♪ Wild Kratts ♪ MARTIN: We'’’re here in North America, way down south on the Florida peninsula.

CHRIS: Full of wetlands, marshes and coastal waters.

It'’’s us, the Kratt brothers.

I'’’m Martin.

I'’’m Chris.

Bird beaks come in all different shapes and sizes.

And that'’’s because beaks are a very important tool for birds.

Hummingbird beaks are long and thin, sometimes curvy, for sipping nectar out of flowers.

Raptor beaks are strong and sharp for tearing meat.

And today, we'’’re checking out two beaks that are great at catching fish, in two very different ways.

We'’’ll show you two really strange beaks.

And you try to figure out why each one is shaped the way it is.

Meat the Roseate Spoonbill.

And check out that beak, rounded and spoon-shaped on the end.

Okay, now there'’’s a clue right there.

Watch how he puts his beak in the water and moves it from side to side.

They move that spoonbill back and forth, back and forth in the water, until it feels a fish.

And then, snap, it closes in a fraction of a second.

So, the spoonbill is both a sensing device and a fish trap.

And check out these crazy beaks, the beak of the Brown Pelican.

It'’’s not so much the beak that'’’s bizarre.

It'’’s all that crazy skin underneath the break.

Here we go.

Here we go.

Yeah!

Right now, the pelicans are just loving that we'’’re dumping fish into their beak.

But in the wild, the pelicans have to catch fish with those beaks, fish that are trying to get away.

And to do that, the pelicans have to use those beaks in a very special way.

Imagine if we had the amazing beaks-- And fish-catching power-- Of the Brown Pelican.

BOTH: What if?

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Ready to test these fishmobiles?

Let'’’s do it.

Fin power, full blast!

Hey, wait for us!

Hey, guys, room for two more?

Okay, we are with the school, up to speed.

AVIVA: Great job, guys.

Now activate the eye synchronization feature so that you can follow every move.

Because fish use their side-facing eyes to stay in sync with everybody else in the school.

BOTH: Eye synchronization on!

(Beeping) Okay, keep the same exact distance from the fish on either side of us.

If they move to the right, we move to the right.

Right?

Right.

Right!

Whoa!

(Grunting) Woo, they'’’re fast.

Okay, okay, let'’’s try that again.

Left!

Up!

Whoa!

(Shouting) (Laughing) Guys, is the lateral line feature on?

Yeah, it'’’s on.

So, just like the fish, our fishmobiles are sensing tiny water movements made by the fish around them.

Sorry.

Ooh.

Oh.

Ooh.

But unlike other fish, it'’’s not helping.

Hmm, Koki, did we forget to calibrate the lateral line?

Maybe.

Well, the lateral line readings might be a little off.

Woo, so it'’’s not our driving.

Yeah, any fish'’’d have trouble without a lateral line.

Ah!

Pelican attack!

Let'’’s get out of here!

Back to the boat!

Jump for it!

Ah!

Ah!

Ooh.

Mmm, lemonade.

Uhh, little help here.

Nice test mission, guys.

I'’’ll just make a few adjustments to the lateral line and you'’’ll be ready to get right back out there.

Whoa, wait.

"Back out there"?

You'’’re kidding, right?

Of course not.

That'’’s what I made them for, so you guys could explore the ocean with a school of fish for protection.

"Protection"?

Really?

But these school of fish are the snack food of the ocean.

Everyone'’’s trying to eat them.

AVIVA: But they'’’ve got a great defense: lots of eyes on the lookout for predators.

And safety in numbers.

With so many fish, what are the chances that you'’’d be the one to get caught if a predator did strike?

Well, the way they were driving-- Hey, easy!

It was the lateral line.

Aviva, listen.

It'’’s a really cool adventure vehicle.

We'’’re just not so sure this is the best way to get around in the ocean.

Ah, I think you guys are losing your edge.

(Giggling) Okay, fine, then we'’’ll just have to prove it with our Creature Powers, and a game, a game of capture the fishmobile.

"Capture the fishmobile"?

Yes!

How do you play that?

You three each join the school of fish in your own personal fishmobiles.

And we'’’ll try to catch you using our Creature Power Suits.

If you avoid us for the whole day, you win.

But if we catch all of you before sunset, we win.

You game?

Yeah!

You mean I'’’m supposed to go out there, in that machine, alone?

No, you'’’ll have us there and, oh, just a few hundred other fish.

No way, even with a million other fish.

Jimmy, we need you.

Safety in numbers, remember?

Mm-mm.

Besides, think of it as a video game.

It'’’s a gamer'’’s dream.

And your quick thumbs will be great for keeping up with the twists and turns of the school.

That'’’s true.

They are fast.

A video game?

Okay, I'’’ll do it.

All right, I'’’m all ready to go.

All the oceans creatures, and possible menhaden predators, are all catalogued right here.

Got yours, Martin?

Uhh, yeah, just about.

All right, let'’’s see.

Oh yeah!

Okay, I think that'’’s all of them.

Great, because I'’’ve got three fishmobiles calibrated and ready to go.

Then we'’’re all set.

Let the game begin.

There'’’s a school of menhaden right there.

Okay, you got to stick with that school.

Ready?

Uh-huh.

Mm-hmm.

Miniaturize!

(Grunting) Ahh!

We'’’re ready.

On your marks, get set, go!

AVIVA: See you at sunset!

Nuh-uh!

Ah, we'’’ll catch you way before then.

Let'’’s go.

AVIVA: First, we need to retest that calibration.

Ready, Koki?

Ready.

Let'’’s do a little practice drill.

Synchronized fishmobiling!

♪ KOKI: We'’’re good.

These controls are definitely calibrated and ready to go.

Woo-hoo!

And the controls are super responsive.

We'’’d better get in the school before Martin and Chris come.

(Chuckling) Sorry, already here.

Okay, Bumper, now!

Activate sperm whale power!

(Laughing) I'’’m going to get those fishmobiles!

This way, let'’’s get in there.

I have a good feeling about us winning this game, Aviva.

Yeah, there'’’s no way they'’’re going to catch us.

Hey, where are they going?

We'’’re not scary.

But that is!

Whale!

Oh no!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Hurry!

Hurry!

Hurry!

(Screaming) Got some.

But wait.

Aviva?

Jimmy?

Koki?

You in here?

I can'’’t see!

Oof!

(Groaning) Evacuate water.

(Groaning) Slimy, definitely not a fishmobile.

It'’’s a miss.

But don'’’t worry, guys.

It'’’s just a game.

Try to be a little quicker if a real whale attacks though, okay?

And I'’’m going to have to pick a different suit for the next try.

This really isn'’’t the whale for this job.

You know, you sperm whales eat mostly squid and octopus with those thin, toothy jaws, right?

It'’’s the humpback whales that specialize in going after schools of fish with their big, huge, net-like mouth for scooping up hundreds at a time.

Hmm, those fish are pretty quick and hard to catch without the right equipment.

Chris, we'’’ve got to up our game.

This isn'’’t going to be easy.

Yeah, I hear you, bro, no more Mr. Nice Predator.

(Beeping) Woo!

Close one!

Where'’’s Jimmy?

I hope he didn'’’t get caught.

Jimmy!

Right here!

Phew.

See?

Worked like a charm.

We didn'’’t see Martin coming.

But some other menhaden did.

And we got out of there.

Yep, hundreds of eyes and lateral lines on the lookout.

Yeah, but lots of eyes doesn'’’t help much if your camouflage is as good as a frogfish'’’s.

And a quick strike doesn'’’t hurt either, right, Rocket Jaw?

So, let'’’s just stay tuned and help be on the lookout for the good of the school.

Eeny, meeny, miny, mulp, catch a fishy in one gulp.

Rocket Jaw says to pick the very best one.

And it is Y-O-U.

If they show up, one of us will spot them.

Yep, safety in numbers.

What are the chances they'’’d get one of us out of the hundreds in the school, right, Aviva?

Aviva?

She'’’s gone!

Where'’’d she go?

I'’’m here, I think.

Wait.

Where am I?

It'’’s dark in here.

Oh, the old frogfish trick, with his fraction-of-a-second gulping power.

Six milliseconds, to be exact.

That'’’s one fishmobile down, two to go.

(Grunting) Guys, go!

Get out of here, quick!

He got Aviva!

Let'’’s go up!

It'’’s dangerous down here!

Thanks, Rocket Jaw.

Nice one, bro!

Who'’’d you get?

Whoa!

Hey!

Oh, Aviva, so good to see ya.

Okay, okay, fine, you guys got me.

But Koki and Jimmy are still out there.

So, you guys haven'’’t won yet.

Hmm?

Uh-oh!

Deactivate!

Ow!

Ow!

Ow!

Hey, you got the wrong guy!

Oh, now I know how a fish feels when a pelican attacks.

Hey, nice gular pouch, buddy.

That'’’s what I named that guy: Gular, for that awesome loose skin around his neck.

The gular pouch!

Oh!

Hey, Gular, where you going?

Probably looking for much tastier fish than me.

Wait up, buddy!

He'’’s gaining altitude.

I think he sees a fish.

Forty-five feet.

That'’’s plunging altitude!

And there he goes!

Tuck the wings and dive, corkscrewing to the left and tucking his head in to protect his neck.

The stretch and-- It'’’s a catch!

Wow!

Incredible!

Wow!

Incredible!

Now he'’’s got to drain the water.

About 2 1/2 gallons of it, and then he swallows that fish in one gulp.

Amazing!

Oh, I wish we could use that power in our game.

I'’’m glad you can'’’t.

No disc, no dice.

Hmm.

But we do have a Creature Power Disc for another fish-catching bird!

I'’’m going to find Fishy Flier.

See you!

Back to normal size.

It'’’s just you and me now, Jimmy.

I can'’’t believe they got, Aviva.

I know.

But I feel much safer up here near the surface.

It'’’s sunnier, no spooky rocks.

And we can see all the water below us.

Uh-oh!

(Gasping) Catch this!

Osprey power!

Woo-hoo!

Dive!

Oh no!

Got you!

Oh!

You did!

Woo!

Hey, Fishy Flier, how was that for good osprey form, huh?

A different style than the pelicans: feet-first instead of head-first.

But if the fish are at the surface, it'’’s a great fish-catching power.

Oh, yeah?

Well, let'’’s see if your Creature Power can deal with this.

(Beeping) I tickle attack!

Oh no, stop!

Cut it out!

(Laughing) Yes!

I'’’m free!

Oh, that'’’s real ticklish.

What?

Are you telling me ospreys aren'’’t ticklish?

Well, the sun'’’s getting lower.

Martin and Chris are running out of time.

Hey, how does that throat skin attach anyway?

Say "Ah."

Like this: Ah.

Ah.

Hmm, it'’’s like a big, giant net made of skin and beak.

That'’’s got to be one of the strangest beaks ever.

Hey, Gular, can you keep a secret?

While the brothers are off trying to catch Koki and Jimmy, I decided to make a Pelican Power Suit.

So, thanks for the help.

Just don'’’t tell them, okay?

(Beeping) Okay, the stretchy skin of the gular pouch attaches all the way around the beak and-- Oh, I can'’’t forget to do the air sacks under the pelican'’’s skin.

That helps them pop up like a bobber after they plummet into the water.

(Sighing) No luck.

Hmm, how about dolphin power?

Could work, if we could find one.

Well, there'’’s got to be-- All pelican power in.

And that should do it.

Hmm?

A-ha, so she couldn'’’t resist.

Had to work on a Power Suit.

Okay.

And print Pelican Creature Power Disc.

I'’’ll give it to them after we win this game of capture the fishmobile.

(Laughing) Now, where can I hide it, somewhere they won'’’t find it?

(Gasping) There.

(Laughing) BOTH: Pelican power!

Thanks, Aviva, so nice of you to help us win.

Now we have pelican and dolphin powers.

Let'’’s do it.

Jimmy, just a little more time and we win this game.

If we just stay away from rocks and away from the surface, we'’’ll get past level one.

"Level one"?

Are you in your videogame mode?

Why do you think we'’’re winning this thing?

Uh-oh, is this predator action?

Whoa!

Hey!

Make up your mind, people-- I mean, fish.

What'’’s going on?

I don'’’t know.

But this is, like, expert level fishmobiling.

It'’’s them!

Ahhh!

To the center!

Close it up!

Circle around!

Okay, we'’’ve got '’’em herded up in a ball just like the dolphins do it.

Hey, Click, Whistle, how does this look?

(Clicking) Oh yeah, they like it.

Now, let'’’s start moving the fish up towards the surface and cut off their escape routes.

Going up!

Oh, no!

Soon, we'’’ll have nowhere to go.

That'’’s perfect, Chris.

They'’’re starting to leap to get away.

And I'’’m ready to catch a fishmobile dolphin-style.

We'’’re going to have to leap for it.

It'’’s the only way.

Then let'’’s do it together.

At least one of us should get away.

One, two, three, now!

Woo-hoo!

Got you this time, Koki.

Okay, okay, fine, but Jimmy got away.

And you guys are almost out of time.

Go, Jimmy!

Go!

In the clear!

Woo-hoo!

Oh, no!

The rest of the pod!

Retreat!

Retreat!

Ah!

Wait!

No!

Easy, dolphins!

We'’’re just playing a game!

Swim, Jimmy!

Swim!

(Pelicans calling) Uh-oh, even the pelicans want in on the action.

Pelicans are smart birds.

They know an opportunity for food when they see one.

They'’’re attracted to the bait ball.

Oh, no!

Jimmy?

Is it?

Phew!

It'’’s not Jimmy.

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

This is the most intense video game I'’’ve ever played!

But I'’’m loving it!

We got to catch Jimmy before these guys do.

Gular, thanks for dropping in.

Active pelican power!

♪ To the Jimmy rescue!

Go, Chris!

Go!

I'’’ll keep them on the surface.

Hang on, Koki.

Okay, 45 feet.

And scanning, scanning.

Ooh, great pelican eyesight.

And... there!

Dive!

I'’’ve got him right where I want him.

Corkscrew, neck to the left to protect on impact.

Huh?

Oh, no!

And scoop!

Hey!

Let me out of here!

Wa-hoo!

Yes!

Nice catch, bro.

Ah, so close.

Just a quick water drain and we'’’ve got this game won.

Please don'’’t swallow me!

Oh, cut it out!

Cut it out!

Oh no, seagulls!

They try to steal the pelican'’’s catches all the time.

Ow!

Ooh!

Ow!

Ow!

Ow!

Stop!

I'’’m free!

Uh-oh!

Maybe not.

Don'’’t eat me!

Uh-oh, I don'’’t have any controls.

It'’’s game over.

Help!

It'’’s not game over yet, Jimmy.

(Squawking) Got you!

Woo-hoo!

Jimmy, climb on.

Jimmy?

He'’’s not in there!

He fell out!

Help!

Somebody, help me!

I got him.

Go, Chris!

Go!

Oh, no, you don'’’t.

Ah!

Got you!

Woo-hoo!

Yeah!

That'’’s everybody.

And look.

The sun hasn'’’t even set yet.

Okay, now is it game over?

Yes!

And I'’’m glad you won.

BOTH: Woo-hoo!

We win!

With pelican power-- And dolphin power.

Now can we get back to the Tortuga before something else tries to eat me?

Sure, Jimmy.

To the Tortuga HQ!

AVIVA: Back to normal size!

Good game, guys.

Well, we just want to thank Aviva for helping us win.

Yeah, it was so nice of Aviva to give us this winning Creature Power!

Well, I didn'’’t exactly give it to you.

You found it by spying on me.

You did hand it right to us.

But it'’’s a good thing I did make that pelican disc because things got pretty crazy out there.

Yeah, you guys were right.

Those fish schools are like snacks.

And so many predators are after them.

You'’’re right too, though.

They do have a great defense.

It'’’s just that other animals have some incredible ways of catching them.

Yeah, like this guy.

Not easy to avoid a net that just drops onto you from the sky.

You guys might be a little funny-looking, but that is one cool beak.

They can even catch multiple fish in one scoop.

Hey, anybody up for a ride, pelican-style?

Awesome!

Yeah!

All right!

This is what I call a sunset cruise.

Just look out for seagulls, bro.

(All laughing) So, bird beaks can do amazing things.

In fact, a lot of the time, the best Creature Power a bird has is right there at the tip of his beak.

And if you want to check out the cool beaks of the Brown Pelican in action, then the coastal waters of the Florida peninsula is a great place to be.

Wow!

This island right here is a Brown Pelican rookery.

A rookery is a place where birds go to lay their eggs and raise their chicks.

The whitish-gray pelicans, they'’’re the chicks.

They'’’re almost about as big as an adult already.

But they'’’re waiting there for their parents to come flying in with a beak full of fish to feed '’’em.

CHRIS: All right, let'’’s go catch up with the adults, who are out fishing with that amazing dip net beak.

Hunting pelican at 6:00!

Oh, here we go!

Yeah!

The pelicans are hunting, searching for mullet, capelin and other kinds of fish.

CHRIS: They start low, skimming over the water, riding the pocket of air just over the water'’’s surface.

And when they'’’re ready to search for fish, he gains altitude till he'’’s about 30 feet over the water.

He tilts his head, dives.

Yeah!

And when he makes contact with the water, he juts out his open mouth.

And that dip net bill gets a mouthful of water and, hopefully, a fish.

MARTIN: A pelican could hold up to three gallons of water.

And that skin under his beak, that'’’s called a gular pouch.

But when he wants to get rid of the water, what he does is tilts his beak like that and then all the water drains out.

Then all that'’’s left is the fish.

And the pelican can chow down.

CHRIS: But he has to watch out for those seagulls.

They harass the pelican and try to steal the fish.

He'’’s even standing on his back.

MARTIN: Bird beaks are awesome.

And they give creatures like the Brown Pelican some incredible Creature Powers.

So, check out the bird beaks around you.

There'’’s usually a cool Creature Power in those beaks.

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 Web site... ...at pbskids.org.

BOTH: We'’’ll see you there!