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"Raptor Round Up", often stylized as "Raptor Roundup", is the 27th episode of Season 1 of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 27th episode of the series overall. It premiered on October 20, 2011. It is the final episode of Season 1. On March 20, 2012, "Raptor Round Up" was first released on DVD as part of Wild Kratts: Predator Power.
In this episode, after Koki says to Martin that she does not believe that he can identify raptors just by their in appearance in flight, Martin, and eventually the rest of the crew, gets the idea to identify raptors in person. But Chef Gourmand is capturing raptors to find out which bird would make the tastiest dish, so the Wild Kratts crew goes on a rescue mission to get all the raptors he had captured back to their native habitats.
Plot[]
The episode begins with a live action segment, in which the Kratt brothers introduce a type of bird called the raptor with a Harris's hawk. Afterwards, they ask their "What if?" question and the show transitions into the cartoon segment.
As the team organizes the contents from the Tortuga, Koki sees Martin identifying raptors as they fly across the sky. Koki does not believe that he can identify them like that, so Martin, and eventually the rest of the crew, gets the idea to identify raptors in person. The first bird the team sees is a Secretary Bird, and Martin uses its features to describe the features of a raptor. The Wild Kratts then watch the bird hunt, fight and kill a Black Mamba by stomping on it, and because of this, Martin names the bird Stomp. After eating his catch, Stomp then leads them to a watering hole, where there are more raptors: a Chanting Goshawk, a Peregrine Falcon, a Spotted Eagle Owl, a White-Headed Vulture, and a Martial Eagle. However, Chef Gourmand appears and nets all the raptors except for Stomp. The Kratt brothers pursue Gourmand, while the rest of the crew heads back to the Tortuga.
The Kratt brothers head to and sneak into Gourmand's plane. Inside the plane are several cages with various raptors originating from different parts of the world. The Kratt brothers hide behind some crates before Gourmand came back with a netted Stomp. Chris then activates his Peregrine Falcon Creature Power Suit and flies off with all of Gourmand's cooking utensils in his shoulder sack. Martin calls the rest of the team and tells them to bring any thick hand-garments they can find. As the rest of the crew gets ready, Gourmand puts on his jet-pack and starts pelting dough at Chris.
After a few clarifications on the various types of raptors, the Wild Kratts are able to take every raptor out of Gourmand's plane. Meanwhile, Gourmand successfully hits Chris with dough, causing him to fall into a mud wallow. Back at Gourmand's plane, the team releases the African raptors. Martin activates Peregrine Falcon Power and flies away to aid Chris while the rest of the crew takes the non-native raptors back to the Tortuga. Martin grabs Chris with his talons and removes the mud by twirling him around. The Kratt brothers then pursue Gourmand, who is able to maneuver away from them and lures the brothers into a mist net. The Kratt brothers, however, are able to break free by cutting the net with their sharp beaks.
Gourmand sneaks into the Tortuga to recapture the raptors. He finds himself in a darkened room where he can only see the silhouettes of the "raptors". When Gourmand nets one, the lights turn on. The "raptors" turn out to be Guineafowl Flappers. Aviva tells him that she is going to send him to Antarctica, the only continent where there are no raptors, so that he can see what the world is like without raptors and will reconsider his decision about capturing them. She uses her robot arm to trap Gourmand in a large drawstring bag and activates the Guineafowl Flappers. Gourmand is sent to Antarctica, while the Wild Kratts return the non-native raptors back to their habitats.
The show transitions into the ending live action segment. As it rains, the Kratt brothers sort various raptors by their features. Afterwards, 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.
- Secretary Bird (also called hunter bird): Stomp
- Eastern Chanting Goshawk (called chanting goshawk)
- Peregrine Falcon
- Spotted Eagle Owl
- White-Headed Vulture
- Martial Eagle
- Crested Serpent Eagle
- Wedge-Tailed Eagle
- Turkey Vulture
- Bald Eagle
- King Vulture
- Harpy Eagle
- Eastern Screech Owl
- Greater Honeyguide (called bird)
- Black Mamba
- Warthog
- Lion
Mentioned[]
Note: Mentioned animals are linked to Wikipedia.
Live Action[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.
- Harris's Hawk (called Harris hawk)
- Red-Tailed Hawk (called red-tail hawk)
- Ferruginous Hawk
- American Kestrel
- Barn Owl
- Great Horned Owl
Trivia[]
- In this episode, Aviva hints about how she just started working on her time machine (which is confirmed to exist later in the Season 3 film special "Back in Creature Time").
- This is the first episode in which Gourmand is successful in cooking a wild animal, as he is seen roasting a raptor drumstick in his introduction. Before he could eat it, however, it was devoured by vultures.
- This is the second time a villain has infiltrated the Tortuga.
- This is the first time Jimmy has come face to face with Gourmand.
- Except for minor appearances, this is the last time the Tortuga's original design is seen.
- When Chris tells Gourmand that he didn't like getting stuck in dough, this is likely a reference to "Honey Seekers".
- This is the last episode of the first season to air.
Key Facts and Creature Moments[]
- The way to identify a raptor or bird of prey, is with these features:
- 1: The strong gripping feet and talons for catching prey.
- 2: A sharp beak for tearing and shearing meat.
- 3: Eyes in front of its head for focusing on prey.
- Raptors, like all birds, are living direct descendants of dinosaurs. Especially the two-legged, meat-eating theropods.
- Secretary birds, also called hunter birds, hunt snakes, including venomous ones by stomping on them, and have smooth but hard scales on their legs that protect them from the snakes fangs.
- There are 320 different species of raptor in the world.
- The types of raptors include: falcons, hawks, eagles, owls, vultures and secretary birds.
- Owls have round disc-shaped faces and big eyes.
- Hawks have shorter broad wings and fan-shaped tail feathers.
- Falcons have black markings under their eyes.
- Eagles are the biggest and most powerful birds of prey.