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"Desert Elves", sometimes styled as "The Desert Elves", is the 24th episode of the second season of Wild Kratts, originally airing on PBS Kids on November 18, 2013.[1] Overall, it is the 64th episode of the series. The episode was written and directed by Chris Kratt.

In this episode, Koki and Jimmy are heading to town to get some supplies, when their Hover Bike runs out of fuel, and they are stranded in the Sonoran Desert. Although the Kratt brothers and Aviva are unable to track them, Jimmy's collection of seeds left a trail from the Tortuga to him and Koki's current location, and the brothers follow it by Buzz Bike. But as the seeds, which they find out to be jumping beans, jump farther apart, and night approaches, they decide to switch methods and rely on the keen hearing and sharp vision of the elf owl.

Plot[]

The episode begins with a live action segment. The Kratt brothers walk around in the Sonoran Desert and find various animals that have adapted to live in the Desert. Afterwards, they ask their "What if?" question and the show transitions into the cartoon segment.

Koki and Jimmy (who is holding onto his collection of seeds) are speeding across the Sonoran Desert via Hover Bike for a supply run. The whole time, the bag of seeds are being spilled all over the place on the route to town.

Back at the Tortuga, Aviva is cleaning up Jimmy Z's seeds. The Kratt brothers beg Aviva to make an Elf Owl Creature Power Suit. Aviva grudgingly agrees and asks them to gather information. Later, Chris and Martin don a saguaro cactus disguise to get closer to an elf owl. They approach a real cactus, and an owl appears from within a cavity. While Martin scans the owl as it preens, it loses a feather. However, the feather floats away. They try grabbing it, but they end up rolling into cacti.

Koki and Jimmy's Hover Bike loses fuel, and they are stranded in the Sonoran Desert. Meanwhile, the elf owl lands on Chris's head. Martin names the owl Elfis, but then, Aviva calls and realizes that Koki and Jimmy are not back at the Tortuga. The Kratt brothers return to the Tortuga, where Chris notices the trail of seeds originating Jimmy's seed collection. The Kratt brothers get on their Buzz Bikes and follow the trail, believing that they will find Koki and Jimmy.

Eventually, the trail of seeds start dispersing. The Kratt brothers stop and find out that the seeds are jumping beans. One enters a hole inhabited by a burrowing owl, which Chris mistakes for a rattlesnake at one point. And then, Aviva calls and tells them why jumping beans jump. Inside each jumping bean is a caterpillar. When the bean gets too hot, the caterpillar spasms and jumps to a cooler spot. Realizing that they are running out of time, the Kratt brothers immediately get on their Buzz Bikes and return to searching for Koki and Jimmy.

But then, night falls and the Kratt brothers can not see the jumping beans on the ground anymore. Elfis then lands on Martin's head. This reminds them that an Elf Owl Creature Power Suit may be the key to saving Koki and Jimmy. Aviva is sadly reminded that Jimmy isn't here to teleport the finished discs, so she does it herself. The Kratt brothers then activate their newly acquired Elf Owl Powers. They follow the jumping bean trail, which is now visible to them again.

Meanwhile, Jimmy's jumping bean collection hatches and moths start fluttering into the air like a billowing smoke signal. Unfortunately, the Hover Bike sends Koki and Jimmy tumbling into a chasm where it seems like no one will be able to find them now.

The Kratt brothers arrive at the end of the trail, but there's no sign of their friends. So they decide to keep going in the direction towards town and see if they can find them. But then, they hear the growling sound of Jimmy's stomach and follow to the chasm. They find Koki and Jimmy, and later, Aviva arrives in the Tortuga to pull them out of the hole, and the team reunites. As for the Kratt brothers, they along with Elfis retire in the hole of a saguaro cactus for some much-needed rest.

The show transitions into the concluding live action segment. The Kratt brothers and a scientist set up an owl trap at a burrowing owl burrow. They trap one, take measurements, and tag it. After releasing the owl, the Kratt brothers conclude the episode by saying "Keep on creature adventuring; we'll see you on the creature trail!"

Characters[]

Animals[]

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Elfis the elf owl

Animation[]

​Note: Featured animals are in bold.

Live Action[]

Note: Live action and mentioned animals are linked to Wikipedia.

Trivia []

  • This is the second episode where Aviva teleports a disc.

Key Facts and Creature Moments[]

  • The elf owl is the smallest owl in the world.
  • An elf owl's huge eyes allow it to collect large amounts of light. The two concave areas surrounding its eyes, and the position of its ears, allow it to collect plenty of sound.
  • Burrowing owls use old ground squirrel holes as their homes. So do rattlesnakes, so any holes could have a ground squirrel, a rattlesnake, or a burrowing owl living in it.
  • A burrowing owl imitates the sound of a rattlesnake when a big predator pokes around its home.
  • Jumping beans are really caterpillars of the jumping bean moth that live inside the seeds of a Sebastiania bush. When the bean containing a larva is exposed to heat, the larva spasms, and the bean hops away.
  • When a sound comes in, the big round disc-shaped face of the owl works like a huge satellite dish, collecting as much of the sound as possible. Owl ears are hidden under their feathers. The left ear is lower while the right ear is higher. That helps the owl pinpoint exactly where the sound is coming from.
  • An owl can hear an insect skittling in the leaf litter from 75 feet away.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. "Wild Kratts - The Desert Elves." KET. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
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