♪ Wild Kratts!

♪ MARTIN: We’re here on the continent of North America.

CHRIS: On the coast of the Pacific Ocean.

MARTIN: Where the ocean meets the shore!

It’s us, the Kratt Brothers!

I’m Chris.

I’m Martin.

We are looking for a water-loving member of the weasel family.

It’s the heaviest member of the weasel family and believe it or not, it spends almost all its life out there, in the ocean and it’s inlets.

MARTIN: And look who we have here, sea otters!

CHRIS: Sea otters live in groups and a group of sea otters is called a raft.

Sea otters like to rest in vegetation like eel grass or kelp.

It’s a great way to rest so you don’t float away and you all stick together.

Then with everybody together, you can warn each other of danger.

Otters spend most of their time floating on their backs.

They can float in the water just as easily as we’re floating in these kayaks.

When they’re resting, it’s a good time to get a close look at those hind feet.

You can see that webbing between all their toes and their pinky toe is actually longer than any of their other toes.

That gives them the perfect shape for powering through the water.

There he goes.

The backstroke!

I love how they can swim on their back going backwards or on their bellies going forward.

Sea otters have swimming power.

Otters are amazing at swimming backwards or forwards, I don’t know which is faster, but look at that guy cruise.

And that’s just one of the features that these otters have for life at sea.

They are built for ocean living and that’s what makes them such amazing diving and swimming mammals.

Imagine if we could swim like those amazing giant otters of the ocean.

Imagine if we had sea otter power!

What if?

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Nice one, Click!

Watch this.

I call it my dolphin breach backflip with a twist.

(Cheering) JIMMY Z: Awesome.

Nice one, bro.

Now watch this!

My heli-pelican rotator dive.

This one’s for you, Gular!

(Cheering) Come on, Koki.

Let’s do ours!

Well, somebody’s gotta show them a real dive.

Our latest invention!

BOTH: Woo-hoo!

Awesome!

Okay, Jimmy!

Your turn!

Well... I’m good, actually.

Aw, come on, Jimmy.

It’s the perfect day for a swim.

Yeah, you don’t have to do a dive if you don’t want to, but come on in.

Swimming’s not really my thing.

Besides... well... I’m not really what you’d call a strong swimmer... heh.

I’m probably just barely what you’d call a swimmer.

MARTIN: Well, then just go ahead and practice.

Swimming’s a life skill everyone should learn how to do.

And it’s super fun.

Yeah, and besides that, swimming’s the best way to see so many cool underwater creatures.

♪ Come on, Jimmy.

We’ll help you learn to swim better.

Well... And we know the perfect swim coach.

Yes!

Coach!

Fire up the Tortuga, Jimmy!

We’ve got someone special to go see.

Turn left after the archway.

♪ MARTIN: Hang a right after the moray eel cave.

Around the reef, then straight ahead.

Do they really know where they’re going?

Over the shipwreck and we’re almost there.

And here we are, the kelp forests of the Pacific Ocean.

All right, you can surface here, Jimmy.

Your new swim coach should be right up there.

♪ KRATT BROTHERS: Hello, sea otters!

Aww... sea otters!

Yep!

The heaviest member of the weasel family.

But the smallest marine mammal.

And they can live their entire lives at sea, so they are master swimmers.

CHRIS: Over here!

I found Coach!

(Laughing) Hey, girl.

It’s good to see you.

Hi, Coach.

Hey, Coach!

I named her that because she showed me a few new swimming moves too.

Hey, we have a friend up there who needs to take his swimming to the next level and we thought of you.

Can you help him out?

Uh... guys?

I don’t know... She looks a little busy right now.

(Laughing) I think she’ll do it, Jimmy!

Oh, great... Who else can say that they had a sea otter for a swim coach?

Hey!

Where you going?

She’ll be back.

AVIVA: Aww, que lindo!

Who is this?

Coach, you have a baby!

Congratulations!

A little four-week-old sea otter pup!

All right, Jimmy!

You have someone to learn with.

This little guy’s learning to swim too.

Hmmm... I’ll name you... Cork!

Yeah, Cork!

Because as they learn to swim, a baby sea otter is a fluffy little puffball that floats like a cork!

(Laughing) Yeah, problem is, I sink... like a stone.

Why do some things float and some things sink anyway?

It depends partly on how light the object is compared to its size.

See, this stone and this cork are the same size, but the cork is light for its size and the stone is heavy for its size.

So the stone sinks.

And the cork floats.

(Laughing) JIMMY Z: Now there are two floating corks!

Yup.

You can start off with this life jacket.

It’s so light and airy that you end up bigger and lighter for your size.

Now you won’t have to worry about sinking while you practice swimming.

Okay, Cork.

I guess I’m in your swim class.

Okay, Jimmy!

Time for swimming lesson #1.

Okay, we’ll start with the basics, Jimmy.

Watch Coach swim around on the surface.

See how she just uses her paddle arms and legs to pull herself through the water?

We don’t have webbed hands and feet like sea otters do, but we still use our arms and legs to swim.

Ha!

Cork’s getting it down too!

Try it, Jimmy Z!

Okay, here goes.

Oh, that’s it!

ALL: Woo-hoo!

Looking good, Jimmy!

We’re doing it, Cork!

This is fun!

As long as we don’t have to dive underwater, I’m good.

Uh-oh.

He doesn’t want to go underwater.

But he’s going to have to go underwater sometime.

That’s part of swimming.

I know... Hey, I’ve got a plan that’s going to really help Jimmy learn how to swim better.

Come on...

So what’s the big plan, Aviva?

Well, who wouldn’t want to dive underwater to get something special?

I mean something really, really cool!

Hmm...

But what’s really cool that’ll make Jimmy want to dive?

His controller?

No, he hates getting that wet.

A piece of pizza?

Soggy saltwater pizza?

Yuck!

I’m talking about something cooler than all of that.

I’m talking about... a sea otter Creature Power disc!

Yes!

And if Jimmy dives down and gets it before the brothers do, he’ll be the one that gets to activate the suit!

He’ll be a master swimmer like that.

Let’s get busy inventing!

All right, Jimmy.

Time for lesson #2: the backstroke.

Yeah, sea otters spend lots of time on their back, so the backstroke is key if you want to swim sea otter style!

See, Jimmy?

I just put my head way back and kick my feet like this and voila!

You guys ready to try it?

That’s it, Cork!

You got it!

JIMMY Z: No fair!

He has paddle feet!

Yeah, sea otters even have an extra long pinky toe to help get a larger webbed paddle for their backstroke.

Okay, well, at least it’s not diving underwater, so I guess I’ll try it.

Lookin’ good, Jimmy!

Backstroke is so important to an otter, because they do almost everything floating on their backs.

Rest, relax, groom themselves and even eat-- all while doing the backstroke.

(Laughing) I like to tell riddles while I’m doing the backstroke.

So, Jimmy, what’s always in the water, but never gets wet?

Hmm.

Always in water... but never gets wet.

I don’t know the answer... do you?

He is the answer!

A sea otter is always in the water, but never gets wet because their fur is so thick that water doesn’t even get through to an otter’s skin!

A sea otter’s skin stays dry!

Really?

That’s weird.

They’re almost ready for the next swimming skill, Aviva!

Okay... um... almost done!

Once I get this sea otter fur prototyping under control... You’re drowning in a sea of sea otter fur!

I know... Sea otters have the thickest coat of any animal... Thickest coat means lots and lots of hairs all really close together.

Not long hair!

I know... Little programming glitch!

The thick coat of fur lets them stay dry and warm even though they live out in the cold sea water.

I gotta get that right.

Okay, so while you do that, I’ll get the Amphisub ready.

Don’t worry, just a few adjustments and the disc’ll be finished so you can hide it on the ocean bottom.

I’m going down mini-sized.

That way I can sneak around down there and hide it without any chance of being seen.

AVIVA: Oh, great idea!

Miniaturize!

Ready for our secret mission!

And the disc’s ready too!

Okay, Jimmy!

You’re doing great.

On to lesson three: diving underwater!

Oh no!

No, no, no, no, no!

Not diving underwater!

Let’s just stick with the backstroke.

Oh, come on.

Swimming underwater is so fun.

Watch Coach.

She’ll demonstrate how it’s done.

See?

All you have to do is take a deep breath, duck your head in, kick your feet up and swim down.

Wow, what a dive!

And look, Coach even got something off the bottom.

A sea urchin!

Otters dive for more than just fun.

That’s how they get their food.

They find sea urchins, clams and more on the ocean floor.

Awesome!

Okay, Jimmy, you’re up!

Ready?

Um, not yet... Umm...

I think Coach is saying it’s snack time.

Uh, I think he’s stalling.

Yeah, I know.

He’s just gotta try it and then he’ll realize how fun it is.

(Whistle blowing) Okay, Jimmy!

I’ve got a creature challenge you just can’t refuse!

Uh-oh... Really?

A brand new sea otter power disc!

So let me get this straight.

Whoever dives down and finds the power disc, gets to try it?

Yep.

Koki is down there hiding it right now.

Uh, I think I’ll pass.

Aw, come on, Jimmy, you said you’d try a power suit sometime and this is a great time.

Yeah, think about it.

You’d have all the features: the paddle feet, that thick coat.

You could dive and not get wet.

Hmm... It’d make this whole swimming thing a lot easier.

Yeah, Jimmy, and if you find it, you can use my vest.

I’ll do it!

Game on!

ALL: Woo-hoo!

Yes!

All right, Jimmy.

Remember what Coach taught you.

On your marks... get set... (Blowing whistle) He’s under!

That’s it, Jimmy!

Just kick and paddle downward, holding your breath.

Ha ha!

Good luck finding it, guys.

Oh... No disc, but I found a clam.

Hey!

Found another clam over here.

Hey!

CHRIS: Oh, just a rock, Jimmy.

Whoa!

MARTIN: Let’s surface.

Check it out!

An otter has a special fold of skin-- like a sac-- under her arm where she stores things that she collects on her dives.

They should be up any second.

A sea otter dive is usually about a minute and a half.

But they can dive five minutes if they want to.

I did it!

I dove like a sea otter!

Way to go, Jimmy!

Did you find anything?

Just a rock so far.

It wasn’t as cool as a creature power disc, but Coach seemed to like it.

(Laughing) She took my clam too.

Sorry Coach, you’re not getting that clam open.

My rock?

CHRIS: Amazing!

That’s the classic sea otter shellfish cracking method.

Using a rock as a tool.

It’s genius!

Hey guys, the disc is still down there.

Martin’s gonna find it first if you don’t get back in the game.

Hey!

Put me down!

Uh-oh!

Coach, easy!

Ahh!

Ah!

Ow!

Ah!

I’m... getting... a little... shaken up here!

Ahh!

Coach, she’s not a shellfish!

Well, at least the Amphisub held up okay.

Ugh... Aviva, comin’ in for repairs.

The Amphisub or Koki?

Both.

(Giggling) MARTIN: I found it!

I found the sea otter Power Disc!

Shocker.

Yeah, you kept diving, while we checked out the otter’s awesome tool use, not to mention saving Koki.

Guys, fair is fair.

Martin gets to activate sea otter power.

Oh, yeah!

This is gonna be awesome!

Activate sea otter power!

♪ Oh, yeah!

Woo!

I feel built for the water.

Oh, warm coat.

Paddle feet.

Hydrodynamic body.

Ah... woo!

Let’s go for a swim, Coach!

AVIVA: What’s she doing?

She’s parking Cork.

Sea otters anchor their babies in kelp when they go off to look for food.

That way they don’t drift away.

Ooh, now that I have awesome sea otter swimming powers, can we swim through the kelp forest?

What an amazing ecosystem.

It’s like underwater trees and there’s so much life in here.

Different fish.

Sea stars... Whoa!

Moray eels!

And sea urchins.

Hey, you better watch out, sea urchins.

There’s an otter around.

Come on!

I know you like to eat kelp, but if that otter sees you, you might be the one that gets eaten.

Huh?

Uh-oh... Or me!

Whoa!

Steller sea lion attack!

♪ I think we lost him.

Aah!

Or not!

♪ Whew!

You guys don’t have to worry about many predators, but that’s one of ’em: Steller sea lions.

Oh and orcas, some sharks, and the occasional bald eagle.

That’s about it.

Woo-hoo!

Swimming sea otter style.

It’s like a dream come true.

That sea lion didn’t have a chance of catching us, right, Coach?

Wow, Jimmy!

You’ve been practicing!

Look who I found on my last dive.

Oh, amazing.

Jimmy became a pro underwater swimmer while we were gone.

I wouldn’t go that far, but who needs a power suit when you’ve got a kick like this?

(Otter calling) CHRIS: Oh no!

Where’s Cork?!

I thought he was in the kelp, where Coach left him.

He was!

Last we checked, he was fast asleep.

He must’ve gotten loose somehow and floated out to sea.

(Otter calling) We’ve gotta find him.

Aviva!

Cork is lost.

Oh no!

Do you have another sea otter disc?

Uh, yeah, right here.

We’ve gotta split up and cover as much of this ocean as we can.

(Otter calling) Don’t worry, Coach, we’ll find him!

Ready, bro?

Let’s go find that sea otter pup.

Activate sea otter power!

♪ BOTH: To the creature rescue!

Come on, Jimmy.

We’ll search by Hoverbike!

BOTH: To the creature rescue!

Hey buddy, have you seen a fluffy little puffball floating this way?

A little sea otter pup?

Ah, thanks anyway.

Bye.

Click!

Whistle!

We’re looking for a little otter pup.

His name is Cork.

Have you seen him?

I’ll take that as a no.

He’s gotta be out here somewhere.

Yeah, but we’ll never find him.

He’s so tiny and the ocean is huge.

It’s like finding a needle in a haystack, or a cork in the ocean.

Hey, what’s that out there... It’s... it’s Cork!

We found him!

Yeah, I knew we would.

We’re comin’, Cork!

JIMMY Z: Be there in a jiff.

Sperm whale!

Aah!

Oh... Whoa!

Bumper, it’s good to see you, but we’re in the middle of a rescue here.

JZ to Kratt Bros. Come in Kratt Bros. Read ya.

Go, Jimmy.

We found Cork.

Our Hoverbike’s disabled, so we could use some help.

Got your coordinates.

We’re on our way.

Sit tight, Cork.

Help is on the way!

Huh?

Awesome!

A bald eagle!

AVIVA: Not awesome!

They hunt sea otters!

Jimmy!

Get to that pup!

Quick, swim for it!

Huh?

But...

I can’t... I’m not the best swimmer, and... AVIVA: You’re a great swimmer.

Coach taught you how.

You can do it, Jimmy!

Hurry!

To the creature rescue!

♪ (Gasping) Ahh!

(Gasping) Gotcha!

I got ya, little Cork.

AVIVA: Woo-hoo!

Jimmy, you did it!

What a swim!

Great swimming rescue, Jimmy!

And you even did it without sea otter power.

Well, I did use what Coach taught me.

I still may not be the world’s best swimmer, but I can swim much better now.

Thanks, Coach.

Well, that’s mission accomplished.

We helped teach Jimmy how to swim better.

Woo-hoo!

And we found out a lot about the sea otter’s amazing swimming abilities.

Swimming otter-style is awesome.

I like that awesome fur coat that keeps them dry!

I like the way they use a rock to open clams!

Even though it makes me dizzy.

(Laughing) Come on, Jimmy, your turn.

Okay.

Here goes!

Woo... (Laughing) That was fun!

(Gasping) Check it out!

I think Cork is going to take his first dive too.

(Cheering) MARTIN: Way to go, Cork!

CHRIS: Awesome!

AVIVA: Alright, Cork!

MARTIN: Sea otters are the best!

So even though sea otters are the smallest marine mammals...

They have really big swimming and ocean living powers.

MARTIN: How do sea otters float so well?

Look at them!

They’re practically floating on the surface.

They have a secret.

When otters groom, they put air bubbles into their fur.

That makes them incredibly buoyant.

CHRIS: Sea otters spend a lot of time grooming that awesome coat of fur that they have.

That’s because their fur is the key to keeping them warm in this cold water.

They have the densest fur of any other mammal in the world.

It’s so dense that water doesn’t even get in and touch their skin.

They keep a layer of air in-between their skin and the cold water.

This is travelling sea otter style, backwards.

I love how sea otters do just about everything on their backs.

We pretty much just sleep lying down on our backs.

But sea otters, they swim, they sleep, they rest, they play, they groom, they eat all while floating around on their backs.

Check it out!

That otter’s diving for clams.

They can hold their breath for one to five minutes and the whole time, they’re on the bottom searching for bottom-dwelling food.

Oh, he got one!

MARTIN: And his jaws are strong.

He cracks through that big clam shell with no problem, and slurps out the insides.

Sea otters don’t just have a lot of natural creature powers.

They’re also a tool using animal.

If a shell is too hard to break into, they use their chest as a table, put a rock down and then smash the clam onto it, breaking it open.

CHRIS: I can’t believe sea otters spend all their time in the water-- day and night.

Well, when you’re such a good floater, swimmer, and diver, why not stay in the water?

And when you’re in kayaks, why not stay with the sea otters?

Keep on creature adventuring!

We will 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.

BOTH: We’ll see you there!