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# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane... #

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Hello. I'm Lucy. I live at 64 Zoo Lane

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and I have some very special neighbours.

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# There's one with a hump And one who can jump

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# And one who is a little bit plump

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# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

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# Some like it hot Some like it chilly

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# Some like it both ways - silly!

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# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

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# Some are friendly Some are scary

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# But not one is ordinary

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# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

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# Some are spotty, some are stripey

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# Prickly and woolly and furry and slimy

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# Some are quite big Some are very small

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# The last one's Georgina Who's incredibly tall

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# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane... #

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Bedtime, Lucy! >

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OK, Mum.

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Hi, everybody!

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ALL LAUGHING

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Listen to this - kangaroos cannot walk backwards.

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-No? Really? That's amazing!

-Hmm.

-I've got a better one. Listen.

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A duck's quack doesn't echo, but no-one knows why.

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Crocodiles' mouths are so big, they can't put their tongues out.

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ALL: Ohh!

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-Excuse me, but what are you all talking about?

-Hi, Lucy.

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We're telling amazing animal facts.

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Did you know, for instance, that an ant can lift 50 times its own weight?

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Really?

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And it pulls 30 times its own weight!

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You must all be experts. You're so clever.

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We're not experts. Alan the Aardvark is.

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-He really does know everything about ants.

-Everything?

-Wow.

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Let me tell you all about him.

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Alan the Aardvark liked ants more than anything else in the world.

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Oh, look, an ant. Oh, delicious.

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Look - another ant!

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Delicious.

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Oh! More ants - little green ones.

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How exciting!

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The trouble was that Alan thought everyone was as interested in ants.

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Look out. Here comes Alan the Aardvark.

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- Let's hide! - Hide, Doris!

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Alan! Fancy meeting you here(!)

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-Lovely day for the ants.

-Ants?

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Yes, ants. Aren't ants amazing?

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Did you know that an ant can lift 50 times its own weight?

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Oh?

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And there are over 2,726,111 ants in every colony.

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That adds up to an amazing...

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several billion ants alive on earth today.

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Fascinating(!) Well, I must be going. I've got some duck things to do.

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Amazing, eh? Did you know that some ant hills have up to 78 floors?

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You can find ants everywhere.

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Under stones, for example.

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Ee, look out!

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Oh, hi, Toby. I didn't see you there.

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Doris was just asking me about ants. Do you like ants?

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-Well...

-Of course, there are thousands of different kinds of ant.

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Wood ants, sand ants, rock ants, tree ants...

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'Alan was starting to annoy the other animals.

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'Then Doris had a good idea.'

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WHISPERS

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Oh, yes. Yellow ones, blue ones...

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big ones, small ones. Some ants can fly, some can dig gigantic tunnels.

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Alan, we're taking you on holiday.

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Holiday? I can't. What about the a...?

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They walk, one after another, in a line like this.

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-HE SIGHS

-Oh, it's no good. Grapes just aren't the same as ants.

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Alan didn't really enjoy the holiday at the oasis. He missed the ants.

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Relax, Alan. You're on holiday.

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Holiday? Oh, yes. Holiday. I forgot.

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Would you like a drink, Alan?

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Would I like a drink?

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No, thanks. ..Er, yes, please.

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-Coconut or watermelon?

-I'll have coconut. No, watermelon.

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Sorry - coconut. It's sweeter.

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Maybe I want something to quench my thirst. In which case, watermelon.

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-No, coconut.

-Coconut or watermelon?!

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Difficult. They both taste really nice. So why don't I try...

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watermelon? No, no! Coconut! Oh!

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Ohh...

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I don't really feel very thirsty after all.

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Let's think of something nice to do.

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-Yes! Good idea!

-What do you want to do? Go for a walk or a swim?

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Mm, a swim would be nice.

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A swim it is, then.

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-No, let's go for a walk.

-Decided. >

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-We're going for a walk.

-Where to?

-Sorry?

-Where to?

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Over the mountains. To the palm trees.

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I wish you'd make up your minds!

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-I'm thirsty.

-Oh(!)

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Is there anything to drink?

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PEEP-PEEP

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Nice sound, Alan. Do it again.

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Do you really like it, Toby? Listen to this, then.

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PLAYS A TUNE THROUGH HIS SNOUT

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Alan had finally found something he wanted to do.

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Whoops!

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Hey! Bring that back!

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Don't worry, little egg. You're safe now.

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There were ants everywhere.

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-This all started when Alan went on holiday!

-Stop that! I'm an elephant!

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I'm an elephant!

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What ARE we going to do?

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I have an idea.

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Ronald the Rhino decided to break down the ant hill

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which had now grown very big.

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Go, Ronald, go!

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-Uh-oh!

-'The animals realised they were in real trouble now.'

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What are we going to do, Zed? I'm getting Alan the Aardvark!

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STILL MAKING MUSIC

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Alan! Thank goodness I've found you. You've got to help us.

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-The ants are everywhere!

-Ants? What are ants?

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Ants! You can't have forgotten! You're an expert!

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-The little black things!

-Grapes?

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-No! They run about everywhere.

-Like zebras?

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Sorry, old chap. No time to lose.

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Jump on my back - I'll show you.

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Ohh...those ants.

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'Alan knew exactly what to do.'

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DEEP BREATH

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PLAYS A TUNE

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CHEERING

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Alan led the ants to the other side of the Blue Mountain,

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where they could build as many ant hills as they wanted.

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That was a lovely story, Nelson.

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-I'm glad you enjoyed it.

-I have an amazing animal fact.

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Did you know that tortoises can live for 120 years?

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Amazing!

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-I have an amazing fact for everyone.

-Please, tell us, Georgina!

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You've all had so much fun that it's way past bedtime.

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ALL: Oh, no!

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-Goodnight, everyone.

-Night, Lucy.

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