0:00:01 > 0:00:05There's great excitement in the De Brazza enclosure.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07While the adults enjoy a feeding frenzy,
0:00:07 > 0:00:11we get to meet the extremely cute new baby!
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Hello! Welcome to Roar. I'm Rani.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43I'm Johny. This is the park's impressive herd of 30 wildebeests.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47And it's forever growing. This year, they've had nine new additions.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49They've got a long way to go. In the wild,
0:00:49 > 0:00:51you can get herds of thousands!
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Johny, I've "herd" we've got a great show lined up today.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Let's get on.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Coming up: there's an emergency in the carnivore section.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05An elderly serval needs an operation so they have to put her to sleep.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07But will she ever wake up again?
0:01:08 > 0:01:13We've just got to be patient. You've got to let nature take its course.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Boris, the anoa, the smallest buffalo in the world,
0:01:17 > 0:01:21has a new girlfriend, but she hasn't been treating him very well!
0:01:21 > 0:01:26Thelma? What could lovely delicate Thelma do wrong?
0:01:26 > 0:01:29She's far from lovely and delicate. She's bullying Boris.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33And I'm very conscious of the wolf pack closing in
0:01:33 > 0:01:36while we make improvements to their enclosure.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- Is it dangerous? I can see the wolves!- It's not dangerous.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45First, though, that emergency with the serval.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Head keeper Jim Vassie is on a mission to help one of the oldest
0:01:49 > 0:01:51and most loved cats in the parks.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53But he's not looking forward to it.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58The plan today, unfortunately, is we need to knock out Saba,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00our female serval.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04She's got an ingrowing claw and it needs to be attended to now
0:02:04 > 0:02:07rather than later before it gets too bad.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Our biggest concern is her age.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12She's 19 this year, so she's getting on.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15It has to be a delicate, quick operation.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17So we'll knock her down, cut the nails
0:02:17 > 0:02:20then bring her round straightaway.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Servals are medium-sized wild cats
0:02:22 > 0:02:25that live in much of central and South Africa,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28mostly on the savannah or wide-open plains.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35Sharp claws are vital to all cats. They use them to climb, to scratch,
0:02:35 > 0:02:36and to hold their prey.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39They get used so much, they wear down naturally.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42But when cats like Saba grow old and less active,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46their claws can become overgrown and have to be trimmed.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53A year ago, Jane the vet had to do exactly the same thing.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Thankfully, they managed to cut the overgrown claw
0:02:57 > 0:03:00before it got into her pad and got infected.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02But today they'll have to trim it again.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06We need to do it because obviously if she gets an infection
0:03:06 > 0:03:09she won't fight the infection as she did when younger.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12So it's a constant battle.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Although she's an old lady now, she can still be fierce.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19But the keepers are very fond of her.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21She was actually hand-raised.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23So she's got a...
0:03:23 > 0:03:28She'll always be a fond, happy cat to us
0:03:28 > 0:03:30and to everyone else that knows her.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32So yes, it is a worry.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36The first step is for Jane the vet to inject Saba
0:03:36 > 0:03:39with a tranquillising dart.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Using a blowpipe is the quietest and least stressful way to do it.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45We'll get Melindy out of the shut-off.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Saba's just there, look.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50So if you want to go for it, Jane.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52This is the critical moment.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- Did it go off?- It went off, but I'm not convinced it all went in.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Despite Jane's skill, the dart may have glanced off a bone
0:04:03 > 0:04:07and not delivered enough tranquilliser to put Saba to sleep.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09It hit her,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11and bounced out. It's gone off,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14but we're not sure whether the drug's gone in her.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16So Jane's making another dart up.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19We'll give her five minutes and if she gets quiet,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21then obviously it went off.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25But as a back-up, we're getting another dart ready.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29A few minutes later, it becomes clear they will need another dart.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Saba's just got up and walked off.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34It's a bit more stress added to it now
0:04:34 > 0:04:38because now we have to go in and dart her at close range.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40There's no choice.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Jane must trim her claws to prevent them getting infected,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46so we'll come back later to see what happens.
0:05:06 > 0:05:12Head keeper Simon Jeffrey runs the gibbon gauntlet on Ask the Keeper.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16These brainboxes want to know everything there is to know
0:05:16 > 0:05:18about these gibbons. So, Simon,
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- are you terrified?- No!
0:05:20 > 0:05:25He doesn't think you can catch him out. Please prove him wrong!
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Who wants to ask him a question?
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- Me!- Go on, then, Evan.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31How long do their arms get?
0:05:31 > 0:05:35How long do their arms get? They get to about two-and-a-half feet.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Their arms are almost another third longer than their actual body.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Is that because they stretch them as they dangle down from branches?
0:05:43 > 0:05:44No, it's not!
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- I didn't think so!- Simon,
0:05:46 > 0:05:50would the gibbons, if they bit you,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53would it cause a very serious injury?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Yes, it would. The gibbons have got very big teeth.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01Canines have big canines for the size of animal they are.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04These have canines over a centimetre long, which is quite big.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07They can do quite a lot of damage. They're very quick.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Have you been bitten by a gibbon?
0:06:09 > 0:06:14I've been bitten once in the finger. That was it. Nothing too serious!
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I bet he cried! I bet Simon cried!
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Simon, do you understand what they say?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22We don't understand 100% what they say,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25but we know what the sounds mean.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27It's more meaning. We know the territorial calls,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31we know when they do hooting noises, they're saying, "Stay away."
0:06:31 > 0:06:35We know they have curiosity noises and stuff,
0:06:35 > 0:06:39so we don't know exactly what they mean, but we know the emotions
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- behind it.- That's a good question, Anna.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43How high can they climb?
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Gibbons in the wild live at the top of the canopy, so we're talking
0:06:47 > 0:06:51200 or 300 foot up. The forests they come from are really high,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54so at least 200 to 300 feet they can go.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Do you know what size shoe they wear?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01If they wore shoes, which is entirely unnecessary,
0:07:01 > 0:07:05cos they have grasping feet so they need to have their feet free,
0:07:05 > 0:07:07but they're quite small feet, so about that big,
0:07:07 > 0:07:09size two, three?
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Something like that.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16Does that satisfy your curiosity, Anna, what size shoes they wear?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Would you like to know styles or anything else?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Do they wear a stiletto or a pump?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23No? OK, we'll move on from that.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Any more questions, or is it the killer question?
0:07:28 > 0:07:29OK, Simon,
0:07:29 > 0:07:31you're doing really well so far.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33But we've got a killer question.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36We need to decide which one we're going to ask.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39So you wait there and we're going to huddle.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41No peeping!
0:07:41 > 0:07:44QUIET DISCUSSION
0:07:44 > 0:07:48Got it? OK! Simon Jeffrey, we have a killer question for you.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51It's a tough one.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56And we will need evidence as well of the answer.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58So, Simon Jeffrey, head of primates,
0:07:58 > 0:08:01can you do The Funky Gibbon for us?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I don't know what The Funky Gibbon is!
0:08:03 > 0:08:05You're dead old - you know what it is!
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- I can do the Dancing Diana! - Well, go on, then!
0:08:14 > 0:08:15More! More!
0:08:15 > 0:08:19More, I tell you! He should stick to being head of primates!
0:08:19 > 0:08:22OK, thumbs up or thumbs down for that dancing?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26I thought it was good. He was dancing like my dad!
0:08:26 > 0:08:30And for the questions, thumbs up or thumbs down?
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Simon Jeffrey, king of swing!
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Back in the carnivore section, Saba the serval
0:08:45 > 0:08:48who needs her claws clipped to prevent infection, is a bit dopey,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52but she hasn't gone to sleep because the tranquilliser dart bounced out.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55It depends on how they're sitting.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58You don't know where the bone of the leg is
0:08:58 > 0:09:03or if it hits a hard skin area or the bone, it just drops out.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08Which is bad news. It means Jim and Jane's job is now much harder
0:09:08 > 0:09:10and more dangerous for Saba.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16She didn't get enough tranquilliser, so they'll have to dart her again.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19But it's a bit tricky to judge how much more to give her.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23We have to make sure the drug is the right amount for her weight
0:09:23 > 0:09:26and once we've done the job we can reverse it.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28So we need to know how much drug she's had
0:09:28 > 0:09:32to be able to give her the right amount of drug to reverse her.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36But now Saba has moved, so Jim and Jane will have to go
0:09:36 > 0:09:38inside her enclosure.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41We don't want the old lady getting too stressed,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44so our crew stay back as they give her another small dose.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Spot on! That should work.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Just darted her. It went in, stayed in, the drug went off,
0:09:53 > 0:09:58so in a couple of minutes she'll be fast asleep and we can do the job.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03The moment Saba does nod off, Jane and Jim will move in fast.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06They need to clip her nails and wake her up again
0:10:06 > 0:10:08as soon as possible.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Things can go wrong when animals are tranquillised
0:10:11 > 0:10:13and Saba has had two shots.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16We'll come back later to check she's all right.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- Why is an elephant braver than a hen?- I don't know.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Because the elephant isn't a chicken!
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- How do elephants talk to each other? - I don't know!
0:10:34 > 0:10:35By elephone!
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- What do fish play on the piano? - I don't know.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- Scales.- That was rubbish!
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Booooo!
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Now, this next introduction has definitely got the Q factor.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12No, I'm not talking about primate keeper Adam May.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15I'm talking about this awesome fella
0:11:15 > 0:11:18the new De Brazza baby. How cute is that baby?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Is it a he or a she?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23It's a boy. We haven't named it yet, but we know it's a boy.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- Is it on solids yet?- We have seen him being interested in food,
0:11:27 > 0:11:29but we haven't seen him eat solid food yet.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33He suckles quite often. I have some food here we can try and give him.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- OK. Let's see.- A bit of this should be great.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39What we'll do, is if I give you a few bits,
0:11:39 > 0:11:43if you move along a bit you can try and feed some of the others
0:11:43 > 0:11:45and we'll all do bits at the same time.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47OK. Ooh!
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- There you go! Wow! OK. They're hungry.- Yeah.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Do you find that Mum usually gets first dibs on the food?
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Yes, normally the older, the parents will because they're dominant.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01They'll drive them away if they don't want them around.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04If we can, we'll try and give Dad a little bit.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Dad seems pretty chilled out up there.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- I thought he'd be dominant. - When it's only one person,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12he can control them. But he's a bit more wary of us.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- Come on, Pops!- See if he comes. He's come over to me.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18This is amazing.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20They seem like quite a contented family.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Yeah. In the end... That's OK. It's towards Mum.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28They do tend to squabble a little bit when they come to the food.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32But because the oldest female is becoming mature now,
0:12:32 > 0:12:37rather than seeing it as a cute kid, they see it more as a rival almost.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40So what's the outlook for the little one, then?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Well, he's in a good position, really.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47It seems to be that the younger children get away with a lot more.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Quite often you'll have dominance from the older children
0:12:50 > 0:12:54and they tend to bully the youngsters,
0:12:54 > 0:12:56but with the De Brazza's, it's the other way round.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01The parents look after them better. So they get away with quite a lot!
0:13:01 > 0:13:05I always feel these look really wise with their long beards.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06Are they clever?
0:13:06 > 0:13:10They are fairly intelligent compared to langurs and leaf-eater monkeys.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12They're more opportunistic.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15They tend to be more inquisitive.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17They tend to use their brains a bit more.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20But they do have a wise look about them.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I'll leave them to enjoy the feast.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25If you need a babysitter, that baby, I'm your man!
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Well, this is a first for me.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42I've been invited up to the timber wolf enclosure by Rich Barnes.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- But it's to do a bit of spring cleaning. Hiya.- Hello.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47I see you've made a start already.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51It looks like that, but unfortunately, you won't need these
0:13:51 > 0:13:53or this. I'll hold this to look after you.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- Ah, that's what the rake's for. I thought I'd be sweeping.- No, no.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00No, no, no. There you go. Gloves for you.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03What we'll do first is push this over to the front here
0:14:03 > 0:14:06and start putting this stuff out.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10We want to try and create a more natural environment for the wolves.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14They come from North American and Canadian coniferous forest
0:14:14 > 0:14:16which is covered in pine forest and stuff.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Pine cones all over the floor to make it look nice and natural.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- Do you want to get on it?- Have I got to push? Richard, I'm concerned.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26It's heavy, this. You said you'd protect me.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- Is this quite dangerous to be in here?- It's not, no.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- I can see the wolves. - No, we come in with a rake.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34That's why I asked you to bring a rake.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36The duster was just a bit of a joke.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41The rake was so you could protect yourself until you got over to me.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- If you can grab hold of this. You've got that?- Yes.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46Then we'll take this over here
0:14:46 > 0:14:49and just chuck a bit out here. That's it.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Just so they can stay out of the way a little bit.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57So we really are taking precautions so the wolves don't come close.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59They're interested in what we're doing.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02They'll want to get near us to see what we're doing.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- They haven't been fed yet today. I left it...- Oh, great(!)
0:15:05 > 0:15:09..so we could distract them a bit while we do this work.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12I see quite a few flashes of grey. How many are in here?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14There's six brothers in here.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- Two separate litters.- All male?- Yes.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19So we have the food out to distract them. And pine cones.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Smells just like Christmas to me. I love this smell!
0:15:23 > 0:15:27They're starting to dry off. The idea is these logs from a pine tree
0:15:27 > 0:15:31we can scatter on the floor. We'll bring lots more in.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Put it anywhere you like. It's rough and untidy.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37The idea is it probably won't look too great
0:15:37 > 0:15:40until there's a lot of stuff down here and it blends in.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43There's lots of pine trees already.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45So it should look quite good.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- Hopefully.- So with the pine cones down,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50it looks like it's going to be sore on their feet!
0:15:50 > 0:15:53It's natural for where they'd come from.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54They've got very tough pads.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59They're very used to being in this kind of forest floor environment.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01They'll be quite used to it.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04The grey wolf is split into many, many sub-species,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06the largest of which is these guys.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08It's nice when we do talks to the kids
0:16:08 > 0:16:13to explain they're not the big bad wolf they hear of in nursery rhymes!
0:16:13 > 0:16:16But you still made us come in here with rakes!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18I'm always told to make it a bit scary.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21I wanted to make sure you weren't totally at ease!
0:16:21 > 0:16:27Rich, we're nearly done with these pine cones. You want more in here?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30This is probably one hundredth of what's coming in.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32We've got our work cut out!
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Grab the rake. I've got the wheelbarrow.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- Here we go. - #- Who's afraid of the big bad wolf
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- #- The big bad wolf, the big bad wolf?- #
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0:16:56 > 0:16:59in the games section on the CBBC website,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01it's never too late!
0:17:01 > 0:17:02Have fun!
0:17:15 > 0:17:18You might call this next job somewhat tiresome
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and "tyre" is definitely the operative word!
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I'm with head of hoofstock, Joel Bunce.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Joel, what's the big idea?
0:17:25 > 0:17:29The idea is to hang this tyre up for the bison to play with.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Why are we going to do that?
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Well, Bransk, the adult male,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36has a lot of pent-up energy and aggression.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39He needs to release it on something other than the other bison
0:17:39 > 0:17:42and the fencing, cos he does a lot of damage.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45We're hoping that when he feels energetic,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48he'll come to the scratching post and play with his tyre.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- Take his stress out on this. - Yes.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Where is Bransk? I imagine he's pretty big.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57He's very big. He weighs between 700 and 800 kilos. He's massive.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01He's showing at the moment. We can't do this with him in here.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- Take his aggression out on us instead of the tyre!- Right.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Shall we make a move for it and let him in?
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- Absolutely.- Let's get out of here!
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- Who's the guy at the front? - That's the main man, Bransk.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24Bransk. OK. I've got to say, we've hung the tyre up quite high.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Will he be able to reach it?
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Yes, without a doubt. He's taller than I am.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31When his head is raised and he looks up,
0:18:31 > 0:18:34he's between seven and eight feet tall.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Wow! You must be about six three or something?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39I'm about six one, six two, around that.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42So he'll be able to reach that without any problem at all.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45These guys must be powerful animals.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Do they hunt anything, or is it just vegetation?
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Just vegetation.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53The only thing that really preys on European bison
0:18:53 > 0:18:54are wolves and lynx.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58But they'd only pick on a small one or a sick one.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01But he would have no natural predators himself.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Are these guys a family in here,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07or are they all men? What's the set-up?
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- He's got two females and they've got a son each.- Right.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- OK.- So they're a nice little family unit.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18OK, well he's not showing much interest in the tyre yet.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- Oh, look!- He's just looking up now.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22He's sniffing it.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24You can see he's going to reach that no problem,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26once he's used to it.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29He's checking it out cos this is all new to him.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33He just wants to make sure it's not going to be a problem.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35He seems pretty chilled out now.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37What makes him aggressive or angers him?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40If I wanted to anger Bransk, which I don't ever want to do,
0:19:40 > 0:19:42what would I have to do?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44It wouldn't take much!
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Probably just walk past him in the paddock.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51I notice he's rubbing himself. Is that a nervous tic cos he's angry?
0:19:51 > 0:19:53No, not at all. As you can see,
0:19:53 > 0:19:57he's still got patches of thick fur left from his winter coat.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59He needs to scratch those off
0:19:59 > 0:20:01cos they do make him feel itchy.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05OK. It seems he's walking away, though, from our tyre.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Why's that? Will he use it at a later date, do you think?
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Yeah, definitely. He's just got to get used to it.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14He likes to move and destroy things
0:20:14 > 0:20:16so eventually he'll start playing with it.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I wonder why he's not attacking it now?
0:20:19 > 0:20:20Must be "tyred"!
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Brilliant.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Back in the cat section, Saba the elderly serval,
0:20:27 > 0:20:31who urgently needs her overgrown claws clipped, is finally asleep.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Because she needed more than one dart,
0:20:34 > 0:20:38they don't know quite how much tranquilliser got into her system.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42So they need to work fast and wake her up as soon as possible.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44This is the problem one.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Let's look.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48That is growing in.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Yes. Must have been giving her some pain.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54This is just like cutting fingernails.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57But if that razor-sharp claw had got into her pad,
0:20:57 > 0:20:59it could have got badly infected.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02It was vital they got this done.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05If you want me to take any more off them...
0:21:05 > 0:21:09No, Jane, that's fine. It won't give her any more discomfort.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13No. She's had this problem a couple of years running.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16At least they're cut as far back as we can.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- It's made a little dent. - But no infection.- Good.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Saba's sleeping well at the moment,
0:21:21 > 0:21:25but they're watching carefully in case she stops breathing.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27We're just taking some blood for analysis
0:21:27 > 0:21:32to make sure her kidneys are still functioning properly for her age.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35And whatever else we need to check for.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Very few servals in the wild survive beyond the age of 16
0:21:39 > 0:21:42because their teeth wear out and they can't eat.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Saba gets a first-class diet, though
0:21:45 > 0:21:48and is still going strong at 19.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52She's got a fair set of teeth for her age.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54A tiny bit of plaque there.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56But nothing too bad.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59For a cat her age, it's pretty fantastic.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01You wouldn't like to get bitten by them!
0:22:01 > 0:22:06Saba probably has the same problems as an older domestic cat at home.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Because she eats bones and whole prey items,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11she has pretty good teeth.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14But the diseases she can be affected by are exactly the same.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19So we'll do some bloods. We've examined her. She's in good shape.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Hopefully we'll wake her up in a few minutes.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27It's time to start bringing her round, so Jane and Kerry
0:22:27 > 0:22:29take Saba back to her shed.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32The sooner they can wake her up again, the better.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- Happy?- Yes. I'll let Kerry position her.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39Certainly.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Kerry gives Saba a drug to bring her round.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47But there's no knowing how long that will take.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49They're watching for important signs of life.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Obviously twitching, movement, is the main one.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54But also reflexes.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56If I were able to touch her, which I won't,
0:22:56 > 0:22:59because if she is awake she could bite me.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02You can touch the reflexes in the corner of the eye
0:23:02 > 0:23:04to see if she's starting to wake up a bit.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Yeah, obviously movement and things like that.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Her respiration to increase.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Those kinds of things.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16But Saba isn't moving. That could be bad news,
0:23:16 > 0:23:20so Kerry decides she'll have to take the risk of opening the door.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- I'll just turn her over. Do you want to come by here?- Yeah.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25I'll stimulate her a bit.
0:23:27 > 0:23:33We do a lot of sedation especially with the cats and dogs in the park.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35It can be a bit routine,
0:23:35 > 0:23:39but you're never satisfied until they're up and about.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42We've just got to be patient.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45It's hard to be patient, but you've got to let nature take its course
0:23:45 > 0:23:47to get rid of the drug.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Having looked after Saba for almost 20 years,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Jim's not going anywhere.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59I'm testing her reflexes with the straw.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06At last, Saba reacts.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09That's all good signs.
0:24:09 > 0:24:10After a tricky start,
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Jim's relieved that the operation was a success.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16When you've had a cat born here
0:24:16 > 0:24:19and you've seen her progress through the years,
0:24:19 > 0:24:24it's always a worry when you knock something down that they come round.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Especially when you've known them this long. So I'm happy
0:24:27 > 0:24:32that we've done the job, she's coming out of the anaesthetic,
0:24:32 > 0:24:37and hopefully she's going to be out playing in the long grass soon!
0:24:38 > 0:24:43I'm pleased to report Saba was soon back on her feet once more,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45feeling much more comfortable.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Now, an animal that we very rarely see on Roar,
0:24:53 > 0:24:56and you're even less likely to see in the wild.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Anoa are the smallest kind of buffalo in the world.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02They come from Sulawesi in Indonesia.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06They're endangered in the wild. It's good they have a small herd here.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10But now we hear that one of them's been misbehaving!
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Keeper Chris, we're here. Who needs a telling off?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16It's one of the anoa that needs telling off.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19I can speak Anoa a little bit.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22I'm guessing that it's Boris the male.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26No, you're wrong. It's actually Thelma the female over there.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Thelma? What could lovely delicate Thelma do wrong?
0:25:30 > 0:25:35She's far from lovely and delicate! She bullies Boris when we mix them.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- Is that why they're separated? - Yes, they're not in together yet.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43- Why doesn't she like him? - Cos she hasn't had a male
0:25:43 > 0:25:48with her for quite a long time, only her son for almost two years.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51She's unused to seeing another male, especially an adult.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55She immediately tries to beat him up.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Oh, I feel quite sorry for Boris.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02- Can we go in and give him a bit of company?- We can, yes.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11It seems quite a shame that Boris is spending his time alone in here
0:26:11 > 0:26:14and Thelma is next door. What's the plan now?
0:26:14 > 0:26:18We'll keep trying to mix them, take it as slow as possible.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20It hasn't worked as of yet,
0:26:20 > 0:26:22but each time there's better signs from it.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27So it should get better. We're trying to bulk him up a bit
0:26:27 > 0:26:28to get him some muscle!
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- It may be a case of opposites will attract.- It could be, yeah.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Fatten him up.- That's a good point.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37When I was in school and I fancied a boy,
0:26:37 > 0:26:40sometimes I went, "Oh, I don't like you!"
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- So that's why you do it!- Maybe Thelma's doing that with Boris?
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Maybe that's how anoas attract each other.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50It could be if she was gently pushing him.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53But it's more trying to savage him rather than that!
0:26:53 > 0:26:57- It's physical aggression.- Definitely far more physical than you'd be.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Tell you what, Chris. I'm on Boris's side.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02I'm going to hang out with Boris.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Whilst Johny hangs out with Boris,
0:27:05 > 0:27:08check out what's on the next episode of Roar.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- I'll hang out with you.- Fair enough. - I don't like you! I don't!
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Our Ranger says he likes tapirs, but is shocked when he meets them!
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Flippin' 'eck, they're big!
0:27:20 > 0:27:24There are cats of every shape and size in the parks.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27But which kind is best? We'll be comparing
0:27:27 > 0:27:32an extremely large one with a very small cat indeed.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35And Rani and I get it completely wrong
0:27:35 > 0:27:37when we're told to come ready for a shower.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40You got the wrong end of the stick. You look like idiots!
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Make sure you're watching!
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