Tortoise

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0:00:02 > 0:00:03# At the end of the day when the adventure is done

0:00:03 > 0:00:05# There's time to learn

0:00:05 > 0:00:06# And it's tons of fun!

0:00:06 > 0:00:07# Come and join me

0:00:07 > 0:00:09# There's new stuff to do

0:00:09 > 0:00:10# I've got a window to the world

0:00:10 > 0:00:12# And some funny friends too

0:00:12 > 0:00:15# Andy's Secret Hideout

0:00:15 > 0:00:18# It's a magical place with so much to see

0:00:18 > 0:00:19# Andy's Secret Hideout

0:00:19 > 0:00:22# Come and hide out with me. #

0:00:26 > 0:00:28Hello, and welcome to a secret hideout.

0:00:28 > 0:00:31I've had a fantastic day full of adventures.

0:00:31 > 0:00:32Look, I found this rock.

0:00:32 > 0:00:34I collect rocks and fossils,

0:00:34 > 0:00:36and this will be perfect for my collection.

0:00:36 > 0:00:39I'll just put this in here, and... Hang on a minute!

0:00:39 > 0:00:41That's not a rock.

0:00:41 > 0:00:44Oh! It's Colin the tortoise.

0:00:44 > 0:00:46How did you get in there?

0:00:46 > 0:00:48Oh, Andy, this place is a mess!

0:00:48 > 0:00:50All right, all right -

0:00:50 > 0:00:51I'll just pop you down, then I'll tidy up.

0:00:51 > 0:00:53All right...

0:00:53 > 0:00:55I think I'd better stay out of the way.

0:00:59 > 0:01:02Sometimes I think I'm the only sensible one here.

0:01:03 > 0:01:05Oh...

0:01:06 > 0:01:08I'm sorry about all this.

0:01:08 > 0:01:11Now, most tortoises take a really long time

0:01:11 > 0:01:15to do pretty much anything - but they don't mind that,

0:01:15 > 0:01:17cos they live for a really long time,

0:01:17 > 0:01:19so, they're in no rush at all.

0:01:20 > 0:01:24In fact, it's thought giant tortoises like these ones

0:01:24 > 0:01:27might live for over 200 years.

0:01:27 > 0:01:30Being well protected by their big, hard shells,

0:01:30 > 0:01:34they don't have many predators to worry about,

0:01:34 > 0:01:36so they just take things slow.

0:01:36 > 0:01:39YAWN!

0:01:42 > 0:01:44No wonder tortoises move so slow,

0:01:44 > 0:01:46with such heavy shells on their back.

0:01:46 > 0:01:50Oof! And other animals don't mind slowing things down, either.

0:01:50 > 0:01:52Come on, Colin.

0:01:52 > 0:01:55How very dare you?!

0:01:55 > 0:01:59Sloths sleep for up to 15 hours a day,

0:01:59 > 0:02:04and move so slowly that other creatures can actually grow on them.

0:02:04 > 0:02:06But looking a bit dirty and barely moving

0:02:06 > 0:02:10can help you blend in to the trees around you,

0:02:10 > 0:02:12so it can act a bit like a camouflage,

0:02:12 > 0:02:16meaning you can spend your time...

0:02:16 > 0:02:19sleeping and eating.

0:02:19 > 0:02:20Lucky sloths.

0:02:22 > 0:02:25And the smaller you are, the longer it can take to get around -

0:02:25 > 0:02:29but being small doesn't mean you're not fast.

0:02:29 > 0:02:32Would you like to be a super speedy beast? A record-breaker?

0:02:32 > 0:02:35- AUDIENCE:- Yay! - All right, then - here we go.

0:02:35 > 0:02:37HE MIMICS DRUMROLL

0:02:37 > 0:02:38AUDIENCE GROANS Here he is.

0:02:38 > 0:02:40I know, I know -

0:02:40 > 0:02:44but the common garden snail is the fastest snail recorded.

0:02:44 > 0:02:46You've probably got a few record-breakers

0:02:46 > 0:02:48in your own neighbourhood, too.

0:02:48 > 0:02:49They use the muscles in their foot

0:02:49 > 0:02:51to glide along on a trail of slime.

0:02:51 > 0:02:54It might seem slow to us in our big human scale,

0:02:54 > 0:02:56but they're so small that if you ask them,

0:02:56 > 0:02:59they'd probably say that they were moving pretty quickly -

0:02:59 > 0:03:02particularly when he catches a lift on Colin's back.

0:03:02 > 0:03:04Woohoo!

0:03:04 > 0:03:07This is like a rollercoaster ride!

0:03:07 > 0:03:09Oh, he thinks he's so funny.

0:03:09 > 0:03:11Woohoo!

0:03:11 > 0:03:12Call that a shell?

0:03:12 > 0:03:13Whee!

0:03:16 > 0:03:20Well, after all that slow talk, I'm ready for bed.

0:03:20 > 0:03:24I'll see you next time for another adventure in my secret hideout.

0:03:24 > 0:03:26Goodnight.

0:03:26 > 0:03:27Goodnight!

0:03:27 > 0:03:28Sweet dreams.

0:03:30 > 0:03:32# Andy's Secret Hideout

0:03:32 > 0:03:35# It's a magical place with so much to see

0:03:35 > 0:03:37# Andy's Secret Hideout

0:03:37 > 0:03:39# Come and hide out with me. #