♪ Wild Kratts ♪ CHRIS: We'’’re here in Africa, on the eastern Savannah grasslands.

Hi, I'’’m Chris.

I'’’m Martin.

We'’’re the Kratt Brothers.

When you'’’re heading out on a creature adventure, you have to make sure to pack all your gear.

Like headlamps.

CHRIS: Water bottles.

MARTIN: Granola bar.

Everything you might need when you'’’re in the bush.

Because if you forget something while you'’’re out there, you could be in trouble.

Uh, Chris... CHRIS: Whoa, a giraffe.

Amazing.

That'’’s the longest neck in the world right there, sticking its head right in the window.

MARTIN: This is one way to start a giraffe adventure.

CHRIS: Wow, this giraffe'’’s neck is longer than my whole body.

We got to get out there and check it out.

Come on.

MARTIN: All right, we'’’ll be right outside.

Don'’’t go anywhere.

CHRIS: Oh, wow.

MARTIN: Yeah, look at them all.

Giraffes of all different ages.

CHRIS: We'’’re, like, puny compared to these guys.

Even the newborn babies are taller than we are.

MARTIN: That one was born just a week ago.

And that baby giraffe is only two months old, and look how huge he is.

CHRIS: A baby human, two months old, would be only about this big, and wouldn'’’t even be able to walk.

These giraffes can walk 15 minutes after they'’’re born.

A young giraffe will stay with his mom for about a year, and then head off on his own.

MARTIN: It'’’ll take him four more years to grow as tall as his mom.

CHRIS: Eighteen feet tall.

The tallest creature in the world.

But why?

Why is a giraffe so tall?

Why the long neck?

Imagine if we could try it out.

Find out what it'’’s like to have the long neck of a giraffe.

Then we'’’d really figure out the power of the giraffe'’’s neck.

What if?

What if?

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What?

Where?

What?

Whoa!

That was a wild wake-up call.

Martin, Chris.

What happened?

Something spun my hammock... like her.

Don'’’t look all innocent.

I know it was you, girl.

AVIVA: A giraffe?

No, look at her.

She'’’s just out for a morning stroll.

She'’’s the only one tall enough to do it.

Yeah, that'’’s the tallest animal in the world right there.

Up to 18 feet tall.

That'’’s taller than three grown-up people.

Wow.

Just her neck is much longer than I am.

Why do they have such long necks, anyway?

Scientists are still working on the answer to that one.

There we go, all finished.

These new retractable windows I installed will give us some fresh air.

You know, I bet I know why giraffes have long necks: To reach tasty leaves high in the trees.

Oh, yeah?

Well, I heard it had something to do with how they fight each other.

Kind of like elk have big antlers for fighting.

Neck fighting?

No way.

Who fights with their neck?

Hey!

Well, why would they need to get leaves up high when there'’’s much more food lower down, like grass and bushes?

Hmph!

Hmph!

Ow!

What?

(Growling) (Grumbling) Chris, Martin.

You'’’re the creature experts.

Tell Koki she'’’s wrong on this one.

Tell Aviva she'’’s telling a tall tale about giraffes.

Well, actually it'’’s not really that simple.... Why don'’’t we find out for ourselves?

We'’’ll figure out the mystery of the planet'’’s longest neck with an experiment.

Do you have a giraffe disc we can use?

Oh, right here.

Of course not!

I can'’’t just make this stuff out of thin air, you know.

Sorry, didn'’’t mean to be a pain in the neck.

Get it?

Neck?

Giraffe?

Oof!

Hey!

Well, I thought it was a good one.

Okay, so we'’’ll get out there and figure out what the giraffe'’’s long neck is all about, while you guys work on the giraffe suit.

Sounds good.

Deal.

Whew, it'’’s good to get out of there.

Yeah, it was getting kind of tense.

Wow, for the world'’’s tallest animals, giraffes are sure hard to find.

I know.

We found endangered frogs that are easier to spot.

There'’’s got to be some giraffe around here somewhere.

Oh, hello.

Martin, we found a giraffe.

What?

Where?

Right there.

Ew!

Oh, there.

MARTIN: You mean he found us.

(Laughing) First things first: If we'’’re going to understand what a giraffe'’’s neck is all about, we got to know how it'’’s built.

Great, let'’’s get a measurement.

All set, Chris.

Seven feet.

That'’’s taller than most people.

A neck as long as a person: that'’’s incredible.

Whoa!

Whoa!

(Both crashing and grunting) Just a little tied up here.

Necktie.

That'’’s a good name.

Mind if we call you Necktie?

AVIVA: Guys, stop messing around.

I need to know how that neck'’’s built.

We'’’re on it.

I can see that.

But I need to know what'’’s in it.

Scanning neck and uplinking image feed.

Neck inspection complete.

KOKI: Incoming scan image.

AVIVA: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

Same number of neck bones as we have.

Only the bones are much longer than ours or a gazelle'’’s.

And what'’’s that?

AVIVA: Special valves on the blood vessels.

It takes so much effort for the giraffe to pump blood all the way up to his head, that he has an extra-large heart and special blood vessels to keep the blood from flowing all the way back down.

Wow, with all these special features, a long neck is definitely important for something.

(Clearing throat) Reaching leaves.

Neck battles.

Anyway, this scan is what we need to replicate the neck for the Power Suits.

If we just adjust the programming in a few places, it should work.

Okay, disc maker engaged.

All set.

MARTIN: Aviva.

Is the suit done yet?

Just finished the disc.

Putting the suits back together now.

Hurry.

We don'’’t want to lose this giraffe.

Okay, okay, I'’’m going as fast as I can.

Now are you done?

Okay.

Easy, guys.

I mean, really.

Wait, did I install the deactivation module?

We can'’’t wait!

Uh, okay, okay.

Yes, I'’’m done.

There.

All set.

Jimmy.

Zap it!

Whew.

Pulled that off in record time.

No problem.

(Both panting) Whew!

A mixed herd of herbivores.

This is great.

Yeah.

All these different-looking creatures eat grass and leaves, but do they all eat exactly the same plants or what?

We need to get in the middle of the action to find out.

I'’’ll stick with Necktie.

Oof!

Maze.

Hey, buddy.

(Laughing) And I'’’ll go zebra.

Activate Creature Powers!

Activate Creature Powers!

♪ Whoa!

Heads up.

Zebra Power.

Giraffe Power.

Herbivores, here we come.

Whoa, whoa!

Oh, oh, ah!

You go ahead.

I got to figure out how to balance this neck.

(Straining) Hm.

The gazelles are nibbling on the delicate, tender grasses.

They'’’re not eating the thicker, tougher stuff.

Ah, but the zebras are.

They eat big mouthfuls of the thick, tough, hard-to-digest grass.

It all looks like a bunch of grass, but the herbivores are naturally splitting things up.

It'’’s nature'’’s know-how at work again.

And if the grass-eaters are doing it, maybe the leaf eaters, like the giraffe, are doing it too.

Martin, we'’’ve got a breakthrough here.

Yeah, me too.

Look, I got this long neck balancing thing down.

Whoa!

Almost.

Thanks, Chris.

Whew, everything looks different from way up here.

Everything'’’s so small, like those cute little kittens over there.

Where?

Where?

Right there.

Behind those... (Gasping) Wait a second.

Those aren'’’t kittens.

They'’’re... lions!

Run!

Whoa!

Add another benefit of a long neck to the list.

A giraffe'’’s-eye view for spotting danger far away.

Necktie!

Necktie!

Oh, no.

A classic lion ambush.

Have one lion hide up ahead, while two others push the prey straight towards them.

They do that on purpose.

(Lions roaring) Whoa!

A hoof kick.

That'’’s a dinner plate-sized hoof right in the face.

CHRIS: Yeah, with enough power to kill a lion.

Oh, they'’’ve had enough.

They'’’re out of here.

Whoa.

Okay, okay, that'’’s enough herbivore action for now.

Deactivate, dude.

(Chuckling) Deactivate.

(Whimpering) I can'’’t deactivate.

Oh no, oh no, I'’’m stuck in giraffe mode.

I'’’m a sitting duck out here like this.

Easy, bro.

It'’’s probably just a little glitch.

Hang on.

Aviva, come in.

What'’’s going on, guys?

Did you prove my theory?

Not yet.

Little problem.

Martin'’’s suit is jammed in giraffe mode.

Little problem?

You mean big, long problem.

It won'’’t deactivate?

Oh, no.

The deactivation module.

What?

What about it?

Oh no, I thought I might have forgotten something.

But it'’’s-- It'’’s gone.

You lost it?

You mean my suit can'’’t deactivate?

I don'’’t know what happened.

It was right on my work station, and now it'’’s gone.

But don'’’t worry.

I have the plans right here.

I always keep the plans.

I'’’ll just make a new deactivation module, install it into your suit, and problem solved.

MARTIN: Whew.

(Gulping) I had a real lump in my throat for a while there.

Great, so now we can get back to the mystery of the giraffe'’’s long neck.

Whoa, Martin'’’s really having a hard time with that long neck.

I'’’d better get to work on this.

Hm?

Uh, the plans.

Did you guys take them or something?

What?

We should probably hurry up with this experiment, because I'’’m getting a crick in my neck.

A what?

A crick.

A sore neck.

Ah, I'’’m telling you, this suit is a killer.

Well, being a giraffe will help with the experiment, so it'’’s all good.

Yeah, no problem.

I love being attacked by lions.

Just work on that hoof kick and you'’’ll be fine, bro.

You mean like this?

Whoa!

Giraffes should play soccer!

(Grunting) (Sighing) Okay, great.

This is where we'’’ve got to be.

The trees.

If only we could start our experiment with trees that hadn'’’t been eaten by anyone at all.

Yeah.

No giraffes, no impala, nobody.

A blocked-off set of trees.

No problem.

I'’’ve got a place like that.

ALL: What?

It'’’s my special place.

My favorite spot.

You know, if I need to get away to... To get some sleep.

Oops.

But it'’’s kind of scary out there sometimes, so I built a fence around the trees to keep the lions and hyenas out.

That'’’s great.

So you already started the experiment.

Yeah, well, you know.

I do it for the team.

Where'’’s the spot?

I'’’ll send the coordinates.

Actually, Jimmy and I will meet you there.

I want to be there when you prove I'’’m right about the mystery of the giraffe'’’s neck.

Besides Aviva needs more time to look for the... Mm!

What?

Time to look for what?

Well...

The plans, uh, we sort of can'’’t find the plans.

You lost the plans too?

Oh, my neck hurts again.

Ah.

But don'’’t worry.

There'’’s still one last solution.

We can use the deactivation module in Chris'’’s suit.

Koki and Jimmy can bring back the suit, I'’’ll take it out and then reinstall it in yours.

Whew.

Okay.

KOKI: Hang on, JZ.

Whoa!

(Sighing) I'’’m up to my neck in problems today.

(Gasping) Just up there.

That'’’s it.

Hmm.

Hi, Chris.

See?

Perfect rock for my naps.

Yup, and nobody can reach those trees, not even a giraffe.

Ah, and look how different the trees are now.

They haven'’’t been touched by any herbivores, so there are branches growing high, low and everywhere.

So if we take away the fence... Well, that was easy.

Never said I was a professional fence builder.

We can see what happens when we let all the leaf-eaters back in.

Yeah, and I'’’m wondering what'’’s going to happen when that guy gets here.

He doesn'’’t look very friendly.

(Screaming) (Panting) Got Chris'’’s Power Suit.

Better bring it back to Aviva.

Sorry.

Gotta go.

MARTIN: Is it just me... What?

...or is he coming straight for me?

Uh, Martin.

I think you might be about to test Koki'’’s theory that giraffes use their long necks for... For fighting?

Oh, man.

How come it was my suit that got stuck?

Where'’’d he go?

It'’’s Necktie.

That'’’s who he'’’s after.

MARTIN: And Necktie is with a female giraffe.

That'’’s who these two are fighting over.

They'’’re showing off their necks, trying to say, "I'’’ve got a long, strong neck; don'’’t mess with me."

Ooh, and he'’’s not kidding.

He connected, ramming his horn-like ossicones right into Necktie.

MARTIN: But it'’’s not over.

Go, Necktie.

CHRIS: Those hits can break bones.

These battles are serious business.

Ooh, Necktie'’’s got some moves.

Bam!

Whoa!

Oof.

He'’’s turning the tables.

Oh, left hook from Necktie.

Whoa!

It'’’s not as easy as it looks.

CHRIS: Necktie did it!

And guess what?

He has the longer neck.

In battles like that, a longer, stronger neck is an advantage.

Hmm, so Koki could be right.

KOKI: Whoo!

Oh, yeah!

MARTIN: Not so fast.

Look at this.

Hello, everybody.

CHRIS: Different sized leaf-eaters eating at different levels.

The shorter creatures eat from the lower branches of the tree.

And even though giraffes can eat from lower if there are leaves there, they are the only ones that can get to the tallest leaves.

MARTIN: The lower leaves will be eaten away in no time, but the giraffe will always have leaves up high where no one else can reach them.

Right, Necktie?

Whoa!

A purple, puncture-proof tongue that wraps around thorny branches and strips the leaves right off.

Cool.

Awesome.

Aviva, are you getting this?

It looks like our experiment just proved that you'’’re right too.

Aren'’’t you going to celebrate?

Oh, yeah.

That'’’s great.

Giraffes are so cool.

That long neck?

Martin, you'’’re lucky.

(Laughing nervously) I wish I had one.

Right, guys?

Mm-hm.

Mm-hm.

Wait a second.

Oof.

Why are you guys acting so weird?

Well, I... Well, I think you might be in giraffe mode forever.

(Both gasping) Forever?

Forever?

Sorry.

(Groaning) What happened now?

Your Creature Power Suit'’’s gone.

It just disap-- My Power Suit?

Gone?

You mean no more Cheetah Racing Power, no more Kangaroo Jumping Power, nothing?

Yeah, and no more deactivation module.

So Martin'’’s stuck in giraffe mode.

Forever?

Forever.

Everything just keeps disappearing.

It'’’s like there'’’s some kind of black hole.

I mean, I never lose things.

I'’’m not Martin.

MARTIN: Oh, that hurts.

I'’’m already going to spend the rest of my life with this freakishly long neck.

At least you get one Creature Power.

Me, I'’’m finished.

Done.

I'’’m thirsty.

♪ Oh, are you kidding me?

That'’’s what drinking'’’s going to be like now?

Oh...

Here goes nothing.

(Grunting) Almost there.

Just a little more.

Whoa!

Hey, it'’’s not so bad, bro.

Look at it this way: you can beat anybody in a neck battle now.

You'’’ll be able to reach things really high up, maybe taste your food longer.

And you'’’ll look pretty cool in a turtleneck sweater.

Hm.

Hey, what'’’s that?

What?

MARTIN: It'’’s a strange-looking giraffe with a really lumpy neck.

Hey, that'’’s my Power Suit.

And your deactivation module.

And the plans!

It'’’s the answer to all our problems.

Follow that giraffe!

Follow that giraffe!

Nice giraffe run, bro.

Thirty-five miles per hour, and using that neck as a counterbalance.

Oh no, she'’’s going into that thicket.

♪ She'’’s in here somewhere.

Here, Necklace.

Necklace?

Yeah, she must like necklaces.

I mean, that giraffe had lots of bling.

Okay, okay, we got to keep our eyes peeled.

Even though giraffes are big, they can disappear into dappled thickets like this, looking like just another tree trunk.

Here, Necklace!

CHRIS: There she goes!

MARTIN: That way!

Oh.

Hi, Necktie.

You know her?

Easy, Necktie.

We'’’re just trying to get our stuff back.

See, Necklace has our gear.

MARTIN: Oh.

Look, I think what we have here is a genuine misunderstanding.

(Grunting) Ow, that'’’s a good shot.

Necktie, come on, look, we get our stuff, Martin transforms back to human, you go off with Necklace, everyone'’’s happy.

(Grunting) Ouch.

You'’’re definitely tougher than me, buddy.

I give.

Whoa!

Oh!

I give.

You win.

(Groaning) CHRIS: Martin, you did it.

You helped Necktie lure Necklace in by showing his strength.

Oh, great.

I just can'’’t reach.

(Grunting) Too high.

Martin, wake up.

Now'’’s our only chance.

Wake up.

Wake up, bro.

We need your Giraffe Tallness Power to reach our gear before it'’’s too late.

Hurry!

Hm.

(Exhaling) Wait.

Come back.

(Straining) Yes.

Oh, yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Woo-hoo!

Our stuff.

We got our stuff back.

Nice work, bro.

Nice work.

(Groaning) I'’’ll have this deactivation module installed in no time, Martin.

Oh, thanks.

Finally.

And while she'’’s doing that, who was right about the giraffe'’’s neck, Chris?

Well, we definitely found out that giraffes use their necks to reach food that no other animal can reach.

And we definitely found out that long necks are important in how giraffes fight.

Till scientists learn more, it'’’s a tie.

You both win, in a neck-and-neck finish.

There.

You'’’re all set, Martin.

You'’’re free to change back to normal.

Whew.

Thanks, Aviva.

But I'’’ll do it later.

What?

Hey, it'’’s time for the First Annual Giraffe Soccer Tournament.

Ready, Chris?

All set.

Let the games begin.

Header.

Oof!

That'’’s another thing a giraffe neck is good for.

Hey, somebody'’’s stealing the medals.

(Chris laughing) CHRIS: All right, you can have them, Necklace.

Come on, Aviva.

(Laughing) Yeah!

Whoo!

So the giraffe'’’s super-long neck is one of a kind in the creature world.

Great for reaching high leaves.

For serious, swinging neck battles.

CHRIS: For seeing across the Savannah.

MARTIN: For camouflaging like a tree trunk.

And over there within the trees: giraffes.

Chris?

Oh!

Going up.

Chest height.

Neck height.

And head height.

This is the only way we can get to be as tall as a giraffe.

(Laughing) Giraffe eating height.

This is awesome.

And this is why giraffes have such long necks: To get up to those tasty leaves that other creatures can'’’t reach.

That cool look of the African Savannah, with those flat-bottomed acacia trees, that'’’s because of the giraffes.

That'’’s as high as they can reach.

And they can get leaves that no other animal can get to because of that long neck.

Whoa, there you go.

Wow.

CHRIS: Now they all want the leaves.

Here, you want that?

There you go.

Oh, there'’’s that tongue.

Wow, now that'’’s a good close-up look at a giraffe'’’s tongue.

Eighteen inches long, super slimy, and purple.

That purplish-black tongue actually helps the giraffes not get sunburn on their tongues.

Yeah, it'’’s true.

Every time it comes out it gets blasted by the sun, so it'’’s got that natural suntan lotion, that blue pigment.

You know, this is a whole other point of view on giraffes.

Usually you'’’re looking up at them, but when you get up in the trees, you'’’re in the giraffe'’’s world.

CHRIS: And this gives a good view of those ossicones, those bony horns on the top of their head.

That'’’s what they use for those neck battles, to smash each other in the neck.

MARTIN: And you know, they have big eyes with long eyelashes.

Look at the cool pattern on the Rothschild giraffe.

Now you can tell different species of giraffe apart from their patterns.

Giraffes are one gentle creature with some really cool creature powers.

Okay, see you later.

Giraffes are awesome.

Here'’’s to the tallest creature in the world.

Keep on creature adventuring.

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

Hope there are no lions around here.

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BOTH: We'’’ll see you there!