Beavers Andy's Wild Adventures

# I'm Andy, the park keeper, and I'm busy on my rounds

# Kip is the inventor, she's the coolest cat in town

# There's we'd like to show you and things we'd like to know

# So climb on board the Kipmobile and ready, steady go!

# Andy and Kip on another Wild Adventure

# Hey, join the crew!

# Off to see the animals to find out what they do

# Yeah, you can come too!

# It's Andy's Wild Adventures round the woooooooorld! #

Morning, Pauline, morning, Peter.

Hello, I'm Andy and I work here at Pickles Animal Park

Today I'm checking on a few of the animals' teeth.

These guys are porcupines and they have huge teeth, as you can see.

Their teeth never stop growing

which is why we feed them apples, carrots logs to chew on too.

-Better than a trip to the dentist!

-See you later.

Bye-bye, Andy.

Mmmm!

Breakfast time!

Now I'm checking the cheetahs' teeth, which are sharp

and strong and need to be so they can tuck into their food.

-Carl, Casey, come on! Get your breakfast!

-We're coming!

-OH, yeah, meat, our favourite!

-Carl, save some for us!

First come, first served!

Right, how are they looking? Nice and healthy.

-(MAN ON RADIO)

-'Come in, Andy, over.'

-It's Mr Pickles, the boss.

Hello, Mr Pickles. Andy here, over.

'Andy, I was just visiting the ant enclosure

and they could do with some more twigs and leaves to climb on.

'Could you bring some over? Over.'

No problem, sir. I'll bring them over after my tea break. Over.

-'Thanks, Andy. Pickles out.'

-Right, back to the workshop.

-See you guys!

-Miaow!

-Ah, hello, Kip.

-Oh, hello, Andy.

Kip, what are you doing with those glasses?

Ah, these are my latest invention.

My super-special, see-in-the-dark glasses, so I can read in bed.

-Let me show you. Turn off the lights, Andy.

-Oh, OK, one moment.

-That's it, Andy.

-I've never been in here before.

Andy! Past the generators.

Keep going!

-Which one is it?

-The big red switch on the wall.

With the lights off, these glasses can help me

see what Andy's up to in the dark. Heh heh!

-Put that biscuit back!

-Sorry, Kip.

-Now put the lights back on, please.

-All right, then, one moment.

(CRASH)

Ohhh!

There we go.

(CHUCKLES)

Well, Kip, those glasses are amazing. You are a genius.

Oh, thank you! (GIGGLES)

So what have you been up to?

I've been checking that the animals' teeth are in good shape.

There's no need to check mine. I brush them every day.

Lots of animals have fantastic teeth

-that they use for all kinds of different things.

-They do?

In fact there's one animal, the American beaver,

that builds its own house with its teeth and a swimming pool!

An animal that uses its teeth to build a house and a swimming pool?

-I'd love to see that!

-Time to go on a Wild Adventure! Let's go!

-Yeah!

-One, gadget pack.

-Check.

Two, gizmo.

Check.

Three, my super-special see-in-the-dark glasses.

-Check.

-Just in case we need them.

And last but not least, the Kipmobile!

Seat belts on.

Hit it, Kip.

MACHINERY CLANKS AND BUZZES

Lift-off!

(THEY LAUGH)

We're in space!

-So where to, Andy?

-North America, Kip.

The American beavers live right in the middle

of Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone National Park, here we come!

Go, CatNav, go!

Whoooooo...!

What are we looking for, Andy? Well, Kip, beavers love rivers. Oh!

So the first thing we need to find is a river.

How about that one?

Well spotted, Kip! Come on, let's land.

Beavers' teeth are so sharp

they can chew through wood and cut down trees.

It's incredible!

Er, yeah, amazing.

Actually, Andy,

much as I'd like to see those beavers with their big tree-chopping teeth,

I think I'll just stay here and look after the Kipmobile.

After all, we don't want a tree to land on it.

-Actually, that's a good point, Kip. All right.

-And, Andy?

-Yeah?

-Be careful.

-I always am, Kip.

See you later.

Now, just to see how strong MY teeth actually are, let's start with this.

-Toffee!

-(CHUCKLES)

Oh, look! There's one over there. A fully-grown American beaver.

Right, I'm going to get closer

Ah, he's chewing through the wood of this gigantic tree here.

It's called a cottonwood tree. And he's making it look quite easy.

Beavers don't have to chew all the way through the tree,

just about halfway.

Then the tree becomes wobbly and the weight of the tree does the rest.

Oh, I think it's ready to come down. TIMBER!

Ohhh!

The main reason they chew down trees

is to cut them into small bits to make their incredible dams.

Look at him beavering away!

He's off! I wonder where he's going. Come on, let's follow him.

Well, I found the dam.

And look, here comes the beaver pulling the branch along!

It's a lot easier and faster for beavers to move in water

than on land.

You see, the dam causes the river to flood,

which then forms a huge lake, called a beaver pond.

Beavers don't just build using branches,

they also eat the branches, leaves and all, just like that one.

That branch is so full of juicy leaves,

I bet he's taking it back to his house.

Or lodge, as it's called. There he goes.

I'd love to see what their lodge looks like underwater.

Hang on a minute. I've got a great idea!

Activate rocket pad, underwater mode.

And size of a beaver.

Perfect. Now it's time to see the lodge.

Wow, I've made it to the beaver's lodge.

Only thing is, I can't see a thing. It's really dark in here.

Beavers don't need to see in the dark.

They have an incredible sense of smell and hearing.

-But I need to see.

-Maybe Kip can help. Kip?

-'Kip, are you there?'

-Oh, hi, Andy.

Hello, Kip. I'm in the beaver's lodge.

It's brilliant but I can't see a thing. Can you help?

Why not try my super-special see-in-the-dark glasses?

-They're certain to work.

-Of course! Why didn't I think of that?

I'll let you know how I get on. See you later.

Hopefully, these will work. See you in a moment.

Wow, these are amazing! That's much better.

Kip's super-special see-in-the-dark glasses work brilliantly!

There's a beaver coming in now!

She's brought a branch for her family.

Ahhh!

Look, there's another one.

She's coming towards me. What are you going to do with all that straw?

Ohhh!

Right, I think it's time to go.

Hang on a minute. My gadget pack's stuck. How am I going to get out?

Oh, no! Kip? Kip, are you there?

-'Kip!'

-All right, Andy, I'm coming!

Nice one, Kip. I can always count on you.

Andy upload.

See you later, beavers.

-Perfect timing, Kip.

-Well, that's what I'm here for.

And these super-special see-in- the-dark glasses worked a treat!

I'm glad to hear it, Andy. Come on, let's head home.

'Come in, Andy. Andy, are you receiving?'

Uh-oh, that'll be the boss.

Hello, Mr Pickles. Andy here, receiving loud and clear. Over.

'Is everything OK, Andy? I've been trying to get hold of you, over.'

Yes, everything's fine.

-I've just been, um...

-Straw! Your hair!

I've just been getting some bits and bobs for the ants to climb on. Over.

-'Good work, Andy. I knew I could count on you.'

-Well done, Andy.

Thanks, Kip. Better go and sort those ants out. See you next time.

Bye!

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