0:00:02 > 0:00:04Today on Roar, Dihi the gorilla is about to have a baby.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08But, sadly, the last two she had didn't survive the birth.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10So, what will happen this time?
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Hello and welcome to Roar. I'm Johny.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42And I'm Rani.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45And this is one heavy Burmese python.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49The largest one measured in captivity was 8.2 metres!
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- Johny, how long's this one? - I think it's got quite a way to go.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57But while he's growing, why don't we get on with the rest of the show?
0:00:57 > 0:01:00I think he needs to go on a diet!
0:01:00 > 0:01:01Coming up today...
0:01:01 > 0:01:04The baby tapir is now out and about
0:01:04 > 0:01:06and we're going to see how he's getting on.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10There's trouble with the cheetahs...
0:01:10 > 0:01:12GROWLING
0:01:12 > 0:01:14..as the boys work out who's boss.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Our Roar Ranger is facing his worst nightmare
0:01:18 > 0:01:23when he has to tackle one of the biggest poo-ers in the park.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Oh!
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Over the years, the parks have had great success
0:01:37 > 0:01:41breeding their colonies of western lowland gorillas.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44In fact, they hold the record with 109 babies raised.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Now there's another on the way.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Keeper Maria Whitehouse is keeping a close eye
0:01:53 > 0:01:55on the female named Dihi.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59She's pretty much due sort of any minute now, really.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Um, so yeah, we're pretty excited but also a bit apprehensive
0:02:03 > 0:02:06because her previous two were stillborn.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Dihi's last two babies didn't survive their birth
0:02:11 > 0:02:14but, before that, she had two perfectly healthy youngsters
0:02:14 > 0:02:17so the chances for this one would seem to be 50/50.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Everyone's hoping things will go well.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Especially since this baby's father was Kijo
0:02:24 > 0:02:27who recently died of a heart attack.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31He was one of the very first gorillas to be born in Britain
0:02:31 > 0:02:33and much loved.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36He's really special and he was just such a lovely character.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38It would be a really special birth
0:02:38 > 0:02:41because it would be his last offspring
0:02:41 > 0:02:44if she was to give birth OK.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Here on Roar, we always do our best
0:02:47 > 0:02:50to bring you the most amazing footage we can.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53One thing we've never managed to capture is a gorilla birth -
0:02:53 > 0:02:56something that usually happens in the night.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59This time, though, Maria has a plan.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04We're up on the roof. This is above where they sleep.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10And Dihi usually sleeps on this part of the shelf here.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14So, this is the place to rig up a special camera.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18John, the Roar cameraman, has brought some kit.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21What we've got is a tiny camera which hopefully
0:03:21 > 0:03:23is small enough that it's not going to spook Dihi.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26We've got a special light here
0:03:26 > 0:03:30which is infrared which means that they won't be able to see the light
0:03:30 > 0:03:33but the camera will be able to see her.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35This is what the camera can see.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39There's Jim on sound and Gareth and Lucy the director.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44And, hopefully, into the bedrooms, it will see a shot like that.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47So, we're going to rig it up on that beam there, looking down.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50So, I just need to tighten that up.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53And the little lipstick camera
0:03:53 > 0:03:58will sit above the bedding area in this clamp here.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01OK, so we now have gorilla-cam.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04I've had enough of this now so can I have my camera back?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11If this camera captures a birth,
0:04:11 > 0:04:15it'll be great cos it'll give us a good insight into, you know,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18how she deals with the birth, you know.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Cos they all deal with it differently.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23So now we'll just have to wait and hope
0:04:23 > 0:04:25that Dihi picks this spot to give birth.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28And, of course, keep our fingers crossed
0:04:28 > 0:04:31that it all goes well for her and the new baby.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Capable of over 110km an hour,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44the cheetah is the fastest thing on four feet.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48In the wild, cheetahs hunt alone.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Sometimes they do form bachelor groups called coalitions.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55So, a week ago in the park,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58two males, Nescio and Fundi, were introduced to each other.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00SQUAWKING AND GROWLING
0:05:01 > 0:05:05The keepers knew that it would take a while for them to settle down
0:05:05 > 0:05:08because, first, they've got to work out who's the boss
0:05:08 > 0:05:10and how they're going to divide up the territory.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15I'm with head keeper Richard Barnes
0:05:15 > 0:05:16to find out how they're getting on.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21They're called Nescio and Fundi - which one's this? Cos I can't tell.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24OK, this one... Or this one that's just leaving us
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- is Nescio...- Nescio.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Can we walk up actually and stand next to him?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31He might be trying to move away from us
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- but we can move a little closer. - We can have a little look.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- This is Nescio.- His idea is to keep this corner here
0:05:38 > 0:05:39so his back is to this side
0:05:39 > 0:05:42so he can look across and keep an eye on Fundi.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44You said "keep an eye on Fundi".
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Does that suggest that the two aren't getting on that well?
0:05:47 > 0:05:52Well, they're getting on as well as we would hope.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55We weren't expecting them to run together
0:05:55 > 0:05:56and go and sit next to each other
0:05:56 > 0:05:59and share the same piece of food straight away.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02We were expecting a little bit of fisticuffs
0:06:02 > 0:06:04and them having to settle down into it,
0:06:04 > 0:06:06which, you know, it's coming.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08It's just taking a little time.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10He's actually spray-marking there.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15He's marking all over that log and he's spraying quite a lot!
0:06:15 > 0:06:17This is pretty normal and they've been doing this a lot
0:06:17 > 0:06:20because they need to put each other's scent around.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23So, this is just what they've both been doing
0:06:23 > 0:06:25at their own ends, if you like.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Nescio's predominantly been down here
0:06:27 > 0:06:29and Fundi's been up there.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33So, they don't hang out together, they don't sit around, growling -
0:06:33 > 0:06:36saying to each other what they've seen that day and stuff?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- No?- Well, we would hope that that would come later on,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42once they're a bit more settled with each other's company.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Yeah, the idea is... There could be fisticuffs,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48he's creeping up behind him. SQUAWKING AND GROWLING
0:06:59 > 0:07:02So, after eight days, they're marking the territory,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05having fisticuffs but managing to live in the same enclosure.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08What's the future? How long are you going to keep them in here?
0:07:08 > 0:07:09What's the plan?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Typically, what would happen with males in the wild
0:07:12 > 0:07:16is they have a solitary life and very different to that of a female -
0:07:16 > 0:07:17a female will stay on her own
0:07:17 > 0:07:20and she will raise any offspring after mating.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24But normally, the males will either remain solitary their whole lives
0:07:24 > 0:07:28or will form what we call coalitions, so bachelor groups, if you like.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- OK.- And, normally, these are formed from males that are born together
0:07:32 > 0:07:35so they're littermates - you know, siblings.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Occasionally, there'll just be a nomadic male
0:07:38 > 0:07:41and meet up with another nomadic male and they become a coalition.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Just hang out like other blokes!
0:07:43 > 0:07:45This is what we wanted to try and do,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47was have a coalition in here
0:07:47 > 0:07:49and it's a reasonable-sized enclosure
0:07:49 > 0:07:51to hope that, if they weren't always getting on,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54one could have one side and one could have the other.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Well, Rich, it sounds like you've fantastic plans for these guys
0:07:57 > 0:08:00and, hopefully, when we come down later in the series,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03we'll get to see Nescio and Fundi hanging out on that log,
0:08:03 > 0:08:04having a good old chat.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10# Bonkers! #
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- Why does everyone like cats? - I don't know.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Because they're PURR-fect!
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Ra-ra-ra!
0:08:18 > 0:08:21What kind of bird lays electric eggs?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25A battery hen. Buck-buck!
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Aroooo!
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- Why are frogs always happy? - I don't know.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Because they eat everything that bugs them. Ribbit!
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Boo!
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Back at the gorilla house and there's news about Dihi.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51She's given birth and the baby seems to be fine.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Keeper Maria is thrilled.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Baby's looking really, really strong.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01Also seen suckling already, so that's good, and clinging on.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04To cling on so quickly, after just being born
0:09:04 > 0:09:07means that it's a really, really good, strong baby.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09We're just so chuffed to bits
0:09:09 > 0:09:13because it was Kijo's last baby born after his death,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16so it'll be the last offspring of Kijo.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19So, yeah, absolutely brilliant.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25But did we manage to capture the birth with the spy camera we set up?
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Right, let's see what we've got on here, then.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33No. Nothing there.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36This is where she usually sleeps.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39No Dihi having a baby just yet.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42She doesn't seem to be under the camera at all.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44I think she's being camera-shy.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Well, you can't win them all.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Looks like Dihi just went somewhere else to give birth.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53We'll try again another time.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56To actually have it so that all the keepers can see, you know, the birth
0:09:56 > 0:10:00would be brilliant, but it doesn't look like we've got it on here.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Not many people have actually seen the birth of a gorilla.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05I'm quite lucky I saw one not so long ago,
0:10:05 > 0:10:09but there's people been here years and years and never seen it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Of course, the most important thing
0:10:14 > 0:10:17is that Dihi and her new baby are looking so healthy.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21And, to the keepers, this baby is very special
0:10:21 > 0:10:26because the father was Kijo, the big silverback male who died recently.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29For many years, he was the leader of the group
0:10:29 > 0:10:31and now his death has caused problems.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33There's a bit of tension in the group.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36We haven't been able to get close to the baby yet.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Normally, the silverback will iron all the tension out.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Because he's not around,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44the females are all getting a bit tense with each other.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47But hopefully the group will settle down before long
0:10:47 > 0:10:50and the baby can grow up in a peaceful environment.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Cos we lost a really, really important silverback,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57for his last offspring to be born healthy
0:10:57 > 0:11:01and, um, doing really, really well is just the best thing,
0:11:01 > 0:11:05you know, we could have got out of a really sad tale, really.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10We'll be back to get a better look at the new baby later in the series,
0:11:10 > 0:11:14as we follow the progress of Kijo's final child.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28When I was told I'd be joining deputy head keeper, Liz Morris,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31for some elephant squash, I've got to admit I got a bit scared.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34These guys are heavy. But then I found out it was squash
0:11:34 > 0:11:37of the drinkable variety, so what's going on today, Liz?
0:11:37 > 0:11:39What we've done today is a bit of an experiment.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41We've put some plastic barrels
0:11:41 > 0:11:44out there and we filled them with different flavours of squash,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47just to see if they have a preference, taste-wise.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Have elephants got quite a sweet tooth? I like those flavours.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I think they may have a sweet tooth, but theirs is different to ours.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Whereas we might like chocolate, their preference is bread.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- They don't like chocolate? - Don't like chocolate, no.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Bread, yeah! That's their favourite.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06So we've got all these different barrels going on.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08How do they drink, through their noses
0:12:08 > 0:12:10or is it through the mouth or, I mean...
0:12:10 > 0:12:12They use their trunk - bit like a straw.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15They put their trunk into the barrel, suck up some of the squash,
0:12:15 > 0:12:17then they hold it in their trunk
0:12:17 > 0:12:20and throw it into their mouth to actually drink it.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Their trunk is a nose as well,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23so they don't want it going up their nose.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Right, OK. Looks like we've got a little bit of interest over here.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Obviously, it's something new, so you'll get the more dominant ones
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- going up first and having a little look. This is Juster.- OK.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37What she's doing is picking the barrel up
0:12:37 > 0:12:40and then sort of drinking a bit. I think that was peach.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Peach seems to be getting a lot of interest.- Yeah, it does.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Maybe that's their favourite, I don't know!
0:12:46 > 0:12:49It's strange, but you see then Tammy is coming across.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Tammy is more dominant to Juster, so she's obviously seen
0:12:52 > 0:12:55there's something nice in there and she wants a bit.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57OK, and orange is getting a bit of love as well.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Juster's moved off now, yeah, she's gone on to the orange now.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Have they got a good sense of smell, can they smell the flavours?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06They've got a fantastic sense of smell,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09so much so, they can actually smell water.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Well, a fruitless experiment there.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15They've squashed our plans to find out what their favourite flavour is,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18but at least they'll be having a barrel of laughs with the leftovers.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Now, how's your animal park doing?
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Before you check, you might want this - rain125.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32That's today's cheat code.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37And if you don't know what we're talking about,
0:13:37 > 0:13:38it's time you found out.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42Just go to the CBBC website and look for the Roar game.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45You'll be glad you did, it's great fun.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Our Roar Ranger today is 11-year-old Sam from Kent.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06When I heard I was a Roar Ranger, I was so excited
0:14:06 > 0:14:08cos I never thought I'd be one.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10But is he really ready for the job?
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Roar Rangers need to be up for anything.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16I just don't like shovelling poo up.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I can get sick, just smelling it is disgusting.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21I could lose my breakfast.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Hmm, poo phobia might be a problem
0:14:24 > 0:14:27when it comes to looking after most animals.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35And of course what's behind it.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Up to a ton-and-a-half of boisterous black rhino.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41That's about the same weight as a small car.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45They come from Africa,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49but the species is now critically endangered,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52with only about 3,500 left in the wild.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Right now, Sam has a different problem.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59The one thing I know about rhinos is, they poo a lot,
0:14:59 > 0:15:03and I just don't want to clean it up, but as a ranger, I'll do it.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05He's right to be worried.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Each year the rhinos here produce enough poo
0:15:08 > 0:15:10to cover an entire football pitch.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- Hi, I'm Sam the Roar Ranger.- Hello, I'm Keira, I'm a rhino keeper.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18So, do you know what you're going to do today?
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Judging by the card, I think I'm going to be shovelling poo.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Yeah, we're going to try and fill that whole wheelbarrow full of poo.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29So, if you want to take the wheelbarrow, I'll take the tools.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32If you follow me, we'll go and shovel some poo.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35The poo in question is in a paddock,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38but so is the animal who made it - Arusha.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40So first she'll have to be moved.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Arusha!
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Arusha!
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Come on.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- Is it a girl or boy?- It's a girl.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49Hey, girl. Arusha!
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Probably wondering who you are.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Is it true that the horn's made of hair?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Yeah, it's the same thing as our nails, actually.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01So it's quite soft and when it rains,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04her horn gets really soft and then she rubs it on the bars like this,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06that's why her horn's quite short
0:16:06 > 0:16:09compared to ones you see in the wild. Their horns are really long.
0:16:09 > 0:16:15- When she comes through, do you want to close that gate.- Just pushing it?
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Yeah. Push it through all the way. That's it.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23So that's the easy part done, and now...
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Shall we clean up her poo?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30It's Sam's worst nightmare!
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Is that the poo? I thought it was mud.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35No, we've got to shovel all of that now.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38I really don't like this job at the moment.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42At least Sam can start on some easy bits.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Stuff that Arusha has managed
0:16:44 > 0:16:46to kick out of her paddock onto the road.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51I have to stay away from that, it's disgusting. Smells terrible.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54It looks like bits of hay with mud in it.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55This is cruel.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Urgh! The smell comes out when you lift it up.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06It's stuck to the ground.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09If we put the wheelbarrow a bit closer,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12we'll get on the other side of the fence.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Careful of flies. Keep your mouth closed.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- It's not that bad, is it? - Yes, it is!
0:17:22 > 0:17:25You get used to the smell after a while.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28It might be smelly, but at least rhinos are regular
0:17:28 > 0:17:31about where they do their doos.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35You know what this poo pile is called?
0:17:35 > 0:17:36There's a name for it - midden.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Rhinos like to poo all in one area.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41The elephants, they just poo wherever they walk,
0:17:41 > 0:17:44which makes it really annoying to just walk around the whole paddock
0:17:44 > 0:17:46and pick up little bits of poo.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50Here, at least, it's all in one place. Makes our job a lot easier.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- OK, that's all the poo done. - Thank goodness!
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Thanks very much for your help.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- There we go.- I never knew poo weighed so much.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03That's it, then we'll just...
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Oh, my days! See what you've done?!
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I can't believe I just done that.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12So with that out of the way, the rest of Sam's day should be fun.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15We'll find out if it is later on.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Jamie Roberton, what are you doing up there?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31You're going to fall and hurt yourself
0:18:31 > 0:18:33and then you'll just come crying to me, won't you?
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- Trust me.- Trust you?!
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Jamie, what are you doing?
0:18:37 > 0:18:42As you can see, I've tied this bucket here onto a high branch
0:18:42 > 0:18:44and if you pass me the peanuts...
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- There we go.- They're watching! They're interested.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Yes. Peanuts is one of their favourite treats.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52OK, so you've tied a bucket with some bouncy cord.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Yeah, so we put some peanuts in there
0:18:54 > 0:18:58and if you look at the bottom of the bucket, there's some holes.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Oh, yeah. They're quite big holes, actually.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Yeah, and then the idea is that they have to shake the dangly bits
0:19:04 > 0:19:08and then the peanuts fall through the holes. That's the idea.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11It's a good idea. I'm waiting to see this cos they're all at the top.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14I think they're going to jump into the bucket.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16That's also a strong possibility!
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- You're going to pour that in. Shall I edge it over to you?- Yeah.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- Oh, there's a few come through. - Ooh! Loads have gone though.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- There we go.- We'll try that. - But how many have we got in here?
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Oh, clever one gone straight to the floor
0:19:29 > 0:19:30and picked the ones you dropped.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- If I come down.- OK.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36There you go, they've gone straight away to this.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Now, you said it's a toy for them, but an enrichment toy.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41What do you mean by that?
0:19:41 > 0:19:46Basically, it enriches their lives, so it stimulates the mind,
0:19:46 > 0:19:51also stimulates the body so they have to do exercise, which keeps them fit.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Keeps them mentally active as well.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56But today we're handing them their food in a bucket,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59so is this supposed to represent anything in the wild?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Like... Oh!
0:20:01 > 0:20:05I thought all the nuts were going to come flying at us, then!
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Is this supposed to represent anything in the wild,
0:20:08 > 0:20:09- the way it moves?- Yeah.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12A lot of these branches are fixed, they don't move.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- Right.- Whereas, in the wild, a lot of the fruit would be at the end
0:20:16 > 0:20:19of a branch, so they'd have to climb along the branch
0:20:19 > 0:20:22and it'd be constantly moving, they'd have to balance.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- So this helps...- Mimic? - Duplicate that, yeah.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27These guys are really noisy in here today.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Is this because they're quite excited
0:20:29 > 0:20:32about having something new in their enclosure?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Yeah, Dianas are quite a vocal species, anyway.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37But, yeah, whenever there's something new or exciting,
0:20:37 > 0:20:40they're constantly calling to each other.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42They're practically all finished now
0:20:42 > 0:20:45but they still haven't yanked the string,
0:20:45 > 0:20:49so what would you say, Jamie, has this been a success or not?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52To a degree. They've worked out if they bounce on it, a lot comes out,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55so I think - with a bit of adaptation - I can get it to work,
0:20:55 > 0:20:57so I might put some mesh in the top of the bucket
0:20:57 > 0:20:59so they can't actually get in,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02so they'll have to bounce on the bucket or they'll have to try
0:21:02 > 0:21:05and pull these to actually get the food to come out.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07You never know how a monkey will use a toy,
0:21:07 > 0:21:11so it's best to put it in here, see what they do and then adapt it.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Well, if nothing else, Jamie,
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- they've definitely had a bucket load of fun today!- Bucket, very good(!)
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Oh, he thought it was funny!
0:21:27 > 0:21:32Back with Sam the Roar Ranger, it's time to get the rhinos their lunch.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36And today, keeper Keira wants to fetch it from the wild.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40They really like browse, that's what they eat normally in the wild,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- so go and cut them some from up there, OK?- OK.- Cool.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44Hope this doesn't stink.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Browse is the leafy twigs and branches of trees and bushes.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51It's the natural food of black rhinos.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55The park is surrounded by woodland, so there's always plenty.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58I'll hold it for you and you cut.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01She'll eat quite a lot, so we're going to cut quite a lot of bits.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04That bit there, that's nice, cut that but there.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Cut that one.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12To a rhino, different kinds of tree are like different flavours
0:22:12 > 0:22:15and their favourite is actually the thorniest.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18The really like hawthorn. Even though it's got lots of spikes,
0:22:18 > 0:22:20they don't feel it with their lips.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Back with Arusha, Sam's in for a treat.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Because he's here with an experienced keeper,
0:22:26 > 0:22:28he can get really close.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32If I hold this up and she can smell it, she might open her mouth a bit.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35If you want to have a good look at her teeth.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36Wow! She has a massive tongue.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Arush, come here. Can you see, there's no front teeth,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43it's all at the back. They're like our big molar teeth.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48Rhinos use their massive back teeth to grind up coarse vegetation
0:22:48 > 0:22:51and that front lip is a powerful and flexible tool.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57She has a really strong lip cos it can push the whole branch in
0:22:57 > 0:23:01and her tongue is just massive. Just pushing it all in.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Wow, that's amazing to see that like there.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09So if they have big nostrils, can they smell things from far away?
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Yeah, see how small their eyes are? Their eyesight's not very good.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15They mostly rely on their nose, their sense of smell,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17and their sense of hearing.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19So they can smell things from really far away.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23I mean, I think each of these trees will smell different to them.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24Just going to get a stroke.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25With a keeper here,
0:23:25 > 0:23:30Sam can have a rare opportunity to stroke a fully grown rhino!
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Wow!
0:23:31 > 0:23:33She needs a good mud bath.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Cos it's been so warm the past couple of days,
0:23:35 > 0:23:39they just have a mud bath to get rid of the dead skin on their skins
0:23:39 > 0:23:42and all the parasites and fleas that are on their skin.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Have a good mud bath to wash that all off.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49It's really soft. Soft on the top near her face,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52but then it goes hard on the body.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55That's been absolutely amazing to stroke a rhino
0:23:55 > 0:23:57and I don't think I'll ever do that again.
0:23:57 > 0:24:03- OK, we'll leave her to finish off her food.- Bye, Arusha!- Bye, Rushe!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05So weighing up the pros and cons,
0:24:05 > 0:24:09what did Sam make of his day as a Roar Ranger?
0:24:09 > 0:24:12It was really special to go that close to a rhino
0:24:12 > 0:24:15and even touch her, and I feel really privileged.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Not many people could get to do that.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Being a Roar Ranger today was just the best thing ever.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35Earlier in the series we managed to capture unique footage
0:24:35 > 0:24:38of an animal moments after it was born.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Not a gorilla but a Brazilian tapir.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45The baby was a little boy and we were there when he first came out
0:24:45 > 0:24:48with his mum Wilma and dad Tommy.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51It's been a few weeks since then and the baby is growing fast.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- It's almost the end of the show. - It really is,
0:24:54 > 0:24:59but how could we leave you today when we've got a chance to tickle
0:24:59 > 0:25:02this very cute baby tapir. How you doing, Shelly?
0:25:02 > 0:25:03I'm fine, thanks, Rani.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06More to the point, how's this little fella getting on?
0:25:06 > 0:25:10He's doing really well. He's putting on so much weight so quickly.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Shelly, he's so beautiful. I can't believe how friendly he is.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- He was friendly from about a week old.- Really?
0:25:16 > 0:25:20- We were so amazed at how friendly he was.- Why do you think that is?
0:25:20 > 0:25:24His mum's quite friendly, we can scratch her and she loves a scratch,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27so maybe he picked it up from her. He'd rather leave Mum in bed
0:25:27 > 0:25:31and come out and play with us in the yard and have a scratch.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34He loves his scratches, doesn't he?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36He does. Oh, here's Mum now. Hiya, Mum!
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Mum's come up to check up. How is he getting on without Mum?
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Does Mum let him run around and play as much as he wants,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46or is she quite protective? Hey, you, you want a tickle!
0:25:46 > 0:25:48She's becoming a lot calmer now.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50To start with, she used to follow him round
0:25:50 > 0:25:53and he used to stick with Mum wherever she went.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56But you do see him out and about on his own sometimes now.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Not for very long. He doesn't go very far without Mum,
0:25:59 > 0:26:03but there's always calling going on so they know where each other is
0:26:03 > 0:26:04and make sure they're OK.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Now he's eating on his own, are you giving him solids?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09I see he's getting stuck into these carrots here.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13He's eating Mum and Dad's food at the minute.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- We've upped it slightly, cos he's eating it.- Oh, dear! Whoa, you!
0:26:17 > 0:26:21I've got to mention this, because our hands are absolutely soaked,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24because these two are wet. Have they been having a dip this morning?
0:26:24 > 0:26:28They have had a dip this morning. It's quite a warm morning,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30flies are bothering them already,
0:26:30 > 0:26:34so they've gone in to cool off and get the flies and mud off them.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Baby's got these beautiful markings and I've noticed Dad hasn't.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- Will he lose those? - Baby will lose them.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44At six months, they start becoming darker.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- By about a year, they'll be gone totally.- Oh, no.- Yeah.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Shelly, I've got to say, I think I have the tapir touch
0:26:50 > 0:26:53because I have got little baby tapir
0:26:53 > 0:26:56nice and relaxed there on the floor and, on that note,
0:26:56 > 0:26:59I think we should get out of here, cos our work is done!
0:26:59 > 0:27:00Thank you so much, Shelly.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Why don't you guys check out what's on the next episode of Roar?
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Will there be howls of joy from the howler monkeys
0:27:07 > 0:27:10when they're let loose on the bungee tubes?
0:27:10 > 0:27:14I have to break open the poo of a clouded leopard.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17And we'll find out why it's all furry inside.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22And we'll catch up with Tiggs, the baby meerkat, to see how much
0:27:22 > 0:27:25she's grown and how difficult she's become.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28You're going to savage me properly there, aren't you? Ah, ah!
0:27:28 > 0:27:31All that and more next time on Roar.
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