0:00:02 > 0:00:04# Gather round, one and all
0:00:05 > 0:00:08# You gotta answer the call
0:00:08 > 0:00:12# Listen up, look around you
0:00:12 > 0:00:16# There's a magical world to explore
0:00:22 > 0:00:27# There's a nature adventure
0:00:27 > 0:00:31# Coming your way soon
0:00:31 > 0:00:35# So come and join us
0:00:35 > 0:00:38# In this Green Balloon
0:00:38 > 0:00:46# And when we fly We're higher than the moon
0:00:46 > 0:00:49# So join us
0:00:49 > 0:00:53# Ah, ah
0:00:53 > 0:00:56# In our Green Balloon. #
0:01:02 > 0:01:08Hello, there! It may be getting dark early and getting colder outside,
0:01:08 > 0:01:13but in the Green Balloon Club we're keeping warm by doing exercise.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14Come in and join us.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17ALL: Hello!
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Welcome to the Green Balloon Club.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24- Do you know how fast some animals can run?- Or how high they can jump?
0:01:24 > 0:01:29- Or how quickly some animals can climb?- Or how gracefully they dive?
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Or how brilliantly some can swim?
0:01:32 > 0:01:36We're all going to try and get fit and keep up with them.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40I've got an idea. Can I do the register?
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- Of course. Here you go. - Thanks, Jay.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Follow me.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54One, two, three, four Is Lily at the door?
0:01:54 > 0:01:59Five, six, seven, eight Lily's here and feeling great.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02One, two, three, four Is Cat at the door?
0:02:02 > 0:02:07Five, six, seven, eight Cat is here and feeling great.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10One, two, three, four Is Skipper at the door?
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Five, six, seven, eight Skipper's here and feeling great.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18One, two, three, four Is Jay at the door?
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Five, six, seven, eight Jay is here and feeling great.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26One, two, three, four Is Sky at the door?
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Five, six, seven, eight Sky is here and feeling great.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31Now it's your turn.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35One, two, three, four Are you at the door?
0:02:35 > 0:02:40ALL: Five, six, seven, eight I am here and feeling great.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42That's everyone, then.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Now it's time for the Green Balloon Club chant.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47ALL: Yeah!
0:02:50 > 0:02:54ALL: We love animals, plants and birds
0:02:54 > 0:02:56We love snails and slugs
0:02:56 > 0:03:01Large and small, we love them all And we never, ever step on bugs
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Cos we are the Green Balloon Club!
0:03:05 > 0:03:10- Sky, have you forgotten we have to land to pick someone up?- No.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13But we're not quite there yet.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17First, we'll fly over to some Green Balloon Club members in Cardiff.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22- They've found some champion jumpers. - Is it a kangaroo?- No.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Is it rabbits?- No, not rabbits.
0:03:25 > 0:03:32- How about fleas? They can jump high. - No, not fleas.- Tell us, please!
0:03:32 > 0:03:36No need. I can see someone - look, down there by the river.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Perhaps they've found a frog. Frogs can jump really high.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44ALL: Hello!
0:03:44 > 0:03:46We've come to the park today.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Something special is here. Follow us.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59If you watch the river carefully, you will see something amazing.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03ALL: Look! Look! There!
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Did you see that?
0:04:06 > 0:04:09That big fish is called a salmon.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Did you see how it jumped?
0:04:17 > 0:04:22In the autumn, salmon make really long journeys.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26They swim all the way from the sea back up the river,
0:04:26 > 0:04:30where they were born, to lay their eggs.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- There!- There!- There!
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Look how high they are jumping.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41It must be so hard to jump a waterfall. Look at them.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45He's catching his breath. He's got a friend!
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Come on, salmon! You can do it!
0:04:56 > 0:04:59I think he's made it - hooray!
0:05:02 > 0:05:04ALL: Bye!
0:05:11 > 0:05:14I never knew fish could jump.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17I know. It's amazing, isn't it, Lily-Rose?
0:05:17 > 0:05:21I love how they're so determined to get back up the river.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26That was such a brilliant spot, I'm drawing salmon for the scrap book.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Sky was right - they ARE champion jumpers.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34- Where's Cat gone?- We've landed for her to pick up a special visitor.
0:05:34 > 0:05:40- Is it a champion jumper? - No, this one's rather speedy.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45Perhaps it's a cheetah. They're the fastest animals, I think.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Yes, Lily-Rose, but they don't live in this country.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51What's the fastest animal in the UK?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Skipper's quite fast, aren't you?
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Perhaps it's rabbits. Skipper sometimes chases rabbits
0:05:58 > 0:06:01and they still escape from her.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Maybe it's a bird. Some birds fly really fast.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Perhaps it's a fish that swims really fast.
0:06:08 > 0:06:13I wish I could swim really fast. I'm only just learning.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15I can run really fast.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Then maybe you're the fastest animal in the UK!
0:06:21 > 0:06:26Did you know that the brown hare is the fastest land mammal in Britain?
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Their top speed is 45 miles per hour.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34That's how hares avoid their enemies - by outrunning them
0:06:34 > 0:06:37with their long, powerful back legs.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47The fastest animal on the planet is the peregrine falcon.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52Whilst swooping to catch their prey, they can reach speeds of 200 mph.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I was right! It WAS a bird!
0:07:03 > 0:07:08Peregrine falcons are such wonderful fliers, and great sky-divers too.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Look out, everyone. Our special visitor's coming.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14I'd best hold onto Skipper.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- There you are, Sky.- Good idea. Skipper, bed.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23Perhaps it's a rabbit. I do hope so. I love rabbits.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27So do I, Lily-Rose, but I don't think it's a rabbit.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Look, here comes Cat now.
0:07:29 > 0:07:34- Hello, everyone. This is Georgina. - ALL: Hello, Georgina!
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Aw, she's sweet!
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I love the way she walks.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Good girl. Let's sit you down here.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Cat, what is she? I've never seen anything like her before.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- She's a ferret.- A ferret? How fascinating!
0:07:50 > 0:07:53She looks a bit scary to me.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- Are ferrets wild animals? - They're descended from wild animals
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- but they're kept as pets too. - Does she bite?
0:08:00 > 0:08:04She sometimes licks the salt on your hand.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06She has sharp teeth but she's not vicious.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- Ferrets are descended from wild animals? Which ones?- Polecats.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Polecats are in the same family as stoats and weasels.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- And otters and badgers.- Badgers?!
0:08:16 > 0:08:21She doesn't look like a badger but she looks quite like a stoat.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- Can I stroke her, Cat? - Do it sideways,
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- because if you go like that, it scares her.- OK.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- Why is Georgina trembling?- Ferrets tremble when they're excited.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- Is Georgina excited?- Yes.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49I thought she would have been bigger than this.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Male ferrets are bigger than female ferrets
0:09:52 > 0:09:55and Georgina is a female ferret.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- What are female ferrets called? - They're called gills.
0:09:59 > 0:10:05- Does that mean males are called Jacks?- No, they're called hobs.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- So what would baby ferrets be called?- They're called kits.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11A bit like kittens.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- Do they all come in the same colour as Georgina?- No,
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- some ferrets are gold. - Some of them are gold?- Yep.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Excuse me, Georgina, but you're a bit smelly.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28All ferrets smell like that because it's their natural smell.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30What do ferrets eat?
0:10:30 > 0:10:36They like meaty dog and cat food. Her favourite food is raw egg.
0:10:36 > 0:10:37Raw egg?!
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Hey, well, I've got an egg here.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Shall we feed it to Georgina?- Yeah!
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Oh, look! She likes the egg yolk.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50She's gone for it first.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55She looks really hungry.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- Would you eat a raw egg? - BOTH: No!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00She's gone for the yolk first.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Look at her little tongue.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07She's even closed her eyes a little bit.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10I love her so much!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12She's really enjoying it.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Hey, this is rather cool.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21One of our Green Balloon Club members has sent in a poem.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Listen to this.
0:11:26 > 0:11:32Two legs or four legs, which is best? Most have four but two have the rest
0:11:36 > 0:11:41Some creatures have four legs, like dogs, lizards and cats
0:11:46 > 0:11:51Others have just two, like humans, birds and bats
0:11:52 > 0:11:56The cheetah is the fastest and he has four
0:11:56 > 0:12:01But bugs aren't quick and most of them have more!
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Now I know someone who would never be late
0:12:07 > 0:12:11For she is the spider and she has eight
0:12:17 > 0:12:21The giraffe's four legs are long and tall
0:12:27 > 0:12:30And the Ant's six legs are very, very small.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35But I think my legs are better than them all!
0:12:36 > 0:12:39That's an interesting thought, Skipper.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Whose legs could run faster? A ferret or mine?
0:12:43 > 0:12:49I mean, my legs are this long and a ferret's are about this long.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54The mission machine? Good idea!
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Let's send the ground crew on a mission.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Which token shall we choose?
0:13:01 > 0:13:06The bird, the bug or the paw print?
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Of course! Clever girl! It has to be the paw print.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16They have four and we have two
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Who's the fastest, a ferret or you?
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- It looks like we have our mission. - BOTH: Yay!
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Do you want to have a look?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- What picture is that on the back? - Paw print.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47This mission must be about an animal. What does it say?
0:13:47 > 0:13:49They've got four legs, you've got two
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- Who's the fastest, ferret or you? - Ferrets?
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- Where will we find ferrets round here?- I know - follow me!
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- This is my nana Judy.- Hi there, Judy.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07- Where are the ferrets from? - They are all rescued ferrets.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09I run a ferret rescue.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- Do these guys help you?- Yes.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- That's Eve,...that's Parsley... - Hello, Parsley.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22and this is Gizmo.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25How do you help look after the ferrets?
0:14:25 > 0:14:30We feed them, we give them water and we clean them out every day.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- Anything else, Saffron? - We play racing.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38That reminds me. We've got our own race to have.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42All right, ground crew, are we ready for this race?
0:14:42 > 0:14:45It's a sack race. I'm really good.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- Hey...what are all these tubes for? - Ferrets love racing down them.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57With their long bodies, they'll shoot straight down these tubes.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- How about these ones? Are they for us?- Yeah.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Our ferrets have arrived as well.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Shall we take our places for the race? Ferrets down here.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- Jack, are you ready?- Yeah!
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- Saffron, are you ready?- Yeah.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- Ferrets, are you ready?- Yes!
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Three, two, one, go!
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Did I win? Did I win?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50That was great, wasn't it?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Even if Parsley DID beat me.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Only just, though, Parsley.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59Steady on! It did show that, for racing through tunnels,
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- four legs are better than our two legs, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- Only one thing left to say... - Mission complete!
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- And it's back to you in the green balloon.- Bye!
0:16:16 > 0:16:21- I thought we could make a ferret. - That's a fantastic idea.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- Is it out of this sock?- Yes.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28- First, we have to colour in three spots from here.- Yes.
0:16:28 > 0:16:35- You can do the eyes, which will be black, and I'll do the nose.- OK then.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Are you nearly finished?
0:16:44 > 0:16:45There.
0:16:45 > 0:16:51- OK. Would you like me to put the sock on you?- Yes, please.- OK.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57- Such a clever idea.- Now we have to stick the nose and the eyes on.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59The nose will go there.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Right. Let's do that.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04About here?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- Yes.- OK.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- Like that?- Yep.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11And then the eyes go there.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Were they close together or...?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Quite close.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- A bit like that, yes.- Yes?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Now all we have to do is the ears.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- If I take this off...- Right.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31..you can stick the ears on, but make sure they're like that.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- That's how Georgina's ears were.- OK.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- Slightly to the side.- Yes.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Let's get some sticky tape.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- I'll stick this ear on and you can do the other one.- OK.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47OK, so now the ears are on.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- Now we have to do the tongue.- OK.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- About here?- Yes.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58There we go.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Now we have to do the tail.- OK.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05What we do for the tail...
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- Do you want to put the sock on?- OK.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16SHE LAUGHS
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Oh, that's so cool!
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Hello! How are you doing?
0:18:24 > 0:18:29Ah. Now it's time for this week's secret picture password.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31I think I know what it'll be.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Don't you?
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Let's see.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Oh, we have a ferret.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42I think that's George. And we have a rabbit.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45It has to be the ferret, doesn't it?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Is it the ferret or the rabbit?
0:18:50 > 0:18:55You think it's the rabbit, Skip? I know you like rabbits,
0:18:55 > 0:18:57but it has to be the ferret.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- SKIP WHINES - All right, then.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02We'll choose the rabbit for you.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08It's right! This week's secret picture password is the rabbit.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11How did you know that, Skip?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14I spy some Green Balloon Club members.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17It must be time for the Spot of the Week.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19BOTH: Hello!
0:19:19 > 0:19:23This week, we're spotting ivy.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Let's get spotting!
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Ivy is evergreen
0:19:30 > 0:19:35which means that it keeps its leaves all year round.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Look at the ivy!
0:19:37 > 0:19:42The leaves are dark green and shiny. They are tough
0:19:42 > 0:19:45so they can survive the winter.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Ivy can be poisonous, so you mustn't touch it.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Look! I can see ivy everywhere!
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Look for it creeping on the ground
0:19:55 > 0:19:58and growing up trees trunks.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04At this time of year, the greenish-white or yellow flowers
0:20:04 > 0:20:06appear as a cluster.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10So, to spot ivy, remember these clues.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Look for the shiny green leaves.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Look for it crawling along the ground
0:20:16 > 0:20:19and creeping up the sides of trees.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23And look for the greenish-white and yellow flowers.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Why don't YOU spot some ivy?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29BOTH: Bye!
0:20:34 > 0:20:38It's been great to meet a ferret. They're so fun.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43- I wish she was MY pet!- It's been good having George with us today,
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- but now we've got to take her home. - ALL: Aww!
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Luckily, we still have the ferret that Kat made.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- Oh, yes.- Hang on! We're coming in to land!
0:21:00 > 0:21:03And whenever we land,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06it's time for a song!
0:21:10 > 0:21:13# All Earth's creatures are beautiful
0:21:13 > 0:21:16# Fill the world with colour and sound
0:21:16 > 0:21:18# From the tapping woodpecker to the green caterpillar
0:21:18 > 0:21:24# They all make the world go round They all make the world go round
0:21:25 > 0:21:28# I like the feel of the furry chinchilla
0:21:28 > 0:21:31# When he cuddles up with you
0:21:31 > 0:21:33# And the feathers of the owl as she says,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36# "Too wit to woo, too wit to woo
0:21:36 > 0:21:38# There's nothing like the shell
0:21:38 > 0:21:41# On a crab or a turtle or a snail or a tortoise
0:21:41 > 0:21:46# Or when a worm wraps herself round your finger
0:21:46 > 0:21:51# Paws and claws and mouths or beaks and wings
0:21:51 > 0:21:56# We see wonder in almost everything
0:21:56 > 0:21:59# All Earth's creatures are beautiful
0:21:59 > 0:22:02# Fill the world with colour and sound
0:22:02 > 0:22:04# From the tapping woodpecker to the green caterpillar
0:22:04 > 0:22:09# They all make the world go round They all make the world go round
0:22:11 > 0:22:14# We like to watch the slugs and the bugs
0:22:14 > 0:22:16# And the snakes and the lizards
0:22:16 > 0:22:21# They move so slowly and gracefully
0:22:21 > 0:22:24# We like the hop of the bunnies and the chicks
0:22:24 > 0:22:26# When the springtime comes
0:22:26 > 0:22:29# And the little lady robin
0:22:29 > 0:22:32# She goes bob, bob, bobbing through the trees
0:22:32 > 0:22:36# Scales and tails and feathers, shells or fur
0:22:36 > 0:22:42# We love every living creature in the world
0:22:42 > 0:22:45# All Earth's creatures are beautiful
0:22:45 > 0:22:47# Fill the world with colour and sound
0:22:47 > 0:22:50# From the tapping woodpecker to the green caterpillar
0:22:50 > 0:22:52# They all make the world go round
0:22:52 > 0:22:55# All Earth's creatures are beautiful
0:22:55 > 0:22:58# Fill the world with colour and sound
0:22:58 > 0:23:00# From the tapping woodpecker to the green caterpillar
0:23:00 > 0:23:05# They all make the world go round They all make the world go round
0:23:05 > 0:23:08# All Earth's creatures are beautiful
0:23:08 > 0:23:10# Fill the world with colour and sound
0:23:10 > 0:23:14# From the tapping woodpecker to the green caterpillar
0:23:14 > 0:23:15# They all make the world go round
0:23:15 > 0:23:18# All Earth's creatures are beautiful
0:23:18 > 0:23:21# Fill the world with colour and sound
0:23:21 > 0:23:24# From the tapping woodpecker to the green caterpillar
0:23:24 > 0:23:29# They all make the world go round They all make the world go round. #
0:23:38 > 0:23:40ALL: Bye!
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- Look out for a speedy runner. - Or a champion jumper.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- Or maybe you can meet a ferret. - Or make one!
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- See you next week! - ALL: Bye!
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