Made possible by the Buell Foundation, dedicated to improving the lives of children and families in Colorado.

Big Joy Foundation, spreading joy through faith, hope and love.

Generation Wild, kids grow better outside.

Colorado Mountain Club.

Fig Tree Pediatrics.

Climb Orthodontics.

The Hamilton Family and The Silberstein Family.

[THEME MUSIC] Hi, I'm Jeff.

I'm Paige, And I'm Shaun and together we are ALL: The Rainbow Socks Rangers.

JEFF (VOICEOVER): We love nature, Science, PAIGE (VOICEOVER): And exploring outdoors.

(SINGING) When I'm feeling happy, angry, silly or lonely 'Cause everybody feels them all.

Everybody feeling 'em all.

Happy, angry, silly, or lonely.

Well, all I need is to go and heed The call of the wild.

I gotta get outdoors.

Get outdoors.

No matter what I'm feeling.

Gotta get outdoors.

PAIGE (VOICEOVER): I love the outdoors.

SHAUN (VOICEOVER): Me too.

PAIGE (VOICEOVER): Our adventures always begin in the Ranger Cottage.

We're so happy you're here.

Come on in.

Aah This tea is perfect for a cold winter day.

A freezing winter day, brr.

I wonder how the animals stay warm out there.

I mean, we're so cozy in here.

What would it be like to live outdoors all year-round?

I love that question.

Animals have super creative ways to survive through the winter.

Some, like this beaver, have a thick coat of fur, and they stay active all winter.

Everyone show me active with your hands.

Activo, but that's not the only way animals survive the winter.

Some hibernate, which is like a long winter's nap.

Hibernar Show me.

Hibernate with your hands.

So animals can be active or hibernate.

And there's one more survival adaptation for the winter.

Some animals travel to warmer climates by migrating.

BOTH: Migration, Migración [DOOR SLAMS] Oh, It's freezing out there.

Did someone say migration?

I can't live like this.

Get me out of here.

Shaun, you are a human animal.

You can stay active all winter and explore outdoors all year, as long as you have the right clothes.

Active like this like this Kind of.

We were just talking about the three winter survival adaptations.

Active, hibernate, or migrate.

Activo, Hibernar, Migrar Active, hibernate, migrate Oh, do you two want to play a little game?

Let's do it.

See if you can keep up at home.

All right.

Get your hands ready.

active Hibernate Migrate Hibernate Active Migrate Hibernate Active Migrate Hibernate Let's go explore outdoors.

It's so warm and cozy in here.

JEFF (VOICEOVER): I have an idea.

Let's go out and see if we can find animals that are active, hibernate, and migrate.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Active, hibernate, migrate These are the winter survival adaptations.

All right.

What do we need?

[MUSIC PLAYING] It's time to pack It's time to pack.

A hat [CHIME] gloves, [CHIME] BOTH: and snowshoes.

[CHIME] And now I'm all bunched up.

Winter clothes can be a little bit uncomfortable, it's true, but it's worth it once we get out there.

Let's go.

Wait, what's our color of the day?

Kids come in, kids KIDS: We copy.

What's our color of the day?

[MUSIC PLAYING] The color of the day helps us see nature in a whole new way, yeah.

[DING] KIDS: It's brown.

KIDS (VOICEOVER): Marrón Brown, Marrón.

That's a great color for winter.

I think we're all set whenever we go hiking.

ALL: It sounds like this.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Ooh, ah, ah, ooh, ooh, ah, ah We're hiking.

Somos, exploradores somos ALL: Ooh, ah, ah, ooh, ooh, ah, ah, We're hiking.

Somos, exploradores somos BOTH: Ooh, ah, ah, ooh, ooh, ah, ah, We're hiking.

Somos, exploradores somos Ooh, ah, ah, ooh, ooh, ah, ah, We're hiking Somos, exploradores somos Wait, wait, wait.

There's something brown.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Color of the day A log.

NARRATOR: Yeah And something's been chewing on it.

Ooh, I love a good log.

We can bring it back to the Ranger Cottage, and we could whittle with it and, wow.

Check out these teeth marks, Jeff.

Jeff?

Paige.

Paige [FOOTSTEPS] Excuse me.

That cottonwood log belongs to me.

Webbed hind feet.

Yes.

Palmeados Big hairless tail.

Una cola pelona Teeth that never stop growing.

Dientes que nunca para de crecer Es el roedor más grande de Améri North America's largest rodent, the beaver.

BOTH: El Castor Just here, doing some last minute lodge maintenance before the lake freezes over completely.

and indeed, that cottonwood log belongs to me.

Chopped it down myself with these fine chompers.

There's 10 other beavers living in there, staying active all winter long.

[CHIME] BOTH: Active, Activo [MUSIC PLAYING] Active, hibernate, migrate These are the winter survival adaptations.

That's right.

Active all winter.

Though we do spend a lot more time indoors once the weather gets particularly freezing.

Did you say there are 10 of you in there?

Let's see, there's me, the missus, two kids from last year, the three new babies, the grandparents.

a-way oh, a-way oh, it's a beaver party in the lodge.

We beavers are all about family.

We even help raise each other's young.

But how do you stay warm?

Isn't everything frozen?

It's all about planning ahead and being prepared.

Thanks.

We chop down branches for weeks and store them under water.

That's the food cache.

The ice cold water keeps the wood nice and fresh, and we can access it all winter near the underwater entrance of our home.

An underwater entrance, isn't that cold?

Not with this fur coat.

We've got two layers of fur.

The dense undercoat and the longer guard hairs on top.

Plus, our bodies are really good at conserving heat.

And try this with me at home.

Take your teeth.

Stick your lips over them and gnaw.

[GNAWING SOUND] We beavers have a special set of lips that clothe behind the front teeth, so that we can gnaw on wood under the surface without getting a mouthful of ice water.

Yeah, but what about your home?

How does that stay warm?

The lodge, it's a masterpiece of animal engineering.

We beavers change the world more than any other species.

Except, of course, for you humans.

Oh, thanks so much.

The lodge is thick with mud.

Sticks, stones.

Nature's insulation.

Oh, you beavers are great builders.

It's so cool that you use your body parts as tools.

Everyone, try this with me.

Give yourselves a great big hairless tail.

Teeth that never stop growing.

And now chew on some wood.

[GNAWING SOUNDS] Now try this.

Use your big, hairless tail, tus colas pelonas and use it to smooth in the mud and the wood in your lodge or dam.

[MUSIC PLAYING] (SINGING) Oh, beaver, I'm damming up the river Soon you'll be living in a lodge.

The den of your dreams Beaver tail slaps the water like a warning bell My tail's in the river like a steering wheel Tail like the trowel of a stonemason [GNAWING SOUNDS] A-way oh a-way oh a-way oh a-way oh Beaver nictitating membranes kind of like window panes covering your eyeballs.

Oh, beaver, active through the winter.

Do you ever get a splinter?

And could you block Niagara Falls?

I don't know.

I haven't tried.

(SINGING) Beaver tail slaps the water like a warning bell.

My tail is in the river like a steering wheel.

Tail like the trowel of a stonemason.

[GNAWING SOUNDS] A-way oh a-way oh, a-way oh Will you chop and you lop while your tail go flop I'm going to chop till I drop in the river, stop and go Bop diddly bop, diddly bop, bop-bop diddly, diddly, diddly, bop-bop, bop diddly, bop diddly Jeez Louise I'm a keystone species.

[GNAWING SOUNDS] Well, gotta head back to the lodge.

The family will be wondering where I am.

Wood, please.

Plus, I need to reinforce the northern section of the lodge before the next storm.

But hey, come visit anytime.

Just don't get too close to the lodge.

We beavers are very protective of our home.

I came upon a fork in the log, and I chose the side less nibbled.

Thanks for teaching us about beaver winter life.

[MUSIC PLAYING] (SINGING) Ooh, ah, ah, ooh, ooh, ah, ah, We're hiking.

Somos, exploradores somos Ooh, ah, ah, ooh, ooh, ah, ah, We're hiking.

Wait, where's Shaun?

Shh do you hear that?

[SNORING] [MUSIC PLAYING] Oh, my.

It's a bear.

[SNORING] In real life, we would never enter the habitat of an animal, but since this is just pretend, let's use our imaginations to see what a black bear is up to in the winter.

(WHISPERING) Let's go.

[SNORING] [POP] [BEAR PAWS WALKING] [CHIME] [SNORT] Oh, uh, Visitors.

I'm terribly sorry.

I can't talk right now.

I'm hibernating.

[TRUMPET] Hibernate, Hibernar [MUSIC PLAYING] Active.

hibernate, migrate These are the winter survival adaptations.

Oh, but we have so many questions for you.

Like, why are there so many wrappers and so much trash in your den?

Oh come on man.

Well, maybe if you come into my dream, we can talk.

Just come on in.

Just close the door behind you, please.

Let's go.

[SNORING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [CHEWING NOISES] Welcome to my hibernation dreamworld.

Oh, it's so cozy in here, but why does it look like a minivan?

Is that what you call this thing?

I thought it was a food truck.

I eat all day.

Berries, fish, and this year, Bingo.

I made my way into this.

What's it called again?

Minivan.

Well, that explains all the wrappers.

So the snacks, your little humans, your cubs, often ride in these.

And so, us bears have recognized them as the best vehicles to get into when we can.

Because of snacks.

That's genius.

Bears are really smart.

And it's not such a good thing for the bears or us humans.

I mean, animals need to get their food from the wild.

Keep everybody safe.

Say, why do you eat so much anyway, big guy?

Build up these fat layers.

To hibernate.

Hibernate.

Hibernar I eat about 15,000 calories a day.

Let's sing about it.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Everybody be a black bear with me.

Grow fur.

Give yourselves excellent senses of smell.

And climb a tree with your huge claws.

Let's go.

(SINGING) I don't want to eat a bunch of berries No, no Who would ever want to work so hard for dead-end calories?

That's right.

(SINGING) So I slipped beneath the seats, and I sniffed those sticky treats left by the kids I find some little snacking crackers from the hands of little snackers in the cracks of the upholstery One gaze and it's amazing They were grazing on some raisins, and they left a whole bunch for me Gobs and gobs of peanut butter globs and crusted applesauce Little baby carrots, stringy meat bits I'm going to need a little dental floss Cause I'm a black bear making my stand in the back chair of a minivan Hold up a minivan is a fine temptation For a bear preparing for hibernation.

Now that I've ruined your family vacation, I think it's time for some vocalization.

PAIGE: Black bears' vocalizations are pretty complex.

Give this a try with us.

Now everybody go ooh-ah ooh-ah ALL: Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, PAIGE: Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ALL: Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, PAIGE: That means a bear is happy.

Now everybody go ha-ha clack-clack-clack ALL: Ha-ha clack-clack-clack That means a bear is scared.

Now everybody go.

[ROARS] ALL: [ROARS] That means a bear is angry.

ALL: That's right.

(SINGING) Cause I'm a black bear just making my stand in the back chair of your minivan It's the vehicle for me with the best fuel efficiency It's hibernation preparation for bears across the nation, from Denali to Yosemite [BURPS] JEFF: I like that one.

Excuse me.

[SNORING] Shaun.

BOTH: Wake up.

Minivan!

You were dreaming.

That was amazing.

We need to be really careful with our food and wrappers when we're outdoors.

Yeah let the animals get their food from the wild.

Is it snack time yet?

Come on.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Ooh ah ah ooh ooh ah ah We're hiking Somos, exploradoes somos Ooh, ah, ah, ooh, ooh, ah, ah, We're hiking.

Somos, exploradoes somos [TWIRLING SOUND] Ooh, Ooh, ah, ah, we're hiking.

Somos, exploradoes somos [CHIME] [GUITAR STRUMMING] [CHIME] Is that a butterfly?

Paige, you gotta see this.

Where's Paige?

[MUSIC PLAYING] [SWOOPING SOUND] A monarch butterfly.

¡Dios mío!

I'm freezing.

I'm late.

I'm late for migration.

BOTH: Migration, Migración [MUSIC PLAYING] Active, hibernate, migrate These are the winter survival adaptations Hey, shouldn't you be long gone by now?

Don't butterflies get cold in the winter?

Claro que si, I'm freezing.

I'm running behind.

Estoy muy trasada.

We monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles every winter, sometimes up to 3,000 from the United States and Canada all the way to Mexico.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Wait, how do you know where to go?

Oh, we have a special compass in our brains.

We navigate using the sun.

El sol You're welcome.

Like a tiny map in her head that helps her travel way down south to warmer climates in the winter.

Oh, will you come back next year?

El proximo año?

Que buena pregunta, Good questio Monarch butterflies migrate every year.

Las mariposas monarca migran cad In the winter, we fly to warmer and in the spring we return to the north.

But it won't be me that returns, it will be my great, great, great grandchildren.

I lay eggs along the way on the milkweed plants.

I love milkweed.

Milkweed, milkweed!

[CHIME] And those eggs will hatch and become the next generation of butterflies.

Those are the ones you'll see next summer.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Wow, what an amazing journey.

And it all starts with metamorphosis.

Here, try this with us.

[CHIME] Turn yourselves into a tiny little egg, un huevo, and then you've got to crawl out of your tiny little egg to become a caterpillar.

Una oruga.

And then you've got t spin yourself into a chrysalis.

Crisálida.

Then emerge as a butterfly.

Una Mariposa [MUSIC PLAYING] (SINGING) Every autumn, millions of monarch butterflies Ride the air currents south to warmer skies And so And so They go We go To Florida California or Mexico They eat We eat And they fly We fly They mate, but then they die You've got to fly away from home to the south where it is warm Migration migration And you don't need airplanes, just your butterfly wings Migration migration A flower for your power and the sun for navigation Migration migration Whoa, whoa The great monarch migration [MUSIC CHANGES, TEMPO INCREASES] I need a rest stop, baby.

It's a long way back I need to take a little break and eat a nectar snack But it's just too difficult to find relaxing spots with all these buildings and these roads and these parking lots But migration doesn't need to be, oh, so hard.

Just grow a butterfly garden in your backyard Grow up, up, up, up, a butterfly garden for me And you don't need airplanes.

Just your butterfly wings Migration Migration A flower for your power and the sun for navigation Migration Migration Oh-oh oh, the great monarch migration Whoa, whoa.

the great monarch migration Gracias, amigos.

Thank you for joining me on my journey.

I've got to get going.

I'm so cold.

And don't forget to plant milkweed.

I love milkweed.

[CHIME] It's the most important plant for butterflies like me.

Beun viagje mariposa monarca Hasta luego mi amiga [MUSIC PLAYING] Ah, ah, ooh, ooh, ah, ah we're hiking Somos, exploradores somos Ooh ah ah ooh oh ah ah We're hiking.

Somos, exploradores somos Ooh, ah, ah, ooh, ooh, ah, ah, we're hiking.

Every animal has a unique way of surviving through the cold winter.

Some stay active.

[GROWLING] Some [YAWNS] hibernate.

Oh, and some migrate.

Time to clean up.

Oh, let's ask the wise compost bin [MUSIC PLAYING] Sort the trash, Yeah.

Compost bin.

Greetings, what treasures have you brought for me to sort today?

Today we have an apple core.

This chip bag with some crumbs in it.

Ooh, oh, I spy something delicious, but only one of those items is for me.

This?

It's got crumbs in it.

Uh-uh uh-uh.

That sneaky wrapper is lined with plastic.

My decomposer friends would get terrible tummy aches.

[CHOMPING SOUNDS] That goes in the trash.

Then you must mean this.

Oh, yes.

Yes, yes.

That apple core is just perfect.

My decomposer friends will turn it into rich soil for next year's garden.

It will help all that milkweed to grow.

Ready for the apple core Olympics?

[MUMBLING] a perfect 10 Good catch.

[BLOWS KISS] [LID CLOSING] [MUSIC PLAYING] Now it's time to end.

Feel your feet on the ground.

Sit up straight with your head to the sky.

Take a deep breath in.

Let it go.

Bye everyone.

We can't wait to play, learn, and sing with you next time.

Now turn off the show.

There's so much to explore.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING] Made possible by the Buell Foundation, dedicated to improving the lives of children and families in Colorado.

Big Joy Foundation, spreading joy through faith, hope and love.

Generation Wild, kids grow better outside.

Colorado Mountain Club.

Fig Tree Pediatrics.

Climb Orthodontics.

The Hamilton Family and The Silberstein Family.

(SINGING) When I'm feeling happy, angry, silly or lonely 'Cause everybody feels them all Everybody feels them all Happy, angry, silly, or lonely Well, all I need is to go and heed the call Of the wild I gotta get outdoors.

Get outdoors