Andy and the Shoebill Chick

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0:00:02 > 0:00:05I'm Andy. Come along and see Safari World with me!

0:00:05 > 0:00:08We've got animals from right across the planet, roaming free.

0:00:08 > 0:00:12Jen's in the control tower, Mr Hammond runs the show.

0:00:12 > 0:00:13Come on my adventures!

0:00:13 > 0:00:16- # Ready, steady, go! - One, two, three, four!

0:00:16 > 0:00:19# Come along on Andy's safari adventures

0:00:19 > 0:00:21And join the crew!

0:00:21 > 0:00:25# Meeting lots of animals from all around the world. #

0:00:25 > 0:00:27Yeah, you can come too!

0:00:27 > 0:00:30When disaster strikes and there must be no delay,

0:00:30 > 0:00:33my Safari Mobile beeps, it's time to save the day.

0:00:33 > 0:00:36With my gizmo, pack and hat, I get ready to fly.

0:00:36 > 0:00:37In a magic flash of light...

0:00:37 > 0:00:41- # I shoot up into the sky! - One, two, three, four!

0:00:41 > 0:00:45# Come along on Andy's safari adventures

0:00:45 > 0:00:46And join the crew!

0:00:46 > 0:00:50# Discover loads of animals from all around the world

0:00:50 > 0:00:52Yeah, you can come too!

0:00:52 > 0:00:55# Come on Andy's safari adventures

0:00:55 > 0:00:59# Andy's safari adventures! #

0:01:13 > 0:01:14CAR HORN BEEPS

0:01:27 > 0:01:31Hi, I'm Andy. I work here at Safari World.

0:01:31 > 0:01:34It's the biggest safari park on the entire planet.

0:01:34 > 0:01:36CAR HORN BEEPS

0:01:36 > 0:01:38We've got lots of baby animals here too.

0:01:38 > 0:01:42I'm just off to the control room to meet our newest arrival.

0:01:42 > 0:01:45It's a rescued baby bird called a shoebill.

0:01:59 > 0:02:02Jen's been looking after the shoebill chick

0:02:02 > 0:02:05since it arrived this morning. I can't wait to meet it!

0:02:05 > 0:02:08- CRACKLING - Come in, Andy. Mr Hammond here.

0:02:08 > 0:02:11- Please could you come to the Jungle Den?- On my way.

0:02:11 > 0:02:13Hm! I wonder what Mr Hammond wants?

0:02:13 > 0:02:16Oh, well. I'll have to meet the chick later.

0:02:28 > 0:02:31Oh! Where's Mr Hammond? Oh, well.

0:02:31 > 0:02:34Gives me a good chance to look up shoebills

0:02:34 > 0:02:37in my animal encyclopaedia.

0:02:37 > 0:02:43Ah! Look at the size of their beaks! They're enormous!

0:02:43 > 0:02:48And it says here that shoebills come from the swamps of Zambia in Africa.

0:02:48 > 0:02:52Oh, and they like to stand really still so nothing can see them.

0:02:52 > 0:02:53Like this.

0:02:53 > 0:02:54Andy?

0:02:57 > 0:03:01- Andy?- Um, I'm here, Mr Hammond! - Ah, jolly good!

0:03:01 > 0:03:05- I was hoping you might have some shoe polish I can borrow.- Oh, yes.

0:03:05 > 0:03:07I think I've got some over here.

0:03:07 > 0:03:10Got a very special guest arriving at the park today -

0:03:10 > 0:03:12the President of Zambia!

0:03:12 > 0:03:15- I thought I'd better dress up nice and smart.- Oh, wow!

0:03:15 > 0:03:19Funnily enough, Jen and I have a special guest from Zambia too -

0:03:19 > 0:03:23- a shoebill chick.- Ah! The big-billed bird of the African wetlands!

0:03:23 > 0:03:26Maybe I could bring my guest to see your guest?

0:03:26 > 0:03:30That's a good idea! I'm sorry. I can't seem to find the shoe polish,

0:03:30 > 0:03:34but leave your shoes here and I'll make sure that they're nice

0:03:34 > 0:03:38- and clean before the guest arrives. - Thanks, Andy. That's very kind.

0:03:38 > 0:03:42- Now, I must go and pick out a tie. I'll see you later.- See you soon!

0:03:42 > 0:03:44- BEEPING - Come in, Andy.- Hi, Jen!

0:03:44 > 0:03:49Hey, you'll never guess who's coming to visit the shoebill chick today?

0:03:49 > 0:03:53- Who?- The President of Zambia! - Oh, dear!- What's the matter?

0:03:53 > 0:03:57It's the shoebill chick - I don't think it's very happy.

0:03:57 > 0:03:58It won't drink anything.

0:03:58 > 0:04:03I've tried giving it water in a cup, a bowl, a saucer. Nothing's working.

0:04:03 > 0:04:07Hm. Let me have a look in my encyclopaedia to find out how

0:04:07 > 0:04:11shoebill chicks drink in the wild. No, there's nothing here.

0:04:11 > 0:04:16Well, we can't have the President of Zambia seeing an unhappy chick!

0:04:16 > 0:04:17Any ideas?

0:04:17 > 0:04:19Well, I suppose you could go

0:04:19 > 0:04:24- and see how they drink in the wild for yourself?- You mean...?

0:04:24 > 0:04:26Great idea, Jen!

0:04:26 > 0:04:29But I told Mr Hammond that I'd clean his shoes for him!

0:04:29 > 0:04:31Don't worry, Andy - I'll clean the shoes,

0:04:31 > 0:04:36- you go and find out how shoebill chicks drink in the wild.- Brilliant!

0:04:36 > 0:04:38Time to go on a safari adventure!

0:04:46 > 0:04:48Waistcoat - check!

0:04:48 > 0:04:51Hat - check!

0:04:51 > 0:04:53Backpack - check!

0:04:53 > 0:04:54Gizmo...

0:04:56 > 0:04:58..check!

0:05:10 > 0:05:13Coordinates set. Switching to flight mode.

0:05:17 > 0:05:18Engage boosters.

0:05:20 > 0:05:22Ha-ha-ha-ha!

0:05:22 > 0:05:25Next stop - the swamps of Zambia!

0:05:25 > 0:05:28Ha-ha-ha-ha!

0:05:31 > 0:05:32Yes! I've made it!

0:05:33 > 0:05:36According to my scans, you're flying over a swamp.

0:05:36 > 0:05:38Oh, well, that's great!

0:05:38 > 0:05:41That's the perfect place to find a shoebill chick.

0:05:41 > 0:05:44I don't think you should land the Safari Mobile in a swamp,

0:05:44 > 0:05:48- though, Andy. It might sink. - Yes, you're right, Jen. Good point.

0:05:48 > 0:05:53- I'll find somewhere solid to land. - OK. Good luck, Andy!

0:05:53 > 0:05:55Wow! This looks like a good spot.

0:06:02 > 0:06:04Right, to the swamp!

0:06:07 > 0:06:12Must be this way. No. I must have landed too far away from the swamp.

0:06:15 > 0:06:18Ah! Now, that looks promising! Come on, let's go!

0:06:29 > 0:06:35Oh! Well, no water, which means no shoebill.

0:06:35 > 0:06:37Someone lives here, though.

0:06:37 > 0:06:39BARKS It's an African hunting dog!

0:06:39 > 0:06:45I wonder if he knows where the swamp is? Maybe he goes there for a drink.

0:06:46 > 0:06:49It says here that African hunting dogs live in packs.

0:06:49 > 0:06:53So there must be some more around here somewhere.

0:06:55 > 0:06:57Ah! Puppies!

0:07:00 > 0:07:03I think I'll shrink down to their size

0:07:03 > 0:07:05so I can fit right in with the pack.

0:07:05 > 0:07:08Then I can follow them when they go looking for water.

0:07:08 > 0:07:11To the size of a hunting dog puppy.

0:07:22 > 0:07:25Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Oh!

0:07:25 > 0:07:29Careful, pups! Oh!

0:07:29 > 0:07:33These pups certainly know how to have fun! Oh! They're off!

0:07:39 > 0:07:41The dogs need water to cool down in this heat,

0:07:41 > 0:07:45and where there's water, hopefully, there'll be shoebills.

0:07:53 > 0:07:54Wait for me!

0:07:59 > 0:08:02Yes! We found the swamp!

0:08:11 > 0:08:12Ah!

0:08:14 > 0:08:16Look at them! They're so happy in the water!

0:08:20 > 0:08:27Thanks! Right, now it's time to find that shoebill nest.

0:08:27 > 0:08:28See you later, pups!

0:08:34 > 0:08:38Shoebills build nests in swamp grasses like this,

0:08:38 > 0:08:40so I must be getting close.

0:08:40 > 0:08:41BEEPING

0:08:41 > 0:08:45Jen to Andy. I've just finished polishing Mr Hammond's shoes!

0:08:45 > 0:08:48Nice one, Jen. How's our shoebill chick doing?

0:08:48 > 0:08:50It still won't drink from its water bowl.

0:08:50 > 0:08:52Well, keep trying, Jen,

0:08:52 > 0:08:55and I'll find out how they drink in the wild as soon as I can.

0:08:55 > 0:08:56OK, Andy.

0:09:00 > 0:09:04There's got to be a nest around here somewhere.

0:09:07 > 0:09:09Coming through! Don't mind me.

0:09:16 > 0:09:19There! A shoebill chick!

0:09:19 > 0:09:21SQUAWKS

0:09:22 > 0:09:25Ah! I found a nest at last!

0:09:25 > 0:09:27Wow, this is amazing!

0:09:28 > 0:09:30Shoebills' beaks are huge.

0:09:30 > 0:09:34They're like...well, like giant shoes.

0:09:34 > 0:09:35Whoa!

0:09:35 > 0:09:40Whoa! This one's not so steady on its feet.

0:09:40 > 0:09:45It must only be a few days old. Uh-oh! The adult's coming.

0:09:45 > 0:09:47Shoebills don't like to be disturbed,

0:09:47 > 0:09:50especially when they have chicks.

0:09:50 > 0:09:52I think I'd better keep my distance.

0:10:02 > 0:10:04I think the adult's spotted me!

0:10:08 > 0:10:12I know - I'll be a shoebill statue and, hopefully, it won't see me.

0:10:19 > 0:10:20It's working!

0:10:23 > 0:10:28It's drinking! But I still don't know how the chick drinks.

0:10:31 > 0:10:33Oops! Spilt a bit!

0:10:45 > 0:10:47Oops! Spilt a bit more!

0:10:54 > 0:10:55Oh!

0:10:55 > 0:11:01So THAT'S how a shoebill chick gets a drink - from its parent's beak!

0:11:01 > 0:11:05I need to record this. Gizmo, set to record.

0:11:17 > 0:11:22Great. Now to show Jen. Andy to Jen. Come in.

0:11:22 > 0:11:24Reading you, Andy.

0:11:24 > 0:11:27Jen, I've just seen an adult shoebill give a chick

0:11:27 > 0:11:31- some water in the wild! - Oh, that's great news!

0:11:31 > 0:11:34Our chick is really thirsty now. So how does it do it?

0:11:34 > 0:11:36Well, take a look at this recording.

0:11:36 > 0:11:40The parents use their beaks to give the chicks a drink,

0:11:40 > 0:11:44so you need to find something that looks like an adult

0:11:44 > 0:11:48- shoebill's beak and then fill it with water.- Right.

0:11:48 > 0:11:52I'll have a look round for something that fits the bill...or the beak.

0:11:52 > 0:11:57OK, Jen, and I'll get back to Safari World as quick as I can. Andy out.

0:12:05 > 0:12:09Oops! Back to a normal size.

0:12:13 > 0:12:14Yes!

0:12:18 > 0:12:19See you later, pups!

0:12:23 > 0:12:24Engage boosters.

0:12:59 > 0:13:00BEEPING

0:13:00 > 0:13:03Hi, Andy. Your plan worked brilliantly!

0:13:03 > 0:13:07- The chick has just had a really long drink!- That's great news, Jen!

0:13:07 > 0:13:10What did you find to look like a shoebill's beak?

0:13:10 > 0:13:13- Wait there - I'll show you.- Andy?

0:13:15 > 0:13:19- Found it! Hello, Mr Hammond. - Andy, thank goodness!

0:13:19 > 0:13:23The President of Zambia will be here at any moment! I need my shoes back.

0:13:23 > 0:13:26- Oh. Um...- Here you go, Andy.

0:13:26 > 0:13:29This is what I used to give the shoebill chick a drink.

0:13:29 > 0:13:35- Oh, hello, Mr Hammond! - Is that my shoe?- Er, yes.

0:13:35 > 0:13:37Andy asked me to, um... Er...

0:13:40 > 0:13:41..clean them for you.

0:13:45 > 0:13:50Splendid! You two make a great team! I'll pop up and grab them now.

0:13:54 > 0:13:55See you next time!