:00:08. > :00:10.Afternoon all. Ricky here with giant sheep in need of a shave on the way,
:00:11. > :00:15.plus the lonely space robot who wants to come home.
:00:16. > :00:18.But first, to a warning that the world's rarest bird could disappear
:00:19. > :00:20.for good if more isn't done to save them.
:00:21. > :00:24.The Madagascan pochard lives on a remote island in the Indian Ocean.
:00:25. > :00:28.But with less than 30 now alive in the wild,
:00:29. > :00:32.experts say they need a new home to save them from extinction.
:00:33. > :00:34.Madagascar - home to birds and plants that don't
:00:35. > :00:41.And on this remote lake live the last 25 Madagascan pochards left
:00:42. > :00:47.They're under threat because the areas suitable for them to live
:00:48. > :00:52.Wildlife experts have been monitoring the species and say most
:00:53. > :00:56.new ducklings that are born are starving before they're fully grown.
:00:57. > :00:59.More than nine out of ten chicks don't last past three
:01:00. > :01:02.weeks old because of the lack of food available and a lack
:01:03. > :01:10.Although they're breading very successfully, they're laying a lot
:01:11. > :01:16.of eggs, some of the females are nesting twice in one year, the eggs
:01:17. > :01:20.are hatching - nine out of ten eggs hatch - but once they have hatched
:01:21. > :01:26.Pochards are diving birds and find their food underneath
:01:27. > :01:29.the water, usually at the bottom of lakes and rivers.
:01:30. > :01:32.But there's not much food in this lake and experts think
:01:33. > :01:35.the bottom is deeper down than the birds like to go.
:01:36. > :01:39.Well, two years ago the first pochards hatched in
:01:40. > :01:43.captivity and experts are working hard to save them in the wild.
:01:44. > :01:48.The next step's to find another lake that the pochards could live on.
:01:49. > :01:51.We started with satellite images and maps, identifying all
:01:52. > :01:56.Every single wetland we visited was in terrible condition.
:01:57. > :02:02.The quest for the pochard's new home is still under way, but it's hoped
:02:03. > :02:06.that with a lot of hard work this endangered species could thrive
:02:07. > :02:13.Next up, another England footy legend has decided to call it a day.
:02:14. > :02:15.In the last few hours, Frank Lampard's announced he's
:02:16. > :02:21.The former Chelsea star signed for American team New York City
:02:22. > :02:25.in the summer but is currently on loan at Man City.
:02:26. > :02:28.And the world's first talking space robot is coming back home.
:02:29. > :02:33.Kirbo here went to the International Space Station last August to test
:02:34. > :02:37.human-robot communications and his acrobatic movement in orbit.
:02:38. > :02:40.But he's heading back to Earth because he says he's tired
:02:41. > :02:46.Next, Liam from 1-D's done it, so has Hollywood star Zac Efforn.
:02:47. > :02:50.In fact, flyboarding has become the celebrity craze of the summer.
:02:51. > :02:52.So what does it involve and how hard is it to get right?
:02:53. > :03:07.-- finding out. The sport sees competitors perform
:03:08. > :03:12.tricks above water on special jet boots. I have come here to
:03:13. > :03:17.Littlehampton to find out more. What is the science behind flyboarding?
:03:18. > :03:23.The flyboard is attached to the back of a jet ski. The water is
:03:24. > :03:29.redirected to your feet through a 65-foot hose. That will levitate you
:03:30. > :03:32.out of the water. I have my wetsuit, helmet, buoyancy aid and a British
:03:33. > :03:49.flyboarding champion. Come on, you going to give it a go?
:03:50. > :03:54.Alright then. If I have to! Flyboarding is a watersport that's
:03:55. > :03:58.becoming more popular. The youngest flyboarding champion is 15 and
:03:59. > :04:02.thousands of people around the world have tried it. It's a sport that
:04:03. > :04:11.really does make you feel like you are flying!
:04:12. > :04:32.That was, like, quite possibly the coolest thing that I have ever, ever
:04:33. > :04:38.done. Amazing! We haven't seen her since!
:04:39. > :04:40.Could this sheep be the wooliest in the world?
:04:41. > :04:42.Farmers in Australia were surprised when
:04:43. > :04:44.this guy turned up after being lost in the wilderness for six years.
:04:45. > :04:46.He's never had a haircut and his fleece weighed in
:04:47. > :04:48.at more than three stones - which could be a new world record.
:04:49. > :05:00.You can find out more about him on the Newsround website. That is your
:05:01. > :05:02.lot. We will be back in the morning. Bye-bye.