♪ Wild Kratts!

♪ MARTIN: Africa’s where we are, on a large island called Madagascar.

It’s a mysterious place, with all sorts of habitats!

CHRIS: Like this mountain rainforest we’re hiking through right now.

It’s us, the Kratt brothers!

I’m Martin.

I’m Chris.

When you’re creature adventuring through the cloud forest in Madagascar, it’s easy to spend all your time looking up in the trees.

CHRIS: There are exciting things happening up there.

Lemurs are leaping... MARTIN: And chameleons are lurking.

CHRIS: But if you spend all your time looking up in the trees, you’ll miss all the action... going on at your feet!

It’s a whole other world down here.

Yeah!

You’ve got to get down and look around.

There’s a lot of really cool creatures living on the forest floor.

To find mini Madagascar creatures around here, you’ve just got to pick a spot and look through the leaf litter.

There!

There’s a creature right in front of me.

Can you find it?

It’s a leaf litter frog!

Wow, a little brown Brookesia chameleon.

He’s brown, like the leaves littered along the forest floor.

And this is where he lives, hunting ants.

Now, the Brookesia never goes very far off the ground.

Oh, wow!

Check out those cool horns on his head!

And this is a fully grown adult, not a baby!

One of the smallest lizards in the world.

Imagine if we could really get down and explore the forest floor.

Imagine if we could get mini-sized and creature adventure down here!

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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ (Sniffing) Ahh... Huh?

(Rustling) Hm?

I don’t believe it!

A diademed.

Hey, Chris!

Diademeds!

Whoa... diademeds!

Diademeds!

Diana who?

BOTH: Diademed sifakas!

One of the biggest lemurs in Madagascar and because lemurs only live in Madagascar... That means one of the biggest lemurs in the world!

KOKI: They’re beautiful!

MARTIN: Yeah, that’s true.

They might also be the most beautiful lemur in Madagascar.

And that would mean the most beautiful lemur in the world.

Because lemurs only live in Madagascar.

I love diademed sifakas.

CHRIS: Look how relaxed they are.

So peaceful.

Madagascar is one of the most peaceful places in the world, and the safest, easiest for humans to explore.

No big land predators like lions and tigers and bears, no deadly venomous snakes.

It’s the perfect place to miniaturize and explore!

Oh yeah!

The first thing I want to do is miniaturize and climb on a soft, furry lemur and go for a leaping ride through the forest!

Mm-hmm!

You know, bro, we don’t miniaturize and ride animals nearly enough.

I mean, the last time was when we rode on the snowshoe hare through the snow.

It’s like a bucking bronco ride!

A hip-hopping hare ride!

CHRIS: That snowshoe hare was fast.

MARTIN: Yeah and remember those quick turns?

CHRIS: How could I forget?

What a wild ride through the snow.

But it was a great new way to ski.

Hang on, Chris!

MARTIN: Riding snowshoe hares is officially my favorite winter sport.

Oh, yeah, that was great... And remember when we hitched a ride on the shell of a hawksbill sea turtle?

Well, looks like we’re getting a turtleback tour of the reef.

Hey, there’s Blimpy the blowfish.

And her old buddy Ocean Pony the seahorse!

MARTIN: Riding that sea turtle was the coolest way to cruise.

CHRIS: Oh yeah.

That turtle could really move.

Hold on tight, Chris!

I’m holding!

I’m holding!

We’ve got to ride more wild animals!

Huh?

That’s it?

That’s today’s mission?

Riding animals?

BOTH: Yup!

That’s today’s mission!

We’re going lemur-back riding!

BOTH: Leaping with lemurs!

Hm.

Well, at least find me a mouse lemur.

They’re so cute!

Okay sure.

I’ll go get the Miniaturizer.

JIMMY Z: Wait, Chris, no!

I’ll teleport it!

Okay.

I haven’t teleported anything all week!

Woo!

Oof.

Zap it!

Thanks Jimmy.

Martin, I’ve got the Miniaturizer.

All aboard!

Yeah!

Let’s get mini-sized!

BOTH: We are mini-sized!

(Panting) Huh?

How’d they get way over there?

I guess I should have miniaturized us closer.

Yeah, when we’re mini like this, just getting to them will be an all-day adventure!

(Laughing) (High-pitched voice) Help us, Aviva!

Yeah, help us!

We want to get to the lemurs but it’s too far!

Ha ha!

You guys kind of look like mouse lemurs!

Little adventure outfits.

You’re not actually helping them on this lemur-back riding mission, are you?

Yeah.

(Giggling) You ready?

Oh yeah!

Woo hoo!

Wow!

We’re here.

On the back of a lemur, ha ha!

I don’t believe it.

BOTH: Wahoo!

This is awesome!

(Laughing) I think he’s picking out a landing spot.

Here we go!

And don’t forget to find me a mouse lemur!

BOTH: Okay!

Hey, where did the other two diademeds go?

Hm?

Hey, get away from there!

Shoo, shoo!

I don’t think it’s safe leaving the Miniaturizer here.

Last thing we need is a couple of super-sized lemurs running around the Tortuga.

(Laughing) KRATTS: Woohoo!

Yeah!

Wow!

How far was that?!

Far!

But here... I’ll measure the next one!

Wow!

Twenty feet!

That would be like you and me, when we’re real-sized, jumping from the basketball net on one side of the court to the other end in a single leap!

Whoa...

Here we go again.

Hey Martin, lemur-back riding was a great idea!

Thanks Chris, now I’ve just got to give our ride a name.

Well, he is a great leaper.

And when he leaps he gets a lot of air... That’s it!

Your name is Lemair!

Whoa!

Aaah!

Hang on!

Hey, now we’re hanging around getting a snack!

BOTH: Whoa!

(Panting) Ha ha.

Lemur-back riding is wild!

Hey, here’s the rest of the group.

Get ready for some leaping.

Hey, what’s going on?

Well bro, you wanted soft and furry-- now we’ve got lots of soft and furry!

Yeah!

It’s so cool how they all hug and sleep in a big old cuddle hug.

Pretty cool mission today, huh?

The best!

And I could hang out with these guys all day long.

BOTH: Whoa!

(Yelling) Oh yeah, the old leaf parachute trick.

Hey, why don’t we change it up a little bit?

Leaf surfing!

Woohoo!

Woo, ha ha ha!

Yes!

Leaf surfing!

Hang five!

Woohoo!

Catching a breeze.

Woo... Oh yeah!

All right!

Woohoo!

Yeah, way to go!

Whoa!

Where are we?

Did we surf our leaves through a time warp or something?

I mean, this can’t be the same forest.

I guess it is.

It’s just really, really different down here on the forest floor.

Hmm.

And we have not completed our mission.

Nuh-uh.

We only rode on the backs of lemurs for like 10 minutes.

Hey, where are you going?

We’ve got to get back up there!

Hey Martin, do you get a feeling that we’re being watched?

Yeah, but who’s watching us?

I don’t know, but I’m getting the creeps.

Yeah, me too.

Yeah, let’s get out of here.

Whoa!

Oof.

Wow!

A tiny little chameleon.

And with us being miniaturized, it must be really teeny-tiny.

Is it ever!

Do you know who this is?

The smallest lizard in the world!

BOTH: A Brookesia chameleon.

Okay, check it out bro.

(Grunting) This is a Malagasy penny.

And that shows just how small he is.

The Brookesia chameleon!

(Chuckling) The smallest lizard in the world.

But what does he eat?

Hmm... Whatever’s in the leaf litter, I guess.

CHRIS: Yes!

Right on target.

Wow, I love this guy.

Chameleon powers are awesome.

And he just showed us how we can get back to our lemur-riding mission.

We can activate our Creature Power Suits with chameleon powers-- ha ha!

And climb right out of here!

Wait a second Martin, you’ve got to see this.

Whoa.

♪ What are they?

I don’t know.

Plant shoots?

Some kind of mushrooms?

Hmm?

Ah!

Waahh!

Aahh!

Forest leeches!

Yep.

Ha!

They are so cool!

Yikes!

Run!

We’ve got to get outta here!

(Yelling) Forest leeches latch onto mammals, reptiles, and birds, and suck their blood!

Okay, what do we know?

Leeches don’t have eyes, but they locate their prey by sensing the heat from their bodies.

Once they have a target, they inch along after them.

Hey, they’re going right past Brookesia.

How come the leeches don’t know he’s there?

Oh, of course!

He’s cold blooded, so the leeches can’t read any heat off the chameleon, because the chameleon is the same temperature as the environment.

But we’re warm blooded.

Aaah!

And they know where we are!

Aaah... (Sniffling) Chris, stop sniffling.

It’s going to be okay.

I’m not sniffling.

I thought you were sniffling.

I’m not sniffling.

Well somebody’s sniffling.

BOTH: A streaked tenrec!

Tenrecs only live in Madagascar, and this little insectivore is a serious predator on the forest floor.

Martin, look out!

BOTH: Whoa!

MARTIN: Oh!

Saved by a streaked tenrec!

CHRIS: That’s right!

The streaked tenrec loves to eat insects, worms, and leeches.

So I guess the streaked tenrec is pretty good at rescuing miniaturized humans too.

Let’s get out of here while we still can.

Yeah.

Whew.

That was a close one.

(Hissing) I thought you said there were no deadly venomous snakes in Madagascar?

There aren’t.

Then how come I hear what sounds like a cobra hissing?

Is it just me, or are we moving?

Ha!

It’s not a cobra hissing.

It’s a hissing cockroach!

(Laughing) A hissing cockroach is one of the loudest insects on the planet.

He makes the hissing sound by blowing air out his spiracles-- or breathing holes.

(Hissing) And he led us right to a mouse lemur!

Ha, Aviva’s going to be so happy.

MARTIN: And she was right-- mouse lemurs are so cute.

Make that "was" cute!

(Yelling) (Hissing and growling) I can’t believe the mouse lemur is attacking that giant insect.

MARTIN: Yeah, this is an epic battle in mini land!

CHRIS: Uh-oh, you know what we’ve just learned?

Mouse lemurs are serious predators, and Madagascar is not so completely safe if you’re mini-sized.

So let’s take some advice from somebody who knows how to survive mini sized.

A chameleon called Brookesia!

BOTH: Activate chameleon powers!

Uh-oh, the transformation miniaturized us even more!

(Snarling) That could be a bad thing.

Quick, camouflage!

Oof.

I hope Martin’s thinking what I’m thinking.

I think Chris must be thinking what I’m thinking.

BOTH: Lemur-back riding!

Whoa, oof!

Hey bro, we’re riding a lemur again!

Oh yeah, nothing stops us from completing a creature mission.

(Snarling) BOTH: Whoa!

Now we just have to figure out how to get back to the Tortuga in one piece.

Ugh...

There it is!

The Tortuga!

I think I see a way in!

We just have to run down this branch, leap the gap, and right into the window.

Should we make a break for it?

Well, we definitely can’t outrun him with chameleon powers.

We’ll have to do this old-school-- break for it with our own legs.

BOTH: Deactivate!

Oof.

BOTH: Awww... Go!

Go!

Go!

Going!

Going!

Going!

Going!

Aah!

(Gasping) BOTH: Whoa!

Yeah!

Ha ha!

Woo!

Aviva, help!

A mouse lemur is after us!

Nice try Chris, but one, she won’t believe a mouse lemur is dangerous-- and two, we’re so tiny she can’t hear us!

Look, there’s the Miniaturizer.

Now we’ve just got to get to it.

Well, at least we got away from that mouse lemur.

(Snarling) BOTH: Jump!

(Panting) Hey bros, when did you get back?

Super predator... chasing us... M-m-m-mouse lemur... A mouse lemur?!

You brought back a mouse lemur?

He’s so cute!

Are you kidding?

He’s a...

BOTH: Little monster!

Oh, come on.

He’s adorable!

Yeah, what a sweetie.

He looks pretty harmless... even to me.

Harmless?!

Just follow him a while and as soon as he finds an insect... then you’ll see the real mouse lemur.

AKA monster lemur!

KOKI: Yeah right, "monster lemur."

Sure.

How could this little ball of fluff ever be a monster?

I know there are some surprising things going on in the creature world-- but a mouse lemur, a monster?

No way.

Oh, come on!

I can’t believe you think he’s cute and innocent!

Look at you, little mouse lemur.

AVIVA: Like the cutest mouse I’ve ever seen.

With little human hands.

Wow, he can leap for such a little guy.

He’s like a tiny super lemur.

Yeah, just wait.

First insect he sees-- boom!

Instant super monster lemur.

Uhh... Chris?

Oh no!

The diademed sifakas have enlarged into human-sized lemurs!

And they’ve taken over the Tortuga!

Okay, just take your hands off my keyboard, you mischievous fluffy stuffy!

Whoa, whoa, slow down everybody, take it easy.

Lemurs are not mischievous.

I mean, they’re not monkeys.

Yeah, that’s true.

And there were once lemurs as big as these guys.

Megaladapis, which was the size of a black bear.

Paleopropethecus, which was the human sized lemur that moved like a sloth.

These lemurs went extinct 500 years ago.

Yeah, most lemurs, except for a few, like the mouse lemur, are very peaceful.

Please don’t touch any buttons!

Not that one.

Ugh.

Blast off...

I like what Madagascar looks like.

Yep.

That’s Madagascar.

An island home to unique animals that don’t exist anywhere else in the world!

We have to get these lemurs back to normal size-- ugh-- and back home to where they belong.

Miniaturized back to real size.

And while we’re at it, let’s put the Miniaturizer away for a while.

Yeah, imagine if the mouse lemur got giant sized.

Then he’d be a real monster.

Whew.

Problem solved.

(Giggling) Hey, that’s not a worm or a leech.

But I bet it’s just as tasty.

(Hissing) Oooh... Aah!

There you are, little Brookesia.

Thanks again for the awesome camouflage powers.

You know what’s so cool?

We’ve got the world’s biggest and smallest lemurs right here.

You’re just a cute little mouse lemur, aren’t you?

Martin, you’re never going to convince me that mouse lemurs are ferocious predators... Because I know that you are just the cutest little lemur in the whole wide world.

(Snarling) Wait, Aviva!

Didn’t you see?

Aww, so cute!

He just turned into monster lemur.

What, my cute little mouse lemur?

Pssh... no way.

Everywhere in Madagascar, forest floors are popping with life!

And you never know who’s going to surprise you, whatever habitat you’re in.

Check it out!

What a waterfall!

MARTIN: This is an awesome spot, and believe it or not, it’s a creature world unto itself.

And it’s the home of a very special type of frog.

This frog lives in a tough environment.

Water crashing down, blasting over smooth stones.

It’s hard for most animals to get around on these rocks, but these frogs can do it.

Lots of animals like to eat frogs-- so this is a great place to hide away from predators.

It’s a Shangri-La, a safe haven where this unique species can survive.

Predator at 10 o’clock.

A Galidia!

Galidias are one of the few carnivore predators who live here, and all the mini Madagascar creatures have to fear him-- frogs, the little chameleons, the geckos.

Everybody’s got to look out for the Galidia.

Wow, look at that sleek little hunter, huh?

He’s searching through the leaf litter, looking for whatever he can find.

CHRIS: Reptile alert!

A Madagascar day gecko!

One of the most colorful mini predators in the forest.

MARTIN: Mini Madagascar is also hiding out low in the bushes.

All right, now in this area here there is a really cool animal.

Can you spot him?

This creature is a master of camouflage.

He’s mimicking a dried leaf.

I mean that’s a clue because that is not a dried leaf... that is a leaf-tailed gecko!

This is bizarre.

Now check out this mini Madagascar creature.

Look at the long neck on this beetle.

No wonder it’s called a giraffe beetle.

CHRIS: So remember, if you’re out hiking through a forest, don’t just look up, look down!

Look all around for some amazing creatures.

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.

We’ll see you there!