♪ Wild Kratts ♪ Hey, it'’’s the Kratt Brothers here.

I'’’m Chris and there'’’s my brother Martin.

I put a creature that makes a special sound right here in this log.

Let'’’s see if Martin can tell who it is.

Hey, Martin, check it out.

What'’’s going on?

Put your hand right here in that hole.

What?

Trust me.

(Laughing) All right.

(Creature squealing) Whoa!

(Squealing and chirping) That sounds like something'’’s going to rip my hand off.

I know.

It sounds really ferocious.

But we got to find out who it is.

(Creature squealing) Oh!

Oh!

Just kidding.

A sugar glider.

Now that'’’s a pretty scary sound for such a cute and friendly creature to make CHRIS: Sure, gliders only make that sound when they'’’re surprised.

And now that he knows it'’’s us, he'’’s not afraid.

He'’’s our pal.

It just goes to show you, you can'’’t judge a creature by the sound it makes.

(Laughing) A sugar glider is a type of possum from Australia.

They'’’re gentle creatures that leap and glide around the forest, searching for food like sap, bugs and even nectar from flowers.

(Laughing) Sometimes you just have to get to know a creature.

Find out more about them to understand what they'’’re really like.

Hey, I know another creature who'’’s misunderstood.

She lives on an island off the coast of Australia.

Who roams around at night making mysterious sounds.

Imagine if we could prowl with that growl.

BOTH: 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 ♪ (Grunting) (Creature growling and snarling) Sounds like we'’’re getting close.

Tasmanian devils, here we come.

Sounds like a scary movie to me.

That'’’s it!

What'’’s it?

That'’’s one reason we'’’ve got to tag them.

Because everybody'’’s afraid of them and we have to show what they'’’re really like.

And there aren'’’t many left, so we'’’ve got to keep track of them and make sure they don'’’t disappear forever.

Oh, that would be so sad.

Okay, I'’’ve got the headlamps, tagging remote and fly cam.

What have you got?

This Halloween mask.

How is that going to help?

It could help me fit in.

Hey, guys.

You'’’ve got the magnetic tags?

Sure do.

Just place each tag on their ear.

Won'’’t hurt the animal and they send a signal which allows us to track them.

Be careful, guys.

Zap out.

All right, I think the remote fly cam is the safest way to get these tags onto the devils, Martin.

(Tasmanian devil growling) By the proximity of the growls, we must be only a few yards away.

Fly cam is ready to start tagging.

(Tasmanian devil snarling) Uh, not that I'’’m a scaredy-cat, but you sure you want to do this?

We have to.

T. devils are disappearing so quickly.

And the more we know about them the more we'’’ll be able to help protect them from becoming extinct.

(Gasping) (Tasmanian devil growling) (Gasping) Maybe I am a scaredy-cat.

Oh, it'’’s a shadow.

There'’’s the creature.

The Tasmanian devil.

Found nowhere else in the world but in Tasmania.

(Laughing) What'’’s so funny?

Do you really think this is a good time for a tickle fight?

I'’’m not tickling you.

Then who is?

(Laughing) (Growling) Whoa!

Whoa, check out the feeding frenzy.

CHRIS: Wow.

By the way they'’’re munching, you'’’d think that carcass was a world-class ice cream sundae.

To them, it is.

Scavengers have it made.

You find an animal that'’’s already died, then eat it.

And if you'’’re going to eat dead things at night, those long whiskers on their face help them feel around in the dark.

It also helps to know when other T. devils are too close.

(Snarling) Ah!

Ha!

We were too close.

He'’’s defending his meal.

They'’’re jockeying for position at the dinner table.

All those snarls and the way he'’’s standing tells the other guy, "I'’’m tougher than you, so back off."

(Both growling) Whoa, that guy won the standoff and so he'’’s the one who gets the prize.

Oh!

(Bones crunching) Do you hear that?

Pound for pound, T. devils have the strongest jaws of any mammal.

CHRIS: T. devils can crunch through teeth, bones, almost anything.

Oh, if I were a T. devil I could chew a branch no problem.

Ah!

Ow.

Problem in my mouth.

Let'’’s start tagging, bro.

Nice one, Chris.

Ha!

All right, T. devils, nothing'’’s going to happen to you now that the Wild Kratts are on the job.

Oh!

(Thunder crashing) My next generation security robot is missing something.

Something that'’’ll really keep people away.

Especially pesky kids.

(Air whooshing) Oh!

Oh!

(Doorbell ringing) What?

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Dog drool!

We'’’re really sorry, mister.

We didn'’’t mean to hit the ball so far.

Thanks, Rufus.

Pesky kids.

Just like the Wild Kratts who used to bug me when we were kids.

I will collect all the frogs in the park to power my hopping Zach-bot.

(Laughing) Yay, yay!

Hey, Zach, don'’’t be mean to those frogs.

They live in the pond, not your robots.

Huh?

Oh!

(Grunting) Ah!

I'’’ll get you, Wild Ratts!

(Sniffling) Go away!

Stop bugging me.

(All screaming) The sooner I finish my security robots the sooner I can keep those pesky kids away for good.

Ah!

What'’’s this?

"The Wild Kratts crew will be tagging the endangered Tasmanian devil."

Tasmanian devil.

What'’’s that?

Ah!

Hm.

Those Tasmanian devils are precisely what I need to power my security robots and get rid of those kids.

Zach-bots, get the plane ready!

We'’’re going to Tasmania.

(Beeping) It'’’s a creature alert from Wild Kratt kid Kenny in Tasmania.

Hi, Kenny here.

I'’’m from Tasmania, and I'’’m not seeing as many devils around here as I used to.

Neither have my friends.

Ugh!

Gross.

Rotten meat.

Oh, yeah, they'’’re pretty scrappy.

I think it'’’s cool.

I think I'’’m going to be sick.

Well, look at this, Kenny.

I finished building the tracking system programming.

Each of these icons is a tagged T. devil moving around in real time.

AVIVA: Very cool, Koki.

Our system will pick up every T. devil that Chris and Martin tag.

We'’’ll be able to track them no matter where they go.

Oh, wow, thanks.

I'’’m really glad you guys are here to help.

I'’’d be sad if they disappeared.

No worries.

That won'’’t happen on our watch.

Thanks, and call me if I can help you.

I haven'’’t seen you so grossed out since you watched me down 4 peanut butter cheeseburgers topped with Brussels sprouts and whipped cream.

Did you have to remind me?

♪ MARTIN: Both T. devils are tough, but the hungrier one always comes out on top.

A hungry, small one will chase off a not-so-hungry bigger one.

Wow.

Amazing.

They can eat almost half their body weight in 30 minutes.

That would be like me eating 256 hot dogs.

Whoa, that'’’s a lot of carcass.

(Zach-bots beeping) (Laughing) Step aside, Wild Rats.

I have a real purpose for these beasts.

My next generation of security robots.

Hello, guard bots.

Bye-bye, kids.

(Laughing) (Tasmanian devil snarling) Check out this little tough guy.

You look scary, you sound scary, you act scary, but you'’’re kind of cute.

(Snarling) (Giggling) I'’’m going to call you T-bone.

(Remote beeping) Thought you were protecting them?

Well, think again.

The Wild Ratts are tagging them so I can catch them.

(Laughing) Zach-bots, get a transmitting tag and bring it back to me.

By tapping into the radio frequency, I'’’ll know where to find the Tasmanian devils so I can steal them all.

(Chuckling) (Tasmanian devil snarling) Hey, Martin, check this out.

(Sniffing) You'’’re not going to give me a taste test, are you, T. devil?

(Electricity crackling) Whoa!

Watch out, buddy!

This could cause a Creature Power Suit malfunction.

I think I'’’m okay, though.

(Electricity zapping) (Sniffing) Something smells good.

Hey, Chris, I think T-bone likes me.

Chris?

Where'’’d you go?

Chris?

Ah.

(Sniffing) Ah.

(Flies buzzing) Ah!

(Grumbling) Hey, why are you yanking on me?

You were just trying to eat a carcass.

What?

I'’’d never eat rotten meat.

Let'’’s get back to tagging the T. devils.

Chris, trust me, your suit was malfunctioning like mad.

No, it wasn'’’t.

(Electricity crackling) Whoa!

You'’’re turning into a T. devil.

Hey, and stop drooling on me.

(Sniffing) Aviva, help!

There'’’s something wrong with Chris'’’ suit.

Chris look fine to me.

Never been better.

What?

He was just craving carcass meat.

I'’’m fine, bro.

Come on, we got T. devils to tag.

Oh!

You'’’re the one acting weird, Martin.

But we'’’re on our way.

(Snarling) CHRIS: When T. devils are angry or fighting, their ears turn bright red.

Makes it easier to tag them.

Oops, I-- (Grunting) --dropped one.

I can'’’t understand what you'’’re saying.

You just went all Tazzy on me again.

Hand over the remote.

Relax, Martin.

I'’’ve never been more focused.

Focused on what?

Being a T. devil?

I think you'’’re malfunctioning.

The T. Devil 2000 could be the most genius security robot I'’’ve ever created.

I could just kiss myself.

Mwah, mwah, mwah.

(Zach-bots whirring) Oh, ahem, Zach-bots, I didn'’’t hear you come in.

Give me that tagging transmitter.

There they are.

Now I have all I need to steal the T. devils.

(Laughing) Zach-bots, go collect as many as you can.

And step on it.

(Tasmanian devils snarling) (Sniffing) (Gasping) (Sniffing) Why am I craving a big raw steak that'’’s been left out overnight?

Yeah, because you'’’re half Kratt and half T. devil.

No, I'’’m not.

Look at me.

I'’’m in control.

(Electricity crackling) (Grumbling) Oh, no.

Here we go again.

(Snarling) Oh, yeah, T-bone.

I smell that too.

(Grunting) Rotten carcass somewhere around here.

Got to find it.

(Grumbling) We can smell well from up here.

My nose seems super sensitive too.

I feel like I could sniff out a rotting carcass from a half a mile away.

(Grumbling) (Clearing throat) (Sniffing) T-bone, smells like it'’’s coming from over there-- (Screaming) Only young T. devils can climb trees; Not big Chris devils in totally out-of-control Creature Power Suits.

Relax, Martin.

I'’’m fine.

(Tasmanian devils snarling) Hm.

I'’’m thinking the little T. devils climb so they can get higher up to get a better sniff on the carcasses.

Over there!

Let'’’s go!

(Snarling) AVIVA: We'’’re getting close to the guys'’’ location.

(Monitor beeping) What'’’s up, Koki?

Aren'’’t you supposed to be keeping track of the tagged T. devils?

I can'’’t get any work done because rotten meat and carcasses gross me out.

I hear you, but as part of the Wild Kratts crew, we'’’re going to meet all types of animals.

Live ones and ones that have died of natural causes.

Yeah, but animals that eat rotten stuff?

Yuck!

Hey, somebody'’’s got to eat maggoty meat.

At least it'’’s the T. devils and not us.

(Groaning) MARTIN: Nothing left but bones.

And the T. devils are still munching.

Look at all that good stuff inside.

Bone marrow.

That'’’s nutritious food if you can get to it.

Yeah, and not every animal has the tooth and jaw strength to bust open the bone and get to the marrow.

But T. devils do.

(Grunting) Hey, stop breathing on my neck.

(Screaming) Your teeth are huge.

And they'’’re growing.

T. devil teeth never stop growing.

Why?

That'’’s why.

Chewing on hard bones wears them down.

They need teeth that keep growing so they can crunch bones.

Hm.

The great thing about being a scavenger is you can eat things that other creatures can'’’t.

Nothing goes to waste when a T. devil'’’s around.

Want a bone, T-bone?

Hey, he was just with me a minute ago.

Hm, I'’’m not getting any signal on the T. devils.

You'’’ve lost your T. devil mind, and now T-bone is lost too.

What do you mean lost?

He'’’s off the radar.

Koki, come in!

Koki?

Oops.

I'’’ll be right there, Martin.

Oh, no!

What'’’s wrong, Koki?

Ten T. devils are quickly moving west together.

that'’’s unnatural.

And then their tracking lights go out and they'’’re gone.

Is tag number 9 (that'’’s T-bone), one of the disappearing T. devils?

Yeah.

And number 8: his mom.

MARTIN: Oh, no.

Hover back, Zach-bots.

Introducing the T. Devil Bot 2000.

(Snickering) (Electricity crackling) Ah!

(Remote buttons beeping) Now that'’’s what I call kid-proofing.

(Snarling) My GPS tracking function is going nuts.

We must be close.

Is that Zach'’’s plane?

(Grumbling) What'’’s he doing here?

Is that me?

That'’’s what I'’’ve been trying to tell you, bro.

(Chuckling) Hey, I'’’m pretty wild-looking.

And I'’’ve got great night vision.

It'’’s black-and-white, but sharp as a tack.

(Laughing) (Grunting) He'’’s using our T. devil buddies for evil.

(Grumbling) Did I just growl?

It was more like-- (Roaring) Cool.

Koki, Zach'’’s got the T. devils.

I'’’m so sorry, Martin.

Rotten meat grosses me out, so I wasn'’’t keeping track of the Tasmanian devils.

And I didn'’’t notice when they started disappearing.

What?

Slow down, Koki.

Oh, no.

Zach'’’s leaving.

Na-na-na-na-na!

I have the Tasmanian devils and you don'’’t.

Catch me if you can, Wild Ratts.

(Cackling) And because of me, he'’’s getting away with the T. devils.

Don'’’t worry, Koki.

We'’’ll get them back.

Can you pick us up?

On our way.

Okay, the T. devil tags are sending a signal from inside Zach'’’s jet.

42 degrees south, 147 degrees east.

Got it.

You'’’ve got to deactivate him, Aviva.

He'’’s been driving me nuts.

I had to do all the tagging.

He wouldn'’’t stop drooling on me.

I can'’’t do it if you keep moving around, Chris.

Wait, don'’’t deactivate me, Aviva.

I have T. devil powers.

We'’’re misunderstood creatures, but now I understand why.

I could have the key to getting the others back.

(Grumbling) Ah!

Don'’’t bite me.

Come on, I'’’d never hurt you.

(Grumbling) I know we sound mean, but we'’’re not.

We don'’’t hunt like predators.

All we do is scavenge.

We'’’re nature'’’s recyclers.

I get it.

When a T. devil eats a dead animal it becomes part of the live animal.

Like when I recycle old, used parts into my newest invention.

Ex-- (Growling) --actly.

Fly faster, Jimmy.

We'’’ve got to safe T-bone and the Tasmanian devils before they'’’re not only endangered, but if Zach has his way, extinct.

Drive, Jimmy.

They need my help.

(Grumbling) Whatever you say, Devil Dog.

(Laughing) Time to chase away those pesky kids for good.

T. Devil 2000s, go get them.

(Robots snarling) (Growling) (Both screaming) MARTIN: Don'’’t be scared of the T. devils.

They won'’’t hurt you.

It'’’s the Wild Kratts.

Hurry, we'’’re being attacked by Tasmanian devil robots.

(Growling) Is that Chris?

Yeah.

He'’’s a T. devil.

It'’’s a long story.

Don'’’t be afraid.

T. devils aren'’’t dangerous.

They just like to eat dead things.

They'’’re lying, pesky kids.

You should be very afraid.

Trust me.

Why should we trust you?

You'’’re a meany.

Here'’’s the plan.

If you have any rotten food toss it in front of you.

I found a yucky bologna sandwich on moldy rye.

I'’’ve got a wormy apple, a bruised banana and a gnarly piece of pizza.

Great!

Throw them.

(Snarling) (All growling) Oh, they won'’’t be able to resist it.

(Growling) Animals are no match for technology.

You are so wrong.

Oh, stand back.

Looks like the T. devil scavenging instincts are about to kick in.

♪ No!

(All grunting and snarling) Yes!

You did it, kids.

Tasmanian devils aren'’’t scary.

They'’’re the world'’’s greatest clean-up crew.

(Electricity crackling) Whoa!

(Snarling) (Screaming) Oh!

Get them away from me!

MARTIN: Hey, Zach, come back.

T. devils are really nice when you get to know them.

(Grunting) Yummy.

Last week'’’s moldy pizza.

I can'’’t resist it either.

It'’’s disgusting, but I can'’’t stop myself.

Chris, no!

(Spitting) Ew.

You finish it, T-bone.

I'’’m done like dinner.

Mission accomplished.

We'’’re bringing the endangered T. devils home, back to living as one of nature'’’s coolest clean-up crews.

And I was proud to be one of you.

And sorry for being grossed out by maggoty meat.

I promise it'’’ll never stop me from doing my job again.

I like you little guys, but what you eat makes me kind of nauseous.

And just so you all know, I was the tag master for this adventure.

And totally nailed it.

And I was the T. devil and totally nailed it.

Right, T-bone?

(Snarling) (Grumbling) Hey, I thought I deactivated you.

(All laughing) Oh, yeah.

So sometimes animals aren'’’t as scary as they may seem.

And sometimes when they do something really gross, it'’’s really something important for nature.

This is the turkey vulture.

And he'’’s a scavenger just like the Tasmanian devil.

But he'’’s a cleaner-upper from North America.

With those big wings and his sharp eyesight, turkey vultures are great at searching out dead things from high in the sky.

Check out that nose.

You can see right through it.

Turkey vultures are one of only 2 vultures that have a great sense of smell.

In fact, a turkey vulture can smell a stinky, rotten carcass from a mile away.

(Laughing) Over here.

Oh, he found some food.

Oh, turkey vultures'’’ thick, strong beaks: they can make quick work of a carcass, cleaning it down to the bone.

CHRIS: Check out that bright, bald red head.

Turkey vultures have bald heads so there are no feathers to be messed up when he buries it into a stinky, rotten carcass.

MARTIN: And it'’’s not only in North America where you'’’ll find vultures cleaning up.

In Africa, wherever there'’’s a carcass you'’’ll find them swooping in for a bite, stealing food from cheetahs or lions and competing with their fellow scavenger, the hyena: A powerful creature with jaws just as strong as a Tasmanian devil'’’s, and able to crunch through the biggest bones.

Nothing goes to waste in a scavenger'’’s world.

A special African vulture called the lammergeier can even eat large bones.

How?

She carries the bone high in the sky, drops it.

Smash!

Right onto a rock.

Now the pieces are small enough to swallow.

Yeah, scavengers may not be the prettiest creatures.

MARTIN: And what they eat can be pretty gross.

CHRIS: But when it comes to a healthy ecosystem, animals like vultures and Tasmanian devils are super important.

BOTH: As nature'’’s recyclers.

CHRIS: 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 pbskidsgo.org.

BOTH: We'’’ll see you there!