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"Mystery of the North Pole Penguins?" is the 1st episode of Season Five of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 117th episode of the series overall, and it premiered on July 25, 2017.
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Synopsis
The Wild Kratts are studying and hanging out with Emperor Penguins with Penguin Powers in Antarctica, and learn about their belly sliding and swimming powers, even learning how to outswim a hungry Leopard Seal and Orca. Meanwhile, Donita Donata steals penguins and returns them in the north pole where penguins don't live. Nua finds them and the Wild Kratts must save them from the predators of the North Pole and return them home.
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 episode in Antarctica.
- The plot of this episode is similar to the one of "Koala Balloon". However, they were aware that Donita and Dabio were responsible for deserting the penguins in the Arctic, but this only happened towards the end of the episode.
Key Facts and Creature Moments
- Emperor penguins are the tallest penguins in the world.
- Penguins don't have any land predators.
