0:00:02 > 0:00:05This show features highly skilled professionals,
0:00:05 > 0:00:11- working with unpredictable animals. - Do not try any of this at home!- No!
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Moo!
0:00:26 > 0:00:31Did you know that right now there's people all around the country
0:00:31 > 0:00:32who are working their socks off
0:00:32 > 0:00:35to help wounded wildlife and poorly pets?
0:00:35 > 0:00:39And we've managed to get VIP passes for some willing helpers
0:00:39 > 0:00:44who are going to get stuck in at the busiest vets, wildlife sanctuaries
0:00:44 > 0:00:45- and rescue centres.- We did it!
0:00:47 > 0:00:49- He's beating me!- Ah-uh!
0:00:49 > 0:00:50On today's show...
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Olly and Oscar enter a secret world of wildlife babies
0:00:54 > 0:00:58and get to grips with a feisty, thirsty fawn.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Keisha and Mercy turn donkey dentist,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04but can they keep a straight face?
0:01:04 > 0:01:07And Dom gears up to be a wildlife warden...
0:01:07 > 0:01:12and then squares up to a massive mute swan.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16It's tough and dirty work, but someone's got to do it!
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- Eeh!- Oh!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Deep in the southwest of England,
0:01:25 > 0:01:29there's a secret hideaway where injured animals go to get well.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Sssh, welcome to Secret World.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36It's the southwest's premier wildlife sanctuary.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38It's not really a secret,
0:01:38 > 0:01:43as it is one of the busiest wildlife rescue centres in the UK.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Pauline Kidner loves animals so much
0:01:45 > 0:01:49she's turned her whole house into an animal sanctuary.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53So, it's the perfect place for two game volunteers
0:01:53 > 0:01:57who can't wait to dive in and help Britain's wildlife.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Meet Olly and his mate Oscar.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03There's one thing these pals would truly treasure,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05an animal to call their own.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08I don't have any pets because my dad's a vet
0:02:08 > 0:02:11and he says that some day we can have a pet,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14but some day never happens.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Is that fair? Dad works all day with animals, but Olly's not allowed one.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22It's a big responsibility and I do work with animals all day long.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26It's not only Olly - Oscar's mum and dad don't do animals either.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31I don't have any pets because my parents aren't that keen on animals.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34You don't need pets when there's a place
0:02:34 > 0:02:36full of wildlife to enjoy, come on!
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Now, Olly, your dad's a vet.- Yeah.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42But he won't let you near the pets at his work place.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47- Both of you?- Yeah.- Well, you're going to see some amazing animals today
0:02:47 > 0:02:49and get really close to them.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53But your dad said you're not allowed near them, all right?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I'm only joking! There's some lovely animals,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59we'll got and check them out, yeah? Let's go!
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Olly and Oscar have a full day of action ahead of them.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06It starts in Pauline's kitchen. Interesting...
0:03:06 > 0:03:11- Badger cubs Flora and Bumble are the first patients.- They're cute!
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- That the first time you've seen badgers?- Yeah.
0:03:14 > 0:03:20Pauline turned her kitchen fireplace into a perfect hideaway for the cubs.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21Wow, they're a bit lazy!
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Little Bumble is six months old,
0:03:28 > 0:03:33but she's tiny for her age because she's really poorly.
0:03:33 > 0:03:39Five-month-old Flora was rescued after her mum was run over by a car.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44These cubs need feeding five times a day,
0:03:44 > 0:03:49and Olly and Oscar are going to be today's in-house chefs.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- OK, you ready to do some food?- Yup.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54We just pull that one down, that's it.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57So, what's on the boys' badger menu?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Eggs? Cake and biscuits?!
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Peanut butter?!
0:04:03 > 0:04:05What's going on here?
0:04:05 > 0:04:10- Oscar, what are you doing? Making my tea?- No.- OK, what are you doing?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12I'm making sandwiches for the badgers.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15I thought badgers were vegetarians,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18and that doesn't look like vegetables.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22They're not an animal that hunts like a fox. Earth worms, fruit,
0:04:22 > 0:04:27that's their natural food, but they will sometimes eat small animals
0:04:27 > 0:04:29if that food isn't available.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33What an effort from Olly. He's all over this job even though,
0:04:33 > 0:04:35like me, he doesn't eat meat.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- What have you been doing? - Cutting up sausages and chicken.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- For a vegetarian, that's not ideal, is it?- No!
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Not very nice, but that's a very dedicated thing to do.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51- Yes, done very well.- Just think how much the badgers will enjoy it.- Mmm.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Top effort, chaps!
0:04:57 > 0:05:02And there's so much more to come! Have the boys got what it takes
0:05:02 > 0:05:06to sort out Bumble's painful, dry, poorly paws? Aww!
0:05:08 > 0:05:10But first, let's hot-foot it over to Dick
0:05:10 > 0:05:12at the Donkey Sanctuary in Devon.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Find out what he has in store for his eager helpers.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19If you ever find a donkey down in the doldrums,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21then this is the place to come.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24The staff have a huge task on their hands,
0:05:24 > 0:05:29but today they have two helpers. Will they be able to handle it?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Meet best mates Mercy and Keisha.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Any wildlife in your neck of the woods, Mercy?
0:05:35 > 0:05:38I live in London, in Tottenham,
0:05:38 > 0:05:42and you don't see much wildlife in Tottenham.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50The animals I don't like is snakes, bears, spiders, dogs...
0:05:50 > 0:05:52What about you, Keisha?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55I don't really like most animals.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Lions, tigers, spiders, dogs...
0:05:59 > 0:06:03These girls have yet to name an animal they really love,
0:06:03 > 0:06:08but I've heard they're well up for donkey duties. Game on!
0:06:11 > 0:06:13The Donkey Sanctuary in Devon
0:06:13 > 0:06:17cares for these lovely creatures who have hit hard times.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Donkeys are intelligent, sensitive, chilled out animals.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25A perfect choice to show the girls that animal work
0:06:25 > 0:06:29can be a right laugh, and very rewarding, too.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- Keisha, Mercy, how you doing?- Fine. - Welcome to the Donkey Sanctuary!
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Keisha, never been to the countryside?- No.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- Like what you see?- Yeah. - Mercy, do you like animals?
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Not ones that are big and stinky.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Ah, well, you're at a donkey sanctuary, donkeys can whiff a bit.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- Ready?- Yeah!- Let's go!
0:06:51 > 0:06:54There we are, girls, look. Donkeys!
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Come hither. Hello, Jan.- Hello!
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- Good morning.- This is Keisha and Mercy. Who have we got here?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Dennis here, and Heidi's hiding behind us.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Do you want to stroke? No, not ready for that yet.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Fascinating donkey fact one -
0:07:09 > 0:07:15their big ears are the easiest way to tell them apart from horses.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- What are they doing first? - Some hard work for you today.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- We've got poo picking first. - Poo picking and sweeping, girls.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Fascinating donkey fact two - they poo a lot.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29As the girls are finding out.
0:07:29 > 0:07:35If you make a start here, bit of a squelchy one there for you.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36Disgusting!
0:07:36 > 0:07:39You're not kidding, Keisha!
0:07:39 > 0:07:44Keep it quite close to the poo you want to pick up. Then scrape it in.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47It's just disgusting!
0:07:47 > 0:07:48It smells like, um...
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Poo. - It's only chewed up grass, girls.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Donkeys nosh up to three kilograms of grass and hay every day.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59It has to go somewhere.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01They poo too much!
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Top poop clean-up, girls,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07but there's still loads more donkey business to follow.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Will Keisha and Mercy be able to handle it?
0:08:13 > 0:08:18Olly and Oscar are turning into full on animal angels
0:08:18 > 0:08:20at the wildlife rescue centre.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27Poorly badger cubs Flora and Bumble are the first patients for the day.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31Now the boys need to help check the weight of the badgers.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36First of all we'll put the weight of the box, which is 44. Write down 44.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41Hopefully their jam sarnie breakfast will help fatten up the cubs.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46First into the air-holed weighing box is Flora.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Right up there. Then you need to tell me how much it weighs.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Olly keeps a record.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- 300...- 350.- 3 ½ kilos?
0:08:56 > 0:09:02Wow, she's more than doubled her weight in less than three weeks.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Bumble has a condition that is stopping her growing properly.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10The illness makes the skin on her paws dry and sore.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- The boys use soothing cream to make her feel better.- That's it.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18That's good, cos she's turning her foot for you as well.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Right in between her toes.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25She's got such long claws, hasn't she? But they're so sore.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I'll get some more.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31OK.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32Well done.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34In you go, little one.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35There we go.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40I expect that cream makes her feet feel nice and soft now,
0:09:40 > 0:09:44to what they were. You've done a good job there, haven't you?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47With their bellies full of jam sarnies,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50all snug in the fireplace cubby hole,
0:09:50 > 0:09:54it's time for Bumble and Flora to have a bit of a kip. Aaah!
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Things turn really creepy for Olly and Oscar later.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Will they cope in the tent with five bats for company?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- There's one on the floor.- Wahey!
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Over at the Donkey Sanctuary,
0:10:07 > 0:10:12Keisha and Mercy have almost finished their donkey dirt clear-up.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16One last thing, a health check on ten-year-old Ned,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19using - you guessed it - donkey doo!
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Right, girls. State of the donkey's poo can tell us quite a bit
0:10:23 > 0:10:26about the condition and the health of the donkey.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- What do you think? Want to have a touch?- No!
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Nice and firm, you don't fancy that?
0:10:32 > 0:10:37- If we break it open, what can you see?- Wet.- Yes. That's really good,
0:10:37 > 0:10:41cos obviously they've got to have enough moisture.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43If they haven't got enough moisture,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46they can't pass the droppings through and out.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- It doesn't look like normal poo. - And it stinks a bit!
0:10:50 > 0:10:52The girls have worked so hard,
0:10:52 > 0:10:57but they've not managed to get their hands on a donkey yet.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00But here comes Ned, he really wants to say hello,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03and the girls are looking interested.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05He loves meeting new people.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Do you want to give him a touch, see what he feels like?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11That's it.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12THE GIRLS GIGGLE
0:11:12 > 0:11:17- He's quite nice and warm, isn't he? - Yeah.- Is he coarse or soft?
0:11:17 > 0:11:23- Soft.- Yeah, most people are surprised at how soft donkeys are.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Get in, girls!
0:11:24 > 0:11:28They might have started off nervous of Ned and his pongy pals,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32but they've got their tails up now. Great work!
0:11:32 > 0:11:35But will Keisha and Mercy end up tongue tied
0:11:35 > 0:11:39when they do donkey dentistry at the sanctuary?
0:11:39 > 0:11:40Eurgh!
0:11:41 > 0:11:43We shall find out later.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47But first, Dom has a swan to sort out. And I even help...a bit.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Isn't it lovely? Just the two of us,
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- getting away from all those animal antics...- Duck!- What?
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- No, not Dick, duck! Large, big, white duck.- That's a mute swan!
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Oh, yes! Who'd get that confused? Duck and a swan?
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- Come and meet Claire.- Oh.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09Ah, Claire, what have you got for us? Well, him, to be more precise?
0:12:09 > 0:12:14- We're going to bag a swan.- Swans, yeah, been there before. Easy!
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- So, when you say "bag a swan"... - Put a swan in a bag,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30to check him out and move him to a nice clean pool.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33This mute swan was found with an injured wing.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37We need to help Claire get him netted, so the vet can check out
0:12:37 > 0:12:39if the injury is healing properly.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41If the swan is recovered,
0:12:41 > 0:12:45it could be ready to return to the river where it was found.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47It's a tough task, this.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53I provide the work clothes for Dom, so he can do the swan catching bit.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58- Deal. Great outfit.- You're trying to make me look like a swan.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Um, yes. I am.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03I'm not wearing this anymore!
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Right, you get on with the swan catching, and I'll help by...
0:13:07 > 0:13:09finding out some swan facts.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Let's do it, I'm all ready.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- Which one are we going for? - The one on the water.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18This one, the mean looking sucker!
0:13:18 > 0:13:23Amazing, swans have a wingspan of up to 2½ metres. Steady on, Dom.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- He knows, doesn't he?- He does know.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- He's had it done before. - Not the net again!
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Are we all set?- Almost, Dom!
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- From the back, backwards?- That's the one, that's great. Right.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- Steady him.- OK.- Lovely.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Now, Dom here is in the capable hands of Claire.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46So, please DO NOT try and catch a swan yourself!
0:13:47 > 0:13:48Oh, my goodness!
0:13:48 > 0:13:52I haven't got hold, he's beating me!
0:13:52 > 0:13:55It says here that swans weigh around 13 kilos,
0:13:55 > 0:13:59making them one of the heaviest flying birds on the planet.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03"Hello, Mum!" Stop showing off. I told you, it's silly!
0:14:03 > 0:14:08The bag helps keep the swan nice and calm for the journey ahead.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10It's harder work than it looks.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12He's all bagged up for you now.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Bring him in and we can get him weighed and checked over.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17The latest LA accessory,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20forget small dogs in bags, I've got a swan in a bag.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Top job! Swan, bag, done. Work that floor.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Hopefully the vet will give our swan the all clear
0:14:26 > 0:14:28and he can be released.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- Well done. - Thanks for all your help(!)
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- Duck!- No, no, Dick.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37No, duck.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Mmm, nutty.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Olly and Oscar are busy caring for poorly badgers
0:14:49 > 0:14:51at a busy wildlife rescue centre.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55These boys don't hang around. This bat does, though.
0:14:55 > 0:15:01It's a noctule bat, recovering here after being found in a garden,
0:15:01 > 0:15:03injured and unable to fly.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06The boys have got their tweezers at the ready.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- Who's this and what are we going to do?- OK, this is Fred.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13He's a noctule bat, and he's getting very excited,
0:15:13 > 0:15:17because I think he knows he's about to be fed.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- You ready to give him food? - Yeah!- One at a time.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22DING!
0:15:22 > 0:15:23It's fight night!
0:15:23 > 0:15:26In the white corner, Fred "The Flapper" Bat!
0:15:26 > 0:15:31In the green corner is the challenger Mealy "The Wiggler" Worm!
0:15:31 > 0:15:34It promises to be the fight of the century. Who will win?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Oh, right.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Look at that. - Tearing his face to pieces.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- It's not a good way to go, is it?- No.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45It's your back end and then it's coming down to his head.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- His head's gone.- It's gone.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Go on! Get it down you, Freddy!
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Or you can take your time. Any time. Now?
0:15:52 > 0:15:56This is a good opportunity to tell you that some bats
0:15:56 > 0:15:58eat up to 3,000 insects in a night.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Though, how they have time
0:16:00 > 0:16:03after this display is anyone's guess. Go on, good lad!
0:16:03 > 0:16:05BURP!
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Pardon you!
0:16:07 > 0:16:12More bats need the boys' help. These are two-month-old pipistrelle bats,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15they're almost back to their full health
0:16:15 > 0:16:17and could soon be free in the wild.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19First we need to check they can fly at night.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22How do we test that in the middle of the day?
0:16:22 > 0:16:26You use a custom-built indoor night-sky-imitating
0:16:26 > 0:16:29bat testing flying area, of course.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Otherwise known as a tent.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- Are the boys allowed to be in there? - They are, yes.- Great.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Keep nice and still.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41This is going to be a first for all of us. Me, the boys and the bats.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44This is the pipistrelles' very first test flight.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46If their flight muscles aren't strong enough,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49they'll have to wait for their return to the wild.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51We've got the pipistrelles in here,
0:16:51 > 0:16:54they're going to fly for the first time.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I've got a night vision camera to try and film them. Go away!
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Bats can carry some nasty diseases,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04so if you ever see one injured and lying around, don't touch it.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Ask an adult to call your nearest animal rescue centre instead.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Boys, can you help me by keeping an eye where they all go?
0:17:11 > 0:17:16A sticky start. Our bats seem more interested in just hanging around.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20The boys need to encourage them to flap those wings and fly.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21It's really dark in here.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25The boys are doing their best to get the bats flapping,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27but Oscar's a little nervous.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Think I just need more confidence.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31It's your first time seeing a bat, ever.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Confidence will come the more you're around them.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- I think you're doing well. - I think you are. You're very brave.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Then they're off! Wow, look at them go!
0:17:44 > 0:17:46He's landed on you!
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Well done!
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- Can the boys hold one?- You can.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Pipistrelles are the smallest bats in Britain,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59they weigh less than a 2p piece!
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Wahey!
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Now, with the boys' help,
0:18:02 > 0:18:07these bats are one step closer to being released back into the wild.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- That feels...- You can hardly feel it, can you?- Yay!
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- That feels really good, I really like bats now.- Good.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Cracking effort, Oscar!
0:18:17 > 0:18:21An amazing, if slightly scary, experience for everyone.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Oscar, how are you feeling about the bats?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28At the beginning I was a little scared,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31but I think I've conquered my fear. I like bats.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35I think you probably have. There's one on your back. I'm joking!
0:18:35 > 0:18:40Our boys are heading for a sensational reward
0:18:40 > 0:18:42for all their hard work later.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Oh, yes. Imagine hand feeding a baby deer?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49I think they're just gorgeous!
0:18:51 > 0:18:56Keisha and Mercy are helping out at the Donkey Sanctuary in Devon.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59There's loads of work for the girls here,
0:18:59 > 0:19:02and next up is a job I'm not looking forward to.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06This is Keisha and Mercy and this is the dentist, am I right?
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- Yup, you're quite right. - We're going to do some dentistry!
0:19:13 > 0:19:18Mmm, seems the girls are in a state of shock.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22I'm not surprised! Donkeys have up to 44 huge teeth,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25so the girls are in for a long appointment.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28First in the chair is two-year-old May,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31who was found neglected and covered with lice and mites.
0:19:31 > 0:19:36- Little stroke.- Come and stroke her, she might move her legs a bit
0:19:36 > 0:19:40cos there's a few flies around. Don't worry, give her a stroke.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44May's big gnashers need a careful close-up inspection.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49They reach as far back as the level of her eye. Right the way back here.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52She will have some sharp edges on those teeth.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- Will we get bitten? - No. I won't let you get bitten.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00The dentist uses a special gag to keep May's mouth open.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01Oh, ouch!
0:20:01 > 0:20:04But it's painless and will help calm her.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- How often do they go to the dentist? - Every six months.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Do you get a sticker after?!
0:20:11 > 0:20:12Say, "Aaaagh!"
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Eurgh! Look at that tongue,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19it's a giant 30 centimetres from tip to tonsils.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- Ooh!- Eh?
0:20:21 > 0:20:22It's so disgusting!
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Donkeys use their big tongues to shovel grass and hay
0:20:26 > 0:20:30to their back teeth, where it's ground down and then scoffed.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32May's needs a mega mouth wash
0:20:32 > 0:20:36to help clear some of the munched grass that's left behind.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41A fast jet-stream of antiseptic water should blast it away.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- Think she likes it?- Yeah!
0:20:45 > 0:20:50At last, clean gnashers and, after a thorough examination...
0:20:52 > 0:20:53..it's an all clear.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Great, you've done an excellent job.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59We can give her a clean bill of health.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Next in the dentist's chair, it's May's old mate Molly.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11The bottom ones are much, much longer than the top ones,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14which is a bit weird.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15Good spot, Keisha.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20Unlike ours, donkey and horse teeth never stop growing.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23That's why we call old horses long in the tooth.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- Wouldn't be very nice if we had teeth like that, would it?- No.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34Molly and May had a terrible life before they were checked in here.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36They were very underweight,
0:21:36 > 0:21:39they had a lot of lice and they had worms, also.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Why would someone be so horrible to a donkey?
0:21:42 > 0:21:47In some instances it might be that they just don't know how
0:21:47 > 0:21:51to look after them, which is where the sanctuary can help.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- Cos they're cute, aren't they? - Yeah.- Not big and stinky?- No.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- So you like them?- Yeah. - We're getting there! This way!
0:22:00 > 0:22:05It gets so much better, the girls are going to be blown away
0:22:05 > 0:22:09when they get a chance to help Ivor, the tiny foal, with a big heart.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Can you hear the heart?
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Duh-duh-duh. That's the noise it's making!
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Argh!
0:22:16 > 0:22:20But first, mice... of the edible variety.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26I won't say it again. You don't belong here.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- I'm going to eat every single one of you.- Dom!
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- Hm?- These are chocolate mice!
0:22:32 > 0:22:35These are the glis glis, also known as edible dormice.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38They ones I was telling you about.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- Oh, yeah, little rodents that don't actually live in Britain.- Correct!
0:22:42 > 0:22:44They only used to live abroad,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47and then a few escaped into the wild here.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52Now, tens of thousands of them live all over the south of England!
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- Nuts!- No, these are nuts.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Romans used to feed glis glis with walnuts
0:22:57 > 0:23:01and then scoff the nutty critters at posh banquets. Delicious!
0:23:01 > 0:23:06Oh, that's why they're called edible dormice!
0:23:09 > 0:23:10Glis glis!
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Oscar and Olly have had a top day at the wildlife rescue centre.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25Their hard work is going to be rewarded with a very special job.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Hi, we've got bottles of milk. One for each of us?
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Bottles of milk for the baby fawns, which are little baby deer
0:23:32 > 0:23:36that have come in as orphans and are still taking bottles.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40They're very nervous, you have to be quiet and calm.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- A bottle for everyone?- For you. - Thank you.- You.- Thank you.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46- We'll go and feed them. - Great, good luck.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51Fawns are often found alone in woods and brought to rescue centres.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56Sometimes Mum is just out looking for food, so don't pick up a baby deer
0:23:56 > 0:23:58if you discover one yourself.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02We need to be quiet so we don't spook these three-week-old babies.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- Give him his bottle.- Red, the red deer, is coming on fine.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Look at that! Really thirsty little fella!
0:24:09 > 0:24:15George is a smaller roe deer. A little timid, but doing great.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18I really like the deer, they're really cute.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20I think they're just gorgeous.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24There's going to be lots of people watching at home, going,
0:24:24 > 0:24:28"I want a deer as my pet!" Surely it's not possible?
0:24:28 > 0:24:30No, they need an awful lot of space
0:24:30 > 0:24:33and they are naturally nervous wild animals.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38So are they going to be released into the wild together or separately?
0:24:38 > 0:24:43Hopefully together, even though they're a different species,
0:24:43 > 0:24:48they've been together as a little group. They interact together,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- we wouldn't want to separate them. - Right.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58The fawns need to be bottle fed milk three times per day,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01until they are three months old.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06- So, how have you found the day? Good? - Awesome.- Really enjoying it?- Yeah.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Good. I know you were animal crazy before,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13- but now you're off the scale? - Super!- Yeah.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15I thought today was absolutely amazing,
0:25:15 > 0:25:21- and probably the best experience of my life.- Great! That's really good.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22- And, Olly?- Same.
0:25:22 > 0:25:28- Do you think your dad will let you have a pet now?- Hopefully, yeah!
0:25:29 > 0:25:34Fabulous feeding, chaps! A job truly well done.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Keisha and Mercy have really got into the swing
0:25:41 > 0:25:44of their donkey work at the sanctuary.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46But we've saved the best until last.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Time to meet Ivor the two-week-old foal.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51His mum, Domino, arrived here
0:25:51 > 0:25:55after being rescued from a field with no shelter.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- Awww!- Oh, my gosh!- That's so cute!
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I think it's amazing! I think it's beautiful.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06Keisha and Mercy need to assist vet Elena Barrio
0:26:06 > 0:26:09complete Ivor's very first health check.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12He's really soft and fluffy and he's really cute.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17- I think he's just great.- He is, isn't he?- Really fluffy.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23The girls help make sure that Ivor knows how to feed properly.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27You can put your finger through here to see if he's suckling.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Remember, the girls have an expert to help them.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35- Please, don't try this yourselves. - How does it feel?- Weird!
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- Do you think he'll be able to drink milk?- Yeah.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Now the girls are allowed a rare treat.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Time to listen to Ivor's tiny heart.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Can you hear the heart?
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Duh-duh-duh, that's the noise it's making!
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Well played, girls! Ivor has a clean bill of health.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08There's just time for a drop of milk from Mum.
0:27:11 > 0:27:16It's been a long old day for Ivor, Domino and Keisha and Mercy.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21- You thought donkeys were covered in flies and smelt a bit?- Yeah.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24How do you feel about them now?
0:27:24 > 0:27:27I think they're great, and not covered in flies.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32- They're fun and lovely to brush. - Yeah.- And beautiful.- Aw!
0:27:32 > 0:27:35We've sorted you out, what about you, Mercy?
0:27:35 > 0:27:38You thought that they were big, stinky animals.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- What do you think of them now? - I really like them,
0:27:42 > 0:27:46and I think they're cute and I don't think they're stinky.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- They're really nice, gentle and cute.- Get in!
0:27:50 > 0:27:51Get in!
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