16/06/2014 Newsround


16/06/2014

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News of this super-speedy jet car on the way.

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Plus, one of the world's most famous volcanoes is on the go again.

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First then, there are just 400 Sumatran tigers left in the world,

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so when new cubs are born, they need special care and attention.

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But one zookeeper has gone to extreme lengths to keep this

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pair protected by taking them home to live with his family.

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And this is Spot and Stripe, two of the rarest tiger cubs in the world.

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Following their birth at Australia Zoo, Giles helped them to

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adapt to their new lives by taking them to live in his house.

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They are more adjusted and more rounded in terms of being around

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people. The best way for us to give us that start was to have them at

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home. Giles is hoping his unusual approach

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helps raise awareness of In the wild,

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the tigers are found only on 30 years ago, it's estimated

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that nearly 1,000 existed. But today that number

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has more than halved. Sumatran tigers are critically

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endangered. There is lots of pressure on them in the wild. The

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reason we have tigers in captivity is what we call an insurance

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population so that if they ever disappear in the wild they will not

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be totally extinct. Despite the serious message, the

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family have had lots of fun making Stripe is very independent and likes

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to spend time on his own. Spot, he likes spending time with you, he

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will actively come and seek you out and want to be near you and sit on

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you. The pair are now back at the zoo

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and almost fully grown. But Giles and the family hope their

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unforgettable experience will make sure the world doesn't forget about

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the most endangered big cats around. Next, Europe's most active

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volcano is erupting again. Boiling lava and ash has been

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spewing out of Mount Etna in Italy. The eruption started on Etna's

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southern crater and has forced the closure

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of an airport in nearby Sicily. In about half an hour, two of

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the biggest teams in the tournament Portugal take on Germany with their

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star striker Cristiano Ronaldo The Real Madrid forward's missed

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most of Portugal's pre-tournament training with a knee injury,

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but he is set to start. They face off at 5pm today with

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Iran-Nigeria and Ghana-USA at 11. And you can see the highlights

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of all the games on the Newsround And speaking of Ronaldo, Newsround's

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very own predicting parrot successfully picked the winner

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of England-Italy at the weekend. You can see his prediction

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for the next game against Uruguay Next to a sneak peak at what could

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become the world's fastest car. The supersonic Bloodhound's

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being built to break the world But ahead of that,

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the makers have released the design To travel in a car at nearly 1.5

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times the speed of sound, you need to get an engine from one of these.

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Then you will need a dried out late were tonnes of rock have been

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removed to make for a super-smooth trip. The Bloodhound team hope to

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reach 1000mph. The driver needs to get the car to travel one mile in

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3.5 seconds without it taking off. This is the heart of the car, my

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office. The rear half of the car is bolted on with the rocket engines. I

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will be sitting here controlling this. I am going to drive this car

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at 1000mph and I need to have confidence about every part of it.

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This is all about speed, precision, control and safety.

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2 million schoolchildren are following the project around the

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world and it is hoped whether it reaches its target or not, it will

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inspire a brand-new generation of engineers and scientists.

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There's plenty more on that over on the Newsround website,

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plus a special feature on the world cup ref's magic disappearing spray.

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That's all from me on Newsround. Have a great evening. Goodbye.

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