1 00:00:36,997 --> 00:00:39,499 "Chlamyphorus truncatus." 2 00:00:45,130 --> 00:00:46,548 Greybeard, do you see anything? 3 00:00:48,633 --> 00:00:51,469 We've been waiting forever, Jane, and still nothing. 4 00:00:53,513 --> 00:00:54,723 That's not nothing. 5 00:00:55,307 --> 00:00:57,642 Say hello to the Chlamyphorus truncatus. 6 00:00:57,726 --> 00:01:00,478 Hello, Chlamyphorus "trun-cactusus." 7 00:01:01,271 --> 00:01:03,565 Or hello, pink fairy armadillo. 8 00:01:03,648 --> 00:01:05,692 More like goodbye, pink fairy armadillo! 9 00:01:05,775 --> 00:01:07,485 There's a car heading straight for it! 10 00:01:07,569 --> 00:01:08,737 Get out of the way! 11 00:01:14,284 --> 00:01:15,410 That was close. 12 00:01:15,493 --> 00:01:16,494 Too close. 13 00:01:17,329 --> 00:01:20,540 Look, now the pink fairy armadillo is starting to dig underground. 14 00:01:21,166 --> 00:01:22,876 Plotting intercept course. 15 00:01:27,797 --> 00:01:30,008 I love our new underground digging machine. 16 00:01:30,592 --> 00:01:31,801 Look at all these buttons. 17 00:01:32,302 --> 00:01:34,095 Beep, beep, boop, boop, boop. 18 00:01:34,179 --> 00:01:36,014 Beep, boop, bee-bee-- A dial. 19 00:01:36,890 --> 00:01:38,225 Not the dial, David. 20 00:01:38,308 --> 00:01:40,644 We've shrunk down to follow the Chlamyphorus truncatus. 21 00:01:40,727 --> 00:01:43,230 We don't wanna accidentally go back to full size mid-mission. 22 00:01:43,313 --> 00:01:47,859 Well, I hope the Chlamyphorus is ready for us. 23 00:01:47,943 --> 00:01:49,069 Did you get that? 24 00:01:49,152 --> 00:01:50,195 Yes. 25 00:01:55,867 --> 00:01:57,911 Pink fairy armadillo is fast. 26 00:01:57,994 --> 00:02:00,121 They don't really look like fairies. 27 00:02:00,205 --> 00:02:03,250 More like hamsters with sushi on their backs. 28 00:02:03,333 --> 00:02:07,128 That sushi is their shell, and they kind of do look like hamsters. 29 00:02:07,212 --> 00:02:10,382 All armadillos have shells, but the pink fairy is the smallest one. 30 00:02:10,465 --> 00:02:11,758 We don't know much about them. 31 00:02:11,841 --> 00:02:14,719 They're very hard to find and spend most of their lives underground. 32 00:02:14,803 --> 00:02:16,805 Then how come this one was up on the road? 33 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:18,473 Good question. 34 00:02:18,557 --> 00:02:21,935 Maybe he couldn't dig through the concrete or maybe he was looking for food? 35 00:02:22,018 --> 00:02:24,980 Do you know he's a he because boy armadillos are bigger than girls? 36 00:02:25,063 --> 00:02:26,147 Another good question. 37 00:02:26,231 --> 00:02:28,984 We don't know. That's how little we know. 38 00:02:29,067 --> 00:02:30,819 The scanners told me he's a he. 39 00:02:30,902 --> 00:02:33,905 Last question, what exactly is our mission today? 40 00:02:33,989 --> 00:02:37,701 Our mission is to figure out what they eat. 41 00:02:37,784 --> 00:02:39,411 Seems simple enough. 42 00:02:39,494 --> 00:02:41,538 Nothing about these little friends are simple. 43 00:02:41,621 --> 00:02:43,540 But if we can understand what they eat-- 44 00:02:43,623 --> 00:02:45,709 -Then we could help them? -Exactly. 45 00:02:46,918 --> 00:02:49,754 -That little guy dug all of this? -I don't know. 46 00:02:49,838 --> 00:02:53,675 Lots of animals burrow through the ground, making tunnels, like insects, frogs, 47 00:02:53,758 --> 00:02:55,760 rabbits, owls, foxes, penguins, wom-- 48 00:02:55,844 --> 00:02:59,139 -Is this a really long list? -Wombats. And yes, it is. 49 00:02:59,222 --> 00:03:01,099 There's a whole world underneath our feet 50 00:03:01,182 --> 00:03:03,518 that most people don't ever even think about. 51 00:03:04,394 --> 00:03:06,062 And there's part of that world. 52 00:03:06,646 --> 00:03:07,898 Here he comes. 53 00:03:09,149 --> 00:03:11,651 -And there he goes. -He's getting away. 54 00:03:11,735 --> 00:03:13,987 David, we need to increase our boring speed. 55 00:03:14,070 --> 00:03:17,449 Jane, I don't think being more boring will help us catch him. 56 00:03:17,532 --> 00:03:19,659 Boring is a fancy way of saying "digging." 57 00:03:20,243 --> 00:03:22,162 Like using animals' scientific names-- 58 00:03:22,245 --> 00:03:23,914 -What? -Nothing. 59 00:03:23,997 --> 00:03:25,498 Increasing boring speed. 60 00:03:32,005 --> 00:03:33,215 Incoming rock! 61 00:03:34,507 --> 00:03:36,927 -Starting evasive maneuvers! -What? 62 00:03:37,010 --> 00:03:39,262 Fancy way of saying "getting out of the way!" 63 00:03:40,263 --> 00:03:41,473 There he is! 64 00:03:42,349 --> 00:03:43,600 Another rock! 65 00:03:43,683 --> 00:03:45,518 Getting out of the way in three, two, one! 66 00:03:48,063 --> 00:03:51,233 He's too fast. If we can't see him, how are we gonna know what he eats? 67 00:03:54,903 --> 00:03:55,820 It's a dead end! 68 00:03:56,404 --> 00:03:58,114 Bad choice of words, Jane! 69 00:03:58,198 --> 00:04:01,326 Bad choice of words! 70 00:04:11,127 --> 00:04:12,587 We were so close. 71 00:04:12,671 --> 00:04:15,715 So close to getting flattened like pancakes or mud pies. 72 00:04:15,799 --> 00:04:17,675 Or those cartoons that get squished down super thin-- 73 00:04:17,759 --> 00:04:18,593 I get it. 74 00:04:18,677 --> 00:04:20,679 How are we supposed to follow that speedy armadillo? 75 00:04:20,762 --> 00:04:22,180 Or get around those rocks? 76 00:04:22,264 --> 00:04:24,140 Let's head upstairs and rethink our plan. 77 00:04:24,224 --> 00:04:27,143 Maybe next time Greybeard can be the one who almost gets squished? 78 00:04:29,437 --> 00:04:31,273 Wait, what's that sound? 79 00:04:33,858 --> 00:04:34,859 Greybeard, climb up! 80 00:04:40,323 --> 00:04:41,575 What's going on? 81 00:04:41,658 --> 00:04:42,784 Annisa. 82 00:04:43,910 --> 00:04:46,079 Hey, Jane. Hey, David. 83 00:04:46,162 --> 00:04:48,039 Why are all these workers here? 84 00:04:48,123 --> 00:04:52,836 I wish I didn't have to tell you this, but the co-op's getting rid of the garden, 85 00:04:52,919 --> 00:04:55,130 or at least what we called the garden. 86 00:04:55,213 --> 00:04:56,840 -What? -I know. 87 00:04:56,923 --> 00:05:00,302 I hate it too, but the building doesn't have the budget to pay for a gardener 88 00:05:00,385 --> 00:05:02,512 and, well, look at it. 89 00:05:05,098 --> 00:05:07,183 They're getting rid of the trees and everything? 90 00:05:07,767 --> 00:05:08,935 They have to clear it all away 91 00:05:09,019 --> 00:05:11,438 if we're gonna pave over the ground with those patio stones. 92 00:05:11,521 --> 00:05:13,690 Pave over the ground? Cut down the trees? 93 00:05:13,773 --> 00:05:16,443 -They can't. -Unfortunately, they can. 94 00:05:16,526 --> 00:05:19,988 But what about all the squirrels and birds and raccoons that live in the trees? 95 00:05:20,071 --> 00:05:22,908 And what about all the insects and animals that live underground? 96 00:05:22,991 --> 00:05:24,618 This will trap them under the stones. 97 00:05:24,701 --> 00:05:27,913 Instead of destroying the garden, we need to bring it back to life. 98 00:05:27,996 --> 00:05:31,333 And that takes time, money and people who wanna do it. 99 00:05:32,417 --> 00:05:33,960 I don't like this any more than you do. 100 00:05:34,044 --> 00:05:37,839 But most of the co-op members voted to pave over the garden. 101 00:05:37,923 --> 00:05:39,132 There's nothing we can do. 102 00:05:40,217 --> 00:05:41,301 Sorry. 103 00:05:41,968 --> 00:05:44,095 Nobody's gonna listen to us, Jane. 104 00:05:44,179 --> 00:05:45,931 Then we're gonna have to make them listen. 105 00:05:55,232 --> 00:05:56,608 I don't believe this! 106 00:05:57,192 --> 00:05:58,443 Hello to you too. 107 00:05:59,027 --> 00:06:01,029 Mom, I have terrible news. 108 00:06:01,655 --> 00:06:02,948 Did you do something? 109 00:06:03,573 --> 00:06:04,491 Not yet. 110 00:06:04,574 --> 00:06:07,077 But we just found out that the building is destroying the garden. 111 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,080 And we still haven't figured out what the pink fairy armadillo eats. 112 00:06:10,664 --> 00:06:12,082 Those are connected somehow? 113 00:06:12,165 --> 00:06:13,833 In nature, everything is connected. 114 00:06:14,334 --> 00:06:16,920 The pink fairy armadillo burrows and lives underground. 115 00:06:17,003 --> 00:06:19,047 So, paving over the garden will hurt other insects 116 00:06:19,130 --> 00:06:20,799 and animals that live underground. 117 00:06:20,882 --> 00:06:24,219 -I see. Sort of. -I don't understand. 118 00:06:24,302 --> 00:06:26,137 Who'd want to do something like this? 119 00:06:28,515 --> 00:06:29,349 Jane. 120 00:06:29,432 --> 00:06:31,059 What kind of person would want to destroy nature? 121 00:06:31,142 --> 00:06:32,352 Jane. 122 00:06:32,435 --> 00:06:34,980 I can't even imagine why someone would agree to cut down trees 123 00:06:35,063 --> 00:06:36,147 and kill plants. 124 00:06:36,231 --> 00:06:37,482 They're living things too. 125 00:06:37,566 --> 00:06:38,817 Jane. 126 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,612 Mom, is there something you wanna say? 127 00:06:45,824 --> 00:06:48,952 It takes money to fix up and maintain that old garden, 128 00:06:49,035 --> 00:06:51,496 and there's only so much in the building's budget. 129 00:06:51,580 --> 00:06:53,582 There are other places that money needs to go. 130 00:06:53,665 --> 00:06:56,042 It's our responsibility to take care of nature. 131 00:06:56,126 --> 00:07:00,088 It's also our responsibility to take care of the people who live in this building. 132 00:07:00,171 --> 00:07:03,091 The roof is leaking. There are toilets that don't flush, 133 00:07:03,174 --> 00:07:05,927 and the heat keeps quitting out for half of the building. 134 00:07:06,011 --> 00:07:07,888 You voted to get rid of the garden? 135 00:07:07,971 --> 00:07:10,932 I voted to make sure that we still have heat this winter. 136 00:07:11,016 --> 00:07:13,560 Mom, gardens can't defend themselves. 137 00:07:13,643 --> 00:07:17,147 Unless they're filled with those Venus flytrap plants that eat bugs. 138 00:07:18,356 --> 00:07:21,776 But I don't think they grow in these parts, so… 139 00:07:22,944 --> 00:07:23,945 Thank you, David. 140 00:07:26,114 --> 00:07:28,450 I'm gonna go to the bathroom. 141 00:07:32,579 --> 00:07:34,664 The people who voted to get rid of the garden 142 00:07:34,748 --> 00:07:36,791 didn't do it because they hate nature. 143 00:07:36,875 --> 00:07:39,377 They did it because they have to make hard choices. 144 00:07:40,170 --> 00:07:43,423 We could have either taken small bits of money out of everything 145 00:07:43,506 --> 00:07:45,592 or make one big choice. 146 00:07:47,427 --> 00:07:49,512 Why do I think you're not listening to me anymore? 147 00:07:49,596 --> 00:07:50,597 Small. 148 00:08:00,190 --> 00:08:03,193 David, the pink fairy armadillo could get around the rocks underground 149 00:08:03,276 --> 00:08:05,445 because it was smaller than a digging machine, right? 150 00:08:05,528 --> 00:08:06,363 So? 151 00:08:06,947 --> 00:08:10,492 So if we wanna keep up with the pink fairy and move around those rocks, 152 00:08:10,575 --> 00:08:12,702 we'll have to get even smaller than we already are. 153 00:08:12,786 --> 00:08:14,746 But what about saving the garden? 154 00:08:16,122 --> 00:08:18,917 I don't know how to do that yet. 155 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,254 But if we can keep up with the pink fairy armadillo, 156 00:08:22,337 --> 00:08:23,380 we can find out what he eats. 157 00:08:23,463 --> 00:08:25,465 And maybe that will help us help the animals 158 00:08:25,549 --> 00:08:26,967 that live underground in the garden. 159 00:08:28,593 --> 00:08:29,719 What's that noise? 160 00:08:32,429 --> 00:08:33,932 We don't have a second to waste. 161 00:08:45,443 --> 00:08:47,279 We have to get around that huge rock. 162 00:08:47,362 --> 00:08:48,655 On it. Get ready. 163 00:08:48,738 --> 00:08:51,324 We're about to shrink down even smaller than the pink fairy. 164 00:08:57,872 --> 00:09:00,083 It's a lot easier to get through the ground at this size. 165 00:09:00,166 --> 00:09:02,627 I hope we find the pink fairy armadillo again soon. 166 00:09:11,011 --> 00:09:12,721 We just lost all power to our main engines. 167 00:09:12,804 --> 00:09:15,140 Is that a fancy way of saying "we're stuck"? 168 00:09:16,016 --> 00:09:17,058 We're stuck. 169 00:09:18,351 --> 00:09:19,352 Did you hear that? 170 00:09:19,436 --> 00:09:21,771 That super scary, scratchy sound? 171 00:09:21,855 --> 00:09:23,481 Yes, I do. 172 00:09:23,565 --> 00:09:25,525 Do you think it's the pink fairy armadillo? 173 00:09:26,276 --> 00:09:28,028 Time to press some buttons. 174 00:09:28,111 --> 00:09:30,196 Beep, boop, beep, boop, beep-- 175 00:09:31,531 --> 00:09:32,490 David, look. 176 00:09:34,576 --> 00:09:36,119 It's just an ant. 177 00:09:36,202 --> 00:09:38,413 A really, really big ant. 178 00:09:38,496 --> 00:09:42,417 But we can deal with just one ant. Right, Jane? 179 00:09:44,377 --> 00:09:46,338 Where there's one ant, there's always more. 180 00:09:51,051 --> 00:09:53,178 Maybe I shrunk us a bit too small? 181 00:10:02,020 --> 00:10:03,980 -You okay? -I didn't know ants would be that strong. 182 00:10:04,064 --> 00:10:05,857 Ants may be small, but they're super strong. 183 00:10:05,941 --> 00:10:08,526 They can lift more than ten times their own body weight. 184 00:10:08,610 --> 00:10:11,154 And when they work together, they're even stronger. 185 00:10:11,238 --> 00:10:12,614 Tell me about it. 186 00:10:12,697 --> 00:10:14,783 Since we didn't find the pink fairy armadillo yet, 187 00:10:14,866 --> 00:10:17,661 I wonder if there's a way to save the garden by doing what ants do. 188 00:10:18,245 --> 00:10:19,371 Bite the workers? 189 00:10:19,454 --> 00:10:22,207 Not exactly. Come on. We've got to go back outside. 190 00:10:27,337 --> 00:10:32,259 Hey, gonna try and replant some of these in my apartment. 191 00:10:32,342 --> 00:10:35,971 Thanks. And I know you said a lot of people want to get rid of the garden, 192 00:10:36,054 --> 00:10:37,973 but I bet there's a lot of people who don't. 193 00:10:38,056 --> 00:10:39,182 Yeah, I don't. 194 00:10:39,266 --> 00:10:41,142 Jane doesn't. Greybeard doesn't. 195 00:10:42,018 --> 00:10:43,436 I wish that were enough. 196 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:45,647 And that votes from stuffies counted. 197 00:10:45,730 --> 00:10:48,233 If the people who agreed to this knew what this was doing 198 00:10:48,316 --> 00:10:51,319 to all the animals that live here, I know they'd change their minds. 199 00:10:51,945 --> 00:10:52,946 Look. 200 00:10:53,905 --> 00:10:57,742 "Nature can win if we give her a chance." 201 00:10:57,826 --> 00:10:59,077 Jane Goodall said that. 202 00:10:59,744 --> 00:11:02,497 Annisa, how do we give this garden a chance? 203 00:11:02,581 --> 00:11:04,583 Yeah. There's gotta be something we can do. 204 00:11:05,625 --> 00:11:07,460 I guess you could try a petition. 205 00:11:07,544 --> 00:11:10,130 I knew it. A petition. Of course. 206 00:11:10,797 --> 00:11:11,798 What's a petition? 207 00:11:12,757 --> 00:11:14,801 It's a request to change something. 208 00:11:15,552 --> 00:11:18,305 You ask people to sign it, and the more people you get to sign it, 209 00:11:18,388 --> 00:11:19,931 the more power it has. 210 00:11:20,515 --> 00:11:22,726 If you can get more than half of the co-op members 211 00:11:22,809 --> 00:11:24,477 to sign a petition to save the garden, 212 00:11:24,561 --> 00:11:26,438 -then I-- -You'd stop all this? 213 00:11:27,355 --> 00:11:30,275 Yes, but it's not easy getting people to… 214 00:11:30,358 --> 00:11:31,693 We'll get everyone. 215 00:11:31,776 --> 00:11:33,236 …to change their minds. 216 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,156 Plus, we'd need people who are willing to help take care of the garden. 217 00:11:36,239 --> 00:11:39,117 -We still don't have the money to do that. -We'll figure something out. 218 00:11:40,952 --> 00:11:41,953 Quickly. 219 00:11:51,087 --> 00:11:52,297 Hi, Mr. Jin. 220 00:11:52,380 --> 00:11:54,466 Can we talk to you about our garden petition? 221 00:11:56,676 --> 00:12:00,096 If we just put in a little hard work, we can save the garden. 222 00:12:02,557 --> 00:12:04,392 No peeing on the garden, Pugsley. 223 00:12:07,187 --> 00:12:10,482 So all those poor little animals, they'd be trapped? 224 00:12:10,565 --> 00:12:11,399 Insects too. 225 00:12:11,483 --> 00:12:13,360 Oh, well, I don't care too much for insects. 226 00:12:13,443 --> 00:12:14,903 Mostly animals. 227 00:12:14,986 --> 00:12:18,073 Well, if it's for the animals, of course. You bet. 228 00:12:23,411 --> 00:12:25,080 Don't worry. We don't need you to sing. 229 00:12:25,163 --> 00:12:28,416 We just need you to sign this, so we can save the garden. 230 00:12:28,500 --> 00:12:30,043 And the pink fairy armadillos. 231 00:12:30,961 --> 00:12:32,837 Think about it. You're hanging out underground, 232 00:12:32,921 --> 00:12:35,298 minding your own business and, out of nowhere, 233 00:12:35,382 --> 00:12:39,302 a construction team starts digging up your place and ruining everything. 234 00:12:40,053 --> 00:12:42,013 "No! Help us!" 235 00:12:42,514 --> 00:12:44,516 Nature can win if we give her a chance. 236 00:12:44,599 --> 00:12:46,935 Wow. I wish I'd known about this before. 237 00:12:47,018 --> 00:12:49,354 Sure. We'd love to help save the garden. 238 00:12:51,231 --> 00:12:53,567 -Do you like gardening? -And volunteering? 239 00:12:56,027 --> 00:12:57,612 -Sure. Yeah. -I like it. Yeah. 240 00:13:00,574 --> 00:13:01,908 Hello, Ms… 241 00:13:02,617 --> 00:13:04,619 -Garcia. -Ms. Garcia. 242 00:13:04,703 --> 00:13:06,538 My name is Jane and I'm collecting signatures 243 00:13:06,621 --> 00:13:08,623 to stop our garden from being destroyed. 244 00:13:08,707 --> 00:13:12,168 Really? Do you have enough money to put in a new one and maintain it? 245 00:13:12,252 --> 00:13:14,462 I'm glad you asked that. We're putting in a natural garden 246 00:13:14,546 --> 00:13:16,381 that doesn't need a lot of work to take care of. 247 00:13:16,464 --> 00:13:19,593 We can let the grass grow and we don't need to worry too much about weeds. 248 00:13:19,676 --> 00:13:22,345 We even have a list of volunteers who are going to pitch in. 249 00:13:23,263 --> 00:13:25,473 So, would you sign our petition, please? 250 00:13:27,058 --> 00:13:28,268 I'd love to. 251 00:13:30,145 --> 00:13:31,271 And volunteer? 252 00:13:31,354 --> 00:13:32,689 Yeah, no. 253 00:13:34,065 --> 00:13:36,526 But I have an incredible daughter who'd love to help out. 254 00:13:38,945 --> 00:13:40,530 Wait! Stop! 255 00:13:41,323 --> 00:13:42,782 Annisa, we've got it! 256 00:13:42,866 --> 00:13:44,200 Got what? 257 00:13:44,284 --> 00:13:47,203 -The signatures for the petition. -We all wanna keep the garden, 258 00:13:47,287 --> 00:13:49,039 and garden volunteers will take care of it. 259 00:13:51,499 --> 00:13:53,543 You still need one more signature. 260 00:13:58,548 --> 00:14:00,967 There. Now you've got everyone. 261 00:14:02,135 --> 00:14:04,012 We're keeping the garden. 262 00:14:05,347 --> 00:14:06,556 No way. 263 00:14:07,057 --> 00:14:08,433 You got Mr. Jin to sign? 264 00:14:08,516 --> 00:14:10,685 He even said he'd help with the garden committee. 265 00:14:11,186 --> 00:14:13,772 We'll take care of it, all of us. 266 00:14:15,148 --> 00:14:16,149 I promise. 267 00:14:16,733 --> 00:14:17,859 Nice work, kiddos. 268 00:14:19,319 --> 00:14:22,781 You know, I never stopped to think about everything living under the ground. 269 00:14:23,448 --> 00:14:25,408 I guess they need a home like us too, right? 270 00:14:27,827 --> 00:14:30,413 That's what the pink fairy armadillo needs. A home. 271 00:14:30,497 --> 00:14:32,916 One that's far away from roads and construction. 272 00:14:32,999 --> 00:14:35,585 If we find it, maybe we can find out what he eats. 273 00:14:35,669 --> 00:14:37,712 -It's time to get back to our mission. -Let's go. 274 00:14:47,180 --> 00:14:50,433 If we're gonna get away from these ants and find the pink fairy armadillo, 275 00:14:50,517 --> 00:14:52,477 we need to reroute power to the main engines. 276 00:14:52,561 --> 00:14:53,770 Aye, aye, Captain. 277 00:14:53,853 --> 00:14:56,481 Power to engines at 75%. 278 00:14:57,482 --> 00:15:00,652 Eighty. One hundred percent. All right. 279 00:15:00,735 --> 00:15:02,362 We're good. Punch it. 280 00:15:08,201 --> 00:15:09,786 There's something coming up ahead, Jane. 281 00:15:09,869 --> 00:15:11,204 Forward, full speed. 282 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:23,675 Back! Back, full speed. 283 00:15:23,758 --> 00:15:27,846 -More ants. Way more ants. -We're in the middle of an ant colony. 284 00:15:30,015 --> 00:15:31,182 Back up, back up! 285 00:15:34,477 --> 00:15:35,979 There's another rock behind us. 286 00:15:36,062 --> 00:15:37,397 And angry ants in front of us. 287 00:15:40,191 --> 00:15:41,484 We're trapped. 288 00:15:44,237 --> 00:15:46,072 The pink fairy armadillo. 289 00:15:50,493 --> 00:15:52,996 He saved us, and he's an anteater. 290 00:15:53,997 --> 00:15:55,540 Mission accomplished. 291 00:15:55,624 --> 00:15:58,209 Do you know how rare it is to see something like this? 292 00:15:58,293 --> 00:16:00,086 Almost as rare as seeing a real fairy? 293 00:16:01,087 --> 00:16:02,881 Maybe not that rare. 294 00:16:04,466 --> 00:16:05,884 Why did he stop? 295 00:16:05,967 --> 00:16:07,636 Because he's home. 296 00:16:08,386 --> 00:16:09,554 Listen, David. 297 00:16:09,638 --> 00:16:12,724 No cars. No road. No construction. 298 00:16:12,807 --> 00:16:13,892 Nothing. 299 00:16:13,975 --> 00:16:17,270 But he is close to his food, ants. 300 00:16:17,354 --> 00:16:19,522 Now that we know the pink fairy armadillos 301 00:16:19,606 --> 00:16:21,858 live close to where they eat, we can learn more about them. 302 00:16:21,942 --> 00:16:24,194 -And protect them. -Exactly. 303 00:16:29,366 --> 00:16:30,450 We should let him sleep. 304 00:16:33,370 --> 00:16:34,579 N-Night. 305 00:16:43,505 --> 00:16:49,427 You know, I gotta say I really dig that we're all giving nature a chance. 306 00:16:49,511 --> 00:16:51,513 I see what you did there. 307 00:16:52,931 --> 00:16:54,057 What's wrong, Jane? 308 00:16:54,766 --> 00:16:56,101 I'm happy we saved the garden, 309 00:16:56,184 --> 00:16:58,270 but I'm worried about the pink fairy armadillo. 310 00:16:58,353 --> 00:17:02,107 The-- What's a pink fairy armadillo? I've never heard of it. 311 00:17:02,190 --> 00:17:03,608 Most people haven't. 312 00:17:03,692 --> 00:17:06,652 It's a cool armadillo that looks like a hamster with pink sushi on its back. 313 00:17:06,736 --> 00:17:08,572 It eats ants and makes burrows. 314 00:17:09,072 --> 00:17:10,407 They're endangered. 315 00:17:10,489 --> 00:17:12,409 Well, petitions are one way to start change, 316 00:17:12,492 --> 00:17:14,494 but just talking to people can help too. 317 00:17:15,286 --> 00:17:17,997 It's like with the insects and animals under the garden. 318 00:17:18,081 --> 00:17:21,083 If people don't talk about them, then people won't know they need our help. 319 00:17:21,584 --> 00:17:22,878 You're right, Annisa. 320 00:17:23,460 --> 00:17:25,881 David, our pink fairy armadillo mission isn't over yet. 321 00:17:25,964 --> 00:17:27,299 It isn't? 322 00:17:27,382 --> 00:17:29,342 We'll be back to help with the garden, Annisa. 323 00:17:29,426 --> 00:17:30,635 Come on. 324 00:17:31,469 --> 00:17:32,470 Bye. 325 00:17:32,554 --> 00:17:33,555 Bye! 326 00:17:38,977 --> 00:17:40,020 Coming. 327 00:17:43,148 --> 00:17:45,483 Have you ever heard that nature can win if we give her a chance? 328 00:17:46,443 --> 00:17:48,445 Well, so can the pink fairy armadillo. 329 00:17:49,321 --> 00:17:51,448 It's an endangered species that needs our help. 330 00:17:52,032 --> 00:17:53,575 Well, how can I help? 331 00:17:58,663 --> 00:18:00,707 Help save the armadillos. 332 00:18:04,044 --> 00:18:07,005 Mom, can you let David in? He's late. 333 00:18:07,088 --> 00:18:08,089 For what? 334 00:18:08,173 --> 00:18:11,092 -Our call with Mariella Superina. -Who's that? 335 00:18:11,176 --> 00:18:12,844 The pink fairy armadillo expert. 336 00:18:12,928 --> 00:18:15,263 She lives in Argentina and she's calling us right now. 337 00:18:15,347 --> 00:18:17,515 Okay, I'm hurrying. 338 00:18:18,266 --> 00:18:19,351 Hi, Mariella. 339 00:18:19,434 --> 00:18:20,435 Hi, Jane. 340 00:18:21,353 --> 00:18:22,479 Where's David? 341 00:18:22,562 --> 00:18:24,981 We just finished telling our neighbors about the pink fairy armadillo. 342 00:18:26,983 --> 00:18:29,778 Sorry I'm late. We have a lot of neighbors. 343 00:18:30,278 --> 00:18:33,156 We realized most people have never heard about pink fairy armadillos 344 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,158 when we did a mission tracking one underground. 345 00:18:35,242 --> 00:18:38,036 Sounds like a big adventure. Did you find a pink fairy armadillo? 346 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:39,913 We did. It was adorable. 347 00:18:39,996 --> 00:18:43,541 I mean, the ants he was eating didn't think so, but me and David did. 348 00:18:43,625 --> 00:18:45,835 -So cute. -Did he look like this? 349 00:18:45,919 --> 00:18:47,337 Exactly like that. 350 00:18:47,420 --> 00:18:50,048 And why don't more people know about pink fairy armadillos? 351 00:18:50,131 --> 00:18:51,424 Well, let me show you a map. 352 00:18:51,508 --> 00:18:54,511 They only live in Argentina and they live underground, 353 00:18:54,594 --> 00:18:57,556 so it's extremely difficult to find them and to study them. 354 00:18:57,639 --> 00:18:59,933 How did pink fairy armadillos get their name? 355 00:19:00,016 --> 00:19:02,894 Because, to be honest, they don't really look like fairies. 356 00:19:03,436 --> 00:19:04,646 No wings. 357 00:19:04,729 --> 00:19:08,858 Pink fairy comes from the word "fair," which means small or little, 358 00:19:08,942 --> 00:19:11,236 and "pink" because of their shell. 359 00:19:11,319 --> 00:19:12,445 Why are they pink? 360 00:19:12,529 --> 00:19:15,448 The shell is a paler pink because they draw all the blood 361 00:19:15,532 --> 00:19:18,910 into their body to keep it warm, and when it's very hot, 362 00:19:18,994 --> 00:19:22,706 they just release the blood into the shell and then it's pinker. 363 00:19:22,789 --> 00:19:24,082 That's so cool. 364 00:19:24,165 --> 00:19:25,375 And sometimes hot. 365 00:19:26,126 --> 00:19:27,544 Get it? 366 00:19:28,837 --> 00:19:30,171 How do they get hot? 367 00:19:30,255 --> 00:19:32,966 When they're digging, it stands on its hind legs 368 00:19:33,049 --> 00:19:35,844 and uses the tip of the tail as a fifth leg, 369 00:19:35,927 --> 00:19:39,347 so they can stand up and it can dig with more strength. 370 00:19:39,431 --> 00:19:42,183 It's amazing that something so small can do that. 371 00:19:42,267 --> 00:19:46,104 Well, even its bum plate has an important role when it is digging. 372 00:19:46,730 --> 00:19:47,856 Let me show you. 373 00:19:47,939 --> 00:19:49,316 See how it digs? 374 00:19:49,399 --> 00:19:53,069 And it pushes the sand back with its bum plate. 375 00:19:53,153 --> 00:19:55,322 And so it frees space in front of it. 376 00:19:55,405 --> 00:19:57,574 Wow. I don't think my bum can do that. 377 00:19:58,783 --> 00:20:00,035 Did you always like armadillos? 378 00:20:00,118 --> 00:20:02,412 I was 18 when I saw my first armadillo 379 00:20:02,495 --> 00:20:04,539 and I didn't even know that they existed. 380 00:20:04,623 --> 00:20:08,418 Thirty years later, I'm still doing research on armadillos, 381 00:20:08,501 --> 00:20:10,420 and I've dedicated my life to them. 382 00:20:10,503 --> 00:20:12,547 That one's huge. 383 00:20:12,631 --> 00:20:13,924 Armadillos are so cool. 384 00:20:14,007 --> 00:20:16,426 Even the tiniest and oddest-looking animal 385 00:20:16,509 --> 00:20:17,969 deserves to be studied. 386 00:20:18,053 --> 00:20:20,180 They're just as important and need our help 387 00:20:20,263 --> 00:20:21,806 with the things that are hurting them. 388 00:20:21,890 --> 00:20:24,017 What's hurting the pink fairy armadillos? 389 00:20:24,100 --> 00:20:27,103 First of all, people capture it and try to keep it as a pet. 390 00:20:27,187 --> 00:20:32,108 But also climate change is another problem, and they're losing their habitat. 391 00:20:32,192 --> 00:20:35,362 If it rains more, then their burrows get flooded. 392 00:20:35,445 --> 00:20:36,947 What can we do to help them? 393 00:20:37,030 --> 00:20:39,324 Think globally and act locally. 394 00:20:39,407 --> 00:20:42,911 There are so many tiny creatures that live around you 395 00:20:42,994 --> 00:20:48,124 that you may not even know about, so go outside, enjoy nature, 396 00:20:48,208 --> 00:20:53,588 look for the tiny little creatures and just watch them and enjoy them. 397 00:20:53,672 --> 00:20:54,923 Don't take them home. 398 00:20:55,006 --> 00:20:57,384 Wild animals shouldn't be kept as pets. 399 00:20:57,467 --> 00:20:59,511 We will definitely do all that. 400 00:20:59,594 --> 00:21:02,180 Absolutely. I want them to live forever. 401 00:21:02,264 --> 00:21:05,559 Thanks so much for talking to us about pink fairy armadillos, Mariella. 402 00:21:05,642 --> 00:21:06,726 Thank you. 403 00:21:06,810 --> 00:21:11,189 And remember, keep them in your heart and leave them in the wild. 404 00:21:11,773 --> 00:21:14,734 -Bye-bye! -Bye, Mariella! 405 00:21:29,541 --> 00:21:31,543 Wait, is that an ant? 406 00:21:31,626 --> 00:21:33,003 They found us! 407 00:21:33,086 --> 00:21:34,379 Quick. To the digging machine.