0:00:02 > 0:00:05# I'm Andy the park keeper and I'm busy on my rounds
0:00:05 > 0:00:07# Kip is the inventor She's the coolest cat in town
0:00:07 > 0:00:09# There's things we'd like to show you
0:00:09 > 0:00:11# And there's things we'd like to know
0:00:11 > 0:00:14# So climb on board the Kipmobile and ready, steady, go!
0:00:14 > 0:00:15# One, two, three, four!
0:00:15 > 0:00:19# Andy and Kip on another wild adventure
0:00:19 > 0:00:21# Hey, join the crew!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24# Off to see the animals to find out what they do
0:00:24 > 0:00:27# Yeah, you can come, too!
0:00:27 > 0:00:29# It's Andy's wild adventures
0:00:29 > 0:00:34# Round the world! #
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Right, come on, guys. Off you go.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Hi, I'm Andy, and I work here at Pickles' Animal Park.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45It's my job to look after all the animals.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Today, I've got to get these wallabies
0:00:48 > 0:00:51all the way over into that field because in this enclosure,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54the trees are having their branches trimmed.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56OK, guys, come on. Off you go.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- AUSTRALIAN ACCENT: - Do we have to? We like hopping around in this field.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03This is Walter. He's a wallaby
0:01:03 > 0:01:07and him and his friends love hopping around and eating grass.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11The problem is, they do it too much. Right. Time to go. Come on, guys!
0:01:11 > 0:01:14You're going to have to catch us first! Yippee!
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Oh, no. They always do this.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Right. Here I come!
0:01:19 > 0:01:23This way. That's it. No, into the field. Come on.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Wa-hey! Bouncy, bouncy!
0:01:25 > 0:01:28That's it. This way. Come on, you can do it.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30You can't catch me!
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Over here!
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Phew! That was hard work. I could do with a break now.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Next time, could we try a little teamwork?
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Hello... Oh. Kip?
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Kip!
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Hello, Andy!
0:02:11 > 0:02:14What's the matter?
0:02:14 > 0:02:15Kip. Where do I start?
0:02:15 > 0:02:18WALKIE-TALKIE: 'Andy, come in, Andy. Over.'
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Hang on. It's Mr Pickles, the boss.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25Hello, Mr Pickles. Andy here. Over.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26'Hello, Andy.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28'I just want to check you've remembered
0:02:28 > 0:02:31'to move the wallabies into the next field.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35'While you're at it, the grass needs cutting in that field, too.'
0:02:35 > 0:02:39OK, Mr Pickles, Andy out.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Oh, great. Now I've got to cut the grass as well,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46which means I have to move the wallabies again.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48I've got so much to do.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- I wish we could just all work together.- Like a team?
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Exactly, Kip. Now, if we had a team of grasscutters,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58then it wouldn't be a problem. They work in a huge team -
0:02:58 > 0:03:01in fact, one of the biggest teams in the world.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03A team of grasscutters?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Like lots of lawn mowers?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09No, Kip, grasscutter ants.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14They're like millions of tiny lawn mowers, with amazing power.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Hey, Kip - would you like to see them in action?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Wow! Would I!
0:03:19 > 0:03:22BOTH: Time to go on a wild adventure!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Let's go! Ha-ha-ha!
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- One. Gadget pack.- Check!
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- Two. Gizmo.- Check!
0:03:34 > 0:03:38And, last but not least, the Kipmobile!
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Seat belts on!
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Hit it, Kip!
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Lift off!
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Woo-hoo-hoo! We're in space!
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Where to, Andy?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43The grasslands of Argentina in South America, Kip.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Argentina it is.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Go, cat nav, go!
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Aaaaah!
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Aha! This is the place.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03There's not much here, Andy.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Just lots of trees and grass,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08and a big, brown, dusty lump on the ground.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11That's not just a big, brown, dusty lump, Kip.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14It's a huge, underground city.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19I thought cities had really tall buildings, roads and shops.
0:05:19 > 0:05:25- Not this one. Right. Erm, how about we land just over there?- OK, Andy.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36So, where is this team of lawn-mowing ants?
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Grasscutter ants, Kip.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41And they live right there.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44There can't be millions on that dusty ground.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48There sure are, and it looks like they're already hard at work.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Who's hard at work? I can't see anyone.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53The ants! The grasscutter ants.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55There's probably about five million of them
0:05:55 > 0:05:58running around us, right now.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Five million? Wow! That is a lot of ants.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07The thought of all those ants is making my fur itch.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Well, I'm not very good in crowds, Andy.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14I think I'll wait over here, and keep an eye on you.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18All right, Kip. No problem. I'll see you later.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20SHE GRUNTS
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Ah! Ooh! Eek!
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Now, the best way for me to show you what these tiny ants get up to
0:06:32 > 0:06:35is by getting really close to them.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36So, here goes!
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Size of a grasscutter ant!
0:06:51 > 0:06:56Ah, excuse me? Could you...? Could anyone please...?
0:06:56 > 0:06:57Hello?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00It's no good talking to these guys.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03They're too busy to give me grass-cutting tips.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I think we'd better follow them to see how they do it.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Come on, let's go!
0:07:14 > 0:07:19Wow! When you're the size of an ant, everything looks huge.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22The grass looks as tall as a tree.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I love climbing trees.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29That gives me a brilliant idea!
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I'm going to climb up to see what they're doing.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53Here we go. Whoa! And it looks like a really long way down,
0:07:53 > 0:07:56all the way up here at the top of this grass.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Look at all the other ants down there.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02They're all working really hard.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07They're doing different jobs, but they're still working as a team.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Now we can see why grasscutter ants climb blades of grass.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16To cut it! Can you see how they're chewing the blades of grass?
0:08:16 > 0:08:20They're using their jaws, which are called mandibles.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22I wonder if I can try that.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Oh! Nah. I think I'll leave it to the ants.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Because they have really strong mandibles
0:08:31 > 0:08:34which can cut through grass until eventually...
0:08:35 > 0:08:38..it falls!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43HE PANTS AND GROANS
0:08:46 > 0:08:49But don't worry, they don't get hurt.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Falling is all in a day's work.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55They just pick themselves up and get straight back to the team.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Every ant has a different job to do.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01We've already seen the ones that cut the grass.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06These guys have to carry the grass back to their nests
0:09:06 > 0:09:08using their mandibles.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Now, for their size, grasscutter ants are very, very strong.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15And them carrying their grass in their mandibles
0:09:15 > 0:09:19is kind of like me carrying a car with my mouth!
0:09:19 > 0:09:24Whoa! You OK, little fella?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26I think he's OK.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39This huge ant hill is like a massive city inside
0:09:39 > 0:09:40and it's where all these ants
0:09:40 > 0:09:43are taking all the grass they've collected.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47And now I'm small, I can go and see what they do with it.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Come on! Oops. Sorry.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Let's take a look inside.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Right. Shouldn't be much further now.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Oh!
0:10:12 > 0:10:14BLEEP, FEEDBACK
0:10:14 > 0:10:17So, Kip. Ants don't eat the grass,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20and there are certainly no shops here to sell it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Ants use the grass to grow fungus.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Look!
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Ugh! Why would you want to grow fungus?
0:10:39 > 0:10:43What they do is, they feed the grass to the fungus to help it grow,
0:10:43 > 0:10:45and then THAT'S what they eat.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48They eat fungus?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Ugh! That looks horrible.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Well, some types of fungus are horrible, Kip,
0:10:54 > 0:10:58but this type of fungus is just for ants. And they love it!
0:10:58 > 0:11:01And, seeing as I'm as small as an ant now,
0:11:01 > 0:11:03I'm going to take a closer look. Come on!
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Well, OK. Be careful, Andy.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Make sure you wash your hands afterwards.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12It looks slippery in there.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Don't worry, Kip. I'm a really good climber. Aaah!
0:11:22 > 0:11:25He isn't.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35I'm covered in fungus! Ugh!
0:11:35 > 0:11:41- Kip, I think it might be time for us to go.- Good idea, Andy.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Andy, upload!
0:11:56 > 0:11:59See you later, ants. Enjoy your fungus dinner!
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Whoa!
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Oh. Sorry, Kip. For some reason, I haven't grown back.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Well, be careful, little Andy.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Don't touch anything.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19You need to wash your hands after falling in all that fungus.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Don't worry, Kip. I'll get cleaned up when I get back.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Then hold on!
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Right. Better get myself cleaned up. I'm an absolute mess!
0:12:51 > 0:12:54WALKIE-TALKIE: 'Andy. Come in, Andy. Over.'
0:12:54 > 0:12:58It's Mr Pickles, the boss! Oh, and I haven't cut the grass yet!
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Hello, Mr Pickles. Andy, here. Over.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Excellent work, Andy!
0:13:06 > 0:13:08What a super idea it was
0:13:08 > 0:13:11to let the wallabies eat the grass in the field!
0:13:11 > 0:13:14They're so full of grass, they've fallen asleep! Over.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19No problem at all, sir. Over.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Brilliant! Right, time to get cleaned up now.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24I've got fungus everywhere.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27It's a shame there aren't any ants here,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30or they could eat it for you. Ha-ha!
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I don't know about that, Kip. Hoo-hoo!
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Ha-ha! I've got ants in my pants! Hoo-hoo!- Ha-Ha!
0:13:36 > 0:13:39See you soon!
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