0:00:02 > 0:00:06Hi, and welcome to Animals At Work. Enjoy the show.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11Around the world there are millions of animals that have jobs.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Arghh!
0:00:12 > 0:00:18We bring you the most extraordinary, bizarre and unusual animals at work.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Coming up next on Animals... Arghhh!
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Nok begins her training as a coconut collector.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Will Bingo and his truant teenager boss
0:00:32 > 0:00:36get to the end of their training for service dogs?
0:00:36 > 0:00:38And how will Sam the beach donkey
0:00:38 > 0:00:41cope with his first day carrying kids?
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Very, very, very bumpy.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Anyway, carry on with the monkey business.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05What do you get if you pay peanuts?
0:01:05 > 0:01:06Monkeys, of course.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Sometimes that's not all bad news because these kings of swing
0:01:10 > 0:01:16are often the best animals when the job looks like a tall order.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Go bananas, because Animals At Work is going back to school.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24But this time swapping classmates for primates
0:01:24 > 0:01:28as we go back to Thailand for Monkey College.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Is that good?
0:01:31 > 0:01:34First we're off to Surat Thani, in Thailand.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49This cheeky monkey is Nok, a three-year-old pig-tailed macaque.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54Her owner, Sri, is taking Nok to her first lesson at monkey school
0:01:54 > 0:01:56to train as a coconut picker.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02TRANSLATION: I've had Nok for some time and I'd like her trained
0:02:02 > 0:02:06so she can collect coconuts at the end of my garden.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10It's a cushy gig.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Nok will be collecting coconuts around a small garden
0:02:14 > 0:02:15and will keep Sri company.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Nok will be a student at the school for three months -
0:02:19 > 0:02:21a long time for a little monkey.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27The Monkey School was founded by Somporn Saekhow.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32He began training monkeys more than 50 years ago after he saw
0:02:32 > 0:02:35how some monkeys were trained with force.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37He wanted a training school
0:02:37 > 0:02:42where monkeys were rewarded for their work with kindness.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46His daughter Somjai is one of the teachers.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50For over 100 years already the people in the south of Thailand
0:02:50 > 0:02:52use monkeys to collect coconuts.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Over the three-month course,
0:02:55 > 0:03:00Nok will learn to climb trees and pick coconuts for her owner,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03as well as collecting them from the ground.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Monkeys need to wear leads so they don't run away.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08But before lessons can start...
0:03:08 > 0:03:13The first thing and the most important thing that we have to do
0:03:13 > 0:03:16is try to make friends with the monkey.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23You never hurt them, never punish them.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Monkey will accept you. Yes, we are friends.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30There are ten monkey students at different stages of training.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Nok's first few days give her the chance
0:03:33 > 0:03:37to learn from these more experienced monkeys.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44The key to being a top coconut picker
0:03:44 > 0:03:48is learning how to handle them with your hands and feet.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54It can be a slippery business!
0:04:00 > 0:04:04We try to teach monkey step by step and move from easy to difficult.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09So we hope that it's not too complicated for them.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Every monkey can learn but the teacher has to be patient.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16When they graduate some monkeys
0:04:16 > 0:04:19will be offered work by many coconut plantations.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Monkeys pick coconut better than humans.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32If it's a really high coconut tree people get tired quickly.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40We'll find out later how Nok gets to grips with student life.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44We pit man against monkey to prove monkeys are best
0:04:44 > 0:04:47when it comes to harvesting coconuts.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Now it's off to Florida in America.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Bingo, leave him alone. Run.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09This energetic golden retriever is called Bingo.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11She's training to be a service dog
0:05:11 > 0:05:15to make life easier for people with disabilities.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Bingo's part of the Kids And Canines Programme
0:05:22 > 0:05:25getting truant teenagers back to school
0:05:25 > 0:05:28by pairing them up with a dog they have to train.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37'My life was rough cos I never liked to pay attention
0:05:37 > 0:05:41'and I would want to do it my way instead of someone else's way.'
0:05:41 > 0:05:46For Bingo and Noah, working together has helped him
0:05:46 > 0:05:48get to grips with a daily routine
0:05:48 > 0:05:53and the responsibility of training a dog for a difficult job.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01Sometimes when I come in mad, like when I have a fight at home,
0:06:01 > 0:06:07grooming helps me train and calm down and makes my training better.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09I think she likes it very well.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13I think it makes her feel good and makes her look pretty.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18Noah isn't the only one who likes working together. Bingo's loving it!
0:06:18 > 0:06:25It makes my bond really better and it makes me connect with her.
0:06:25 > 0:06:31It's very impossible to be mad when you're grooming a dog.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35The programme uses Labradors and golden retrievers
0:06:35 > 0:06:38as their friendly temperament and desire to please
0:06:38 > 0:06:41make them a natural for the job.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Noah and Bingo have been together now for 18 months.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49He's had Bingo since she was eight weeks old.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52He's done her entire training.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53He's made life changes.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58He's changed his school attitude, changed his home attitude.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02He's learned anger management, he's learned patience.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05He's come to school every day.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09He hasn't missed a day of school since he began this programme.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12He's set some goals for himself now.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15He's ready to go on with his life.
0:07:15 > 0:07:21I know he's really gonna miss his dog, but he's ready to move forward.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24And he's gained a lot from being here.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Today is the last day of the year-long course
0:07:28 > 0:07:30and Bingo's final evaluation.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Will Noah have done enough to make sure she passes?
0:07:34 > 0:07:38The students train their dogs to respond to over 80 commands,
0:07:38 > 0:07:43all designed to help make life easier. Like opening drawers.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Picking things up.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49Turning on lights.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Opening doors and cupboards.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55Tug.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Tug. Good girl.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01And even answering the phone!
0:08:01 > 0:08:05If Bingo masters all the commands and passes the test,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07she'll go to work as a service dog.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Well, Bingo has been evaluated.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15She met the criteria to be a really good service dog.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Bingo, who's helped Noah so much,
0:08:18 > 0:08:22will now be a friend and helper to Nick.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Tonight Noah graduates from the Kids And Canines training programme.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Tonight's a big night.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33It's gonna be very emotional. It'll be a night full of pride
0:08:33 > 0:08:37I couldn't be more proud of him, more touched and more grateful
0:08:37 > 0:08:41for everything he's learned through the programme.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Before, Noah had no goals. Tonight he'll go up on stage with goals,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48which I never anticipated he had before.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52I didn't think he had much future, to be quite honest.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56People used to say to me, even then,
0:08:56 > 0:09:03Noah would be one day in jail or worse and now I know it's not true.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Because he does have a future
0:09:06 > 0:09:10and he does care about what happens to him and others.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14It's amazing that a dog can change somebody's life
0:09:14 > 0:09:16the way Bingo has changed Noah's life.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18But there is a downside.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Tonight's probably gonna be a very sad night for me
0:09:22 > 0:09:25because I really don't want to give her up.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28But I know I have to and I know I'm gonna cry a lot.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32..Plans to become a veterinarian someday. Noah?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34APPLAUSE
0:09:36 > 0:09:39So, tonight I give Bingo to Nick.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42I know I will see Bingo sometimes
0:09:42 > 0:09:47and I will always have my memories and pictures.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Thank you for your time
0:09:51 > 0:09:55and have a nice life with Bingo, Nick, and keep in touch.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57APPLAUSE
0:10:10 > 0:10:14We've been surfing the net to see what animals do in their spare time.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19Timber from Seattle in Washington open the family's mail.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22# Oh yes, wait a minute, Mr Postman!
0:10:22 > 0:10:26# Wait, Mr Postman!
0:10:26 > 0:10:30# Please, Mr Postman, look and see
0:10:30 > 0:10:33# Is there a letter in your bag for me?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Uh, thanks Timber.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Let's hope that one was a bill.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Back in Thailand...
0:10:47 > 0:10:50..Nok's owner wants her to be a coconut collector
0:10:50 > 0:10:54so she's brought her to the best monkey school in Thailand.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59They believe the best way to train monkeys is with kindness.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04A week into her three-month course,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Nok's getting on a treat with her trainer.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11As the new girl, Nok isn't ready to join in with a class
0:11:11 > 0:11:16of students just yet, but Somjai is impressed with her progress.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Nok still very new so you have to show that we're really friends.
0:11:20 > 0:11:26I'm happy that Nok dare to accept the food direct from my hand.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28That's a good, that's a good sign.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Once Nok is fully trained,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34she could be as skilled as some of the best in the business.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40Coconuts are in demand for products like soap and shampoo.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Collecting coconuts is very skilled work,
0:11:44 > 0:11:48and monkeys do a much better job of it than humans.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Or do they?
0:11:50 > 0:11:56Time for a demonstration to prove monkeys have the edge over humans.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01Who can collect the most coconuts in the shortest time?
0:12:03 > 0:12:05TRANSLATION: Compete with a monkey?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07It's a piece of cake.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19I can do it. I'm in top shape, so I think I can beat a monkey!
0:12:25 > 0:12:27TRANSLATION: We're confident because
0:12:27 > 0:12:30this is a professional monkey.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35Monkeys are better because they can collect coconuts all day long.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Humans aren't really professional coconut pickers.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46It's a race to the top.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Who will be king of the coconuts?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05The monkey gets to the top first,
0:13:05 > 0:13:09but will he choose the right coconuts?
0:13:15 > 0:13:19This monkey graduate was taught how to choose ripe coconuts
0:13:19 > 0:13:22and bite and spin the stem to release the fruit.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Ten minutes later, the winner is...
0:13:28 > 0:13:31No great surprise - the monkey graduate.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36TRANSLATION: I got five, the monkey got six, so the monkey wins.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41TRANSLATION: He climbs up and comes down much faster than a human.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48It'll be a while before Nok gets to graduate stage.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51The key to getting monkeys to learn is fun.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Nok learns to fetch coconuts by swimming
0:13:54 > 0:13:57before moving on to more complex skills
0:13:57 > 0:14:01like spinning coconuts and choosing ripe fruit.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06Coming up: Nok finally starts her lessons in the classroom
0:14:06 > 0:14:08and gets a brand-new teacher.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Our next animal at work believes he has what it takes
0:14:13 > 0:14:15to be beside the seaside.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19It's donkey work at its best, so pack up your bucket and spade,
0:14:19 > 0:14:23that's to clear up the poo and not to make a sandcastle
0:14:23 > 0:14:27and join us for some fun in the sun. Come on, donkey!
0:14:33 > 0:14:36We're headed to Skegness in England.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51This is Sam, the trainee beach donkey.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54He was hand picked for the job by boss John
0:14:54 > 0:14:57who brought him over from Ireland six weeks ago.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02If he comes up to scratch, he'll be carrying kids along the beach.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07John's family have been running a beach donkey business
0:15:07 > 0:15:08for almost 100 years.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13Sam hopes to join the rest of John's beach donkeys, almost 50,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16that work on the beaches of Skegness.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21I've been brought up with donkeys from since I can remember.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24They are pack animals from the Middle East.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28They can stand the sand, the sun. Rain, they don't like.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31He hasn't got a waterproof coat.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35People think they're stupid but they are very intelligent.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38It's their intelligence, calm and patient nature
0:15:38 > 0:15:42that make donkeys perfect for working with people.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Before Sam sets foot on the beach, he has to pass a fitness test.
0:15:46 > 0:15:53We have an annual inspection where the donkey sanctuary comes along to
0:15:53 > 0:15:56check the general health of the donkey.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01A donkey can have a working life of 15 years, a third of its life.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05So it's important Sam's healthy and safe to do the job.
0:16:05 > 0:16:11We'll just check his teeth to make sure everything's OK.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15We'll just have a feel around in his mouth now. They're lovely!
0:16:15 > 0:16:17I'll check his feet now.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Not going to hurt you, donkey.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21We'll just clean them out.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26I'm confident Sam will pass his test today.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31An inspector from the Donkey Sanctuary does a top-to-toe check.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34If Sam is passed today as a beach donkey,
0:16:34 > 0:16:39he'll have an absolutely wonderful working life on the beach.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Lovely, bright alert eye.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Ah, you've got a little bit of marking here.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00Now should he fail, he will then be just maybe in a field during the day
0:17:00 > 0:17:03and he will get rather fat and very bored.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07He'd prefer to work. Donkeys do love working with children.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12Now, for a four-year-old donkey, Sam has got a good figure
0:17:12 > 0:17:16but he doesn't need to put any more weight on.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20So with teeth and hooves checked, Sam's medical is done.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25It's a tense time for Sam. He and John are all ears to hear the news
0:17:25 > 0:17:28of whether he's able to join his pals on the beach.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33Well, John, he's got a few marks on his neck
0:17:33 > 0:17:37which, I think, will clear up within time.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40And you mustn't let him get any fatter.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45But, I think you're a very lucky beach operator.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47I think he's a lovely donkey.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51He's been passed fit, clean bill of health.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01The next test is, will he make it on the beach?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10The big day has finally arrived.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13At last Sam feels the sand under his hooves.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17But the real test for Sam is if the kids like him.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22We'll put a child on him and see how he takes to it, going down the beach.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Sophie is first to take the plunge and have a go on Sam.
0:18:26 > 0:18:34I like donkeys cos I think they're very cute. I'm very excited.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40John needn't have worried.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Sam is an instant hit.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46I like riding on Sam.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53He was very bumpy
0:18:53 > 0:18:57and he was very good.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00The queue to have a ride builds quickly.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03They can't wait to climb aboard the new boy.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Is it good?
0:19:14 > 0:19:17I would like to ride on a beach donkey
0:19:17 > 0:19:22because I love them to pieces and I really, really like them.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Sam was very bumpy.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32Very, very, very bumpy.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37He's really settled into the job. I'm very pleased Sam has made the grade.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39So with the kids' thumbs up,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Sam can look forward to a long career on the beach.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56We've been looking at videos of what animals do on the weekend.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01Check out these wiggly otters, from the Maritime Sanctuary in England.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03# I like to move it, move it!
0:20:03 > 0:20:05# I like to move it, move it!
0:20:05 > 0:20:07# I like to move it, move it!
0:20:07 > 0:20:09# I like to MOVE it!
0:20:09 > 0:20:11# I like to move it, move it!
0:20:11 > 0:20:12# I like to move it, move it!
0:20:12 > 0:20:14# I like to move it, move it! #
0:20:14 > 0:20:19These slippery characters are certain to win the cute awards.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28Now we're off to Colorado in America and the heart of cowboy country.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41Bonnie, a two-year-old Border collie, is a top cattle herder.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43She works with her boss, Jeremy,
0:20:43 > 0:20:48on an 80,000-acre ranch, one of the largest in the state.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Before sundown, Jeremy, Bonnie and their team have to work
0:20:52 > 0:20:58together to herd 300 cattle eight kilometres to fresh pasture.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03Fortunately, the herding instinct is second nature to Border collies.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05They've done it for 300 years!
0:21:05 > 0:21:10She's less expensive than a cowboy. She's better than some too.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Jeremy recruited Bonnie when she was just eight weeks old.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18She got her name as she was the cutest little sweetheart.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21She was the runt of the litter, that's why she's small.
0:21:21 > 0:21:27She was tough cos she always had to fight for what she got being small.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31That's why I picked her and she's sweet and she came up to me
0:21:31 > 0:21:35and licked me on the toes the first time I met her, so I was hooked.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Bonnie and I spend most of our time together.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44This is the kind of place where a dog's not only a helper,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47but it's a companion and it's a pet.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51I've told people she hates cattle and she loves people.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55That's why she's so good. She likes taking control of cattle
0:21:55 > 0:21:59and making them do what she wants them to do. Get her going!
0:21:59 > 0:22:02It's that stubborn streak that sets Bonnie apart
0:22:02 > 0:22:07from other working dogs on the ranch and makes her skills so valuable.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12She'll help us get the cattle in a herd and then move them along
0:22:12 > 0:22:15and Bonnie will work them back, back and forth.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18If a cow stops to graze she'll stare at it
0:22:18 > 0:22:21or if that cow really wants to graze and not move
0:22:21 > 0:22:26she'll nip it in the heels or go in front of it and get its attention.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Every day, Bonnie needs to stand her ground
0:22:29 > 0:22:32as cows are difficult animals to herd.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34They'll kick at the dogs
0:22:34 > 0:22:38and might turn around and try to get them with the horns.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47Bonnie controls the herd by giving the cows what Jeremy calls the eye.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52A wolf-like stare that means she can get the cattle to do what she wants.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56They'll stop and maybe crouch down and look the cow in the face.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58And Bonnie is facing down an animal
0:22:58 > 0:23:02that weighs around 30 times her own bodyweight!
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Herding is so instinctive, sometimes she doesn't know when to stop.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Like most Border collies she's is a workaholic.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14They overwork themselves if you let them, don't know when to quit.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18It's a demanding job. It's not just cows that cause problems.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22The heat's a big concern. Last year we lost a dog to the heat.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26To us it didn't seem like that hot so we try to be aware of that.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30We make sure we're around places where there's water
0:23:30 > 0:23:33or carry water with us so the dogs don't overheat.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Bonnie has bigger problems than the heat today.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41A painful run-in with a cactus slows her down.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42How are your feet, Bons?
0:23:42 > 0:23:46I probably already pulled them all out.
0:23:46 > 0:23:52When we reach our destination with the cattle there's a pool of water.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57So first she'll do is jump in, splash around, take a long drink.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00It's been a long, tough day but they've managed
0:24:00 > 0:24:03to herd the cows to greener pastures.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04She's hot and tired
0:24:04 > 0:24:08but there's no doubt Bonnie's the best cowboy on the range.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Time to head back to Thailand.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Nok is at one of Thailand's top monkey training schools
0:24:30 > 0:24:34and a month into her course to be a coconut collector.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37She's made friends with her teacher
0:24:37 > 0:24:40and her lessons have been going well.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Today, she finally moves up to lessons in a classroom.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49This area we call the open classroom for the monkey student
0:24:49 > 0:24:54so we use this place to teach monkey how to collect coconut.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57This monkey's demonstrating how to spin a coconut
0:24:57 > 0:25:00to weaken the vine so it's easier to pick.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04When monkey come to school, the best time for them,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07they like to learn in the morning and evening,
0:25:07 > 0:25:1130 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the afternoon.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16But Nok doesn't just need to get used to learning in a classroom,
0:25:16 > 0:25:18there's a new teacher as well.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25I'm very happy that he work with me
0:25:25 > 0:25:30because I've found he is a very wise teacher
0:25:30 > 0:25:34and patient to the monkey.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Nang's been a teacher here for five years.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39He'll start with something easier
0:25:39 > 0:25:42than learning to spin a coconut in mid-air.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Lesson one goes back to basics and starts at ground level.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50A more experienced monkey shows Nok how it's done.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53It really is a case of monkey see, monkey do,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56They learn by watching someone else do it first!
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Nok will watch for several days before trying it.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10TRANSLATION: This is Lisa. She's been training for two months.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14She knows where to sit but can't spin a coconut herself. You hold her hand
0:26:14 > 0:26:18and spin it until she remembers. Then she can spin herself.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23You need lots of patience as the monkey doesn't know what to do.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27You have to be very kind, then they'll work with you quite well.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35Coconut turning lesson over, Somjai takes Nok out for a walk.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39It's time to get Nok to climb some trees and do what monkeys do best!
0:26:39 > 0:26:42# I wanna be just like you
0:26:42 > 0:26:45# I wanna walk like you Talk like you too!
0:26:46 > 0:26:49# You see it's true
0:26:50 > 0:26:51# An ape like me
0:26:51 > 0:26:55# Can learn to be human too! #
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Now I'm very happy with Nok because she look very active.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02The body and shape also looks strong.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06I have a feeling that she'll be a very good monkey worker.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09# Put the lime in the coconut
0:27:09 > 0:27:11# Shake them all up! #
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Well done, Nok. Your future as a coconut picker is looking good.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22I've heard it through the ape vine that he's a little up and down
0:27:22 > 0:27:24so I'm gonna tell some jokes to keep him up.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27How did King Kong escape from his cage?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29With a monkey wrench.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34Monkey, monkey wrench, get it? Good one, huh?
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Anyway carry on with the monkey business. I'm out of here.
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