00:00:00 Speaker 1: No melting mess, no ice runs. The new Dometic CFX five keeps your food chilled and your ice frozen so you can stay focused on the hunt. Just load it up, plug it in, and let it do the rest. I love using mind on hot pronghorn hunts and at early season elk camp. It really is a game changer. Head to Dometic dot com to learn more about Dometic electric coolers. 00:00:42 Speaker 2: It's time for why It's the way it is. 00:00:49 Speaker 3: Hey, everybody, my name is Clay Nukeom, and today we're going to answer a question that I've thought a lot about, and that is why do many male animals why do they have such loud and robust calls and vocalizations. We're gonna look into three animals. We're gonna look at the wild turkey and try to understand why he gobbles. Oh, We're gonna look at the bull elk and try to understand why he bugles. And we're gonna look at the tiny bob white quail to try to understand why he whistles. Though all these animals are really different, we're gonna see the similarities and why they do what they do. Let's start with the turkey. Wild turkeys sleep in the trees at night and as the sun rises, the male turkey, what we call a gobbler, is setting on a limb and he is thinking about the day in front of him. And a turkey has an incredible voice. They can make many of localizations, but one of them is a gobble. In some ways, it's a mystery why turkey gobbles, but we know one thing's for sure. He is gobbling and making a very loud noise that can be heard for over a half a mile in order to attract females to come to him. It's all about making new baby turkeys. And we know that there's got to be a boy turkey and a girl turkey, and that turkey gobbles. Oh, and a hen turkey who might be way off on another ridge or across a river. She'll hear that gobbler and she'll go, you know what, I think I'm going to head over that direction. A male turkey also gobbles after he hits the ground to establish his dominance. 00:02:50 Speaker 2: In the area. 00:02:51 Speaker 3: So there's usually more than one turkey. There's a lot of turkeys, a lot of male turkeys in different places, and the turkey that gobbles the most he might he the dominant, biggest, meanest turkey on the landscape, and he wants to let everybody know that. But there's another interesting thing that a turkey does is that they do what we call shock gobble. And this is kind of a mystery. Science really can't fully explain it. But when a turkey in the spring, when he hears an owl or a crow or a woodpecker make a loud noise, or maybe he'll even hear a cow move or a door slam on a truck, that turkey will gobble. He'll gobble at noises other than turkeys, and they think that it is a social communication mechanism that a turkey that gobbles a lot gets a lot of attention from the females. And the more things he gobbles at, the more attention he gets. He's just an attention seeker, and that's why turkey's gobble. They gobble to attract females and to establish dominance. Well, guess what a bull elk does the same thing. A bull elk can weigh eight hundred pounds and have a huge set of antlers, and they make a guttural noise a bugle that is so loud it can be heard for over a mile, and they make that noise for the exact same reason that a turkey gobbles. It's for two things. It's to attract females and to establish dominance with other males. It's really a unique thing that the herd dynamics and flock dynamics of a gobbler turkey and a bull elk are basically the same. Bull elk makes a bugle and the cows come to him, and then he keeps his cows in a little herd called a harem, and he will have to defend them from other bulls coming in, and he'll bugle to communicate with those cows and to communicate dominance and establish himself as the chief bull of the mountain. Well, guess what. Male animal vocalizations aren't just for turkeys and elk, but it's also for the little bitty bob white quail. A bob white quail is about smaller than half the size of a crow. It's bigger than a robin that you might see. It's a little bit bigger than a blue jay. But a bob white quail is a beautiful animal. The males have a white head with brown beautiful intricate feathers. The females have a golden head with the same beautiful feathers. In a bob white quail in the morning, you will hear him. In the spring, when it's breeding season, you'll hear him whistling, and it sounds something like this. He whistles like that, and the female will whistle back to him, and the female will come to the bob white and they'll hang out, and he'll have his little harem of female quail with him and they will make baby quail. But the point of all this is that many male animals have a loud, boisterous communication system that's often louder and the noise travels further than the females. And it's because that male is trying to attract females and to intimidate and establish his dominance over the other males. There are so many animals that this is the architecture of the way that they communicate it during their breeding season. 00:07:04 Speaker 4: What's a beef's favorite pasta mac and trees? 00:07:12 Speaker 2: It's time for guess that critter. Where we play animal sounds and critter calls, and you've got to guess what creature is making those sounds. Don't worry, it ain't too hard. We're gonna throw in some clues. Now open up your years. 00:07:38 Speaker 5: That sound you just heard as a chert. If you've gone hiking in the mountains of the West, you've probably heard this noise before. These critters live at high elevations, usually in meadows with lots of rocks, although they burrow underground and hibernate for about half the year. If you see one of these, it will likely be perched up high on a rock and chirping at you. Because these animals are diurnal or active during the day. Now, when these critters get seriously worried about a threat coming close to their home, they start chirping faster and closer together, forming the sound known as a trill. These critters are herbivores and eat plants like grasses, flowers, and seeds. They weigh about five to eleven pounds and are eighteen to twenty eight inches long. They are tan colored with a yellow belly and a bushy tail. No surprise, that high pitched sound is called a whistle. It's how they got their nickname whistle pig. Even though they're not a pig. This is an alert sound that these animals use to warn others of predators like coyotes, boxes, badgers, or eagles and other large birds. They will even sound the alarm if people are hiking too close to their tail. In fact, all of the noises you've heard so far are considered alarm noises. It's how these critters communicate with each other. When they're happy and just hanging out, they'll often make a tooth chattering noise like this, Now time to guess that critter. Okay, it's time for their reveal. It's a yellow bellied marmot. These large rodents are known for causing trouble in campsites, which is why you should always be sure to secure all of your food and personal belongings when you're spending the night outdoors. They are also known as rock chucks because they are often found on rock piles, and the chirping noise is sometimes called chucking. So stay alert when you're out in the mountains for the whistling and chirping of yellow o bellied marmots, and be sure to tune in next time forgets that critter. 00:10:12 Speaker 6: What is a snake's favorite subject? History? 00:10:22 Speaker 2: It's time for everyone's favorite game. Show Trivia. Let's all join in. 00:10:30 Speaker 7: I'm joined by Matthew, Mabel Sage, Amelia Addison, and Marshall. Each player will earn ten dollars for conservation with every question they get right today. There's a potential for this room to earn up to one hundred and eighty dollars this week. That donation is going to try to Unlimited who connects kids to the outdoors through their Headwaters Youth program. Let's see how much money our players can raise. Question one, what is the sugary fluid on plants that bees collect to make honey? Is it sector nectar or reflector? 00:11:02 Speaker 5: Oh? 00:11:03 Speaker 7: What what is the sugary fluid on plants that bees collect to make honey? Your three choices are sector, nectar or reflectors? 00:11:14 Speaker 5: Easy? 00:11:15 Speaker 7: Marshal says, this one is easy again, is it sector nectar or reflector? Is everybody ready? 00:11:23 Speaker 8: Go ahead and reveal your answers? Mabel nectar, Amelia nector. 00:11:28 Speaker 7: Marshall, sagect Addison, Matthew, that. 00:11:34 Speaker 8: Was too easy, everybody got it. The correct answer is nectar. 00:11:39 Speaker 7: Bees fly from flower to flower to collect nectar, which they then bring back to the hive. At the hive, the nectar is deposited into the honeycomb, and that's where it turns into honey. The taste and color of honey will change based on what kind of plant the nectar came from the fact that. 00:11:55 Speaker 6: You said pollen at the beginning. No, you said that, Matt, that has anyone ever been stung by a bee? I remember I was young and I was in a patch of flowers, and this was when I was like two years old. This was when we lived in Seattle. My dad had that I had, and I was like trying to like water the flowers. You were trying to help, and they once stung me in it. And the only thing I remember after that is me laying in my mom's bed with her phone. 00:12:33 Speaker 7: Wow, the bees betrayed you. One time I got stung by a bee and I only cried for five minutes afterwards until I got a popsicle. That was three days ago. 00:12:44 Speaker 2: Oh. 00:12:45 Speaker 8: Question two? 00:12:46 Speaker 7: What kind of animal is a salamander? Is it a reptile, an amphibian or a marsupial? 00:12:54 Speaker 4: Wait? 00:12:54 Speaker 7: What what kind of animal is a salamander or reptile, fibian or a marsupial. Our players have been throwing out a lot of hints to each other. They really want that money for conservation. Sage, keep your board hidden. What kind of animal is a salamander? You three choices are a reptile, an amphibian, or a marsupial. 00:13:24 Speaker 6: I think I got it wrong. 00:13:25 Speaker 7: You think you got it wrong, but you're going to keep that answer anyway. 00:13:28 Speaker 1: That's your answer. 00:13:29 Speaker 6: Well, I don't know what it is. 00:13:32 Speaker 8: Kind of animal? 00:13:33 Speaker 7: Is a salamander, a reptile, an amphibian, or a marsupial? Does everybody have an answer? 00:13:40 Speaker 4: I don't agree with you. I mean because I have no idea. 00:13:46 Speaker 8: Go ahead and reveal your answers. Mabel amphibian, Amelia Marshall. 00:13:52 Speaker 6: Amphibian, Sage Addison. 00:13:56 Speaker 7: Matthew amphibian. The correct answer. 00:14:00 Speaker 8: Is an amphibian. Room did very well. 00:14:04 Speaker 7: There are about five hundred species of salamander in the world. As an amphibian, they can live on land or in water. Most salamanders are small, but there's one species called the Japanese giant salamander that can grow to six feet long. Have you any of you guys ever seen a salamander or caught one? 00:14:26 Speaker 2: Gross? 00:14:27 Speaker 1: Gross? 00:14:29 Speaker 8: You caught a big one? 00:14:30 Speaker 4: Sage, Okay, like an ox on a video, but they're not very different. 00:14:37 Speaker 7: You're right. Question three, What kind of fish is Dory from finding Nemo and finding Dory? Is it a blue tang, a blue gill, or a blue beta? 00:14:50 Speaker 5: Oh? 00:14:51 Speaker 6: Okay? 00:14:51 Speaker 7: What kind of fish is Dorry from finding Nemo and finding Dory? 00:14:57 Speaker 8: Blue tang, blue gill? 00:15:00 Speaker 6: I watched in preschool? 00:15:02 Speaker 8: How many years ago was that? 00:15:05 Speaker 7: Okay? A few? 00:15:07 Speaker 5: Is there? Ego? 00:15:08 Speaker 6: Two wards or one ward? 00:15:10 Speaker 7: It's one word? What kind of fish is Dory from finding Nemo and finding Dory? Blue tang, blue gill or blue beta? Our players are a little less confident. 00:15:23 Speaker 6: I feel like I feel like I feel like I just went through one that I didn't know what it was. 00:15:31 Speaker 4: I kind of feel confident, but not very much because I was guessing on the when the one said. 00:15:38 Speaker 7: They all said they all did have blue. I'm trying to trick you guys, blue tang, blue gill or blue beta? Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Mabel blue tang, Amelia blue tang, Marshall bluegill. 00:15:52 Speaker 8: Uh, the Sage Addison. 00:15:55 Speaker 6: Blue tang, Matthew blue tang. 00:15:58 Speaker 7: The correct answer is a blue tank. Their room did pretty well. Blue tangs are native to coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea, where they're one of the region's most abundant fish. Finding Nemo came out in two thousand and three, and it sek weel. Finding Dory came out in twenty sixteen. Now, I haven't seen the movies. Have you guys seen the movies? 00:16:17 Speaker 3: No? 00:16:17 Speaker 4: No, my life, I've seen both of them. 00:16:19 Speaker 8: You've seen both of the school kind of sad? 00:16:21 Speaker 7: Okay, So which one is better, Marshall Finding Nemo or Finding Dory? 00:16:25 Speaker 4: Probably Finding I get them both mixed up. 00:16:30 Speaker 7: Both mixed up. 00:16:31 Speaker 8: They're both good movies. 00:16:32 Speaker 6: Is my favorite? 00:16:34 Speaker 8: Your favorite? 00:16:34 Speaker 7: Ever watched it? Isn't? 00:16:36 Speaker 6: I've just seen like it's just really sad. 00:16:39 Speaker 7: So if I'm only going to watch one, you think I should watch Finding Nemo. 00:16:42 Speaker 6: I've only seen a sad part of it where where the guy was like in the tank and he got sucked up. Okay, is that Finding Nemo? 00:16:50 Speaker 4: That's fine if he got stupped out, he got supped up in the. 00:16:54 Speaker 8: Toilet, in the toilet filled the engineer. Have you seen these movies many times? 00:16:58 Speaker 7: Okay? 00:16:59 Speaker 8: Which one should I watch? 00:17:00 Speaker 7: If I can only watch one? Finding Nemour final. 00:17:02 Speaker 8: I agree with Matthew. You gotta go with finding Nemo finding Dory. 00:17:05 Speaker 1: They tried to make Dory the main character, sort of like how they made Made or the main character in Cars Too. 00:17:10 Speaker 8: You know, and some people just should be sidekicks. 00:17:12 Speaker 7: Ellen DeGeneres is one of them. 00:17:13 Speaker 8: All right. 00:17:13 Speaker 7: That's it for today's round of trivia, Philly Engineer, how much money did we raise? 00:17:18 Speaker 8: We raised one hundred and sixty dollars. 00:17:20 Speaker 7: One hundred and sixty dollars going to Trout Unlimited. 00:17:22 Speaker 8: Well done, kids. Join us next time. 00:17:24 Speaker 7: For more Meat Eater Kids trivia on the other game show where conservation always wins. 00:17:31 Speaker 2: Thanks for listening to everyone, See you next week on Meat Eater Kids.