- This page is about the episode. For the species of salamander, see Fire Salamander.
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"Fire Salamander" is the 5th episode of Season 5 of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 121st episode of the series overall. It premiered on November 8, 2017.
Synopsis[]
After seeing a fire salamander crawling out of a fire in the Black Forest, the Kratt brothers set off to solve the mystery of the fire salamander's life cycle. They also have to stop Donita and Dabio from capturing 1,000 of them for her bodysuit plan, and even save Chris.
Plot[]
Characters[]
Animals[]
Animation[]
Note: Featured animals are in bold.
- Fire salamander: Flame, Sparker
- Red slug
- European house spider (called spider)
- Earthworm (called worm)
- European hedgehog
- Eurasian lynx
- American red squirrel
- Red fox
- White-tailed deer
- Peregrine falcon
Computer Images[]
Live Action[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.
Trivia[]
- This is the second episode to feature an amphibian, the first being "Aquafrog".
- This is the first time that Aviva uses the Peregrine Falcon Power Suit.
- Starting from this episode, Aviva's Creature Power Suit and Gloves are adapted to her body structure.
- This episode shows that Donita's mannequins can be put back together, unlike Zachbots.
- This is the sixth time that Aviva has activated a Creature Power Suit.
- This is the first time Donita captures Chris.
- It is revealed Martin carries around ancient texts in his backpack.
- This is the first time Donita has tried to kill the animals she captured, as she wanted to skin the salamanders to use in her fire-proof bodysuit.
- Ironically, had her plan worked, it would have resulted in her downfall as well, as she would have been burned during her fashion show.
Key Facts and Creature Moments[]
- Fire salamanders use their eyeballs to swallow their food.
- A fire salamander spraying poison into a hedgehog's face.
- Fire salamanders like to hide in cool wet wood. The reason why they appear to emerge from fire is because they are escaping the heat. They aren't immune to fire as their name suggests.