♪♪ -This program was made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

Additional funding was provided by the Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund and the Pine Tree Foundation of New York.

♪♪ -♪ "Camp TV" ♪ ♪ It's time for us to start ♪ ♪ From furry animal encounters ♪ ♪ To summer reading and the arts ♪ ♪ No matter what the weather ♪ ♪ We'll explore it all together ♪ ♪ It's a place for you and me ♪ ♪ It's "Camp TV" ♪ Hello, "Camp TV" adventurers.

Just finished up a hike at the Grand Canyon.

What views!

Next up, I'm thinking a visit to Rome to see the Colosseum, although I hear Costa Rica is pretty great this time of year.

Then again, how could I resist seeing the Egyptian pyramids?

And if I'm already on that side of the world, well, maybe I'll just pop in to India to visit the Taj Mahal.

Come to think of it, I've always wanted to visit Niagara Falls, too.

Ohh!

There are just so many incredible places to visit.

So many fascinating people to meet.

How's a head counselor to choose?

Well, there's no need because today is Travel Day on "Camp TV."

Up first, a trip to today's first activity.

Have fun.

A little birdie told me it's time to Go Wild.

-Hi, everyone, and welcome to the Memphis Zoo here in beautiful Memphis, Tennessee.

My name is Nikki, and I am joined by my friend Niklas here.

And we are here to learn all about what makes giraffes special, the important jobs they have, and how animals need us just as much as we need them.

That's a pretty tall tale, if you ask me.

So let's go.

Let's learn more about giraffes.

Giraffes are unique animals that live in the grasslands, or savannas, of Africa.

Their only cousin is another unusual animal called an okapi.

There are four species of giraffe that are different in coat color and home range.

The Memphis Zoo is home to a type called the reticulated giraffe.

Did you know that every giraffe has a unique spot pattern just like human fingerprints?

Now, even though there are four different types of giraffes, they all share similar adaptations and are all equally important to the savannas they call home.

Giraffes are the tallest mammal in the world, coming in up to 18 feet tall, as tall as a two-story building!

Even newborn babies are taller than most humans.

Their long necks look like they'd have a ton of bones, but believe it or not, they have the same number in their neck as we do -- seven.

A human vertebrae is pretty small, but a giraffe's neck bone is about as long as our forearm.

That neck helps these herbivores, or plant eaters, reach the highest branches of the tallest trees.

This means they get plenty of food without competing with smaller herbivores.

Their height also helps their other animal neighbors.

Often several species of animal will congregate to eat, drink, and sun.

Giraffes serve as the lookout for danger, as they are usually the first to spot a predator approaching.

That lets all the other herd animals know to beware.

Giraffes in the wild particularly enjoy the leaves of the acacia tree.

These are trees that have long, thorny branches that are hard for most animals to enjoy.

Giraffes don't mind, though.

Their long tongue and prehensile lips help to pull the leaves off without getting hurt.

Giraffe tongues are about 18 inches long and are rough like a cat's tongue but also slobbery like a dog's tongue.

And they're purple!

Can you guess why?

Since their tongue is exposed to the sun so much while eating, the purple color kind of acts like built-in sunscreen.

All this eating makes giraffes the gardeners of the savanna.

By eating all those plants, they prune the trees, cutting them back, which encourages new growth.

Giraffes also clear out the canopy, making more room for sunlight that helps smaller plants grow, feeding the smaller herbivores.

Believe it or not, their poop is important, too!

When they eat the seeds of the acacia trees, those seeds pass through the giraffe and come out the other side in a nice little fertilizer packet.

Some acacia seeds can only germinate, or start to grow, after they pass through a giraffe.

That's really important.

Without giraffes, the savanna would be a much different place.

By helping their natural community, giraffes help humans, too.

Humans also live and work on the savannas and benefit from its health.

Unfortunately, giraffes are disappearing.

They are already gone from seven countries where they once lived.

Their number-one threat is habitat loss.

That means that humans are using more and more and leaving less and less of the places that giraffes live.

Here at the zoo, all our giraffes were born in human care and help us make new giraffe families so that there will always be a healthy population.

Our latest addition is Ja Raffe, who was born to Niklas and Angela Kate just last year.

With all of their unique adaptations and the important jobs that they have, giraffes are really an animal that we can look up to.

So Niklas, myself, and all of us here at the Memphis Zoo hope you go spread the word so that your friends and families can love and help giraffes, too.

Bye, friends!

-Welcome back.

Now, while you were off enjoying your last activity, I took a wrong turn and somehow ended up in Hawaii.

Now, I bet you're thinking, "Wow!

Nice, Zach.

Is the weather warm?

Have you gone surfing yet?"

Well, the short answer is no.

Somehow I've landed at the base of a volcano.

And, no, again, I have no idea how this has happened.

Gulp.

So who's ready for a... [Echoing] Zach Challenge?!

Now, I must insist... do not try this at home, especially on your own.

You must ask an adult for permission, preferably one that owns the furniture and remembers doing this exact same game when they were little.

Maybe they'll give you a pass, but if not, leave the leaping to me.

My goal is to get from here to there and back in under 10 seconds, and I can only use the stepping stones.

If I touch the ground, or lava, the game is over.

[ Inhales sharply ] Okay.

Here goes nothing.

[ Beep, beep, long beep ] ♪♪ [ Grunting ] ♪♪ [ Buzzer ] Yes!

Nailed it!

No lava feet for me!

[ Chuckles ] [ Rumble! ]

Okay, but, uh, this place is kind of making me nervous, so I'm gonna get out of here.

I think you better head off, too.

Okay.

See you soon.

Bye!

Ooh!

Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot!

Curiosity and wonder.

Let's discover together.

It's Science Wow!

-Smells, sounds, sights, feels.

I sense something fun coming up.

As humans, we have five senses -- sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch.

Our senses send information about our surroundings to our brain, and usually that information has a purpose.

Think about it.

If you smell smoke, you know there's a fire nearby.

If you hear the rattle of a rattlesnake... [ Rattling ] ...you immediately know to back up and give her space.

Interacting with nature is a great way to test your senses, and that's what we're going to be doing today.

Let's go.

But wait.

We are going to leave taste out of this experience.

Some plants and bugs use toxins to defend themselves from predators.

You should never put anything in your mouth without the supervision of an experienced guide.

Alright.

Let's go.

♪♪ We are in Upstate New York, and as you can see, a lot of our trees lose their leaves in the wintertime.

[ Rapid knocking ] Did you hear that?

That sounds like a woodpecker.

These birds use their extra-tough beaks to drill holes in the sides of trees to get to the bugs that live underneath the bark.

You can see their holes high up in trees, and they're typically more active in the mornings.

I'm sure we'll be hearing more from him on the rest of our hike.

Let's keep going.

♪♪ Nature smells so good.

I'm smelling the budding plants of spring.

I'm smelling decaying leaves and that nice, rich soil smell.

And, you know, it's a really sunny day today.

I wonder if the sun has a smell.

Well, plants use the sun for photosynthesis, giving off oxygen in the process.

So I must be smelling nice, fresh oxygen.

How cool!

♪♪ ♪♪ Do you know what this is?

It's moss.

And it is so soft.

Moss is a plant that uses the sun for energy, but instead of sucking up water through roots, it drinks through its leaves, which is what makes it so soft to the touch.

♪♪ This is a shagbark hickory.

Look at how rough and flaky the bark is.

♪♪ And this tree has bark that is so smooth.

Isn't it cool how trees in the same area can be so different?

It's a little later in the day now, and we're further up the trail from where we started.

Let's take a minute to stop and listen to the forest around us.

[ Leaves rustling ] [ Wind rushing ] [ Water trickling ] [ Birds singing ] [ Goose honking ] [ Leaves rustling ] I'm always amazed at how much more is going on around me than I realize.

Whenever I'm on a hike, I like to take a moment to just remind myself how active and alive nature is.

I hope you will, too.

♪♪ This is Trout Lake.

It's home to a wide variety of species.

Bodies of water typically are.

Let's see what we can find in this new ecosystem.

♪♪ ♪♪ [ Honking ] Hey.

Look.

There are two mallard ducks behind me.

If you can only see one, that's the point.

Female ducks are camouflaged.

That helps them stay hidden from predators while they're raising their young.

♪♪ Check this out.

These are wild chives.

Chives are a type of onion, so I'm sure you can imagine how they smell.

♪♪ [ Sniffs ] Mmm!

I love the smell of chives, but some insects don't.

That's how this plant protects itself from being eaten by bugs.

That's all the time we have for today.

I hope you learned some fun new ways to use your senses the next time you're outside.

Remember to question why something smells the way it does or why it looks a certain way.

You might learn something new, and the answer might surprise you.

Thanks for joining me today and good luck on your future explorations.

♪♪ -Who's ready for a Field Trip?

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -So, the main important job of being a cowboy is mostly caring for the livestock that you take care of and make sure they have enough water and -- Hi.

Enough water and food.

-Probably the most important thing on the ranch to do is to move cows so they have enough water and food every once in a while and make -- and make sure, like, animals that you're taking care of have enough.

And if, like, a cow or a calf or a bull gets hurt by a grizzly bear or a wolf that you get it taken care of.

-Okay.

So, the hat that we wear is to protect us from sun, rain, and snow getting on us.

And we also wear a scarf -- or sometimes cowboys call it a wild rag.

It's to protect us from getting sunburned on our necks.

And we wear pants to protect us from sagebrush hitting us.

And we wear boots so we can slip our feet in and out of the stirrups very easy.

And we use spurs to nudge the horses to get them to go or to make them turn one way or another.

We got chaps, which come in different types, that you put your leg through them, and then you tighten it with a buckle.

That helps you from cactus and sagebrush when you're riding so it doesn't scrape your leg or make holes in your in your pants.

And they keep you warm.

I got my first saddle when I was 2.

And then I start -- And then my mom and dad just led me around.

Then when I was 4, I started riding horses all by myself.

-It was the same as me.

We -- Me and Chauncey both have our own.

I have one that's named JJ I'm just starting.

-And I have three.

One of them is Boomerang, and then the other one's Smore because he looks like one.

And then the third one, which is a she -- I named her Buttercup, and I don't know why.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ And that's how you a saddle horse.

-In summertime, we would usually wake up early to go with our dad to move the cows.

Why we wake up that early is because they move easier when it's colder and not as hot.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -Favorite part of cowboying for me is mostly getting to start new horses and go out with my dad.

But he -- On this ranch, we got to.

-The most things that I like the most is saving, like, a calf's life right as it's born and starting new horses and making sure all the cows are safe and good.

♪♪ ♪♪ -Welcome back to Travel Day on "Camp TV."

You know, you don't always have to hop on a plane, train, or automobile to travel somewhere new.

Adventure can be found all around us.

You can explore new worlds right in your own backyard.

Have you ever lifted a rock and discovered a colony of bugs or found nature in an unexpected place like a plant growing out of a crack in the sidewalk?

Or how about looking around your community?

I happen to live in a place where there are all sorts of people from all sorts of places from around the world.

And with that comes lots of interesting neighborhoods to visit.

Just walking around them can make you feel like you're somewhere else.

One of my favorite ways to explore new culture is through my stomach.

I love dumplings from Chinatown, cannolis from Little Italy, and Korean fried chicken from Koreatown.

Mmm!

Yummy!

Are you not able to experience the world outside your window right now?

Then bring the outside...in.

There are all sorts of yummy recipes you can try.

Homemade guacamole from Mexico, pasta from Italy, or meatballs from Sweden.

There are all sorts of ways to travel without ever leaving your home.

You just need to know where to look and listen.

Don't mind if I do.

Jump, dance, play.

It's time to get active.

Let's Move.

-I'm Coach Henry.

-I'm Coach Zok.

-Let's play.

-Alright.

Today, we're going to play a game called Land Sea Air.

What is it called?

-Land Sea Air.

-Great.

And in this game, there are three commands.

The commands are... land, sea, and air.

But before we can start, we're going to take our magic fingers and we're going to draw an imaginary line in front of us.

So make sure you're looking at your imaginary line because in this game the commands are going to tell you where to jump.

So if I say "land," you're going to stand behind your imaginary line, right?

When I say "sea," you're going to hop over that line and get in front.

And when I say "air," you're just going to jump straight up.

Alright?

So everybody back on land.

Great.

Now let's see how well we can do this.

This is just a demo round.

Ready?

Land.

Almost got him.

-[ Chuckles ] -Sea.

Air.

Land.

Great job.

So now that everyone has an understanding of how to play the game, we're going to play together.

So make sure you're matching me.

Ready?

Sea.

Air.

Air.

Land.

Sea.

Land.

Air.

Air.

Great job.

Now we're going to incorporate some jumping jacks.

So anytime we do the incorrect movement, we're going to do two jumping jacks.

And jumping jacks look just like this.

One.

Two.

Okay?

Everyone understand?

Great.

So let's give it a try now.

Ready?

Air.

Land.

Oh.

Almost got him.

Sea.

Air.

Ohh!

Messed up.

Ready?

One.

Two.

Alright.

Now I'm going to play without moving.

So let's see if I can get Coach Zok and if I can get all of you at home.

Here we go.

Ready?

Air.

Sea.

Sea.

Oh!

I saw a flinch, but we're going to say he's good.

Land.

Air.

Air.

Air.

Air.

Land.

[ Gasps ] Got him.

That's two jumping jacks.

-One.

Two.

-Good.

I think boys and girls are getting this, so now I'm going to add another command.

This command is going to be called helicopter.

Anytime I say "helicopter," we're gonna put our hands together and we're gonna turn around in a circle, alright?

So let's give it a try.

Ready?

Helicopter.

Okay.

So let's put it all together.

Ready?

Sea.

Land.

Helicopter.

Air.

Sea.

Land.

Air.

Air.

Helicopter.

Great job.

Now I'm going to try to play one more time by watching Coach Zok and watching you all.

Here we go.

Ready?

Sea.

Land.

Helicopter.

Air.

Air.

You know what?

Boys and girls are really good.

I'm going to have Coach Zok now lead the game.

Here we go.

-Land.

Air.

Air.

Sea.

Land.

Air.

-Ohh!

-Ohh!

-One.

Two.

One more.

-Land.

Air.

Air.

Air.

Sea.

Sea.

Land.

Air.

Air.

Sea.

Land.

Air.

Helicopter.

Helicopter.

-Whew!

Coach, that was a good job.

Round of applause for yourselves.

Well, I hope you had fun today playing Land Sea Air.

And in true Playworks fashion, we're gonna end with the clap.

This clap is going to be called the helicopter clap.

When I count to three, we're all going to clap and we're going to do a helicopter and say, "Whew!

I'm tired."

Ready?

One, two, three.

Helicopter.

-Whew!

I'm tired.

-Have a great day.

And we can't wait to see you soon!

-Have you ever had a friend or family member go on a trip without you?

Do you wish you could join someone on an upcoming trip but can't?

Well, here's a way to be part of the fun anyway.

It's time to make a Tiny Trekker You.

For this bookmark, you will need a fun photo of yourself.

More on that in a second.

Some scissors.

A hole punch.

Some ribbon or a tassel.

And some clear carton-sealing tape.

Begin by posing as though you're swinging from a rope or floating away.

Just make sure your arms are above your head and your hands form a fist.

Once you have a pose you love for this bookmark, print it out.

Next, put down a long piece of carton-sealing tape.

Place your photo in the middle and carefully fold the tape over your photo.

♪♪ Then slowly walk your fingers down the piece to get all of the air out.

Next, carefully cut yourself out.

Ooh!

Almost cut my hair off.

♪♪ Alright.

When you're done, use a hole punch at your hands.

For the final step, take a piece of ribbon or a tassel and put it through the hole like this.

And there you have it -- a Tiny Trekker You.

Now they'll never have an excuse to leave you at home again.

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Additional funding was provided by the Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund and the Pine Tree Foundation of New York.

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