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This is Wolf Wood. It's home to a pack of eight wolves, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
but recently, a litter of cubs was born. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:07 | |
Sadly, in the past, many have died at this early stage, | 0:00:07 | 0:00:11 | |
but so far, six have survived. | 0:00:11 | 0:00:13 | |
We'll be bringing you their story today. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:15 | |
Coming up, on Animal Park... | 0:00:38 | 0:00:40 | |
Darren teaches Ben a thing or two about how to pick up a bird. | 0:00:40 | 0:00:45 | |
I've never done turkey wrangling before. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:47 | |
There's an impostor in the flamingo enclosure. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:51 | |
And Lord Bath's pride and joy goes on a hot date, | 0:00:51 | 0:00:55 | |
with Dandy, the labradoodle. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:57 | |
But first, we're heading to Wolf Wood because there's a big problem. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:03 | |
Keepers from across the park are descending on the section | 0:01:06 | 0:01:09 | |
because there's an emergency with the six week-old wolf pups. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:14 | |
The small pup down there is having some sort of seizure, | 0:01:15 | 0:01:19 | |
some sort of fit. So we come up here, managed to get hold of him. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:25 | |
Had a rough check but he doesn't look very good at all. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
The wolf pup has become very sick, very quickly | 0:01:28 | 0:01:32 | |
and they have no idea what's caused it. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:35 | |
Swallowing a poison or toxin somehow, | 0:01:35 | 0:01:38 | |
could have caused such an aggressive reaction. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:41 | |
They've had a problem with worms before in Wolf Wood, but Bob's | 0:01:41 | 0:01:45 | |
worst fear is a disease or virus infecting the whole pack. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
While we were up here, we've decided to worm the rest of them, | 0:01:49 | 0:01:55 | |
so we've been going around trying to find them. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:58 | |
We've managed to find two more | 0:01:58 | 0:02:00 | |
but they've just disappeared. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:02 | |
They're in hoes, they're everywhere. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
So it's just a case of looking around every tree, | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
every nook and cranny, until we find the other three. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
And just give them their first dose of wormer. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
Just in case that's something to do | 0:02:13 | 0:02:15 | |
with what's wrong with little one. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:17 | |
Normally, they wouldn't get out of their patrol vehicles | 0:02:21 | 0:02:24 | |
in the enclosure, but this is serious. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:26 | |
Our biggest problem is that there's a wolf pack running around here. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:33 | |
And they're very protective of the youngsters, so Dad, Mum | 0:02:33 | 0:02:37 | |
and the rest of the pack members are following our every move. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:41 | |
The keepers have to act with extreme caution in a situation like this, | 0:02:41 | 0:02:46 | |
but are left with no alternative but to intervene. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:50 | |
If it's worms, all six young pups could get sick and die very quickly. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:56 | |
But they're almost impossible to find. | 0:02:56 | 0:03:00 | |
-Where's he gone now? -Still there. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:03 | |
Come here. No, no, no, no, no... | 0:03:04 | 0:03:08 | |
There. Two of them. Hey. They're lively. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:18 | |
Just like with your dog or cat at home, worms can be fatal, | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
so all the pups need treatment and thankfully, | 0:03:23 | 0:03:27 | |
the team have caught all six. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
We're just putting a couple of mil of wormer in... | 0:03:30 | 0:03:33 | |
But, as they prepare to let them go, | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
the first sick pup starts going downhill fast. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:42 | |
And another is very weak. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:45 | |
The keepers need to think on their feet and make the unusual decision | 0:03:48 | 0:03:52 | |
to rush the pair to the vet. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:55 | |
This is incredibly rare. | 0:03:56 | 0:03:57 | |
Wolves are pack animals, so they are never separated, | 0:03:57 | 0:04:01 | |
but this is life or death. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:03 | |
Whatever is wrong with these pups could spread to the others, | 0:04:04 | 0:04:08 | |
which might mean losing the entire litter. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:11 | |
Their future is now in the hands of vet Paul Higgs. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:15 | |
This one's a bit better. Yeah. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:18 | |
This one's a bit brighter, isn't it? | 0:04:18 | 0:04:20 | |
How long can we keep them away from the pack, realistically? | 0:04:20 | 0:04:24 | |
Or are we in trouble already? | 0:04:24 | 0:04:26 | |
I'd really like to put them back as soon as we can, to be honest. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:29 | |
If we start keeping them away, then you're gonna have | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
other problems really, getting them back in. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
This one's looking pretty bad, really, Brian, I think. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:39 | |
I'm just going to take its glucose in a second cos I think | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
that's the most likely problem that we've got. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:44 | |
If we've got a high worm burden, that's the most likely. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:48 | |
Two of them going at the same time. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:49 | |
If worms are the problem, then the pups would need | 0:04:52 | 0:04:55 | |
a very aggressive course of treatment. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:58 | |
So Paul takes bloods to investigate all possibilities. | 0:04:58 | 0:05:02 | |
MACHINE BEEPS | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | |
The glucose is normal. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:09 | |
Normal range is about four to seven or eight | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
and we're at six, we're smack bang in the middle. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
I don't really feel, therefore, that a low glucose or worm burden | 0:05:16 | 0:05:21 | |
is the likely cause of seizures, so we'll have to try | 0:05:21 | 0:05:25 | |
and work out now what the cause is gonna be. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:27 | |
Then suddenly, the pup who had been fairly lively, | 0:05:28 | 0:05:32 | |
slips into unconsciousness. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:36 | |
I'm just gonna go and see how these bloods are getting on a second. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
Upsetting, really, to see them like this. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
Worryingly, I don't know if the rest of them are gonna go the same way. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:49 | |
Paul has to figure out what's wrong with them...and fast. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:55 | |
Pets Corner, here, is home to 270 different animals, | 0:06:23 | 0:06:26 | |
made up of 47 species. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:29 | |
And once a month, they have an enormous task | 0:06:29 | 0:06:31 | |
that Kate and I have volunteered to help with. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:33 | |
Darren, you're head of Pets Corner here, with a beautiful owl. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:37 | |
So, first of all, who is this? | 0:06:37 | 0:06:39 | |
This is Harriet. She's gorgeous, isn't she? | 0:06:39 | 0:06:41 | |
She's a European barn owl. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:43 | |
And she's gonna help us start the ball rolling today, really. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
Hopefully, your guys are gonna help us. We've got to weigh everything... | 0:06:46 | 0:06:50 | |
Every single animal in Pets Corner has to be weighed? | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
Well, it's a bizarre thing but as a keeper with a lot of animals, | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
it's difficult, they can't tell you whether they're well | 0:06:57 | 0:07:00 | |
or whether they're having babies or stuff. And Harriet, for instance, | 0:07:00 | 0:07:03 | |
these feathers hide a big secret. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:05 | |
We don't know whether she's thin under there, | 0:07:05 | 0:07:08 | |
is she fat, is she carrying eggs? | 0:07:08 | 0:07:09 | |
And so, weight can tell you so much. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
So what we do, we weigh as many animals as we possibly can | 0:07:12 | 0:07:15 | |
-and we do it on a regular basis and we look for patterns. -Right. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
Obviously, a heavy animal isn't always a healthy animal, you know? | 0:07:18 | 0:07:22 | |
A light animal isn't always a sick animal. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:24 | |
You want to try and keep on a steady even keel. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:26 | |
We have guidelines of what we're looking for. And Harriet's first. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:30 | |
It's dead simple. We have different methods. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:32 | |
We just pop her on here. She sits on here. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
-If she does. Yeah. -Go on, my love. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:36 | |
-There she goes. That's easy. -She's very well behaved. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
And it's not rocket science. We read that. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:42 | |
377. That's a good weight. And then I'll add that in her records. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:47 | |
Later on, I'll sit and we'll do some number crunching | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
and it tells us whether she's about right... come on, sweetheart... | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
if she's underweight, overweight, whether she's carrying eggs, | 0:07:53 | 0:07:57 | |
any of that information, but with so many animals, | 0:07:57 | 0:07:59 | |
it takes a long time to do them! | 0:07:59 | 0:08:01 | |
-Where would you like us to start, Darren? -If we head out to... | 0:08:01 | 0:08:05 | |
-I think Bev's waiting for us in ferrets... -OK. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:07 | |
-And I've got a really good one for Ben. -Fine. So I get the ferret. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
-You get the ferrets. -I've never liked the sound of that, Darren, | 0:08:10 | 0:08:14 | |
-when you've got a good one for me. -There we go. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:16 | |
-Bev's just round the corner. -Oh, brilliant. There's Bev. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:19 | |
-With ferret in hand. -Ben, we're going over here. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:23 | |
All right. I'll come and find you in a bit and help you out. | 0:08:23 | 0:08:26 | |
Yes. Presumably, Bev, how many ferrets have you got at the moment? | 0:08:26 | 0:08:30 | |
We've got eight boy ferrets in here. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:32 | |
-OK. -So it's quite smelly at the moment. -Right. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:35 | |
We've got Reg here. So I've got to weigh him still, | 0:08:37 | 0:08:39 | |
but if you want to hold Reg, I've got to find Ricky, as well. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:42 | |
OK. You know you never ever need to give me an excuse to hold a ferret | 0:08:42 | 0:08:46 | |
cos I do think they're the best animals in the world. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
Do you want to weigh Ricky first? | 0:08:49 | 0:08:51 | |
What we do, we put them in the scales and you have to sort of balance 'em, | 0:08:51 | 0:08:55 | |
-cos they're a bit wiggly. -OK. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:57 | |
He's quite a good weight, actually. | 0:08:57 | 0:08:59 | |
-He's about one, three. -One kilo, 300 grams. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:03 | |
OK, Reggie. Let's see if you need to go on a Weight Watcher's programme. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
Let's pop you in there, gently. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:09 | |
There you go. Just sit there. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
There, nice and calm. Oi, oi, oi! | 0:09:12 | 0:09:14 | |
No. No chewing the camera. There you are. Sit there. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:18 | |
Sit still, Reg. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:20 | |
Go on, Reg. He knows what's going on. Go on. Sit in there. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
-Gosh, it's not easy. -It isn't. You've gotta be quick. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:27 | |
You're not gonna sit down, are you, Reggie? Come on. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
-And how many of these have we got? Six more to do? -Six more to do. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:33 | |
Hang on, Reggie. Come on. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:35 | |
He's doing that girl thing, isn't he? | 0:09:35 | 0:09:37 | |
Keeping one foot on the floor so you don't look as heavy as you think you are. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:41 | |
We've clearly got a bit of a battle going on, | 0:09:41 | 0:09:43 | |
so we're going to carry on with the ferrets. Let's see where Ben is. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:47 | |
Wow. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
This is Lucky Chestnut, we call him. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:52 | |
-Obviously, a turkey. -He is a turkey. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:55 | |
-Wow. -And he's a handsome fella. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:56 | |
Look at the colours on his face. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:58 | |
He's just like every stag turkey across the world, | 0:09:58 | 0:10:02 | |
or stag turkey of these. | 0:10:02 | 0:10:04 | |
But you don't always see them with their feathers on, | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
I'm afraid, so he's a big hit. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:08 | |
-I've put him in here... -With the tortoises, obviously. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
because we have gotta weigh him and that means we've got to catch him. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
-OK. -And he runs a bit faster than you might think. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:17 | |
Look at his head. Look at the colouring there. | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
At the moment, he's showing off to you. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:21 | |
-He's letting you know that he's handsome. -He's boss. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:24 | |
Yeah. And all this round here, the caruncle and all this fleshy skin | 0:10:24 | 0:10:30 | |
around his face, he filled it with blood just to look very intimidating. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:33 | |
-Isn't he handsome? -Well, I was going to ask you that. | 0:10:33 | 0:10:36 | |
Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:39 | |
I think he's gorgeous. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:41 | |
No comment from me. I think he's interesting. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:43 | |
I think, as well, because he's a fairly new animal to us this year, | 0:10:43 | 0:10:47 | |
he's one of the ones I was telling you about, we can't tell condition. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:50 | |
We can watch him eating. We know his behaviour. He's very active. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:54 | |
What we have got to do is grab him, weigh him and then, I'm afraid, | 0:10:54 | 0:10:57 | |
we've gotta weigh you, as well. | 0:10:57 | 0:10:59 | |
-How would you suggest we go about this? -Let's catch him. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:02 | |
-Literally just... -If you head him off. -Yeah. -Go in front of him. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:05 | |
And turn him back to me. And then I'll head him to you and just... | 0:11:05 | 0:11:09 | |
Tuck your arms round him and tuck him under your arm, Ben. | 0:11:09 | 0:11:12 | |
Just, like so? | 0:11:12 | 0:11:14 | |
That's it. And just watch these cos these are dangerous weapons, these. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:17 | |
-Wow. -Are you all right? -Yeah. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
It's cool, I've never done turkey wrangling before. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:25 | |
He's coming through a moult. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:27 | |
See all this? He's coming through a moult. This bit's called his beard. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:31 | |
-Right. -And honestly... I don't know if he'll make a noise. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:34 | |
In a minute, we'll put him down and see if he'll make a noise. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
Let's weigh him back over here. He's a bit smelly. | 0:11:37 | 0:11:39 | |
OK. So, I understand. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:41 | |
We're going to weigh both of us and then we'll have to weigh me. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:45 | |
Ideally, you stand on there. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:46 | |
Is this all trial and error, that you've worked out the best ways? | 0:11:46 | 0:11:49 | |
Otherwise we've got to wrap him and box him and that's really not... | 0:11:49 | 0:11:53 | |
You don't want me to say this out loud, do you? | 0:11:53 | 0:11:57 | |
-Don't worry. I'm not shy. -If you put him down now. | 0:11:57 | 0:11:59 | |
-Yes. -And we'll say goodbye. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
Thank you, Lucky. Thank you, Lucky. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:03 | |
He might make a noise. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:05 | |
Are you going to make a noise for us? | 0:12:05 | 0:12:07 | |
HE WHISTLES, TURKEY GOBBLES | 0:12:07 | 0:12:09 | |
-Do you like that? -Brilliant, isn't he?! | 0:12:09 | 0:12:11 | |
Absolutely fantastic. Have you just weighed him? | 0:12:11 | 0:12:14 | |
I have. Beautiful, or not beautiful? | 0:12:14 | 0:12:16 | |
Mmm. I'm not sure I'd marry him. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:20 | |
But then, Ben, I get to work with you, | 0:12:20 | 0:12:22 | |
-so, you know, the standard's set. -OK. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:24 | |
-Back on there before you go. -Now I've got to stand on here, myself. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:27 | |
And obviously, I'll just do the taking away. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:32 | |
Was that turkey or for me, Darren? | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
He's now over 10 kilos. 10½ kilos, now. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
That's a good weight. He's still putting on weight all the time so, | 0:12:39 | 0:12:42 | |
obviously he gets lots of exercise here, but he was an easy one. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:46 | |
We've got loads more to do now, so if we can crack on. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:48 | |
Obviously, no mention of Christmas, at this stage. | 0:12:48 | 0:12:51 | |
-No. -Keep it quiet. Keep it quiet. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
Now, we're heading straight back to the vet's where Paul is trying | 0:12:57 | 0:13:01 | |
everything he can to save two of Brian's precious wolf pups. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:06 | |
Paul decides to put the sickest one on an ECG machine | 0:13:12 | 0:13:16 | |
to check its heart rate. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:19 | |
Trying to make a quick analysis of this. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:27 | |
It's quite difficult when you haven't seen the species before. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:31 | |
But it certainly doesn't look normal. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
The results of the blood test appear to confirm those of the ECG machine. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:42 | |
All right, Brian. | 0:13:42 | 0:13:44 | |
So we've had our blood results, to here. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:48 | |
Couple of the important ones. This one, particularly, low calcium, | 0:13:48 | 0:13:52 | |
can really make animals go really weak, really twitchy, | 0:13:52 | 0:13:55 | |
possibly have full-blown seizures, | 0:13:55 | 0:13:57 | |
but I would expect other signs on the bloods which we haven't seen. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:01 | |
I'm not 100% sure this is what's going on, | 0:14:01 | 0:14:03 | |
but we don't have anything else at the moment. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:06 | |
We're in a fairly critical stage. If we don't turn him around now, | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
he's not going back to the pack | 0:14:09 | 0:14:11 | |
and we're not gonna be able to save him. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:13 | |
So we're going to treat him with some calcium. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:15 | |
If he perks back up, then great. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:17 | |
Then we can start using oral calcium for, hopefully, all of them, | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
supplementing them all. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:22 | |
The problem with this stuff, Brian, is it's pretty dangerous. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:31 | |
If we give it too quickly, it's gonna stop his heart, | 0:14:31 | 0:14:34 | |
all by itself. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:36 | |
So I've put the ECG back on him and we'll watch as he goes. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:40 | |
If we start seeing problems with the ECG, then we'll stop. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:44 | |
Calcium should replenish the pup with essential minerals. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:48 | |
But too much will kill it. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:50 | |
Paul is taking a risk but this pup is now so ill, | 0:14:50 | 0:14:54 | |
it's difficult to pinpoint the cause. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:56 | |
No. It's the same as it was just before we injected, | 0:14:58 | 0:15:01 | |
but it's worse than it was before. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:04 | |
The calcium hasn't worked and things are looking desperate | 0:15:04 | 0:15:07 | |
for both this pup and his brother. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:10 | |
Paul works quickly to do everything he can | 0:15:10 | 0:15:13 | |
to try and save the young pup's life. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:15 | |
He knows they must get back to the pack tonight or they may face | 0:15:15 | 0:15:19 | |
being rejected by their mother, who would abandon them to die. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:23 | |
We'll try everything that we can, at the moment. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:30 | |
And this one is still completely and utterly... | 0:15:30 | 0:15:33 | |
you know... you can see, comatose and really non-responsive. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:38 | |
The problem is, we've got two in this state | 0:15:38 | 0:15:40 | |
and we've got to get them back tonight. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:42 | |
If they're going to go back, they've got to get back tonight | 0:15:42 | 0:15:46 | |
and I can't see this one recovering. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
And to go downhill so quickly and we've had no response from it at all | 0:15:48 | 0:15:52 | |
and blood's been pretty much normal, | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
if this were a puppy, you know, we'd be putting it on fluids, | 0:15:55 | 0:15:58 | |
we'd be doing things, but we can't with these animals | 0:15:58 | 0:16:01 | |
cos they're gonna go back into an environment where they're gonna die | 0:16:01 | 0:16:04 | |
because they've been away too long. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
So, I think we're going to take some last minute measures and if | 0:16:07 | 0:16:12 | |
that doesn't do the job, then I think we'll have to call it a day for it. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:17 | |
But nothing can revive the young pup, | 0:16:20 | 0:16:22 | |
leaving him and Brian with only one tragic option. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:26 | |
In a way, Brian, I think... | 0:16:26 | 0:16:28 | |
it might be sensible to put this one to sleep... | 0:16:28 | 0:16:32 | |
and focus on the other one. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:33 | |
Make sure the other one survives. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:35 | |
Cos at the moment, the other one's not getting any of our time | 0:16:35 | 0:16:38 | |
and this one is getting all of our time. | 0:16:38 | 0:16:42 | |
I don't think we're going to do anything to save him. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:45 | |
No. I think that's probably the best thing to do. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
It's a really tough decision cos | 0:16:48 | 0:16:50 | |
if you don't know what's going on, there could be something | 0:16:50 | 0:16:53 | |
you can do something about, but until you know what it is, | 0:16:53 | 0:16:56 | |
you can't treat it. | 0:16:56 | 0:16:57 | |
We've tried every avenue that we can think of, at the moment. | 0:16:57 | 0:17:01 | |
You know, we've given him some calcium, given him some glucose. | 0:17:01 | 0:17:04 | |
I mean, it's really not making any effects, at all. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:07 | |
In fact, actually, he's getting worse, really. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:10 | |
And that's not a very good sign. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:12 | |
The problem is that his mate, as well, is getting worse | 0:17:12 | 0:17:16 | |
and unless we find out what's going on, we're going to lose both of them. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:20 | |
So, you know, in a way, it's going to be fairer to let this one go, | 0:17:20 | 0:17:26 | |
cos he's pretty past pulling back, at the moment and seeing whether or not | 0:17:26 | 0:17:31 | |
he can give us any more information about what's going on | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
so we can try and save the other one. | 0:17:34 | 0:17:36 | |
It's a terrible choice to have to make, | 0:17:36 | 0:17:39 | |
but Paul has done everything he can for this pup. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:43 | |
It's now unconscious, weak and not responding to treatment. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:47 | |
-The kindest thing is to let it die in peace. -OK, Brian. Agreed? | 0:17:47 | 0:17:52 | |
Yeah. I agree. Yeah, totally. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:54 | |
You've done everything you can. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:57 | |
Poor little thing. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:01 | |
We'll have to do a post-mortem and try and work out if we can | 0:18:14 | 0:18:19 | |
find a way of treating the other wolf. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
But I think, you know, even then it's still clutching at straws | 0:18:22 | 0:18:25 | |
with this guy. I think we'll be lucky to find | 0:18:25 | 0:18:28 | |
a reasonably acceptable cause, | 0:18:28 | 0:18:32 | |
but we need to give it a go. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:36 | |
They were doing so well. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:39 | |
Very chuffed with how they were getting on and then suddenly, | 0:18:39 | 0:18:42 | |
bang, we lose one. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:45 | |
Possibly may lose all of them, I don't know. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:47 | |
That's the worrying thing. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:49 | |
I'm hoping Paul may find something in this one to help the others. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:54 | |
If he don't find anything, I really don't know what the answer | 0:18:54 | 0:18:58 | |
is at the end of the day. | 0:18:58 | 0:18:59 | |
All Brian can do is hope that the post-mortem | 0:18:59 | 0:19:03 | |
may help them save the other young pup. | 0:19:03 | 0:19:06 | |
Well, the great weigh-in continues here at Pets Corner. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:17 | |
I'm with Bev Allen and we're in the rabbit enclosure, | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
so which of these two? This one's being very... Yeah. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
That's Sparky. Sparky the rabbit. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:24 | |
It's none of those rabbits we're gonna weigh. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:27 | |
-OK. -I've put her in the box over here ready. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:29 | |
-That's an enormous box, Bev. -It is. She's quite a big rabbit. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:33 | |
-Bless her. -Right. This is obviously a new resident | 0:19:33 | 0:19:37 | |
that I haven't met before. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:38 | |
No. She's only about ten months old. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
-OK. -I've got the towel here so we can wrap her up. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:45 | |
-Right. -And here she is. | 0:19:45 | 0:19:46 | |
She's called Delilah. | 0:19:46 | 0:19:48 | |
She's beautiful! | 0:19:48 | 0:19:50 | |
She's obviously a giant rabbit, is she? | 0:19:50 | 0:19:52 | |
Yeah. She's a British Giant. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:54 | |
I mean, she's still got a bit of growing to do. So yeah, she's lovely. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:58 | |
Got another one called Samson, as well. And she's quite heavy, now... | 0:19:58 | 0:20:02 | |
Crikey. That is an armful of rabbit, isn't it? | 0:20:02 | 0:20:06 | |
-Wrap her up. -Yeah. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:07 | |
So then you can... you have to step on those scales first, actually. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:12 | |
-OK. -So we've got to weigh you. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:14 | |
Right. Yes. OK. Got that. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:17 | |
Then we pop her back on you. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:19 | |
-You got her? -She does weigh a tonne. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:22 | |
She's very heavy, isn't she? | 0:20:22 | 0:20:23 | |
It's those big ears, as well. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:25 | |
She's gorgeous. She's absolutely gorgeous. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:28 | |
Now we've just got to see what it is. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
She's about, I'd say, about 4½. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:36 | |
I would say about 4½ kilos. Yeah. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:38 | |
Your weight, 4½ kilos? | 0:20:38 | 0:20:40 | |
Yes, Ben. Absolutely. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:42 | |
In your dreams, Humble, in your dreams. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:44 | |
4½ kilos of rabbit isn't bad. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:45 | |
Wait till you see what we've got in the box. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:48 | |
-Darren's about to reveal all. -All right. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:50 | |
-Well, good luck and we'll put you back, Delilah. -Good girl. Good girl. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
Good girl. Well done, you. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
I always get a bit nervous at Longleat when I'm issued with gloves | 0:20:55 | 0:20:59 | |
but the next animal we're weighing requires them. What is it? | 0:20:59 | 0:21:02 | |
It's a new animal to us, not been here long. She's called Val. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
-Right. -And she's a cane toad, or marine toad. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:08 | |
Cane toad, OK. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:10 | |
I can see that. Who's that? | 0:21:10 | 0:21:11 | |
That's Michael. That's the male. We've had that one a little while... | 0:21:11 | 0:21:15 | |
or we think was a male. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:16 | |
We've got another one to go with it and the food disappears every night. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:20 | |
We want to see again whether this one's eating it, | 0:21:20 | 0:21:22 | |
but the gloves are important, cos if I open the door... | 0:21:22 | 0:21:25 | |
these toads are a great defence and it's called bufotoxins | 0:21:25 | 0:21:28 | |
which is a poison. And they emit it from small sacs on their shoulders. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:32 | |
-Right. -If we open that... -Yeah. I've got another problem for you. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
-Yes. -I'm glad you're doing this. -Where is the other one? -He's in there. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:39 | |
They hide, you get predators and to protect themselves and keep cool... | 0:21:39 | 0:21:43 | |
-she's buried herself right down. -Literally under the... | 0:21:43 | 0:21:46 | |
Dig down there, under the front of the locusts there. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:48 | |
That locust doesn't know what it's sat on. That's it. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:51 | |
And then scoop and she'll probably do this defensive thing | 0:21:51 | 0:21:54 | |
-where she'll shed some liquid. That's it. -OK. Wow. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:57 | |
Grasp her firmly. Behind you are the scales. You have to do it calmly. | 0:21:57 | 0:22:00 | |
You have to do it and make sure that... that's brilliant. Slippery. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:04 | |
-What are you doing? -Don't ask, Kate. | 0:22:04 | 0:22:08 | |
I'm toad wrangling. Cane toads. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:10 | |
-You're doing very well. -Right. -These are a pest species, remember. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:14 | |
They're a real nuisance throughout the world now. 395. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:17 | |
-That's brilliant. Thank you. -395. -Just pop that one back in. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:20 | |
-They're getting bigger by the day. -Incredible animals, aren't they? | 0:22:20 | 0:22:24 | |
Look at all that slime. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:25 | |
Oh, dear. | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
-Let's close. -Right. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:30 | |
I want to go and find something a little less slimy. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:33 | |
With so many animals to weigh, | 0:22:37 | 0:22:39 | |
this monthly routine is an enormous undertaking for the keepers. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:44 | |
But helps ensure the good health of their creatures, great and small. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:49 | |
-He wants to explore everywhere. -There you are. Pop you in there. -OK. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:56 | |
So let's try down there. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:58 | |
-Just in case. -About three kilos. -Gosh. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
-That's quite a weight, isn't it? -A good weight. Yes. He's doing well. | 0:23:02 | 0:23:06 | |
Over the past six years, there's been one animal | 0:23:19 | 0:23:22 | |
that's been firmly by the side of the Lord of the Manor. | 0:23:22 | 0:23:26 | |
His devoted dog, Boudicca. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:28 | |
Lord Bath first met golden labrador, Boudie, when she was just | 0:23:28 | 0:23:33 | |
a tiny puppy and she quickly became his faithful companion. | 0:23:33 | 0:23:38 | |
Boudie! | 0:23:40 | 0:23:41 | |
Boudie Boo! Boudie! Bouda! | 0:23:42 | 0:23:46 | |
Boudie! | 0:23:46 | 0:23:48 | |
Come on. Show your obedience. | 0:23:48 | 0:23:49 | |
Somebody I know, whose dog was having puppies | 0:23:49 | 0:23:53 | |
and I got a telephone call, | 0:23:53 | 0:23:54 | |
"She's produced a white labrador especially for you". | 0:23:54 | 0:23:58 | |
So I felt I'd better have it. | 0:23:58 | 0:24:01 | |
She's got a very warm personality, very loving | 0:24:01 | 0:24:05 | |
and I think she's bonding with me fast. | 0:24:05 | 0:24:09 | |
I do find her adorable! | 0:24:09 | 0:24:10 | |
But it wasn't always the easiest of partnerships. | 0:24:10 | 0:24:14 | |
Boudicca's natural enthusiasm sometimes got the better of her. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:18 | |
It's quite painful, having a close relationship with her. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:25 | |
Like many puppies, all Boudie wanted to do | 0:24:25 | 0:24:28 | |
was nibble everything she could get her mouth round. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:31 | |
And nothing was off limits. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:33 | |
These were recently acquired shoes and she's ripped off all that. | 0:24:33 | 0:24:38 | |
She chewed up my £1,000 hearing aid. | 0:24:38 | 0:24:42 | |
But despite her appetite for destruction, it was the start of | 0:24:42 | 0:24:46 | |
a beautiful friendship and the pair have been inseparable ever since. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:50 | |
Come on, Boudie, time to get up. | 0:24:50 | 0:24:53 | |
But despite all the years of happiness, | 0:25:07 | 0:25:10 | |
there's still one thing missing from Boudie's life. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:13 | |
A litter of puppies. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:15 | |
So this year, Lord Bath has decided that it's time | 0:25:15 | 0:25:18 | |
Boudie became a mother. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:21 | |
I've had her since she was that high, or that large, rather | 0:25:21 | 0:25:24 | |
and she's been a really lovely companion | 0:25:25 | 0:25:28 | |
and I've always wanted a strain of doggies to replace her. | 0:25:28 | 0:25:33 | |
I would ideally like to establish a Longleat breed. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:37 | |
Well, she's not had any puppies before | 0:25:37 | 0:25:40 | |
and this will be her chance to have her first litter. | 0:25:40 | 0:25:44 | |
I have faith in my daughter there, producing the litter I want. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:48 | |
At nearly seven years old, she may not have | 0:25:48 | 0:25:51 | |
many more opportunities to get pregnant. | 0:25:51 | 0:25:54 | |
And as she's never bred before, finding the right dashing young male | 0:25:54 | 0:25:58 | |
for the job is all-important. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:00 | |
Meet Dandy. | 0:26:04 | 0:26:06 | |
A two year-old third-generation local prize-winning labradoodle. | 0:26:06 | 0:26:12 | |
Proud owner, Barbara Oats, | 0:26:14 | 0:26:15 | |
thinks he could be the prince Boudie's looking for. | 0:26:15 | 0:26:19 | |
He's very bright. He much enjoys playing. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:23 | |
He can be quite obedient, on occasions. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:26 | |
Very good-natured dog and he loves kids. | 0:26:26 | 0:26:29 | |
As the name suggests, labradoodles are a cross between | 0:26:29 | 0:26:33 | |
a labrador and a poodle and were first bred in Australia | 0:26:33 | 0:26:37 | |
in the 1980s, as guide dogs for people with allergies to animal fur. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:42 | |
They don't moult and are full of character, | 0:26:42 | 0:26:45 | |
so have proved very popular. | 0:26:45 | 0:26:48 | |
They've got a bit of common sense of a labrador and the bounce of a poodle... | 0:26:48 | 0:26:52 | |
which is quite a fun dog to have, really. | 0:26:52 | 0:26:56 | |
Very trainable, but I'd rather too much fool around | 0:26:56 | 0:26:59 | |
with him, so it doesn't always work! | 0:26:59 | 0:27:02 | |
He may have the pedigree but will Dandy cut the mustard | 0:27:02 | 0:27:06 | |
as a suitor for Boudicca? | 0:27:06 | 0:27:07 | |
He's very fit. He's very healthy. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:10 | |
He certainly knows what to do. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:12 | |
He's very interested when there's a bitch on heat anywhere. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:16 | |
So, just hope for the best. | 0:27:16 | 0:27:18 | |
So, Dandy by name and... | 0:27:18 | 0:27:21 | |
well, dandy by nature. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:22 | |
We'll be back later to find out what happens when he meets Boudie. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:27 | |
Having weighed everything in Pets Corner, | 0:27:30 | 0:27:33 | |
Kate's next stop is Nico, on Gorilla Island. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:36 | |
But as he's the weight of four men and has the strength of eight, | 0:27:36 | 0:27:41 | |
thankfully, she's not having to tempt him onto the scales. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:46 | |
Well, I'm standing on the pontoon with keeper Michelle Stevens. | 0:27:46 | 0:27:50 | |
We're basking in the sunshine here, outside Gorilla Island, with Nico | 0:27:50 | 0:27:54 | |
looking very content and happy in the background. | 0:27:54 | 0:27:56 | |
-He's a western lowland gorilla, that's right, isn't it? -Yeah. | 0:27:56 | 0:28:00 | |
So, if I were to try and find Nico in the wild, | 0:28:00 | 0:28:02 | |
-where would I have to go in the world? -Mostly Cameroon, Congo area. | 0:28:02 | 0:28:06 | |
Sort of West Africa. | 0:28:06 | 0:28:08 | |
-Right. So quite hot. -Very hot. | 0:28:08 | 0:28:10 | |
Very kind of humid. Lowland kind of tropical forest areas. | 0:28:10 | 0:28:16 | |
OK. So, I mean, he's lived here, in Wiltshire, which seems, at times, | 0:28:16 | 0:28:21 | |
about as far from a tropical rainforest as anywhere could be. | 0:28:21 | 0:28:25 | |
Exactly. Not quite the temperature. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:28 | |
And yet, clearly, he does very well here. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:30 | |
How does he manage between warmer summers and colder winters? | 0:28:30 | 0:28:37 | |
He manages very well. We don't mollycoddle him, | 0:28:37 | 0:28:40 | |
so he will go out in all winds and weathers. | 0:28:40 | 0:28:42 | |
If you look at his arms, the hair on his arms is really long | 0:28:42 | 0:28:45 | |
compared to a lot of captive gorillas and I think, over the years, | 0:28:45 | 0:28:48 | |
he's grown that long hair just to compensate for the cold weather. | 0:28:48 | 0:28:52 | |
On this island, it's like a whole ecosystem, a climate on its own. | 0:28:52 | 0:28:55 | |
-Yes. -It could be two degrees colder on here than it can be on land. | 0:28:55 | 0:28:58 | |
In the summer, it can get really hot, so he'll just seek out shade. | 0:28:58 | 0:29:02 | |
He'll either hide in the bamboo or just hide around the house | 0:29:02 | 0:29:05 | |
and lay down and sleep, pretty much all afternoon. | 0:29:05 | 0:29:08 | |
And you don't feel kind of tempted that on particularly | 0:29:08 | 0:29:11 | |
cold winter days, you sort of keep him inside with a hot water bottle? | 0:29:11 | 0:29:15 | |
If it's very very cold, if it's snowing, it's bitter cold, | 0:29:15 | 0:29:18 | |
then we will keep him in, but to be honest, | 0:29:18 | 0:29:20 | |
it's very rare that we have to keep him in. | 0:29:20 | 0:29:22 | |
We try not to keep the house so warm that it's such a shock | 0:29:22 | 0:29:25 | |
when he goes outside, that could be really bad for him, | 0:29:25 | 0:29:28 | |
so it's trying to find that level where it's quite comfortable, | 0:29:28 | 0:29:31 | |
it's not too cold inside, but he's going to be comfortable | 0:29:31 | 0:29:34 | |
-when he goes outside. -Michelle, thank you very much. | 0:29:34 | 0:29:37 | |
We've got lots more coming up on the programme. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:40 | |
Dandy meets Boudie, but it's not exactly love at first sight. | 0:29:41 | 0:29:46 | |
And Kate gets to grips with a new toy. | 0:29:48 | 0:29:50 | |
That's it. | 0:29:50 | 0:29:52 | |
Yes! | 0:29:52 | 0:29:53 | |
Back now to the critically ill wolf pups. | 0:29:57 | 0:30:00 | |
Vet Paul and keeper Brian made the difficult decision | 0:30:00 | 0:30:03 | |
to put one pup down to find out what was wrong in order to save the rest. | 0:30:03 | 0:30:09 | |
We've done a post-mortem now and it has actually come back | 0:30:09 | 0:30:13 | |
as one of the things we suspected, which is a huge, huge worm burden. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:16 | |
As soon as we went into the stomach and the intestines, | 0:30:16 | 0:30:19 | |
there were just hundreds and hundreds of worms, | 0:30:19 | 0:30:22 | |
all there and there was nothing else actually in the gut apart from worms. | 0:30:22 | 0:30:26 | |
The worms have killed because they are not allowing the body to absorb | 0:30:26 | 0:30:30 | |
any of the energy from the food so the worms are living off the energy | 0:30:30 | 0:30:35 | |
that the pup is eating, the cub is eating and so, | 0:30:35 | 0:30:38 | |
there is nothing left for the cub to absorb. | 0:30:38 | 0:30:41 | |
So the poor pup had died from worms. | 0:30:42 | 0:30:44 | |
In Wolf Wood, the keepers are always vigilant about worming | 0:30:44 | 0:30:48 | |
the mothers and the treatment has always been passed | 0:30:48 | 0:30:52 | |
straight through to their young pups. | 0:30:52 | 0:30:54 | |
All carnivores are actually susceptible to worms | 0:30:54 | 0:30:57 | |
and the larvae can survive in their food, grass or faeces, | 0:30:57 | 0:31:02 | |
but warm, wet conditions will cause them to thrive. | 0:31:02 | 0:31:06 | |
Like their wild cousins, wolves take their lead from nature, | 0:31:06 | 0:31:10 | |
surviving by not showing sickness. | 0:31:10 | 0:31:13 | |
By the time the keepers knew these pups were ill, | 0:31:13 | 0:31:16 | |
it was already too late. | 0:31:16 | 0:31:17 | |
For this one, treatment is going to be to try and get some glucose in him | 0:31:19 | 0:31:22 | |
which means putting some glucose under his skin and he's gonna go back | 0:31:22 | 0:31:26 | |
to the pack today and then the rest of the pack, the rest of the cubs, | 0:31:26 | 0:31:30 | |
are gonna have to be wormed again over the next couple of days, | 0:31:30 | 0:31:34 | |
which is gonna be hard work for Brian, | 0:31:34 | 0:31:36 | |
but, unfortunately, we couldn't save the sick pup. | 0:31:36 | 0:31:40 | |
There was nothing we could do. | 0:31:40 | 0:31:42 | |
Having treated the worms, the glucose should give this pup | 0:31:42 | 0:31:45 | |
enough energy to survive. | 0:31:45 | 0:31:47 | |
But Brian will have to treat all the pups back at the park. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:51 | |
Lively now, aren't you? | 0:31:51 | 0:31:53 | |
I might have to decide really to put them in the house, wolf house. | 0:31:53 | 0:31:57 | |
And actually lock them in. | 0:31:57 | 0:31:59 | |
It's not a thing I wanna do, but to save them, | 0:31:59 | 0:32:02 | |
I think we may have to do that, cos I can't guarantee | 0:32:02 | 0:32:05 | |
I can catch them all the time. | 0:32:05 | 0:32:07 | |
And if we don't do anything, we're going to lose the lot of them. | 0:32:07 | 0:32:10 | |
The great house has well over 100 rooms, | 0:32:22 | 0:32:25 | |
full of the treasures that one would expect | 0:32:25 | 0:32:27 | |
to find in a grand country house. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:31 | |
But over 20 rooms have had somewhat of a makeover by Lord Bath. | 0:32:31 | 0:32:37 | |
He's been painting murals in his private apartments for 40 years | 0:32:37 | 0:32:41 | |
and head guide Ruth Charles is about to reveal another to Ben. | 0:32:41 | 0:32:46 | |
-Where are we going, then? -We're going into the disco mural, | 0:32:46 | 0:32:51 | |
which is full of bright colours. | 0:32:51 | 0:32:53 | |
I didn't think, after all the years I've worked here, | 0:32:53 | 0:32:56 | |
that there was another room that I hadn't seen but here is one. | 0:32:56 | 0:32:59 | |
-It's VERY bright. -Very bright. Yes. | 0:32:59 | 0:33:01 | |
So what was this room used for? What is it used for? | 0:33:01 | 0:33:04 | |
It's used as the children's playroom. | 0:33:04 | 0:33:06 | |
-The date in the corner is here. -Over here. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:09 | |
Tells us when he did it. | 0:33:09 | 0:33:11 | |
Weymouth, because he was the Viscount Weymouth when he did this. | 0:33:11 | 0:33:15 | |
-OK. -Between '82 and '84. | 0:33:15 | 0:33:17 | |
So does that mean it took two years... did he create this over a two-year period? | 0:33:17 | 0:33:22 | |
Probably even longer than that. With help. | 0:33:22 | 0:33:24 | |
He needed help to actually physically get through the quantity | 0:33:24 | 0:33:27 | |
-he wanted to. -And how is this all made then? | 0:33:27 | 0:33:31 | |
How does he create this 3D effect? | 0:33:31 | 0:33:33 | |
Well, he mixes household paint with sawdust to make a clay | 0:33:33 | 0:33:38 | |
and it's got glue in there, as well and nails to give it some relief. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:41 | |
And then 10, 12 layers of paints splatted over, oils squeezed straight | 0:33:41 | 0:33:47 | |
from the tube, until he gets the finish that he wants. | 0:33:47 | 0:33:49 | |
It's incredibly bright, isn't it? Obviously, as a children's playroom, | 0:33:49 | 0:33:54 | |
you want all those bright colours. | 0:33:54 | 0:33:56 | |
What's this scene going on around here, then? | 0:33:56 | 0:33:59 | |
-People dancing, I assume. -The disco mural. They're jiving. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:02 | |
All of them very happy. There's just the base of a trampoline here. | 0:34:02 | 0:34:06 | |
Looks like they're bouncing on the trampoline. | 0:34:06 | 0:34:09 | |
And as you go round the room, you've got the trombone players, | 0:34:09 | 0:34:13 | |
you've got the cork from the champagne bottle. | 0:34:13 | 0:34:16 | |
Obviously, the ceiling is partly where it gets its disco theme from. | 0:34:16 | 0:34:20 | |
It's almost like a disco ball but stuck to the ceiling. | 0:34:20 | 0:34:24 | |
Stuck to the ceiling. Yes. And its legs make it look funny, comical. | 0:34:24 | 0:34:27 | |
-So you've got humour here, as well. -Did Lord Bath create that, as well? | 0:34:27 | 0:34:31 | |
No. His nephew, who has the same name, Alexander Thynne. | 0:34:31 | 0:34:34 | |
He's created all the ceilings and Lord Bath has done all the walls. | 0:34:34 | 0:34:37 | |
I don't think he understands the word magnolia. | 0:34:37 | 0:34:40 | |
Everything, every inch, is coloured. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:42 | |
-Well, there you go. Another room... -Yes. -that I never knew existed. | 0:34:42 | 0:34:46 | |
Thank you very much. | 0:34:46 | 0:34:48 | |
Just as colourful as Lord Bath's murals, are the Chilean flamingos. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:06 | |
These eye-catching birds are extraordinarily fussy, | 0:35:06 | 0:35:10 | |
like to be left alone and everything has to be perfect | 0:35:10 | 0:35:13 | |
for them to lay eggs and increase their number. | 0:35:13 | 0:35:16 | |
Something their keeper, Mark Tye, is desperate for them to do. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:20 | |
Kate even helped him build them some nests a few years ago, | 0:35:22 | 0:35:25 | |
to try and push them in the right direction. | 0:35:25 | 0:35:27 | |
Unfortunately, it didn't work, so Mark has tried to leave them | 0:35:27 | 0:35:32 | |
to their own devices as much as possible. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:34 | |
But now, he's placed an impostor on the pond, | 0:35:34 | 0:35:37 | |
which should help him keep an eye on them. | 0:35:37 | 0:35:40 | |
Well, I'm down outside the flamingo enclosure | 0:35:40 | 0:35:45 | |
and I'm here with Mark Tye. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:48 | |
You're playing with a remote control duck, Mark. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:52 | |
-Hmm. -Why? | 0:35:52 | 0:35:55 | |
Well, I wanted to show you something | 0:35:55 | 0:35:57 | |
-and if you look at this little camera here. -Yeah. | 0:35:57 | 0:36:00 | |
Remember those shockingly awful nests we tried to build, | 0:36:00 | 0:36:04 | |
-to show a flamingo how to build one? -Yes. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:06 | |
Well, they've showed us exactly how to do it properly. | 0:36:06 | 0:36:09 | |
Oh, my goodness. Because that was a couple of years ago, now. | 0:36:09 | 0:36:13 | |
-Yeah. -So all these mounds that you're getting... | 0:36:13 | 0:36:16 | |
-this is the camera mounted on the duck? -On the duck's nose. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:19 | |
And presumably, this is a way of not disturbing the flamingos? | 0:36:19 | 0:36:25 | |
Yeah, because if we all went in there, | 0:36:25 | 0:36:27 | |
they'd probably all just leave the nest site. | 0:36:27 | 0:36:30 | |
It's taken such a long time for them to get used to it | 0:36:31 | 0:36:34 | |
and seem to want to go there, | 0:36:34 | 0:36:36 | |
that I don't want to jeopardise any of this at all. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:38 | |
That's absolutely brilliant, because when the flamingos first | 0:36:38 | 0:36:42 | |
arrived here, they were all immature birds, weren't they? | 0:36:42 | 0:36:45 | |
Yeah. They were all between sort of a year and two years old. | 0:36:45 | 0:36:49 | |
So that was far too young to breed. | 0:36:49 | 0:36:52 | |
-Yeah. -We always knew it would be a long-term project. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:55 | |
And now we've had them here for five years. | 0:36:55 | 0:36:57 | |
-Last year, they had a bit of a mess at it. -Right. | 0:36:57 | 0:37:01 | |
And they didn't build any nests, but they started displaying a little bit. | 0:37:01 | 0:37:05 | |
-OK. -This year now, it's all absolutely kicked off. | 0:37:05 | 0:37:09 | |
For the past six to eight weeks, have been displaying like mad. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:12 | |
It keeps stopping and starting, but then the weather keeps changing. | 0:37:12 | 0:37:16 | |
Right. So will they display when the weather's good, basically? | 0:37:16 | 0:37:20 | |
Yeah. They've been displaying while the weather's nice and then we've had | 0:37:20 | 0:37:24 | |
-some horrible rain and they've all just stopped. -When they display, | 0:37:24 | 0:37:28 | |
-what do they do? -They all run up and down the bank, all as a group. | 0:37:28 | 0:37:32 | |
-Yeah. -All in unison and it's like one turns, everybody turns. | 0:37:32 | 0:37:35 | |
-Wow. -And they all keep flashing all the pink of their wings they keep | 0:37:35 | 0:37:38 | |
holding out, so it's like showing off, but the greatest thing is, | 0:37:38 | 0:37:42 | |
-two of them have eggs. -No way! -Yeah. | 0:37:42 | 0:37:44 | |
-That is brilliant. -So it's exceeded what I'd even hoped for. | 0:37:44 | 0:37:48 | |
It's great that they've done this. And now we've got two eggs. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:51 | |
There are also six nests in total, so I'm hoping for a few more yet. | 0:37:51 | 0:37:56 | |
Do you know how long it takes for a flamingo egg to hatch? | 0:37:56 | 0:38:00 | |
It's a little bit variable, but it's believed to be | 0:38:00 | 0:38:04 | |
-between 27 and 31 days. -OK. | 0:38:04 | 0:38:06 | |
So that's not too bad. I've got dates when they were all laid, | 0:38:06 | 0:38:11 | |
-so we can hope. -You're not going to, cos I know that you will quite often | 0:38:11 | 0:38:15 | |
incubate eggs, like with the pelicans and things, won't you? | 0:38:15 | 0:38:19 | |
Are you just going to leave the flamingos to | 0:38:19 | 0:38:22 | |
do it by themselves? | 0:38:22 | 0:38:23 | |
I think at this stage, you know, the behaviours are all as they should be. | 0:38:23 | 0:38:27 | |
-Yeah. -They're sitting on the eggs. They're turning the eggs. | 0:38:27 | 0:38:30 | |
Can see one sitting just there. | 0:38:30 | 0:38:32 | |
-Yeah. -Why get involved? Let's leave them to it. | 0:38:32 | 0:38:35 | |
Well, we'll keep our fingers crossed that there might be baby flamingos | 0:38:35 | 0:38:38 | |
in a few weeks' time. Thanks, Mark. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:40 | |
Earlier, we met Dandy, the two year-old labradoodle, | 0:38:50 | 0:38:54 | |
chosen as a suitor to Lord Bath's favourite companion, Boudicca. | 0:38:54 | 0:38:59 | |
Well, today, Lord Bath has invited him, along with owner Barbara Oats, | 0:38:59 | 0:39:03 | |
for a lunch date with Boudie. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:05 | |
So will it be love at first sight? | 0:39:05 | 0:39:08 | |
He definitely hopes so. | 0:39:08 | 0:39:09 | |
Dandy, don't put your feet in her face. | 0:39:12 | 0:39:15 | |
Well, no, it's not the warmest of welcomes, | 0:39:15 | 0:39:17 | |
but then the path of true love never runs straight. | 0:39:17 | 0:39:20 | |
Dandy, don't bounce at her. | 0:39:20 | 0:39:22 | |
If he kept his feet to himself, I think she'd like it a lot more. | 0:39:22 | 0:39:26 | |
-Good boy. -Who's a lovely doggie? | 0:39:27 | 0:39:29 | |
Good boy. Down. | 0:39:29 | 0:39:30 | |
You be nice to doggie. She's never had a fight with any dog. | 0:39:32 | 0:39:35 | |
No. I think she'll put him in his place, as a young upstart. | 0:39:35 | 0:39:40 | |
Try as he likes, the lady of the manor's just not having any of it. | 0:39:40 | 0:39:47 | |
Boudicca! We'll go and sit over there and let them play around. | 0:39:47 | 0:39:51 | |
Lovely. | 0:39:51 | 0:39:52 | |
You're a good girl. | 0:39:57 | 0:39:58 | |
No. Not sounds like that. | 0:39:58 | 0:40:00 | |
-You be nice girl. -Dandy, don't be a wimp. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:04 | |
Just leave her alone for a minute. | 0:40:04 | 0:40:06 | |
She thinks he's a bit bumptious. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:08 | |
I think she wants to be thought of as the princess. | 0:40:08 | 0:40:11 | |
Quite right, too, in her own garden. | 0:40:11 | 0:40:13 | |
And the more eager he is, the more she plays hard to get. | 0:40:13 | 0:40:19 | |
He's a very handsome labradoodle. | 0:40:19 | 0:40:21 | |
A very, very good-natured little dog. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:23 | |
Well, she is, except she's not exactly appearing so, | 0:40:23 | 0:40:27 | |
the way she's treating him. Ah, thanks. | 0:40:27 | 0:40:31 | |
If you calm down, Dandy, she might look more favourably on you. | 0:40:33 | 0:40:37 | |
She's just a girl who can't say yes. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:42 | |
Well, the fact that she makes a puddle in front of him, | 0:40:47 | 0:40:51 | |
perhaps, is flirtatious, I don't know. | 0:40:51 | 0:40:54 | |
Princesses require delicate handling. | 0:40:54 | 0:40:58 | |
I think the more they get to know each other, the more... | 0:40:58 | 0:41:01 | |
the more likely they'll be friendly at the right time. | 0:41:01 | 0:41:04 | |
Live in hopes. | 0:41:04 | 0:41:05 | |
Yes. We mustn't get too optimistic. They must do what they think best. | 0:41:05 | 0:41:11 | |
-To the puppies. -To the puppies. | 0:41:12 | 0:41:14 | |
So, with the doggy date over, was it successful? | 0:41:17 | 0:41:20 | |
Boudicca wasn't a total no. | 0:41:20 | 0:41:23 | |
She slightly said watch your Ps and Qs, if you don't mind. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:26 | |
But I think she might come round to it. | 0:41:26 | 0:41:29 | |
I don't think that my little princess there was being | 0:41:29 | 0:41:32 | |
as quite as hospitable as she ought to have been, | 0:41:32 | 0:41:35 | |
but I think this is all in dog flirtation. | 0:41:35 | 0:41:39 | |
I mean, while she was snarling, she was wagging her tail. | 0:41:39 | 0:41:43 | |
She was saying don't force me on this | 0:41:43 | 0:41:46 | |
but I might like you if you wait. | 0:41:46 | 0:41:48 | |
If you come back and present yourself another time, | 0:41:48 | 0:41:51 | |
we'll think about it. | 0:41:51 | 0:41:53 | |
And when he comes back another time, she'll be in season and I'm sure she | 0:41:53 | 0:41:57 | |
will be thinking about it much more favourably. | 0:41:57 | 0:42:00 | |
Back now to the wolf enclosure because Bob and Brian | 0:42:09 | 0:42:13 | |
are on a mission. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:14 | |
They tragically lost one wolf pup to worms, | 0:42:14 | 0:42:17 | |
but did manage to save another and return it to the pack. | 0:42:17 | 0:42:20 | |
But now, they have to catch all five remaining pups | 0:42:20 | 0:42:24 | |
to give them a second dose of wormer. | 0:42:24 | 0:42:27 | |
If they don't, they could lose the lot. | 0:42:27 | 0:42:30 | |
The thing is, we've got 20 acres here that they can run around in. | 0:42:30 | 0:42:34 | |
So if they're all in one place, it's fine, | 0:42:36 | 0:42:39 | |
but if they're all spread about, then it's a bit more of a nightmare. | 0:42:39 | 0:42:42 | |
These animals live a wild existence, so the keepers are invading | 0:42:44 | 0:42:48 | |
the wolves' territory, but they must catch all the pups. | 0:42:48 | 0:42:53 | |
As you can hear, the adults we've got to contend with, as well. | 0:43:00 | 0:43:05 | |
It's not the easiest, this job when you've got | 0:43:05 | 0:43:07 | |
eight adult wolves running around you. | 0:43:07 | 0:43:10 | |
And, obviously, they're very protective of their cubs, | 0:43:10 | 0:43:13 | |
which is natural. To them, they don't understand | 0:43:13 | 0:43:16 | |
what we're trying to do, so they're a bit noisy at the moment. | 0:43:16 | 0:43:21 | |
Suddenly, they spot one. | 0:43:21 | 0:43:23 | |
I reckon there's at least one or two in there. | 0:43:42 | 0:43:45 | |
They manage to get three of the pups but there's still two more to find | 0:43:45 | 0:43:49 | |
and they could be anywhere. | 0:43:49 | 0:43:52 | |
One. | 0:43:58 | 0:44:01 | |
Come on, chubby. | 0:44:01 | 0:44:02 | |
-Trying to hide, look. -They get hold of one, but the other is too deep | 0:44:04 | 0:44:08 | |
in the den that the wolves have dug, for the keepers to reach. | 0:44:08 | 0:44:12 | |
You're a little one, aren't you? | 0:44:12 | 0:44:14 | |
Getting used to this now, aren't you? | 0:44:14 | 0:44:16 | |
The keepers might be too late. | 0:44:17 | 0:44:19 | |
The final pup may have died from the infestation of worms already. | 0:44:19 | 0:44:23 | |
To find out what's going on, they ask our production team | 0:44:23 | 0:44:27 | |
to look down the hole with our specialist camera equipment. | 0:44:27 | 0:44:31 | |
Ah, I can see you flashing that then. There you go. | 0:44:31 | 0:44:34 | |
You can see it flashing. | 0:44:34 | 0:44:36 | |
-There it is. There, look. -Got it. | 0:44:36 | 0:44:40 | |
-It's amazing. -Never got that before. | 0:44:40 | 0:44:43 | |
Just round the corner from you. | 0:44:43 | 0:44:45 | |
-Yeah. That's it. -It's not that far away from you. | 0:44:45 | 0:44:48 | |
It's not from where you are. Bit more. | 0:44:48 | 0:44:51 | |
You're almost lighting him. There. You got the light on him now. | 0:44:51 | 0:44:55 | |
He's too far to grab, though. | 0:44:55 | 0:44:57 | |
I'm at full stretch now. Hold on. | 0:44:57 | 0:44:59 | |
All the pups are still alive but this one isn't coming out, | 0:44:59 | 0:45:04 | |
so deputy head keeper Ian Turner is left on sentry duty | 0:45:04 | 0:45:09 | |
while they give the other pups their second dose of wormer. | 0:45:09 | 0:45:12 | |
He doesn't like that one. | 0:45:15 | 0:45:18 | |
If they wander off to the back of the root system, | 0:45:21 | 0:45:24 | |
then it's just a matter of time before they come out. | 0:45:24 | 0:45:27 | |
She will come out cos she'll get hungry. | 0:45:27 | 0:45:29 | |
She'll come out and Mum or Dad will call her. | 0:45:29 | 0:45:31 | |
And as soon as she's out then, hopefully, fingers crossed, | 0:45:31 | 0:45:34 | |
we'll be able to catch her and give her a second dose of wormer. | 0:45:34 | 0:45:38 | |
And then put them in the house and keep them in here | 0:45:38 | 0:45:42 | |
for another day or two. | 0:45:42 | 0:45:43 | |
With four pups separated in the wolf house | 0:45:44 | 0:45:46 | |
and one staying firmly underground, the adults are getting restless. | 0:45:46 | 0:45:52 | |
It's cos everything's not right, at the moment. | 0:45:52 | 0:45:54 | |
The pups in two different places. | 0:45:54 | 0:45:56 | |
And to get together, they all howl together, | 0:45:56 | 0:46:00 | |
which is what they're doing at the moment. | 0:46:00 | 0:46:02 | |
That's Mum here, on the right. | 0:46:06 | 0:46:07 | |
And that's Dad on the left. | 0:46:07 | 0:46:09 | |
What they'll do now is just call it out. | 0:46:09 | 0:46:12 | |
WOLVES WHINE | 0:46:12 | 0:46:14 | |
Here it comes. | 0:46:16 | 0:46:18 | |
That's it. His head's coming out. | 0:46:18 | 0:46:20 | |
(Get back out there.) | 0:46:20 | 0:46:22 | |
Bob and Brian have to treat all the pups or they won't survive. | 0:46:26 | 0:46:31 | |
They spot their chance. | 0:46:31 | 0:46:33 | |
Got it. The final one. | 0:46:50 | 0:46:53 | |
With all five pups successfully rounded up, all they need to do now | 0:46:53 | 0:46:58 | |
is to get Mum in to the house where the keepers can monitor them all. | 0:46:58 | 0:47:02 | |
She's just gone in. That's it, Bob? That's it. | 0:47:04 | 0:47:08 | |
Hello. | 0:47:13 | 0:47:15 | |
Well, we've got the last one... finally. | 0:47:15 | 0:47:17 | |
And it's not a pretty sight but you can see where the problem is. | 0:47:17 | 0:47:22 | |
He's pooing and he's pooing worms. | 0:47:22 | 0:47:24 | |
But that maybe because we gave him a dose yesterday, | 0:47:24 | 0:47:27 | |
so it might be getting them out. | 0:47:27 | 0:47:29 | |
But we got them all now... | 0:47:31 | 0:47:33 | |
thankfully. That's the fastest I've run for a while! | 0:47:33 | 0:47:38 | |
Paul, the vet, has now arrived to check on the pups. | 0:47:52 | 0:47:56 | |
Considering what the two of them looked like last night, | 0:47:56 | 0:47:59 | |
it's impressive to see, especially the one that went home last night, | 0:47:59 | 0:48:03 | |
is looking quite good, so, yeah, very pleased, actually. | 0:48:03 | 0:48:06 | |
Quite surprised. I was 50% suspecting that we would have lost | 0:48:06 | 0:48:11 | |
the other one today, so it's good news. | 0:48:11 | 0:48:14 | |
You're a darling, you are, aren't you? | 0:48:14 | 0:48:17 | |
In a lot of ways, I think it's turned out a lot better | 0:48:18 | 0:48:22 | |
than it really could have done. | 0:48:22 | 0:48:24 | |
We could have lost two or three more pups, if not the whole lot. | 0:48:24 | 0:48:27 | |
It's still early days but... | 0:48:27 | 0:48:30 | |
let's hope that they are out of the woods now | 0:48:30 | 0:48:33 | |
and we can look forward to more positive days. | 0:48:33 | 0:48:38 | |
There are an awful lot more animals on the estate than just exotic ones. | 0:48:50 | 0:48:55 | |
Thousands of sheep and cattle also call it home | 0:48:58 | 0:49:01 | |
and they all need feeding, too, which isn't a problem in the summer. | 0:49:01 | 0:49:05 | |
But in the winter, when the grass isn't growing, they eat silage, | 0:49:05 | 0:49:10 | |
rotted down bales of lush pasture. | 0:49:10 | 0:49:12 | |
So, summer is a busy time for estate farmers like Simon Baggs. | 0:49:12 | 0:49:16 | |
At this time of year, the air smells particularly sweet here at Longleat, | 0:49:21 | 0:49:26 | |
because all the meadows are being cut and someone who is making hay | 0:49:26 | 0:49:30 | |
while the sun shines is Simon Baggs. | 0:49:30 | 0:49:32 | |
-Hello. -Hello. How you doing? -Not too bad, thank you. | 0:49:32 | 0:49:35 | |
You've been very, very busy, by the looks of this field behind us here. | 0:49:35 | 0:49:39 | |
I would love to have a go at baling cos I've never done it before. | 0:49:39 | 0:49:42 | |
-You're welcome to have a go. -Really. -Yes. Of course you can. | 0:49:42 | 0:49:45 | |
-I'm not gonna completely mess it up? -I'll stay with you. You'll be OK. | 0:49:45 | 0:49:48 | |
-Does the machine automatically make them that beautiful shape? -No. No. | 0:49:48 | 0:49:52 | |
They make the round bale, then we have the machine that comes round | 0:49:52 | 0:49:56 | |
-and puts the plastic on them. -OK. | 0:49:56 | 0:49:57 | |
Why do you wrap hay in plastic? I thought the idea of hay was... | 0:49:57 | 0:50:01 | |
This is more haylage and silage, so we wrap it for the cows | 0:50:01 | 0:50:04 | |
in the winter, so it doesn't go off. | 0:50:04 | 0:50:06 | |
-Oh, right. So it's sort of preserving it, really? -Yeah. | 0:50:06 | 0:50:09 | |
-That's it. Yeah. It makes itself. -OK. | 0:50:09 | 0:50:12 | |
You've got the beast over here. Come and show me how this all works. | 0:50:12 | 0:50:17 | |
Can we just while we're here, I know it's really noisy, I apologise to | 0:50:17 | 0:50:21 | |
our soundman, but this does look beautiful, Simon. | 0:50:21 | 0:50:25 | |
It's still got a bit of moisture in it. | 0:50:25 | 0:50:28 | |
-Bit of green. -Yeah. Moisture. And it's just dry on top. | 0:50:28 | 0:50:30 | |
So what we do is we cut it, leave it for about 24 hours, | 0:50:30 | 0:50:34 | |
-then we have a big rake comes in, puts three swafts into one. -Right. | 0:50:34 | 0:50:38 | |
And then we can bale it. It's just easier and quicker. | 0:50:38 | 0:50:41 | |
So you're not going up and down the field a million times. | 0:50:41 | 0:50:44 | |
-We're doing it every 30 foot. -It's absolutely lovely looking stuff. | 0:50:44 | 0:50:48 | |
Your lucky cows. Right. | 0:50:48 | 0:50:49 | |
OK. But it's no good looking at it, we've got to get it baled up. | 0:50:49 | 0:50:53 | |
I'm just so excited. I feel about ten. | 0:50:53 | 0:50:57 | |
-Shall I get in? -Yeah. | 0:50:57 | 0:51:00 | |
-Right. -Right. That's it. Put your clutch down. | 0:51:00 | 0:51:02 | |
-Clutch down. So does it bite like a car? -Yeah. Will be. | 0:51:02 | 0:51:07 | |
-Go on. Off you go. That's it. -Woo-hoo! | 0:51:07 | 0:51:09 | |
That's it. Just keep it over to your... | 0:51:09 | 0:51:11 | |
I'm going to get over-excited now. | 0:51:11 | 0:51:13 | |
I'm dying for it to beep and make my very first bale. Look at this. | 0:51:25 | 0:51:30 | |
-Come on. -There you go. TRACTOR BEEPS | 0:51:34 | 0:51:37 | |
-If you put your clutch in. -Yep. -Press the brake hard. -Yeah. | 0:51:37 | 0:51:40 | |
-That's it. -Yes! -Put that into neutral. Press that button there. | 0:51:40 | 0:51:44 | |
-Yeah. -And you watch and that'll start tying. See. | 0:51:44 | 0:51:48 | |
-OK. -Yeah. -This is my very first bale, everybody. Look at this. | 0:51:48 | 0:51:51 | |
OK. That's it. | 0:51:54 | 0:51:56 | |
I'm so excited. Right. | 0:51:59 | 0:52:02 | |
-Oh! -That's very good. -Is it? -Yeah. That's OK. | 0:52:04 | 0:52:06 | |
-For your first attempt. -There's a little bit of a bulge, there. | 0:52:06 | 0:52:09 | |
That doesn't matter. The cows aren't going to worry about that in winter. | 0:52:09 | 0:52:13 | |
Look at that. I feel like I've baked my first cake. | 0:52:13 | 0:52:16 | |
How many more acres did you say that has to be done? | 0:52:16 | 0:52:19 | |
Probably about 100 left. | 0:52:19 | 0:52:21 | |
Fantastic. Let's go! | 0:52:21 | 0:52:22 | |
Earlier in the programme, Boudie met Dandy, | 0:52:36 | 0:52:39 | |
a very eligible young labradoodle that Lord Bath hoped | 0:52:39 | 0:52:42 | |
may father a litter of pups with his pride and joy. | 0:52:42 | 0:52:45 | |
Their first meeting didn't exactly go smoothly. | 0:52:47 | 0:52:50 | |
Dandy was interested, but Boudie wasn't willing. | 0:52:50 | 0:52:56 | |
No sounds like that. You be nice, girl. | 0:52:56 | 0:52:58 | |
Well, since then, they've had a second date and perhaps it was | 0:53:00 | 0:53:04 | |
the ambience of Lord Bath's love garden, | 0:53:04 | 0:53:06 | |
but let's just say they got on a whole lot better. | 0:53:06 | 0:53:09 | |
So well, in fact, that Lord Bath feels a trip to the vet is in order | 0:53:09 | 0:53:13 | |
to get her checked out. | 0:53:13 | 0:53:15 | |
Having returned from all the drama in Wolf Wood, | 0:53:18 | 0:53:21 | |
Paul is back in residence at the practice, | 0:53:21 | 0:53:23 | |
dealing with more domestic matters. | 0:53:23 | 0:53:26 | |
Lord Bath and Boudicca, please. | 0:53:26 | 0:53:28 | |
-Ah. Come on, little girl. -Come on, Boudie. | 0:53:28 | 0:53:33 | |
So, how's she been getting on? | 0:53:33 | 0:53:35 | |
Well, I wouldn't know if she's pregnant or not. | 0:53:35 | 0:53:39 | |
I mean, she isn't eating more than usual. | 0:53:39 | 0:53:42 | |
Well, she was mated five weeks ago? | 0:53:42 | 0:53:44 | |
-I think it was about that, isn't it? -About five weeks ago. | 0:53:44 | 0:53:47 | |
So we might not be able to feel anything at this point, | 0:53:47 | 0:53:50 | |
but we should be able to see something on an ultrasound scan. | 0:53:50 | 0:53:54 | |
At seven years old, this is probably Lord Bath and Boudie's | 0:53:54 | 0:53:58 | |
last chance for puppies. | 0:53:58 | 0:54:00 | |
Righty-ho. Right. We're gonna have to get Boudie back up on to here. | 0:54:04 | 0:54:09 | |
-Yes. -So Anna's just going to give me a hand to lift her up. -OK. | 0:54:09 | 0:54:12 | |
Alrighty. Come on, Boudie. Up we go. | 0:54:12 | 0:54:15 | |
One, two, three. | 0:54:15 | 0:54:17 | |
There. OK. Good girl. | 0:54:17 | 0:54:20 | |
Who's a lovely little girl? | 0:54:20 | 0:54:23 | |
So we now just need Boudicca just to lie on her side a little bit. | 0:54:23 | 0:54:27 | |
So she might not like this very much. Anna's gonna give me a hand. | 0:54:27 | 0:54:30 | |
Good girl. Well done. | 0:54:30 | 0:54:32 | |
Good girl. Good girl. | 0:54:34 | 0:54:36 | |
-So we'll see what we get. -Be a good girl. | 0:54:37 | 0:54:39 | |
Right. So this is the picture we're looking at. Well done, Boudie. | 0:54:39 | 0:54:43 | |
You be brave. | 0:54:43 | 0:54:44 | |
Now, we're looking for other black fluid holes with puppies in, | 0:54:44 | 0:54:48 | |
hopefully. I haven't seen any yet. | 0:54:48 | 0:54:50 | |
I'm just gonna have a quick scout round | 0:54:50 | 0:54:52 | |
but there's nothing obvious there, at the moment. | 0:54:52 | 0:54:55 | |
So I'm afraid, Lord Bath, that she definitely isn't pregnant. | 0:54:55 | 0:54:59 | |
Well, I expect she's delighted. | 0:54:59 | 0:55:01 | |
Yes. It may be sensible, actually, at her age, to call it a day | 0:55:01 | 0:55:06 | |
with the breeding attempts because I think she's unlikely to get pregnant | 0:55:06 | 0:55:11 | |
and if she does, she's gonna be at high risk | 0:55:11 | 0:55:13 | |
-of having problems at her age. -Mm-hmm. Oh, well, my little girl. | 0:55:13 | 0:55:18 | |
You've got to be content with your dadda. | 0:55:18 | 0:55:20 | |
So Boudie won't be a mum but Lord Bath is philosophical | 0:55:26 | 0:55:31 | |
about life as one man and his dog. | 0:55:31 | 0:55:33 | |
Well, it is sad. I mean, because we've left it | 0:55:35 | 0:55:38 | |
a bit late in having this try. | 0:55:38 | 0:55:40 | |
It's not saying goodbye to the chance but we've probably | 0:55:40 | 0:55:45 | |
done it and she must just get used to her own family. | 0:55:45 | 0:55:49 | |
It's a little over two years now since the warthogs arrived | 0:56:11 | 0:56:14 | |
at Longleat and they are now firmly part of the furniture, | 0:56:14 | 0:56:18 | |
as Andy, you're demonstrating very well. | 0:56:18 | 0:56:21 | |
Look at them. So who have we got over there? | 0:56:21 | 0:56:23 | |
This is Genghis, Vlad and Atilla. | 0:56:23 | 0:56:27 | |
We though it suited them perfectly. | 0:56:27 | 0:56:29 | |
Well, you say that and they were, indeed, horrors, | 0:56:29 | 0:56:33 | |
weren't they, when they first arrived? | 0:56:33 | 0:56:35 | |
Yeah. I mean, to be fair to them, they were really scared. | 0:56:35 | 0:56:39 | |
And so were we. | 0:56:39 | 0:56:40 | |
And we'd never dealt with any animals of this nature before. | 0:56:40 | 0:56:46 | |
And yeah, it was a very steep learning curve for us. | 0:56:46 | 0:56:49 | |
And quite a few times, we wondered what on earth have we done getting | 0:56:49 | 0:56:53 | |
these animals, but now, we've spent some time | 0:56:53 | 0:56:57 | |
just trying to habituate them to what we want them to do | 0:56:57 | 0:57:00 | |
and we've kind of met level ground. | 0:57:00 | 0:57:02 | |
They do look quite fierce, though. | 0:57:02 | 0:57:05 | |
Would they attack us if they were scared? | 0:57:05 | 0:57:07 | |
What would they do in the wild if they felt threatened by | 0:57:07 | 0:57:10 | |
another animal or by a human being? | 0:57:10 | 0:57:13 | |
-Their main response to any kind of danger is just run away. -Right. | 0:57:13 | 0:57:16 | |
You see their little tails go up. | 0:57:16 | 0:57:18 | |
They do. I always think they look like remote controlled pigs. | 0:57:18 | 0:57:21 | |
-Radio controlled. Yeah. -Little tail flies up and they'll just run off | 0:57:21 | 0:57:25 | |
and get away from it, but, if backed into a corner, | 0:57:25 | 0:57:28 | |
then yeah, I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of a warthog. | 0:57:28 | 0:57:31 | |
These guys'll see leopards and lions off. | 0:57:31 | 0:57:34 | |
You almost look like a proud father standing here, doesn't he? | 0:57:34 | 0:57:37 | |
I thought you were going to say you look like a proud warthog! | 0:57:37 | 0:57:40 | |
-Thanks(!) -They say keepers start looking like their animals. | 0:57:40 | 0:57:43 | |
I think we'd better go before you get into even more trouble. | 0:57:43 | 0:57:47 | |
And we have run out of time, sadly, but here's what's coming up | 0:57:47 | 0:57:50 | |
on the next Animal Park. | 0:57:50 | 0:57:51 | |
It's a keeper's worst nightmare as a lion tries to go over the top. | 0:57:53 | 0:57:57 | |
Come on, mate. | 0:57:57 | 0:57:59 | |
Thomas and Michelle may be giant tortoises, | 0:58:02 | 0:58:04 | |
but are they giant enough? | 0:58:04 | 0:58:06 | |
A vital weigh-in suggests they're not. | 0:58:06 | 0:58:08 | |
And Ben is let loose on 40 tonnes of runaway train, | 0:58:11 | 0:58:14 | |
packed full of passengers. | 0:58:14 | 0:58:17 | |
-So we're just creeping up to 5mph. -Absolutely... | 0:58:17 | 0:58:21 | |
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