:00:09. > :00:13.Fish tanks don't come much bigger than this, do they? This is the
:00:13. > :00:17.biggest aquarium in Britain. On this week's lied and deadly, we are
:00:17. > :00:21.going to be heading into his underwater world to meet all sorts
:00:21. > :00:26.of incredible creatures that live in our sea is. And Steve is going
:00:26. > :00:36.to be diving with some of the biggest and most deadly. Yes, I'm
:00:36. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:52.Yes, it is all to do with sharks. No, let's not.
:00:52. > :00:55.This is live and deadly. -- Live 'n' Deadly. Our convoy is searching
:00:55. > :01:05.the UK in search of all things wild. And you are coming with us every
:01:05. > :01:19.
:01:19. > :01:24.Start on the sofa on a Saturday Hello! Good morning, another sunny
:01:24. > :01:29.Saturday morning. It is me and her with the show that is brought to
:01:29. > :01:33.you live, to convince you to get outside, get into wildlife, get
:01:33. > :01:40.into conservation and adventure. Behind us is the sea, and in front
:01:40. > :01:43.of us is the biggest aquarium in Great Britain, in Plymouth! In
:01:43. > :01:47.there, there are all sorts of marine monsters and watery wonder
:01:47. > :01:52.is that we are going to be meeting, including sharks. And Princess is
:01:52. > :01:57.going to be swimming with them! Don't call me Princess! As our show
:01:57. > :02:03.is themed around the hideous horrors of the deep, I dredged up
:02:03. > :02:09.some truly soggy looking drips, the crow! And, as always, the Live 'n'
:02:09. > :02:15.Deadly Audience! And we also have... Come here, perhaps the most
:02:16. > :02:19.eccentric adventure we have ever had on Live 'n' Deadly. He is on
:02:19. > :02:25.the road to Douai 25 missions that span the planet, Dave Cornthwaite.
:02:25. > :02:30.He has travelled thousands of miles already on that tiny little board.
:02:30. > :02:33.And that is just a hint of the madness we've got in store. Steve
:02:33. > :02:40.travels to the Scottish mountains to attempt some of the toughest
:02:40. > :02:46.bike trails in the country. I set a team of wild young things a tough
:02:46. > :02:55.task, to puffin Island and beyond! I'm going to be meeting one of my
:02:55. > :03:03.favourite underwater animals, gentle giants and turtle cool
:03:04. > :03:08.animals! A dream theme, but a nightmare! Sharks that the top of
:03:08. > :03:12.my list of scary animals. The Live 'n' Deadly crew thought it would be
:03:12. > :03:17.really good fun to get me as close as possible. They said it makes
:03:17. > :03:22.good television. So, what have they got in store? I've got to feed them.
:03:22. > :03:28.Oh, Joyce(!) But before that, we are going to turn that dial way up
:03:28. > :03:32.high, as Steve meets a tentacle sea creature of the deep. Our show is
:03:32. > :03:36.called Live 'n' Deadly for a reason. Live, because it is happening now,
:03:36. > :03:44.and deadly because of the animals we introduce you to. We start with
:03:44. > :03:50.one of my favourites. Come up here. I've got a giant Pacific octopus.
:03:50. > :03:55.That see if we can entice it to just come over. But how easy that
:03:55. > :04:00.was. One of the most remarkable things about the animals is how
:04:00. > :04:07.inquisitive and tactile they are. A look at the way that the arms are
:04:07. > :04:11.streaking out and beat tan cups come out to my fingers. It is
:04:11. > :04:14.sensing if I would be good to eat. I'm not, but down there is the
:04:14. > :04:21.thing that would be doing the eating. In the middle is the only
:04:21. > :04:29.hard bit of the body. It is an beak, that looks like a parrot's beak. It
:04:29. > :04:34.will draw its pre underneath these, and use the beak to inject a
:04:34. > :04:39.venomous saliva to digest the prey. What set the animals apart is the
:04:39. > :04:41.intelligence, for an invertebrate they are incredibly brainy. They
:04:42. > :04:47.have a long and short-term memory and the ability to solve quite
:04:47. > :04:53.complex tasks. I'm going to get this octopus, if I can get rid of
:04:53. > :04:57.all of the suckers, to open up this jar. Inside, it has a bit of tasty
:04:57. > :05:07.fish for its breakfast. Let's see all that up and see if the octopus
:05:07. > :05:08.
:05:08. > :05:14.is feeling hungry. It is instantly taking a grip. You can see that,
:05:14. > :05:18.actually, the tans are manipulating it into exactly the right place and
:05:18. > :05:22.starting to turn it, just starting to turn it, gently. There was once
:05:22. > :05:27.have got a hold of the late and they are turning it in the opposite
:05:27. > :05:31.direction. -- the holder of the lid. I can't believe this is happening.
:05:31. > :05:38.They are invertebrates. There is nothing hard in their body apart
:05:38. > :05:45.from the beak. Most invertebrates have tiny brains, no bigger than a
:05:45. > :05:49.fault stop. But they have an extraordinary amount of mental
:05:49. > :05:53.capacity. They can find their way through mazes and solve complex
:05:53. > :05:59.tasks. But at the moment he is not doing a very good job of opening it.
:05:59. > :06:03.Come on, Mr octopus. You did this great yesterday! This is typical.
:06:03. > :06:10.This is the way that animals always behave when you are dealing with
:06:10. > :06:17.them live. It's done it! Look at that. No sooner had I spoken, it
:06:17. > :06:25.has taken the lid off the jar and an alarm has gone inside. It is
:06:25. > :06:29.fishing out that bit of tasty fish. That is extraordinary. The
:06:29. > :06:34.muscularity of this animal, being able to take it off, it is
:06:34. > :06:39.phenomenal. It doesn't have any hard parts at all, apart from that
:06:39. > :06:45.beak. It does enable it to get into some tiny spaces. An octopus of
:06:45. > :06:51.this size could... Look at it, snaking inside the jar! It is
:06:51. > :06:57.filling yet, just brilliant. I absolutely adore them. An animal
:06:57. > :07:02.this size can squeeze into a tiny place. The largest of have got to
:07:02. > :07:08.be, and you're not going to believe this, almost nine metres from tip
:07:08. > :07:14.to tip. They are a true leviathan, giant creature. They have eight
:07:14. > :07:22.Arms, three hearts, blue-blood, a bed and delivering beak and they
:07:22. > :07:26.are brainy. I think they've got to go on the lethal leaderboard.
:07:26. > :07:30.goes. I could do with one of those at home, I am always having trouble
:07:30. > :07:34.getting the lids of jars. The octopus is very new at the aquarium
:07:34. > :07:39.and it doesn't even have a name yet. We thought it would be great if you
:07:39. > :07:43.send in your suggestions. E-mail then in and I will give you the
:07:43. > :07:47.address in a moment. All of the deadly animals we eat today are
:07:47. > :07:51.going to go on this side of the board. With the help of our
:07:51. > :07:54.audience, we are going to decide which one gets a spot on the
:07:54. > :08:02.ultimate top 10. At the end of the series, one of them will be crowned
:08:02. > :08:08.the live -- Live 'n' Deadly alter that deadly animal. Who is our
:08:08. > :08:12.favourite? Armadillo! Yes, we like the armadillo. We asked you to send
:08:12. > :08:16.in photographs of your pesky pets. You have some weird and wonderful
:08:16. > :08:23.animals in your homes. This is from Abigail and Ethan, with your
:08:23. > :08:29.bearded dragons, called Zeus and Hades. Nice photograph! Leo is six
:08:29. > :08:34.years old and has a rhino brittle. This is Jack's cat, Chumba. We have
:08:34. > :08:39.been a shoat -- assured by his mother, that the cat was fed
:08:39. > :08:43.shortly after the photograph was taken! We would like your finest
:08:44. > :08:48.fish photographs, please. Maybe you keep them at home, maybe you have
:08:48. > :08:54.visited a bigger aquarium, like this one. Send them, along with
:08:54. > :08:57.your name and phone number. There are loads of things you can do on
:08:57. > :09:01.the website. Get chatting on the message board and don't forget to
:09:01. > :09:06.send your questions for Beat Backshall. Perhaps you can flummox
:09:06. > :09:11.our very own boffin of biology. Maybe your question will have him
:09:11. > :09:16.lost for words? Every week, we invite on a special guest from the
:09:16. > :09:26.world of adventure to admire and to inspire us all. This week's Guest
:09:26. > :09:27.
:09:27. > :09:32.is certainly never board! Meet Dave bought -- Dave Cornthwaite. He
:09:32. > :09:37.really is the master of the board, having travelled right across
:09:37. > :09:41.Australia. It's all part of his mission to complete 251000 mile
:09:41. > :09:47.journeys across the wildest places on earth using nothing but manpower.
:09:47. > :09:54.His most recent trip was paddleboarding the length of the
:09:54. > :10:00.Mississippi river. Bored? Never! is a paddleboarding, skateboarding,
:10:00. > :10:07.space hopping, planet spanning, camel trotting lunatic! We love
:10:07. > :10:14.him! It is Dave Cornthwaite. good to have you on the show. This
:10:14. > :10:19.plan, to do 25,000... No, 1000 mile journeys, where did that come from?
:10:19. > :10:24.I had a day job and I wasn't very good at it. I got a skateboard and
:10:24. > :10:29.decided to cross Australia on my board. Most people would go out on
:10:29. > :10:33.a skateboard for 30 minutes down the park. How long did it take you?
:10:33. > :10:38.A some people said I should drive, I thought that was lazy. I decided
:10:38. > :10:43.to skate for five months. What else have you done? I have kayaked the
:10:43. > :10:48.length of the Murray river, I was on a tandem bicycle from Vancouver
:10:48. > :10:52.today guests. I've recently come back from the Mississippi. I used a
:10:52. > :10:57.paddle board for the entire length. You embody the Live 'n' Deadly
:10:57. > :11:01.spirit. Everything is by either human or animal power. It is silent,
:11:01. > :11:07.no carbon footprint. I am guessing you had some extraordinary animal
:11:07. > :11:12.encounters? I am not particularly good at anything, so this is hope
:11:12. > :11:22.for everybody! I have seen bears, snakes, alligators, I even raced
:11:22. > :11:31.and even you, once. That must have been fun? It was brilliant. Maybe
:11:31. > :11:37.try and ostrich. Are you an export in -- expert in all forms of
:11:37. > :11:41.transport you were using? taking up using a unicycle, I'm
:11:41. > :11:47.trying stilts. I had a rubbish swimmer, but I'm going to try to
:11:48. > :11:55.swim 1000 metres, soon. What is the craziest challenge you have
:11:55. > :12:01.considered? Kayaking the Indian Ocean? We have another challenge up
:12:01. > :12:04.our sleeves, would you believe it? Live 'n' Deadly style, it is coming
:12:04. > :12:08.up in just the better. Steve likes to use manpower for some of his
:12:08. > :12:12.adventures. Last year, he went to some of the highest peaks in
:12:12. > :12:15.Scotland for an off-road adventure of the to wield kind. When you are
:12:15. > :12:19.somewhere as wild, rugged and beautiful as the Highlands of
:12:19. > :12:24.Scotland, you don't want to be exploring in a car. It is too fast
:12:24. > :12:34.and noisy. Let's be honest, walking can sometimes be a bit slow. So,
:12:34. > :12:37.
:12:37. > :12:41.for me, the best way of getting For me, the mountain bike is one of
:12:41. > :12:45.the great developments in adventure technology. Once upon a time, you
:12:45. > :12:50.had a bike and the only place you were going were clean, tarmac roads.
:12:50. > :12:54.Now, modern mountain bikes can take you right into the wilderness. The
:12:54. > :13:01.more time you spend out in wild places, the more likely you are to
:13:01. > :13:05.come into contact with wonderful wild animals. The Nevis Range, that
:13:05. > :13:11.I am cycling in now, contains the highest mountains in the British
:13:11. > :13:18.Isles. It includes Ben Nevis, about 1000 metres higher than I am now. I
:13:18. > :13:23.could cycle up there to explore, or I could just take one of these!
:13:23. > :13:27.Downhill from here is about half a kilometre of vertical descent. In
:13:27. > :13:34.some places, it gets pretty vertical and pretty frightening.
:13:34. > :13:41.I've got all my kit on, elbow pads, knee-pads, a spinal board to
:13:41. > :13:51.protect my back and, very important, a full-face helmet. I can't pretend
:13:51. > :14:13.
:14:13. > :14:19.that I'm not really, really scared. This is absolutely crazy. Just
:14:19. > :14:23.trying to keep your nerve on these boardwalks. You have to go fast,
:14:23. > :14:28.the second you slow down, you lose your composure and anything goes
:14:28. > :14:38.out of the window. The rocks are quite slippy as well. But, if you
:14:38. > :14:48.move fast, it all kind of works. And it is certainly a good a box
:14:48. > :14:56.
:14:56. > :15:00.cycling with the north face of Ben Crash number one, of many!
:15:00. > :15:05.That was a bit embarrassing. Mind you, now I can show you something
:15:05. > :15:10.deadly growing alongside the track. For down here, hidden among the
:15:10. > :15:20.grass, it is the peculiarly beautiful but also rather lethal
:15:20. > :15:22.
:15:22. > :15:29.plant. They look a bit like alien spaceships. Sun dews. There are
:15:29. > :15:37.tiny drops of what look like nectar, insects are viewed in. And they get
:15:37. > :15:42.stuck. The plot sucks them in, digests them and eat them. This is
:15:42. > :15:50.a carnivorous plant. In fact, it is Britain's answer to the Venus
:15:50. > :15:55.flytrap. This marsh land is quite a
:15:55. > :16:03.challenging habitat for a lot of animals, particularly for us. But,
:16:03. > :16:08.certainly, it is not a problem for amphibians.
:16:08. > :16:18.And that is a rather delight fully coloured little frock sitting among
:16:18. > :16:24.the heather -- frog. This time of year is perfect. In winter this
:16:24. > :16:30.would be covered in snow, so a cold-blooded creature will suffer.
:16:30. > :16:39.At that time of year, these will go into had some have a kind of anti-
:16:39. > :16:49.freeze in their blood. So, they are pretty hard core preaches. --
:16:49. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:16.I might try that again. For a second crack at it.
:17:16. > :17:20.
:17:20. > :17:24.Right, so might the tent at downhill mountain-biking can be
:17:24. > :17:32.summed up by it all of the gear absolutely -- and absolutely no
:17:32. > :17:42.idea. I had a couple of prose -- professionals here to show me how
:17:42. > :18:07.
:18:07. > :18:12.How was that? Pretty fun. That was absolutely nuts. A great job. How
:18:12. > :18:18.was that? Fantastic. It is clear whether you are a pair of total
:18:18. > :18:24.nutters like them all like the, if you go exploring, you want to be on
:18:24. > :18:27.one of these. While you were watching Steve's antics on his bike,
:18:27. > :18:31.we've come down to the marina in front of the aquarium, for that
:18:31. > :18:35.part of the show where Steve and our guest Dave go head to head.
:18:35. > :18:38.It's time for our guest challenge. You've both spent a lot of time out
:18:38. > :18:41.on the water: Paddle boarding, diving, surfing, sailing, using all
:18:41. > :18:44.the latest maritime gadgets and gizmos. But today, I thought we'd
:18:44. > :18:49.go back to basics. In the oldest watercraft on Earth. The coracle.
:18:49. > :18:55.You've got one each, a simple paddle. And the aim of the game is
:18:55. > :19:05.to race out to the buoy and back. Good luck. Three, two, one!
:19:05. > :19:09.
:19:09. > :19:13.Not very easy to control especially in the winds today, and think I
:19:13. > :19:18.would be spinning around and around. Her they are doing pretty well.
:19:18. > :19:22.If you get any water in, there is only one direction you are going in,
:19:22. > :19:27.straight down. They're pretty even at the moment.
:19:27. > :19:34.Did you know: They have been used in Britain for over 2,000 years,
:19:34. > :19:43.since the Roman invasion? They are both heading to the
:19:43. > :19:48.halfway point, who is going to be first? Steve has won three of the
:19:48. > :19:57.challenges but lost four. Can he pull it back today. A bit of a
:19:57. > :20:04.battle. Come on, Steve, come on, Dave. No one here is its -- it is
:20:04. > :20:10.cheering for Dave! I will each year for you.
:20:10. > :20:16.Did you know these can be manoeuvred quite easily when it
:20:16. > :20:24.steered by a skilled person. Hope is going to be sailing into the
:20:24. > :20:33.lead? Come on. Steve is paddling as hard as he can. Bono, has got water
:20:33. > :20:43.inside? Surely not. David is cruising on to win it. Yes, Dave
:20:43. > :20:46.
:20:46. > :20:49.has won it! Well done. Our champion today.
:20:49. > :20:54.While the boys get their breath back, thought I'd just remind you
:20:54. > :20:57.of all the fun and games you can have on our website. Do you know
:20:57. > :21:00.your loris from your lorikeet? Your caracal from your cassowary? Put
:21:00. > :21:03.your wildlife knowledge to the ultimate test and play the amazing
:21:03. > :21:06.Deadly Scramble. There's all sorts of taxing
:21:06. > :21:09.questions to pit your wits against. Every question you get right helps
:21:09. > :21:13.CGI Steve climb up the trees and avoid the rising tide. Are you
:21:13. > :21:18.quick enough to get Steve to safety? There's our mega game, the
:21:18. > :21:21.one and only Deadly Planet. Guide CGI Steve through the giant
:21:21. > :21:25.redwoods of California, the jungles of Borneo and the grasslands of
:21:25. > :21:30.Tanzania. Help him track down amazing animals to photograph. But
:21:30. > :21:33.be careful. There's all sorts of deadly creatures hot on your heels.
:21:33. > :21:42.Get one step ahead by using our secret code which will take you
:21:42. > :21:46.onto a brand new level. You have to use incredible stealth to get as
:21:46. > :21:49.close as possible to a caracal. The code you need will give you
:21:49. > :21:59.camouflage of rattlesnake and help you approach wildlife without being
:21:59. > :22:14.
:22:14. > :22:18.Go to the website, input the code The fun doesn't end when the show
:22:18. > :22:22.finishes today. As well as all the games on the website, every Sunday,
:22:22. > :22:25.there's a Deadly Day Out where you can try your hand at all sorts of
:22:25. > :22:28.activities, meet some deadly animals. You might even see me and
:22:28. > :22:31.Steve. Last week's event at Castlewellan Forest Park in
:22:31. > :22:35.Northern Ireland had to be cancelled due to high winds. But
:22:35. > :22:43.the roadshow is still going on. First, a look back at all the fun
:22:43. > :22:49.you had at all the events this year. Live 'n' Deadly fever is spreading
:22:49. > :22:55.across the nation and we never ceased to be amazed by the turnout.
:22:55. > :23:01.A Hello! We have had the pleasure of taking
:23:01. > :23:08.to the stage to show all you some pretty cool critters that don't
:23:08. > :23:18.always behave. Sundays have no -- and have never been so packed with
:23:18. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :23:38.action-packed adventure. But the Deadly Days Out wouldn't be
:23:38. > :23:42.
:23:42. > :23:48.the same without our extra special Soap I am going to be introduced to
:23:48. > :23:55.a tiger? He a green tiger beetle. They live in England, they are
:23:55. > :24:05.really common. And they are deadly. They have a huge drawers, big eyes
:24:05. > :24:09.
:24:09. > :24:14.and long legs. -- huge jaws. They hunt like cheetahs, one of the
:24:14. > :24:21.fastest insects. We are saying if anyone can run as fast as a tiger
:24:21. > :24:30.beetle. Can I have a go? It will be great to see if you can do it.
:24:30. > :24:38.me off, then. Ready, steady, Go! 1.21, is that good? That is
:24:38. > :24:44.probably the speed of a polar bear, but still good. 0.07 seconds for a
:24:44. > :24:48.tiger beetle, if they were the size of a beetle.
:24:48. > :24:57.The for your chance to go to one of our Deadly Days Out, go to our
:24:57. > :25:01.Find the one closest to you and get a grown up to apply for a ticket.
:25:01. > :25:11.Tickets are free, and we'll get in touch if you've got one. If you
:25:11. > :25:20.
:25:20. > :25:29.don't have access to a computer, Thanks to the Tamar Concert Choir
:25:29. > :25:38.Rousing stuff. Calls cost no more than a local rate, even from a
:25:38. > :25:41.mobile. Hope to see you there! You'll discover all sorts of new
:25:41. > :25:46.and wonderful things, just like I did the other week in Saltwell Park
:25:46. > :25:54.in Gateshead. I got a lesson on the wonderful howls of owls, and what
:25:54. > :25:59.they're all about. Does anyone know how they
:25:59. > :26:09.communicate with each other, what noise they make? That noise was
:26:09. > :26:25.
:26:25. > :26:28.quite good, can anybody else make a noise? Whoo! Twitta-whoo! That
:26:28. > :26:34.would be two communicating with each other, answering back. If you
:26:34. > :26:39.going to a wood at night and sit quietly, and make that noise, they
:26:39. > :26:44.will come and investigate. If you are in an area where they are, you
:26:44. > :26:49.can make the noise, and they will come. One night, I did this, and
:26:49. > :26:54.three turned up. So, you don't have to be very good at animal
:26:54. > :27:00.impersonations to hear a real tawny owl. Is very special time to go out
:27:00. > :27:05.to hear them? This morning, I heard one in the morning. Just before it
:27:05. > :27:10.gets light is a good time to be out there listening. Maybe get out
:27:10. > :27:18.there to a wooded area with a grown up. And they gaze out and see if
:27:18. > :27:28.you can hear a tawny owl. I've come up to the top of the
:27:28. > :27:29.
:27:29. > :27:33.largest tank at the aquarium. The grand finale will be me getting
:27:33. > :27:41.in here and diving. Why is that such a climax? Because I am diving
:27:41. > :27:46.with this lot. There is perhaps no more universal fear than that of
:27:46. > :27:52.sharks, the Finn slicing through the ways it is as chilling as you
:27:52. > :27:59.will see in nature. The image of them fighting together in a pack is
:27:59. > :28:07.one that terrifies people. Those rows of teeth can slice through
:28:07. > :28:11.fish flesh. Many species will eat birds. Even this was as tough as
:28:11. > :28:16.turtles. But I can say they do not eat people and certainly not
:28:16. > :28:21.television presenters. I think the danger of sharks to
:28:21. > :28:25.human beings is massively overstated but that does not mean
:28:25. > :28:30.our fear of them is irrational, they are very big with a very sharp
:28:30. > :28:35.teeth. Someone we know very well has a real phobia. Naomi. We are
:28:35. > :28:45.going to try to introduce her to them properly for the first time.
:28:45. > :28:45.
:28:45. > :28:51.It is the time you had been leased waiting for. There are a couple of
:28:52. > :28:57.sharks in here, a few large ones. I need you to relax and calm your
:28:57. > :29:01.breathing. If you can sit on the edge... I can't see any yet. There
:29:01. > :29:10.is one just cruising past. But they are going nice and slowly and
:29:10. > :29:16.gently. Take a hold of this pole. You will stay here? Of course. Sit
:29:16. > :29:26.on the edge. You will be more stable. Place it into the water.
:29:26. > :29:34.Where? I can see one coming. Where are the sharks? There is the first
:29:34. > :29:38.one. This is a sand tiger shark. It's going away! They are called
:29:38. > :29:44.ragged troops sharks in Africa. At the moment, they are keeping their
:29:44. > :29:49.distance. When they go past, I think he will see how it is that
:29:49. > :29:59.our Thea for sharks is something that we shouldn't have. -- our Thea
:29:59. > :30:01.
:30:01. > :30:06.Just struck at deeper. No, it's done a bit of a fly by. They are
:30:06. > :30:14.actually quite cautious. It is an animal that releases out the food
:30:14. > :30:19.it is going for, before it takes that final bite. Those are fish,
:30:19. > :30:25.feeding over there. I'm a little bit nervous. Come back, please. I'm
:30:25. > :30:29.so desperate to get a chance for you to face your fear. My mum, dad
:30:29. > :30:33.and sister will not believe I am sitting here. It's incredible how
:30:33. > :30:38.much you have come on over a year. You were so frightened of them.
:30:38. > :30:42.There is one coming, apparently. There is one cruising behind us now.
:30:42. > :30:49.There are three sharks in here that are getting on for three metres in
:30:49. > :30:59.size. I just want to do it! I've got all psyched up. These fish are
:30:59. > :31:00.
:31:00. > :31:04.big game fish. There is a great I don't think it's going to come in.
:31:05. > :31:09.They are keeping their distance. But the fact you have come here,
:31:09. > :31:14.you are sat at the side of the tank, willing to give it a go... Surely
:31:15. > :31:24.that means I have faced my fear? Definitely. These aren't the only
:31:25. > :31:25.
:31:25. > :31:32.animals she got close to him this So, who are we feeding today?
:31:32. > :31:36.Snorkel, the loggerhead turtle. is beautiful. What is her story?
:31:36. > :31:44.She was washed up in 1991 in Cornwall. She was not very well,
:31:44. > :31:50.which is why she lives in an aquarium. She has epilepsy, so we
:31:50. > :31:55.Highmead her medicine in her food. She is also short-sighted in her
:31:55. > :32:02.left side. Does that mean she cannot be released? Yes. That is
:32:02. > :32:10.sad. She does enjoy this tanker. She is beautiful. She's feeding,
:32:10. > :32:17.what fish-eating? Squid, that is her favourite. -- What is she
:32:17. > :32:21.eating? In his big blue area behind us, when I am stood here, it is a
:32:21. > :32:27.visual cue. She will make a pass at the window and then she will circle
:32:27. > :32:35.in front of us, then come in to feed. Is she friendly? She might
:32:35. > :32:38.give you quite a forceful of bite! So she can be quite dangerous?
:32:38. > :32:46.Heard beak was quite so rated. She doesn't have teeth like we do, it's
:32:46. > :32:51.much more like a bird. -- quite so rated. Have we got a system? I've
:32:51. > :33:01.got to hold her by the front flipper up with my right hand.
:33:01. > :33:02.
:33:02. > :33:07.my OK to bend down? I can see her beak. In that his her vitamins, as
:33:07. > :33:14.well as the medication. And the water is coming out of her nose?
:33:14. > :33:20.Yes, she squirted out. While she is being held, that tells her she is
:33:20. > :33:24.being fed. Then I break contact, I give her a rub on the head, and
:33:24. > :33:32.then she gets a flash of white. That should tell her that her
:33:32. > :33:39.feeding is over. What a great routine! Because you are here, she
:33:39. > :33:43.might show off and stay. She just uses her front fins? She uses those
:33:43. > :33:47.for power. The back ones, she uses those to Steer herself. It's lovely
:33:47. > :33:51.to meet you, Snorkel. I think she is beautiful. That has been
:33:51. > :34:01.absolutely wonderful. I think we can safely say that breakfast is
:34:01. > :34:02.
:34:02. > :34:07.Great to see her doing so well. That was a real privilege. Now, we
:34:07. > :34:10.fed her some squid. One of the surprising things that they liked
:34:10. > :34:17.to eat in the wild parties. Jellyfish! You wouldn't think there
:34:17. > :34:22.would be much goodness in them. But it is like cows eating grass, if
:34:22. > :34:26.you eat enough of them, it's good for you. We have been seeing
:34:26. > :34:31.jellyfish blooms of all kinds of species. One of the most common
:34:31. > :34:36.species we have are these. They are called moon jellyfish. They are
:34:36. > :34:40.easily identified by those rings in the centre of them. We also have
:34:40. > :34:50.giant species, like the barrel jellyfish. It can be over one metre
:34:50. > :34:54.across. This jellyfish attracts Snorkel's giant cousin to our
:34:54. > :34:58.shores! This footage was captured off North Wales in 1991. It's a
:34:58. > :35:08.leatherback turtle, the biggest in the world. And it is in British
:35:08. > :35:15.waters. That has got to be 6 foot long! This is absolutely
:35:15. > :35:18.unbelievable. Just to give you an idea of how big they can grow, this
:35:18. > :35:23.is a life-sized model of a leatherback turtle. They are
:35:23. > :35:28.ginormous, buy for the biggest we have in the seas. The biggest one
:35:28. > :35:31.ever found was in Wales. It was over three metres long and weighed
:35:31. > :35:36.nearly 1000 telegrams. It's incredible to think we have them in
:35:36. > :35:40.our seas. This was a bumper year for sightings, because of those
:35:40. > :35:45.thick jellyfish blooms. Even so, only 42 were sighted. So it is
:35:45. > :35:51.still a rare and mysterious animal. Talking of mysteries, Steve is
:35:51. > :35:55.going to uncover one of his own. Yes, it is our most colourful crime
:35:55. > :35:59.scene yet. Something has come to grief on the coral reef. Something
:35:59. > :36:04.is dead on the seabed. Let's imagine we are in tropical waters,
:36:05. > :36:10.at the edge of a coral reef, where it meets the sandy seabed. We've
:36:10. > :36:17.got a big chunk of coral. These are the dead trunks of coral skeleton.
:36:17. > :36:23.Here, this looks like the remnants of our victim. What could that be?
:36:23. > :36:30.There are some trunks of muscles here. Those have clearly been
:36:30. > :36:34.smashed apart. This hall looks like it could be a burrow. So, what do
:36:34. > :36:42.we reckon has been killed? And what did the killing? Let's find out
:36:42. > :36:46.from our audience. Anybody got any ideas? Stingray? Actually, that is
:36:46. > :36:52.pretty good thinking. But they tend to crunch up everything. They have
:36:52. > :37:00.crunching, matching plates inside their mouths. They will take
:37:00. > :37:06.everything in and all that gets spewed out his fine dust. Is it
:37:06. > :37:15.some kind of eel? They do eat crustaceans. But if you look at the
:37:15. > :37:22.borrow, it is too small for a Moray eel. A crab? Well, they are mostly
:37:22. > :37:29.animals that scavenge and pick up carrion. But they do it for sure.
:37:29. > :37:35.Actually, there is a far more colourful corporate. Let's meet it.
:37:35. > :37:45.This is the colourful corporate. Perhaps the most sophisticated
:37:45. > :37:46.
:37:46. > :37:50.eyesight and the animal kingdom, this is the Peacock mantis shrimp.
:37:50. > :37:54.They have the ability to get into the toughest shells to get to the
:37:54. > :38:02.tasty insides. They are just unbelievable. Bake scuttle around
:38:02. > :38:05.like clockwork toys, but they are also unmistakably gleeful. --
:38:05. > :38:13.lethal. We have a chance to meet one. There is loads of great stuff
:38:13. > :38:18.here. Look at this! Wonderful stuff. But that is not an absolute star.
:38:18. > :38:23.For me, perhaps the most exciting creature in the entire aquarium is
:38:23. > :38:28.lurking behind these chunks of coral. I'm going to have to uncover
:38:28. > :38:34.it. It is actually covered in its burrow. It pops to the surface to
:38:34. > :38:41.have a look. I've got a dead crab, which is one of the favoured prey
:38:41. > :38:45.items of mantis shrimp. Let's dangle this in and see if it can
:38:45. > :38:52.show has its punching power at work. It has come straight up. The
:38:52. > :38:58.eyesight is absolutely unbelievably sophisticated. Those tactile...
:38:58. > :39:02.Wow! Bang! An absolutely explosive punch, writing to the crowd. But
:39:02. > :39:07.that's not enough to break through. It will probably have to take
:39:07. > :39:11.another crack. I'll keep it moving, so it looks like it is alive. That
:39:11. > :39:15.should stimulate it to come forward and have another crack. Look at
:39:16. > :39:21.that! That is the most powerful punch found in the whole natural
:39:21. > :39:25.world. A couple more cracks like that should be enough for it to
:39:25. > :39:31.break writing to the shelf. Let's see if we can get a look. It is so
:39:31. > :39:35.pretty, such glorious colours. They are probably used as a signal
:39:35. > :39:39.between males and females. Their eyesight is phenomenal at
:39:39. > :39:43.discerning colour. We have seen it up close and I can feel the
:39:43. > :39:48.vibrations of that punch going right the way down the length of
:39:49. > :39:53.that. It's out in the open! That is very unusual, seeing one completely
:39:53. > :39:58.out like that. But seeing it punch is too much for the human eye.
:39:58. > :40:03.Let's see it in real detail. To stand any chance of appreciating
:40:03. > :40:08.what is going on, it has to be slowed down a lot. There is no way
:40:08. > :40:12.we would be able to see this. It is over and done with in one
:40:12. > :40:16.thousandth of a second. Look at that hammer been released. Under
:40:16. > :40:20.the Expo skeleton, what we can see is the power being ratcheted up. At
:40:20. > :40:24.the key moment, it is going to release and fire for what, smashing
:40:24. > :40:28.into the shell with the power of a small calibre bullet. As it hits,
:40:28. > :40:34.it creates a shock waves of light, heat and sound. That is one
:40:34. > :40:39.shocking shellfish! The marvellous mantis shrimps. I absolutely love
:40:39. > :40:43.them. Here are a bunch of kids that got to meet some spectacular
:40:43. > :40:48.British wildlife. For this week's mission, we are just off the coast
:40:48. > :40:52.of Anglesey in North Wales. It is full of life, from seals to
:40:52. > :40:57.squirrels, porpoises to puffins. But the mission today is about one
:40:57. > :41:07.particular group of animals. It is about seabirds. Lots and lots of
:41:07. > :41:12.
:41:12. > :41:22.seabirds. So, I need a team with birds on the brain. Hi, I am and a.
:41:22. > :41:22.
:41:22. > :41:32.I am recant by M13. The I'm 10. name is Lewis. Mine in his Indy and
:41:32. > :41:36.
:41:36. > :41:45.I am 13. -- my Niemi is India and I To give them my mission today is
:41:45. > :41:49.Just off the coast is a special place called puffin Island. It is
:41:49. > :41:53.heaving with birds. Normally it is kept free of people to protect the
:41:53. > :41:56.birds and their young. The only reason you are allowed to go on to
:41:56. > :42:00.beat Ireland is to do something called ringing, which is a great
:42:00. > :42:04.way of studying the birds. You have been given special permission to do
:42:04. > :42:07.just that. You are going to meet a whole host of different birds,
:42:07. > :42:11.including the puffin that the island has been named for. The bird
:42:11. > :42:21.you're going to be ringing is called a kittiwakes. It is time to
:42:21. > :42:24.
:42:24. > :42:29.cut up and wake up for your It is a 20 minute trip to the
:42:29. > :42:35.island. Just enough time to meet their experts and find out what
:42:35. > :42:39.they might see. My name is Steve Dodd. I'd been going to put an
:42:39. > :42:44.island for 30 years. Today, we are going to go out to see some of the
:42:44. > :42:47.kittiwakes, catch some animals and ring the chicks. Are you excited?
:42:47. > :42:53.Steve's work allows us to monitor the bird populations and protect
:42:53. > :42:55.them for the future. If a bird with a ring is spotted later, we can use
:42:55. > :43:00.that information to tell how old they are and how far they have
:43:00. > :43:10.travelled in search of food. Some of the birds that he has rain that
:43:10. > :43:15.
:43:15. > :43:18.has even been seen as far away as The Kisii Wake colony is on the
:43:18. > :43:28.other side of the island. Luckily, there is plenty to see on the
:43:28. > :43:29.
:43:29. > :43:32.walkover. We have seen a lot of sea birds. We've seen puffins,
:43:32. > :43:40.razorbills and seagulls. It's really exciting. We are really
:43:40. > :43:45.lucky to come appear. We've seen puffins, down on the leg sh. --
:43:45. > :43:49.ledge. Catching one of these birds will give the explorers a chance to
:43:49. > :43:59.see how the process works before they get to the colony of
:43:59. > :44:05.
:44:05. > :44:09.This is the rain we will be using with a unique number. If we catch
:44:09. > :44:15.it again or if it is found somewhere else, we will know where
:44:15. > :44:20.it is ringed and where it is found. Does it hurt at all when you put
:44:20. > :44:25.the ring on it? The Ring does not hurt the bird at all. It is loose,
:44:25. > :44:32.it will go up and down the leg but not so loose that it will hamper
:44:33. > :44:39.the bird. It makes a funny noise. It is a strange noise, can we get
:44:39. > :44:44.it on to the microphone? It is a grumbling noises. We put the ring
:44:44. > :44:52.on. It is time that in let the bird get back out to sea. Bubble gently
:44:52. > :45:00.throw it up in the air and it will fly down to the sea. 1, 2, 3.
:45:00. > :45:06.Goodbye, Puffin! Time to get to the kittiwakes. The first thing to do
:45:06. > :45:11.is to catch the adults around the nests. It might look harsh but it
:45:11. > :45:15.is soft string and it doesn't hurt the birds. Steve does have a
:45:15. > :45:20.licence and you shouldn't do this without one. Catching them means we
:45:20. > :45:25.can bring the adults as well. By reading the numbers, we know
:45:25. > :45:30.exactly when and where the bird was first recorded. Steve recently
:45:30. > :45:35.found one on this colony which was almost 20 years old. A would one
:45:35. > :45:41.have you like to hold the bird? You need to hold it gently with one
:45:41. > :45:47.hand on either side of the body. There you go. Just very gently lift
:45:47. > :45:53.it up in the air and take your hands away. Are you ready to go?
:45:53. > :45:59.Gently throw him up in the air gently. Off he goes. Right out to
:45:59. > :46:08.sea. With all of the adults out of the way, it is time to read some of
:46:08. > :46:12.the chicks. Steve collects them carefully in coloured bags which
:46:12. > :46:20.means they are calm and happy. And which means he knows which once
:46:20. > :46:30.belonged to which nests. I do not want to mix the breeds. Does would
:46:30. > :46:34.
:46:34. > :46:39.you want to come and rain the chip. Hold this in your hand.. Are you
:46:39. > :46:46.happy with that? Does that look good? You can squeeze hard. Thank
:46:46. > :46:52.you, Steve, and really enjoyed this. Now, you can squeeze hard. Very
:46:52. > :47:00.good. OK. That is good. What I really enjoyed today was holding
:47:00. > :47:08.the birds and bringing them, I had never done that before. -- and
:47:08. > :47:13.ringing them. I cannot believe I did that. It was very fluffy. I
:47:13. > :47:19.really liked it. It has been great to be the only ones allowed on this
:47:19. > :47:23.island full of wild life. Mission accomplished! Mission accomplished,
:47:23. > :47:33.indeed. Great work guys. Now the aquarium staff regularly dive in
:47:33. > :47:34.
:47:34. > :47:37.these tanks. The sand tiger is a shark
:47:37. > :47:42.predominantly active in a shallow coastal waters and which comes out
:47:42. > :47:47.at night to feed. It sums up the human relationship with sharks. It
:47:47. > :47:52.looks like a serene nightmare with his teeth spilling out of its mouth.
:47:52. > :47:57.But actually this is an animal which means human beings no harm,
:47:57. > :48:01.this is a fish feed her. If you are a little fish you wouldn't stand a
:48:01. > :48:11.chance but I fill had been getting into the water with them. Honest.
:48:11. > :48:13.
:48:13. > :48:23.OK, so... I am into the tank. And down there below me, I can see in
:48:23. > :48:30.
:48:30. > :48:37.I'm a, give us a wave! Hello, Steve. -- I can see Naomi! This replicates
:48:37. > :48:43.the habitat, there is instantly so much life around, I am being
:48:43. > :48:48.circled. So many marine wonders spiralling about my head, it is a
:48:48. > :48:56.magical experience. Now, below me, you can probably make out the
:48:56. > :49:01.twisted shape of this replica which has been put in here and it
:49:01. > :49:08.functions exactly the same as any Rec would do at sea. It becomes an
:49:08. > :49:14.artificial habitat for all kinds of wonderful beasts. Cracks and
:49:14. > :49:21.crevices, places for animals to hide. Superlative places for
:49:21. > :49:25.animals to live. This is a habitat, apart from the Amazon rainforest,
:49:25. > :49:31.it is a place where you will find more different kinds of animals
:49:31. > :49:37.than just about anywhere else on earth. This species is interesting,
:49:37. > :49:47.inquisitive. Used to following around animals like turtles. For
:49:47. > :49:49.
:49:49. > :49:59.the reason they like to feed on their poo. Their are predatory
:49:59. > :50:03.species here. You can see one of them. The sand tiger shark. And
:50:03. > :50:07.this one's a ring in my direction, and hoping to get a fly-by from
:50:07. > :50:12.this glorious creature. If I dropped down the little bit I am
:50:12. > :50:18.hoping it will pop out around the side of the wing of the playing.
:50:18. > :50:23.There it is coming up alongside me now, isn't that spectacular. This
:50:23. > :50:28.shark is one which is found quite close to coastal waters around the
:50:28. > :50:36.world, in a sub-tropical regions. It is specialised for feeding on
:50:36. > :50:43.fish. It has a mouthful of very pointed teeth which seemed to spill
:50:43. > :50:48.out of its mouth. Those are perfect for beating up slippery fish prey.
:50:48. > :50:54.Fish are a difficult item to catch. They have a mucus cover to them,
:50:55. > :51:04.they are slippery, fast moving. This shark it is expert at feeding
:51:05. > :51:08.
:51:08. > :51:17.at dusk and at night as well. That is a female, it does not have
:51:17. > :51:25.claspers which the males have. This place is so cool! I had lots of
:51:25. > :51:33.shark expenses over the years. -- experiences. This is one I had in
:51:33. > :51:40.South Africa a couple of years ago. Look at that. That dorsal fin. One
:51:40. > :51:44.of the things which frightens people more than anything.
:51:45. > :51:54.This is shark central. We feel painfully clumsy and slow in
:51:55. > :51:58.
:51:58. > :52:02.comparison. Sharks are said to snap at anything
:52:02. > :52:09.in feeding frenzies but they are actually much smarter and precise
:52:09. > :52:14.than the myths make out. That was too close!
:52:15. > :52:21.I know they know what they are doing. But when they snatched like
:52:21. > :52:29.that in front of your face, it is really scary.
:52:29. > :52:36.OK, so I am on the bottom now. With some cousins of the sharks. These
:52:36. > :52:43.are stingrays, southern stingrays to be so precise. They are very
:52:43. > :52:48.hungry, but very friendly. Like big flapping flying carpets. I am being
:52:48. > :52:54.totally mobbed by stingray is at the moment. You can see, they are
:52:54. > :52:58.actually almost overwhelmingly in their desperation to get at the
:52:58. > :53:03.food. Look at this, these are animals that live on the bottom.
:53:03. > :53:08.Their mouth is located underneath the animal if I can lift this one
:53:08. > :53:14.up here, you might be able to get a look at the mouth. Sucking chunks
:53:14. > :53:21.of squid out of my hand. Isn't that wonderful? These are close cousins
:53:21. > :53:25.of the sharks. They have quite be similar body shape, flat. So they
:53:25. > :53:34.are wonderfully adapted for living on the bottom, they can cover
:53:34. > :53:41.themselves up in it sad which camouflages them. And this dinner -
:53:41. > :53:49.- the stinger. That is at the end of the tale. They have this
:53:49. > :53:55.wonderful flapping motion. Wonderful animals. Just being
:53:55. > :54:00.absolutely mobbed by stingrays. It is just superb.
:54:00. > :54:07.Wasn't that wicked? We have to interrupt that because it is time
:54:07. > :54:17.for Beat Backshall. You need to head this way because I have some
:54:17. > :54:21.questions. What is the most venomous and not
:54:21. > :54:30.in the world? The well, that is very difficult to
:54:30. > :54:37.say. Quite often it is said to be the box jellyfish.
:54:37. > :54:44.And the next one, how many legs does have -- have a long legged
:54:44. > :54:52.Centipede have? There are 16 pairs of legs. We will give you that. It
:54:52. > :54:55.says 15! And, what does hippopotamus mean in
:54:55. > :55:01.Greek? River horse.
:55:01. > :55:07.It is just too easy for you. Give it up for Steve, even in the
:55:07. > :55:10.shark tank. Whilst Steve is busy with those
:55:10. > :55:12.sharks, it's about time we decided this week's ultimate Top Ten
:55:12. > :55:15.Deadliest winner. Let's recap who's on the board.
:55:15. > :55:18.The problem solving Giant Pacific Octopus. The power-punching mantis
:55:18. > :55:22.shrimp. The sensational stingray. The awe inspiring leatherback
:55:22. > :55:31.turtle. And the frankly terrifying sand tiger shark. Think we can get
:55:31. > :55:38.rid of the turtle and ray, too nice by far. So who's it going to be?
:55:38. > :55:44.What about the octopus? The mantis shrimp? And the shark? So, that
:55:44. > :55:54.takes top spot. Only two more spaces to go before we finally
:55:54. > :55:58.
:55:58. > :56:04.decide who the series champion is. Who do you think should win? Go to
:56:04. > :56:14.the website and send us your thoughts on the message board.
:56:14. > :56:17.
:56:17. > :56:22.Luis thinks the Ottomans name should be brainy Brian. Olly. We
:56:22. > :56:27.will let you know which name the aquarium choosers. What do you have
:56:27. > :56:37.been sending in messages. You have been inspired to join a Rock
:56:37. > :56:41.climbing Club. Great to hear, keep your comments come again. Don't
:56:41. > :56:45.forget to ask your parents to get on the website and apply for
:56:45. > :56:48.tickets for a Deadly Day Out near you. Best day's fun you'll have in
:56:48. > :56:51.ages. Don't forget to have a go at our deadly games, like Deadly
:56:51. > :56:54.Planet. And remember this week's secret code will give you
:56:54. > :57:01.camouflage of rattlesnake. It's a big thank you to Plymouth
:57:02. > :57:09.Aquarium. This is my favourite aquarium in the whole world, I have
:57:09. > :57:15.had the best morning ever! And our very special guest, Dave
:57:15. > :57:25.Cornthwaite. We will be back with you next
:57:25. > :57:27.
:57:27. > :57:33.Saturday morning, 9am, it will be The deadly convoy it is on a
:57:33. > :57:40.journey again but where will it be, nobody knows. This lot can swim,
:57:40. > :57:46.but when will they win? Steve spend a night in Britain's tallest tree
:57:46. > :57:51.but we manage to meet any of the local wild life?