Since all the animals have moved away from their area, these early Americans are forced to follow in their paw prints… otherwise they’ll have no food!

Now that Leon has taken over Alca’s zookeeper’s job, things are going haywire. Both Alca, the workaholic penguin, and Leon, the slacker, have to go through intensive training. A specialist in laziness is in order for Alca, and a special electronic organizer for Leon should do the trick!

Finding food was often difficult for the earliest settlers of the Americas. Luckily for the characters in this video, there’s enough berries to go around.

Alca suffers from exhaustion, so life at the zoo must go on without this devoted penguin for a while… Find out who will take his job !

It takes a lot of energy to be a zookeeper, bartender, and night watchman, especially if you only get three hours of sleep every night. But Alca the penguin never shirks any of his responsibilities, thanks to his seemingly endless supply of coffee with vitamins.

Our friendly platypus’s case of mistaken identity has been addressed. He is finally able to discover his species just in time before hungry Leon makes a meal out of him!

In the final part of this Il était une fois… episode on the ecosystems, the Maestro explains what happened to the people and the famous statues of Easter Island. It’s a lesson we’d do well to learn from.

A new arrival at the zoo is causing a stir. Is it a human? Is it a duck, a beaver or a cross between the two? Our new friend is having an identity crisis…

In part seven of this episode on the ecosystems, the young students are on a field trip (a marsh trip to be exact), where they witness firsthand the destruction of this precious ecosystem. But this is not a new phenomenon: once upon a time in Polynesia…

There’s a newcomer at the zoo, and all the other animals are abuzz with speculation about its identity. Could it be… a human?

In this episode on the ecosystems, guide Nam explains the importance of mangroves in the food chain. You’ll also see the rafflesia, the largest flower in the world.

In the next segment of this Il était une fois… episode on ecosystems, the Maestro teaches us how to build a butterfly garden. You can build one anywhere—even on your apartment balcony!

Could you imagine being told that you’re adopted and then being kidnapped immediately after? That’s what happens to the little critter in the first part of this “Zooriginaux” episode. It definitely sounds like the grounds for an identity crisis!

Some people believe that plants contain pollution-reducing properties. However, a study by a group of researchers in Lille debunked that theory.

The Maestro surpervises the building of a pond for the butterfly garden. Everything goes according to plan, despite the work of a few practical jokesters.

France’s Aube department has the highest concentration of wind energy in the country, which makes it the perfect place to experiment with new wind technologies and create a model for all of Europe.

These young people want to do their part for the planet. Under the Maestro’s supervision, they prepare a butterfly garden after learning that butterflies are an endangered species.

The French town of Morlaix is educating its citizens on the dangerous effects of global warming and what they can do to stop it. Their first defense against climate change: an electric bike!

The Maestro tells his students about the famous “Biosphere” project in Arizona, the largest enclosed ecological system in the world.

Skiing in the French Alps is a great winter activity, but if you decide to take a trip, it’s good to know what to do in case of an avalanche. You can never be too prepared!