0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to Animals At Work, the show that brings you...animals at work.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10There are millions of animals that have jobs.
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0:00:11 > 0:00:15This is the show that brings you the most extraordinary,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18bizarre and unusual animals at work.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Coming up next on Animals At Work -
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Rufus the hawk has to make sure
0:00:23 > 0:00:25no-one gets pooped on at Wimbledon.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32Marty and the madcap mutts raise cash to help homeless pets.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37And the latest paintings from Aet, the elephant artist.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39What will they think of next?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Hi, and welcome to the show.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Now if you thought that Hawkeye was used on a tennis court
0:01:00 > 0:01:03just to annoy John McEnroe, you can't be serious!
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Because this unseated bird actually does wing its way onto Wimbledon's
0:01:08 > 0:01:10centre court year after year,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13but it's only the pesky pigeons who notice its presence.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Animals At Work is serving you an ace
0:01:15 > 0:01:19as we champion a newcomer at this year's grand slam.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27Our first animal at work is from Brigstock in England.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37This is Rufus the Harris hawk.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39His job is to scare away pigeons
0:01:39 > 0:01:43that have become a nuisance in public spaces.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Rufus has a crack training team behind him,
0:01:45 > 0:01:50sisters Jocasta and Freya and their dad, Wayne.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Six month old Rufus is ready for his biggest contract to date...
0:01:54 > 0:01:59scaring pigeons off Centre Court at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
0:01:59 > 0:02:00All the birds we have here
0:02:00 > 0:02:03all work for a living and in particular the case of Rufus.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05He's got quite a...
0:02:05 > 0:02:09a special job to do this year, and we're off to Wimbledon this weekend.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12This will be the first time he's been to a major event.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15My daughters are gonna help this year for the first time,
0:02:15 > 0:02:19and we're gonna be scaring any pigeons that would cause a problem.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22# No, I don't want no pigeon
0:02:22 > 0:02:25# No, I don't want none of her time
0:02:25 > 0:02:27# No, I don't wanna meet you nowhere
0:02:27 > 0:02:31# No Pigeon not a friend of mine... #
0:02:31 > 0:02:34The Wimbledon is big business.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38There are over six thousand staff and half a million visitors.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41So they don't want pigeons making a nuisance of themselves
0:02:41 > 0:02:43and pooping on people's heads.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Pigeons can carry diseases and their poop can damage buildings,
0:02:47 > 0:02:51so hawks are an eco-friendly way of getting rid of them.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55It's a top gig for Rufus, and he's been in training for weeks.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59We'll release Rufus and hopefully all the intensive training we've
0:02:59 > 0:03:03been engaged in for the past sort of five to six weeks will pay off,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05and he's gonna go up onto the top of centre court
0:03:05 > 0:03:09and come swooping back down again. Well, done.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12The nerve-wracking part is there's gonna be something like
0:03:12 > 0:03:1714,000 people there, so hopefully Rufus is gonna perform on the day.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19He has never been to a place as busy as that,
0:03:19 > 0:03:23and it's quite a prestigious event, the Wimbledon championship.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Wayne started his pigeon-scaring business small scale at airfields
0:03:27 > 0:03:31before moving to up airports and Westminster Abbey.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33But Wimbledon is the big one.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34Whoa, brilliant!
0:03:37 > 0:03:41I'll be nervous for Rufus because it will be his first time there.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42It'll be exciting for both of us.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46It's gonna be my first time as well helping out.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Come on, then. Off we go, girls, we'll just go down and get...
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Right, have you got the transmitter? Brilliant.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Time for a pre-flight gear check,
0:03:55 > 0:03:59including his electronic tracking device.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02This is the transmitter that we clip onto his tail.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05There you go. That's it on. Wonderful.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09And that enables it, if it all goes wrong and he disappears,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12if you turn that on, Freya, and this is a fantastic device
0:04:12 > 0:04:15that allows us to track him for up to probably two or three miles
0:04:15 > 0:04:17if he ever disappears into the wind.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Right, that's...
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Rufus just about free now. If you come around this way, yeah a bit.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Rufus is gonna go onto his perch.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26At the top of the bird world,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29hawks have worked as pigeon deterrents for over 40 years.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32They were first employed at airports
0:04:32 > 0:04:35to stop pigeons getting too close to planes.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Harris Hawks are considered easy to train because they're clever.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44Rufus will scare away pigeons and fly back to the team on command
0:04:44 > 0:04:47in exchange for raw meat.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Just the sight of Rufus swooping across Centre Court
0:04:50 > 0:04:53will be enough to scare away any loitering pigeons.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54This is all good training.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57We've got to make sure he's used to all eventualities.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01He's coming off a wall here. Keep still. Brilliant. Look at that. Whoa.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Well done, Rufus. That was fantastic.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05We'll pop him on that wall again.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07We'll just see where he wants... Let him go.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09It's as much about training
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Freya and Jocasta as it is about Rufus.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Hey!
0:05:18 > 0:05:19But with any animal,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21things don't always go to plan.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Oh. Ooh, ooh. I thought he was still up there.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35Rufus has been blown off course by a gust of wind and gone the wrong way.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37He's gone.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41If they don't get Rufus back, he'll never make it to Wimbledon.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43His biggest contract will be cancelled
0:05:43 > 0:05:45before he even gets to London.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46Yo?
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Can you see him?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Now we're off to New Jersey in America.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12This is Marty, a seven-year-old Airedale terrier mix.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15He works with a team of performing dogs
0:06:15 > 0:06:18that raise money for animal shelters in America.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23Marty's looks and charm make him a natural for the lead madcap mutt.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27But life wasn't always full of fame and fortune for Marty.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Like all the other dogs in the show,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Tom, their trainer, rescued Marty from a shelter.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40He's just a great animal. He's nice looking.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42He has the ability to be very, very calm
0:06:42 > 0:06:44and yet very energetic on command. Huh, Marty?
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Airedale terriers are known for their intelligence
0:06:48 > 0:06:51and sense of humour, and Marty is no exception.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52It's the perfect mix
0:06:52 > 0:06:53for a star performer!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58You haven't done this in a long time. Hit your mark.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Marty is a big, playful kid.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03He's not real serious a lot of times.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05If he can make a funny game out of it
0:07:05 > 0:07:08in the midst of doing his tricks, he will do that.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Come here! Ah, good boy. You were heading for your mark.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12Easy.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17Being on stage, you have to be in the right place at the right time,
0:07:17 > 0:07:19and Marty has a knack for it.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20Good one!
0:07:22 > 0:07:24All right, Marty. Good job. Very good.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Marty and the Madcap Mutts travel thousands of kilometres
0:07:28 > 0:07:31touring America with their stage show.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Over the last two years, they've raised more than 40,000
0:07:35 > 0:07:36for animal shelters.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39Today, they're off
0:07:39 > 0:07:41to their next booking.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52The audience is arriving
0:07:52 > 0:07:54and the theatre is filling up.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56While Marty waits in the wings,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58his mates storm the stage.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00What's on top of a house?
0:08:00 > 0:08:01DOG BARKS
0:08:01 > 0:08:03A roof, that's right.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13Do you smoke?
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Good girl.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18This is a little more difficult. What does a NASCAR race car sound like?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21DOG GROWLS
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Oh, that was a backfiring race car.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Good boy, Stormy. All right.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28The next dog is what we consider our big star.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Hey, Marty, come on out, buddy.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35It's Marty's big moment.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Hey, Marty, where's your brain?
0:08:45 > 0:08:46Good boy. All right.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Marty's favourite trick is up next.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53Hey, Marty, isn't it also true you auditioned for a western one time?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55But unfortunately he didn't get the part,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57cos he doesn't play dead very well.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Bang!
0:09:02 > 0:09:03Oh, no.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Did you get hurt?
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Good boy.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Very good, Marty.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Marty has the crowd completely won over.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Time for the big finale!
0:09:20 > 0:09:24He loves all the attention he gets on stage,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27but the best part is meeting his fans after the show.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30This time Marty and the Mutts raise close to 10,000
0:09:30 > 0:09:32for homeless pets.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36But the hugs are for free!
0:09:41 > 0:09:43We've been surfing the net
0:09:43 > 0:09:46to find out what animals get up to on their days off.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Check out four-year-old Oscar,
0:09:48 > 0:09:52who has a passion for singing to security alarms.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53Cover your ears.
0:09:53 > 0:09:59SIRENS BLARE AND DOG HOWLS
0:10:05 > 0:10:07The burglars may not be smiling,
0:10:07 > 0:10:09cos Oscar's got the last laugh.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Now, let's go back to Brigstock, England.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Rufus the Harris hawk has a top job as a pigeon deterrent.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Brilliant. Well done.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Tomorrow, he faces his biggest challenge yet.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29He'll be starting work
0:10:29 > 0:10:31at the Wimbledon tennis championships,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34scaring off pigeons so they don't poop on people.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37But in his last training session, he managed to get lost.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41If they don't find him, Rufus isn't going anywhere.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46This is why we put the transmitter and the bells on.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Rufus has a radio transmitter fitted to his tail,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53so Wayne should be able to get a rough idea
0:10:53 > 0:10:54of where he is with the receiver.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Oh, he's out over there somewhere. I just heard him.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00The worst thing that could happen would be
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Rufus gets scared by something, he could possibly take off.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08If he flies over into the park or some of the trees and he sulks there,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10or he gets scared,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13it can be quite difficult to get him back anyway.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16But at Wimbledon, we've got another part of the equation,
0:11:16 > 0:11:20which is 14,000 people, which is gonna be quite interesting.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23But I've spent so much time with him that I know he'll be fine.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Rufus!
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Famous last words.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42If Rufus pulls a disappearing act at Wimbledon,
0:11:42 > 0:11:44his new job will turn into a shambles.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Once he's lost, he can't see his training team trying find him.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Can we call out to him?
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Things can go wrong. We're dealing with essentially wild creatures.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03If it does go wrong, it can go wrong for quite a while really.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11I think he's down the hedge line.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14The signal from the tracking device gets louder
0:12:14 > 0:12:16as they get closer to Rufus,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19but it's down to the team to spot his exact location.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23The signal strength is really strong here,
0:12:23 > 0:12:26so I would estimate he's just the other side of the hedge.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29We'll have to make our way around.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32There's no way through just there, cos it's full of jaggies and stuff.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34The question is,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37will Rufus stay put as they take the long way around the hedge?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Well done. Where was he?
0:12:43 > 0:12:45I jumped up and waved my hand up really high,
0:12:45 > 0:12:48so he could see it, then he must have spotted my hand.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Then he jumped up onto a pole
0:12:50 > 0:12:52and, erm, he flew to me.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Well done.- Cos he was really good and he liked me.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58You've done really well. Your training's paying off.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00We'll try to get him to go to you now.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Brilliant. Well done.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Gosh. I'll be out of a job soon.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Fortunately, Rufus didn't get lost far from home.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18But if he doesn't understand
0:13:18 > 0:13:22his commands, it'll be a big worry for Jocasta, Freya and Wayne.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24We'll have to wait and see.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30John?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34John?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37John!
0:13:37 > 0:13:38What?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Time for set.
0:13:42 > 0:13:43I'm not doing it.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47I heard the crew say the artsy dumbo can't do it.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50The crew were not talking about you.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52The crew weren't talking about you.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55They were talking about an elephant that can paint? Yeah, right.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Yes.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- Really?- Yes.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01I'll see you in five, John.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02All right!
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Elephants that can paint.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06What will they think of next?
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Now we're heading to Thailand.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25This is the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30It's home to more than 50 elephants, including Aet, the artist.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36TRANSLATION: I've been with him for ten years.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38We really love each other.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Aet has an extraordinary talent.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44He's been earning a good living as a full-time artist
0:14:44 > 0:14:49for the last six years, since being rescued from the streets of Bangkok.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51I think Aet is very happy,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54because when I release him, he paints by himself.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Some of the first elephant paintings
0:14:59 > 0:15:03were done in the 1940s by elephants trained in a zoo in New York.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05But in Thailand,
0:15:05 > 0:15:09it was these elephants that were the first to be encouraged to paint,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12and it didn't take long for them to wrap their trunks around it!
0:15:15 > 0:15:18It took Aet about a month to learn how to paint.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19It wasn't hard at all.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21In fact, it was really easy.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22The first time we painted
0:15:22 > 0:15:25was interesting because we were wondering
0:15:25 > 0:15:26how many weeks will it take
0:15:26 > 0:15:29to teach them how to paint?
0:15:29 > 0:15:31With a week's practice,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34they were about as good as they were ever gonna get.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Only about one in ten elephants are interested in painting,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41which makes their work all the more sought after.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45An experienced elephant can finish a painting in about ten minutes.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48The art world is an unusual one for this kind of animal
0:15:48 > 0:15:51as all elephants are colour blind.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55But elephants do have great control over their trunks,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57which means they're a natural handling a paintbrush!
0:16:00 > 0:16:05I much prefer the abstracts, because then it's entirely
0:16:05 > 0:16:06what the elephant wants to do.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09The elephant is given no orders whatsoever.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18Aet's artwork is exhibited here in the conservation centre's gallery
0:16:18 > 0:16:20and commands a pretty price.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25As much as a trumpet-blowing £500 a piece!
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Money from the sales helps the institute
0:16:27 > 0:16:29to care for elephants all over Thailand.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33I love the paintings. I love how they're really abstract.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37They have so much colour and you can really see the strokes.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39This one looks almost like modern art,
0:16:39 > 0:16:41but it's still very impressive.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45I think that if these were hung in a gallery in the States,
0:16:45 > 0:16:49and no-one knew that they were elephants,
0:16:49 > 0:16:53they'd sell for like 1,000, cos that's, like modern art.
0:16:56 > 0:16:57Part of the attraction
0:16:57 > 0:17:00is that visitors can have their own work of art created
0:17:00 > 0:17:03and watch while an elephant paints it.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Each piece really is unique, and everyone can take home the art...
0:17:06 > 0:17:09And a good story!
0:17:09 > 0:17:13I don't think you'd know it was an elephant that had painted it.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17It's very stylish. It is incredible how well they've been trained.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21They can do all those fine motor movements
0:17:21 > 0:17:24and, erm, they're so gentle.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Our daughters thought this looked like a volcano.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29No, I thought it looked like a sandstorm.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31We really like it.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35And that painting could be a clever investment.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38In America, elephant art has been known to change hands
0:17:38 > 0:17:41for more than £20,000!
0:17:41 > 0:17:43It'd be perfect in our lounge room.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51We've been looking out for your home videos
0:17:51 > 0:17:54of what animals get up to in their spare time.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58Turns out, in Wales, this border collie named Tim
0:17:58 > 0:17:59is quackers for herding ducks.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Top job, Tim!
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Time to head off to New Denver in Canada.
0:18:31 > 0:18:37This is the heart of Canada's wilderness and prime bear country.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41It's also where Lucy, the bear detective, works.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Lucy's got a big assignment.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46It's her job to sniff out bears
0:18:46 > 0:18:48to protect us from the furry predators
0:18:48 > 0:18:50and to protect them from us!
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Since the year 2000, more than 20 people
0:18:54 > 0:18:57have been attacked by bears in North America.
0:18:57 > 0:19:03A Newfoundland/Border Collie cross, Lucy is the perfect bear detective.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Fearless and intelligent, with a nose for forensics.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11I wouldn't trade her nose for any computer
0:19:11 > 0:19:14or any smell synthesizer in the world.
0:19:14 > 0:19:20Oh, you found some grizzly hair on a rubbing tree. What a good dog.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Today, Lucy and her boss Wayne are doing a bear survey.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25If they find evidence of bears,
0:19:25 > 0:19:31it's their job to recommend that hiking trails and camp grounds
0:19:31 > 0:19:33are moved out of the danger zone.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38By doing that, we sort of separate bears and people more
0:19:38 > 0:19:40and make parks safer for people and better for bears.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42She works ahead of me
0:19:42 > 0:19:44through the real dense bear habitat or on the trail.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48She'll go around bends and make sure there's no grizzly bears.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50She's like my early warning system.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54I just watch Lucy and she watches me.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57It's an almost telepathic way of working together.
0:19:59 > 0:20:05Lucy's picked up on the scent of another clue, a fresh bear track.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07The evidence is mounting.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11One of the more powerful commands that Lucy is trained to respond to
0:20:11 > 0:20:14that just totally activates her is,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16"Go get the bear!"
0:20:16 > 0:20:21and she instantly reacts to that and starts looking around and stops...
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Like pushing all of her buttons, all at once.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Get the bear over there.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Lucy and Wayne are often in the forest for weeks at a time.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Lucy's never really off duty. She's always alert to the scent of bears.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48I sleep very well at night because, when Lucy comes in the tent with me,
0:20:48 > 0:20:49she's monitoring.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51When a bear does come by, which has happened,
0:20:51 > 0:20:55she will wake me up by barking and stuff.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01The next morning, Wayne sets up an infra-red camera,
0:21:01 > 0:21:05based on Lucy's evidence of bear activity the previous day.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08The camera is triggered by movement,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11and they hope to collect photographic evidence of bears.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12And there it is!
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Proof that bears are in the area.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Because of Lucy's ongoing detective work,
0:21:19 > 0:21:23hiking trails in more than 15 parks have been moved.
0:21:23 > 0:21:29Both bears and humans can enjoy this natural wilderness together.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Now it's off to England.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59It's the big day for Rufus, the pigeon-scaring hawk.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03In London, thousands of people are arriving for Wimbledon,
0:22:03 > 0:22:06the world-famous lawn tennis championship.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11The organizers want to make sure no-one gets pooped on by pigeons.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13And that's where Rufus comes in.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16But Rufus got lost in training yesterday.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20If he goes missing in London it'll be a disaster for the team.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22This is gonna be great.
0:22:22 > 0:22:28What a fantastic stadium. Look at that, girls. What do you reckon?
0:22:28 > 0:22:32I'm really excited. I can't remember it being this big.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34What I'm gonna do is we'll put him on the...
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Probably this bit here, look.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40There he goes!
0:22:40 > 0:22:44He's off onto them seats and we need to let him settle down.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Uh oh.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Perfect(!)
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Oops. Clean-up on aisle five!
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Right, Rufus. We'll have less of that, please!
0:22:53 > 0:22:54Right.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56HE LAUGHS
0:22:56 > 0:23:00We have to keep a careful eye on him cos we've only got...
0:23:00 > 0:23:03We've only got a certain amount of time before the public come in
0:23:03 > 0:23:06and we have to be out of here by then, along with Rufus,
0:23:06 > 0:23:09cos if he gets left in here we're in big trouble, OK?
0:23:09 > 0:23:10All right. Here we go.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12HE WHISTLES
0:23:12 > 0:23:16His job is to fly up to the roof and then swoop across centre court
0:23:16 > 0:23:18where his very presence will scare pigeons away.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Ooh, gone the wrong way...
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Come on, Rufus, any time today!
0:23:25 > 0:23:28There's no time to waste, so Wayne resorts to bribery -
0:23:28 > 0:23:31a chunk of raw meat to get Rufus back.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Come on. Hey.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39All right what we'll do, we'll probably go a bit lower down
0:23:39 > 0:23:41and try calling him down there a bit further.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47That's lovely, there.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Rufus finally gets to work and flies off to a great spot
0:23:50 > 0:23:53where he has a bird's eye view of the whole stadium.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56He's patrolling the whole stadium here at the moment, girls.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59He's gone up onto the roof. We need to get him to come back down
0:23:59 > 0:24:02so we can get him up underneath all these girders over there.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05He's having a good look around up there.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10We need to move over there a little bit, and see if we can try the lure.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12We'll see if we can attract his attention.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14But there's a problem.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Rufus may have a bird's eye view of the stadium but
0:24:17 > 0:24:21he's got confused about the command to come back. So he's staying put.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25In half an hour, thousands of tennis fans will come into the stadium
0:24:25 > 0:24:28so the team don't have time for any messing around.
0:24:32 > 0:24:3420 minutes to go.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39Rufus needs to check under the roof for any pigeons.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43But there's no shifting him.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47The clock is ticking but Wayne and the team are trying to stay cool.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48He hasn't done anything wrong.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51He's gone up onto the top, which is what we want him to do.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56It would just be pretty useful if he flew down to us at the present time!
0:24:56 > 0:24:58He knows what he needs to do.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00I think he's just getting used to his surroundings.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04He should come down sometime cos he's still learning,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07and it's the first time he's been here.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10He's not coming down at the moment, so we have to be patient.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Ten minutes to go, and the stadium will start filling up.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Rufus finally takes flight...
0:25:28 > 0:25:29to another part of the roof.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36With minutes to go,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Wayne's been forced to climb up onto the roof to get Rufus.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42He's just moving over to the bird
0:25:42 > 0:25:44because he decided not to come down to us,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47so he's probably just gonna try and call the bird up.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53WAYNE WHISTLES
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Rufus finally remembers his command and flies back to Wayne.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03No pigeons overhead, so Rufus has done his job.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08But he just needs to fly back when the team asks him to.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Well, not the best debut ever,
0:26:10 > 0:26:14but at least we've got him back, girls, that's the main thing.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19I think he's done OK, but it's a really big place for him
0:26:19 > 0:26:21and it's a new experience and it's all different for him
0:26:21 > 0:26:24so he was probably a bit nervous around everything,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27and hopefully next time when he comes back it'll be a bit better,
0:26:27 > 0:26:29and he'll improve each time.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Well, Rufus, that wasn't too bad, really,
0:26:32 > 0:26:36but we could have done with a little bit less of the stubbornness
0:26:36 > 0:26:38but, saying that, you know, he wasn't going anywhere,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41so we can't fault the hawk. It's a hawk at the end of it.
0:26:41 > 0:26:47It's his first debut so, yeah, just have to try a bit better next time.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Probably spend a little bit more time when it's a bit quieter. Pardon?
0:26:51 > 0:26:52Well done, Rufus!
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Job done, and Rufus gets to keep his contract for next year.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Rufus has got the flying up part right,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04it's the flying back that still needs a little work!
0:27:07 > 0:27:11- What do you get when you cross a duck and a firework?- Squawk!
0:27:11 > 0:27:14A fire quacker! It's good!
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- When's the best time to buy a bird? - Squawk!
0:27:18 > 0:27:21When they're going cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap!
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Get it? Cheap, cheap, cheap.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Birds, you know? Cheap.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29They say "cheap", right? Don't look at me like that!
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Inexpensive... Birds say "Cheep".
0:27:32 > 0:27:33Cluck-cluck!
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Ah, shut up, chicken.
0:27:35 > 0:27:36Squawk!
0:27:36 > 0:27:38OK, thank you very much(!)
0:27:38 > 0:27:40You're no fun!
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