeah, it's a magnificent mane.
00:50But there are a few animals who have even longer hair on their head.
00:53Musk ox and yak are tied for third longest.
00:56Horses are second.
00:58The longest horse mane was measured at five meters long.
01:02And you know who, of all animals, has the longest hair on their head?
01:08You do!
01:11When a human lets her hair keep growing,
01:14a human has the longest hair on their head in the creature world.
01:17The longest hair on any human was 16 meters long.
01:21He who breathes fire.
01:24That's what we've gotta call him.
01:26He. Who. Breathes. Fire.
01:30In the local Swahili language, that translates to...
01:33Ane Pumua Moto.
01:36Ane Pumua Moto.
01:39He who breathes fire.
01:44He who breathes fire.
01:47He who breathes fire.
01:49He who breathes fire.
01:51Nobody is gonna mess with the pride.
01:54With he who breathes fire as the guardian,
01:56he must be 180 kilograms and as big as a lion gets.
02:01Yeah, Ane Pumua Moto looks to be five years old and in his prime.
02:06And that's his job to guard the lionesses,
02:09anywhere from two to twenty, plus his cubs, from danger.
02:12Of the 36 species of wildcat,
02:14lions are the only ones that live in a big social group.
02:19A big old family.
02:21Uh, then where's he going?
02:25Oh, right! Yeah! Woo-hoo!
02:28He's going on patrol.
02:30Every few nights or so, he'll patrol the pride's territory
02:34to make sure there is no intruder, like other lions around.
02:37He doesn't wait for trouble to come.
02:39He goes out to stop it.
02:41Yeah, but what if trouble finds the pride while he's gone?
02:43Well, the lioness are tough.
02:45But if trouble shows up that they really need help with,
02:48like a really big clan of hyenas or other male lions,
02:52the lioness will call for the lion and he'll come charging back.
02:56Saving the pride with lion powers.
03:00Um, where's he going?
03:03Are you kidding?
03:04When a lion of a pride trots off to survey the territory,
03:07what do you think we do?
03:09Have a catnap in the critera?
03:11No way! We're going on lion patrol!
03:13Naturally.
03:15Take your time.
03:23Oh, no! Stay away, Bumper! Save yourself!
03:29Oh, what a buddy.
03:31He's trying to save us with a little boom play.
03:37Bumper, was that you?
03:39I don't think so.
03:41Only one creature could do that.
03:43The loudest animal on Earth.
03:45A full-grown bull sperm whale!
03:48A direct hit from his boom click could knock down a small house.
03:52It totally stunned the colossal squid.
03:57He's bigger than an 18-wheeler truck.
04:03The biggest tooth predator in the history of planet Earth.
04:07A battle between a colossal squid and a bull sperm whale.
04:12A face-off between the largest eye and the biggest brain in the creature world.
04:24Whoa!
04:26The sperm whale wins!
04:29Come on, let's go! Hang in there, Mom!
04:32We're heading to air!
04:34Are they?
04:36Whoa.
04:42Yes! She made it!
04:45Now that was a whale of a rescue.
04:49Deactivate!
04:51Let's get you out of this ghost net.
04:54Looks like Bumper's happy to have his mom back.
05:02All right, here they are, the sperm whales.
05:05The biggest-brained animals that ever lived.
05:10Who make the loudest sound of all animals.
05:14And the loudest sound of all animals.
05:18And the loudest sound of all animals.
05:21And the loudest sound of all animals.
05:23Are the deepest air-breathing divers.
05:25The eaters of giant and colossal squid.
05:28Swimming free and in the wild.
05:42Hey, look at that!
05:46He pops open his jaws and creates a suction that pulls in his prey.
05:50Okay, now that counts as a pretty cool power.
05:53Uh-oh.
05:55But seahorses are also part of the food chain.
06:00And the red snapper's heading right towards Ocean Pony.
06:08He's not going to make it in time.
06:13I'm on it, partner.
06:20Got him!
06:25Changing color.
06:28Oh, he tricked the fish into thinking he was part of the reef.
06:32Now that definitely counts as a creature power.
06:36Aviva, did you see that?
06:38Got it. The jaw-snapping suction and the camouflage.
06:41But I'm still not sure if we have a seahorse power that can save all the seahorses from Donita.
06:46You'd better hurry, because I've got a beat on Donita's plane.
06:49It's coming in from the east and fast.
06:52Okay, I have been swimming, camouflage, prehensile tail, color change and...
06:57not much else.
06:59Guys, you have to give me more powers to work with.
07:01Besides looking incredibly cool, there must be something else unique and unusual about the seahorse.
07:06Donita will be here in five minutes.
07:08So, Jimmy, it's time to put your plan of distraction into action.
07:17Jimmy, your plan!
07:18Huh?
07:21My plan?
07:23Yeah, my plan.
07:25I don't have a plan.
07:27Uh-oh, that's not good.
07:29Come on, Ocean Pony, you've got to give us something big.
07:33Some power that we can use to help save all you seahorses.
07:41Whoa, what's wrong with this seahorse?
07:43It looks like he swallowed a golf ball.
07:46Yeah, and a good name too, Chris.
07:48Golf ball, nice one.
07:51What's going on?
07:54I don't know.
07:57They're baby seahorses!
08:00And they're swimming out of some kind of pouch on his belly.
08:04Uh, I think you made a mistake calling golf ball a he.
08:07Golf ball's obviously a mom.
08:10Actually, golf ball is a he.
08:12Yeah, in seahorses, dads give birth to the babies.
08:16What?
08:17Yeah, it's true.
08:18In fact, seahorses and pipefish are the only creatures in the world
08:22whose dads give birth to babies.
08:26Whoa, now that is one cool creature feature
08:29and a great power for the seahorse power suit.
08:32But I need more details. Find out more.
08:36We've got to get even smaller.
08:38Hey, I'm always up for a little miniaturization.
08:42Uh-oh.
08:43Let's get out of here.
08:44Wait, don't run!
08:46Right, she'll see us as prey.
08:48Nothing triggers a predator like prey on the run.
08:52We need the power of the pack.
08:57Activate wolf power!
09:00Activate wolf power!
09:10Nobody's going to mess with us in our wolf power suits.
09:13Uh, tell that to the cougar.
09:23Thanks for the hair brushing.
09:26Oh, we can't beat her in the short game for long.
09:29Switch to marathon running.
09:31On your mark, get set, go!
09:38She's tiring.
09:39A sprinter like her can't keep up the pace for long.
09:46Now we've got the cougar beat because we wolves are marathoners.
09:52Wow, I feel so light, like I could run like this forever.
09:56That's the power of the wolf.
10:03Amazing. We've only been wolves for two minutes and already a raven has found us.
10:09Well, if he found us, he can find other wolves.
10:12And maybe lead us right to Little Howler's pack.
10:17Follow that raven.
10:23Follow the wolf brothers following that raven.
10:30This is awesome. It's like I'm Wolfman and the raven is my sidekick.
10:34Maybe the raven thinks it's the other way around.
10:37But either way, because wolves and ravens are so tight,
10:40I don't think it'll be too long before this raven finds us.
10:43Uh-oh. We forgot to consider one very important point of wolf behavior.
10:48A wolf pack doesn't like strange wolves.
10:52Our only hope is to speak wolf language.
10:56How's it going?
10:58Bro, that accent won't do it.
11:00Well, what...
11:03That's it.
11:04That's it.
11:05That's it.
11:06That's it.
11:07That's it.
11:08That's it.
11:09That's it.
11:10That's it.
11:11That's it.
11:13Roll over.
11:16Pet tricks?
11:17How are pet tricks going to save us?
11:19Body language. Wolf body language.
11:28Yeah.
11:29By acting submissive, a wolf can turn off an attack from another wolf
11:33if they recognize us as one of their own.
11:36And because we activated Touching Little Howler,
11:40we smell familiar, like a pack member.
11:44We are in.
11:46Oh, yeah.
11:48Chris, Martin, what about Little Howler?
12:11Now we're talking.
12:17Howling. That's what wolves do to keep the pack together.
12:21With our little wolf puppy howling free and in the wild.
12:37Noah!
12:38Hi, Martin.
12:39Hi, Chris.
12:40Hey, we got to see these mysterious penguins.
12:43Nice fort, Noah.
12:45Thanks.
12:46I never ever thought I'd see penguins in the Arctic.
12:54Oh, I'm saying, come on out. Coast is clear.
12:57Sounds better in my penguin power suit, I guess.
13:02They're gone!
13:03Look, penguin tracks.
13:06Oh, no. They'll never survive out there.
13:08We've got to find the penguins before the Arctic predators do.
13:12Wait here in case the penguins come back.
13:15Good luck.
13:16Thanks.
13:17All right, even though they waddle slowly,
13:19remember how far penguins can waddle?
13:21115 kilometers, and they had all night.
13:24We got to hurry.
13:28Yes!
13:29There they are.
13:31Creature mission accomplished.
13:35Hey.
13:37Ooh, they're emperor penguins.
13:40Yep, let's get down there.
13:42Woo-hoo!
13:43Ha-ha!
13:45Hello, penguins.
13:49You're hungry, I bet you are.
13:51I must have a can of sardines in one of these pockets.
13:56Oh, here we go.
14:02Whoa!
14:03Okay, okay, I'm going to name you.
14:05I'm going to name you Spinner.
14:07Here, have another sardine, Spinner.
14:10Spinner loves those sardines.
14:12And penguin parents always feed their chicks first.
14:17Ooh!
14:18Martin, look!
14:21Oh, no. Polar bears!
14:25And wolves!
14:26Nobody's seen a penguin in the Arctic before.
14:29All these predators are curious and hungry.
14:36Quick, grab your penguin power disc.
14:40Got it.
14:41Insert power disc.
14:43Touch penguin.
14:44Activate penguin power!
14:48Wait a second.
14:49Why did we just do that?
14:50Well, we always activate a creature power to get us out of trouble.
14:54Yeah, but how are penguin powers going to help us here?
15:00Uh-oh.
15:01Penguins don't have any really good land powers.
15:03Hey, let's surprise them
15:06with a little creative use of penguin belly sliding powers.
15:10Slide me out there, bro.
15:12You got it.
15:15I'll use my super high-speed cyclone discus throw.
15:19Woo-hoo!
15:26And coming through!
15:31Yeah!
15:34Look out, bro!
15:35Oh, no.
15:36No, look out!
15:39Yeah!
15:43To the penguin rescue!
15:48Two penguin slides are better than one.
15:55Creature mission accomplished!
16:04Well, actually, not quite creature mission accomplished.
16:08We still have to get these penguins to the South Pole.
16:11Okay.
16:12Gather up, everybody.
16:13We're taking you back home.
16:17But we still don't understand how these penguins
16:19ever got way up here to the North Pole in the first place.
16:22Yeah.
16:23It really is a mystery.