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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.

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Note: Featured animals are in bold.

Mentioned[]

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Live Action Images[]

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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.
Wild Kratts episodes
Seasons: 1234567
Season 1

"Mom of a Croc" • "Whale of a Squid" • "Aardvark Town" • "Flight of the Draco" • "Mystery of the Squirmy Wormy" • "Platypus Cafe" • "Polar Bears Don't Dance" • "Build It Beaver" • "Voyage of the Butterflier XT" • "Honey Seekers" • "Bass Class" • "Fireflies" • "Mystery of the Weird Looking Walrus" • "Tazzy Chris" • "Octopus Wildkratticus" • "Walk on the Wetside" • "Elephant in the Room" • "Let the Rhinos Roll!" • "Kickin' It With the Roos" • "The Blue and the Gray" • "Falcon City" • "Koala Balloon" • "Cheetah Racer" • "Kerhonk" • "Mimic" • "Caracal-Minton" • "Zig-Zagged" • "A Huge Orange Problem" • "Seasquatch" • "The Food Chain Game" • "Masked Bandits" • "Flight of the Pollinators" • "The Gecko Effect" • "Little Howler" • "Quillber's Birthday Present" • "A Bat in the Brownies" • "Stuck on Sharks" • "Birds of a Feather" • "Googly Eye: The Night Guru" • "Raptor Round Up"

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