19/08/2014

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:00:09. > :00:11.Hi guys, Jenny here, with news on who else has signed up

:00:12. > :00:14.Plus what happens when you let robots loose,

:00:15. > :00:21.First, to a warning that elephants in Africa

:00:22. > :00:24.could be wiped out, if more isn't done to stop illegal poaching.

:00:25. > :00:26.Today, new research claims the numbers

:00:27. > :00:29.being hunted for their tusks, has reached a dangerous level, with

:00:30. > :00:35.more elephants now being killed each year, than are being born.

:00:36. > :00:38.They're the biggest land animals on earth and their herds have long

:00:39. > :00:41.been seen journeying across the plains of Africa.

:00:42. > :00:47.But these magnificent animals are under threat.

:00:48. > :00:51.Since 2010 around 35,000 elephants have been killed by poachers

:00:52. > :01:02.The rate is so high that researchers say if it continues the entire

:01:03. > :01:24.We are facing an elephant poaching wiped out in a hundred years time.

:01:25. > :01:32.We are facing an elephant poaching crisis at the moment. They are being

:01:33. > :01:35.they are being born.

:01:36. > :01:38.It's all because the demand for the ivory in their tusks is so high.

:01:39. > :01:41.In parts of Asia ivory products are bought for use as ornaments

:01:42. > :02:00.We need governments to take this as a serious crime.

:02:01. > :02:02.Efforts to stop the poachers have been stepped up.

:02:03. > :02:05.But with these latest figures it seems that even more needs

:02:06. > :02:10.to be done to protect Africa's elephants in the future.

:02:11. > :02:13.Moving on, the latest star name to sign up for Strictly Come Dancing

:02:14. > :02:17.It's tennis star Andy Murray's mum Judy, who says she can't wait

:02:18. > :02:27.is the only other name confirmed so far.

:02:28. > :02:33.Next to the night-time robot guides, helping kids explore one of

:02:34. > :02:37.Britain's most famous art galleries. If you've ever wondered what really

:02:38. > :02:38.happens when the lights go out on a night at the museum, then just take

:02:39. > :02:49.a look at this. 9pm, the lights are off and the Tate

:02:50. > :02:55.Britain in London is closed to visitors. Robots have been developed

:02:56. > :03:02.to roam around the art gallery at night to allow people to view the

:03:03. > :03:05.art through their eyes. People can control the robots on the Internet

:03:06. > :03:13.and navigate them around the gallery. They can see what is inside

:03:14. > :03:16.the gallery in a way that is more fun. It has a robot in it.

:03:17. > :03:26.Everything is better if a robot fun. It has a robot in it.

:03:27. > :03:27.museum. This one will be booted into action and people from all over the

:03:28. > :03:29.world will get to control them. action and people from all over the

:03:30. > :03:39.giving it a go. It is words. action and people from all over the

:03:40. > :03:47.has got a cat's tale. action and people from all over the

:03:48. > :03:58.feel like to control what the robot does? You think am I going to do

:03:59. > :04:05.something wrong? It is more exciting than seeing it through your eyes. It

:04:06. > :04:10.is dark. The Tate says thousands of people logged in to try and control

:04:11. > :04:16.the robots for the four days the project was live. For now, the

:04:17. > :04:22.robots have gone back to sleep. People will have to come in the

:04:23. > :04:23.daytime to look around. What goes on when the lights go out in Newsround

:04:24. > :04:26.studio? Now, you're going to want to make

:04:27. > :04:29.sure you watch Newsround tomorrow morning, because we've got

:04:30. > :04:48.something very special lined up. Welcome to the TARDIS, everyone! My

:04:49. > :04:50.favourite bit is all the detail at the top. Watch this space.

:04:51. > :04:55.Yes, tune in for some amazing Doctor Who fun.