0:00:02 > 0:00:06Beneath the American prairies, deep underground,
0:00:06 > 0:00:11the Little Prairie Dogs are stirring.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Come on, Little Prairie Dogs, wake up!
0:00:16 > 0:00:21It's time to tell a story of life on the prairies.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Eek! Eek!
0:00:55 > 0:01:00It's lunchtime and all the animals are hungry
0:01:00 > 0:01:02and looking for something to eat.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08The bison are wandering, in search of fresh grass.
0:01:08 > 0:01:14The swift foxes are prowling, trying to find some food.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Snow and Ashki are also hungry
0:01:18 > 0:01:24They are spying on their neighbours eating lunch.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Look, Snow, everyone in the town is eating.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Is that Uncle Billy eating a cactus?
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Ow! Oh! Ow! Oh!
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Silly Billy! That can't be good for his teeth.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43Mum, what have we got for lunch?
0:01:43 > 0:01:50Snow and Ashki's mum tells them it's grass for lunch again.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54I'm so bored of grass!
0:01:54 > 0:01:59There must be something more exciting. Can we go and see?
0:01:59 > 0:02:07- Let's see what the others are eating.- It must be nicer than grass!
0:02:07 > 0:02:14Mum warns Snow and Ashki to stay away from snakes, ferrets and foxes,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16especially at lunchtime.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18BOTH: Bye, Mum!
0:02:18 > 0:02:24I hope they heard all the things they need to keep away from.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28It is dangerous for Little Prairie Dogs.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Look, Snow, it's Ricky the cotton-tailed rabbit.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41His tail looks like a big, soft ball of cotton wool.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46- What does he eat? - It's fresh rabbit grass.
0:02:46 > 0:02:52You should try it. Mum said we should try new things.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57It tastes just like our grass - boring!
0:02:57 > 0:03:03- What else does Ricky eat?- He's a vegetarian, so he just eats plants.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Just like us.
0:03:05 > 0:03:11We'll have to look somewhere else for some exciting lunch.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15I wish we could eat grasshoppers, bugs and beetles.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- They look tasty.- Ugh!
0:03:18 > 0:03:23No, Snow. They would be way too crunchy.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Maybe, but I'm still very hungry.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Can we see what the others are eating?
0:03:31 > 0:03:37We won't grow up strong if we only eat grass. Bye, Ricky.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40And thank you.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45All this running is making me more hungry.
0:03:45 > 0:03:51There must be something more exciting round here to eat.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54What about this?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Let me try this bit here.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01No. What about this bit?
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Hmmm, a bit dry and twiggy.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08OUCH! I nearly poked myself in the eye!
0:04:08 > 0:04:13- Let's look somewhere else. - Wait for me!
0:04:13 > 0:04:20There is not much to eat here. Ashki, where have you gone?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23What have you found over there?
0:04:23 > 0:04:27What is it? Can I try it?
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Mmmm, I can't stop eating it!
0:04:31 > 0:04:36It's really juicy and tasty and...Mmmmmmmm!
0:04:36 > 0:04:43I think those humans must have dropped it after their picnic.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Ashki, don't eat it all!
0:04:47 > 0:04:53You said it's good to try new things, so leave me a bit.
0:04:53 > 0:04:59- Oops! Too late! Sorry, Snow. - Now I'm really hungry.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Look, Snow!
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- It's the big, hairy bison. - They are big and strong,
0:05:12 > 0:05:16they must eat more than grass.
0:05:17 > 0:05:23Wow! I've never seen a bison close up. He's huge!
0:05:23 > 0:05:28They have to be, Snow. They walk such a long way.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32They are always looking for fresh food.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35What that growing out of his ears?
0:05:35 > 0:05:42They are his horns. They need them for fighting.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46I like his shiny nose, and mouth too.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50He needs that for sniffing out food.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54What does he eat? It must be big and exciting.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Bison are grazers, which means they only eat grass.
0:05:58 > 0:06:05Just grass? They must eat something else, they're so big and strong.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11No, so we can grow big and strong if we only eat the grass.
0:06:11 > 0:06:19I'd still like to see what the other animals are eating.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22I'm sure not everyone eats grass.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25BOTH: Bye-bye, Mr Bison!
0:06:25 > 0:06:30I wonder who we will bump into now. It's exciting!
0:06:33 > 0:06:39There's something over there, Ashki. Let's go and have a look.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Look, Ashki!
0:06:44 > 0:06:49It's the swift fox. I like him.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Wow! Did you see the size of his teeth?
0:06:54 > 0:07:00Fox? Didn't Mum say something about foxes when we left?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Hmmm, not sure.
0:07:02 > 0:07:08I'm sure they eat grass, like the other animals.
0:07:08 > 0:07:14- What DO they eat, Ashki? - Hmmm, foxes...teeth...BIG teeth!
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- Oh, no!- What's wrong?
0:07:17 > 0:07:22Snow, stay calm. It looks like the fox has had his lunch,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- which is very good news for us. - Why?
0:07:26 > 0:07:35- Snow, the foxes eat prairie dog pie - Prairie dog pie? AAAAAAGH!
0:07:41 > 0:07:48Mum! We saw Ricky Rabbit and a bison, and they shared lunch with us
0:07:48 > 0:07:52then we saw Mr Fox and I wondered what he ate
0:07:52 > 0:07:58and Ashki forgot to tell me they eat prairie dog pie.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01We ran and ran and ran, Mum,
0:08:01 > 0:08:05all the way home!
0:08:05 > 0:08:11Ah, that's what Mum was trying to warn Snow and Ashki about.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Not all animals are vegetarians.
0:08:14 > 0:08:20The prairie dog pups were warned to stay away from the meat-eaters.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25I thought you knew EVERYTHING about the prairie!
0:08:25 > 0:08:28I do, I just forgot about the fox.
0:08:28 > 0:08:34Snow and Ashki have learned a lot about their neighbours today,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37especially what they like to eat.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42Mum, I don't care what all the other animals eat,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I really like grass.
0:08:45 > 0:08:51Snow and Ashki are going to look a little closer to home for lunch.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56It's time to say goodbye from the North American prairies.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Mmmm, lovely grass!
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