♪ Wild Kratts ♪ MARTIN: Out there in Australia and southern Asia, in the waters of the thick mangrove forests, lives an unusual creature that you can also check out here at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

Hey, it’s us, the Kratt Brothers!

I’m Martin.

I’m Chris.

There are some pretty strange fish in the rivers, oceans, lakes and swamps of planet Earth.

Like the seahorse, and the boxfish, and how about the flounder?

But there is one kind of fish that’s not as well known.

This fish has a very unusual creature power.

Come on.

These are archerfish.

Wow!

Now I know what you’re thinking.

They look pretty much like your average fish, right?

They’re swimming around like normal fish.

They have the usual fish features like fins, gills and a tail.

Definitely a cool fish, right?

But where’s that amazing creature power we’re talking about?

Nothing really strange hits you, unless... You’re an insect on a branch above the water.

Then watch what happens.

BOTH: Whoa!

He spits a glob of water.

And knocks the insect right into the water.

Perfect aim!

And that makes a perfect meal for the archerfish.

Whoa, nice shot.

buddy.

We don’t call him an archerfish for nothing.

He’s a master shooter of water arrows.

Now that’s a fun and amazing creature power.

Imagine if we had the amazing water shooting powers of the archerfish.

BOTH: What if?

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Yah!

(Humming) Ow!

CHRIS: Oops!

A little off target.

A little?

Let me try that again.

(Gasping) All showered and ready for the day.

(Grunting) Ah!

(Splashing) (Spitting) That just missed me!

Yeah, well it hit me.

CHRIS: Sorry!

I just can’t seem to get these arrows on target.

Well, you’re good at lots of things bro, like creature adventuring, climbing, kayaking...

Rescuing creatures, doing experiments, solving mysteries.

So what if archery isn’t one of them?

Aw, but I’ve always wanted to be able to do archery.

And no matter how hard I try, the arrows just won’t go straight.

I need to keep practicing.

(Gasping) Whoa!

Hey!

Who squirted me?

I don’t believe it!

An archerfish!

MARTIN: An archerfish?

Really?

Now this is a creature I can learn archery from!

AVIVA: What?

A fish teaching you archery?

(Chuckling) How does that work?

Well, we’ll just have to show you by getting down into his world.

BOTH: To the Miniaturizer!

DONITA: Keep them coming, Dabio!

Ooh la la, so many jewels!

(Laughing) That’s all of them, Donita.

Excellent Dabio.

They will provide the sparkle for my new spring line of fashion accessories, exclusively for the ultra rich.

No animals this time?

Ugh, of course animals, Dabio.

You see, spring is a time for baby animals, so I will combine those jewels... with these little jewels.

Oh, I can see it now.

Exotic belts, scarves, hats.

The line will be called "Precious"!

Because exotic baby animals and expensive jewels are both so very precious.

Yeah, ooh!

That is precious, Donita!

Whoa, oh!

Ow, too many jewels.

Ugh, yes, we have the jewels.

Now I need the baby animals.

Ready the mannequins, Dabio!

Right away!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Ugh!

BOTH: Miniaturize!

Let’s go to the archerfish pool!

Yeah!

Woo-hoo!

Now, where is that little archerfish?

There!

I think he’s looking at something.

A beetle!

12 o’clock high!

BOTH: Whoa!

CHRIS: Incredible.

A fish that shoots water arrows to catch his food!

MARTIN: Water arrow!

Ah, that’s what I’m gonna name this guy.

Arrow!

Oh wow, now that’s my kind of archery!

Creature archery!

(Dinging) Martin, that’s what I need to learn.

I need to learn the art of archer fishery!

From an archerfish!

Oof!

(Yelling) Chris!

(Yelling) Um, okay.

Lesson one: Anything bug-sized is a potential target for a hungry archerfish.

Yeah, maybe shrinking down into the archerfish world, heh, wasn’t the best idea.

Whoa, hoo, hey!

Ha!

Oof!

He got me!

(Groaning) (Yelling) The leaf, it’s wet!

And slippery!

Hang on!

You gotta hang on, or we’ll be his next meal!

BOTH: Aah!

DABIO: Mannequins ready, Donita.

Good.

Now, my dear mannequin collectors, I need you to go off into the forest and collect some baby animals.

I want colorful ones, luxurious fur is nice.

Look for rare patterns, anything that screams expensive.

Got it?

Wonderful, and don’t let anything stand in your way.

Now go!

Ahh!

Uh, I think you were standing in their way.

CHRIS: We’ve gotta make a break for it.

Okay, he’s not looking.

Now!

(Grunting) Uh-oh.

(Yelling) (Yelling) Nice catch, Aviva.

Thanks.

No problemo.

I thought you went back to the Tortuga?

I did, to get the Amphi-Sub.

I had to see that water spitting fish.

Aviva, have I got a challenge for you!

I know.

You want me to make you an archerfish suit, right?

I gotta have one!

Arrow may not know it yet, but he’s going to teach me archer fishery.

AVIVA: If it’ll get you to stop with those suction arrows, I’ll do it.

Drop me off at the Miniaturizer.

Done!

Ah!

I’ll be in the lab.

Send me some info on these guys.

Now this is more like it.

Fish sized and underwater.

And at least he can’t eat us.

Hey, Arrow.

Teach me your craft, o great archery master.

Check it out, that little guy wants to learn too.

CHRIS: Sure, young archerfish become better at archery just by watching the bigger fish.

MARTIN: Well, there you go.

It’s not all instinct, not all natural born skills.

Animals have to learn how to use their creature powers.

Even some fish.

CHRIS: And they have to practice!

MARTIN: Cricket!

That’s the next target.

Quick, quick, quick, the slow motion camera.

Yeah!

Camera ready.

Aim, and...

Launch!

MARTIN: Oh yeah!

Right on, Arrow!

Uploading slow-motion instant replay.

Okay, first things first.

An archerfish can spit water arrows with accuracy from almost any angle.

MARTIN: When he’s ready, he locks down his gills and sucks in the water.

CHRIS: Next, he aims and shapes his mouth for the perfect water glob shape.

MARTIN: And then, he lets it rip!

CHRIS: Check it out, it starts as a short stream of water, and then, the back end of the water catches up to the front end to form a powerful glob by the time it reaches the target!

MARTIN: Then pow!

It hits with max power and force, knocking the bug into the water.

Wow.

The shape of the mouth.

That’s one of the keys!

That controls how the water moves to make it form a glob in mid-air.

And check it out.

He has to figure in the force of gravity and the distance to achieve perfect accuracy.

Oh boy, this is gonna take practice.

Lots of practice.

I really need that suit!

Well, Chris, look.

We’re right in the middle of an archerfish school.

CHRIS: Archerfish school?

Count me in!

(Zapping) AVIVA: Hold still, Koki.

I gotta see if this works.

Uh, I thought this was Jimmy’s job?

Well, he’s kinda busy.

Can’t... get it... off... (Sighing) What’s it gonna do to me?

Nothing.

Except amaze you, of course.

See, I analyzed the video and scans that the guys sent, and I think I’ve got a mechanism that’ll control the mouth movements on the suit.

Open your mouth.

Ahh!

(Gasping) It works!

Your mouth is controlling the helmet.

That’s pretty cool.

Ooh!

Aah!

Okay, ready to test.

So when I say go, just make your mouth into an O, and flick your tongue to the roof of your mouth.

And... now!

(Spitting) Ah!

(Moaning) Can’t I catch a break today?

Well, it works.

CHRIS: I can’t believe these guys are accurate from about ten feet away.

A hit!

Oh, snagged it!

I think I get it.

An archerfish have to predict where the bug is gonna land and get there right away!

Otherwise, another archerfish is going to snag it first.

(Blabbering) Uh, what are you doing?

I’m practicing my archerfish mouth shapes.

It’s the key to getting the water glob working right.

(Blabbering) Oh, okay, I’ll check on how Aviva’s doing with the suit.

She should be back with it by now.

(Blabbering) (Zapping) (Yelling) What was that?

I don’t know.

MARTIN: Aviva, is that you?

(Zapping) Hmm, was that a pink flash?

Well, it wasn’t green or blue.

Hmm, pink flashes remind me of you know who.

I’ll go scope it out.

Okay, I’m on Creature Pod if there’s any trouble.

Right.

(Grunting) Back to normal size.

(Beeping) AVIVA: Come in, Amphi-Sub.

Tortuga here!

Wah!

Oof!

Go for Amphi-Sub.

The archerfish power disc is done, Chris.

You need it?

Ha, does an archerfish need water?

Ready to teleport, Jimmy!

(Grunting) Huh?

Ow!

AVIVA: Oops, sorry, Jimmy.

(Sighing) It’s just one of those days.

Energize and zap it.

Okay, Arrow.

One more archerfish is joining this school.

Aah!

Okay, you got me!

I’m coming in!

Oof!

Activate archerfish power!

♪ Woo-hoo!

An awesome creature power!

So, Arrow, let’s give this a shot.

See that berry?

Watch me knock it into the water.

Here goes.

(Grunting) Hmm.

Aw, missed, but way closer than my arrows were.

Can you show me again, Arrow?

Okay, got it.

I’ll keep practicing.

And practicing.

And practicing.

And practicing!

And practicing some more.

Wow, that’s a hard berry to hit.

(Hissing) (Gasping) Donita Donata’s mannequin!

What is going on?

(Zapping) (Gasping) Those unfeeling mannequins.

Hold it!

Give me that baby clouded leopard.

I know he’s behind you.

Well, on your behind actually.

(Zapping) Oh, I just didn’t know you were behind me!

(Whimpering) Okay, ready, Jimmy.

I hope this works.

(Yelling) That is the stickiest suction arrow ever.

I know!

(Groaning) (Alarm blaring) Hang on, Jimmy.

(Moaning) I cat chured.

Your cat what?

Cat chured!

Cat chured!

Hose bean!

Cat chured?

Hose bean?

Don’t talk like your lips are pose beamed shut.

What’s a hose bean?

(Gasping) Are your lips pose beamed?

You’re cap-tured?

Pose beamed?

Uh-huh.

Uh-oh, Donita!

We’ve gotta track his location.

Keep your Creature Pod on.

We’re coming.

Wah!

KOKI: Scanning for Martin’s location.

There, he’s further out to sea.

AVIVA: On our way!

DABIO: The baby animals are here, Donita!

Good!

What baby animal jewels do you have for me?

(Giggling) A cat of some kind.

Oh, I like the fur.

With some rubies around the edge, that’ll make an exquisite shawl.

Little baby monkeys.

I can work with those.

A baby lizard.

Looks familiar.

A baby orangutan.

Yes, very nice.

Yes... yes... Oh!

That’s not a baby!

I don’t wanna baby.

Aww!

He sounds like a baby, Donita.

Meddling Martin Kratt.

Again?

Put him over there and out of the way.

I’ve got some fashion accessories to make.

Yes, Donita!

Ooh.

MARTIN: I don’t wanna be a baby... Now, who will I start with?

♪ Oh-ho, much better to be a human-sized archerfish out here in this ocean.

I’ll go ahead.

Hey, I think we’ve arrived.

I’ll check out the scene.

AVIVA: Okay.

CHRIS: Whoa.

It’s blurry when you look through water and air.

(Beeping) Ah, that’s better!

Archerfish eyes are amazing.

They can adjust to clearly see underwater and above water.

That’s important for aim.

Oh yeah, it’s Donita all right.

Oh, there!

Adorable, and very high-end expensive!

Okay, Chris, it’s now or never.

Remember what Arrow taught you.

(Inhaling) What do you think, Martino?

Beautiful, aren’t they?

MARTIN: Nod egacthly.

Ah, they’re gone!

Where are my earrings?

Gotcha, little tarsiers!

What did you do?

Where are my earrings?

MARTIN: I dunno.

What?

What is he saying?

Un-pose him, Dabio.

Aye-aye, Donita.

(Beeping) I don’t know where they went.

It happens, you know?

I mean, I misplace things all the time.

I have it one minute, then I do something else, and boom, it’s gone.

I usually find it again in my backpack, or maybe my sock, or my boot, or my flipper, but-- Enough!

If anymore of my precious fashions disappear, it’s your fault.

Aah!

Where’s my baby leopard shawl?

You know, my brother, now he’s pretty organized.

He might be able to help you keep track of stuff.

Just sayin’.

Que lindo.

Tell me where my animals are.

We’ll need that baby pangolin back too, Donita.

Aah, my hat!

You!

If you don’t give me back my animals, I’m not giving back your brother.

(Snapping) Uh-oh.

Back off, Dabio!

BOTH: Oof!

I’m getting the pose beam deactivation ball!

(Grunting) Get him!

CHRIS: Got you covered, bro.

MARTIN: Ha, got it!

CHRIS: Martin, behind you!

Look out!

(Grunting) Aah!

Oof!

MARTIN: Thanks, bro!

(Groaning) Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Wah, heads up!

Whoa!

(Splashing) CHRIS: Gotta deactivate that pose beam!

(Zapping) Oh yeah, the baby animals are free!

Now let’s get you back to where you belong.

Living free and in the wild.

DONITA: Ugh... You can keep your little animal jewels.

They weren’t that precious anyway.

Let’s go, Dabio.

There you go, buddy.

Back to momma.

Well, that’s all of them.

It’s a creature mission accomplished.

And we learned all about an amazing fish with a very unique creature power.

And I became a master at archer fishery.

(Grunting) And I finally got the suction arrow off!

(Laughing) So the archerfish is an ordinary little fish with an extraordinary creature power.

And now, it’s time for a detailed breakdown of the archerfish power in action.

An archerfish swims close to the water’s surface.

Scanning above, looking for prey.

They look at the branches hanging over the water.

Like that one, where insects might be.

And they’re really good at spotting movement.

MARTIN: An archerfish takes time to aim... fire!

And the glob of water goes flying!

Right to the target, and hits in a powerful glob.

An archerfish is really good at predicting where that insect he hits is going to land.

So he can get there and gobble it up before any other archerfish can.

An archerfish isn’t born with perfect aim.

That only comes with practice.

And observation, because young archerfish watch experienced archerfish spitting the globs of water at insects.

Whoa!

That happened so fast.

We gotta slow it down.

We gotta see it in slow motion.

He shoot, and bam!

The insect is knocked into the water below.

What a creature power!

Whoa!

Two of them.

Perfect aim for the archerfish.

All right, it’s time for a Wild Kratts Experiment.

All right, we’re trying to find out from how far away can an archerfish shoot and hit a target with accuracy.

All right, let’s try it way up here.

MARTIN: Okay, let’s see, this one’s getting ready to go.

Ah, ready to shoot.

CHRIS: Eyeing it...

BOTH: Oh yeah!

That was great.

That was a good four or five feet.

CHRIS: An archerfish can hit his target from as far as nine feet away.

All right, feeding time, and archery practice look like they’re over.

Till next time they’re hungry, and then the amazing archerfish will once again let those water arrows fly.

Keep on creature adventuring.

We’ll see you on the creature trail.

♪ To find out more about cool animals... And collect your own Wild Kratts Creature Powers... Go to the Wild Kratts website.

At pbskids.org.

BOTH: We’ll see you there!