♪ Wild Kratts Martin: On the continent of Asia in the forest and grasslands lives a giant among creatures, the Asian elephant.

(upbeat music) Chris: Hey, it's us, the Kratt brothers.

I'm Chris.

I'm Martin.

There are only two different species of elephants in the world and we've gotten to know both of them really well on our creature adventures.

So, see if you can tell the difference.

Chris: Which is the Asian elephant, and which is the African elephant?

Are you ready for the answer?

Well, that's the Asian elephant.

And that's the African elephant.

Chris: At first glance, they look pretty similar, but check out their ears.

See any differences?

Martin: The African elephants ea rs are bigger and hang lower.

Chris:While the Asian elephant's ea rs are a lot smaller and shorter, and their trunks are different, too.

In the African elephant, see those two tiny projections on the end of his trunk?

Do you see that?

They use their tips of their trunk like fingers.

They have two of 'em on the end of the trunk Chris: and they can just pick up delicate, tiny little things like a leaf.

Martin: (laughs) And they're great for tickling.

The Asian elephant's trunk only has one finger, but it's still great for grabbing.

So you can see that there are some very important differences between Asian elephants and African elephants that help tell them apart.

But there's one very important similarity.

Chris: The creature power of the elephant brain.

Imagine if we could get inside the head of the elephant, understand their feelings and what they're thinking.

Imagine if we had Asian elephant power.

Both: What if?

(upbeat music) ♪ On adventure with the coolest creatures ♪ From the oceans to the trees ♪ The brothers Kratt are going places you never get to see ♪ Oh oh oh ♪ Hanging with their creature friends ♪ Get ready, it's the hour ♪ We're gonna save some animals today ♪ With creature power ♪ Gonna go wild, Wild Kratts ♪ Gonna go wild, wild, Wild Kratts ♪ Gonna go wild, Wild Kratts ♪ Gonna go wild, wild, wild ♪ Ya ♪ Cheetah speed and lizard glide ♪ Falcon flight and lion pride ♪ Gonna go wild, Wild Kratts ♪ Gonna go wild, wild, Wild Kratts ♪ Gonna go wild, Wild Kratts ♪ Gonna go wild, wild, Wild Kratts ♪ Go wild, wild, Wild Kratts Chris: Elephant Brains!

Aviva: Wow, our planet earth is so beautiful from up here.

Koki: I know.

The oceans, the forests, that's home right down there.

Aviva: So, are the guys ready to get started?

Koki: Let's see.

(upbeat music) (electronic beeping) Koki: Yes, I'm locked into Chris's location in Africa.

And Martin...

I've got him in Asia.

India to be exact.

Aviva: Perfect.

Then we can get started.

Started with what?

I forget.

Well, remember the saying, Jimmy, an elephant never forgets.

I'm definitely not part elephant.

(laughs) We're checking out elephants.

Aviva: There are two basic kinds, African elephants and Asian elephants, and we're figuring out the differences.

Uh-oh, if this anything like the time we figured out the difference between an alligator and a crocodile, I'm out!

Too many super sharp teeth in that adventure.

(Jimmy whimpering) (ominous music) Don't worry, Jimmy.

Aviva: This'll be more about super cool trunks than super sharp teeth.

Tortuga to Kratt brothers, do you read?

Chris here with some African elephants.

Remember Thornsley, the rascally little elephant who drove off with our Tortuga?

How could we forget?

(gasps) Hi, Thornsley!

(playful music) Huh?

Hey.

Chris: Get your little trunk fingers off my creature pod.

Oh yeah, those two little trunk fingers can really grab.

Especially Thornsley's.

Chris: Give it back, buddy.

(groans) Hey!

Um, a little problem here.

Chris: I'll get back to you!

That little Thornsley is trouble.

(electronic beeping) Incoming com from Martin.

Hey, gang.

Blue Backpack here.

I found some Asian elephants.

Huh, they live in maternal herds just like African elephants do.

Martin: The matriarch female, her sisters, and their babies.

This little girl is only one year old and really friendly.

(chuckles) Ah!

Ow!

Hey, please don't pinch the nose.

Aww.

She's a sweetie.

Hey, notice anything different about that trunk?

Uh, it's attached to my face?

Aviva: (gasps) One finger.

Martin: Yup, that's right.

Asian elephants have one trunk finger, not two.

Aviva: That's difference number one.

African elephants have two trunk fingers.

Asian elephants have one.

But Asian elephants can still pick up, hold, and pinch things just as well.

Uh, I think I'll name you Fingertip.

Yep, Fingertip it is.

(electronic zapping) Okay, Chris here.

Still after that creature pod.

Chris: Hey, but I think from this angle you can spot another difference.

See how smooth African elephants' heads are?

And how big their ears are?

In fact their ears are kinda shaped like the map of Africa.

Really?

(computer beeps) Koki: It matches!

That's cool.

So smooth head and big ears for African elephants... Martin: And bumpy head and smaller ears for Asian elephants.

Koki: Differences number two and three.

Martin: Elephants flap their ears to keep cool, so Asian elephants really don't need big ears because it's a little bit cooler in these Asian rainforests.

Chris: Tell me about it.

It's hot on the African savanna.

Those big built in fans come in handy.

Oh, and we can't forget the size.

What's the difference there?

Yup, African elephants are bigger and heavier.

Chris: Doh!

(grunting) Hi, Slurpee.

(tongue slurping) And Asian elephants are smaller and lighter.

(grunts) Yeah, try that with an adult elephant.

Uh, maybe later.

Got it.

So there's a size difference, too.

But still, elephants in general are the biggest land mammals on the planet.

Slurpee, you are one great digger.

(gasps) Hey.

Yes!

I've got a plan.

(electronic music) Activate aardvark power.

(electronic zapping) Digging power.

(upbeat rock music) (earth rumbling) Chris: Got it!

Ha ha!

Didn't see me comin', did ya Thornsley?

Aww, Thornsley.

Aviva: Oh!

He looks so sad.

Chris: Thornsley, I'm sorry.

I was just tryin' to...

I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, buddy.

(chuckles) Feelings?

Come on, he's an elephant not a person.

Jimmy Z: He doesn't have feelings.

Uh, yes he does.

In fact elephants, both African and Asian, are really emotional creatures.

In the wild elephants even comfort each other.

Cheer up, bud.

Come on, people are emotional.

See, I can be happy.

(cheerful music) Sad.

(somber music) Scared.

(suspenseful music) Seen that one a lot.

(Aviva laughs) Very funny.

But elephants aren't emotional like people are.

Sure they are, and they're smart, too.

Elephants have feelings, emotions.

They have incredibly complex brains.

They're animals.

Come on, guys.

Martin: Looks like we'll have to prove it.

Chris: Time for a Kratt brothers experiment.

Uh-oh.

I don't always like how these turn out.

Let's all meet in Asia!

Here, you can play with it for a while.

(pleasant music) Chris: I'll be back for it later!

(aircraft whooshes) (upbeat music) (aircraft humming) Right on schedule.

Now, let's get to work.

Yes, yes, this is a good spot.

Eww!

- Huh?

Look at this messy yuckiness they call nature.

Paisley: It's so icky.

(water sloshing) Paisely: We have lots of im provements to make here, Rex.

Out with the ugly trees and stinky animals, and in with the beautiful pavement.

Some bricks, some mortar.

(tools clanging) Oh, what are we building, Paisley?

A gigantic building, Rex.

The biggest one anyone's ever seen.

But what's it for?

I don't really know what it's for yet, Rex.

We can figure that out later.

I just know it'll be really big!

And buildings are better than trees.

Eh, works for me.

Let's pave this place!

(water splashes) (Rex and Paisley grunt) Paisley: Yuck!

Muddy earth.

(whimpers) Get it off!

Get it off!

(whimpering) Rex: Got the power clean machine.

(machine clicks) (water whooshes) (Paisley screams) (grunts) Rex!

Ah, sorry, Paisley.

I'll fix you in a jiffy.

Here we go, okay.

(machine clicking) Oh!

(Paisley grumbling) (water splashes) (air whooshes) Rex: All clean and proper, Paisley.

(Paisley grunts) (dramatic music) Eek!

Better.

Now, let's get rid of those useless animals.

Like Mr.

Elephant Brains over there.

Rex: Shoo, elephants!

Come on now, hip hip.

Move along there, let's go.

Okay.

Ah!

(trunk smashing metal) They're strong, Paisley.

(water splashing) Hmm, maybe I can put him to use, at least temporarily.

Okay, Kratt brothers experiment number one.

See this box, Fingertip?

Inside is your favorite fruit, mangoes.

Chris: Using any of this stuff here, can you figure out how to get to the mangoes?

She smells it all right.

Oh, too high to reach bebita.

Koki: Okay, let's see what your brain's doin'.

(computer zapping) Ooh, I can see her brain working.

Aviva: See, that part of the brain is called the cerebrum, same as ours.

And look, our scanner is showing that it's very active right now.

So she is thinking.

And since her cerebrum has more processing space than any living land animal, it'll help.

(foot thuds) I'm glad I'm not a part of this experiment for a change.

(grunts) Hey, wait.

Ah!

Uh-oh.

Check it out.

I think she's helping her baby figure it out.

Oh no.

I'm not supposed to be in this experiment!

(grunts) Wow, smart move Fingertip's mom.

The mango's closer.

(chuckles) Martin: Yeah, glad to help.

Look, now Fingertip has an idea.

(wood clattering) Koki: Brilliant.

By standing on the box, she can reach higher.

(crate and fruit thud) Chris: Ha ha!

Koki: Yes!

Chris: She did it!

Aviva: I can't believe it.

Chris: Woohoo!

Aviva: Wow, elephants are smart.

Ha, thanks Fingertip.

Way to go.

Real experiments have proven to scientists that elephants can learn things and figure things out.

That's why they're one of the world's smartest animals, on par with apes, dolphins, and whales.

Okay, so they may be smart, but emotions?

No way.

That's what separates us humans from animals.

(branch snaps) Jimmy Z: Ow!

Hey!

She was just swatting a fly.

Martin: Tool use.

Elephants are so smart, they use tools in the wild, like tree branches as fly swatters.

Mm-hm.

These elephants better not put me behind schedule.

How is the training coming along, Rex?

Well, this book is helping.

How To Train An Elephant.

Did you know that here in India they've been using elephants to help with work projects for over 4,000 years?

Help?

I'll believe it when I see it.

He's learning it faster than me.

He's smart.

(engine humming) Paisley: We'll see how smart.

Now get him to set the posts.

(grunting) Oh.

Ah.

(post thuds) Huh.

See?

Hm.

But can he do it again?

I think we're in business.

(tense music) (posts thudding) Huh.

By my calculations, with these beasts I can speed up production by 300% per beast.

Rex, we need 500% more of them.

A whole herd.

I'll get them doing something useful for a change.

(elephant bellows) I despise nature.

(dramatic music) Koki: Whoa!

Over 250 billion neurons.

That's a lot of brain power.

I had no idea elephants were so smart.

(computer zaps) And that means we've got to update our elephant power disc right now.

We'll be at the Tortuga, guys.

See ya later.

(upbeat rock music) Okay, meet ya there after snack time.

Martin: Want one?

(engine rumbling) (somber music) (trees crash) Rex: Yee-haw!

Am I herding them right, Paisley?

Precisely, Rex.

Just don't let them get close to me.

Chris: Oh no, it's Paisley Paver from Pave Nature Incorporated.

Both: Paisley, stop!

It's the delay brothers.

I don't have time for this.

Ignore them, Rex.

Chris: Paisley, you gotta stop!

I never stop.

(claps hands) Paisley: Just collect them, too, Rex.

(clamps click) Both: Whoa!

Wah!

Rex: I got the little one, too, Paisley!

Chris: Hey, where are you taking us?

Paisley: I don't have time to tell you.

(dramatic music) Jimmy Z: You guys have definitely convinced me that elephants are smart, but I'm still not sold on the feelings thing.

Well, have a look at this part of the brain, Jimmy.

Aviva: It's called the hippocampus.

The hippa-what?

Aviva: Hippocampus.

It's the part of a brain that deals with emotion and memory.

And the elephant has one of the biggest ones in the world.

(electronic music) Aviva: Even if you shrunk an elephant's brain down to human size, its hippocampus would be around the same size as ours.

So, it controls memory and connects with emotion, right?

Yeah.

Elephants need to learn and remember a lot, Koki: like where the water holes are during a drought.

Yeah, but feelings?

Maybe an all new Asian elephant creature power disc with brain technology will convince you.

Ready to print the discs, Jimmy?

Oh yeah, I'm feelin' that.

Aviva: Processing.

(computer zaps) (machinery humming) (posts thudding) Isn't it beautiful?

Paisley: We'll start here and before long our glorious concrete metropolis Paisley: will stretch as far as the eye can see.

Paisley, there's nothing wrong with building stuff, but you gotta be smart about it.

It doesn't make sense to just build stuff for no reason in the middle of the wilderness.

(somber music) Looks like I am, doesn't it?

And you can't do anything about it.

(ominous music) (chains jingling) Keep working.

Faster!

Martin: And the elephants, they're really kind and caring creatures with feelings.

Martin: You just can't treat 'em this way.

(posts banging) No, no, no!

Put the post in the hole.

Come on, I'm not going to say it again.

(feet thudding) (plodding orchestral music) What's going on here?

Don't these elephants know I hate delays?

Ha, he won't do it.

He refuses to put the post in.

That's silly.

It's a perfectly good hole that (screams).

Something's down there.

(orchestral music) Chris: An Indian Crested Porcupine was down there.

Our elephant didn't want to hurt him.

That's why he wouldn't do it.

That's impossible.

It's just being stubborn.

Chris: No, see, they're kind and they have feelings.

He kept the porcupine safe.

Okay, back to work.

Martin: I can't believe this.

If only we had our creature pods to call for help.

(rhythmic orchestral music) (gate crashes) Wow, nice thinkin', Fingertip.

Both: Fingertip, wait.

Get us out.

Aww, Paisley's machines must have scared Fingertip.

Aw, poor little elephant.

But she shouldn't be out there alone.

Aviva: Okay, it won't be long now, gang.

Printing Asian elephant power disc.

(upbeat music) All the elephant powers are in there, smarts, feelings, strength, and of course the single trunk-- Fingertip?

Aviva: Fingertip!

(Fingertip bellows) Oh, Fingertip, you look so sad, sweetie.

What's wrong?

Aww, that's nice Aviva.

She looks like she could use some comforting.

Koki: When a herd member is upset, the rest of the herd is there for them, hugging and touching them with their trunks.

Wow.

Aww, pobrecito.

I wish we knew what upset her.

Koki: Okay, little girl, easy with Chris's backpack.

Not Martin's creature pod, either.

Aviva: Koki, do you think she's tr ying to tell us something?

Maybe the guys are in trouble.

Koki: Something's up.

We've gotta follow her.

(dramatic music) Aviva: Fingertip, lead the way with that awesome elephant memory.

Paisley: No breaks today, work, work, work.

Uh-oh, Paisley Paver's here.

Her paving machines are really tough to stop.

Hm, we need to be smart about this.

(soft music) (gasps) Fingertip!

You can't do that.

Sorry, little Porcy.

Fingertip, no!

Koki: Come back!

Aviva: What's she doing?

You came back for us.

Aww, I think I know what you're thinking, but it's not a key, pal.

It's a porcupine quill.

But hey, it's worth a try.

(upbeat music) Your turn, Martin.

Way to go, Fingertip.

Time for them to Martin: watch and learn.

(Fingertip bellows) (lock clicks) (brothers gasp) Both: Yes!

We're free!

(electric guitar music) (locks clicking) Yes!

Time for my secret weapon.

Martin, Chris, hoo!

(pulsating music) Both: Activate Asian elephant power!

(electronic zapping) (elephants bellowing) Huh?

(machines rumbling) What?

(Fingertip bellows) (elephants bellowing) No, no, no.

Wow, I feel strong and powerful.

Oh yeah, and I feel sorry for those elephants.

Didn't ya know elephants have feelings, too, Paisley?

I don't care.

They won't have a home here when I'm done anyway.

Keep paving.

Then we'll have to stop you.

Both: To the elephant herd rescue!

Rex, stop those colorful elephants!

(engine rumbling) (rock music) (bulldozer crashes) Awesome!

I love this trunk.

(engine rumbling) (grunts) With over 40,000 muscles, it's got incredible strength Chris: (grunts) and control.

(bulldozer crashes) This'll stop them.

(liquid splashing) Ah!

Uh-oh, quick drying cement.

(grunts) (bulldozer crashing) Yay, Fingertip's mom!

(engine rumbling) (bulldozers crashing) Koki: Wow, two pavers in one swing.

No, no, no, no.

Paisley: Nature can't win.

It's yucky!

Paisley: Time to stop those Kratt brothers.

Martin: Whoa!

More cement.

No, mud!

(liquid splashing) Oh no.

(screams) (Paisley cries out) Paisley: Ah, yucky.

Rex: Ow!

Well, Paisley, sometimes messy is fun.

(friends cheering) (mud splashing) All: Yeah, nature is fun!

No, messy is not fun.

Nature is not fun at all.

Rex, get me out of here!

Paisley: They can have their dirty elephant home.

I'll pave some other paradise.

(airplane rumbles) Chris: So long, Paisley!

She just doesn't get it.

Elephants are so kind as long as they're treated well.

(trunk thuds) (concrete cracks) Ha, thanks, pal.

(upbeat music) Well, that's mission accomplished.

We find out the differences between African and Asian elephants.

And the similarities.

Both are smart, powerful creatures.

With feelings, too.

(chuckles) And we stopped Paisley Paver from ruining Martin: the elephants' home wi th another pointless project.

(mud splashing) Yep, and we couldn't have done it without our little friend, Fingertip.

Aww, you're feeling better now, right?

And I'm feelin' like some baseball!

Pitch one here, bro.

All right, get ready for my super trunk-errific fast ball.

(grunts) (posts dings) (Chris grunts) (baseball clanging) (beams crashing) Well, that's one way to clean up your home.

(everyone laughs) So, elephant brains are amazing brains.

Elephants are one of the smartest animals in the world.

And they have feelings, too.

All you have to do is spend a little time with elephants and you can see and understand the power of the elephant brain.

Chris: And what better place to do that than in India with a herd of Asian elephants.

Elephants have the largest brain of any land animal on the planet.

One of the reasons elephant brains are so developed is because they have to interact with one another and communicate.

Chris: They need to comfort each ot her when things go wrong.

And they have to know and remember where the food resources are and where to find water.

(upbeat orchestral music) A mother and her baby.

Every mother elephant has to teach her babies Chris: all these ways of the elephant world and that's what this baby el ephant is learning right now.

She's teaching him to grab onto grass, roll it around, get a nice big clump, and then bring it up to their mouths and munch on it.

All with a super long nose.

And it's that same long nose that this mother is using to teach her baby how to take a dust bath to keep cool in the hot sun.

Baby elephants are taught survival skills by their mom and other herd members, Martin: but these orphan elephants here in Africa, they don't have any family to teach them survival skills, so they're taught what they need to know here at these elephant orphanages, like how to take a dust bath.

Yeah.

Chris: Pick it up, good.

Excellent, that's it.

Whoa, you got me, too.

Thanks.

(laughs) Here ya go, gettin' the side.

There's no doubt about it, elephants are not only the biggest land animal on earth, they have big beautiful brains, too.

And remember, elephants have feelings.

Lots of animals do, so don't forget, always be nice to animals.

Keep on creature adventuring.

We'll see ya on the creature trail!

(upbeat music) Chris: To find out more about cool animals... Martin: And collect your own Wild Kratts creature powers, Chris: go to the Wild Kratts website at pbskids.org.

Both: We'll see ya there!