11/11/2015

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:00:00. > :00:00.You're in the right place for all of Wednesday's top stories.

:00:00. > :00:12.The "fire" Volcano in Mexico erupts again.

:00:13. > :00:24.And a campaign to save British hedgehogs.

:00:25. > :00:28.Yesterday, we told you about how a famous animal park is

:00:29. > :00:31.planning to make changes to their killer whale displays

:00:32. > :00:36.SeaWorld has said they will phase out entertainment shows

:00:37. > :00:40.at their site in San Diego to concentrate on showing

:00:41. > :00:45.The decision by SeaWorld comes after years of pressure from campaigners

:00:46. > :00:49.who say making the animals perform for people is cruel.

:00:50. > :00:52.One person who agrees with that is CBBC wildlife presenter, Steve

:00:53. > :01:03.Orca are the world's largest species of dolphin, and as you'd expect,

:01:04. > :01:05.they have a very big brain, they are very intelligent,

:01:06. > :01:08.they are really social with the other members of their pod, which

:01:09. > :01:10.usually are members of their own family.

:01:11. > :01:13.It has also been shown that they will grieve their dead

:01:14. > :01:15.and they will grieve when their calves are removed away from

:01:16. > :01:20.And this is a creature which can travel 100 miles in a day,

:01:21. > :01:24.like swimming from London to Birmingham, every single day.

:01:25. > :01:27.So if you were to take an orca and stick it into, essentially, a

:01:28. > :01:29.large swimming pool, I think it would be

:01:30. > :01:35.bedroom for the whole of the rest of our live with one single song in the

:01:36. > :01:39.bedroom for the whole of the rest of our lives with one single song in

:01:40. > :01:41.background being played on loop over and over again,

:01:42. > :01:44.never able to communicate with other members of our friends and family.

:01:45. > :01:47.I don't think this one species should be kept in captivity.

:01:48. > :01:49.SeaWorld say they look after the animals well

:01:50. > :02:13.Next, today is Armistice Day - and at 11 o'clock

:02:14. > :02:17.a two minute silence will be held across the country to remember those

:02:18. > :02:22.It starts at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month -

:02:23. > :02:25.the time in 1918 when the guns finally fell silent along the

:02:26. > :02:30.Western Front in World War I and an armistice, or peace, was declared.

:02:31. > :02:33.People across the country will be marking the event, and we asked some

:02:34. > :02:37.of you what you'll be thinking about at 11 o'clock today.

:02:38. > :02:41.I will be thinking about my grandad and many of the

:02:42. > :02:45.soldiers who fought in the war and risked their lives to save us.

:02:46. > :02:48.I will be thinking about the people who died for us so we can be

:02:49. > :02:55.I will be thinking about all those soldiers and people that have

:02:56. > :03:02.To me, it means that I am being very respectful to the people

:03:03. > :03:14.It makes me feel proud of my country and people who suffered for us.

:03:15. > :03:18.I will be thinking of the people that risk their lives for our lives,

:03:19. > :03:26.It makes me feel grateful, and I need to respect it.

:03:27. > :03:28.I will be thinking about this poppy because it

:03:29. > :03:33.represents Flanders Field, which was the first poppy to be grown,

:03:34. > :03:50.We want to know if you are remembering anyone today.

:03:51. > :03:54.A volcano in Mexico has erupted for the third time in a week,

:03:55. > :03:56.sending a column of smoke thousands of metres into the sky.

:03:57. > :03:59.The Colima volcano in the south-west of Mexico has been showing signs

:04:00. > :04:02.Over the past months, nearby villages have been blanketed with

:04:03. > :04:07.thick coats of ash but no evacuation was needed for Wednesday's eruption.

:04:08. > :04:10.Next, should we have a national animal in Britian?

:04:11. > :04:14.In Russia they have the bear and in Australia it's the kangaroo .

:04:15. > :04:19.So should the humble hegdehog become the symbol for the UK?

:04:20. > :04:22.Well, Conservative MP Oliver Colville thinks so.

:04:23. > :04:25.He wants there to be vote on which animal should represent us,

:04:26. > :04:29.He thinks it could help save the species, whose numbers have

:04:30. > :04:33.fallen by more than a third over the last decade, with fewer than

:04:34. > :04:40.Finally - it's been a busy few weeks for these guys.

:04:41. > :04:41.They're are all dressed up as Father Christmas.

:04:42. > :04:44.These men have just graduated from Santa School in Brazil.

:04:45. > :04:47.The school prepares them for a very busy December which will see many

:04:48. > :04:54.of them working in shopping centres - spreading the Christmas joy!

:04:55. > :05:00.That's all from me, Newsround's back right here in about half an hour.