:00:00. > :00:07.Good afternoon! I'm Leah, guiding you into the weekend with your
:00:08. > :00:10.Friday Newsround. Coming up: Why thousands of firefighters are
:00:11. > :00:15.refusing to work on one of the busiest nights of the year.
:00:16. > :00:25.And how do you tell the difference between a left and a right wag?
:00:26. > :00:29.First, have you ever imagined what it would be like to live in a war
:00:30. > :00:33.zone? We have covered the conflict in Syria for more than two years.
:00:34. > :00:36.Thousands of people have died in fighting between government forces
:00:37. > :00:40.and rebel groups. Millions more have fled the country. It is often hard
:00:41. > :00:44.for us to find out what life is like for those right in the heart of the
:00:45. > :00:49.war, but BBC reporter Lyse Doucet has had a chance to see it first
:00:50. > :00:58.hand. I've been talking to her from the capital, Damascus. Day-to-day
:00:59. > :01:03.life is not what's life should be like at all. In Syria, tragically,
:01:04. > :01:06.children are not getting hit by accident, they are being targeted in
:01:07. > :01:12.this war. children, you are of course
:01:13. > :01:18.targeting the future of Syria. And yet, I have to say, the youngest
:01:19. > :01:23.Syrians are always the ones who tell me the most courageous stories.
:01:24. > :01:29.Sounds really powerful. Let's talk about some of the children you spoke
:01:30. > :01:33.to. Most of the ones I met in refugee camps, what do they want?
:01:34. > :01:37.They are not dreaming of living in a castle in the sky or being a
:01:38. > :01:41.princess or a superhero, they want a normal life. They want to go to
:01:42. > :01:46.classes and have a routine and go home and find their parents still
:01:47. > :01:49.alive. They want to spend time being with their friends, brothers and
:01:50. > :01:53.sisters. Achieving that is the most important thing for them.
:01:54. > :01:55.Next, it's set to be a busy weekend for Bonfire Night parties, but
:01:56. > :01:59.tonight, many firefighters across England and Wales are refusing to go
:02:00. > :02:03.out to work. They are going on strike for four and a half hours
:02:04. > :02:08.because of a row over the age you can get your pension, the money you
:02:09. > :02:11.get after you retire. The government wants firefighters to work until
:02:12. > :02:15.they are 60. Any major blazes will be put out, but fire bosses are
:02:16. > :02:19.urging people to not set off any fireworks or start bonfires tonight.
:02:20. > :02:24.Next, when a dog wags its tail, it's happy, right? Turns out that's not
:02:25. > :02:27.always the case. A bunch of scientists in Italy have been doing
:02:28. > :02:31.some very in-depth work on the wagging of dogs' tails. This is what
:02:32. > :02:35.they worked out. All dogs wag their tails from side to side. When they
:02:36. > :02:39.veer more to the right, they are happy, but when they wag over to the
:02:40. > :02:42.left more, they might be scared They also worked out that other dogs
:02:43. > :02:46.picked up on the differences, becoming more anxious at a left wag,
:02:47. > :02:49.and relaxed when the wag was to the right. All day on the Newsround
:02:50. > :02:51.website, you have been telling us how your pets communicate, and it's
:02:52. > :03:12.not just dogs! Well, I am joined on the Newsround
:03:13. > :03:17.sofa by Danielle Middleton Beck who is an expert in pet behaviour. Hi,
:03:18. > :03:21.Danielle. Loads of Newsround viewers got in touch about all sorts of pets
:03:22. > :03:29.today. Can animals really tell you how they're feeling? Yes. They have
:03:30. > :03:33.a vast array of body language they can use. As the study suggested
:03:34. > :03:37.they can wag their tails or move their ears to try and emphasise the
:03:38. > :03:45.emotions they are feeling, and we can learn to read that. Are all pets
:03:46. > :03:52.the same, though? Not precisely the same. They all have emotions, but
:03:53. > :03:57.they will convey information differently. This information was
:03:58. > :04:02.all about wagging tails. Why did the scientists focus on that? A lot of
:04:03. > :04:07.it is to do with safety. Many of us have dogs in our homes, and they
:04:08. > :04:11.have been known to bite people. If we can understand them, we might get
:04:12. > :04:16.more of a warning. If they are anxious, they might be more likely
:04:17. > :04:21.to bite us, so we can move away and prevent that happening. When my pet
:04:22. > :04:27.dog knows she is in trouble, she hides her face. It is all about us
:04:28. > :04:32.learning how to pick up on those signs.
:04:33. > :04:35.Don't forget to check out the Newsround website for loads of
:04:36. > :04:38.brand-new exciting stuff tonight and over the weekend. Find out how an 80
:04:39. > :04:42.tonne dinosaur could have walked, and try our Bonfire Night quiz.
:04:43. > :04:45.That's all from us today. Don't miss Match Of The Day Kickabout at 7 30
:04:46. > :04:52.tomorrow morning for an exclusive chat with Manchester City's Sergio
:04:53. > :04:59.Aguero. Exciting stuff. Have a great afternoon, and see you soon. Bye!