1 00:00:00,060 --> 00:00:02,000 Hey guys! It’s me Nikki 2 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:04,660 and it's time for a new Nikki's Wiki! 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:08,500 Today’s report is all about zoo animals! 4 00:00:08,820 --> 00:00:12,880 Zoos are places where you can see animals from all over the world. 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:17,460 I like zoos where the animals roam free in big open spaces, 6 00:00:17,460 --> 00:00:18,740 with lots of plants, 7 00:00:18,740 --> 00:00:20,640 and other animals to play with. 8 00:00:20,820 --> 00:00:24,580 There’s one like that being built in Europe, called Zootopia. 9 00:00:24,860 --> 00:00:27,040 Hey, just like the movie! 10 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,840 Zoos have been around longer than you might think. 11 00:00:30,020 --> 00:00:32,800 All the way back in 1500 BC 12 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,100 a queen named Hatshepsut opened a zoo in Egypt. 13 00:00:36,480 --> 00:00:40,540 And ancient Greeks had zoos so that they could study the animals. 14 00:00:41,020 --> 00:00:46,280 Now let’s fast forward about a thousand years to Austria in the 1700s, 15 00:00:46,500 --> 00:00:49,800 where an emperor built a zoo that’s still open today! 16 00:00:50,100 --> 00:00:52,560 That makes it the oldest zoo in the world! 17 00:00:53,140 --> 00:00:56,240 That zoo was originally a gift for the emperor’s wife. 18 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:57,860 Oh I love zoos! 19 00:00:58,020 --> 00:01:00,060 NIKKI: Hold on, a whole zoo? 20 00:01:00,140 --> 00:01:01,260 Awesome! 21 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,580 Back then, there was no internet, 22 00:01:03,580 --> 00:01:04,680 no TV, 23 00:01:04,860 --> 00:01:05,940 no airplanes, 24 00:01:05,980 --> 00:01:07,120 and no wikis. 25 00:01:07,260 --> 00:01:13,220 So zoos were really the only way for people to experience wildlife from other parts of the world. 26 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:14,780 But this is a wiki, 27 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,020 and we can go anywhere we want! 28 00:01:17,500 --> 00:01:22,200 So let’s travel the world and see these wild animals in their natural habitats! 29 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,100 It’s time for a worldwide safari! 30 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:30,180 This is the savannah, home to one of my favorite animals of all time, 31 00:01:30,180 --> 00:01:31,840 the African elephant! 32 00:01:32,220 --> 00:01:34,060 Elephants are amazing! 33 00:01:34,300 --> 00:01:35,900 They are SUPER smart. 34 00:01:35,900 --> 00:01:37,060 Aw shucks! 35 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:41,660 NIKKI: And can communicate from miles away by sending vibrations through the earth. 36 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,740 Did you just feel the floor shake? 37 00:01:45,500 --> 00:01:49,100 Okay, let's head to the congo where my favorite ape lives. 38 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,320 Introducing the bonobo! 39 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,380 Bonobos are close cousins of the chimpanzee, 40 00:01:54,740 --> 00:01:57,840 Fun fact: bonobos laugh when they’re tickled! 41 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,120 Ha ha ha ha ha! Cut it out! 42 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,420 I'm ticklish! 43 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,780 Now let’s travel to Antarctica! 44 00:02:04,660 --> 00:02:06,820 Brrrr, it’s cold! 45 00:02:07,100 --> 00:02:08,200 But that’s good, 46 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,960 it needs to be cold for the penguins who live here. 47 00:02:11,300 --> 00:02:13,100 Penguins are super “cool”. 48 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,800 They’re birds, but they don’t fly... 49 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:17,480 Instead, they swim! 50 00:02:17,660 --> 00:02:21,120 They also waddle, jump, and slide! 51 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:23,200 Best thing about penguins, though, 52 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,320 is they look like they’re wearing tuxedos! Fancy penguins! 53 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:28,800 Where to next? 54 00:02:29,140 --> 00:02:32,700 I know! Let’s go to China and see a giant panda! 55 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,000 Some do still live in the wild. 56 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,240 They mostly eat bamboo. 57 00:02:37,380 --> 00:02:41,140 Yep, pandas kind of look like they have eye patches like pirates. 58 00:02:41,140 --> 00:02:42,480 Arg! 59 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:46,180 Next up, the Amazon rainforest of South America! 60 00:02:46,540 --> 00:02:48,240 That’s where the toucan lives! 61 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:53,520 The toucan is a colorful bird with a beak that’s almost as big as its body! 62 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,300 Toucans eat fruit and insects. 63 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:57,960 Here, have a crunchy beetle! 64 00:02:58,260 --> 00:02:59,560 Uh... no thanks. 65 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,700 Last stop on our real-life zoo adventure, 66 00:03:02,900 --> 00:03:04,900 let’s go to St. Helena Island. 67 00:03:05,260 --> 00:03:08,400 That’s where the world’s oldest living animal is. 68 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,720 Meet Jonathan, the 184 year-old tortoise! 69 00:03:12,940 --> 00:03:16,940 He was actually given to the governor as a gift in the 1800s, 70 00:03:17,180 --> 00:03:18,940 back when people did things like that. 71 00:03:19,100 --> 00:03:20,640 Open your present, George! 72 00:03:20,920 --> 00:03:24,100 Why, it’s a giant tortoise! How grand! 73 00:03:24,580 --> 00:03:26,160 Now open yours, Penelope! 74 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,320 Ahhhh!! It’s a tiger! 75 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,960 To sum up my report, zoos have been around for a long, long time 76 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:36,060 because humans have always been interested in animals 77 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,240 and because, well, 78 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:39,700 animals are awesome! 79 00:03:39,980 --> 00:03:43,460 But we have to remember that animals deserve our respect... 80 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,320 especially when they’re also our elders! 81 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,340 That’s right, ya little whippersnapper. 82 00:03:50,180 --> 00:03:53,360 What’s your favorite zoo animal? Tell me in the comments! 83 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:59,040 And hit “like”, subscribe, and click over here to watch more Wikis with me, Nikki! 84 00:03:59,340 --> 00:04:00,320 Bye!! 85 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:01,360 Bye!