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Narrator: COMING UP...
OH, LOOKY HERE. CRITTER!
IT'S GOING RIGHT INTO THE WALL!
Neal: THAT ONE'S DIGGING OUT!
THEY'LL CUT YOU, MAN.
HE'S GOING FOR THE JUGULAR VEIN.
[ WHOOPING ]
BAM!
NEAL! THERE IT IS!
ZEBRA, ERNIE.
A ZEBRA?
WATCH HIS TEETH!
Narrator: DEEP IN THE BACKWOODS OF KENTUCKY
LIVES A MAN WHO GREW UP WILD.
Neal: YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF BACKWOODS PEOPLE
IN KENTUCKY,
BUT NOBODY ANY MORE BACKWOODS THAN THE TURTLEMAN.
HE WAS 7 YEARS OLD WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FIRST TURTLE.
Narrator: HE BONDED WITH THE ANIMALS AND LEARNED THEIR WAYS.
[ BIRD CALLING ]
LIVE ACTION!
[ CHEERING ]
Narrator: NOW HE'S KENTUCKY'S NUMBER-ONE MAN
FOR WILD-ANIMAL REMOVAL.
GOT HIM.
Man: THERE'S NOT AN ANIMAL PROBLEM AROUND HERE
THAT THE TURTLEMAN CAN'T TAKE CARE OF.
WHOO-HOO!
WE GOT LIVE ACTION.
OOH!
Narrator: AND HE DOES IT ALL...
WITH HIS BARE HANDS.
[ HISSING ]
CRAZY, BABY!
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: THIS IS...
Turtleman: [ WHOOPING ] YEE-HAW!
Neal: WE'RE IN TEXAS
BECAUSE IT'S TOO COLD IN KENTUCKY FOR LIVE ACTION.
YOU VERY RARELY SEE ME IN SHORTS LIKE THIS.
AT LEAST THEY'RE CAMOUFLAGE.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
IT'S TIME FOR US TO JUST CHILL OUT AND HAVE A DAY OFF.
THERE AIN'T NO BEACHES IN KENTUCKY. THERE AIN'T NO BOARDWALKS!
LOOK AT THIS.
WOW.
TURTLEMAN'S ABSOLUTELY BESIDE HIMSELF.
WOW! LOOK AT THE PELICANS!
HE SAYS, "HEY, LET'S JUMP ON THE MERRY-GO-ROUND."
THIS IS HOW IT IS TO RIDE A SHARK.
THAT'S ABOUT AS CLOSE TO AN ANIMAL AS WE'RE GONNA GET TODAY.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
ONE MORE WHAT?
WHAT?!
WE CAN'T JUMP OFF NOW.
I GUESS THE LIVE ACTION HERE IN TEXAS NEVER STOPS.
SEE, IF YOU'D LEFT THE PHONE IN THE TRUCK,
WE WOULDN'T BE GETTING LIVE ACTION RIGHT NOW.
AGH! WHAT IS THAT? A DANG BIRD PEED ON ME!
THAT THERE BIRD!
WHAT IN THE WORLD YOU GOT ME GOING TO TODAY, PARTNER?
YOU GONNA BE HAPPY TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO THE MOVIE SET WHERE THEY MADE
THE MOVIE "THE ALAMO," YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE.
WOW. THE JOHN WAYNE ONE?
[ As John Wayne ] ALL RIGHTY, PILGRIM.
I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A MOVIE SET. [ CHUCKLES ]
FELLER NAMED RICH CALLED, AND HE'S GOT A PROBLEM.
SAID THEY'RE GETTING READY TO FILM A MOVIE AND SOMETHING'S DIGGING HOLES.
YES, SIR.
Narrator: RICH CURILLA OPERATES THIS THREE-QUARTER SCALE REPLICA
OF THE LEGENDARY FORT THE ALAMO.
BUT AN UNKNOWN ANIMAL IS TEARING UP THE GROUNDS.
YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THIS ANIMAL IS,
I REALLY CAN'T HANDLE THE PROBLEM MYSELF HERE,
AND I REALLY DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET HURT.
OH, MY GOODNESS. I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE YOU GOT THIS CALL.
JOHN WAYNE WALKED ON THAT DIRT.
I'M GONNA BE WALKING IN JOHN WAYNE'S TRACKS.
WE GOT TO GET THE BURROWING ANIMALS.
THAT'S WHAT WE GOT TO GET.
I GUESS WE'RE GOING TO NAME IT SANTY ANNA, BUDDY.
AFTER THE MEXICAN GENERAL.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT MADE US REMEMBER THE ALAMO.
WE'RE GONNA GET OLD SANTY ANNA OUT OF THERE,
TAKE HIM TO A GOOD HOME.
[ As John Wayne ] I GOT MY CROCKETT HAT ON, AND I CAN WHUP ANY CRITTER.
[ WHOOPING ]
LIVE ACTION, PARTNER.
REMEMBER THE ALAMO!
I'M RICH CURILLA.
WHO'S THIS UGLY LOOKING CUSS?
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, COME ON IN.
WOW! CHECK IT OUT!
THIS IS JOHN WAYNE'S ALAMO.
IT WAS ALL BUILT AS A SET IN '59.
OH, I REMEMBER THE MOVIE. IT WAS JUST AWESOME.
Turtleman: JOHN WAYNE WALKED ACROSS HERE AS DAVY CROCKETT.
I GOT THE MOVIE AT HOME ON "VHF," AND I WATCH IT EVERY DAY.
WE'RE BRINGING A MOVIE IN HERE,
AND THEY'RE GONNA SHOOT IN THE ALAMO CHURCH.
AND I WENT IN THERE THE OTHER DAY,
AND THERE ARE HOLES ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SOME KIND OF CRITTER'S DIGGING HOLES.
RICH CAN'T HAVE A MOVIE CREW FILMING WITH HOLES ALL AROUND.
THIS WHOLE PLACE LOOKS LIKE A SWISS CHEESE.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. SO I'LL LEAVE YOU ALONE TO DO IT.
ALL RIGHT, PILGRIM.
ALL RIGHT. COME ON, NEAL.
HE SAID PROBLEM'S IN THE OLD CHURCH.
YEAH, BUT WE GOT TO SECURE THE PERIMETER.
THAT'S A BETTER PLACE TO START AS ANY.
ERNIE SAYS HE WANTS TO CHECK THE PERIMETER FOR LIVE ACTION.
BUT I THINK HE'S THINKING MORE LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION.
OH, LOOKY HERE. CRITTER!
MY BUDDY'S A LITTLE STAR STRUCK.
FOR GOODNESS' SAKES. WE'RE ON JOHN WAYNE'S MOVIE SET.
THEY'RE COMING OVER THE WALL!
[ As John Wayne ] THEY'RE GETTING OVER THE WALL, PILGRIM.
QUIT CLOWNIN'!
[ Normal voice ] YOU AIN'T GETTING IN HERE, CRITTER.
WATCH OUT!
Neal: HE'S ACTING LIKE DAVY CROCKETT.
HE'S GOT ME BEING COLONEL TRAVIS.
EVEN LOLLY'S GETTING IN ON IT. HE'S CALLING HER JIM BOWIE.
BOWIE LOLLY DOG. YEP!
I'M GONNA HAVE MY HANDS FULL GETTING HIM TO FOCUS TODAY.
Narrator: TURTLEMAN KNOWS KENTUCKY CRITTERS
LIKE THE BACK OF HIS HAND,
BUT THIS TEXAS DESERT
IS HOME TO A WIDE ARRAY OF BURROWING ANIMALS.
SANTY ANNA COULD BE SEVERAL DIFFERENT KINDS OF CRITTERS.
IT COULD BE A GROUNDHOG, A BADGER.
IT COULD BE EVEN A GOPHER.
FOUND A HOLE RIGHT HERE, NEAL. CHECK THIS OUT.
SOMETHING HAS DUG RIGHT HERE.
JUST DIG THROUGH HERE. [ CHITTERING ]
THIS DEFINITELY AIN'T A GOPHER, BUDDY, AND IT AIN'T A GROUNDHOG.
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT MAKES LITTLE CONES.
LOOK AT IT. IT LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE CONE.
THAT'S DEFINITELY AN ARMADILLO, BUDDY.
Neal: TURTLEMAN KNOWS THOSE TRACKS
'CAUSE HE'S CAUGHT AN ARMADILLO BEFORE,
BUT THAT WAS JUST ONCE 'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT COMMON IN KENTUCKY.
HERE IN TEXAS, THEY'RE ALL OVER.
TURTLEMAN'S ON THEIR TURF NOW.
LOOK, HERE'S A TRAIL. LOOKIT HERE, BUDDY.
HERE'S WHAT RICH IS SO MAD ABOUT.
IT'S DIGGING THROUGH THE WALL!
Neal: THAT'S A HOLE.
MAN, THE ARMADILLO'S THE WORST DIGGERS THERE EVER IS.
THEY'RE WORSE THAN THE GROUNDHOG AND GOPHERS.
ARMADILLOS ARE NOCTURNAL ANIMALS.
SO THEY'RE USUALLY SLEEPING DURING THE DAY
IN THE HOLES THEY'VE DUG.
SINCE WE KNOW WHERE THE HOLES ARE,
TURTLEMAN'S GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DRIVE THE SOLDIERS OUT.
I GOT TO BECOME SANTY ANNA. I GOT TO THINK HOW HE THINK.
HE'S GOT A STRATEGY. I'VE GOT A STRATEGY.
PLAN IS, I'VE GOT SOME AMMONIA.
WE PUT IT ON SOME RAGS, STUFF THE HOLES WITH RAGS,
AND RUN HIM OUT!
HE CAN'T STAND THE SMELL OF THAT AMMONIA.
AN ARMADILLO'S GOT A VERY SENSITIVE SENSE OF SMELL.
THEY WON'T TAKE ANY KIND OF FOUL ODOR, ESPECIALLY AMMONIA.
Turtleman: PUTTING TOO MUCH AMMONIA ON THOSE RAGS
COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE ARMADILLOS.
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA PUT A LITTLE BIT
TO TICKLE THEIR NOSE AND GET THEM RUNNING.
WE'RE JUST GONNA THROW THIS ON TOP OF IT.
STOP HIS BUTT.
ALL RIGHT, TRAVIS AND BOWIE, Y'ALL WAIT OUTSIDE.
LET'S DEFEND THE ALAMO ONCE AND FOR ALL.
GOOD LUCK AT YOUR BATTLE STATION, PARTNER.
WE'LL BE WAITING ON YOU.
LIVE ACTION.
MY JOB IS GONNA BE TO BLOCK THE DOOR
SO THAT SANTA ANNA CAN'T GET AWAY.
I'M GONNA BE SET UP OVER HERE WAITING ON HIM, BUDDY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK'S TAKING SANTY ANNA SO LONG?
JUST GOT TO WAIT HIM OUT.
MAKE SURE TO PUT YOUR GLOVES ON.
THAT'S GOOD THINKING, PARTNER.
Narrator: BARE-HANDING THE CATCH ISN'T A SAFE OPTION TODAY.
NEARLY 20% OF AMERICAN ARMADILLOS
ARE INFECTED WITH LEPROSY
AND CAN TRANSMIT THE DISEASE TO HUMANS.
CAN'T DO MY LIVE-ACTION POSE, THOUGH.
I SEE HIM! SANTY ANNA!
I RUN OUT AFTER SANTY ANNA...
THAT'S SANTY ANNA, BUDDY.
...BUT HE'S NOT ALONE!
THERE'S A WHOLE FAMILY OF THEM!
HE BRINGS REINFORCEMENTS!
WE'RE SURROUNDED!
SANTA ANNA'S GOT BABIES, ERNIE.
BETTER GET THAT ONE. HE'S GETTING IN THE HOLE.
MAN, I NEVER SEEN BABY ARMADILLOS BEFORE.
Narrator: ARMADILLOS REPRODUCE EVERY YEAR.
AND WHEN THEY DO,
A SINGLE MOTHER ACTUALLY BIRTHS FOUR IDENTICAL QUADRUPLETS.
Neal: IT LOOKS LIKE THE TWO OF THESE LITTLE GUYS THAT MADE IT
FOLLOW THEIR MAMA AROUND TILL THEY'RE WEANED AND ABLE TO EAT GRUBS ON THEIR OWN.
JUST LAY THESE LITTLE BABIES DOWN IN THERE.
LAY THESE LITTLE BABIES IN THERE GENTLY, NEAL.
ALL RIGHT. TWO BABY ONES IN THE BAG.
WE WANT TO KEEP THIS FAMILY TOGETHER.
THE BABIES ARE ALREADY IN THE BAG.
BUT SANTA ANNA AND THE SOLDIER WON'T GIVE UP SO EASY.
THIS ONE HERE'S DIGGING OUT ALREADY.
THE OTHER ONE'S GETTING READY TO GET AWAY, ERNIE.
TAKE HIM OUT THERE, BUDDY.
OH, MY GOD. HE'S DUG IN GOOD, NEAL.
Turtleman: ARMADILLOS -- THEY GOT SHARP CLAWS.
THEY CAN EVEN BURY THEMSELVES IN THE DIRT,
AND YOU CAN'T PULL THEM OUT.
THE WAY THEY HELD ONTO THE GROUND WITH THEIR CLAWS,
IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A TON OF BRICKS.
OH!
MAN, THAT WAS A JUMP, NEAL.
Narrator: WHEN CLAWS AREN'T ENOUGH,
TEXAS ARMADILLOS CAN JUMP SEVERAL FEET IN THE AIR
TO STARTLE SURROUNDING PREDATORS.
GETTING FEISTY NOW. OH!
THE OTHER ONE'S GETTING READY TO GET AWAY, ERNIE!
THAT ONE'S DIGGING OUT.
THE TROOPER'S GETTING OUT! SO I RUN BACK OVER THERE.
THEN SANTA ANNA'S GETTING OUT AGAIN. SO I RUN BACK OVER THERE.
THE OTHER ONE'S DIGGING OUT, ERNIE!
Narrator: WHEN IN DANGER,
ARMADILLOS CAN RAPIDLY DIG SHALLOW EMERGENCY BURROWS.
HE DONE DUG A HOLE. OH, GOD!
SANTA ANNA AND THE SOLDIER ARE ALREADY DIGGING THEIR ESCAPE.
I THOUGHT THE SPANISH ARMY WENT OVER THE WALL!
HE'S DIGGING UNDER THE WALL!
AND IF THEY DIG DEEP ENOUGH TO LODGE THEIR BODIES INSIDE,
TURTLEMAN WILL HAVE NO WAY TO CATCH THE CRITTERS.
I CAN'T RUN AT BOTH OF THEM. I NEED SOME HELP OVER HERE.
OH, MAN, ERNIE!
Turtleman: [ WHOOPING ] YEE-HAW!
Narrator: ARMADILLOS HAVE THE MOVIE SET OF "THE ALAMO"
COMPLETELY UNDER SIEGE,
AND TURTLEMAN IS HAVING TROUBLE
BATTLING TWO OF THESE CRITTERS AT ONE TIME.
I CAN'T RUN AT BOTH OF THEM. I GOT TO CONCENTRATE ON ONE.
COME ON, JIM BOWIE! GET IN THERE!
[ BARKING ]
LOLLY GOES IN AND KEEPS SANTA ANNA AT BAY
UNTIL ERNIE CAN CATCH THE SOLDIER.
WHERE IS HE, BUDDY?
RIGHT THERE IN THE CORNER. HE'S DIGGING OUT.
OH, DANG IT. GOT ME WITH HIS CLAW.
THIS SOLDIER KEEPS RAMMING ERNIE'S HAND.
HE CAN'T EVEN GET A GRIP ON IT.
CAN'T GRAB HIM WITH THE GLOVES, NEAL.
THEY'LL CUT YOU, MAN.
MAN, IF I GET SCRATCHED, I'LL LOSE THE BATTLE ANYWAY. I'LL CATCH LEPROSY!
AAH!
GOT ONE?!
ALAMO-DILLA, YOU ARE OUT OF THERE!
GOT HIM! ALL RIGHT.
NO TIME TO REST, BUDDY.
THREE DOWN, AND ONE TO GO.
THIS GUY'S NOT GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT.
JUST LIKE AT THE ALAMO,
SANTA ANNA AGAINST DAVY CROCKETT.
WHERE'D IT GO, NEAL? WHERE'D IT GO?
IT'S OVER IN THAT CORNER, ERNIE!
THERE IT IS. IT'S DIGGING IN.
[ As John Wayne ] FINALLY, SANTY ANNA DECIDES HE WANTS TO GET AWAY.
SO I JUST HAD TO DO THE CROCKETT CHARGE DIVE ON HIM.
[ WHOOPING ]
Neal: CAREFUL, BUDDY!
I JUST DON'T WANT HIM TO SCRATCH MY CHEST UP, BUDDY.
HE'S GOING FOR THE JUGULAR VEIN.
HEY. GO, CROCKETT. GET THE BAG! GET THE BAG!
THAT SURE IS PUTTING OFF A STINK.
WE GOT THEM! [ WHOOPING ]
LIVE ACTION.
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE THE STRENGTH OF THESE THINGS, BUDDY.
[ LAUGHS ]
HERE'S WHAT WAS DIGGING YOUR HOLES, RICH -- ARMADILLOS.
HOLY COW!
HE FOUND ARMADILLOS.
ARMADILLOS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE RACCOONS
OR RATTLESNAKES OR SOMETHING.
THERE'S A BIG OLD PROP CHEST
OVER UP IN FRONT OF THE DOOR, I GUESS.
YOU GOT INTO OUR PROP CHEST?
WELL, I WAS CHECKING IT OUT, BEING NOSY.
WELL, YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB FOR US, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT?
YEAH.
HE JUST GAVE US HATS FOR REWARDS.
WOW! I GET TO TAKE HOME DAVY CROCKETT'S COONSKIN HAT.
[ WHOOPING ]
Narrator: THAT'S A WRAP ON TURTLEMAN'S SEARCH FOR SANTA ANNA...
WE SAVED THE ALAMO!
[ WHOOPING ]
...BUT THERE'S NO TIME TO TAKE IN ALL OF TEXAS
WHEN ANOTHER CRITTER CALLS THEM BACK ON THE ROAD.
BUDDY, I JUST HAD A CALL FROM A GUY NAMED LOGAN.
THIS CALL IS OVER THE TOP.
IT'S BEYOND OUR WILDEST IMAGINATION.
IT DOES HAVE FOUR LEGS, RIGHT?
ZEBRA, ERNIE. IT'S A ZEBRA.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, ZEBRA?
THERE AIN'T NO ZEBRAS IN TEXAS.
YOU DONE ATE TOO MUCH BARBECUE OR SOMETHING?
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
THERE'S NO ZEBRAS HERE IN TEXAS, BUDDY.
I KID YOU NOT.
LOGAN DAW IS THE RANCH HAND ON THIS 50-ACRE FARM IN TEXAS,
WHERE LOCAL LAWS ALLOW EXOTIC ANIMALS,
SUCH AS LLAMAS AND EVEN ZIGGY THE ZEBRA.
WHEN A LURKING PREDATOR
DESTROYED THE FARM'S PROTECTIVE FENCING,
ZIGGY CHASED IT AWAY,
BUT ALSO GOT LOST IN THE DANGEROUS UNKNOWN.
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF PREDATORS OUT HERE,
LIKE COYOTES, MOUNTAIN LIONS.
I TRIED TO TRACK ZIGGY DOWN.
I HAD NO LUCK, SO I CAME OUT AND CALLED TURTLEMAN.
I WATCHED ME THIS DOCUMENTARY ON ZEBRAS ONE TIME,
AND IT JUST REALLY INTRIGUED ME
'CAUSE ZEBRAS ARE UNIQUE ANIMALS.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO GET ME ONE OF THESE TVs
WITH DOCUMENTARY ON IT.
YOU CAN LEARN A LOT OF STUFF WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY.
DON'T YOU REALIZE WHAT HE'S DOING, BUDDY?
CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT HE'S DOING?
HE WANTS TO GET BACK TO AFRICA
TO HIS OWN TRIBE, BUDDY!
WE'VE CHECKED THE AIRPORT,
SEE IF HE PUT IN TO GET A FLIGHT.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES.
BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES.
[ WHOOPING ] LIVE ACTION THERE.
HOW Y'ALL DOING?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
THIS MORNING, I CAME OUT FEEDING,
AND THE ZEBRA GOT OUT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH A ZEBRA OUT HERE IN TEXAS?
THERE AIN'T NO ZEBRAS HERE IN TEXAS.
MY BOSS -- HE ACTUALLY RESCUED IT FROM ANOTHER GUY.
HE COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF IT.
HE AIN'T YOUR REGULAR PETTING-ZOO ZEBRA, SIR.
HE'S WILD. WE DON'T PUT NO HANDS ON HIM.
IS HE MEAN, FIGHTING MACHINE?
PROBABLY, YEAH.
WE DIDN'T REALLY MESS WITH HIM.
WE AIN'T SEEN HIM MAD YET.
IT AIN'T NO WALKING UP TO HIM. THAT'S FOR SURE.
GO DOWN THIS FENCE LINE RIGHT OVER HERE,
AND YOU'LL SEE THE BIG HOLE.
I MEAN, THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE WHERE HE COULD HAVE GOT OUT.
WELL, HE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY JUMPED OUT
BECAUSE ZEBRAS CAN JUMP 2 TO 3 FEET.
HOW YOU KNOW ALL THAT, NEAL?
THE DOCUMENTARY.
HE SAID HE WATCHED
THIS DOCUMENTARY BOOK THING OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT A DOCUMENTARY IS.
IN THE END, DID THEY TELL YOU
ANY CALLS ON HOW TO CALL IT IN, LIKE [SCREECHES]
WHAT'S IT SOUND LIKE, BUDDY? GIVE ME ONE.
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, I GUESS LET'S GET STARTED, BUDDY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK Y'ALL.
Narrator: COMING UP...
THE CAMOUFLAGE STRIPES ARE WORKING ON ME TODAY.
...TURTLEMAN LEARNS CATCHING A WILD ZEBRA...
GET AFTER HIM, NEAL! GET AFTER HIM!
...ISN'T SO BLACK AND WHITE.
GO, GO, NEAL! CATCH UP!
Turtleman: [ WHOOPING ] YEE-HAW!
Narrator: TURTLEMAN AND NEAL ARE TRACKING ZIGGY THE ZEBRA,
AN EXOTIC RESCUE ANIMAL WHO HAS RUN OFF FROM THIS FARM
AND GONE INTO THE DANGEROUS WILD.
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN TEXAS HAVE EXOTIC ANIMALS.
UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEM AFTER THEY GROW UP.
LOGAN'S BOSS TOOK IN ZIGGY THE ZEBRA,
WHO WAS ABANDONED.
WE'VE GOT TO FIND HIM BEFORE ANY OTHER ANIMALS OUT THERE DO.
WHAT IS IT?
WE GOT SOME DEAD LIVE ACTION HERE!
CHECK IT OUT!
WE FIND WHAT'S LEFT OF SOME POOR CREATURE THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT.
OH, IT'S DECAPITATED. YOU GOT PREDATORS HERE, BUDDY.
MAN. HOPE WE DON'T FIND ZIGGY LIKE THIS.
ZEBRAS ARE ABLE TO DEFEND THEMSELVES BY THE CAMOUFLAGE.
THEY GET IN THE GROUP,
AND ALL THESE BLACK-AND-WHITE STRIPES CONFUSE THE PREDATOR.
UNFORTUNATELY, ZIGGY'S NOT IN AFRICA WITH OTHER ZEBRAS.
HE'S OUT HERE IN TEXAS, ALL BY HIMSELF.
WHATEVER RIPPED THIS APART, IT DIDN'T LEAVE NOTHING.
WE GOT TO FIND ZIGGY. THAT'S FOR SURE.
Turtleman: THE FIRST THING WE SEE
AIN'T LOOKING GOOD FOR ZIGGY.
WE GOT TO CHECK OUT THE FENCE
AND FIGURE OUT WHICH WAY HE WENT.
THIS HAS GOT TO BE WHERE HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
THERE IT IS, NEAL! CHECK IT OUT, BUDDY!
HE MUST HAVE HEARD THAT LITTLE CRITTER
IN TROUBLE OVER THERE.
HE JUMPS OVER THE FENCE, RIGHT THROUGH HERE.
HE WAS SO DETERMINED TO RUN OFF THESE HERE PREDATORS,
HE JUST BUSTED OUT.
BAM!
PROBABLY DOING A [BRAYS]
Narrator: A DOMINANT STALLION ZEBRA TYPICALLY PROTECTS ITS HERD,
BUT ON THIS RANCH, WITHOUT OTHER ZEBRAS,
ZIGGY'S NATURAL INSTINCTS
INSTEAD SHIELDED THE CATTLE FROM DANGEROUS ANIMALS.
THERE'S NO TELLING HOW FAR. CAN'T EVEN SEE ANOTHER FENCE.
WELL, THAT'S A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW?
Turtleman: WE'RE GONNA SAVE A LOT OF GROUND COVERAGE.
Neal: NOW YOU'RE USING YOUR HEAD.
THE CAMOUFLAGE STRIPES ARE WORKING ON ME TODAY
'CAUSE I CAN'T EVEN SEE NOTHING.
WE GOT A WATER SOURCE, ERNIE.
THERE'S A CREEK RUNNING THROUGH HERE.
LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT, BUDDY.
OOH, OOH! CHECK IT OUT.
THAT'S A WALLOW.
IT'S JUST LIKE ON THE DOCUMENTARY, ERNIE.
ZEBRAS WALLOW IN THE MUD TO KEEP FROM GETTING SUNBURNT
AND TO KEEP THE BUGS OFF OF THEM.
HERE'S THE FUR ON IT, BUDDY. LOOK.
HE FOUND WHITE AND BLACK HAIR.
THAT'S PROOF POSITIVE THAT ZIGGY THE ZEBRA HAS BEEN HERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING UP THIS HILL, BUDDY.
IT'S GOING UP HERE.
NEAL! NEAL! THERE IT IS!
IT'S ZIGGY THE ZEBRA!
HE'S OUT IN THE FIELD, WALKING AROUND.
HE LOOKS WORN OUT.
IF HE STAYS OUT TONIGHT,
THE COYOTES WILL GET HIM FOR SURE.
GO GET THE TRUCK, NEAL! GO GET THE TRUCK!
WHAT WE GOT TO DO --
WE GOT TO ANGLE IT UP THAT FENCE ROW.
YOU GOT TO DO IT NICE AND SLOW, LET HIM WALK.
WE GET HIM IN A RUN, WE AIN'T GONNA NEVER CATCH HIM.
I'M GONNA TRY TO LASSO IT IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.
MAN, YOU'RE TAKING THIS COWBOY THING TO A WHOLE NEW DEGREE.
HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO.
I'M TRYING TO APPROACH ZIGGY TO GET A LASSO ON HIM.
ZIGGY JUST SPLIT!
Narrator: A ZEBRA CAN SPRINT AS FAST AS 40 MILES PER HOUR,
ZIGZAGGING FROM SIDE TO SIDE,
MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE FOR TURTLEMAN TO STAY CLOSE.
Turtleman: [ WHOOPING ] LIVE ACTION!
CATCHING UP, BUDDY.
PASS HIM! WATCH OUT! UNH!
YEAH.
[ LOLLY BARKING ]
WE FINALLY GET ZIGGY DOWN INTO A CORNER.
HE'S UP AGAINST A FENCE.
THE TRUCK'S IN THE WAY, BUT THIS IS A ZEBRA.
CALM DOWN, ZIGGY.
ZEBRAS DON'T DOMESTICATE!
AND HE'LL WHIRL AROUND AND KICK YOUR BRAINS OUT.
LITERALLY!
NEAL! NEAL!
I MAY HAVE BIT OFF MORE THAN I CAN CHEW IN THIS ROUND.
Neal: ZIGGY'S ADRENALINE'S PUMPING,
SO TURTLEMAN'S GOT TO CATCH HIM NOW.
HE'S GOT TO GET HIM ON THE GROUND.
[ BARKING CONTINUES ]
CALM DOWN, ZIGGY.
GRAB HER BY THE MOUTH. HUSH! HUSH! HUSH!
[ BARKING STOPS ]
I HAD TO TRY SOMETHING I DID WITH COWS BEFORE --
GRAB THEIR EARS, GRAB THEM BY THE NOSE,
AND FLIP THEM DOWN WITH A NECK HOLD.
[ GRUNTS ]
I CAN'T HOLD HIM ALL DAY, NEAL! GET THE ROPE!
WATCH HIS TEETH!
Turtleman: [ WHOOPING ] YEE-HAW!
[ LOLLY BARKING ]
Narrator: TURTLEMAN HAS CORNERED ZIGGY THE MISSING ZEBRA
AGAINST THE FENCE OF A NEIGHBORING FARM
AND FOR SAFETY, GOTTEN HIM DOWN ON THE GROUND FOR THE MOMENT.
I CAN'T HOLD HIM ALL DAY, NEAL! GET THE ROPE!
MY BUDDY WAS NOT TRYING TO HURT ZIGGY.
HE WAS THINKING MORE OF ZIGGY THAN HE WAS HIMSELF.
CALL LOGAN, NEAL.
WE GOT YOUR ZEBRA, BUDDY.
GET BACK HERE DOWN ALONG THE CREEK.
YOU OKAY, ZIGGY. YOU OKAY.
GET ME A TOWEL, NEAL, OUT OF THE TRUCK!
Turtleman: ZIGGY IS SCARED.
I DON'T WANT HIM TO WHIP AROUND AND KICK ME IN THE FACE!
SO I WANTED TO USE ONE OF MY OLD TRICKS
AND COVER UP HIS EYES AND CALM HIM DOWN.
YOU GOT TO WRAP IT AROUND HIM.
GOT TO GET IT AROUND HIS EYES. THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO. TIGHT. GOOD JOB.
Neal: IT CALMED ZIGGY DOWN JUST LIKE A BABY.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
EASY, BUDDY. EASY.
YEP.
HERE COMES THE TRAILER NOW.
YES, SIR.
WHEN I GOT THERE
AND SAW TURTLEMAN HAVING ZIGGY PINNED DOWN TO THE GROUND,
I WAS LIKE, "MAN, THIS GUY GOT TO BE STOUT."
IF HE'LL GET UP, TAKE HIM IN.
HERE WE GO. COME ON, ZIGGY.
GOOD JOB, GUYS!
[ WHOOPING ]
[ Breathlessly ] ZIGGY IN THE TRAILER!
WHOO! LIVE ACTION, BUDDY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WHEW! I'M STILL SHAKING, BUDDY.
I AIN'T GOT MUCH, BUT I GOT SOMETHING FOR Y'ALL.
I'M STILL OUT OF BREATH.
YOU BOYS LIKE TO PLAY HORSESHOES?
HOW ABOUT ZEBRA SHOES?
WOW. ZEBRA SHOES?
THERE YOU GO. YES, SIR.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'RE HORSESHOES FOR A ZEBRA.
YEP, THEY'RE ZEBRA SHOES.
NEVER THOUGHT I'D OWN THEM.
YES, IT IS.
THANKS, TURTLEMAN. [ WHOOPING ]
Narrator: AFTER A LONG DAY OF SEEING STRIPES,
TURTLEMAN AND NEAL HEAD BACK TO THE BEACH
FOR SOME MORE FUN IN THE SUN.
DANG, LOLLY.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
DO I GOT BLUE ALL IN MY MUSTACHE?
NO, YOU'RE GOOD.
LET'S GO PLAY SOME GAMES OR SOMETHING!
CHECK IT OUT --
MY MOST FAVORITE GAME OF EVERY CARNIVAL.
THE BALLOON THROWING.
WHICH ONE YOU WANT, NEAL?
BLUE ONE?
[ BALLOON POPS ]
THERE IT WENT.
IT WAS PINK, THOUGH. THAT WAS A BLUE ONE.
THERE YOU GO, SON.
OH!
CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THAT LAST ONE, BUDDY.
I KNOW. YOU SHOULD HAVE GOT THAT ONE.
[ WHOOPS ]
MAN, THIS IS THE LIFE RIGHT HERE.
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