♪ Wild Kratts!

♪ CHRIS: We'’’re here off the coast of Africa, on a large island called Madagascar, the land of unusual creatures.

Hey, it'’’s us, the Kratt Brothers!

I'’’m Chris.

I'’’m Martin, and here in Madagascar, lemurs are just about everywhere!

We'’’ve got sifaka lemurs, red-fronted brown lemurs, sportive lemurs!

In fact, there are lemurs in all different habitats, all around the country.

But the question is, who eats these lemurs?

What animal is the top land predator on Madagascar?

Is it a member of the dog family?

Like a wolf?

Coyote?

Or African wild dog?

Nope.

No members of the dog family ever made it to Madagascar.

Is it a member of the cat family?

Like a cougar?

Or a lion?

Or a jaguar?

No.

No big wild cat ever prowled this island.

The top predator on Madagascar is the fossa.

A.K.A.

Cryptoprocta ferox.

A predator found nowhere else but on Madagascar.

A lemur-hunting specialist.

Agile and quick in the trees.

And on the ground.

The fossa is a predator like no other.

With keen senses, sharp teeth, and an athletic build, the fossa is actually a relative of a mongoose that has taken the form of a large, cat-like predator.

Anything from mouse-lemurs and chameleons, all the way up to large lemurs, is considered prey for the fossa.

Lemurs may seem un-catchable, but when a fossa springs into action, he can leap and glide through the treetops like no other predator on Earth.

Imagine if we had the tree-climbing speed and agility of the fossa!

Imagine if we had fossa power!

BOTH: What if?

♪ On adventure with the coolest creatures ♪ ♪ From the oceans to the trees ♪ ♪ The Brothers Kratt are going places you never get to see ♪ ♪ Hanging with their creature friends ♪ ♪ Get ready, it'’’s the hour ♪ ♪ We'’’re gonna save some animals today with ♪ ♪ Creature Power ♪ ♪ Gonna go wild, Wild Kratts ♪ ♪ Gonna go wild, wild, Wild Kratts ♪ ♪ Gonna go wild, Wild Kratts ♪ ♪ Gonna go wild, wild, wild ♪ ♪ Cheetah speed and lizard glide ♪ ♪ Falcon flight and lion pride ♪ ♪ Gonna go wild, Wild Kratts ♪ ♪ Gonna go wild, wild, Wild Kratts ♪ ♪ Gonna go wild, Wild Kratts ♪ ♪ Gonna go wild, wild, Wild Kratts ♪ ♪ Go wild, wild, Wild Kratts ♪ (All straining) But we'’’ve gotta go, Chris!

We'’’ll never make it on time if we don'’’t go now!

No!

We can'’’t go!

Just a little longer won'’’t hurt.

One more search.

I can'’’t leave Madagascar without seeing a fossa!

I hear ya, bro!

It'’’s killing me too.

But we all have to get back for Mother'’’s Day.

Just think of the fossa!

They'’’re only in Madagascar, super rare, and one of the greatest climbing carnivores in the world!

They have to be, because they'’’re the only animal that can catch a lemur.

I'’’ve always, always wanted to find a fossa.

But Chris, we'’’ve... gotta... go!

We can'’’t... go!

We gotta go, bro!

We can'’’t... go!

ALL: Whoa!

Oof!

(Groaning) Sorry guys, but I just can'’’t leave Madagascar without seeing a fossa.

Chris!

Don'’’t you remember what happened last time we missed Mother'’’s Day?

Don'’’t!

Mom was not happy.

She said her only wish in the world is that we'’’re home for Mother'’’s Day, remember?

Okay.

I'’’ll do it for Mom.

Goodbye fossas, wherever you are.

Don'’’t worry, Chris.

We'’’ll come back to Madagascar someday.

Oh yeah, it'’’ll be great.

We'’’ll come back, find lots of fossas, fossas everywhere.

It'’’ll be like a fossa party!

A fossa-palooza!

A fossa-palooza?

Well, at least we got him into the Tortuga.

JIMMY Z: Setting course for North America.

Oh, what a creature!

What a climber!

Yeah, they'’’re so amazing.

Chris, let'’’s not torture ourselves anymore.

We'’’ve got to stop looking at this.

You'’’re right.

Keep our minds off the fossas.

I'’’m going down to the garage to organize the gear.

(Beeping) KOKI: It'’’s Momma Kratt!

(Gasping) (Static buzzing) Hey Mom!

Hi, Martin!

Are you on your way home?

Sure are!

Yeah, no problems here.

We'’’ll be home in time for Mother'’’s Day all right!

Remember, you can bring your laundry as long as there are no jungle bugs in it.

No problem, Mom.

Don'’’t worry.

It won'’’t be like last time when those Amazon cockroaches got loose in the house.

Oh good!

I can'’’t wait to see my boys!

Bye Mom!

Whew.

It'’’s not every day you get to Madagascar.

Who knows when we'’’ll be able to get back here.

Fossas sure must be amazing in the trees to be able to catch lemurs.

I mean, they'’’ll catch anything they can, but more than half of what they eat is lemurs.

How do they do it?

Who knows when we'’’ll find out.

So what did you guys get your moms for Mother'’’s Day?

I got mine this sundress from our stop in Indonesia.

I made mine a pizza sculpture from shells I found on the beach.

I invented a banana slicer for mine.

(Beeping) Cool!

What about you, Martin?

Uh, well I, uh-- He forgot.

You forgot?

Well, I uh-- (Nervous chuckling) (Sighing) Yeah.

I forgot.

(Beeping) (Dinging) Whoa!

Ahh!

Aw, I can'’’t show up for Mother'’’s Day without a present.

Can I?

AVIVA, KOKI & JIMMY: Nuh-uh.

No way.

I didn'’’t think so.

Ahh!

Whew!

Nothing like being organized.

Whoa!

Wait!

Come back!

DONITA: Ugh!

Fashion block.

Creating new animal fashion trends is exhausting!

But the world is counting on me to make them look marvelous !

DABIO: Oh, not good, Martin.

Dabio, what are you doing?

Oh, it'’’s Wild Kratts!

I tapped into their frequency.

Yeah, shhh!

Ooh!

Interesting.

What am I going to get Mom?

How can I get a Mother'’’s Day present with just a few hours left?

Dabio, that'’’s it!

I need a Mother'’’s Day fashion for all the last-minute Mother'’’s Day shoppers.

Something irresistible.

Well, you could'’’ve gotten her something from Madagascar, but now it'’’s bye-bye lemur-land.

Oh, lemur-land.

Sounds fun.

Lemurs!

Yes, they would make wonderful fluffy scarves.

Oo-la-la, soft on the cheek, furry!

An instant fashion breakthrough!

Aw, I want one.

Well, let'’’s go then.

And since the Wild Kratts are leaving, I know they won'’’t bother us while we collect those bouncy fashion gems.

Ooh hoohoo!

Bouncy gems?

I'’’m talking about the lemurs.

Just get my jet.

Yes Donita!

We'’’re going to Madagascar!

Well, at least I'’’m not landing in the middle of the ocean.

I'’’m back in Madagascar!

That didn'’’t take long.

Well, now that I'’’m here, how can I not sneak in a fossa search?

(Stretching noise) Ahh!

Oof!

What?

Now even the parachute is holding me back?

Okay, let'’’s take a look at this situation.

I just fell from the Tortuga.

They kept going, so they may not know I'’’m missing.

I'’’ve got no Creature Pod, no food.

Check that.

I have a half-eaten granola bar.

That'’’s all.

And I'’’m stranded.

I need to survive out here solo.

Hey, diademed sifakas!

Could I, uh, stick with you guys?

Thanks.

I sure hope they realize I'’’m missing.

Hey, wait for me!

I'’’ve got to talk to Chris.

Maybe he'’’s got a present for Mom, and I can jump in with him on his.

Chris!

Hey, did you get something for Mother'’’s Day yet?

Chris?

Chris!

(Gasping) What?

Chris!

Brother!

Oh no!

The garage hatch is open!

Chris is gone!

ALL: What?!

KOKI: Uh oh!

Someone sat on the switch.

What?

You can'’’t lean on anything around here.

We got to go back.

We'’’ve got to find Chris!

We'’’re already way out over the Indian Ocean.

He could have fallen out anywhere between here and there.

Okay, we'’’ll split up.

You guys check the ocean.

I'’’ll head straight back to Madagascar and check the land.

Hurry!

Jimmy, turn this Tortuga around!

Aye-aye!

We'’’re coming, Chris!

I sure wish I could eat those, but you know the rule.

Don'’’t eat wild berries unless you know exactly what they are.

What'’’s good for wild animals could make a human really sick.

(Jet engine roaring above) Is it them?

I'’’m down here!

Ahh, missed '’’em.

I can'’’t let that happen again.

Ah-ha!

DONITA: Land the plane here, Dabio.

DABIO: Oh!

Oh!

Lemur-land!

Woohoo, haha!

There!

Now if they fly by again, they'’’ll spot my parachute and know I'’’m here.

Huh?

(Animal chittering nearby) A fossa!

Whoa!

That'’’s right guys!

Go!

Get outta here, quick!

Oh, you are incredible.

How'’’d you do that?

A lean, agile body with powerful legs, that'’’s how.

Whoa, and that super long tail.

It whips back and forth for unbelievable balance.

Uh-oh.

More than one?

Lemurs, look out!

(Chittering) Oh no!

They got that one away from the troop.

Going down headfirst?

You'’’ve got to be kidding me!

I don'’’t believe it!

These fossas are working together!

One chases while the other tries to head them off.

They can do anything up here, or down there.

Teamwork!

I get it.

The fossas will chase the lemurs around the treetops until they tire them out.

If I were a lemur, they'’’d have me already!

Got to try that move!

Huah!

Gah!

(Splintering) Uh-oh.

Whoa!

Oof!

Yeah, my fossa power leap needs work.

Sorry for messing up your hunt guys, but I like lemurs too.

Besides, the way you move through the trees, you'’’ll get another chance.

And listen, my brother'’’s really going to want to see you, so if you don'’’t mind sticking around for awhile, hm?

Wait!

Wait!

Oh, my new pose beam scooter lounge is very chic, Dabio.

Now where are these fluffy fabric creatures anyway?

Uh, I think we look for the little white bouncy balls in lemur-land.

Little white bouncy balls?

See?

Bouncy ball!

Get it, Dabio!

Dabio, stop!

Pose beam.

(Zapping) Oh, that'’’s nice.

Oooh, so soft.

So luxurious!

What mother wouldn'’’t want one for Mother'’’s Day?

More!

I need more!

You, and you, and you.

Collect them, Dabio!

I need them all!

I'’’ll be right back!

(Grunting) Whoa.

Heh, whoa, whoa.

Ahh!

Oof!

Uh, I'’’m back.

Mm-hm, yes, I can see that.

Chris!

Where are you?

Chris!

Chris'’’s parachute.

He must have put it up here so we could see it.

Nice one, bro.

Falcon Flyer to Giant Turtle, come in Giant Turtle.

Falcon Flyer here.

I'’’ve got a sign from Chris.

He'’’s somewhere in the rainforest.

Whew, that'’’s a relief!

We'’’re on our way!

DONITA: Ooh, another one!

That doesn'’’t sound like Chris.

Donita Donata!

DABIO: Ungh!

Heya!

Whoa.

Whoa.

Whahh!

Ahh!

Oof!

Lemur-land hurt.

Get off me.

Ooh!

Now get up there and get those lemurs!

Oh no!

She'’’s pose-beaming diademed sifakas to make some kind of weird lemur scarf!

I mean they'’’re beautiful creatures, but not around somebody'’’s neck!

Falcon Flyer to Giant Turtle, come in Giant Turtle.

Falcon Flyer here!

You found him?

Not exactly.

Let'’’s just say we'’’ve got double-trouble.

Donita'’’s here!

Can you track her while I find Chris?

Donita?

What?

This is the craziest Mother'’’s Day ever!

Chris!

Where are you?

Why would he have left his parachute?

He didn'’’t go looking for fossas, did he?

(Hissing) Whoa!

(Chuckling) Oh, sorry buddy.

Didn'’’t see you there.

Cool!

A Madagascar hissing cockroach.

One of the biggest cockroaches in the world.

Love the hissing sound you make.

It definitely stopped me from sitting on you.

So, the old "I'’’m going to startle you and make you back off"”” hiss really does work.

There you go.

Get back to eating rotten logs and fruits and stuff.

(Rustling) Huh?

Chris?

Is that you?

(Rustling) A tenrec!

Whoa.

He'’’s going someplace in a hurry.

Whoa!

I don'’’t believe it.

A fossa!

Incredible!

In the trees, on the ground, no creature is safe with a fossa around.

Hmmm, you know what, somehow I get a feeling, if I follow the fossa, I just might find my brother.

Hey, wait up!

Oh, lost '’’em!

Human climbing powers just don'’’t cut it when you'’’re following a fossa.

Yikes.

I better get back to that parachute so they can find me, but which way is it?

(Grumbling) Might need to refuel first.

Only one bite left.

Should I?

Hmm, if I eat it now, then I'’’ll be all out of food until they find me.

But if I save it, then maybe I won'’’t be so hungry later.

(Grumbling) Oh, who am I kidding?

I'’’ve got to eat!

Hey, where'’’d my granola bar go?

You!

A fossa cub.

You look like you'’’re only about four months old.

Hey, but where'’’s your momma?

MARTIN: Over here!

Martin!

How'’’d you find me?

I just followed the fossa, and she led me right to you!

Like you said, it'’’s a fossa-palooza.

We found them, bro!

Yeah!

Ow, ow, ow.

Easy with those semi-retractable claws, buddy.

A key to climbing.

Those sharp claws really grip onto the tree trunks.

Ow!

But I'’’m not a tree trunk!

You'’’re doing great buddy!

You'’’ll be up in those trees in no time.

Up in the trees.

I almost forgot.

Donita!

She'’’s stealing lemurs!

We'’’ve got to stop her.

What?

But we'’’re already late for Mother'’’s Day.

Right, so we'’’ve got to stop her fast!

Any ideas?

Ooh.

I think the answer is right in front of your face.

(Muffled) Of course!

We have to be the fossa!

If your tree climbing skills can'’’t stop Donita, nothing can!

(Scanning) Fossa scan captured, ready to send to Aviva.

Aviva, we need Fossa Power Suits and pronto.

On it.

Okay, we'’’re closing in on Donita'’’s position now.

I'’’m close enough to get an image.

DONITA: There, another one.

Get it, Dabio!

Whoa!

KOKI: Fortunately they'’’re having trouble climbing after those lemurs, but the lemurs aren'’’t used to pose-beam predators.

They'’’re used to fossas.

They'’’re not even running away!

Almost there with the fossa suit, Aviva?

Almost.

Wow, what incredible ankles!

Thanks.

I have thought about being an ankle model.

Not your ankles, Jimmy.

The fossa'’’s.

Oh yeah, theirs are pretty nice too.

Pretty awesome.

Check it out.

It'’’s one of their climbing secrets.

They have special, rotating ankles that let them move in more directions than most other ankles can.

That'’’s why they leap around and climb down trees headfirst so gracefully.

Our ankles may not be able to do it, but with the Creature Power Suits, anything'’’s possible!

Fossa discs ready, Koki.

Hey Jimmy, get those ankles of yours over to the teleporter.

(Giggling) I'’’m on it!

And zap it!

(Zapping) Yes!

All right!

Wha-- No, wait!

Those are our discs!

Come on bud, please?

Don'’’t break them before I even get to climb like a fossa.

MARTIN: Sifa!

Sifa!

Hey, nothing like a good lemur call to distract a fossa.

Good one.

You'’’ve been practicing that lemur accent, haven'’’t you?

Little bit.

BOTH: Activate Creature Power!

♪ To the lemur rescue!

With fossa power!

Ah!

Ahaha, heheh.

Whoa.

Whoa-ho!

Oof!

Climbing'’’s not easy.

Oh, all right already.

I'’’ll just pose beam a few more and we'’’ll collect them with the scooter.

(Zapping) No!

CHRIS: That'’’s it!

Leap lemurs, leap!

At least fossas are a danger they know and understand.

That'’’s one way to clear a troop of lemurs out of danger.

Back off the lemurs, Donita.

Those scarves aren'’’t nice presents at all.

And that'’’s coming from a last-minute Mother'’’s Day shopper.

Well, you just don'’’t understand fashion.

Sorry, they'’’re mine.

This way is much easier!

Let'’’s do this, bro.

Teamwork, fossa-style!

Oh yeah!

I'’’ll head them off at the pass.

Those lemurs belong living free and in the wild, Donita.

Let them go!

Never!

Wow, that'’’s good climbing.

I know.

It'’’s all about the tail for balance, the retractable claws for gripping the trees, a light lean body, flexible ankles-- And teamwork doesn'’’t hurt either.

Ahh!

(Brakes screeching) Whoa!

Ahh!

(Grunting) DONITA: My pose beam!

You'’’re free!

My lemur scarves!

Ahh!

I can'’’t see!

I can'’’t see!

Everything'’’s white and fluffy!

Where are we going?

Uh, I give you a hint.

It'’’s big-- It'’’s pink-- Has wings and-- (Gasping) Oh!

Ahh!

DONITA & DABIO: Oof!

DABIO: Ow!

It'’’s hard!

DONITA: Ugh.

My jet.

DABIO: Hey!

That'’’s right, Donita!

You can keep your lemurs.

Mother'’’s Day is almost over anyway!

BOTH: Oh no!

Mom!

We'’’ve got to get home.

Thanks for the help!

I'’’m so glad I got to meet you before we left Madagascar.

That makes two of us.

BOTH: Happy Mother'’’s Day!

We'’’re almost there.

Okay, we'’’ll have to do emergency drop-offs if everyone is going to get home in time.

Whew.

That was an awesome last-minute adventure, with the amazing fossa.

(Chuckling) Told you we'’’d get our fossa-palooza.

I just didn'’’t know it would be so soon.

Yeah, now I see why you didn'’’t want to leave Madagascar without meeting them.

I mean, that'’’s probably one of my best climbing suits yet.

Okay, guys.

This is your stop.

Say hi to Mom and Dad Kratt for us!

Hi to your moms too.

Bye!

See you next time!

Oh no!

A present.

I still don'’’t have a present for Mom.

(Gasping) Me neither!

Oh no.

There'’’s got to be something we can-- (Hissing) Hey, you again?

(Gasping) That'’’s it!

A hissing cockroach!

Oh, Mom'’’s gonna-- love you!

Yes!

And I'’’ve got a deluxe terrarium right here.

He'’’ll be Mom'’’s pet until we can find a way to get him back to Madagascar.

Perfect!

Oh, and you are gonna love Mom'’’s cooking.

Yeah, and best of all, we made it home for Mother'’’s Day.

BOTH: Mom!

We'’’re home!

So fossas are one of the masters of the trees.

Agile, quick, and super athletic.

You have to have incredible tree-climbing power if you depend on catching lemurs for your survival.

And if we hope to catch a glimpse of a fossa, we have to search every inch of this forest.

And get pretty lucky too.

They could be sneaking through the underbrush.

Or lurking in the treetops.

Hey, there'’’s a sifaka, not a fossa.

There!

Down in the riverbed!

Oh, wow.

A fossa!

It'’’s a female.

She'’’s heading to that log for shade.

CHRIS: It'’’s a good spot for her to rest.

It'’’s the heat of the day.

Animals find shade, sleep now, and be active later.

Wow, this is so lucky.

Amazing.

CHRIS: It'’’s one of the hardest animals in Madagascar to see.

They might see you, but you rarely see them.

I can'’’t believe it.

A fossa!

I'’’ve always wanted to see a fossa, and now there'’’s one right here in front of us, relaxing, just a few yards away!

MARTIN: And with this fossa relaxing, all the lemurs, all the tenrecs, all the creatures of the Malagasy forest can relax too.

Because she is settled in to sleep, and sleep, and sleep some more.

But when that fossa wakes up, everybody better look out, because this is the top predator of Madagascar.

Whoa, look at those teeth!

You can really see how she'’’s related to a mongoose in the Viverridae family.

But wow, this is a highly-specialized viverrid.

She'’’s a lot more like a wildcat in body, form, shape, but you can still see her mongoose roots.

Oh ho-ho!

Stretching out, getting ready for a night of hunting.

Now, there is a lot of creature power packed into a fossa.

There she goes.

Let'’’s follow her.

Keep on creature adventuring.

We'’’ll see you on the creature trail.

A fossa.

I can'’’t believe it!

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BOTH: We'’’ll see you there!