Kratts' Creatures is a children's television program on PBS. The show was hosted by the Kratt Brothers, Chris and Martin. It also featured Shannon Duff as Allison Baldwin and Ron Rubin as the voice of an animated anthropomorphic dinosaur. The show introduced its viewers to the world of animals. 50 episodes were produced in total. The show ran for only one season on PBS from June 3, 1996 until August 9, 1996. Then after cancellation, aired reruns until June 9, 2000. It also aired reruns on PBS Kids Go! from October 2006 to May 2008. Due to its popularity the show inspired an unofficial spinoff, Zoboomafoo, another show created by the Kratts, which premiered on January 25, 1999.
Chris and Martin seek the Big Five animals in South Africa: the elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard. It turns into a search for the little animals: the elephant shrew, rhino beetle, ant lion, buffalo weaver and leopard tortoise.
Already Chris and Martin cross the border to find falcons, beavers, foxes, and coyotes in the urban world.
Jumping at the chance to compete with Discovery Channel, Chris and Martin go to the Caribbean to dispel myths about sharks. They have an ideal shark expert to help them.
Where are the African wild dogs? Martin takes to the jeep and Chris to a helicopter to find them.
A diary belonging to Allison's grandfather and great-uncle sends the Kratt brothers halfway around the world to look for the elusive Tasmanian ""Tiger.""
The brothers find effective animal defenses, with Martin getting the worst of these exchanges.