0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's a world exclusive for Roar,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06a rare moloch gibbon is going to have a baby.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11But, will we manage to capture that very special moment live on tape?
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Hello, and welcome to Roar. I'm Johny.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44And I'm Rani. Let me introduce you to the colossal Kruger.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Kruger is the park's resident bull elephant.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51And at three metres tall and 4.5 tons, he weighs the same a six cows!
0:00:51 > 0:00:54He's only 24 years old, which is still pretty young.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57A male elephant can live up to 60 years.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59In one day, this impressive elephant
0:00:59 > 0:01:01can get through, are you ready for this?
0:01:01 > 0:01:0320 kilos of hay.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- 10 swedes.- Seven cabbages.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07- 30 apples.- A tray of carrots.
0:01:07 > 0:01:1020 bananas, and, and, and... a tray of oranges.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14And that's even before or he starts on the leaves and the trees here.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16I've got indigestion just thinking about that.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- I'm going to lie down.- You lie down, but you've missed out
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- on the best show ever. - Can I come back?- I knew it!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25I used to think that all pandas were black and white.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27But they come in red as well.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Malayan tapirs might go red too,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33if they weren't protected with suncream.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38And we meet a cat that's so good at hiding, it's very rarely seen.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Moloch gibbons are some of the greatest gymnasts in the park.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54These amazing apes may be some of the world's coolest primates.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59But unfortunately, there are only 2,000 left in the world.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04New babies are like gold dust to Head of Primates, Simon Jeffery.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09We're going to the moloch gibbons,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12one of the rarest animals in our section here on the primates.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15We have a female that Yoni, is about to give birth.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Yoni and her partner Lupo are one of only five
0:02:17 > 0:02:21moloch gibbon breeding pairs in Europe,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24and produce just one baby every three years.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28As births are so rare, filming them is usually impossible.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32But, Simon has come up with a cunning plan.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35We're hoping to set up a camera to actually catch
0:02:35 > 0:02:38the birth on film. I've been head of primates for a long time,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41and I've never seen a moloch gibbon giving birth.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44It'll be really interesting if we can catch any film of it.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51This is the mum-to-be, Yoni.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55She's a very experienced mum. She's got three other children in with her
0:02:55 > 0:02:58already at the moment, so we're expecting
0:02:58 > 0:03:01she's still going to be a good mum now. She's heavily pregnant.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04She's got a big old tum on her, so she's ready to drop any time.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09Moloch gibbons like Yoni come from the island of Java in Indonesia,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12where they swing, leap and jump through the tallest trees.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15If they can find any.
0:03:15 > 0:03:1998% of their natural habitat has been destroyed,
0:03:19 > 0:03:23leaving just a handful of these magnificent monkeys.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Moloch gibbons won't survive
0:03:25 > 0:03:28without breeding programmes like this.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33Simon is fired up at the prospect of seeing a new baby being born.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36I think it's very exciting that we might see a birth on camera.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39It's brilliant. Most primate births happen either
0:03:39 > 0:03:40early hours of this morning
0:03:40 > 0:03:44or in the middle of the night, so you don't get the chance to watch.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Right, we're going to set up the camera now.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50There's a lot of stuff here. Wish me luck.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53We'll see if Simon can sort out the wires
0:03:53 > 0:03:57and video the birth of the baby later on.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59I have no idea what plugs into what!
0:04:01 > 0:04:03GIBBON CALLS
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Lots of animals in the wild instinctively eat things
0:04:09 > 0:04:12that are good for their health.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16These tapirs for instance, which come from Malaya and Sumatra,
0:04:16 > 0:04:18eat muddy clay, which neutralises poisons
0:04:18 > 0:04:21in some of the plants they graze on.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24But, their diet doesn't include anything protecting them
0:04:24 > 0:04:27from sunburn, so on sunny days at Port Lymne,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30keeper Carl Parker puts cream on them.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- Carl, can I put a bit on her? - Of course you can.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39How would these guys protect themselves from the sun in the wild?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41I'm sure they haven't got access to these!
0:04:41 > 0:04:43No! Where they come from is very dense jungle,
0:04:43 > 0:04:47so the sun can't break through the canopy.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Therefore, they don't need sun protection.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53But in captivity, they do.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56How important is this job that you're doing right now?
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- What happens if they get burnt? - It's the same as us.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03If we get really, really badly burnt,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06we can get blisters and sores and that.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Ultimately, cancers, skin cancers. - Really?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11So it's exactly the same with these guys.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13She doesn't seem bothered by us doing this.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15She is enjoying it.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18She loves all the fuss and attention, she'll just stand all day long
0:05:18 > 0:05:20for a bit of fuss and attention.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Out in the wild, they come across water,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- would they use that to cool them down and shield them?- Yeah.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27They're semi-aquatic.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30That's what their nose is designed for as well.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Now, we don't have any pictures of Malayan Tapirs swimming,
0:05:34 > 0:05:37but we did once film some of their South American cousins,
0:05:37 > 0:05:40which are brown instead of stripy, in their pool at Howlett's.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44The Malayan Tapirs swim just as well.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- So, they quite enjoy being in the water then?- They do, very much so.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52If they feel threatened or anything like that, straight in the water.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Sometimes, if they aren't feeling quite right,
0:05:54 > 0:05:58you can tell because they spend quite a bit of time in the water,
0:05:58 > 0:06:00because they feel safer in water than on the land.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02And have a bit of a swim! I like it!
0:06:02 > 0:06:04What else have we got in this tub?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07We've got some suncream here, and then what's this?
0:06:07 > 0:06:11This is a fly repellent, just to keep the flies away.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16It's got avocado in it, and we try to use natural stuff,
0:06:16 > 0:06:19if we can, with them, just to protect their skin a bit better.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Can that be quite a problem for them, insects?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Insects are a big problem to most animals.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30They have flies on them that bite them and things like that.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34All we have to do is just give that a little shake,
0:06:34 > 0:06:35and just squirt that on there.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40They aren't so keen with the noise of this, rather than the sun cream.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44She's not really interested in that, is she?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47No, she's going over there to finish that bit of grass now.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48What about out in the wild?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51How would she protect herself against all the insects?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Again, straight in the water.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57That helps protect them, the fact that flies can't get in the water.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00It just keeps the flies off their body.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04I think they're quite happy now. We've blocked them against the sun.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08I'm going to get some more suncream for myself!
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Back at the moloch gibbon enclosure, Head of Section, Simon Jeffery,
0:07:14 > 0:07:18is hoping to make a video recording of Yoni giving birth,
0:07:18 > 0:07:23which would be the first time it's ever been done here.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26The gestation period on moloch gibbons is about six months.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29We think she's been pregnant for possibly five months.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33But Yoni could give birth at any time from now on.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Simon doesn't want to miss a thing.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39So, he's putting the camera in now.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Which part of this big enclosure should he aim the camera at though?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46They usually like to be up high. The best place to film
0:07:46 > 0:07:49is going to be the top half of the shed, really.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Moloch gibbons in the wild always give birth at the tops of trees,
0:07:52 > 0:07:56avoiding predators like these hungry snakes.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Simon is hoping that Yoni will have the same instinct,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04but in her bedroom.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07She spends a lot of time in this bedroom particularly.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10We're hoping that it might be in here. You can't film everywhere.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Simon has decided to concentrate on Yoni's favourite shelf.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18All that he has to do now is set up the camera in the right place.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22But Simon is a keeper, not a cameraman,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24and he soon runs into trouble.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29I have no idea what plugs into what! Which part is the camera?
0:08:31 > 0:08:34He's getting nowhere fast.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37I think it might be best if maybe you help me,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40being that you're the cameraman?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Go on, please!
0:08:42 > 0:08:46The cameraman is busy, so Noel, our sound recordist,
0:08:46 > 0:08:47comes to the rescue.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51The gibbons would pull the camera apart if they could reach it,
0:08:51 > 0:08:55so it has to be fixed outside their cage.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58It takes hours of unwinding, plugging and fixing.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02But eventually, the gibbon camera is ready to roll.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04It's starting to work now.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Hello! It's me!
0:09:08 > 0:09:10That's the lovely camera crew.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15So now what we have to do is try and put this here.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20I think we've got a good position. You can see the shelf quite nicely
0:09:20 > 0:09:23in that part of the cage.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25I live in hope that will be the area.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26Now the camera is in position,
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Simon needs to rig up an infra-red light.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34This will let us see the gibbons at night too, but won't disturb them.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37This is all quite fiddly, but, you know,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40the idea being that if we can actually get a birth on film,
0:09:40 > 0:09:41it's going to be fantastic.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Fingers crossed, and we'll come back and see what's happening tomorrow.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50And we'll come back later to see if the baby has arrived.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05So, here we are in the depths of Roar, for another Ask The Keeper.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08I've got with me four brainboxes.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12All I need now is a very intelligent keeper. I think I've spotted one!
0:10:12 > 0:10:16It's Rich Langton. Here you go, Rich, I've got you a little present.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17Only joking!
0:10:17 > 0:10:20This is for the lovely Red Pandas.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23In the wild, they live in the high mountains of Nepal,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Burma, and central China.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27It can be very cold up there,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30so Red Pandas use their furry tails as blankets.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32Can we feed them?
0:10:32 > 0:10:36No worries. She's quite a gentle girl, as you can see.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Get off! Come on! Manners!
0:10:38 > 0:10:40If you just bring it in a bit closer
0:10:40 > 0:10:43and she'll just munch away quite happily, hopefully.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44There you go, Jack.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48We've got loads of tough questions for you.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49Who wants to start us off?
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Will they eat small insects?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56They would do. They like mice, rodents, they quite like
0:10:56 > 0:10:59nicking eggs from bird nests and things like that as well.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02If they came across a few bigger insects,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05I'm sure they would give happily them a munch.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Are Red Pandas related to normal pandas?
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Giant Pandas, no. It was one thought they were, but it's been decided
0:11:11 > 0:11:15that they aren't related to Giant Pandas.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17They're in the racoon family.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Do they have any babies?
0:11:19 > 0:11:23She's bred a couple of times. Unfortunately, she's lost a litter.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27She did manage to raise a little boy a couple of years back,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30he has gone to another place now. As we speak, he's with a girlfriend
0:11:30 > 0:11:33of his own, so hopefully he'll be able to breed as well.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Why do they have red in their coat?
0:11:35 > 0:11:38It's just nature being very clever.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41You see they've got a nice red coat and a white face?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44The trees they would naturally spend most of their time in
0:11:44 > 0:11:47have red mosses and white lychees, so it's perfect camouflage.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49How much do they weigh?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52These two weigh around five kilograms, 5.5 kilograms.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56That's a good weight. They should weigh between four and six,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58for a healthy panda.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- Are they territorial?- Generally, males and females aren't too bad.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04If you had two males in here, they would fight.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08Males would be territorial. They have their own space and like to keep it.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11He's got a good tug on him, hasn't he!
0:12:11 > 0:12:13When he gets a taste in his mouth...
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Have they got any predators in the wild?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Their main predator would be a snow leopard.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Because they live so high in trees, they haven't got too many predators.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26When they come to the floor to eat fruit and such things,
0:12:26 > 0:12:29snow leopards would, if they got the chance, eat them for dinner.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Rich, we actually have one more question for you.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35But it's a toughie. It's the killer question.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41If you can hold on to that. Which question should we go for?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Do you think Rich will know that one?
0:12:44 > 0:12:47All right, then. This is a bit of a crazy question, Rich.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50We know the answer, but do you?
0:12:50 > 0:12:54We take the Red Panda to the park and the place it on a see-saw,
0:12:54 > 0:12:58and on the other side is a Giant Panda.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03How many Red Pandas would you need to balance out the Giant Panda?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05A bit of maths for you!
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Roughly...
0:13:09 > 0:13:12This is my thinking face!
0:13:12 > 0:13:17I'm not great at maths, I've got to admit. I'd say roughly,
0:13:17 > 0:13:21you'd need around about 100 Red Pandas to balance it out.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23You think you'd need 100 Red Pandas?
0:13:23 > 0:13:29We worked it out that a Giant Panda weighs around 100 kilograms
0:13:29 > 0:13:31and you told us a Red Panda weighs...?
0:13:31 > 0:13:33About five kilograms.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Five into 100, that's 20 times.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I was thinking of an obese panda!
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Oh yeah! There's no such thing. Richard, you didn't do too well.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Guys, thumbs-up or thumbs down for Rich?
0:13:46 > 0:13:51Oh! I think Rich, you get two from me, I think you did a good job.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Join us next time for more Ask The Keeper.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Back in the moloch gibbon enclosure,
0:13:58 > 0:14:02where Simon Jeffery is trying to film the arrival of a new baby,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Yoni is still looking very pregnant.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Nobody knows when she conceived, so it's anyone's guess
0:14:08 > 0:14:10when she's going to give birth.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Well, no baby today. But you know, early days.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15We'll keep going.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19As the days become weeks, Simon goes from perfectly positive...
0:14:21 > 0:14:22Still nothing.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27..to downright dejected.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I don't think she's ever going to have this baby.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Suddenly, on day 31,
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Yoni takes up position on a shelf.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Is this the moment we've been waiting for?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Oh, no, just a big poo.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50SIMON SIGHS
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Will we ever see the arrival of the new moloch gibbon?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Come back later to find out.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19There are loads of wild cats around here,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21but I'm off to see a caracal -
0:15:21 > 0:15:25although they are very good at keeping out of sight.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Their skill in keeping a low profile may be one reason that,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31while so many species are endangered today,
0:15:31 > 0:15:35you can still find caracals in many parts of Africa and Asia.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41This caracal at Port Lympne has the very English name of Jack,
0:15:41 > 0:15:43which is quite surprising, really,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45because Helen tells me she's a female.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48When we got Jack, we were told that she was a boy.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50She came with that name.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54It was a couple of months later that we found out she was a girl.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56She already had the name
0:15:56 > 0:16:00and she comes to that name now, so we have kept it.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Poor Jack, everyone thinks you're a boy.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- I bet it has given her a complex. - Probably!
0:16:05 > 0:16:08They seem very similar to cats we would have at home.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10How are they different?
0:16:10 > 0:16:13She has got very long legs, for stalking through long grass.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17And you can see a bit better there, her nice long legs.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19And also they are very good at jumping.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22She's very beautiful. She's got amazing ears
0:16:22 > 0:16:26and these little tufts at the end of them. Why has she got those?
0:16:26 > 0:16:30We're not really sure. They're similar to the lynx, really.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Some people have suggested it is for better hearing,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35others have said it is for decoration.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39It is not really known why they have the tufts on the ears.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41But they look pretty nice.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44She has just taken a piece of meat into the bushes,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- is that natural behaviour? - Most cats will do it.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49They like to be quite secretive when they're eating.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52When they're eating, they're most vulnerable.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Also, it stops any other guys that are around from stealing it.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58That's how they eat, but how do they hunt?
0:16:58 > 0:17:01How do they get their prey in the first place?
0:17:01 > 0:17:06They are similar to other cats, they would stalk and try and catch them.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08But they are also very good jumpers.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11They can jump over two metres off the ground.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14So they would catch birds that were maybe flying over long grass.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17She is looking for some more food.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20What do they like to eat?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22These guys here, we feed them a bit of everything.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27But in the wild, their main diet would be birds, small deer as well.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32The majority would be birds and small mammals, little rats and stuff.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34We just saw her yawn, she has got very big teeth,
0:17:34 > 0:17:39- she uses those for ripping meat apart.- Yes, she does.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Nice, big, canine teeth.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43They are such a beautiful animal.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45And I knew nothing about them before.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50Thank you so much for letting us get so close to such an elusive animal.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55HYENA LAUGHS
0:17:55 > 0:18:00- What do you get when you cross a cat and a parrot?- I don't know.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01A carrot!
0:18:03 > 0:18:07Baah! Baah! Baah! Baah!
0:18:07 > 0:18:10What did the confused bee say?
0:18:10 > 0:18:12To bee or not to bee?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Baah! Baah! Baah!
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Ooooh!
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Where did the cows go last night?
0:18:23 > 0:18:28To the mooooo-vies.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37SCREECHING
0:18:40 > 0:18:43ROARING AND GROWLING
0:18:43 > 0:18:46GRUFF CALL
0:18:46 > 0:18:50It has been incredibly noisy in the parks today.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53So I'm off to find out who some of the culprits are.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56We've come down to the howler monkey enclosure,
0:18:56 > 0:19:00because primate keeper Matt has come up with this nifty device
0:19:00 > 0:19:03to encourage the monkeys to work for their dinner.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Matt, it looks like you have done all the hard work.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- What have you got here?- Some coconuts with frozen banana in it,
0:19:09 > 0:19:13suspended on a highly bouncy piece of bungee chord.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Should I ask why?
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Howler monkeys obviously have that wonderful prehensile tail.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22In the wild, they would be hanging from branches to feed.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26I just thought it may replicate those branches
0:19:26 > 0:19:29and encourage them to come down and use it.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31So it is almost like a branch going in the breeze.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- You have done all the work... - Well, not quite.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Ah! What can I do to help you?
0:19:36 > 0:19:39I would like you to stick some of this lovely banana, which they love,
0:19:39 > 0:19:43in some of the coconut shells, to encourage them down a bit more.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Are they all going to come diving down when they see this?
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Well, if you put the banana in,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51I will stand back and see what happens.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Is he filling me with faith here? OK.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58I've got me banana, you can hold on to the skin. I will just shove it in.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Is there a way to call them down?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Will some of them come down first?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05They may do. They will be a bit suspicious of this.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07You mentioned their tail.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10I can see those three lovely ladies,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12all gripping on with their tails.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Is their tail like another limb to them?
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Yes, it is just like us having an extra arm.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21A lot of the time, you see them suspended just by their tail
0:20:21 > 0:20:24so they can use their feet and hands to get their food
0:20:24 > 0:20:27and grab whatever they want to.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30If you look at that little baby, it has wrapped its tail
0:20:30 > 0:20:32all the way around mum's tail.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35So as soon as they are born, do they start using their tail?
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Yes, their tails are working straightaway.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40It looks like they are quite interested,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- but am I putting them off here? - Yes, I think we all are.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46If we go back to that corner, then we will be able to see.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Here we go.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53The second we moved back, this little one has come down.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Yes, it's one of the younger females.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00She is trying it, to see what it is.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02You can see the tail in action. Have a look.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07Gripped on with the tail and trying to swing out to the coconut.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09It seems like these guys are more interested in us
0:21:09 > 0:21:12than the lovely coconuts you've put out.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- We've walked away and they've ignored it.- Yes, camera crew.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18They're just inquisitive about us being here?
0:21:18 > 0:21:20They just want to be around us.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23If we were to leave, do you think they would go for the coconuts?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Yes, positive, the minute we leave,
0:21:25 > 0:21:28they will investigate that and eat the lot.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30I think that's a cue for us to leave.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32But it has been fantastic watching them.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35He's doing it right now, wrapping his or her tail - I'm not sure -
0:21:35 > 0:21:37around the enclosure.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40It is great to see that. Hopefully when we've left,
0:21:40 > 0:21:44he can use that to get some nice coconuts. Thanks very much, Matt.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Monkeys, giraffes, elephants -
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0:21:55 > 0:21:58We even have penguins.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Today's cheat code is frost11.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05So type that in to see what nice surprises you will get today.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Have fun.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Earlier on, we left head of primates Simon Jeffery
0:22:14 > 0:22:17waiting for Yoni, a rare moloch gibbon to give birth.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19He has had to be very patient,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22but now, after 39 long days,
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Simon finally has some exciting news.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30What we've found it is a baby moloch.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36It is very exciting, because we have never had a moloch gibbon born here.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40These are incredibly rare animals. So any that we can get born
0:22:40 > 0:22:42is fantastic for us.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45And for the survival of the species.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47But how is it getting on?
0:22:47 > 0:22:49The baby is tiny.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Little spindly arms and very, very pink, but doing very well.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56We have seen some of the daughters and stuff
0:22:56 > 0:22:59go up to the new baby and have a look and a sniff and everything.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03But the big question is, did we manage to get the baby being born
0:23:03 > 0:23:05on camera?
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Barely any births are caught on film, so it would be fantastic.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12It is time for Simon to check the tape.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Right, let's have a look.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19So, was the camera pointing in the right direction?
0:23:22 > 0:23:25On the shelf, so she is actually sitting in the right area.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28But you just never know. During birth, she might move off.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32We can only hope that she doesn't.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37She is moving from side to side, obviously still uncomfortable.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40She is straining quite a lot there, actually.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42She's obviously in labour.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Suddenly the shelf isn't home to just one gibbon...
0:23:46 > 0:23:47Oh, here it comes.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- ..but two!- Here we go.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52The actual baby on film.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Wow! Let's see that again.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05She literally almost grabs it and pulls it out.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11And you can see its hands moving straightaway. And legs.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14She's licking it straightaway, it's amazing.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Eyes are actually open.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20You can just make out the eyes in the light.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23And the arms are already going round, gripping on to the sides.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26It shows how strong they are straightaway.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Can't believe we actually got it right
0:24:31 > 0:24:34as far as the area right, and everything working properly.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37So, after hours of setting up,
0:24:37 > 0:24:4139 days of filming, and 1,000 hours of footage,
0:24:41 > 0:24:46Yoni gave birth to a new baby gibbon right in front of the camera.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51To actually get it is unbelievable.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53It really is.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55Definitely.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Make sure to keep watching Roar over the next few weeks
0:24:58 > 0:25:02to see lots more of this gorgeous baby gibbon.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Before we leave you today, we've popped up to the Discovery Zone
0:25:17 > 0:25:18to meet up with keeper Jess
0:25:18 > 0:25:21and to catch up with one of the park's newest arrivals.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I have to say, Jess, that snake, it is so beautiful.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27It just glimmers in the sunlight, it is so relaxed,
0:25:27 > 0:25:29draped round your neck!
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Very good. This is just the skin.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34This is the snake. This is Indy the indigo snake.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- Hi, Indy.- Can I hold him, then?
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- Yeah, of course you can.- Is there a correct way to do this?
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Just take one end and then put the other arm around the other end.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Can we have a look at this skin? This is amazing.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50It is the same length, practically all in one piece.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54How come it's not the same colour as Indy here, then?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Their skin holds the pigment,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59that's why they look purple and reflect the light.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00This is just a layer of dead skin.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04So it is a bit like us when we flake from being out in the sun.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07If we haven't put enough sun cream on, which you should do.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10I imagine, though, if a human was to shed their skin,
0:26:10 > 0:26:13it would be quite painful. Is it painful for these guys?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15No, it is literally just dead.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18When the skin dies, it will shed off, and they can't feel a thing.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22So when they shed their skin, is it because they are growing,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24or is it dry and they just want fresh skin?
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- How does it work? - It depends on how much they feed.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30As much as they feed, they will then grow.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34So because they expand, they need to then shed the skin off.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37I am impressed that it is all in one piece.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38Is that the norm?
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Yes, all healthy snakes should shed their skin in one go.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Indy hasn't got the head here. Normally you can see everything.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- Really?- Yep. But she has just kind of taken it off in two parts.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53So is this the last skin that she will shed? Is she fully grown now?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56We don't know how old she is, but she won't grow much more.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58But they shed throughout their life,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00so she will have loads more sheds to go.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Thanks for joining us, Jess. Time to put this snake back in its shed,
0:27:04 > 0:27:06and time for us to Indy-go.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Stick around and see what's coming up on the next Roar.
0:27:11 > 0:27:16The ellies love jelly, but something in it makes them sneeze.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Is there anything cuter in the whole wide world
0:27:18 > 0:27:21than a baby DeBrazza monkey?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23And they may be greedy pigs,
0:27:23 > 0:27:27but they don't want to get dirty for a stick-in-the-mud.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Don't miss it.
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