Dinosaur Train
Forest Fire
Clip: Season 2 Episode 8 | 2m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
The Conductor teaches the kids about forests and forest fires.
The Conductor teaches the kids about forests and forest fires.
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Dinosaur Train
Forest Fire
Clip: Season 2 Episode 8 | 2m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
The Conductor teaches the kids about forests and forest fires.
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>>CAN YOU STILL SEE THE FIRE?
>>CAN YOU STILL SEE THE FIRE?
>>YEP.
WAY OVER THERE.
>>CAN YOU STILL SEE THE FIRE?
>>YEP.
WAY OVER THERE.
>>I'M EXTRA GLAD WE'RE RIDING >>YEP.
WAY OVER THERE.
>>I'M EXTRA GLAD WE'RE RIDING THE DINOSAUR TRAIN TODAY.
I >>I'M EXTRA GLAD WE'RE RIDING THE DINOSAUR TRAIN TODAY.
I WANT TO ASK THE CONDUCTOR THE DINOSAUR TRAIN TODAY.
I WANT TO ASK THE CONDUCTOR SOMETHING.
WANT TO ASK THE CONDUCTOR SOMETHING.
>>I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY SOMETHING.
>>I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION AND PUNCH YOUR >>I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION AND PUNCH YOUR TICKETS.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU QUESTION AND PUNCH YOUR TICKETS.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY, TINY?
TICKETS.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY, TINY?
>>WE SAW A REAL FOREST FIRE TODAY, TINY?
>>WE SAW A REAL FOREST FIRE TODAY.
>>WE SAW A REAL FOREST FIRE TODAY.
>>IT LOOKED HOT.
TODAY.
>>IT LOOKED HOT.
>>AND KIND OF SCARY, EVEN >>IT LOOKED HOT.
>>AND KIND OF SCARY, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE FAR AWAY.
>>AND KIND OF SCARY, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE FAR AWAY.
>>IT LOOKED LIKE A LOT OF THOUGH WE WERE FAR AWAY.
>>IT LOOKED LIKE A LOT OF TREES WERE ON FIRE.
>>IT LOOKED LIKE A LOT OF TREES WERE ON FIRE.
>>I ALWAYS THOUGHT TREES TREES WERE ON FIRE.
>>I ALWAYS THOUGHT TREES LASTED FOREVER, BUT AFTER >>I ALWAYS THOUGHT TREES LASTED FOREVER, BUT AFTER SEEING THAT FIRE BURNING ALL LASTED FOREVER, BUT AFTER SEEING THAT FIRE BURNING ALL THOSE TREES, I'M NOT SO SURE.
SEEING THAT FIRE BURNING ALL THOSE TREES, I'M NOT SO SURE.
>>WELL, NATURE TRACKERS, WHILE THOSE TREES, I'M NOT SO SURE.
>>WELL, NATURE TRACKERS, WHILE IT'S TRUE THAT INDIVIDUAL TREES >>WELL, NATURE TRACKERS, WHILE IT'S TRUE THAT INDIVIDUAL TREES DON'T LAST FOREVER, NEW TREES IT'S TRUE THAT INDIVIDUAL TREES DON'T LAST FOREVER, NEW TREES CAN GROW IN THEIR PLACE, SO A DON'T LAST FOREVER, NEW TREES CAN GROW IN THEIR PLACE, SO A FOREST, LIKE THE ONE YOU WERE CAN GROW IN THEIR PLACE, SO A FOREST, LIKE THE ONE YOU WERE OBSERVING, CAN LAST MILLIONS OF FOREST, LIKE THE ONE YOU WERE OBSERVING, CAN LAST MILLIONS OF YEARS.
OBSERVING, CAN LAST MILLIONS OF YEARS.
>>MILLIONS OF YEARS?
YEARS.
>>MILLIONS OF YEARS?
>>AND LIGHTNING OFTEN STRIKES >>MILLIONS OF YEARS?
>>AND LIGHTNING OFTEN STRIKES TREES IN FORESTS.
>>AND LIGHTNING OFTEN STRIKES TREES IN FORESTS.
>>WHY IS THAT, MR.
CONDUCTOR?
TREES IN FORESTS.
>>WHY IS THAT, MR.
CONDUCTOR?
>>BECAUSE TREES STICK HIGH IN >>WHY IS THAT, MR.
CONDUCTOR?
>>BECAUSE TREES STICK HIGH IN THE AIR, WHICH ATTRACTS THE >>BECAUSE TREES STICK HIGH IN THE AIR, WHICH ATTRACTS THE LIGHTNING, AND LIGHTNING THE AIR, WHICH ATTRACTS THE LIGHTNING, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN CAUSE...
LIGHTNING, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN CAUSE... [THUNDER] STRIKES CAN CAUSE... [THUNDER] FOREST FIRES.
AFTER THE FIRE [THUNDER] FOREST FIRES.
AFTER THE FIRE BURNS ITSELF OUT, IT LEAVES FOREST FIRES.
AFTER THE FIRE BURNS ITSELF OUT, IT LEAVES BURNED AND BLACKENED TREES BURNS ITSELF OUT, IT LEAVES BURNED AND BLACKENED TREES BEHIND.
BURNED AND BLACKENED TREES BEHIND.
>>AWK!
THAT LOOKS TERRIBLE!
BEHIND.
>>AWK!
THAT LOOKS TERRIBLE!
>>WELL, IT MIGHT SEEM AS IF >>AWK!
THAT LOOKS TERRIBLE!
>>WELL, IT MIGHT SEEM AS IF EVERYTHING'S BEEN WIPED OUT, >>WELL, IT MIGHT SEEM AS IF EVERYTHING'S BEEN WIPED OUT, TINY, BUT TRUTH IS, FIRE IS A EVERYTHING'S BEEN WIPED OUT, TINY, BUT TRUTH IS, FIRE IS A NATURAL PART OF A FOREST LIFE TINY, BUT TRUTH IS, FIRE IS A NATURAL PART OF A FOREST LIFE CYCLE.
NATURAL PART OF A FOREST LIFE CYCLE.
>>WE NATURE TRACKERS KNOW ALL CYCLE.
>>WE NATURE TRACKERS KNOW ALL ABOUT LIFE CYCLES.
>>WE NATURE TRACKERS KNOW ALL ABOUT LIFE CYCLES.
>>THE BURNED AREA WILL START ABOUT LIFE CYCLES.
>>THE BURNED AREA WILL START TO GROW AGAIN WITH FRESH LIFE >>THE BURNED AREA WILL START TO GROW AGAIN WITH FRESH LIFE NOW THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF TO GROW AGAIN WITH FRESH LIFE NOW THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF CLEAR SPACE AND LOTS OF LIGHT.
NOW THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF CLEAR SPACE AND LOTS OF LIGHT.
>>SO FOREST FIRES CAN HELP THE CLEAR SPACE AND LOTS OF LIGHT.
>>SO FOREST FIRES CAN HELP THE FOREST?
>>SO FOREST FIRES CAN HELP THE FOREST?
>>YES, INDEEDY-DO, BUDDY.
WHY, FOREST?
>>YES, INDEEDY-DO, BUDDY.
WHY, THERE ARE EVEN SOME SEEDS THAT >>YES, INDEEDY-DO, BUDDY.
WHY, THERE ARE EVEN SOME SEEDS THAT ONLY OPEN UP AND BEGIN TO GROW THERE ARE EVEN SOME SEEDS THAT ONLY OPEN UP AND BEGIN TO GROW WHEN HEATED UP IN A FIRE.
ONLY OPEN UP AND BEGIN TO GROW WHEN HEATED UP IN A FIRE.
>>WOW!
FIRES CAN HELP THINGS WHEN HEATED UP IN A FIRE.
>>WOW!
FIRES CAN HELP THINGS GROW?
>>WOW!
FIRES CAN HELP THINGS GROW?
>>SOME THINGS.
SO YOU SEE, GROW?
>>SOME THINGS.
SO YOU SEE, TINY, IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE FIRE >>SOME THINGS.
SO YOU SEE, TINY, IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE FIRE IS TAKING A TREE AWAY FOREVER, TINY, IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE FIRE IS TAKING A TREE AWAY FOREVER, BUT IT CAN BE A VERY HEALTHY IS TAKING A TREE AWAY FOREVER, BUT IT CAN BE A VERY HEALTHY PART OF THE LIFE CYCLE, HELPING BUT IT CAN BE A VERY HEALTHY PART OF THE LIFE CYCLE, HELPING TO KEEP THE FOREST ROLLING PART OF THE LIFE CYCLE, HELPING TO KEEP THE FOREST ROLLING RIGHT ALONG.
TO KEEP THE FOREST ROLLING RIGHT ALONG.
>>JUST LIKE THE DINOSAUR TRAIN RIGHT ALONG.
>>JUST LIKE THE DINOSAUR TRAIN ROLLS ALONG!
>>JUST LIKE THE DINOSAUR TRAIN ROLLS ALONG!
>>WHOO-WHOO!
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