1 00:00:05,549 --> 00:00:07,634 ["One Step Closer" playing] 2 00:00:36,997 --> 00:00:39,499 [Jane] "Chlamyphorus truncatus." 3 00:00:39,583 --> 00:00:42,711 -[chattering] -[beeping] 4 00:00:45,130 --> 00:00:46,548 [Jane] Greybeard, do you see anything? 5 00:00:47,132 --> 00:00:48,133 [Greybeard chatters] 6 00:00:48,633 --> 00:00:51,469 We've been waiting forever, Jane, and still nothing. 7 00:00:51,553 --> 00:00:54,723 -[Greybeard shrieks] -[gasps] That's not nothing. 8 00:00:55,307 --> 00:00:57,642 -Say hello to the Chlamyphorus truncatus. -[squealing] 9 00:00:57,726 --> 00:01:00,478 Hello, Chlamyphorus "trun-cactusus." 10 00:01:01,271 --> 00:01:03,565 Or hello, pink fairy armadillo. 11 00:01:03,648 --> 00:01:05,692 [David] More like goodbye, pink fairy armadillo! 12 00:01:05,775 --> 00:01:07,485 There's a car heading straight for it! 13 00:01:07,569 --> 00:01:08,737 Get out of the way! 14 00:01:08,820 --> 00:01:10,655 -[squealing] -[whimpers, grunts] 15 00:01:10,739 --> 00:01:11,865 [car approaches] 16 00:01:12,657 --> 00:01:13,950 -[squeals] -[Greybeard chatters] 17 00:01:14,034 --> 00:01:15,410 [sighs] That was close. 18 00:01:15,493 --> 00:01:16,494 Too close. 19 00:01:17,329 --> 00:01:20,540 Look, now the pink fairy armadillo is starting to dig underground. 20 00:01:21,166 --> 00:01:23,168 -Plotting intercept course. -[beeping] 21 00:01:23,251 --> 00:01:24,294 [whirring] 22 00:01:27,797 --> 00:01:30,008 I love our new underground digging machine. 23 00:01:30,592 --> 00:01:31,801 Look at all these buttons. 24 00:01:32,302 --> 00:01:34,095 -[beeping] -Beep, beep, boop, boop, boop. 25 00:01:34,179 --> 00:01:36,014 Beep, boop, bee-bee-- Ooh, a dial. 26 00:01:36,890 --> 00:01:38,225 Not the dial, David. 27 00:01:38,308 --> 00:01:40,644 We've shrunk down to follow the Chlamyphorus truncatus. 28 00:01:40,727 --> 00:01:43,230 We don't wanna accidentally go back to full size mid-mission. 29 00:01:43,313 --> 00:01:47,859 Well, I hope the Chlamyphorus is ready for us. 30 00:01:47,943 --> 00:01:49,069 Did you get that? 31 00:01:49,152 --> 00:01:50,987 -Yes. -[mechanical hissing] 32 00:01:55,867 --> 00:01:57,911 Pink fairy armadillo is fast. 33 00:01:57,994 --> 00:02:00,121 They don't really look like fairies. 34 00:02:00,205 --> 00:02:03,250 More like hamsters with sushi on their backs. 35 00:02:03,333 --> 00:02:07,128 That sushi is their shell, and they kind of do look like hamsters. 36 00:02:07,212 --> 00:02:10,382 All armadillos have shells, but the pink fairy is the smallest one. 37 00:02:10,465 --> 00:02:11,758 We don't know much about them. 38 00:02:11,841 --> 00:02:14,719 They're very hard to find and spend most of their lives underground. 39 00:02:14,803 --> 00:02:16,805 Then how come this one was up on the road? 40 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:18,473 Good question. 41 00:02:18,557 --> 00:02:21,935 Maybe he couldn't dig through the concrete or maybe he was looking for food? 42 00:02:22,018 --> 00:02:24,980 Do you know he's a he because boy armadillos are bigger than girls? 43 00:02:25,063 --> 00:02:26,147 Another good question. 44 00:02:26,231 --> 00:02:28,984 We don't know. That's how little we know. 45 00:02:29,067 --> 00:02:30,819 The scanners told me he's a he. 46 00:02:30,902 --> 00:02:33,905 Last question, what exactly is our mission today? 47 00:02:33,989 --> 00:02:37,701 Our mission is to figure out what they eat. 48 00:02:37,784 --> 00:02:39,411 Seems simple enough. 49 00:02:39,494 --> 00:02:41,538 Nothing about these little friends are simple. 50 00:02:41,621 --> 00:02:43,540 But if we can understand what they eat-- 51 00:02:43,623 --> 00:02:45,709 -Then we could help them? -Exactly. 52 00:02:45,792 --> 00:02:46,835 -[scratching] -[gasps] 53 00:02:46,918 --> 00:02:49,754 -[David] That little guy dug all of this? -[Jane] I don't know. 54 00:02:49,838 --> 00:02:53,675 Lots of animals burrow through the ground, making tunnels, like insects, frogs, 55 00:02:53,758 --> 00:02:55,760 rabbits, owls, foxes, penguins, wom-- 56 00:02:55,844 --> 00:02:59,139 -Is this a really long list? -Wombats. And yes, it is. 57 00:02:59,222 --> 00:03:01,099 There's a whole world underneath our feet 58 00:03:01,182 --> 00:03:03,518 that most people don't ever even think about. 59 00:03:03,602 --> 00:03:06,062 -[beeping] -And there's part of that world. 60 00:03:06,146 --> 00:03:07,731 -[squeaking] -[Jane] Here he comes. 61 00:03:09,149 --> 00:03:11,651 -And there he goes. -He's getting away. 62 00:03:11,735 --> 00:03:13,987 David, we need to increase our boring speed. 63 00:03:14,070 --> 00:03:17,449 Jane, I don't think being more boring will help us catch him. 64 00:03:17,532 --> 00:03:19,659 Boring is a fancy way of saying "digging." 65 00:03:20,243 --> 00:03:22,162 Like using animals' scientific names-- 66 00:03:22,245 --> 00:03:23,914 -What? -Nothing. 67 00:03:23,997 --> 00:03:25,498 Uh, increasing boring speed. 68 00:03:31,463 --> 00:03:33,215 -[alarm wailing] -Incoming rock! 69 00:03:34,507 --> 00:03:36,927 -Starting evasive maneuvers! -What? 70 00:03:37,010 --> 00:03:39,262 Fancy way of saying "getting out of the way!" 71 00:03:39,346 --> 00:03:42,265 -[exclaims] There he is! -[squealing] 72 00:03:42,349 --> 00:03:43,600 Another rock! 73 00:03:43,683 --> 00:03:45,518 Getting out of the way in three, two, one! 74 00:03:46,436 --> 00:03:47,979 -[David] Whoa! -[squealing] 75 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? 76 00:03:51,316 --> 00:03:52,400 [grunts] 77 00:03:54,903 --> 00:03:55,820 It's a dead end! 78 00:03:56,404 --> 00:03:58,114 Bad choice of words, Jane! 79 00:03:58,198 --> 00:04:01,326 Bad choice of words! 80 00:04:01,409 --> 00:04:03,328 -[squealing] -[alarm continues blaring] 81 00:04:06,081 --> 00:04:11,044 [screaming] 82 00:04:11,127 --> 00:04:12,587 We were so close. 83 00:04:12,671 --> 00:04:15,715 So close to getting flattened like pancakes or mud pies. 84 00:04:15,799 --> 00:04:17,675 Or those cartoons that get squished down super thin-- 85 00:04:17,759 --> 00:04:18,593 I get it. 86 00:04:18,677 --> 00:04:20,679 How are we supposed to follow that speedy armadillo? 87 00:04:20,762 --> 00:04:22,180 Or get around those rocks? 88 00:04:22,264 --> 00:04:24,140 Let's head upstairs and rethink our plan. 89 00:04:24,224 --> 00:04:27,143 Maybe next time Greybeard can be the one who almost gets squished? 90 00:04:27,227 --> 00:04:29,354 -[chatters] -[motor revving] 91 00:04:29,437 --> 00:04:31,273 Wait, what's that sound? 92 00:04:33,858 --> 00:04:34,859 Greybeard, climb up! 93 00:04:40,323 --> 00:04:41,575 [Jane] What's going on? 94 00:04:41,658 --> 00:04:42,784 Annisa. 95 00:04:43,910 --> 00:04:46,079 Hey, Jane. [sighing] Hey, David. 96 00:04:46,162 --> 00:04:48,039 Why are all these workers here? 97 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, 98 00:04:52,919 --> 00:04:55,130 or at least what we called the garden. 99 00:04:55,213 --> 00:04:56,840 -[both] What? -I know. 100 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 101 00:05:00,385 --> 00:05:02,512 and, well, look at it. 102 00:05:05,098 --> 00:05:07,183 They're getting rid of the trees and everything? 103 00:05:07,767 --> 00:05:08,935 They have to clear it all away 104 00:05:09,019 --> 00:05:11,438 if we're gonna pave over the ground with those patio stones. 105 00:05:11,521 --> 00:05:13,690 Pave over the ground? Cut down the trees? 106 00:05:13,773 --> 00:05:16,443 -They can't. -Unfortunately, they can. 107 00:05:16,526 --> 00:05:19,988 But what about all the squirrels and birds and raccoons that live in the trees? 108 00:05:20,071 --> 00:05:22,908 And what about all the insects and animals that live underground? 109 00:05:22,991 --> 00:05:24,618 This will trap them under the stones. 110 00:05:24,701 --> 00:05:27,913 Instead of destroying the garden, we need to bring it back to life. 111 00:05:27,996 --> 00:05:31,333 And that takes time, money and people who wanna do it. 112 00:05:31,917 --> 00:05:33,960 [sighs] I don't like this any more than you do. 113 00:05:34,044 --> 00:05:37,839 But most of the co-op members voted to pave over the garden. 114 00:05:37,923 --> 00:05:39,132 There's nothing we can do. 115 00:05:40,217 --> 00:05:41,301 Sorry. [sighs] 116 00:05:41,968 --> 00:05:44,095 Nobody's gonna listen to us, Jane. 117 00:05:44,179 --> 00:05:45,931 Then we're gonna have to make them listen. 118 00:05:46,014 --> 00:05:49,059 [chainsaw revs] 119 00:05:51,394 --> 00:05:52,437 [door opens] 120 00:05:53,063 --> 00:05:54,064 [Jane sighs] 121 00:05:54,147 --> 00:05:55,148 [David sighs] 122 00:05:55,232 --> 00:05:56,608 I don't believe this! 123 00:05:57,192 --> 00:05:58,443 Hello to you too. 124 00:05:58,526 --> 00:06:01,029 [sighs] Mom, I have terrible news. 125 00:06:01,655 --> 00:06:02,948 Did you do something? [sighs] 126 00:06:03,573 --> 00:06:04,491 Not yet. 127 00:06:04,574 --> 00:06:07,077 But we just found out that the building is destroying the garden. 128 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,080 And we still haven't figured out what the pink fairy armadillo eats. 129 00:06:10,664 --> 00:06:12,082 Those are connected somehow? 130 00:06:12,165 --> 00:06:13,833 In nature, everything is connected. 131 00:06:14,334 --> 00:06:16,920 The pink fairy armadillo burrows and lives underground. 132 00:06:17,003 --> 00:06:19,047 So, paving over the garden will hurt other insects 133 00:06:19,130 --> 00:06:20,799 and animals that live underground. 134 00:06:20,882 --> 00:06:24,219 -I see. [groans] Sort of. -I don't understand. 135 00:06:24,302 --> 00:06:26,137 Who'd want to do something like this? 136 00:06:28,515 --> 00:06:29,349 [sighs] Jane. 137 00:06:29,432 --> 00:06:31,059 What kind of person would want to destroy nature? 138 00:06:31,142 --> 00:06:32,352 [David] Jane. 139 00:06:32,435 --> 00:06:34,980 I can't even imagine why someone would agree to cut down trees 140 00:06:35,063 --> 00:06:36,147 and kill plants. 141 00:06:36,231 --> 00:06:37,482 They're living things too. 142 00:06:37,566 --> 00:06:38,817 -[sighs] -Jane. 143 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,612 Mom, is there something you wanna say? 144 00:06:45,824 --> 00:06:48,952 It takes money to fix up and maintain that old garden, 145 00:06:49,035 --> 00:06:51,496 and there's only so much in the building's budget. 146 00:06:51,580 --> 00:06:53,582 There are other places that money needs to go. 147 00:06:53,665 --> 00:06:56,042 It's our responsibility to take care of nature. 148 00:06:56,126 --> 00:07:00,088 It's also our responsibility to take care of the people who live in this building. 149 00:07:00,171 --> 00:07:03,091 The roof is leaking. There are toilets that don't flush, 150 00:07:03,174 --> 00:07:05,927 and the heat keeps quitting out for half of the building. 151 00:07:06,011 --> 00:07:07,888 You voted to get rid of the garden? 152 00:07:07,971 --> 00:07:10,640 I voted to make sure that we still have heat this winter. 153 00:07:10,724 --> 00:07:13,560 [gasps] Mom, gardens can't defend themselves. 154 00:07:13,643 --> 00:07:17,147 Unless they're filled with those Venus flytrap plants that eat bugs. 155 00:07:18,356 --> 00:07:21,776 But I don't think they grow in these parts, so… 156 00:07:22,944 --> 00:07:23,945 Thank you, David. 157 00:07:24,863 --> 00:07:26,031 [sighs] 158 00:07:26,114 --> 00:07:28,450 I'm gonna go to the bathroom. 159 00:07:30,619 --> 00:07:31,620 [Maria sighs] 160 00:07:32,579 --> 00:07:34,664 The people who voted to get rid of the garden 161 00:07:34,748 --> 00:07:36,791 didn't do it because they hate nature. 162 00:07:36,875 --> 00:07:39,377 They did it because they have to make hard choices. 163 00:07:40,170 --> 00:07:43,423 We could have either taken small bits of money out of everything 164 00:07:43,506 --> 00:07:45,592 or make one big choice. 165 00:07:47,427 --> 00:07:49,512 Why do I think you're not listening to me anymore? 166 00:07:49,596 --> 00:07:50,597 Small. 167 00:07:51,556 --> 00:07:53,183 [gasps, sighs] 168 00:07:56,061 --> 00:07:57,062 [laptop chimes] 169 00:07:57,145 --> 00:07:58,730 [sighs] 170 00:07:58,813 --> 00:08:00,106 [water running, stops] 171 00:08:00,190 --> 00:08:03,193 David, the pink fairy armadillo could get around the rocks underground 172 00:08:03,276 --> 00:08:05,445 because it was smaller than a digging machine, right? 173 00:08:05,528 --> 00:08:06,363 So? 174 00:08:06,947 --> 00:08:10,492 So if we wanna keep up with the pink fairy and move around those rocks, 175 00:08:10,575 --> 00:08:12,702 we'll have to get even smaller than we already are. 176 00:08:12,786 --> 00:08:14,746 But what about saving the garden? 177 00:08:16,122 --> 00:08:18,917 I don't know how to do that yet. 178 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,254 But if we can keep up with the pink fairy armadillo, 179 00:08:22,337 --> 00:08:23,380 we can find out what he eats. 180 00:08:23,463 --> 00:08:25,465 And maybe that will help us help the animals 181 00:08:25,549 --> 00:08:26,967 that live underground in the garden. 182 00:08:27,050 --> 00:08:28,009 [chainsaw revs] 183 00:08:28,093 --> 00:08:29,719 -[gasps] -[David] What's that noise? 184 00:08:30,428 --> 00:08:31,429 [gasps] 185 00:08:32,429 --> 00:08:33,932 We don't have a second to waste. 186 00:08:45,443 --> 00:08:47,279 We have to get around that huge rock. 187 00:08:47,362 --> 00:08:48,655 On it. Get ready. 188 00:08:48,738 --> 00:08:51,324 We're about to shrink down even smaller than the pink fairy. 189 00:08:56,913 --> 00:09:00,083 [sighs] It's a lot easier to get through the ground at this size. 190 00:09:00,166 --> 00:09:02,627 I hope we find the pink fairy armadillo again soon. 191 00:09:11,011 --> 00:09:12,721 We just lost all power to our main engines. 192 00:09:12,804 --> 00:09:15,140 Is that a fancy way of saying "we're stuck"? 193 00:09:16,016 --> 00:09:17,058 We're stuck. 194 00:09:17,142 --> 00:09:18,268 [scratching] 195 00:09:18,351 --> 00:09:19,352 Did you hear that? 196 00:09:19,436 --> 00:09:21,771 -That super scary, scratchy sound? -[chomping] 197 00:09:21,855 --> 00:09:23,481 -Yes. Yes, I do. -[squealing] 198 00:09:23,565 --> 00:09:25,525 Do you think it's the pink fairy armadillo? 199 00:09:26,276 --> 00:09:28,028 Time to press some buttons. 200 00:09:28,111 --> 00:09:30,196 Beep, boop, beep, boop, beep-- 201 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:31,448 [squealing] 202 00:09:31,531 --> 00:09:32,490 David, look. 203 00:09:33,825 --> 00:09:36,119 -[David] Oh, it's just an ant. -[chirping] 204 00:09:36,202 --> 00:09:38,413 A really, really big ant. 205 00:09:38,496 --> 00:09:42,417 But we can deal with just one ant. Right, Jane? 206 00:09:42,500 --> 00:09:44,294 [metal squeaking] 207 00:09:44,377 --> 00:09:46,338 Where there's one ant, there's always more. 208 00:09:46,421 --> 00:09:48,548 [metal squeaking continues] 209 00:09:51,051 --> 00:09:53,178 Maybe I shrunk us a bit too small? 210 00:09:54,846 --> 00:09:56,306 -[metal bangs] -[both scream] 211 00:09:56,389 --> 00:09:58,308 -[squealing] -[alarm blaring] 212 00:09:59,392 --> 00:10:01,937 [both scream, pant] 213 00:10:02,020 --> 00:10:03,980 -You okay? -I didn't know ants would be that strong. 214 00:10:04,064 --> 00:10:05,857 Ants may be small, but they're super strong. 215 00:10:05,941 --> 00:10:08,526 They can lift more than ten times their own body weight. 216 00:10:08,610 --> 00:10:11,154 And when they work together, they're even stronger. 217 00:10:11,238 --> 00:10:12,614 Tell me about it. 218 00:10:12,697 --> 00:10:14,783 Since we didn't find the pink fairy armadillo yet, 219 00:10:14,866 --> 00:10:17,661 I wonder if there's a way to save the garden by doing what ants do. 220 00:10:18,245 --> 00:10:19,371 Bite the workers? 221 00:10:19,454 --> 00:10:22,207 Not exactly. Come on. We've got to go back outside. 222 00:10:27,337 --> 00:10:32,259 [Annisa] Hey, gonna try and replant some of these in my apartment. [sighs] 223 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, 224 00:10:36,054 --> 00:10:37,973 but I bet there's a lot of people who don't. 225 00:10:38,056 --> 00:10:39,182 Yeah, I don't. 226 00:10:39,266 --> 00:10:41,142 Jane doesn't. Greybeard doesn't. 227 00:10:41,226 --> 00:10:43,436 [chuckles] I wish that were enough. 228 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:45,647 And that votes from stuffies counted. 229 00:10:45,730 --> 00:10:48,233 If the people who agreed to this knew what this was doing 230 00:10:48,316 --> 00:10:51,319 to all the animals that live here, I know they'd change their minds. 231 00:10:51,945 --> 00:10:52,946 Look. 232 00:10:53,905 --> 00:10:57,742 "Nature can win if we give her a chance." 233 00:10:57,826 --> 00:10:59,077 Jane Goodall said that. 234 00:10:59,744 --> 00:11:02,497 Annisa, how do we give this garden a chance? 235 00:11:02,581 --> 00:11:04,583 Yeah. There's gotta be something we can do. 236 00:11:05,625 --> 00:11:07,460 I guess you could try a petition. 237 00:11:07,544 --> 00:11:10,130 I knew it. A petition. Of course. 238 00:11:10,797 --> 00:11:11,798 What's a petition? 239 00:11:11,882 --> 00:11:14,801 [chuckles] It's a request to change something. 240 00:11:15,552 --> 00:11:18,305 You ask people to sign it, and the more people you get to sign it, 241 00:11:18,388 --> 00:11:19,931 the more power it has. 242 00:11:20,515 --> 00:11:22,726 If you can get more than half of the co-op members 243 00:11:22,809 --> 00:11:24,477 to sign a petition to save the garden, 244 00:11:24,561 --> 00:11:26,438 -then I-- -You'd stop all this? 245 00:11:27,355 --> 00:11:30,275 Yes, but it's not easy getting people to… 246 00:11:30,358 --> 00:11:31,693 We'll get everyone. 247 00:11:31,776 --> 00:11:33,236 [chuckles] …to change their minds. 248 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,156 Plus, we'd need people who are willing to help take care of the garden. 249 00:11:36,239 --> 00:11:39,117 -We still don't have the money to do that. -We'll figure something out. 250 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:40,869 [chainsaw revs] 251 00:11:40,952 --> 00:11:41,953 Quickly. 252 00:11:48,168 --> 00:11:49,461 [sighs] 253 00:11:51,087 --> 00:11:52,297 Hi, Mr. Jin. 254 00:11:52,380 --> 00:11:54,466 [David] Can we talk to you about our garden petition? 255 00:11:56,676 --> 00:12:00,096 If we just put in a little hard work, we can save the garden. 256 00:12:00,180 --> 00:12:01,598 [dog whimpers] 257 00:12:02,557 --> 00:12:04,851 -No peeing on the garden, Pugsley. -[chuckles] 258 00:12:04,935 --> 00:12:05,852 [David chuckles] 259 00:12:07,187 --> 00:12:10,482 So all those poor little animals, they'd be trapped? 260 00:12:10,565 --> 00:12:11,399 Insects too. 261 00:12:11,483 --> 00:12:13,360 Oh, well, I don't care too much for insects. 262 00:12:13,443 --> 00:12:14,903 Mostly animals. 263 00:12:14,986 --> 00:12:18,073 Well, if it's for the animals, of course. You bet. 264 00:12:23,411 --> 00:12:25,080 Don't worry. We don't need you to sing. 265 00:12:25,163 --> 00:12:28,416 We just need you to sign this, so we can save the garden. 266 00:12:28,500 --> 00:12:30,043 [David] And the pink fairy armadillos. 267 00:12:30,961 --> 00:12:32,837 Think about it. You're hanging out underground, 268 00:12:32,921 --> 00:12:35,298 minding your own business and, out of nowhere, 269 00:12:35,382 --> 00:12:39,302 a construction team starts digging up your place and ruining everything. 270 00:12:39,386 --> 00:12:42,430 -"Ah, no! Help us!" -[chuckles] 271 00:12:42,514 --> 00:12:44,516 Nature can win if we give her a chance. 272 00:12:44,599 --> 00:12:46,935 Wow. I wish I'd known about this before. 273 00:12:47,018 --> 00:12:49,354 Sure. Uh, we'd love to help save the garden. 274 00:12:51,231 --> 00:12:53,567 -Do you like gardening? -And volunteering? 275 00:12:55,068 --> 00:12:57,612 -Uh, sure. Yeah. -I-- I-- I like it. Yeah. 276 00:12:58,113 --> 00:12:58,947 [knocking] 277 00:13:00,574 --> 00:13:01,908 Hello, Ms… 278 00:13:02,617 --> 00:13:04,619 -Garcia. -Ms. Garcia. 279 00:13:04,703 --> 00:13:06,538 My name is Jane and I'm collecting signatures 280 00:13:06,621 --> 00:13:08,623 to stop our garden from being destroyed. 281 00:13:08,707 --> 00:13:12,168 Really? Do you have enough money to put in a new one and maintain it? 282 00:13:12,252 --> 00:13:14,462 I'm glad you asked that. We're putting in a natural garden 283 00:13:14,546 --> 00:13:16,381 that doesn't need a lot of work to take care of. 284 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. 285 00:13:19,676 --> 00:13:22,345 We even have a list of volunteers who are going to pitch in. 286 00:13:23,263 --> 00:13:25,473 So, would you sign our petition, please? 287 00:13:27,058 --> 00:13:28,268 I'd love to. 288 00:13:30,145 --> 00:13:31,271 And volunteer? 289 00:13:31,354 --> 00:13:32,689 Yeah, no. 290 00:13:33,315 --> 00:13:36,526 [chuckles] But I have an incredible daughter who'd love to help out. 291 00:13:37,193 --> 00:13:38,194 [chuckles] 292 00:13:38,945 --> 00:13:40,530 Wait! Stop! 293 00:13:40,614 --> 00:13:42,782 -[pants] Annisa, we've got it! -[chainsaw stops] 294 00:13:42,866 --> 00:13:44,200 Got w-what? 295 00:13:44,284 --> 00:13:47,203 -The signatures for the petition. -We all wanna keep the garden, 296 00:13:47,287 --> 00:13:49,039 and garden volunteers will take care of it. 297 00:13:49,122 --> 00:13:53,543 [sighs, inhales sharply] Uh, you still need one more signature. 298 00:13:56,713 --> 00:13:57,797 [sighs] 299 00:13:58,548 --> 00:14:00,967 There. Now you've got everyone. 300 00:14:02,135 --> 00:14:04,012 We're keeping the garden. 301 00:14:04,095 --> 00:14:06,556 -[workers cheering, whistling] -No way. 302 00:14:07,057 --> 00:14:08,433 You got Mr. Jin to sign? 303 00:14:08,516 --> 00:14:10,685 [Jane] He even said he'd help with the garden committee. 304 00:14:11,186 --> 00:14:13,772 We'll take care of it, all of us. 305 00:14:15,148 --> 00:14:16,149 I promise. 306 00:14:16,733 --> 00:14:17,859 Nice work, kiddos. 307 00:14:19,319 --> 00:14:22,781 You know, I never stopped to think about everything living under the ground. 308 00:14:23,448 --> 00:14:25,408 I guess they need a home like us too, right? 309 00:14:27,827 --> 00:14:30,413 That's what the pink fairy armadillo needs. A home. 310 00:14:30,497 --> 00:14:32,916 One that's far away from roads and construction. 311 00:14:32,999 --> 00:14:35,585 If we find it, maybe we can find out what he eats. 312 00:14:35,669 --> 00:14:37,712 -It's time to get back to our mission. -Let's go. 313 00:14:44,094 --> 00:14:45,095 [chuckles] 314 00:14:45,178 --> 00:14:47,097 -[squealing] -[metal squeaking] 315 00:14:47,180 --> 00:14:50,433 If we're gonna get away from these ants and find the pink fairy armadillo, 316 00:14:50,517 --> 00:14:52,477 we need to reroute power to the main engines. 317 00:14:52,561 --> 00:14:53,770 Aye, aye, Captain. 318 00:14:53,853 --> 00:14:56,481 Power to engines at 75%. 319 00:14:56,982 --> 00:15:00,652 -[beeping, whirring] -Eighty. One hundred percent. All right. 320 00:15:00,735 --> 00:15:02,362 We're good. Punch it. 321 00:15:03,822 --> 00:15:05,740 [squealing] 322 00:15:08,201 --> 00:15:09,786 There's something coming up ahead, Jane. 323 00:15:09,869 --> 00:15:11,204 Forward, full speed. 324 00:15:14,624 --> 00:15:16,084 -Ah! -[crashes] 325 00:15:18,336 --> 00:15:21,256 [squealing] 326 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:23,675 Back! Back, full speed. 327 00:15:23,758 --> 00:15:27,846 -More ants. Way more ants. -We're in the middle of an ant colony. 328 00:15:27,929 --> 00:15:29,306 [chirping, squealing] 329 00:15:30,015 --> 00:15:31,182 Back up, back up! 330 00:15:31,266 --> 00:15:33,560 [whirring] 331 00:15:33,643 --> 00:15:35,979 [grunts] There's another rock behind us. 332 00:15:36,062 --> 00:15:37,397 And angry ants in front of us. 333 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,107 [squealing] 334 00:15:40,191 --> 00:15:41,484 We're trapped. 335 00:15:42,068 --> 00:15:43,653 [squeaking] 336 00:15:43,737 --> 00:15:46,072 [gasps] The pink fairy armadillo. 337 00:15:46,781 --> 00:15:48,033 [squeaking] 338 00:15:49,034 --> 00:15:50,410 -[squeaking] -[squealing] 339 00:15:50,493 --> 00:15:52,996 He saved us, and he's an anteater. 340 00:15:53,997 --> 00:15:55,540 Mission accomplished. 341 00:15:55,624 --> 00:15:58,209 Do you know how rare it is to see something like this? 342 00:15:58,293 --> 00:16:00,086 Almost as rare as seeing a real fairy? 343 00:16:01,087 --> 00:16:02,881 Maybe not that rare. 344 00:16:03,465 --> 00:16:05,884 -[squeaking] -[David] Why did he stop? 345 00:16:05,967 --> 00:16:07,636 Because he's home. 346 00:16:08,386 --> 00:16:09,554 Listen, David. 347 00:16:09,638 --> 00:16:12,724 No cars. No road. No construction. 348 00:16:12,807 --> 00:16:13,892 Nothing. 349 00:16:13,975 --> 00:16:17,270 But he is close to his food, ants. 350 00:16:17,354 --> 00:16:19,522 [sighs] Now that we know the pink fairy armadillos 351 00:16:19,606 --> 00:16:21,858 live close to where they eat, we can learn more about them. 352 00:16:21,942 --> 00:16:24,194 -And protect them. -Exactly. 353 00:16:24,277 --> 00:16:25,278 -[snoring] -[gasps] 354 00:16:29,366 --> 00:16:30,450 We should let him sleep. 355 00:16:33,370 --> 00:16:34,579 N-Night. 356 00:16:38,083 --> 00:16:39,876 [people chattering] 357 00:16:43,505 --> 00:16:49,427 You know, I gotta say I really dig that we're all giving nature a chance. 358 00:16:49,511 --> 00:16:52,222 -I see what you did there. -[Annisa chuckles] 359 00:16:52,931 --> 00:16:54,057 What's wrong, Jane? 360 00:16:54,766 --> 00:16:56,101 I'm happy we saved the garden, 361 00:16:56,184 --> 00:16:58,270 but I'm worried about the pink fairy armadillo. 362 00:16:58,353 --> 00:17:02,107 The-- What's a pink fairy armadillo? I've never heard of it. 363 00:17:02,190 --> 00:17:03,608 Most people haven't. 364 00:17:03,692 --> 00:17:06,652 It's a cool armadillo that looks like a hamster with pink sushi on its back. 365 00:17:06,736 --> 00:17:08,572 It eats ants and makes burrows. 366 00:17:09,072 --> 00:17:10,407 They're endangered. 367 00:17:10,489 --> 00:17:12,409 Well, petitions are one way to start change, 368 00:17:12,492 --> 00:17:14,494 but just talking to people can help too. 369 00:17:15,286 --> 00:17:17,997 It's like with the insects and animals under the garden. 370 00:17:18,081 --> 00:17:21,083 If people don't talk about them, then people won't know they need our help. 371 00:17:21,584 --> 00:17:22,878 You're right, Annisa. 372 00:17:23,460 --> 00:17:25,881 David, our pink fairy armadillo mission isn't over yet. 373 00:17:25,964 --> 00:17:27,299 It isn't? 374 00:17:27,382 --> 00:17:29,342 We'll be back to help with the garden, Annisa. 375 00:17:29,426 --> 00:17:31,386 -Come on. -[David panting] 376 00:17:31,469 --> 00:17:32,470 [Annisa chuckles] Bye. 377 00:17:32,554 --> 00:17:33,555 [Jane] Bye! 378 00:17:35,390 --> 00:17:36,600 [knocking] 379 00:17:38,977 --> 00:17:40,020 Coming. 380 00:17:43,148 --> 00:17:45,483 Have you ever heard that nature can win if we give her a chance? 381 00:17:46,443 --> 00:17:48,445 Well, so can the pink fairy armadillo. 382 00:17:49,321 --> 00:17:51,448 It's an endangered species that needs our help. 383 00:17:52,032 --> 00:17:53,575 Well, how can I help? 384 00:17:58,663 --> 00:18:01,249 -[Jane] Help save the armadillos. -[Greybeard chatters] 385 00:18:02,959 --> 00:18:03,960 [knocking] 386 00:18:04,044 --> 00:18:07,005 Mom, can you let David in? He's late. 387 00:18:07,088 --> 00:18:08,089 [Maria] For what? 388 00:18:08,173 --> 00:18:11,092 -Our call with Mariella Superina. -[Maria] Who's that? 389 00:18:11,176 --> 00:18:12,844 The pink fairy armadillo expert. 390 00:18:12,928 --> 00:18:15,263 She lives in Argentina and she's calling us right now. 391 00:18:15,347 --> 00:18:17,515 -[bell chiming] -[Maria] Okay. Okay, I'm hurrying. 392 00:18:18,266 --> 00:18:19,351 Hi, Mariella. 393 00:18:19,434 --> 00:18:20,435 Hi, Jane. 394 00:18:21,353 --> 00:18:22,479 Where's David? 395 00:18:22,562 --> 00:18:24,981 We just finished telling our neighbors about the pink fairy armadillo. 396 00:18:25,065 --> 00:18:27,817 [panting] Sorry I'm late. 397 00:18:27,901 --> 00:18:30,195 -We have a lot of neighbors. -[chuckles] 398 00:18:30,278 --> 00:18:33,156 We realized most people have never heard about pink fairy armadillos 399 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,158 when we did a mission tracking one underground. 400 00:18:35,242 --> 00:18:38,036 Sounds like a big adventure. Did you find a pink fairy armadillo? 401 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:39,913 [chuckles] We did. It was adorable. 402 00:18:39,996 --> 00:18:43,541 I mean, the ants he was eating didn't think so, but me and David did. 403 00:18:43,625 --> 00:18:45,835 -So cute. -Did he look like this? 404 00:18:45,919 --> 00:18:47,337 [Jane chuckles] Exactly like that. 405 00:18:47,420 --> 00:18:50,048 And why don't more people know about pink fairy armadillos? 406 00:18:50,131 --> 00:18:51,424 Well, let me show you a map. 407 00:18:51,508 --> 00:18:54,511 They only live in Argentina and they live underground, 408 00:18:54,594 --> 00:18:57,556 so it's extremely difficult to find them and to study them. 409 00:18:57,639 --> 00:18:59,933 How did pink fairy armadillos get their name? 410 00:19:00,016 --> 00:19:02,894 Because, to be honest, they don't really look like fairies. 411 00:19:03,436 --> 00:19:04,646 No wings. 412 00:19:04,729 --> 00:19:08,858 Pink fairy comes from the word "fair," which means small or little, 413 00:19:08,942 --> 00:19:11,236 and "pink" because of their shell. 414 00:19:11,319 --> 00:19:12,445 Why are they pink? 415 00:19:12,529 --> 00:19:15,448 [Mariella] The shell is a paler pink because they draw all the blood 416 00:19:15,532 --> 00:19:18,910 into their body to keep it warm, and when it's very hot, 417 00:19:18,994 --> 00:19:22,706 they just release the blood into the shell and then it's pinker. 418 00:19:22,789 --> 00:19:24,082 [chuckles] That's so cool. 419 00:19:24,165 --> 00:19:25,375 And sometimes hot. 420 00:19:26,126 --> 00:19:27,544 -Get it? -[chuckles] 421 00:19:27,627 --> 00:19:28,753 [chuckles] 422 00:19:28,837 --> 00:19:30,171 How do they get hot? 423 00:19:30,255 --> 00:19:32,966 When they're digging, it stands on its hind legs 424 00:19:33,049 --> 00:19:35,844 and uses the tip of the tail as a fifth leg, 425 00:19:35,927 --> 00:19:39,347 so they can stand up and it can dig with more strength. 426 00:19:39,431 --> 00:19:42,183 It's amazing that something so small can do that. 427 00:19:42,267 --> 00:19:46,104 Well, even its bum plate has an important role when it is digging. 428 00:19:46,730 --> 00:19:47,856 Let me show you. 429 00:19:47,939 --> 00:19:49,316 See how it digs? 430 00:19:49,399 --> 00:19:53,069 And it pushes the sand back with its bum plate. 431 00:19:53,153 --> 00:19:55,322 And so it frees space in front of it. 432 00:19:55,405 --> 00:19:57,574 Wow. I don't think my bum can do that. 433 00:19:57,657 --> 00:19:58,700 [chuckles] 434 00:19:58,783 --> 00:20:00,035 Did you always like armadillos? 435 00:20:00,118 --> 00:20:02,412 [Mariella] I was 18 when I saw my first armadillo 436 00:20:02,495 --> 00:20:04,539 and I didn't even know that they existed. 437 00:20:04,623 --> 00:20:08,418 Thirty years later, I'm still doing research on armadillos, 438 00:20:08,501 --> 00:20:10,420 and I've dedicated my life to them. 439 00:20:10,503 --> 00:20:12,547 [David] That one's huge. 440 00:20:12,631 --> 00:20:13,924 [Jane] Armadillos are so cool. 441 00:20:14,007 --> 00:20:16,426 [Mariella] Even the tiniest and oddest-looking animal 442 00:20:16,509 --> 00:20:17,969 deserves to be studied. 443 00:20:18,053 --> 00:20:20,180 They're just as important and need our help 444 00:20:20,263 --> 00:20:21,806 with the things that are hurting them. 445 00:20:21,890 --> 00:20:24,017 What's hurting the pink fairy armadillos? 446 00:20:24,100 --> 00:20:27,103 [Mariella] First of all, people capture it and try to keep it as a pet. 447 00:20:27,187 --> 00:20:32,108 But also climate change is another problem, and they're losing their habitat. 448 00:20:32,192 --> 00:20:35,362 If it rains more, then their burrows get flooded. 449 00:20:35,445 --> 00:20:36,947 What can we do to help them? 450 00:20:37,030 --> 00:20:39,324 Think globally and act locally. 451 00:20:39,407 --> 00:20:42,911 There are so many tiny creatures that live around you 452 00:20:42,994 --> 00:20:48,124 that you may not even know about, so go outside, enjoy nature, 453 00:20:48,208 --> 00:20:53,588 look for the tiny little creatures and just watch them and enjoy them. 454 00:20:53,672 --> 00:20:54,923 Don't take them home. 455 00:20:55,006 --> 00:20:57,384 Wild animals shouldn't be kept as-as pets. 456 00:20:57,467 --> 00:20:59,511 We will definitely do all that. 457 00:20:59,594 --> 00:21:02,180 Absolutely. I want them to live forever. 458 00:21:02,264 --> 00:21:05,559 Thanks so much for talking to us about pink fairy armadillos, Mariella. 459 00:21:05,642 --> 00:21:06,726 [Mariella] Thank you. 460 00:21:06,810 --> 00:21:11,189 And remember, keep them in your heart and leave them in the wild. 461 00:21:11,773 --> 00:21:14,734 -Bye-bye! -[Jane, David] Bye, Mariella! 462 00:21:14,818 --> 00:21:16,111 [laptop chimes] 463 00:21:28,832 --> 00:21:31,543 -[squealing] -Wait, is that an ant? 464 00:21:31,626 --> 00:21:33,003 [gasps] They found us! 465 00:21:33,086 --> 00:21:34,379 Quick. To the digging machine. 466 00:21:36,548 --> 00:21:38,967 ["One Step Closer" playing]