"the electric company" is brought to you by... find your voice and share it american greetings proud sponsor of "the electric company." agreement from the u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. we interrupt our regularly scheduled programming for a special electric company shout-out from prankster planet! today's honorary electric company members are kylee, fastcheetah9, and supermileo... saving the day with a carrot nose. congratulations! both: thank you. but wait! we still need you!

words on earth are being reversed! the stop signs are turning into pots signs! it's chaos, it's madness! it's my reverse-a-balls... no one can stop me! both: we will stop you! can the electric company stop francine and her reverse-a-balls? ♪ prankster planet! prankster planet! ♪ and now back to our regularly scheduled programming. ok, here are your five words: selected -- if you are selected to do something, it means you are chosen to do it. knowledge -- knowledge is all the things that you know. rules -- rules tell us what to do. correct -- if you are correct, then you're right. but if you're incorrect, then you're wrong. alright, so we have selected knowledge, rules correct and incorrect. watch out for them in today's show. ♪ hey paul...thanks!

♪ (singing) what? congratulations, annie scrambler. congratulations, lisa heffenbacher. bob bobson has selected you... to be a contestant on the next episode of the well-liked gameshow "friends or aunts?" ♪ hector! hector! what? aunt sandy! aunt sandy! check it out! "friends or aunts!" you got selected? yes! bob bobson, the host, chose me. "friends or aunts" is like it's like my third or fourth favorite game show! i just got selected to be on the gameshow "friends or aunts." can you believe it? it's just wonderful! "friends or aunts" is a pretty watchable gameshow. i know! i mean it's like kind of, sort of ok! um, since you're my friend do you want to be my partner?

seriously? you're selecting me to be your friend on "friends or aunts?" what do you say? ♪ yeah! guess what? i get to choose a friend or aunt to be my partner on the show. and guess who i select? you! (screaming) it's the proudest moment of my life! ♪ (everyone talking) all: we just got selected to be on "friends or aunts!" wait... what? all: we just got selected to be on "friends or aunts!" stop that! no, you stop that! so, i guess it's us against you? yep.

oh, you guys have never met my aunt sandy, she's a hypnotist just like uncle sigmund. i'm very good at what i do and i also like to do what i do, so i do that thing that i do a lot...just so you know. hey, you guys! ♪ ♪ feel the power feel the power ♪ ♪ feel the power, yo and plug it in! ♪ ♪ it's electric (electric company) ♪ ♪ get connected (electric company) ♪ ♪ it's electric (electric company) ♪ ♪ get connected (electric company) ♪ ♪ the power we perfected is electrically connected ♪ ♪ so use it as directed and expect to be respected ♪ ♪ just turn it on and you will see ♪ ♪ that you belong in the company! ♪ ♪ feel the power feel the power ♪ ♪ feel the power, yo and plug it in! ♪ ♪ plug it in, everybody! ♪ ♪ electric company electric company

♪ ♪ electric company... electric company! ♪ ok, if sandy tries to hypnotize us, we know the plan, right? right. so, why are you guys so confident you're going to win? because the show's all about the knowledge that we have of each other, and we know a lot. yep. yeah, yeah, sure, sure. test us. alright... what is hector's favorite breakfast? don't look. okay. i think she'll get this one. done. ready? yeah. my favorite breakfast is...12 pancakes. you got it right! or as bob would say, "you...are correct!" lisa? hector? fancy bumping into you guys. well, we just wanted to stop by and wish you luck, which reminds

me that my watch is broken and maybe you can look at it very closely. look at it... look at the watch. you are getting very...sleepy. (snoring) aunt sandy? get away from them! mama... wake up, aunt sandy. wake up! we need a new plan! here's a wacky thought; what if we played fair? just thinking out loud. i don't think we have enough knowledge about each other; we would get all the answers wrong. and bob bobson will say, "you are incorrect!" i can't deal with that. i think...we need to bring in some help. ♪

(cackling) who? ♪ thanks for meeting us, francine. of course. what do you need? you watch "friends or aunts?" it's my fifth favorite gameshow. we need your help to win. what's in it for me? beating the electric company. that's a nice start, but i want a piece of the grand prize... what is it? a washer/dryer, a subscription to "modern aunts" magazine and a small bucket of money. how small? we don't know. if you win, i get the washer, the dryer, and the small bucket of money. that just leaves us with the magazine! correct!

it's a good magazine. that's not going to cut it, carruthers! fine! i get the money and the dryer. what about the small bucket? it's yours. both: deal. ♪ ♪ (beat boxing) ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ so, what's happened so far? we were selected to be on "friends or aunts!" you were picked too? correct. what? correct...that means you're right. hey, you guys! we're going to win; we have lots of knowledge about each other. like, i know what your favorite breakfast is. my brain is just full of information about you! knowledge, knowledge, knowledge. we're in trouble, we don't know much about each other. our answers will be wrong, they'll be incorrect.

let's practice. your favorite color is red. incorrect, it's blue. we need help! correct! oh, francine! ♪ well, welcome to "friends or aunts," guys. i'm lisa, this is my friend, hector. what's up? i'm howie. you guys can head on back to the studio and bob will be right in. awesome, thanks, howie. sweet. ♪ that's the sound-proof booth. well, this is bob bobson's microphone. you are correct. both: bob bobson... that's right. so are you the friend or the aunt? huh? (laughter) hey bob, isn't there supposed to be a studio audience? you are...incorrect.

oh. watch this...a little gameshow secret for ya. (cheering) there's your audience. howie runs this thing... where's howie...howie? howie! howie, you are getting very sleepy, and you will listen to my voice. when i snap my fingers you will stand in the corner and sleep for the entire show, understand? totally. (snoring) alright, francine! ♪ let's do this. (bell ringing) you ready, howie?

ready, bob. alright, let's make a gameshow. it's time for one of america's gameshows, "friends or aunts" and here's your host bob bobson. (applause) thank you, hello, and welcome to the only gameshow that tests your knowledge of your friend, or your aunt. (applause) let's meet today's contestants. is it on? it just started. wow...this is like my 7th favorite gameshow. with us we have lisa heffenbacher, and her friend, hector ruiz. (cheering) and over here we have annie scrambler, and her beautiful aunt sandy scrambler. ok, let's get started, you know the rules

the youngest contestant goes to the booth first, so lisa, that means you're up, into the booth you go. now lisa, can you hear me? of course she can't, she's in a sound-proof booth. (laughter) alright hector you know the rules? yeah. then here...we go! hector, what is lisa's favorite animal? ♪ write your answer down. totally dogs lisa loves dogs. done. done...that was quick. let's get lisa out here... lisa, come on out. lisa, tell us what is your favorite animal? oh, easy bob...dogs. dogs -- ok hector, show us what you wrote. pack mule.

what? pack mule. pack mule? that's...incorrect. no, dude i wrote dogs. careful, dude, you know the rules we deduct points for complainers. (laughter) hector definitely has the knowledge, there's something weird about this. we better go over there and check it out. i have to hang back and help out my dad here, good luck. ♪ i don't trust you, letter "c!" i don't trust you one bit. one minute you're making a hard "c" sound like car, crown, clip. but whenever you get in front of an "i" an "e" or a "y,"

you totally change, you start making a soft "c" sound, like center, city, spicy. well, i'm on to you letter "c," onto you, from this moment on, i will never use hard or soft "c" again, or mine name isn't francine carruthers... francine carruthers. there's a hard and soft "c" in my name? you know what letter i love? the letter "c," best letter in the alphabet. oh, this is a good word and it goes around and around, let's see, it has two "c's" in it. now that first one is a soft "c" because there's an "i" after

it so it makes the "sss" sound so...no, it's cir. and now we get to the second "c" this one has an "l" after it so we know it makes the hard "c" sound, so it's circ...circle. circle around, folks, yeehaw! (beat boxing) woo! oh! ♪ shock, i love that beat ♪ ♪ everything you beat box sounds so sweet ♪ ♪ but can you see what i see? ♪ ♪ you're using the sounds of hard and soft "c" ♪ ♪ as in cacophony and coal cupcake, calories ♪ ♪ i can't control ♪ ♪ can you call me before you go? ♪ caw-caw! ♪ was that a canary or a crow? ♪ ♪ soft "c" is also nice ♪ ♪ at the end of words like rice or twice ♪ ♪ sounds like an "s" but take my advice ♪ ♪ sometimes you need a soft "c" to add that spice ♪

♪ and when the sounds work together ♪ ♪ the circus is in town ♪ ♪ they run circles around this ground ♪ ♪ the other letters fall back ♪ ♪ they need a little hard "c" soft "c" practice ♪ i'm special agent jack bowser. i'm in a scoop of trouble at the ice cream sprinkles factory. it's about to explode and i can't crack the code to get out. help me read this... sandy, come on out of there. (laughter) oh, there she goes! alright, we asked annie to write down her aunt's favorite snack.

what's your favorite snack? well, i do quite like little miniature pizzas, they're about yay-big... what's the snack, sandy? pretzel sticks. annie, what did you write? pretzel sticks, correct! arbor day! that's correct. zoot-suit...incorrect. turbans...correct! incorrect! correct! keep trying. that's correct. incorrect. figure skating...correct. so, that brings annie and sandy's score to 538. and hector and lisa's to zero, tough round for the friends, but that's ok because coming up, we got the speed round where we find out who wins the washer/dryer combo the subscription to "modern aunt" magazine and the uh...the uh...

small bucket of money! small bucket of money, bob. small bucket of money, yes -- howie, thank you -- the small bucket of money. so, stick around we'll be right back. that's francine! that's francine! (snoring) ♪ ♪ oh... ♪ (applause) hello and we're back with the speed round and the rules are exactly the same except everyone talks really fast. hector and lisa, you've been selected to go first are you ready to go? both: yes bob, we're ready to go. ♪ going somewhere, francine?

lisa, plug your ears and cover your eyes and hector, get ready to answer this question. hector...what is lisa's favorite movie? write your answer. why does it say, "return of the ninja aardvark part iii" on the wall? howie? howie? howie? oh, bob...where are you, dude? "brunch at stephanie's" is correct! the friends are on the board. ok, cover your eyes, close your ears, what is annie's favorite color? francine! let's see, arbor day... incorrect! arbor day... what's arbor day? i thought you liked trees... who are you? long story.

hold this. wait, come back. francine! howie? francine! howie? bob. what's up, bob? this way, francine. i mean, howie...oops. one second, america. howie, i want to show you something over here. look at this in here...it locks. bob, i'm trying to find myself. back to work, real howie. ok, bob. ok, we're back. (applause) you know what that sound means...that sound means we only have time for one more question, and that question goes to hector. cover 'em up, lisa! for 270 points and the win what is lisa's favorite lunch? take your time over there...any day now. done!

he is done...lisa, what is your favorite lunch? turkey and swiss on seven grain bread, hold the mayo with a pickle on the side. hector, your answer is? turkey and swiss on seven grain bread, hold the mayo with a pickle on the side... is correct! what a comeback by the friends they have just won "friends or aunts" and i am bob bobson saying "i'm bob bobson!" goodnight everybody. ♪ i guess when they say a small bucket of money they really mean it. but there could be a lot of money stuffed in there, open it. ok. well, guess that's it. so, what are you going to buy with the money? that's easy...smoothies for my friends.

or aunts. congratulation, electric company, you won that game now try winning when francine carruthers makes the rules! on prankster planet, no one can stop me. will you even dare to try, electric company? (cackling) ♪ prankster planet! prankster planet! ♪ ♪ the reverse-a-ball's reversing all the words on earth ♪ ♪ so it's jessica and marcus to the rescue ♪ ♪ francine is a machine you must stop them all ♪ ♪ to save the world from the reverse-a-balls ♪ ♪ prankster planet! prankster planet! ♪ hello, loyal fans. francine! francine! francine! oh stop...stop. let's take a look at three examples of my reverse-a-balls on earth. reverse-a-ball one... reverse-a-ball two... reverse-a-ball three...

brilliant! let's check on the progress of our little heroes jessica and marcus, as they try to stop my reverse-a-balls. i'm worried my shoe's untied. whoa! marcus! yep, it's untied. well, it's not looking good for the electric company. so, why don't i make it worse? hey, it's survey time! i'm going to hypnotize jessica and marcus and make them act like an animal. and the survey question is: which animal should the electric company act like? time to vote! you can vote for a wooly yak a monkey, or a baby lion. i'm going to show the results of the survey using a bar graph! i graph because i care. it's time to...

vote! vote! vote! and now the part where we have the results of the survey time! let's see the results. what did you vote for? this bar shows me that seven of you voted for wooly yaks. twice as many, that's 14 of you, voted for monkeys. and 19 of you voted for baby lions. baby lions has the tallest bar, so that one wins. the result of the survey shows that you want jessica and marcus to act like baby lions...time! you think you're baby lions... you think you're baby lions. why would we think we're baby lions? (baby lion sounds) oh boy, francine! here little lion, you have to stop the reverse-a-balls. how am i gonna get you to move? ah-ha!

very clever, marty. hey, there's a lever. time for my prankster planet prankster rules emergency button! good luck stopping the reverse-a-balls now. both: hey you guys! go to pbskidsgo.org and stop the reverse-a-balls. the electric company and the people of earth need you! we interrupt our regularly scheduled programming for a special electric company shout-out from prankster planet. today's honorary electric company members are kylee, fastcheetah9, and supermileo! congratulations! both: thank you. you can be an honorary member of the electric company, too. online and stop francine's verse-a-balls! (yelling)

this is something that happens to lights sometimes... it starts with "fl" and i know that "ick" makes the ick sound so it's fl...ick...flick. and there's that bossy "r" at the end, so you know that the "r" sound is going to boss that "e" there and make the "er" sound. so, fl...ick...er... flicker! check out flicker, it's flickering. - let's go! we're in the wild with wild kratts. going where no human has gone before not anymore! hah-hah-hah heh-heh-heh ha-ha-ha-ha watch wild kratts! weekdays on pbs kids go! or anytime at p-b-s kids go dot org. "the electric company" is brought to you by... find your voice and share it american greetings proud sponsor of "the electric company."

agreement from the u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. (laughter) lisa? hector? fancy meeting you guys here. (laughter) we'll be right back. (coughing) sorry, i choked on my own spit. want to beatbox just like shock? go online to pbskidsgo.org and you can mix your own beatbox and share it with your friends. there's tons of other cool games you can play like "music man" and "jack bowser." you better get playing if you want to be as good as shock.

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[dog barks] announcer: available now in the app store. ld kratts is made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. hi, we're the kratt brothers. i'm martin. and i'm chris. and it might look like we're just for a walk in the woods. and we are, but this is a special walk because we're taking an orphaned pup for her first stroll. both: a wolf pup. she's about 4 weeks old and this is the time a wolf pup first starts coming out of the den. (laughing) are you ready to explore? huh? it's hard to believe this cute little pup is gonna grow into the top predator of the north. it's a big world out there. you like exploring the wild, huh? her fur is woolly and warm

and ready to take on the cold northern weather. (laughing) and her teeth are pretty sharp, too, already. and even though she's small, not so tough and could never survive on her own yet she's already doing something very... very... very... ...wolf-like. she can already howl. and because howling is all about talking to other wolves, we've got to be those other wolves and get her going. (howling) (howling) (howling) (howling) (howling) imagine if we could really really talk to wolves. if we could talk to them so well that we could join the wolves and run with the wolf pack. 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 ♪ (laughing) martin: woohoo! that was the best adventure yet! aviva: you're back!

oh, and wow about that wolf pack? their long-distance running power is so impressive. but with no wolf powers, running like that can really tire you out. i was tired just watching! (laughing) but that cougar surprise sure woke me up! (growling) huh? (gasping) i didn't put this in my backpack. (gasping) it's kind of round, soft and fuzzy. it's breathing! and licking my hand? (laughing) it's a wolf cub! (howling) (all howling) (laughing) i'm going to name him little howler. aw! he's like a ball of wool. (howling) how did he learn to howl already? a wolf pup can howl when he's 3 weeks old. martin: and

first come out of the den at 4 weeks. little howler's just 4 weeks old. when did he get into your backpack? how'd he get into your backpack? why didn't we notice him get into your backpack? i have no idea. me either. we didn't see a pup in the pack. not that pack, i mean the wolf pack. where did he come from? we've got a mystery on our hands. the mystery of the little howler. (howling) hmm. i know how to figure out where. just like when jimmy loses the keys to the tortuga. to find, just retrace your steps. okay, let's see. it all started this morning... when we were running through the woods getting started on another adventure. ♪ (howling)

(howling) (howling) chris, i think you put a little too much "ah" in your "awwoo." what are you talking about? that was 100% wolf howl. if i'm a wolf i'm not singing that song. (phone ringing) man, i had a dream that some horrible howling zombies were circling the tortuga. martin: we were really howling. oops. (yawning) where are you guys running off to so early in the morning, anyway? we're on a wolf run! wolves are nature's best marathoners. they just run and run until they get what they're looking for. and we're looking for wolves by running like wolves! so you're doing a wolf marathon? trying to catch up to the world's best long distance runner by... running? i think you'll be back before breakfast. yeah, to "wolf down" some breakfast. that's the only wolf we'll be seeing

this morning. (laughing) well, i've got a backup plan. just in case we can't catch up or keep up. i've got the old trusty plan b right here in my back pocket. hmm. a moose suit? uh, i don't know, chris. how'd that work out for you with the gazelle suit and the cheetah? whoa!! ugh! (groaning) she tackled me so fast. that was different. the cheetah's a sprinter. the wolf is a marathoner. with the wolf, i'd have time to deactivate. wolf track! definitely dog-like. dog claws always show up in the tracks. four toe pads, one heel pad. 6 inches from toe to heel, 4 inches wide. definitely too big to be a fox or coyote. oh yeah, it's definitely wolf! martin: and more than one:

a wolf pack! (gasping) i'd say about five different wolves. what? what part of the track is telling you that? three silver ones, two black ones... what? where do you see that? and one white one! how in the world can you tell that from these tracks? well actually, you kind of have to look at the big picture. whoa! now, that's a wolf pack! well, who would've thunk it? maybe the best way to find wolves is just to be out in the wild talking about wolves. come in, tortuga. this is little boy who cried wolf calling tortuga. little boy who cried wolf telling you we found wolves. forget it, martin. wolves on the move! okay, check that. we're running with the wolves! (cawing)

and we're not the only ones! ravens! ravens are following them too! martin: it helps to have wings to follow wolves because they have a fast pace, called a lope. a wolf can lope along all day long covering 100 miles with hardly a rest. now that's what i call a marathon. hey, what do you call it when they pick up the pace even faster? more tiring? a chase! an all-out run. hoohoo! they're after something. (growling) (pack howling) (panting) where do they get that kick? i know they can marathon all day and then sprint when they need to. (rhythmic thudding) do you hear a

horse? sounds bigger than a horse. sounds like it has antlers. how can you tell that? from that moose charging towards us! (screaming) (laughing) oh, so that's what woke us up! yeah, so much for sleeping in. aw, chris and martin were screaming because they were being chased by the big bad moosie-woosie. that's right, moosie-woosie woosie-woosie woo. and when i looked at the screen, the moose was almost on top of you. a moose is on the loose! (wolves growling) ♪ ugh! whoa! (yelling) whoa-- oof!

whoa! (rattling) (wolves growling) uh-oh. jimmy z: okay, so let me get this straight. so the wolf pack was starting to surround you-- hey! was he with the pack then? no. at 4 weeks he's too young to go on the hunt. well, he's attacking my controller! come on, jimmy. his teeth are just coming in. he's got to try them out on something. well, all the adult wolf teeth were already in and i didn't want any of the big dogs trying those out on my moose behind. so i knew, before they closed the circle around me, i had to do something.

martin: chris, deactivate! get out of that moose suit! whoa! hooves don't work that way! martin: well then work them the way they work. run! sometimes these creature power suits are too... creature-y! but remember a moose can't outrun a pack of wolves for long. you'll have to think of something else soon! ♪ (panting) can't run anymore. think of something else. antlers! could they be the weapon against wolves? antlers work on one wolf. uh-oh. but not on a pack. because moose

only have antlers on one end. and wolves can surround a moose and attack from all ends. ah-- oh...but a moose can swim! chris! are you okay? (ravens cawing) what are you doing? the moosie paddle! the moosie paddle? (laughing) good one, bro! the moosie paddle. oh, come on, guys. give me a little rest. chris, while you cool off, i'll track the pack! wait up! oh no, moose hooves. how am i going to deactivate with moose hooves? koki: so where were you during all this... little howler? well, if we keep following the trail of the story you're going to pop up somewhere. how'd you get out of the moose suit, chris? well, it wasn't looking too good until

i got a tip on a twig... from a moose! well, look at that. a moose can grab and hold sticks with its lips. deactivate! back on wolf patrol! aviva: what was going on with you, martin? martin: well, i had fallen way, way, way behind the wolves, and when i finally caught up with them, i discovered they had caught up with a moose. (cawing) whoo! hey, guys. what did the wolf say to the ravens? howl's it going? (cawing) you like that, huh? (cawing) what? i am not slow! i don't have wings. must be nice to be a raven; at least you can fly. (cawing) oh, i get it: you warn the wolves if anyone approaches.

(cawing) and they take you to lunch. smart. wolves and ravens make a great creature team. oh, you've got to be kidding me. you wolves just ran 10 miles pulled down a 2,000 lb. moose, devoured it, and now you're off and running again? okay, i'm coming. (whining) jimmy z: what were you whining about, chris? chris: whining? who was whining? i wasn't whining. (whining) it's little howler. i think he's hungry. we'll need a special formula to feed him. i'll look it up in the database. (whining) hurry, koki. he's breaking my heart. oh. pobrecito. here it is: wolf formula. i'll mix it up. check it out. i'll cheer him up with a creature joke. hey, little

howler what did one wolf puppy say to the other wolf puppy? howl's it going? (howling) (laughing) ugh, you've got to be kidding me. wolf humor. it's funny! howl ya doin? (howling) i still don't know how you could ever have missed him out there. well, it was one thing after another. nature was really keeping us on our toes. where did little howler come from? well, after a lot more running... i followed the wolf pack to their den. and when i got there, they were all snoozing with full bellies. aviva: did you see any puppies? martin: no. there weren't any puppies around and the wolves were all lounging around, snoozing, and i just sat down to rest for a second and i guess i must've fallen asleep for a while because when i woke up chris was snarling at me like a cougar! rowr! chris: i wasn't snarling

like a cougar. i was trying to wake you up and tell you. a cougar! a cougar! (hissing) (growling) (roaring) chris: whoa. a never-before-seen face-off between a huge cougar-- or you could call him mountain lion-- or panther. or catamount. we've got to film it. (creaturepod beeping) all taken care of. the creaturepod is recording. (growling) (cougar screaming) no wolf alone can defeat a cougar. but together they have the power of the pack. (growling) ♪

(growling) hey, quit fighting my creaturepod! (laughing) he's gonna kill that creaturepod. (growling) hey, martin, didn't you say the creaturepod was recording? (gasping) play it back! maybe there's a clue. okay, okay. here fight this monster. (making growly noises) got it. (laughing) fast-forward it. stop! do you see that? martin: yeah. it's... all:

little howler! so that's when you got into my backpack! and now we know where he came from. mystery solved! yeah, there must have been a den hidden in those rocks. and a mother who's looking for him, too. all right. now we've got a new creature mission. yeah, we've got to figure out how to get little howler back home without a whole pack of wolves being mad at us for taking him in the first place. okay, let's get going, then! jimmy z: okay we're at the coordinates. yeah, a mile away from the den site so the wolves won't be scared by a giant flying turtle. here, take the wolf power discs hot off the creature power press. thanks, aviva! do they have marathon power? oh, you'll be able to run, all right!

and run and run and run and run. we are! but the door's not opening. oh, yeah. i locked it for flying mode. chris: little howler's mom must've been in the den. martin: maybe little howler has brothers and sisters in there, too. yeah, the mother wolf will spend most of her time in the den with the pups for the first two months. shh. the coast is clear. great, we won't get into any trouble. the pack must be out hunting. i can't wait to see what's going on in there. empty! there's no mother wolf. no pups. why did they all leave? that's why. because they knew that huge mountain lion had discovered their den site and was a danger to the pups. (yipping) uh-oh. let's get out of here. wait! don't run. right. she'll see us as prey. nothing triggers a predator

like prey on the run. (growling) we need the power of the pack. activate wolf powers. nobody's gonna mess with us in our wolf power suits. tell that to the cougar! (yipping) thanks for the hair brushing. (yipping) (cougar screaming) we can't beat her in the short game for long. switch to marathon running! on your mark get set, go! chris: she's tiring. a sprinter like her can't keep up the pace for long. now we've got the cougar beat because we wolves are marathoners. wow,

i feel so light like i could run like this forever. that's the power of the wolf! (cawing) (cawing) amazing. we've only been wolves for two minutes and already a raven has found us. well if he found us, he can find other wolves. and maybe lead us right to little howler's pack! (howling) follow that raven! follow the wolf brothers following that raven! martin: this is awesome. it's like i'm wolf man and the raven is my sidekick. maybe the raven thinks it's the other way around. but either way, because wolves and ravens are so tight i don't think it'll be too long before this raven leads us right to the pack's new... den site!

uh-oh. we forgot to consider one very important point of wolf behavior. a wolf pack doesn't like strange wolves. our only hope is to speak wolf language. howl's it going? bro, that accent won't do it. well, what-- sit! roll over! pet tricks? how're pet tricks gonna save us? body language. wolf body language. yeah. by acting submissive a wolf can turn off an attack from another wolf. if they recognize us as one of their own. and because we activated touching little howler we smell familiar, like a pack member. we are in. oh yeah. chris! martin!

what about little howler!? (howling) (laughing) now we're talking. (howling) howling: that's what wolves do to keep the pack together. with our little wolf puppy howling free and in the wild! (howling) (tortuga crew howling) hey, it's me chris, again. and martin, and here's someone else you know: little howler! except she's a lot bigger. look at her go! two months older and ready to run. she's changed completely.

she's huge! wow, she used to be just this big and then in two months boom! she's a big, romping 3-month-old wolf pup. are you ready to run? look out! woohoo! let's do it! time to run with the wolf! (martin laughing) she loves chasing. whoa, she's speedy. chris: i'm gonna catch you. guess not. yeah! (laughing) martin: remember when little howler was just a puffball? she was just 4 weeks old the age wolf pups first leave the den. okay, you're gonna need a little help getting up there. want to climb this mountain? there you go. there you go. you're almost at the top. you're almost-- you did it! yeah! that was then. now she's a long, sleek, running wolf who can get

around on her own. chris: check it out. her whole face has changed. she once had a short round snout... and now it's long and pointed. little howler's 3 months old and a lot bigger but she's not strong enough yet to run with the pack on a long-distance wolf-style marathon. she won't be ready for another few months. then, she'll look like this: an adult-sized member of the wolf pack. and then she'll be able to keep up with the pack on their hunting missions. martin: the wolf is a top predator of the north. that means everyone has to be on the lookout when a wolf pack is around-- small prey like porcupines and badgers... (hissing) all the way up to huge animals like the moose which the wolves have to work together as a pack to catch. chris: to learn how to hunt a wolf pup runs and plays but also has

to get enough rest so she can grow up to run with the pack. martin: we'll see you on the creature trail. a monitor lizard. a lot of lizards bask in the sun to warm up their body temperature so they can move. lizards are cold-blooded. that means they don't have a constant body temperature like we do. so, they need the heat from their environment to warm them up. that's why a lot of reptiles bask in the warm sun every morning to get their bodies moving. check this out, but you're going to have to look close because this is the smallest lizard in the world. he's just a little longer than my fingernail. this is a sphaero gecko that lives on islands in the caribbean. believe it or not, this is an adult.

can you imagine how small the babies are after they hatch out of an egg? and, each adult female sphaero lays one egg at a time. nature is full of surprises. all right, time for another wild kratts creature quiz! you're on, chris. all right! is it a fish? no. is it a mammal? yes! does it like the water? uh, not really. but it likes moist, cool earth. well, is it a good digger? yeah! does it have long claws? oh, yeah. as long as my finger. does it have a stripe down its face? how'd you know that? yes, it does have a stripe down its face. is it an american badger? yes! an american badger! ha-ha! yes! i love these creatures. hello? it's arthur! announcer: want to see more "arthur"? like you needed to ask. i guess i could spare half an hour. it's a deal! announcer: catch "arthur" weekdays on pbs kids go! or watch anytime you want on pbskidsgo.org. wild kratts is made possible by

the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ 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!