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"Mystery of the North Pole Penguins?" is the 3rd episode of the fifth season of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 121st episode of the series overall, and it premiered on July 25, 2017.
Synopsis[]
The Wild Kratts are hanging out with Emperor penguins at the South Pole and wondering why penguins don't live at the North Pole. All of the sudden, Koki gets a report from Wild Kratt Kid, Nua, that there are penguins stranded in the Arctic. The Wild Kratts spring into action to investigate the mystery and get the "lost" penguins back to their natural home.
Plot[]
Characters[]
Animals[]
Animation[]
Note: Featured animals are in bold.
- Emperor Penguin: Spinner
- Antarctic Silverfish
- Leopard Seal
- Orca
- Antarctic Petrel (called Petrel)
- Polar Bear
- Arctic Wolf
Mentioned[]
Note: Mentioned animals are linked to Wikipedia.
Live Action Images[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.
- Muskox
- Wolverine
- Walrus
- Adélie penguin (called Adélie)
- Chinstrap penguin (called Chinstrap)
- King penguin (called King)
- Southern rockhopper penguin (called Rockhopper)
Live Action[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia
- Gentoo penguin (called Gentoo)
- Macaroni penguin (called Macaroni)
Trivia[]
- This is their first, and so far only, episode in Antarctica.
- This is also their first penguin adventure.
- The plot of this episode is similar to the one of "Koala Balloon", although the crew find out that Donita and Dabio were responsible for deserting the penguins in the Arctic towards the end of the episode.
- Production codes and TV schedules list this episode as the Season 5 premiere despite it being the third to air.
Key Facts and Creature Moments[]
- Emperor penguins are the largest and tallest penguins in the world.
- Penguins don't have any land predators in Antarctica. Their main predators are marine mammals like leopard seals and orcas, and aerial predators like petrels.
- Penguins can eat and swallow food like fish underwater.
- Penguins are flightless but are excellent swimmers, thanks to a streamlined body, webbed feet for steering and paddling, and powerful flipper-like wings to propel them underwater.
- Penguins can slide on their bellies to move faster across land.
- Emperor penguins hunting for fish underwater.
- Emperor penguins escaping from a hungry leopard seal.
- Penguins are found in the south pole and southern hemisphere of the world, polar bears are found in the north pole.