Wild Kratts
Sledding Otter-Style
Clip: Season 3 | 1m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Otters are built for sledding!
Otters are built for sledding! Their soft, warm fur next to their skin keeps them warm, even when they're sliding on their bellies. Geese can stand on ice without getting cold, too. However, Martin isn't so lucky!
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Wild Kratts
Sledding Otter-Style
Clip: Season 3 | 1m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Otters are built for sledding! Their soft, warm fur next to their skin keeps them warm, even when they're sliding on their bellies. Geese can stand on ice without getting cold, too. However, Martin isn't so lucky!
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Wahoo!
These sleds are amazing!
The snow’s just right for sledding.
Woo!
And we’re not the only ones who think so!
ALL: It’s Slider!
AVIVA: Look at him go!
It’s like he is a sled!
An otter’s definitely nature’s most awesome sledder!
Yeah, he’s a natural sled that has built in legs to get to the top of the next hill.
KATIE: Let’s keep up with him!
And then when he comes to the next downhill, he tucks those short legs against his side and belly slides off again.
This is the way an otter gets around in winter.
He slides down every hill.
Wahoo!
Oh!
Whoa, now I’m really sledding, otter style!
(Chuckling) Hey, Slider.
How can Slider slide like that without his tummy freezing?
See, an otter has thick oily fur on the outside, like a waterproof snow jacket.
The soft warm fur on the inside, next to his skin, keeps him super warm.
He really doesn’t feel much cold at all.
Now, that looks cold.
They’re standing on the ice in bare feet!
How come their legs don’t freeze?
They almost do.
But geese don’t feel a thing, and here’s how they do it.
They take all the blood out of their legs, so they don’t lose any body heat.
So, their feet get freezing cold, but the rest of their body stays warm.
Cool!
Well, anything a goose can do, I can do better.
It w-would be a n-n-nice C-c-creature P-power to have!
(Shivering) Ah... (Honking)
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