1 00:00:36,954 --> 00:00:39,456 "Chlamyphorus truncatus." 2 00:00:45,087 --> 00:00:46,505 Greybeard, do you see anything? 3 00:00:48,590 --> 00:00:51,426 We've been waiting forever, Jane, and still nothing. 4 00:00:53,470 --> 00:00:54,680 That's not nothing. 5 00:00:55,264 --> 00:00:57,599 Say hello to the Chlamyphorus truncatus. 6 00:00:57,599 --> 00:01:00,435 Hello, Chlamyphorus "trun-cactusus." 7 00:01:01,228 --> 00:01:03,522 Or hello, pink fairy armadillo. 8 00:01:03,522 --> 00:01:05,649 More like goodbye, pink fairy armadillo! 9 00:01:05,649 --> 00:01:07,442 There's a car heading straight for it! 10 00:01:07,442 --> 00:01:08,694 Get out of the way! 11 00:01:14,241 --> 00:01:15,367 That was close. 12 00:01:15,367 --> 00:01:16,451 Too close. 13 00:01:17,286 --> 00:01:20,497 Look, now the pink fairy armadillo is starting to dig underground. 14 00:01:21,123 --> 00:01:22,833 Plotting intercept course. 15 00:01:27,754 --> 00:01:29,965 I love our new underground digging machine. 16 00:01:30,549 --> 00:01:31,758 Look at all these buttons. 17 00:01:32,259 --> 00:01:34,052 Beep, beep, boop, boop, boop. 18 00:01:34,052 --> 00:01:35,971 Beep, boop, bee-bee-- A dial. 19 00:01:36,847 --> 00:01:38,182 Not the dial, David. 20 00:01:38,182 --> 00:01:40,601 We've shrunk down to follow the Chlamyphorus truncatus. 21 00:01:40,601 --> 00:01:43,187 We don't wanna accidentally go back to full size mid-mission. 22 00:01:43,187 --> 00:01:47,816 Well, I hope the Chlamyphorus is ready for us. 23 00:01:47,816 --> 00:01:49,026 Did you get that? 24 00:01:49,026 --> 00:01:50,152 Yes. 25 00:01:55,824 --> 00:01:57,868 Pink fairy armadillo is fast. 26 00:01:57,868 --> 00:02:00,078 They don't really look like fairies. 27 00:02:00,078 --> 00:02:03,207 More like hamsters with sushi on their backs. 28 00:02:03,207 --> 00:02:07,085 That sushi is their shell, and they kind of do look like hamsters. 29 00:02:07,085 --> 00:02:10,339 All armadillos have shells, but the pink fairy is the smallest one. 30 00:02:10,339 --> 00:02:11,715 We don't know much about them. 31 00:02:11,715 --> 00:02:14,676 They're very hard to find and spend most of their lives underground. 32 00:02:14,676 --> 00:02:16,762 Then how come this one was up on the road? 33 00:02:17,596 --> 00:02:18,430 Good question. 34 00:02:18,430 --> 00:02:21,892 Maybe he couldn't dig through the concrete or maybe he was looking for food? 35 00:02:21,892 --> 00:02:24,937 Do you know he's a he because boy armadillos are bigger than girls? 36 00:02:24,937 --> 00:02:26,104 Another good question. 37 00:02:26,104 --> 00:02:28,941 We don't know. That's how little we know. 38 00:02:28,941 --> 00:02:30,776 The scanners told me he's a he. 39 00:02:30,776 --> 00:02:33,862 Last question, what exactly is our mission today? 40 00:02:33,862 --> 00:02:37,658 Our mission is to figure out what they eat. 41 00:02:37,658 --> 00:02:39,368 Seems simple enough. 42 00:02:39,368 --> 00:02:41,495 Nothing about these little friends are simple. 43 00:02:41,495 --> 00:02:43,497 But if we can understand what they eat-- 44 00:02:43,497 --> 00:02:45,666 - Then we could help them? - Exactly. 45 00:02:46,875 --> 00:02:49,711 - That little guy dug all of this? - I don't know. 46 00:02:49,711 --> 00:02:53,632 Lots of animals burrow through the ground, making tunnels, like insects, frogs, 47 00:02:53,632 --> 00:02:55,717 rabbits, owls, foxes, penguins, wom-- 48 00:02:55,717 --> 00:02:59,096 - Is this a really long list? - Wombats. And yes, it is. 49 00:02:59,096 --> 00:03:01,056 There's a whole world underneath our feet 50 00:03:01,056 --> 00:03:03,475 that most people don't ever even think about. 51 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:06,019 And there's part of that world. 52 00:03:06,603 --> 00:03:07,855 Here he comes. 53 00:03:09,106 --> 00:03:11,608 - And there he goes. - He's getting away. 54 00:03:11,608 --> 00:03:13,944 David, we need to increase our boring speed. 55 00:03:13,944 --> 00:03:17,406 Jane, I don't think being more boring will help us catch him. 56 00:03:17,406 --> 00:03:19,616 Boring is a fancy way of saying "digging." 57 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,119 Like using animals' scientific names-- 58 00:03:22,119 --> 00:03:23,871 - What? - Nothing. 59 00:03:23,871 --> 00:03:25,455 Increasing boring speed. 60 00:03:31,962 --> 00:03:33,172 Incoming rock! 61 00:03:34,464 --> 00:03:36,884 - Starting evasive maneuvers! - What? 62 00:03:36,884 --> 00:03:39,219 Fancy way of saying "getting out of the way!" 63 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:41,430 There he is! 64 00:03:42,306 --> 00:03:43,557 Another rock! 65 00:03:43,557 --> 00:03:45,475 Getting out of the way in three, two, one! 66 00:03:48,020 --> 00:03:51,190 He's too fast. If we can't see him, how are we gonna know what he eats? 67 00:03:54,860 --> 00:03:55,777 It's a dead end! 68 00:03:56,361 --> 00:03:58,071 Bad choice of words, Jane! 69 00:03:58,071 --> 00:04:01,283 Bad choice of words! 70 00:04:11,084 --> 00:04:12,544 We were so close. 71 00:04:12,544 --> 00:04:15,672 So close to getting flattened like pancakes or mud pies. 72 00:04:15,672 --> 00:04:17,632 Or those cartoons that get squished down super thin-- 73 00:04:17,632 --> 00:04:18,550 I get it. 74 00:04:18,550 --> 00:04:20,636 How are we supposed to follow that speedy armadillo? 75 00:04:20,636 --> 00:04:22,137 Or get around those rocks? 76 00:04:22,137 --> 00:04:24,097 Let's head upstairs and rethink our plan. 77 00:04:24,097 --> 00:04:27,100 Maybe next time Greybeard can be the one who almost gets squished? 78 00:04:29,394 --> 00:04:31,230 Wait, what's that sound? 79 00:04:33,815 --> 00:04:34,816 Greybeard, climb up! 80 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:41,532 What's going on? 81 00:04:41,532 --> 00:04:42,741 Annisa. 82 00:04:43,867 --> 00:04:46,036 Hey, Jane. Hey, David. 83 00:04:46,036 --> 00:04:47,996 Why are all these workers here? 84 00:04:47,996 --> 00:04:52,793 I wish I didn't have to tell you this, but the co-op's getting rid of the garden, 85 00:04:52,793 --> 00:04:55,087 or at least what we called the garden. 86 00:04:55,087 --> 00:04:56,797 - What? - I know. 87 00:04:56,797 --> 00:05:00,259 I hate it too, but the building doesn't have the budget to pay for a gardener 88 00:05:00,259 --> 00:05:02,469 and, well, look at it. 89 00:05:05,055 --> 00:05:07,140 They're getting rid of the trees and everything? 90 00:05:07,724 --> 00:05:08,892 They have to clear it all away 91 00:05:08,892 --> 00:05:11,395 if we're gonna pave over the ground with those patio stones. 92 00:05:11,395 --> 00:05:13,647 Pave over the ground? Cut down the trees? 93 00:05:13,647 --> 00:05:16,400 - They can't. - Unfortunately, they can. 94 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,945 But what about all the squirrels and birds and raccoons that live in the trees? 95 00:05:19,945 --> 00:05:22,865 And what about all the insects and animals that live underground? 96 00:05:22,865 --> 00:05:24,575 This will trap them under the stones. 97 00:05:24,575 --> 00:05:27,870 Instead of destroying the garden, we need to bring it back to life. 98 00:05:27,870 --> 00:05:31,290 And that takes time, money and people who wanna do it. 99 00:05:32,374 --> 00:05:33,917 I don't like this any more than you do. 100 00:05:33,917 --> 00:05:37,796 But most of the co-op members voted to pave over the garden. 101 00:05:37,796 --> 00:05:39,089 There's nothing we can do. 102 00:05:40,174 --> 00:05:41,258 Sorry. 103 00:05:41,925 --> 00:05:44,052 Nobody's gonna listen to us, Jane. 104 00:05:44,052 --> 00:05:45,888 Then we're gonna have to make them listen. 105 00:05:55,189 --> 00:05:56,565 I don't believe this! 106 00:05:57,149 --> 00:05:58,400 Hello to you too. 107 00:05:58,984 --> 00:06:00,986 Mom, I have terrible news. 108 00:06:01,612 --> 00:06:02,905 Did you do something? 109 00:06:03,530 --> 00:06:04,448 Not yet. 110 00:06:04,448 --> 00:06:07,034 But we just found out that the building is destroying the garden. 111 00:06:07,034 --> 00:06:10,037 And we still haven't figured out what the pink fairy armadillo eats. 112 00:06:10,621 --> 00:06:12,039 Those are connected somehow? 113 00:06:12,039 --> 00:06:13,790 In nature, everything is connected. 114 00:06:14,291 --> 00:06:16,877 The pink fairy armadillo burrows and lives underground. 115 00:06:16,877 --> 00:06:19,004 So, paving over the garden will hurt other insects 116 00:06:19,004 --> 00:06:20,756 and animals that live underground. 117 00:06:20,756 --> 00:06:24,176 - I see. Sort of. - I don't understand. 118 00:06:24,176 --> 00:06:26,094 Who'd want to do something like this? 119 00:06:28,472 --> 00:06:29,306 Jane. 120 00:06:29,306 --> 00:06:31,016 What kind of person would want to destroy nature? 121 00:06:31,016 --> 00:06:32,309 Jane. 122 00:06:32,309 --> 00:06:34,937 I can't even imagine why someone would agree to cut down trees 123 00:06:34,937 --> 00:06:36,104 and kill plants. 124 00:06:36,104 --> 00:06:37,439 They're living things too. 125 00:06:37,439 --> 00:06:38,774 Jane. 126 00:06:40,317 --> 00:06:42,569 Mom, is there something you wanna say? 127 00:06:45,781 --> 00:06:48,909 It takes money to fix up and maintain that old garden, 128 00:06:48,909 --> 00:06:51,453 and there's only so much in the building's budget. 129 00:06:51,453 --> 00:06:53,539 There are other places that money needs to go. 130 00:06:53,539 --> 00:06:55,999 It's our responsibility to take care of nature. 131 00:06:55,999 --> 00:07:00,045 It's also our responsibility to take care of the people who live in this building. 132 00:07:00,045 --> 00:07:03,048 The roof is leaking. There are toilets that don't flush, 133 00:07:03,048 --> 00:07:05,884 and the heat keeps quitting out for half of the building. 134 00:07:05,884 --> 00:07:07,845 You voted to get rid of the garden? 135 00:07:07,845 --> 00:07:10,889 I voted to make sure that we still have heat this winter. 136 00:07:10,889 --> 00:07:13,517 Mom, gardens can't defend themselves. 137 00:07:13,517 --> 00:07:17,104 Unless they're filled with those Venus flytrap plants that eat bugs. 138 00:07:18,313 --> 00:07:21,733 But I don't think they grow in these parts, so... 139 00:07:22,901 --> 00:07:23,902 Thank you, David. 140 00:07:26,071 --> 00:07:28,407 I'm gonna go to the bathroom. 141 00:07:32,536 --> 00:07:34,621 The people who voted to get rid of the garden 142 00:07:34,621 --> 00:07:36,748 didn't do it because they hate nature. 143 00:07:36,748 --> 00:07:39,334 They did it because they have to make hard choices. 144 00:07:40,127 --> 00:07:43,380 We could have either taken small bits of money out of everything 145 00:07:43,380 --> 00:07:45,549 or make one big choice. 146 00:07:47,384 --> 00:07:49,469 Why do I think you're not listening to me anymore? 147 00:07:49,469 --> 00:07:50,554 Small. 148 00:08:00,147 --> 00:08:03,150 David, the pink fairy armadillo could get around the rocks underground 149 00:08:03,150 --> 00:08:05,402 because it was smaller than a digging machine, right? 150 00:08:05,402 --> 00:08:06,320 So? 151 00:08:06,904 --> 00:08:10,449 So if we wanna keep up with the pink fairy and move around those rocks, 152 00:08:10,449 --> 00:08:12,659 we'll have to get even smaller than we already are. 153 00:08:12,659 --> 00:08:14,703 But what about saving the garden? 154 00:08:16,079 --> 00:08:18,874 I don't know how to do that yet. 155 00:08:19,917 --> 00:08:22,211 But if we can keep up with the pink fairy armadillo, 156 00:08:22,211 --> 00:08:23,337 we can find out what he eats. 157 00:08:23,337 --> 00:08:25,422 And maybe that will help us help the animals 158 00:08:25,422 --> 00:08:26,924 that live underground in the garden. 159 00:08:28,550 --> 00:08:29,676 What's that noise? 160 00:08:32,386 --> 00:08:33,889 We don't have a second to waste. 161 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,236 We have to get around that huge rock. 162 00:08:47,236 --> 00:08:48,612 On it. Get ready. 163 00:08:48,612 --> 00:08:51,281 We're about to shrink down even smaller than the pink fairy. 164 00:08:57,829 --> 00:09:00,040 It's a lot easier to get through the ground at this size. 165 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,584 I hope we find the pink fairy armadillo again soon. 166 00:09:10,968 --> 00:09:12,678 We just lost all power to our main engines. 167 00:09:12,678 --> 00:09:15,097 Is that a fancy way of saying "we're stuck"? 168 00:09:15,973 --> 00:09:17,015 We're stuck. 169 00:09:18,308 --> 00:09:19,309 Did you hear that? 170 00:09:19,309 --> 00:09:21,728 That super scary, scratchy sound? 171 00:09:21,728 --> 00:09:23,438 Yes, I do. 172 00:09:23,438 --> 00:09:25,482 Do you think it's the pink fairy armadillo? 173 00:09:26,233 --> 00:09:27,985 Time to press some buttons. 174 00:09:27,985 --> 00:09:30,153 Beep, boop, beep, boop, beep-- 175 00:09:31,488 --> 00:09:32,447 David, look. 176 00:09:34,533 --> 00:09:36,076 It's just an ant. 177 00:09:36,076 --> 00:09:38,370 A really, really big ant. 178 00:09:38,370 --> 00:09:42,374 But we can deal with just one ant. Right, Jane? 179 00:09:44,334 --> 00:09:46,295 Where there's one ant, there's always more. 180 00:09:51,008 --> 00:09:53,135 Maybe I shrunk us a bit too small? 181 00:10:01,977 --> 00:10:03,937 - You okay? - I didn't know ants would be that strong. 182 00:10:03,937 --> 00:10:05,814 Ants may be small, but they're super strong. 183 00:10:05,814 --> 00:10:08,483 They can lift more than ten times their own body weight. 184 00:10:08,483 --> 00:10:11,111 And when they work together, they're even stronger. 185 00:10:11,111 --> 00:10:12,571 Tell me about it. 186 00:10:12,571 --> 00:10:14,740 Since we didn't find the pink fairy armadillo yet, 187 00:10:14,740 --> 00:10:17,618 I wonder if there's a way to save the garden by doing what ants do. 188 00:10:18,202 --> 00:10:19,328 Bite the workers? 189 00:10:19,328 --> 00:10:22,164 Not exactly. Come on. We've got to go back outside. 190 00:10:27,294 --> 00:10:32,216 Hey, gonna try and replant some of these in my apartment. 191 00:10:32,216 --> 00:10:35,928 Thanks. And I know you said a lot of people want to get rid of the garden, 192 00:10:35,928 --> 00:10:37,930 but I bet there's a lot of people who don't. 193 00:10:37,930 --> 00:10:39,139 Yeah, I don't. 194 00:10:39,139 --> 00:10:41,099 Jane doesn't. Greybeard doesn't. 195 00:10:41,975 --> 00:10:43,393 I wish that were enough. 196 00:10:43,393 --> 00:10:45,604 And that votes from stuffies counted. 197 00:10:45,604 --> 00:10:48,190 If the people who agreed to this knew what this was doing 198 00:10:48,190 --> 00:10:51,276 to all the animals that live here, I know they'd change their minds. 199 00:10:51,902 --> 00:10:52,903 Look. 200 00:10:53,862 --> 00:10:57,699 "Nature can win if we give her a chance." 201 00:10:57,699 --> 00:10:59,034 Jane Goodall said that. 202 00:10:59,701 --> 00:11:02,454 Annisa, how do we give this garden a chance? 203 00:11:02,454 --> 00:11:04,540 Yeah. There's gotta be something we can do. 204 00:11:05,582 --> 00:11:07,417 I guess you could try a petition. 205 00:11:07,417 --> 00:11:10,087 I knew it. A petition. Of course. 206 00:11:10,754 --> 00:11:11,755 What's a petition? 207 00:11:12,714 --> 00:11:14,758 It's a request to change something. 208 00:11:15,509 --> 00:11:18,262 You ask people to sign it, and the more people you get to sign it, 209 00:11:18,262 --> 00:11:19,888 the more power it has. 210 00:11:20,472 --> 00:11:22,683 If you can get more than half of the co-op members 211 00:11:22,683 --> 00:11:24,434 to sign a petition to save the garden, 212 00:11:24,434 --> 00:11:26,395 - then I-- - You'd stop all this? 213 00:11:27,312 --> 00:11:30,232 Yes, but it's not easy getting people to... 214 00:11:30,232 --> 00:11:31,650 We'll get everyone. 215 00:11:31,650 --> 00:11:33,193 ...to change their minds. 216 00:11:33,193 --> 00:11:36,113 Plus, we'd need people who are willing to help take care of the garden. 217 00:11:36,113 --> 00:11:39,074 - We still don't have the money to do that. - We'll figure something out. 218 00:11:40,909 --> 00:11:41,910 Quickly. 219 00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:52,254 Hi, Mr. Jin. 220 00:11:52,254 --> 00:11:54,423 Can we talk to you about our garden petition? 221 00:11:56,633 --> 00:12:00,053 If we just put in a little hard work, we can save the garden. 222 00:12:02,514 --> 00:12:04,349 No peeing on the garden, Pugsley. 223 00:12:07,144 --> 00:12:10,439 So all those poor little animals, they'd be trapped? 224 00:12:10,439 --> 00:12:11,356 Insects too. 225 00:12:11,356 --> 00:12:13,317 Oh, well, I don't care too much for insects. 226 00:12:13,317 --> 00:12:14,860 Mostly animals. 227 00:12:14,860 --> 00:12:18,030 Well, if it's for the animals, of course. You bet. 228 00:12:23,368 --> 00:12:25,037 Don't worry. We don't need you to sing. 229 00:12:25,037 --> 00:12:28,373 We just need you to sign this, so we can save the garden. 230 00:12:28,373 --> 00:12:30,000 And the pink fairy armadillos. 231 00:12:30,918 --> 00:12:32,794 Think about it. You're hanging out underground, 232 00:12:32,794 --> 00:12:35,255 minding your own business and, out of nowhere, 233 00:12:35,255 --> 00:12:39,259 a construction team starts digging up your place and ruining everything. 234 00:12:40,010 --> 00:12:41,970 "No! Help us!" 235 00:12:42,471 --> 00:12:44,473 Nature can win if we give her a chance. 236 00:12:44,473 --> 00:12:46,892 Wow. I wish I'd known about this before. 237 00:12:46,892 --> 00:12:49,311 Sure. We'd love to help save the garden. 238 00:12:51,188 --> 00:12:53,524 - Do you like gardening? - And volunteering? 239 00:12:55,984 --> 00:12:57,569 - Sure. Yeah. - I like it. Yeah. 240 00:13:00,531 --> 00:13:01,865 Hello, Ms... 241 00:13:02,574 --> 00:13:04,576 - Garcia. - Ms. Garcia. 242 00:13:04,576 --> 00:13:06,495 My name is Jane and I'm collecting signatures 243 00:13:06,495 --> 00:13:08,580 to stop our garden from being destroyed. 244 00:13:08,580 --> 00:13:12,125 Really? Do you have enough money to put in a new one and maintain it? 245 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:14,419 I'm glad you asked that. We're putting in a natural garden 246 00:13:14,419 --> 00:13:16,338 that doesn't need a lot of work to take care of. 247 00:13:16,338 --> 00:13:19,550 We can let the grass grow and we don't need to worry too much about weeds. 248 00:13:19,550 --> 00:13:22,302 We even have a list of volunteers who are going to pitch in. 249 00:13:23,220 --> 00:13:25,430 So, would you sign our petition, please? 250 00:13:27,015 --> 00:13:28,225 I'd love to. 251 00:13:30,102 --> 00:13:31,228 And volunteer? 252 00:13:31,228 --> 00:13:32,646 Yeah, no. 253 00:13:34,022 --> 00:13:36,483 But I have an incredible daughter who'd love to help out. 254 00:13:38,902 --> 00:13:40,487 Wait! Stop! 255 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:42,739 Annisa, we've got it! 256 00:13:42,739 --> 00:13:44,157 Got what? 257 00:13:44,157 --> 00:13:47,160 - The signatures for the petition. - We all wanna keep the garden, 258 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:48,996 and garden volunteers will take care of it. 259 00:13:51,456 --> 00:13:53,500 You still need one more signature. 260 00:13:58,505 --> 00:14:00,924 There. Now you've got everyone. 261 00:14:02,092 --> 00:14:03,969 We're keeping the garden. 262 00:14:05,304 --> 00:14:06,513 No way. 263 00:14:07,014 --> 00:14:08,390 You got Mr. Jin to sign? 264 00:14:08,390 --> 00:14:10,642 He even said he'd help with the garden committee. 265 00:14:11,143 --> 00:14:13,729 We'll take care of it, all of us. 266 00:14:15,105 --> 00:14:16,106 I promise. 267 00:14:16,690 --> 00:14:17,816 Nice work, kiddos. 268 00:14:19,276 --> 00:14:22,738 You know, I never stopped to think about everything living under the ground. 269 00:14:23,405 --> 00:14:25,365 I guess they need a home like us too, right? 270 00:14:27,784 --> 00:14:30,370 That's what the pink fairy armadillo needs. A home. 271 00:14:30,370 --> 00:14:32,873 One that's far away from roads and construction. 272 00:14:32,873 --> 00:14:35,542 If we find it, maybe we can find out what he eats. 273 00:14:35,542 --> 00:14:37,669 - It's time to get back to our mission. - Let's go. 274 00:14:47,137 --> 00:14:50,390 If we're gonna get away from these ants and find the pink fairy armadillo, 275 00:14:50,390 --> 00:14:52,434 we need to reroute power to the main engines. 276 00:14:52,434 --> 00:14:53,727 Aye, aye, Captain. 277 00:14:53,727 --> 00:14:56,438 Power to engines at 75%. 278 00:14:57,439 --> 00:15:00,609 Eighty. One hundred percent. All right. 279 00:15:00,609 --> 00:15:02,319 We're good. Punch it. 280 00:15:08,158 --> 00:15:09,743 There's something coming up ahead, Jane. 281 00:15:09,743 --> 00:15:11,161 Forward, full speed. 282 00:15:21,797 --> 00:15:23,632 Back! Back, full speed. 283 00:15:23,632 --> 00:15:27,803 - More ants. Way more ants. - We're in the middle of an ant colony. 284 00:15:29,972 --> 00:15:31,139 Back up, back up! 285 00:15:34,434 --> 00:15:35,936 There's another rock behind us. 286 00:15:35,936 --> 00:15:37,354 And angry ants in front of us. 287 00:15:40,148 --> 00:15:41,441 We're trapped. 288 00:15:44,194 --> 00:15:46,029 The pink fairy armadillo. 289 00:15:50,450 --> 00:15:52,953 He saved us, and he's an anteater. 290 00:15:53,954 --> 00:15:55,497 Mission accomplished. 291 00:15:55,497 --> 00:15:58,166 Do you know how rare it is to see something like this? 292 00:15:58,166 --> 00:16:00,043 Almost as rare as seeing a real fairy? 293 00:16:01,044 --> 00:16:02,838 Maybe not that rare. 294 00:16:04,423 --> 00:16:05,841 Why did he stop? 295 00:16:05,841 --> 00:16:07,593 Because he's home. 296 00:16:08,343 --> 00:16:09,511 Listen, David. 297 00:16:09,511 --> 00:16:12,681 No cars. No road. No construction. 298 00:16:12,681 --> 00:16:13,849 Nothing. 299 00:16:13,849 --> 00:16:17,227 But he is close to his food, ants. 300 00:16:17,227 --> 00:16:19,479 Now that we know the pink fairy armadillos 301 00:16:19,479 --> 00:16:21,815 live close to where they eat, we can learn more about them. 302 00:16:21,815 --> 00:16:24,151 - And protect them. - Exactly. 303 00:16:29,323 --> 00:16:30,407 We should let him sleep. 304 00:16:33,327 --> 00:16:34,536 N-Night. 305 00:16:43,462 --> 00:16:49,384 You know, I gotta say I really dig that we're all giving nature a chance. 306 00:16:49,384 --> 00:16:51,470 I see what you did there. 307 00:16:52,888 --> 00:16:54,014 What's wrong, Jane? 308 00:16:54,723 --> 00:16:56,058 I'm happy we saved the garden, 309 00:16:56,058 --> 00:16:58,227 but I'm worried about the pink fairy armadillo. 310 00:16:58,227 --> 00:17:02,064 The-- What's a pink fairy armadillo? I've never heard of it. 311 00:17:02,064 --> 00:17:03,565 Most people haven't. 312 00:17:03,565 --> 00:17:06,609 It's a cool armadillo that looks like a hamster with pink sushi on its back. 313 00:17:06,609 --> 00:17:08,529 It eats ants and makes burrows. 314 00:17:09,029 --> 00:17:10,364 They're endangered. 315 00:17:10,364 --> 00:17:12,366 Well, petitions are one way to start change, 316 00:17:12,366 --> 00:17:14,451 but just talking to people can help too. 317 00:17:15,243 --> 00:17:17,954 It's like with the insects and animals under the garden. 318 00:17:17,954 --> 00:17:21,040 If people don't talk about them, then people won't know they need our help. 319 00:17:21,541 --> 00:17:22,835 You're right, Annisa. 320 00:17:23,417 --> 00:17:25,838 David, our pink fairy armadillo mission isn't over yet. 321 00:17:25,838 --> 00:17:27,256 It isn't? 322 00:17:27,256 --> 00:17:29,299 We'll be back to help with the garden, Annisa. 323 00:17:29,299 --> 00:17:30,592 Come on. 324 00:17:31,426 --> 00:17:32,427 Bye. 325 00:17:32,427 --> 00:17:33,512 Bye! 326 00:17:38,934 --> 00:17:39,977 Coming. 327 00:17:43,105 --> 00:17:45,440 Have you ever heard that nature can win if we give her a chance? 328 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,402 {\an8}Well, so can the pink fairy armadillo. 329 00:17:49,278 --> 00:17:51,405 It's an endangered species that needs our help. 330 00:17:51,989 --> 00:17:53,532 Well, how can I help? 331 00:17:58,620 --> 00:18:00,664 Help save the armadillos. 332 00:18:04,001 --> 00:18:06,962 Mom, can you let David in? He's late. 333 00:18:06,962 --> 00:18:08,046 For what? 334 00:18:08,046 --> 00:18:11,049 - Our call with Mariella Superina. - Who's that? 335 00:18:11,049 --> 00:18:12,801 The pink fairy armadillo expert. 336 00:18:12,801 --> 00:18:15,220 She lives in Argentina and she's calling us right now. 337 00:18:15,220 --> 00:18:17,472 Okay, I'm hurrying. 338 00:18:18,223 --> 00:18:19,308 Hi, Mariella. 339 00:18:19,308 --> 00:18:20,392 Hi, Jane. 340 00:18:21,310 --> 00:18:22,436 Where's David? 341 00:18:22,436 --> 00:18:24,938 We just finished telling our neighbors about the pink fairy armadillo. 342 00:18:26,940 --> 00:18:29,735 Sorry I'm late. We have a lot of neighbors. 343 00:18:30,235 --> 00:18:33,113 We realized most people have never heard about pink fairy armadillos 344 00:18:33,113 --> 00:18:35,115 when we did a mission tracking one underground. 345 00:18:35,115 --> 00:18:37,993 Sounds like a big adventure. Did you find a pink fairy armadillo? 346 00:18:37,993 --> 00:18:39,870 We did. It was adorable. 347 00:18:39,870 --> 00:18:43,498 I mean, the ants he was eating didn't think so, but me and David did. 348 00:18:43,498 --> 00:18:45,792 - So cute. - Did he look like this? 349 00:18:45,792 --> 00:18:47,294 Exactly like that. 350 00:18:47,294 --> 00:18:50,005 And why don't more people know about pink fairy armadillos? 351 00:18:50,005 --> 00:18:51,381 Well, let me show you a map. 352 00:18:51,381 --> 00:18:54,468 They only live in Argentina and they live underground, 353 00:18:54,468 --> 00:18:57,513 so it's extremely difficult to find them and to study them. 354 00:18:57,513 --> 00:18:59,890 How did pink fairy armadillos get their name? 355 00:18:59,890 --> 00:19:02,851 Because, to be honest, they don't really look like fairies. 356 00:19:03,393 --> 00:19:04,603 No wings. 357 00:19:04,603 --> 00:19:08,815 Pink fairy comes from the word "fair," which means small or little, 358 00:19:08,815 --> 00:19:11,193 and "pink" because of their shell. 359 00:19:11,193 --> 00:19:12,402 Why are they pink? 360 00:19:12,402 --> 00:19:15,405 The shell is a paler pink because they draw all the blood 361 00:19:15,405 --> 00:19:18,867 into their body to keep it warm, and when it's very hot, 362 00:19:18,867 --> 00:19:22,663 they just release the blood into the shell and then it's pinker. 363 00:19:22,663 --> 00:19:24,039 That's so cool. 364 00:19:24,039 --> 00:19:25,332 And sometimes hot. 365 00:19:26,083 --> 00:19:27,501 Get it? 366 00:19:28,794 --> 00:19:30,128 How do they get hot? 367 00:19:30,128 --> 00:19:32,923 When they're digging, it stands on its hind legs 368 00:19:32,923 --> 00:19:35,801 and uses the tip of the tail as a fifth leg, 369 00:19:35,801 --> 00:19:39,304 so they can stand up and it can dig with more strength. 370 00:19:39,304 --> 00:19:42,140 It's amazing that something so small can do that. 371 00:19:42,140 --> 00:19:46,061 Well, even its bum plate has an important role when it is digging. 372 00:19:46,687 --> 00:19:47,813 Let me show you. 373 00:19:47,813 --> 00:19:49,273 See how it digs? 374 00:19:49,273 --> 00:19:53,026 And it pushes the sand back with its bum plate. 375 00:19:53,026 --> 00:19:55,279 And so it frees space in front of it. 376 00:19:55,279 --> 00:19:57,531 Wow. I don't think my bum can do that. 377 00:19:58,740 --> 00:19:59,992 Did you always like armadillos? 378 00:19:59,992 --> 00:20:02,369 I was 18 when I saw my first armadillo 379 00:20:02,369 --> 00:20:04,496 and I didn't even know that they existed. 380 00:20:04,496 --> 00:20:08,375 Thirty years later, I'm still doing research on armadillos, 381 00:20:08,375 --> 00:20:10,377 and I've dedicated my life to them. 382 00:20:10,377 --> 00:20:12,504 That one's huge. 383 00:20:12,504 --> 00:20:13,881 Armadillos are so cool. 384 00:20:13,881 --> 00:20:16,383 Even the tiniest and oddest-looking animal 385 00:20:16,383 --> 00:20:17,926 deserves to be studied. 386 00:20:17,926 --> 00:20:20,137 They're just as important and need our help 387 00:20:20,137 --> 00:20:21,763 with the things that are hurting them. 388 00:20:21,763 --> 00:20:23,974 What's hurting the pink fairy armadillos? 389 00:20:23,974 --> 00:20:27,060 First of all, people capture it and try to keep it as a pet. 390 00:20:27,060 --> 00:20:32,065 But also climate change is another problem, and they're losing their habitat. 391 00:20:32,065 --> 00:20:35,319 If it rains more, then their burrows get flooded. 392 00:20:35,319 --> 00:20:36,904 What can we do to help them? 393 00:20:36,904 --> 00:20:39,281 Think globally and act locally. 394 00:20:39,281 --> 00:20:42,868 There are so many tiny creatures that live around you 395 00:20:42,868 --> 00:20:48,081 that you may not even know about, so go outside, enjoy nature, 396 00:20:48,081 --> 00:20:53,545 look for the tiny little creatures and just watch them and enjoy them. 397 00:20:53,545 --> 00:20:54,880 Don't take them home. 398 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,341 Wild animals shouldn't be kept as pets. 399 00:20:57,341 --> 00:20:59,468 We will definitely do all that. 400 00:20:59,468 --> 00:21:02,137 Absolutely. I want them to live forever. 401 00:21:02,137 --> 00:21:05,516 Thanks so much for talking to us about pink fairy armadillos, Mariella. 402 00:21:05,516 --> 00:21:06,683 Thank you. 403 00:21:06,683 --> 00:21:11,146 And remember, keep them in your heart and leave them in the wild. 404 00:21:11,730 --> 00:21:14,691 - Bye-bye! - Bye, Mariella! 405 00:21:29,498 --> 00:21:31,500 Wait, is that an ant? 406 00:21:31,500 --> 00:21:32,960 They found us! 407 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:34,336 Quick. To the digging machine.