Wild Kratts
Sailfish Speed!
Clip: Season 5 Episode 12 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Martin and Chris are on a high speed ride as they check out a group of Sailfish.
As the brothers follow a Marlin to learn more about it's creature powers, a group of Sailfish whiz by them. They try to keep up, but the Sailfish are so fast!
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Wild Kratts
Sailfish Speed!
Clip: Season 5 Episode 12 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
As the brothers follow a Marlin to learn more about it's creature powers, a group of Sailfish whiz by them. They try to keep up, but the Sailfish are so fast!
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SO MARLIN.
YOU'RE THE BI GGEST OF THE BILLFISH, RIGHT?
CAN GET TO 16 FEET?
THAT'S HUGE.
WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON, YOU KNOW.
I MEAN, I'M THE BIGGER KRATT BRO.
HEY, BUT I'M THE FASTER ONE.
CHRIS: WHOA!
DID YOU SEE THAT?
YOU MEAN THAT TORPEDO-LIKE BLUR?
CHRIS: WHOA!
BOTH: SAILFISH!
CHRIS: WAIT UP!
(ALARM WAILING) HUH?
CHRIS: OH, I'M MAXING OUT THIS MANTA SLED!
I'M GOING OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR!
ONE OF THE HIGHEST SPEEDS EVER RECORDED FOR A FISH!
CHRIS: THAT'S WHY MOST PEOPLE AGREE THAT SAILFISH, AND BILLFISH IN GENERAL, ARE THE FASTEST SWIMMERS IN THE WORLD!
THIS IS ALMOST LEOPARD SPEED!
MARTIN: AND IT'S MUCH HARDER TO MOVE THROUGH WATER THAN IT IS TO MOVE THROUGH AIR.
AVIVA: IT'S THEIR STREAMLINED BODY THAT HELPS.
LOOK AT THIS.
SEE, I HAVE TWO FISHMOBILES WITH THE SAME MOTOR.
ONE IS STREAMLINED AND ONE ISN'T.
AVIVA: THE FISHMOBILE THAT'S NOT STREAMLINED GETS LOTS OF RESISTANCE FROM TH E WATER AND CAN'T GO AS FAST.
BUT IF IT HAS A STREAMLINED SHAPE, AVIVA: IT CAN MOVE THROUGH THE WATER FASTER.
MARTIN: WHOA!
AND THEY CAN GO EVEN FASTER WHEN THEY LEAP IN AND OUT OF THE WATER!
CHRIS AND MARTIN: WHOO-HOO!
(ALARM WAILING) UH-OH, OUR MANTA SLEDS ARE STARTING TO OVERHEAT.
THE MOTOR IS WORKING HARD CHRIS: BECAUSE WE'RE NOT STREAMLINED LIKE THE SAILFISH.
OH NO, SHE CANNA TAKE MUCH MORE!
HIT THE BRAKES!
(GRUNTS) WHOO-HOO, THAT WAS CLOSE.
WE WERE ALMOST SHISHKABOBED.
(CLANKS) CHRIS: OH.
WHACKED INSTEAD.
WE'RE STILL BETTER OF, I GUESS.
MARTIN: OOPS!
SORRY GUYS.
WE'LL GET THOSE OFF FOR YOU.
(GRUNTING) (DEVICE BEEPS) GUYS, WHAT'S GOING ON?
JUST A LITTLE MANTA SLED MISHAP.
WELL, THERE YOU GO.
LOOK, WE FOUND SOME SAILFISH.
CHRIS: THEY'RE SO FAST OUR MANTA SLEDS COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH THEM.
WHOA, A MAKO SHARK.
OH HO, THE FASTEST SHARK IN THE OCEAN.
MARTIN: GOING AFTER THE FASTEST FISH IN THE OCEAN.
WHOA!
CHRIS: BUT THE MAKO NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE FIRST SURPRISE ATTACK.
OTHERWISE, THE BILLFISH ARE JUST TOO FAST.
WAIT, NO!
CHRIS: SAILFISH, COME BACK!
NO, DON'T GO!
THEY'RE GONE, BRO.
OH... CHRIS: I WAS GOING TO CHOOSE THEM AS MY SWORD FISH.
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