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"Tenrec Treasure Hunt" is the 22nd episode of Season 3 of Wild Kratts, originally airing on PBS Kids on July 8, 2015. Overall it is the 88th episode of the series. The episode was written and directed by Chris Kratt.

In this episode, the Wild Kratts wake up to find Chris missing, and instead find a messaging orb that he left behind. A hologram of Chris appears and tells them that he has been setting up a treasure hunt for them and has set clues around Madagascar. To complete the hunt, the crew has to find a total of five tenrecs, rodent-like animals that inhabit Madagascar.

Plot[]

The episode begins with a live-action segment. The Kratt brothers are in Madagascar. They watch as a ring-tailed mongoose searches for rodent-like animals called tenrecs. Afterward, they ask their "What if?" question, and the show transitions into the cartoon segment.

Martin wakes up the Wild Kratts crew while trying to find Chris. Suddenly a messaging orb beeps and projects a holographic image of Chris. The hologram tells the Wild Kratts crew that he has been preparing a treasure hunt involving rodent-like Madagascan animals called tenrecs. To complete the treasure hunt they have to find five species of tenrec. After it finishes telling them how to get to their first clue, the Wild Kratts zip-line down to the forest floor and find another messaging orb. A holographic Chris tells them to find a lemur "whose finger can point the way". The Wild Kratts guess that the lemur is an aye-aye. They climb up a nearby tree and find Goblin holding an Aye-aye Power Disc, which Martin uses to activate Aye-aye Power. Martin uses the power of the long third finger to tap wood and finds a hedgehog tenrec in a log on the ground. After letting it go he also finds a messaging orb in the log. A holographic Chris gives them coordinates to a location, and once they reach there they need to "sit in the bucket's mouth". The instructions lead them to a catapult constructed by the younger Kratt brother. The Wild Kratts sit in the bucket one at a time and are flung towards a net. They find a messaging orb hanging from a vine. A holographic Chris tells them to find an X and dig into the ground from there. The Wild Kratts find the Worm-Mobile on the center of the X and get in after miniaturizing. They burrow through to the dirt and enter a tunnel where they find a mole-like rice tenrec.

The Wild Kratts exit the tunnels and return to normal size. They find a flying machine (which was also built by Chris) and a messaging orb in its basket. A holographic Chris tells them to wind the lever on the machine five times, which is enough to take someone to the "ninth floor". Unfortunately, Martin doesn't hear the part about five turns and winds it twelve times, but it still gets the machine going. Once he reaches the canopy, he finds a lesser long-tailed tenrec. Martin activates Sifaka Lemur Power and leaps fast enough to catch the skittish tenrec. After letting it go Martin finds a messaging orb on the branches. A holographic Chris tells them a riddle. The Wild Kratts guess that Chris wants them to go to a river. Once they reach the river, Chris appears and tells them that the tenrec is in a hollow log. Inside are streaked tenrecs: one mother and four babies. Martin names one of the young ones Pokey. Chris tells them that their next clue is hidden in leaf litter. The Wild Kratts miniaturize once again. However, a ring-tailed mongoose causes them to split up. Luckily the mother tenrec vibrates specialized quills on her back to call her family members back, all except for Pokey, who, along with Martin, fell into the river while trying to get away from the mongoose.

After battling the fast-moving current, Martin and Pokey wash up on the side of the river. However, the older Kratt brother is unable to contact his friends because his Creature Pod has been punctured by a tenrec quill, leaving him and Pokey on their own with no communications.

As it starts to get dark, everyone searches for Martin with the help of the mother tenrec. Chris can't help but think that it's his fault that his brother is gone. But Aviva assures him that just because things happen in an adventure that are beyond your control, it doesn't mean that you feel bad about yourself. After all, that mongoose came out of nowhere. Hearing that makes the younger Kratt brother feel better. They eventually find Martin and Pokey at the bank just downstream. Chris then tells Jimmy to play a clue the latter found while running away from the mongoose. A holographic Chris tells them that the final tenrec lives in a hole near the river bank. Martin finds the exact hole, and inside is a web-footed tenrec. This encounter completes the treasure hunt.

The show transitions into the concluding live action segment. The Kratt brothers search for tenrecs. Chris finds a hedgehog tenrec. Afterward, they 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.

Mentioned[]

Note: Mentioned animals are linked to Wikipedia.

Live Action[]

Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.

Trivia[]

  • Koki says that she found a slug, but it was really a beetle larva.

Key Facts and Creature Moments[]

  • Due to adaptive radiation, the tenrecs of Madagascar have evolved to fit many different niches filled by animals of other continents including hedgehogs, moles, shrews, and otters.
  • Streaked tenrecs have a special set of spines in their quills that produce ultrasonic sounds when rubbed together.
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