Wild Kratts MOVIE | A Creature Christmas | PBS KIDS

TL;DR

The Wild Kratts celebrate the holidays by exploring real Christmas creatures and preparing a creature Christmas party. Chris and Martin explain that not all deer are reindeer: real reindeer live in Scandinavia and Russia, have shorter bodies than caribou, and were historically used to pull sleighs. The brothers even activate red squirrel and pine marten creature powers to decorate the tree while Aviva wraps presents she invented all year. Watch to see how the team rescues captured baby animals.

Transcript

• [Announcer] This episode is made possible by Target and Adventure Academy. ♪ Wild Kratts ♪ MARTIN: Hey, we're here in North America. Up north in the boreal forest where winter comes early. It's us, the Kratt brothers! I'm Martin. I'm Chris. And with the holidays fast approaching, we thought we'd check out some Christmas creatures. Yeah, those ani... Read More

Key Insights

• 🦌 Reindeer are often associated with Christmas, but there are differences between reindeer and other deer species like white-tailed deer.
• 🐯 There are various animals that can be considered Christmas creatures, such as snowshoe hares, elk, and tigers.
• 👶 The holiday season is a time for the Wild Kratts to focus on helping others, including rescuing captured baby animals.
• 👶 The villains' plan to use baby animals as Christmas ornaments is stopped, and the baby animals are returned to their natural habitats.

Questions & Answers

Q: What is Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas about?

The Kratt brothers explore the animals connected to the holiday season, which they call Christmas creatures, starting up north in the boreal forest. They plan a Wild Kratts creature Christmas party and decorate the tree using creature powers. The holiday fun is interrupted when villains capture baby animals, and the team works to rescue them.

Q: What is the difference between reindeer and white-tailed deer?

White-tailed deer live all over North America, in the north, south, snow, and desert, but they are not reindeer even though Christmas shows and decorations often get it wrong. Real reindeer are found in Scandinavia and Russia. Reindeer have shorter bodies than caribou and were used to pull sleighs.

Q: Are caribou the same as reindeer?

No. Caribou are closely related to reindeer and are sometimes swapped in to pretend to be reindeer in classic Christmas stories, but they are not reindeer. If you look closely you can tell them apart, and reindeer have shorter bodies than caribou. Caribou still count as a Christmas creature.

Q: What is Aviva doing during the Wild Kratts Christmas?

Aviva narrates the story and is busy wrapping Christmas presents she invented throughout the year, making a special invention for each member of the team. Because she is finishing wrapping, she lends her creature power suit to Koki instead of activating a power herself to help decorate.

Q: How do the Kratt brothers decorate the Christmas tree?

Chris and Martin activate creature powers to hang ornaments on the big tree, using red squirrel power and pine marten power from those tree-climbing specialists that race through coniferous trees. Koki also activates Blue Jay power for the first time and learns to fly to help finish the lights.

Q: What animals do the Kratt brothers feature as Christmas creatures?

They highlight reindeer, caribou, and white-tailed deer, along with tree-climbing pine martens and red squirrels. Across their Christmas adventure they also encounter other winter creatures such as snowshoe hares, elk, and Siberian tigers.

Q: How do the Wild Kratts rescue the baby animals?

Villains capture baby animals and plan to use them as Christmas ornaments. The Wild Kratts use their creature powers and teamwork to stop the plan, free the baby animals, and return them to their natural habitats.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• The Kratt brothers debunk common misconceptions about reindeer and explain their relationship to Christmas decorations and shows.

• The Wild Kratts consider starting a new tradition by hosting a creature Christmas party.

• The holiday plans are put on hold as the Kratt brothers and their team work to rescue baby animals that have been captured by villains.