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"Baby Tooth & Kid Musky" is the 21st episode of Season 4 of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 113th episode of the series overall. It premiered on April 12, 2017.

Synopsis[]

While exploring the Arctic tundra, Chris and Martin are really excited to find their favorite arctic animals. The Arctic wolf for Chris and the musk ox for Martin but the only problem is they don't know which one to explore first. They meet Kid Musky the musk ox calf and Baby Tooth the Arctic wolf pup. Later, they must defend Kid Musky against Baby Tooth's pack.

Plot[]

The episode begins with the Kratt brothers at Wolf Conservation Center in New York, visiting some Arctic wolves. After taking some time to discuss the predator/prey relationships between different creatures, they wonder what it would be like to be in the middle of the Arctic wolf and musk oxen battle for survival, and the show transitions into the cartoon segment.

The Tortuga is flying over a green, summery Arctic tundra with Chris and Martin seeing the view on the ship's outer shell with Gecko Power. Of course, the bros wouldn't have these powers without the tokay gecko shed skin from Chris's Creature Souvenir Collection, a small box of creature treasures that Chris has collected throughout his adventures. But today, Martin is eager to touch down on the tundra to explore some musk oxen; his favorite arctic animal. Chris is ready to go too, except he wants to see his favorite arctic creature: the Arctic wolf. So, the rest of the Wild Kratts take a vote. Jimmy Z sides with Chris to explore the Arctic wolf while Koki chooses the musk ox with Martin, leaving Aviva as the tiebreaker. The inventor is conflicted to decide, especially since the bros want her to make Creature Power Suits of each creature. So Koki suggests that Chris and Martin go see the creatures themselves so that Aviva can eventually come to a decision. So the bros go their separate ways (not before Chris takes his souvenir collection with him) to go find the arctic animals they each favor most.

Martin touches down on the tundra where a herd of musk oxen are grazing and meets a little musk ox calf. The older Kratt brother names the calf Kid Musky and the two of start playfully headbutting each other. Aviva loves how adorable Martin's new friend is and how cool musk oxen are in general, and is eager to start programming Musk Ox Powers right away until Jimmy stops and encourages her to check on Chris.

Meanwhile, Chris has found a small pack of gorgeous Arctic wolves which includes a very cute wolf pup. While playing with Chris, he loses one of his baby teeth and the younger Kratt brother names him Baby Tooth. He puts the fallen tooth in his Creature Souvenir Collection as a token to remind him of the friendship he's made with the wolf pup. Aviva can't stop fawning over watching Baby Tooth and decides to make Arctic Wolf Powers, completely disregarding Martin and the musk oxen. It seems that Koki's plan has backfired and now it's even harder for her friend to choose between Arctic wolves and musk oxen.

Martin needs to get back to the Tortuga so he convince Aviva to focus her attention on programming Musk Ox Power, but Kid Musky isn't easy to say goodbye to even though Martin will come back before too long. He can only watch as Martin leaves the herd and makes his way to the Tortuga.

Aviva is in a bind between the two creatures she's seen and needs a reason to go with one over the other. And then, Chris who recognizes that his friend is struggling, calls in and says that because Arctic wolves are very closely related gray wolves; Aviva can modify Gray Wolf Power with Arctic wolf features in a fast amount of time. With that out of the way, Aviva can have more time to make the Musk Ox Disc for Martin. Everybody wins. This has just made the inventor's problem a whole lot easier.

Meanwhile, Martin is on his way back to HQ when Kid Musky comes up from behind. The little calf isn't supposed to wander from his herd all by himself. Unfortunately, neither of them remember the way back to the herd and when Martin tries to call the Tortuga, his Creature Pod dies. The two of them are now lost with no communication whatsoever.

Back at the den site of the Arctic wolves, the pack is ready to embark on a hunting trip. But Baby Tooth being too young, has to stay behind. And as much as Chris wants to stay with his little friend, he's eager to join the pack on the hunt. Luckily for him, the Arctic Wolf Disc is ready to go so Jimmy teleports the newly made disc and the younger Kratt brother activates Arctic Wolf Power. With wolf stamina, Chris is able to keep up with the pack with ease.

Now that she had Arctic Wolf Power out of the way, Aviva can devote her time to making the Musk Ox Disc. But as she's doing so, Koki is having difficulties contacting Martin. Aviva assumes that his Creature Pod probably died while out on the field, considering how often he forgets to put on charge. With the Musk Ox Disc almost complete, Martin definitely won't want to miss out on that.

Martin and Kid Musky are now wandering the plains of the tundra in hopes of finding somebody who could help them. And if the older Kratt brother knows Aviva, she's already working on programming Musk Ox Power. He finds himself lucky that he was able to send all the necessary information on musk oxen before loading all communication with the Tortuga. But all of a sudden, an Arctic wolf appears from over the hill along with a whole pack. And that's not all. Chris is with them to, donning his new Arctic Wolf Powers. The bros are now smack dab in the middle of the predator/prey relationship between the Arctic wolves and musk oxen. Awkward, right? Martin is determined to protect Kid Musky, but what good can a normal human do against nearly half a dozen wolves? Chris tries to coax the pack into not hunting the little musk ox calf while still being aware that predators hunting prey is just a normal part of nature. But then, he thinks about cute Baby Tooth; who needs to eat or else he'll starve. Meanwhile, Martin knows that the musk oxen defense strategy is strength in numbers. But right now the only thing standing between the closing wolves and a terrible end is one human and one musk ox calf. But then, a Musk Ox Power Disc is teleported to the blue Kratt brother, courtesy of the Wild Kratts crew.

Characters[]

Animals[]

Animation[]

Note: Featured animals are in bold.

Computer Images[]

Mentioned[]

Note: Mentioned animals are linked to Wikipedia.

Live Action[]

Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.

Trivia[]

  • Baby Tooth's pack brought a ptarmigan and an Arctic hare back to the den for him to eat. This is the only time these two species have been seen in Wild Kratts.

Key Facts and Creature Moments[]

  • Musk oxen look like oxen and cows, but their close relatives are really sheep and goats and act a lot more like sheep.
  • Baby musk oxen are sometimes called "calves" even though they really not even in the cow family. Since they're closer to the sheep and goat family, a baby musk ox should really be called a "lamb" or a "kid".
  • There can be up to 20 Arctic wolves in a pack.
  • Arctic wolves are different than grey wolves, but they're super close relatives. The main differences are only its thick white fur, smaller size, shorter ears and legs to deal with cold weather, and larger carnassial teeth.
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