0:00:03 > 0:00:04Morning, everyone.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Leah here with your Tuesday Newsround.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Coming up: Keep watching to find out why this dog
0:00:09 > 0:00:11is jumping out of a plane.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16And we bring you the human towers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26But first, countries from around the world have been meeting
0:00:26 > 0:00:29in South Africa to decide how to protect endangered
0:00:29 > 0:00:29animals like elephants.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Jenny's there and she's visited a school near to lots of nature
0:00:33 > 0:00:36reserves where elephants live to find out what it's like
0:00:36 > 0:00:40growing up so close to these amazing creatures.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43In Afrikaans, olifant means elephant.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Elephant in one word - amazing.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46Brilliant.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Beautiful.
0:00:48 > 0:00:54Unique.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57These children live in Hoedspruit in South Africa.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Some classes are taken outside, a lot of their lessons
0:01:00 > 0:01:05involve learning about animals and even their awards
0:01:05 > 0:01:09have a bit of a theme.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Their school is only 20 minutes away from nature reserves
0:01:12 > 0:01:14and loads of incredible animals, including elephants, who are a big
0:01:14 > 0:01:18part of their lives.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20It is not just the children here who are interested
0:01:20 > 0:01:22in elephants.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24They are popular around the world, including at this
0:01:24 > 0:01:28school in the UK who have even named their class after them.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31ALL: We love elephants!
0:01:31 > 0:01:36And they've got some big questions for the children
0:01:36 > 0:01:37living in South Africa.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38What's it like living near elephants?
0:01:38 > 0:01:41It's nice because you get to see them a lot and you get to
0:01:41 > 0:01:42learn about them.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46It is just very nice being around them and you can often hear them
0:01:46 > 0:01:48communicate with each other.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51It is actually quite cool unless they start to wreck
0:01:51 > 0:01:54through your gates and stuff.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57What are the bad things about living around elephants?
0:01:57 > 0:02:01They often rip up the water pipes and we have solar panels and they
0:02:01 > 0:02:03often like to stand on the solar panels.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07We had a school tour for my class and we were actually charged
0:02:07 > 0:02:10by an elephant.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Luckily, the bus was able to get away fast enough.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16I don't find that they are really bad because it is not their fault
0:02:16 > 0:02:19that they need food, they need water, and want to defend themselves
0:02:19 > 0:02:21because they feel like you are threatening them.
0:02:21 > 0:02:22How do elephants show their feelings?
0:02:22 > 0:02:25It's noises and grumbling but also by their language.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29When an elephant is angry or scared its tail will go up like this.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34I'm sad and annoyed about elephants and how they are poached.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38How does that make you feel?
0:02:38 > 0:02:45Mainly disappointed that people would kill the animals for money.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48I just hate the fact that they are getting poached.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50It annoys me so much.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54The poachers, all they really want are their tusks because they use
0:02:54 > 0:02:56them to make ivory and stuff,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59so you're killing an endangered animal
0:02:59 > 0:03:02which is part of the big five for no reason.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06It makes me feel sad but angry at the same time.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09How would you feel if elephants died out?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12It would make me feel sad because in the future other people
0:03:12 > 0:03:15wouldn't get to see them.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I think if any animal becomes extinct the world becomes
0:03:18 > 0:03:21a worse place.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24I think all animals have a role in nature.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25I love elephants in general.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29I love how important they are to the environment.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32I love watching them.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35They mean a lot to me because they are just so amazing.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39They are really, really brilliant creatures.
0:03:39 > 0:03:46I like them because they are very wise and to me they seem like,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48I don't know, they seem to know everything.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Thanks, Newsround.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Now, we promised you this one - the parachuting dogs in Africa
0:03:55 > 0:03:57helping to tackle poaching in Africa.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58This is Arrow.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02He's Africa's first sky-diving anti-poaching dog.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06He's been trained by authorities in South Africa to fly
0:04:06 > 0:04:09in helicopters and planes.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12It gives this anti-poaching team a better chance of catching poachers
0:04:12 > 0:04:14before they escape by getting to the scene quicker.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18Weather forecasters say the most powerful hurricane in the Caribbean
0:04:18 > 0:04:21for almost ten years will reach Haiti in the next few hours.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23It's predicted that Hurricane Matthew will cause winds
0:04:23 > 0:04:28of up to 140mph and up to 40 inches of rain.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Officials have told people to stock up on food and water
0:04:31 > 0:04:35and secure their homes.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38And if you've ever wondered what a human tower looks like,
0:04:38 > 0:04:39take a look at this.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42This is the world human tower competition and these
0:04:42 > 0:04:44lot from Vilafranca, in Spain, have won it
0:04:44 > 0:04:46for the eighth time in a row.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Human towers go right back to the 18th century
0:04:48 > 0:04:50and teams compete to have the tallest
0:04:50 > 0:04:53or most complicated structures.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54That's all from me.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59Newsround is back right here in about half an hour.