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Good morning. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:12 | |
Ayshah here with your Monday's Newsround. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:17 | |
But first, Paralympics GB had a spectacular Sunday winning eight | 0:00:17 | 0:00:20 | |
golds on day four of the games. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:21 | |
That's Jo Butterfield on the top of the podium there. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
She broke her own world record to win the F51 club throw. | 0:00:24 | 0:00:28 | |
Other highlights were swimmer Bethany Firth winning the S14 | 0:00:28 | 0:00:30 | |
200 metres freestyle. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:33 | |
And on the track Richard Whitehead defended his T42 200 metres title. | 0:00:33 | 0:00:36 | |
The British team are second in the medal table, | 0:00:36 | 0:00:38 | |
with a whopping 23 golds. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:43 | |
Next, families in Cumbria in north-west England have been | 0:00:43 | 0:00:46 | |
moving back into their homes after floods last December | 0:00:46 | 0:00:50 | |
left thousands of people without anywhere to live. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:52 | |
Christmas wasn't the only thing ruined. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:54 | |
Many homes had to be repaired, costing billions of pounds. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:57 | |
Well, Leah's been to meet one family in the town of Kendal | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
who are finally making a fresh start after a difficult few months. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:10 | |
Zoe, Ali, These are some of the pictures you took | 0:01:10 | 0:01:15 | |
during the floods. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:16 | |
Can you talk me through them? | 0:01:16 | 0:01:17 | |
It was disgusting, just horrible. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:18 | |
Really? | 0:01:18 | 0:01:19 | |
I couldn't believe it. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:20 | |
I was like, what has happened? | 0:01:20 | 0:01:22 | |
December 2015. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:25 | |
A time of year Ali and her mum would rather forget. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:29 | |
It was horrible seeing that in the back garden. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:36 | |
Heavy rain left thousands of people's homes flooded. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:39 | |
Roads across parts of the north-west of England and the Borders | 0:01:39 | 0:01:41 | |
turned into canals. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:47 | |
Here in Kendal in Cumbria, people's lives were turned upside down. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:50 | |
Last December was the wettest month on record in the UK. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:52 | |
And today, things look very different. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:56 | |
Almost nine months have passed, and now Ali and her mum Zoe | 0:01:56 | 0:02:01 | |
are moving back into the family home and their life now can | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
return back to normal. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:07 | |
We are back in now and it's all over. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
We don't have to be in a different house, we are all together. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:14 | |
It's lovely to feel like we're back in. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:21 | |
Where did the water come to in this room? | 0:02:21 | 0:02:23 | |
To the top of the fire. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:24 | |
So, knee-length really. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:30 | |
I was in my wellies and it was over the top of my knees. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:33 | |
It was horrible. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:34 | |
The carpet was black and horrible. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
I was like, this isn't happening. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:37 | |
While the Government is investing billions of pounds into building | 0:02:37 | 0:02:40 | |
flood defences across the UK, it could take years for families | 0:02:40 | 0:02:48 | |
like this one to complete the repairs of their homes. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:50 | |
It feels nice to know that I am here. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:52 | |
I can come downstairs and sit on the sofa. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
There's all the people that have helped and been really kind | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
towards people, and it is really nice to be here. | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
Onwards and upwards. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:00 | |
Ali will never forget what happened to her | 0:03:00 | 0:03:02 | |
and so many of her neighbours. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
But now, finally, this is a chance for a new start in home. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:12 | |
Have a look at these giraffes. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
They look pretty similar, right? | 0:03:14 | 0:03:16 | |
Well, actually, they're all different species. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:20 | |
Scientists in Namibia in Africa have found out that there are four | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
species of giraffe, not just one. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:24 | |
The BBC's science reporter Victoria Gill has more. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:28 | |
They are Africa's gentlest giants. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:31 | |
But these animals are in decline as their natural | 0:03:31 | 0:03:33 | |
habitat is shrinking. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:38 | |
That threat was the trigger for scientists to sample giraffe DNA | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
to find out more about these increasingly fragmented populations. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:45 | |
This revealed a genetic surprise. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:49 | |
What these new results show is that there are actually | 0:03:49 | 0:03:52 | |
four different species of giraffe, all very tall | 0:03:52 | 0:03:54 | |
and they look very similar. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
But they are as genetically distinct from another has a polar bear | 0:03:56 | 0:04:00 | |
is from a brown bear. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:04 | |
So, these animals have now been newly categorised. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:07 | |
There are reticulated giraffes, northern giraffes, the southern | 0:04:07 | 0:04:09 | |
giraffe and Masai giraffe. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:13 | |
It may look like a tricky game of spot the difference | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
but to conservationists it is crucial information. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:23 | |
Now understanding these real genetic differences helps us | 0:04:23 | 0:04:24 | |
understand there may be differences in mating behaviour, | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
breeding patterns which are critical to conserving a species. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:32 | |
The wild population of giraffes has declined by 40% | 0:04:32 | 0:04:34 | |
in the last 15 years. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
So, looking deep into their DNA could help conservationists | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
understand and protect the world's tallest mammals. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:49 | |
Join us in half-an-hour when we'll have even more | 0:04:49 | 0:04:51 | |
Paralympic action for you. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:52 | |
See you soon. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:53 |