Wild Kratts
The Benefits of Keratin
Clip: Season 4 | 1m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Chris, Martin and Aviva explain the many benefits of keratin.
Aviva, Martin and Chris are out compiling information on which animals possess keratin and what the substance is used for. After observation and running scans, they discover many animals with the fibrous protein. Keratin can be found in porcupine quills, zebra hooves, rhinoceros and antelope horns, bird beaks, and even our finger nails!
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Wild Kratts
The Benefits of Keratin
Clip: Season 4 | 1m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Aviva, Martin and Chris are out compiling information on which animals possess keratin and what the substance is used for. After observation and running scans, they discover many animals with the fibrous protein. Keratin can be found in porcupine quills, zebra hooves, rhinoceros and antelope horns, bird beaks, and even our finger nails!
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Okay, Aviva, I'’’m almost there, a few more steps to scanning range.
Great, all I need is a quick scan of the hoof so I can compare the chemical makeup of keratin.
Well, a zebra hoof is a good place to get it.
Keratin is what makes the hoof hard.
You'’’ll have that scan in no time.
Sorry, Chris.
I'’’ve got a better way: the zebra power suit!
But wait!
See?
Keratin hoof, no problem.
Huh?
Ah!
Uh-oh.
You call that better?
(Groaning) Keratin'’’s hard.
Uh, rhino horn is made of keratin too.
Huh?
(Screaming) Ow!
Ow!
(Screaming) Keratin hurts!
(Grunting) (Screaming) Ow!
Keratin protects!
Yup, animals with hard features like quills, horns, hooves, they owe it all to keratin.
Right, Quillber?
These quills are really special hairs that are hardened with keratin.
And Nubs, his horn is made of keratin too.
(Engine revving) Yup, all those, plus antelope horns-- (Squawking) Bird beaks, even our fingernails, all hardened with keratin.
Here are your scans.
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