♪ Wild Kratts ♪ CHRIS: We'’’re here in Central America, and this is the lowland tropical rainforest.

Hey, it'’’s the Kratt Brothers here.

I'’’m Chris.

I'’’m Martin, and the rainforest is a great place to creature adventure.

Why?

Because it'’’s full of creatures.

About 75% of the world'’’s plants and animals live in tropical rainforests.

So of all the habitats on the planet, rainforests have the highest diversity.

Diversity.

That means that there are many different kinds of creatures: plants, animals, insects, birds, reptiles, and more.

And a canoe trip down a jungle river is a great way to see lots of them.

MARTIN: Up ahead: coatis!

Ah, wow!

CHRIS: Coatis are a rainforest relative of the raccoon.

They have super long noses that are great for sniffing out insects, bird eggs, small mammals... basically anything they can find.

MARTIN: Coatis are really good diggers, and when their nose has found something in a rotten log or under the ground, they can start digging it up, like these guys are do-- Hey!

Where are they going?

(Squawking) Harpy eagle!

From one amazing creature to another!

Harpy eagles are one of the most powerful birds of prey on earth.

So powerful, they can catch deer, coatis, and sloths.

Harpy eagles probably have the strongest grip of any bird of prey in the world.

Plus, those short powerful wings are great at maneuvering through the rainforest canopy.

In the rainforest one creature leads to another, and there are all kinds of strange and amazing connections between them.

Imagine if we could get into these Creature Links and experience some of the Creature Powers of the rainforest animals.

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 ♪ So, how many do we have by now?

Let'’’s see.

we'’’ve met 28,268 creatures so far.

So we still have at least 14,999,670 to go.

Whoa!

We'’’ve got lots to do.

Yeah, but this place... this is where we can find some of the most tucked-away, weird creatures of all.

Yeah.

Talk about remote.

(Beeping) Martin!

Chris!

We'’’re trying to touch down near you, but there'’’s one little problem... we have no idea where you are!

What is that crazy place?

Yeah, by the looks of it, that forest isn'’’t matching anything in my database of habitats of the world... Well, this is a pretty secret habitat.

Not many people know about it or the creatures who live here.

It'’’s like a different planet.

(Rustling) Wow!

A rare uroxys!

Whoa, lots of uroxys!

Wait a second, how big are you guys right now?

What do you mean?

I knew it!

You'’’re beetle-sized.

And that'’’s a creature'’’s fur, not a habitat.

Ha ha, you'’’re right!

It is a creature'’’s fur and we are miniaturized...

But it is a habitat too.

A microhabitat that hundreds of bugs call home.

See, a lot of them can munch on the algae that grows right here on the fur.

That'’’s the ultimate Creature Link.

One creature leads to another creature.

Okay, okay, okay, we got to know: what creature is that?!

Who are you on?!

Here he is.

Welcome to Planet...

BOTH: Three Toed Sloth!

Now that looks like an alien.

AVIVA: Heh heh!

Yeah, but a cute one.

Yes!

Sloths!

Today'’’s going to be pretty easy, because that'’’s a creature who knows how to "chillax."

Chillax?

Yeah, chill out and relax.

Chillax.

See, this is how you chillax.

Ahh... Chillax!

Yeah, that'’’ll work.

That'’’s what we'’’ll name him.

Chillax.

(Rumbling) Whoa!

Slow and steady, that'’’s the sloth'’’s way.

Oh yeah.

We'’’re about to reach top speed.

He'’’s in high gear now!

He'’’s heading for that leaf!

Go, Chillax, go!

♪ CHRIS AND MARTIN: Yeah!

Time!

Nice work.

Less than one-tenth of a mile per hour.

That'’’s record time for the world'’’s slowest mammal!

That was awesome!

Aviva you have to make a suit of this guy!

What?

Why?

What'’’s the power?

I mean, they'’’re not fast.

Less than one mile per hour compared to the cheetah'’’s 72 miles per hour...

I think all of us can climb faster than that... even me!

The suit would actually slow us down.

Exactly.

They know how to hang out.

That'’’s good enough for me.

My kind of creature.

Come on, please?

Okay, JZ.

I'’’ll do it for you.

Just stop looking at me like that.

MARTIN: Hey, we'’’ll help out with that suit!

Back to normal size.

Here'’’s what you need to know.

One of the reasons sloths are so slow is they'’’ve taken a strategy of conserving energy.

Leaves don'’’t have a lot of energy and other animals that eat them have to spend most of their time eating.

So instead of eating a lot, sloths just slow down their pace so they can use less energy.

And hey, it works for them.

Spider monkeys!

(Grunting) And these guys are totally different.

They eat fruit.

It'’’s high in energy, so these guys can move!

And look, another Creature Link!

They'’’re both dependent on these trees for food.

They just eat different parts.

Hey Chris, it'’’s Grabsy!

Hey, Grabsy!

You know that spider monkey hairstyle you gave me last time?

Could you do that again?

Wait!

You'’’re not done.

Hey Grabsy, wait for me!

While Martin'’’s getting his hair done, there'’’s one more creature in here I'’’d like to see.

Amazing.

So many different creatures packed into the rainforest.

Sloths and monkeys eating from the same tree.

Creatures living on other creatures.

It really is all linked together.

No wonder rainforests have more animals than any other land habitat on Earth!

Yeah, rainforests only take up this little bit of the planet, but they have more than half the animals and plants on Earth.

Now that'’’s an important habitat.

Yeah, especially because my soul twin, Chillax, lives there.

Grabsy!

Grabsy!

(Rustling) Grabsy?

Hmm... nothing.

There!

Oh, the Kratt brothers!?

Here!?

Now!?

Every time I come up with a new recipe for rare, endangered animals, they try to mess it up, like flies in my soup!

Well, not this time.

I'’’ll just secretly use them to help me find all the ingredients on my shopping list.

Ah, Rainforest Stew, my greatest recipe so far.

Ow, ow, ow, ow... Hmm, looks like a bathroom break.

See, the monkey droppings are full of seeds from that Inga tree the monkeys were eating at with the sloth.

And so you monkeys are actually helping spread the seeds of the same trees that you eat from.

Ha!

Now new Inga trees can grow here, in a different part of the forest.

(Evil laughter) Well that'’’s one ingredient captured.

(Evil laughter) You rainforest creatures do really depend on each other, don'’’t you?

Hey, spider monkeys?

Grabsy?

Where'’’d everybody go?

Was it something I said?

Hmm.

I guess when they move, they move.

(Beeping) Martin, come quick.

Something weird'’’s happening here.

On my way!

Chillax, this is dangerous stuff.

Are you sure?

There are jaguars down here.

And trust me, you can'’’t outrun one of those.

Come on, let'’’s get out of here... to the trees!

Oh, sorry.

Didn'’’t realize you were going potty.

Well, hurry up.

You know, it'’’s kind of a mystery to people why you sloths come to the ground to go potty.

Scientists think it'’’s to fertilize your home tree, that you'’’re actually helping to grow the tree that feeds you.

Pretty cool.

(Rustling) Oh no!

Jaguar?

Oh, it'’’s you.

Hey Chris, what'’’s going on?

Hm?

Oh, sorry Chillax.

Martin, do you see any jaguars?

No, but jaguars are one of the sloth'’’s worst enemies.

Yeah, another Creature Link.

This one dangerous for the sloth.

Ha ha!

Ingredient #2!

One bushel wild cat croquettes.

Check!

(Yelling) What was that?

I don'’’t know, but I'’’ll check it out.

All right already.

You gotta-- Aha!

A famous sloth moth!

That'’’s where you were hiding!

On the left shoulder.

You'’’re who I was looking for.

Another one for the Life List.

And one crazy Creature Link.

What is that link?

Well, the sloth moth lives in the sloth'’’s fur, eating algae.

Then she lays her eggs on the sloth droppings.

When the eggs hatch, the young moth larvae will-- I know it'’’s gross-- but they'’’ll eat the sloth dung.

Okay, now this is just getting weird.

That'’’s one of the strangest creature relationships I'’’ve ever heard of.

Sloths may be slow, but they'’’re not boring.

And Chris, if you'’’re ready to relax, I'’’ve got just the disc.

It needs a quick test.

Oh, right... now you'’’re moving.

Zap it!

(Grunting) Huh?

Rainforest Stew!

Gourmand.

Rainforest Stew!

Made with you, and you, and you!

(Laughing) (Sniffing) Huh?

(Yelling) Ow!

Stop that!

(Cracking) Aah!

Oh, I am so cooking you.

(Growling) Fine, I'’’ll get you up there later.

I'’’ve got more ingredients to collect.

Now'’’s my chance.

I'’’m coming for you guys.

GOURMAND: Ha!

Do not handle the ingredients.

Second helping of sticky dough?

Okay.

I smelled you hidin'’’ over there.

You forget the power of this nose to sniff out any smell.

(Sniffing) Ahh... Gourmand, you can'’’t poach animals for a rainforest stew.

This place is so interconnected.

Everyone depends on someone else for survival.

And I depend on these animals for my recipes.

There'’’s no animal too important for my pot.

Now, you wait here.

I have more animals to find.

Oh no.

Don'’’t worry, Grabsy.

We'’’ll get out of this somehow.

Okay, so you'’’re gonna hang here for a while?

As good a place as any to test the suit.

Ready, Tortuga?

All set.

Okay, Chillax, let'’’s do this.

Activate Sloth Power!

(Slow laughter) (Speaking slowly) So... this is sloth speed...

The suit works...

It'’’s slow all right...

Very funny, Chris.

Talk normally, please?

I can'’’t.

But could hang forever... with these arms and claws.

Uh-oh... Run... Oh, no!

Chris!

Maybe being a sloth'’’s not as relaxing as I thought.

Koki, what is that bird?

Harpy eagle!

One of the most powerful eagles in the world.

It says here they hunt monkeys and... mainly sloths!

(Chris speaking slowly) I'’’m not... a real sloth... Chris is getting carried off by an eagle.

Martin'’’s still missing.

We'’’re in trouble guys.

(Screeching) Deactivate... See, told you!

Not a real sloth.

Hmm...

Cool, you'’’ve got eggs.

Chicks on the way, and they'’’ll need to eat.

Your Creature Link with the sloth is predator/prey.

No more sloths, and harpy eagles have nothing to eat.

Huh?

Sloth broth?

Eagle egg?

Gourmand!

Oh no, the eggs!

No!

Chillax!

Gourmand will be after him next.

I better get back there before he does.

AVIVA: No more time for relaxing, Jimmy.

We'’’ve got a crisis here.

The whole forest could be in trouble.

Huh?

If Gourmand gets his sloth, he'’’ll be ready to cook, and we'’’ve got to save all those creatures.

We need a Creature Power that'’’s fast, powerful, and able to tangle with Gourmand.

And that harpy eagle is just the thing!

Aha!

I knew I smelled sloth up here.

And no Kratt brother in sight.

(Laughing) Gotcha!

The final ingredient!

Now, I cook.

To the secret kitchen.

Ha ha ha.

I knew I'’’d find you before that Wild Kratt Crouton did.

(Laughing) Oh, no you didn'’’t.

I got there before he did, with plenty of time to miniaturize.

Shh!

Now he'’’s going to lead me to his secret kitchen without even knowing it.

Hang on buddy!

It'’’s going to be a bumpy ride.

Whoa!

Whoa!

Sorry... ♪ Oh, Rainforest Stew ♪ ♪ Just slurp it up and chew ♪ ♪ Rare animals: lots!

♪ ♪ Ready for my pots ♪ I'’’ll let you taste it when it'’’s done.

It'’’ll be delicious.

I'’’ll end up selling it round the world.

(Laughing) No way, Gourmand.

Are you kidding?

No Rainforest Stew for me.

Listen, you poach all these creatures, and you have no idea how that'’’s going to affect all the other rainforest creatures.

See that spider monkey?

He helps grow those peas, by spreading their seeds.

Without them, the Inga tree would be in trouble.

And the sloth, he fertilizes those same trees.

And he has hundreds of insects that live on him.

They depend on him.

If the sloths go, they all go.

CHRIS: Don'’’t forget the jaguars and eagles.

Huh?

Oh, yeah!

And don'’’t forget that without sloths and monkeys, the awesome eagles and jaguars won'’’t have anything to feed their babies.

And that is just a small piece of what'’’s going on in the rainforest.

CHRIS: Creature Links.

Oh, yeah.

You mess with all these Creature Links and not only will you lose the creatures, you'’’ll lose the rainforest as we know it!

The rainforest as I know it is a stew.

A Rainforest Stew.

Now, where'’’s my recipe?

CHRIS: Nice try.

Huh?

Did you say-- Oh, wait a second... Chris?

Hey Martin.

Is he gone?

Ha!

Yeah.

Nice hiding spot, bro.

I had to hide in here, sloth-moth style, just to find Gourmand'’’s hideout.

Thanks, Chillax.

Chris, we got to figure out how to get these guys out of here, and fast.

Gourmand will be back soon.

Aviva, come in; we need your help.

They'’’re not over here... Hmm...

The recipe!

Now I'’’ll start with my nice base of slow-cooked sloth broth, then build from there.

Hey, where'’’d my sloth go?

(Sniffing) Hm... How far could that lazy creature have gone?

Oh no, Chillax is gone!

But, he'’’s part of our escape plan... Yeah, we need everybody to do this.

Together.

Look!

A newly hatched sloth moth, searching for a sloth to live on.

That'’’s my ticket to Planet Sloth!

If anyone can find a sloth, a sloth moth can!

Hmm.. Oh hey, Gourmand!

Um... your shoelace is untied.

Huh?

They'’’re boots.

There are no shoelaces.

Oh.

Sorry.

There you are.

Thanks for the lift, pal.

Hm, now, let'’’s see... Oh, yeah, that'’’s perfect!

It just might work.

Oh, yes, you'’’re right where we need to be, Chillax.

Here are some tasty leaves buddy, right over here.

That'’’s it.

Pull!

Huh?

Ow!

Yes!

Bull'’’s-eye!

Ow!

Ooh!

Ow!

Oh!

Hey, you monkey meat!

Get off me!

And now'’’s my chance.

Okay... asleep there...

There.

I hope that'’’s right.

(Imitating Gourmand) Hey, jaguar!

Gimme your best shot!

Whew, it worked!

Easy pal, it'’’s me, Martin.

Thanks for the rescue.

And now I'’’ll-- GOURMAND: Simmer down!

Hey, you ready to give up, Gourmand?

Never!

Come here.

I'’’ll have my Rainforest Stew... takeout!

Wait!

Oh no!

Need this?

Harpy Eagle!

You'’’re just in time.

Feather?

Don'’’t mind if I do.

Activate Harpy Eagle Power!

Let'’’s fly!

These wings are awesome.

Powerful.

Quick turning.

Awesome!

(Chris speaking slowly) Yoo-hoo... Hey, what was that?

Chris?

Hey, what are you doing?

(Speaking slowly) Hanging out... with sloth power... Ha ha!

Yes, the power of the sloth: hanging out and hanging on!

Get ready, bro!

Catch this!

Gotcha!

Bombs away!

Safe... and sound.

Last one, Chris.

The jaguar, and I'’’m ready for him.

Hey!

Oops!

You'’’re no jaguar.

Got him, Chris!

Put me down!

Okay... (Screaming) Oof!

Oh...

I, uh...

I was just leaving.

(Nervous laughter) (Screaming) Jump!

Oh, yeah!

Now that'’’s a rainforest-sized creature rescue.

Okay, okay!

I'’’m leaving!

I'’’m leaving!

Oh, yeah.

Mission accomplished.

All the creatures are safe.

And the balance of the rainforest is restored.

Those Creature Links blew me away.

Oh, yeah, and that'’’s only a small part of it.

This rainforest is chock full of amazing creatures, all connected, all depending on each other for survival.

We even got a bunch of cool new ones for the Life List.

Sloth moths... sloth beetles...

Speaking of cool creatures, where'’’s Chillax?

Chillin'’’ with Jimmy.

Where else?

(Snoring) Now we can all chillax!

(Laughing) So not only do rainforests have millions of different plants and animals, the Creature Links among them are fascinating.

Creature Links that help to spread seeds, like monkeys do for many trees... CHRIS: Or that provide shelter and a home, like the sloth does for the sloth moth.

Or that warn of predators.

The list goes on and on.

Hey, look over there!

There he is!

A tapir!

Wow... Tapirs are awesome.

You usually find them living near rivers in rainforests.

Now check out how this tapir feeds.

See that long, mini-trunk?

Kind of that pendulous nose there?

Well, he uses that mini-trunk to pick up leaves, and pushes them into his mouth.

A tapir eats a lot of leaves.

It'’’s the biggest herbivore in this rainforest.

Tapirs are also really important for spreading seeds in the rainforest, just like spider monkeys do.

When they eat a fruit, they pass the seed out, along with a mound of fertilizer, and new plants can grow.

Now that'’’s an important Creature Link.

Tapirs also have another creature link with a predator: the jaguar.

Jaguars are the main enemy of the tapir, and they will hunt these tapir any chance they get.

But tapirs have a good defense, they'’’re pretty big and strong, and will head to the water at the first sign of danger.

Jaguars are good swimmers, but tapirs are even better.

In fact, they can stay underwater for over a minute.

A jaguar would love to come across a big tapir, and make him his next meal.

However, a jaguar has a long list of Creature Links with other prey species... like peccary, the wild pig of the rainforest.

White-tailed deer, even howler monkeys.

And that'’’s just to name a few.

BOTH: Let'’’s go!

Connections among plants and animals are everywhere you look.

So next time you'’’re out on a creature adventure, be sure to keep a look out for Creature Links.

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

Keep on creature adventuring!

♪ To find out more about cool animals... And collect your own Wild Kratts Creature Powers... Go to the Wild Kratts website... ...At pbskidsgo.org.

BOTH: We'’’ll see you there!