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"A Bat in the Brownies" is the 28th episode of Season 1 of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 28th episode of the series overall. It premiered on October 24, 2011.
In this episode, the Wild Kratts find a little brown bat on a plate of Jimmy Z's brownies. Although their teammates are freaked out by this encounter, Martin and Chris try to convince them that bats, like little brown bats, are nothing to be afraid of.
Plot[]
The episode begins with a live-action segment. The Kratt brothers enter an abandoned mine and inside are little brown bats hanging from the ceiling. After getting a close look at the bats, they ask their "What if?" question, and the show transitions into the cartoon segment.
The Wild Kratts crew heads back to their Tortuga HQ before dark because Jimmy Z has finished baking his brownies. Unbeknownst to him, a small bat flies after a mosquito and ends up in his brownie pile. Jimmy brings his plate of brownies for the rest of the crew to partake. But when Martin takes his turn for the brownies, he grabs the bat. After realizing this before it is too late for the bat, Martin names the bat Bite-Size because the tiny brown bat is no bigger than Martin's hand. At first, the rest of the gang is not thrilled with the new little bat, especially Koki who calls him a very mean name, and the rest of the gang are terrified due to the bat attack and go hide. The brothers tell Jimmy that it was a bat attack, but the bat wasn't attacking him, but something that he wants it to attack. They explain to Jimmy that he has mosquito bites. Koki and Aviva explain that mosquitoes have been attacking them for days. They see the full bat attack and Aviva tells Jimmy that the bat was trying to catch a bug that was trying to suck Jimmy's blood. Aviva then admits that bats are cool. Jimmy does the same thing too, once the brothers mention the feeding nature of bats, including little brown bats, which eat mosquitoes. However, Koki still doesn't like bats. She only cares about her zucchini plants growing. Aviva creates a Bat Power Disc for the Kratt brothers. After activating their Creature Power Suits, the Kratt brothers miniaturize and follow Bite-Size as he flies out the Tortuga. Koki says goodbye and tells them not to come back anytime soon. Aviva explains to Koki that she used to think bats were creepy, but she now likes them because she got to know about them well. Koki says that her zucchini plants growing better would be cooler than bats.
The Kratt brothers follow Bite-Size to a dead, hollow tree with little brown bats inside after successfully evading a few predators. They quickly fall asleep, along with all the other bats inside the tree. Meanwhile, at the Tortuga, Koki reluctantly decides to check on the Kratt brothers. However, she finds out that a storm is passing over their location. Then, a lightning bolt strikes the tree with the bats inside, splitting it in two. Heartbroken about the bats' situation, Koki eventually regrets being mean to them and admits that they have to do something to save them. The Kratt brothers think of bat boxes just after the sun comes up and the bats flying away. They call on the Wild Kratts kids around North America for help and send them each a bat box blueprint. The plan works, and bats begin roosting in the bat boxes. Even Koki builds one for Bite-Size, who returns to the Tortuga and roosts in it.
The show transitions into the ending live-action segment, which shows the Kratt brothers and some kids building bat boxes and hanging them on trees. Afterward, the Kratt brothers conclude the episode by saying "Keep on creature adventuring; we'll see you on the creature trail!"
Characters[]
Animals[]
Animation[]
Note: Featured animals are in bold.
- Little Brown Bat: Bite-Size
- Northern House Mosquito (called mosquito)
- Largemouth Bass
- Eastern Screech Owl (called screech owl)
- Peregrine Falcon
- Raccoon
Live Action Images[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.
- Bent-winged bat
- Grey-headed flying fox (called fruit bat)
- Ghost bat
Mentioned[]
Note: Mentioned animals are linked to Wikipedia.
Trivia[]
- This is the third episode where a Wild Kratts member speaks negatively of an animal.
- It is unknown how Bite-Size and the bat box disappeared after this episode.
Key Facts and Creature Moments[]
- Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight.
- An inner look at the private life of a bats' hunting style.
- Most bats use echolocation to locate their prey and navigate in the dark. Bat echolocation works by the bat creating high pitched sounds that bounce off an object, in which the bat then hears the rebounded sound waves with their ears, allowing them to create a mental map using sound.
- A bat wing is like a giant hand with membranes attached to it which are built for flight.
- Most bats are nocturnal to avoid daytime predators.
- Bats drink water from the surfaces of rivers and lakes by taking small sips.
- In two hours, 833 little brown bats can eat 1,000,000 mosquitoes!