Hercules - The Giant Beetle
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While on a mission to investigate the exoskeletons of the Atlas and Hercules beetles, the Hercules beetle accidentally gets enlarged. Now the Wild Kratts are faced with a new mission. How to find a way to shrink the giant beetle before it demolishes everything in its path! Science Concept: Exoskeletons and their functionality.

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 516

About Wild Kratts:

"Wild Kratts" joins the adventures of Chris and Martin Kratt as they encounter incredible wild animals, combining science education with fun and adventure as the duo travels to animal habitats around the globe.

Each adventure explores an age-appropriate science concept central to an animal's life and showcases a never-before-seen wildlife moment, all wrapped up in engaging stories of adventure, mystery, rescue, and the Kratt brothers' brand of laugh-out-loud-comedy that kids love.

Real-life Chris and Martin introduce each "Wild Kratts" episode with a live action segment that imagines what it would be like to experience a never-before-seen wildlife moment, and asks, "What if...?" The Kratt brothers transition into animation and the adventure begins, bringing early-elementary school children into the secret lives of extraordinary creatures, many of which have never been animated before -- including Tiger quolls, Draco lizards, and Caracals!


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Tue, Dec 24 2:00 A.M. Octopus Wildkratticus     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Dec 24 2:30 A.M. The Vanishing Stingray     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Dec 24 5:00 P.M. Polar Bears Don't Dance     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Dec 24 6:00 P.M. Snow Runners     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Dec 24 9:30 P.M. Mystery of the North Pole Penguins?     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Dec 25 1:00 A.M. Polar Bears Don't Dance     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Dec 25 2:00 A.M. Snow Runners     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Dec 25 5:30 A.M. Mystery of the North Pole Penguins?     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Dec 25 6:00 P.M. Snow Runners     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Dec 25 6:30 P.M. The Great Tail Fail     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Dec 26 2:00 A.M. Snow Runners     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Dec 26 2:30 A.M. The Great Tail Fail     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Dec 26 7:00 A.M. Praying Mantis     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Dec 26 6:00 P.M. Mystery of the North Pole Penguins?     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Dec 26 6:30 P.M. Uh-Oh Ostrich!     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Dec 27 2:00 A.M. Mystery of the North Pole Penguins?     NH Kids (11.5)


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