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