Nature Cat
Herbert the Hermit Crab
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Herbert the hermit crab is having a little shell trouble. His shell doesn’t fit anymore.
Herbert the hermit crab is having a little shell trouble. His shell doesn’t fit anymore and he can't find a bigger shell. He's an invertebrate and needs a shell to protect his little crabby belly. Wait, what's an invertebrate?!
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Nature Cat
Herbert the Hermit Crab
Clip | 2m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Herbert the hermit crab is having a little shell trouble. His shell doesn’t fit anymore and he can't find a bigger shell. He's an invertebrate and needs a shell to protect his little crabby belly. Wait, what's an invertebrate?!
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Herb-a-lerb-a-ding-dong!
Where are you?
HERB: Uh!
Down here!
Having a little shell trouble.
Oh well, come on up!
The mouse can help!
Okay, great!
Uh, see if you can give the shell a little push!
You got it, Herb!
(Groaning, straining) What happened, Herb?
Shell shrinkage?
No!
Oof!
I grew!
I can't find a bigger shell.
Ahh!
So I have to squeeze into this old one!
Almost got it...
I almost got it...
Whoop!
There it is!
(Giggling) Huh?
Whoa!
There I goooooo!
(Nature Cat gasping) Huh?
Hey!
What's going on?
Herbert doesn't fit in his shell anymore.
Can't you play without a shell, Herbert?
No way!
I'm an invertebrate!
An unvert-a-whos-it-whatsis?
Wha-huh?
What is an inver-ta-vertebrate?
Invertebrate.
What is that?
Well, you all have bones, right?
Sure!
I got a whole collection buried in my backyard.
Not dog bones that you bury.
I'm talking about the bones in your body.
Oh, right.
Hmm.
(Knocking) Yep!
We're filled with bones.
Well, I'm not.
You see... ♪ I'm an invertebrate ♪ ♪ Take an x-ray and see ♪ ♪ I got no bones inside of me ♪ ♪ No clavicle or tibia that is mine ♪ ♪ I got no skull, no ribs or spine ♪ ♪ Listen to my cry, listen to me groan ♪ ♪ I'm an invertebrate, I got no bones ♪ ♪ There's no bony boneness in my body zone ♪ ♪ I'm an invertebrate, huh ♪ ♪ And I got no bones ♪ ♪ When you have no bones for shape and protection ♪ ♪ You need to move in a new direction ♪ ♪ You'll soon find that a shell is fun ♪ ♪ When you've got no inner skeleton ♪ ♪ I'll tell the whole world, gonna let it be known ♪ ♪ I'm an invertebrate, I got no bones ♪ ♪ I'll post it, I'll tweet it, I'll text it to your phone ♪ (Phone buzzing) ♪ I'm an invertebrate ♪ ♪ I got no bones ♪ Aww, poor little invertebrate!
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