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"In Search of the Easter Bunny" is the 9th episode of Season 6 of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 147th episode of the series overall. It aired on March 30, 2020.
Synopsis[]
The Wild Kratts team is busy decorating the Tortuga and coloring Easter eggs for their Easter party when Chris and Martin get into a debate about which bunny is the Easter Bunny; Chris thinks it's the snowshoe hare, while Martin thinks it's the jackrabbit. So they split up; Martin goes South, while Chris goes North in search of their candidate for the Easter Bunny.
Plot[]
Characters[]
Animals[]
Animation[]
Note: Featured animals are in bold.
- Mountain Cottontail
- Pygmy Rabbit
- Snowshoe Hare
- Antelope Jackrabbit
- Desert Cottontail
- Eastern Cottontail
- American Robin (called bird)
- Gadwall (called duck)
- Coyote
- Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (called rattlesnake)
- Pileated Woodpecker
Live Action Images[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.
Live Action[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.
Trivia[]
- In Canada, the episode is titled "Spring Bunnies" and is listed as the first episode of Season 6.
- This is their second episode about leporids (rabbits and hares), after "Snow Runners".
- This marks the first episode aired in 2020 and the 2020s decade.
- This episode appears to be aired out of order, as the Jackrabbit Power Disc is created in this episode, but had appeared in "Spots in the Desert" which aired before this one.
- This is the first episode where Chris's full first name (Christopher) is mentioned.
- This is the second appearance of Javier, after "Gila Monster Under My House".
- The Snowshoe Hare Power Suit was previously mentioned in the Season 2 episode, "Snow Runners" as Aviva had been working on the suit before switching to program a Lynx Power Suit.
Key Facts and Creature Moments[]
- Rabbits and hares can be found on every continent in the world except Antarctica.
- There are 67 species of rabbits and hares in the world. 25 species are in North America, which makes it the continent with the most species.
- The pygmy rabbit is the smallest rabbit in the world.
- Rabbits and hares both come from the same family (Leporidae), but have several differences:
- Hares are bigger with longer ears, while rabbits are smaller with shorter ears.
- Hares like to live alone, while rabbits are really social.
- Hares live above ground, while most rabbits live underground in burrows.
- Baby bunnies drink milk for 3-4 weeks after they're born.
- Rabbits and hares have split lips so they can work like little fingers to help bring food to their mouths.
- The antelope jackrabbit is one of the largest hares in the world, and one of the fastest.
- Jackrabbit outrunning and escaping from a coyote.
- Cottontail rabbits can be found all throughout North America, with many subspecies like the eastern, mountain and desert cottontail.
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