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2''Be the Creature'' is a 2004 NatureDocumentary show by Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt. It was aired on the Creator/NationalGeographicChannel (and these days, occasional reruns on Creator/NatGeoWild and, in Canada, Creator/DisneyXD), and was an attempt by the brothers to do something aimed more toward adults, though it only lasted a couple of seasons. In typical Kratt Brothers fashion it involved going out into the wild and experiencing things the way the creatures did. Unlike their other shows it deals with more mature material, and has a number of uncensored moments.
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4The first season has a DVD release, though you have to KeepCirculatingTheTapes (or hope to catch it on TV) for any of the other episodes.
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6It was preceded by ''Series/KrattsCreatures'' and ''Series/{{Zoboomafoo}}'', and succeeded by ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'', which has been called a SpiritualSuccessor to this show.
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11* AmusingInjuries: Staple of the Kratts, even for ''this'' show.
12* BladeOfGrassCut: Occasionally used as a break between scenes.
13* EarNotch: Rip, the alpha male wild dog featured, is named for one of these.
14* EdutainmentShow: Again, typical of the Kratts.
15* GreenAesop: Pops up every now and then.
16* HorribleCampingTrip: To a degree, the episode about wild dogs could be said to be this.
17* HumansAreFlawed: Pointed out sometimes during the darker parts of an episode, when it's not dealing with the NatureIsNotNice aspect instead. Notable instances include the one about manatees (and how boat propellers are a big problem for them), and again in the episode focusing on lemurs (how people are burning valuable forest habitat).
18* MightyRoar: Lions roaring, elephants trumpeting, indri lemurs singing... Though these are never staged like on trhe other two shows, instead being filmed as they happen.
19* NatureIsNotNice: Though the Kratts have never been shy about dealing with the darker sides of nature, even in their kids shows, Be the Creature deals with it even moreso.
20* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: Occasionally pops up in the credits. As a general rule, the bros never hurt the animals when they interact, unsurprisingly. Animals to other animals, [[NatureIsNotNice however]]...
21* PrecisionFStrike: Martin does this a few times, and Chris at least once. Since the show seems to have a "film and see what happens" standpoint, several candid moments are caught on tape and subsequently aired.
22* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The baby animals shown, naturally. Special mention has to go to the coastal Japanese macaque Limpet, orphaned at only three weeks old [[spoiler: and who was revealed to have [[TearJerker died]] three weeks after the episode was filmed]].
23* SuperPersistentPredator: It's amazing how many times those lions go after the herd of elephants in one episode.
24* UrineTrouble: Martin gets, uh, [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments scent-marked]] by a banded mongoose.

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