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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello, Critter Protectors.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
Mister Jim here and welcome to Kids Animal Stories, a
place where there's always a mystery and adventure around every
single corner. If you love critters of all shapes and sizes,
I need you on our Critter Protector team. Join our
adventure as we learn about critters from around the world.

Speaker 1 (00:25):
And in our back yards. Well, my friends, are you
ready for today's adventure? Me too? Let's go.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
A warm tropical breeze rustled the palm leaves and brought
the smell of the sea to Tina, the Fijian crested iguana.
It was starting to get light, but if she hurried,
she would be able to make it to her favorite
lookout spot by sunrise. It's gray. There's no time to wait,

(01:02):
she told herself as she climbed from branch to branch
and tree to tree. After a few minutes of climbing
and scrambling, Tina made it to the spot where the
edge of the forest met the beach. Her favorite tree
branch was waiting for her. She thought it was perfect

(01:22):
because the bark was smooth and it was big enough
for her to rest on her belly without having to
use her arms to hang on. Looking out over the ocean,
Tina could just see the sun start to peek out
over the waves. As it climbed higher, the sky turned

(01:42):
from gray too bright purple, then pink and orange. Everything
around her looked like it was glowing. What a perfect
day to start, the best day ever. Today is the
day I lay my eggs, hand me my babies. Tina

(02:04):
tried to take a nap on her lookout spot, but
she was far too excited to sleep. Instead, she rested
and thought about what it would be like to bring
her babies to this very spot. The next day, before
long hours had passed and it was time for lunch,

(02:27):
Tina left the shoreline and headed deeper into the forest. Scary, scary, scary.
There's no time to waste. I need to hurry and
fill my belly's wife and find the perfect place lay
my eggs and meet my babies. Tina climbed from branch
to branch and tree to tree. She used her long

(02:49):
claws to help her hold on in her long tail
to help her balance. She didn't fall even once, but
gian crest iguanas my critter protectors are arboreal critters. That
means they spend almost all of their time in the trees.

(03:11):
Their green and white striped bodies help them blend in
with the foliage. That's a big word. Do you know
what foliage means? Like leaves? Yeah, it helps them blend
in with the leaves and looks like part of the forest.
They also have a super cool line of spikes down

(03:33):
their back that travels all the way to their tail.
This very special feature separates them from other island lizards
and is why they are called crested iguanas. I think
I will have some flower salad for lunch, decided Tina.

(03:54):
She started by gobbling up a pink flower, then chommed
on some dark green leaves, flower leaves, flower leaves, flower leaves.
She went on eating her salad until she was very full. Next,
it was time for her to find the perfect spot

(04:16):
to lay her eggs. She happened upon a tree that
had fallen down and began to rot. There was a
large opening in the trunk that could make a perfect
spot to lay her eggs, but as Tina got closer,
she realized that they were covered in spiders.

Speaker 1 (04:39):
Ah.

Speaker 2 (04:40):
Scary, scary, scary, shouted Tina as she ran away. Next,
she found a large bush covered in bright purple flowers.
Tina wanted to lay her eggs in this beautiful spot,
but found she got stuck if she tried to get
un that bush. There was just not enough space. Just

(05:05):
when she was starting to get discouraged, Tina looked to
her right and Gaspedoo. It's perfect, she said in amazement.
She had found a hidden stream. There was plenty of
sunlight coming in through the tree branches above, and lots

(05:26):
of soft moss covering the ground. It was the perfect
spot for baby iguanas to play. Old. I just scam
roll another second, cried Tina. So she climbed down from
the tree, dug a hole in the ground near a
large rock, and laid her eggs inside. Plunk, plunk, plunk

(05:52):
went the little eggs as they fell into the hole.
Very carefully, Tina covered the eggs up with dirt and moss.
She just knew they were going to hatch any minute now,
and she could barely contain her excitement. She stared at
the spot where she had laid her eggs, but nothing happened. Okay, yeah,

(06:21):
the don't panic. I'm sure they'll be here any minute.

Speaker 1 (06:26):
And so she waited and waited and waited some more.

Speaker 2 (06:34):
As the sun began to set, Tina was now worrying
it was getting dark out there and there was no
sign of her babies. Excuse me down there, it says
your mother speaking. Can you please hurry it up a
little bit? I just I don't want to wait any.

Speaker 1 (06:55):
Longer, she shouted. Will us eggs hatch as soon as
she hopes they will? Or huh?

Speaker 2 (07:05):
I wonder what's taking them so long?

Speaker 1 (07:08):
Is this normal? Hmm? I'm not sure what's going on.

Speaker 2 (07:12):
We are gonna have to wait and see what happens
on the next episode to see if her eggs will
hatch or do you think she's gonna have to wait
a little bit longer. I'll see you on our next adventure.
I want to give some very special shout outs.

Speaker 1 (07:30):
To my credit protectors.

Speaker 2 (07:32):
I want to say hey to Kaylee from California, Hey
Hunt from Oklahoma, Gavin and Liam from Texas, Violet from Illinois,
and Ruby from New York. I'm so glad that you're
all critter protectors. We could not protect all the critters
in our world and dinner backyards without you, my friends. Well,

(07:56):
you have a super or duber day, and I'll see
you on our next adventure.

Speaker 1 (08:00):
Five