0:00:02 > 0:00:05Some very dangerous animals have arrived in the park.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08The only way to see them in the dark is with the special
0:00:08 > 0:00:10night-time cameras we've rigged up.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12And you get a ringside seat.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42- Hello, and welcome to Roar. I'm Rani.- And I'm Johny.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45We've got something beautiful to show you on today's show.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Stop it, Johny, you're making me blush!
0:00:47 > 0:00:50I weren't talking about you, I was talking about this
0:00:50 > 0:00:54- beautiful little baby tapir. - Ah, well, that's understandable.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58This little fella is nine weeks old. He's getting bigger by the day!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00He may look quite light now, but within two years,
0:01:00 > 0:01:05he'll weigh up to 350 kilos. That's the same as 10,000 packets of crisps.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07And speaking of crisps, we've rustled up
0:01:07 > 0:01:10a packet of fun for you today, so let's get on with the show.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- You're beautiful as well, Rani. - Yeah, I know.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18We'll see just how clever the gorillas are at finding their food.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Can you sing like a sifaka?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24We give it a go in Ask The Keeper.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29And what's made this stag so cross that he's stamping his feet?
0:01:29 > 0:01:33He may think that Johny's copying him.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44The keeper called, told me to meet him
0:01:44 > 0:01:48so he could show me his samba, and I just hope he's got his dancing shoes on.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- Come on, are you going to lead? - Sadly not, Johny, no.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- Not that kind of samba. - What do you mean?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- That kind of sambar.- Oh, I knew that.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Er, those sambar over there.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59What are the sambar?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- These are Asian deer.- Right, OK.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12You'll find these throughout India and most of eastern Asia.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15You'll find them out roaming swampy areas and savannas.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19They're quite widely spread. We've got 18 of them in here.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- Can we go in there with them? - Sadly not, Johny, no,
0:02:22 > 0:02:27because the adult male is a little bit aggressive,
0:02:27 > 0:02:30so we don't go in with them. We do when we feed them,
0:02:30 > 0:02:31He looks quiet shy to me.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- They're over there at the minute. - Yeah.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37While we're standing here, he's doing a threatening posture,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41stomping his feet and had his tail turn up, which is a warning.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43If I was to go in there and act threatening,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45how would he get rid of me?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- He would probably charge you.- Really?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50And they've got massive antlers.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Yeah. I've brought these down so you can see a set of antlers up close.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Amazing. If I had these, no-one would mess with me!
0:02:57 > 0:02:58HE GROWLS
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Do I look quite scary?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Not really, Johny, no.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Are these fully grown, then?
0:03:04 > 0:03:08They are. They go that way round, so that's the way they would be.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- That's the way they would be. - Why do they grow their antlers?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I've always wondered that about deer.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18It's primary defence and display.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20If you're going to breed successfully,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23you to have to ward off other males.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26It's like humans if we had a flashy car, we'd be most likely
0:03:26 > 0:03:28to get all the girls, kinda thing.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Yeah...
0:03:30 > 0:03:35I've noticed that these antlers here are huge.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Are they made of bone?
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Yeah, yeah. These are bone, and they grow these every year.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46They shed them in the early part of the year here,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48and by the rutting season,
0:03:48 > 0:03:52which normally starts round about the end of November here,
0:03:52 > 0:03:58they would have grown another set and the velvet would have come off them.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Let me ask you about that because I've noticed
0:04:00 > 0:04:04this bull over here, they look like they're coated in suede.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Basically, yeah. It helps protect the new-growing antler,
0:04:08 > 0:04:12and there's blood vessels in there which help feed the bone.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16If you look on the bottom of this one, you'll see some small holes,
0:04:16 > 0:04:18and that's blood vessels,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21again, where it supplies blood to this so it can grow.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Now, when we get old, we lose all our hair.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26When a deer gets old, would it lose its antlers?
0:04:26 > 0:04:30No, they continue growing antlers until the day they die of old age.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Oh, well, thank you so much.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34I didn't know anything about these sambar deer.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Of course, I knew it weren't really dancing.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- Fancy going to a bit of a boogie, anyway?- Yeah, go on.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51In the dead of night last winter, two very rare
0:04:51 > 0:04:54and fierce creatures joined the park's breeding programme.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58The keepers had never seen them, but they knew the boxes
0:04:58 > 0:05:01contained some of the rarest cats in the world.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Head of carnivores Jim Vasey had just taken delivery
0:05:09 > 0:05:11of two Chinese leopards.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13They come from northern China.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17We'd normally show you shots of them in the wild, but hardly
0:05:17 > 0:05:18anyone's ever filmed them.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25The two leopards have never met before and could attack
0:05:25 > 0:05:30or even kill each other, so for now, Jim's keeping them apart,
0:05:30 > 0:05:35although their enclosures and sleeping quarters are side by side.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Good boy, good boy.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Good boy.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41You're OK.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43That was the male.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Jim's next challenge is to try and get them together
0:05:46 > 0:05:48for the sake of the species.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52In terms of breeding these, they are very rare in the wild
0:05:52 > 0:05:55and safari parks around the world, so there are very few.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I mean, numbers in the wild, no-one really knows.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02It's just that we know that there are maybe 30 pairs in the world in zoos,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04and that's why we've got a pair
0:06:04 > 0:06:08to join the breeding programme, because they're rare and endangered.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12So a female who can have kittens is very valuable.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Good girl, good girl.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19Hiya, sweetheart.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22GROWLING Ooh, yes, I know - love you too!
0:06:22 > 0:06:23Love you too.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27Good girl.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30GROWLING
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Yeah, OK.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34They're fit and healthy.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Don't matter how many times, you know they're going to jump at you,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43but it still makes you jump.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Oh, she's feisty.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50And with a name like Ting Ting, how could you be aggressive?
0:06:50 > 0:06:51But there you go.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Our biggest concern in mixing these is the male either attacking
0:06:58 > 0:07:02the female and even killing her, or the female killing the male,
0:07:02 > 0:07:06because the females do have to be more aggressive, especially when
0:07:06 > 0:07:08they've got cubs, because then they have to defend the cubs.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14If I was the male, I'd definitely be scared of her!
0:07:16 > 0:07:20To help them make friends, Jim's moved the male out of his enclosure
0:07:20 > 0:07:25and put the female in there so she can sample his scent.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Tonight, they'll be able to get used to each other
0:07:29 > 0:07:31through this fence.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33But Jim needs to find a way of watching them,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35so we're going to set up a special camera.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40They are elusive, and that's our big problem. When we're around
0:07:40 > 0:07:42and they know we're around, they're not going to do nothing.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45That's why we're putting up the camera.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48The camera will see them in the dark.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51We can't. That's the whole point of
0:07:51 > 0:07:55this, to make sure we do it right and we get the valuable information
0:07:55 > 0:07:59we need to be able to safely put them together, and that's the aim tonight.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04We want the male to come to her, and then, with this equipment,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07we'll be able to see how they interact with each other in the dark.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11I think the camera's set up and ready to go, so shall we have a look
0:08:11 > 0:08:12and see if it works?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Yeah, I'm pretty impressed with that. That'll give us a good shot
0:08:19 > 0:08:24of her coming out of her shed, which is great, and also it
0:08:24 > 0:08:29gives us enough of an area to see any interaction between him and her.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33The worst case is, he may never come anywhere near her,
0:08:33 > 0:08:35and that would be the worst one.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38We need to be able to see them interacting,
0:08:38 > 0:08:42and this gives us the opportunity to do that, and then,
0:08:42 > 0:08:44fingers crossed, it will work.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48We'll come back later to see whether Jim's night-vision spy camera
0:08:48 > 0:08:52does capture shots of the secretive Chinese leopards.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Ah, lucky-dip time, and I feel lucky!
0:09:10 > 0:09:13I do, I do! And hopefully I can find...
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Oh, yes, yes, I've got something! I've got something!
0:09:16 > 0:09:20It's a banana. Well, that's not the kind of prize I wanted,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23but I do know five gorillas that would be very pleased with that.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25And, considering I'm in the gorilla enclosure
0:09:25 > 0:09:28with head of gorillas Phil Ridges, it's a good job.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- Hiya.- Hiya, Phil.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34Phil - lucky dip for the gorillas, are you mad? Why are we doing this?
0:09:34 > 0:09:37It's to give the gorillas something different to do,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39rather than just forage around normally for their food.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Put some in a box with some shavings in.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43We've got banana in here. What else have we got?
0:09:43 > 0:09:48There should be a little sack of peanuts in there.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Have I got one of those in here as well?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52It was next to the bottom.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56I can't find it. There's peanuts
0:09:56 > 0:09:59inside this bag, so you're expecting the gorillas to rip this open?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Yep, they'll rip it open. They usually use their teeth.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Quickest and easiest way for them do it.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Is that why you ask them to do it? Why not scatter them?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10They have got to dig for them anyway.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12It's just another different way of presenting
0:10:12 > 0:10:16something that they usually get scattered around the enclosure.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19That's what they normally do, pick it up off the ground.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Why not do something that makes them think for an extra second or two?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Is there anything else I can put in?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Yes, there's some raisins as well.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30You can just put those in the shavings, so they will
0:10:30 > 0:10:33have to sort through the shavings for those.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Raisins are tiny! Have you seen gorillas' hands?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- They're very dextrous though. - They'll pick these out?
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- Individually, yeah. - These will get covered in sawdust.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Will it be OK for them to eat the sawdust?
0:10:43 > 0:10:46They'll eat a bit but they're good at spitting out what they don't want.
0:10:46 > 0:10:52Are they inquisitive enough to know that it is kind of a lucky dip?
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Yes, I mean, they might not see exactly what's in there initially,
0:10:56 > 0:11:00because the box will be closed, but they will just tear into it, knowing
0:11:00 > 0:11:03that there is probably something which might be edible.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04If not, they will just be curious
0:11:04 > 0:11:06and then they will see things which are edible.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10They're not going to be nervous? Think, oh, it could bite...?
0:11:10 > 0:11:13I don't think so. They've seen boxes before.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Right, mine is done. You are a little bit slow.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- A bit more to do on mine. - We are going to finish these off.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I'm going to place mine somewhere down there?
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- Yes.- Join us later in the show, when we will be letting the gorillas
0:11:25 > 0:11:27back in their enclosure for a bit of a lucky dip.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Hurry up, Phil!
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Why did the frog say "miaow"?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38He was learning a foreign language.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Ta-da!
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Ragh! Ragh! Ragh!
0:11:43 > 0:11:46What do you get if your budgie flies into a blender?
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- I don't know.- Shredded tweet.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57What is the wettest animal?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59A RAIN-deer.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01THEY LAUGH
0:12:24 > 0:12:27One of me, four of them, and a petrified-looking keeper.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30It can only mean one thing - it's Ask The Keeper time.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33In the hot seat today is head keeper Simon Jeffreys.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- How are you doing, mate? - I'm all right, yeah.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- What the heck is that? - This is a Sifaka.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41A Sifaka. Wow! That looks amazing.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Is it of the monkey family? It looks like a koala bear.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- This is a lemur.- OK. How are lemurs different from monkeys?
0:12:48 > 0:12:52These are like the first monkeys, this is what they were like,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55in evolution, before they became the monkeys that they are now.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- Fascinating. Guys, have we got any questions?- How long do they live?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Sifakas can live until about 30.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Is that pretty good in the lemur kingdom?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Yes, I mean, some of the bigger ones can live a bit longer,
0:13:08 > 0:13:10but yes, 30 years is a good age.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Have you got any questions?
0:13:13 > 0:13:17If you left two male lemurs in a room, what will happen?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20It depends on the lemur. We have got two boy Sifakas here
0:13:20 > 0:13:22and they would fight, unfortunately.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Certain ones live in big male groups. Ring-tailed lemurs
0:13:25 > 0:13:31are known for having big multi-male groups, multi-females and everything.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33How many species are there?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35There's hundreds of species of lemurs.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37They only come from one island, in Madagascar,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40and there's over 150 different types of lemur.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Is there different types of Sifaka lemurs?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45There's nine different types of Sifaka.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Technically the same animal but different colourations,
0:13:49 > 0:13:51with different names.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54So you've got like cockerels, crown Sifakas.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56There's nine different sub-species.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Are they friendly? Yes, lemurs are very friendly.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Sifakas are known for being very curious,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04coming down to you to see what's happening and everything.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07That's good to know. They don't bite or anything,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09they're not vicious creatures?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11No, no, lemurs are really nice animals.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14What kind of noises do they make?
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Sifakas are called Sifakas because that's the noise they make.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20In the jungle it is like, "Shiffa, shiffa! Shiffa!"
0:14:20 > 0:14:24What do you reckon, guys, shall we try and call one over?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Ready? Three, two, one...
0:14:26 > 0:14:28ALL: Shiffa!
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Shiffa! Shiffa!
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Shiffa!
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- He's gone.- The opposite effect!
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Maybe we told him to go away or something.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40How many Sifakas are there left in the wild?
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Of this type, there's probably about 10,000 in the wild.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47We don't know, because there's not been a good count in a while.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Sifakas are critically endangered.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52A lot of lemurs are. Over 90% of Madagascar has been
0:14:52 > 0:14:54deforested, so there is not much left.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58You have answered everything so far, but I want to confer with my crew.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Come on, guys, huddle in.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02We are going to ask you a tough question.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03It's killer question time!
0:15:07 > 0:15:09That's a pretty tough one.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Shall we do that one? OK, brilliant. Ha-ha!
0:15:13 > 0:15:17I think we've got you here, Simon. Here is our killer question.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Luke, do you want to do the honours?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22If lemurs were in the Olympics, in the long jump,
0:15:22 > 0:15:24where would it come?
0:15:24 > 0:15:27The lemur would win hands-down - they can leap nearly nine metres.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31As far as size-weight ratio, if it was a human, it would be
0:15:31 > 0:15:36- a massive lemur, and it probably leap 20 metres easily.- You're right.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40You answered our killer question. Give him a round of applause.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41We've thrown everything at you.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45What do you reckon - thumbs-up or thumbs-down for Simon Jeffrey?
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- Thumbs-up.- Well done, Simon.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51You got away with it but there's always next time, in Ask The Keeper.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Welcome back. I'm still with head of gorillas Phil,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05and we are now outside the gorilla enclosure.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Earlier on, myself and Phil set up these boxes.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Now, Phil, they're not works of art, are they?
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- By no means, no.- What are they?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- Cardboard boxes. - Filled...- ..with stuffing.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20They are filled with sawdust and loads of treats for the gorillas.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23We're hoping the five bachelors will come out, open them up,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26have a root round and get themselves a prize.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28I don't think that will work, though.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Probably not, knowing those fellas.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33They're safely locked away at the moment, aren't they?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- And we're going to release them? Shall we do that?- Yes.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Right, then, Phil, here's the big boys now.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Coming straight over for it.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- This is Cush, isn't it?- This is Cush, actually, yeah.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Ooh!
0:16:56 > 0:16:59But he hasn't smelt it or anything.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- And who's that one there? - That's Ambam.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06And he's just completely opened it up. There you go.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Do you think they're all copying each other?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Cos we've got another one, Boms, isn't it?
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- That's Boomy.- Boomy's come over as well.- Decided it's not worth it.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Do you think because he doesn't know there's food in it,
0:17:18 > 0:17:20they've seen others playing with the boxes?
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Might be or maybe he's just not interested in that box.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Ooh! He's coming down the slide!
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Maybe he just wants to play?
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Have a look at that, that's absolutely amazing -
0:17:33 > 0:17:35the way he's blowing the sawdust away.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39I think he probably had some raisins or peanuts in there, so he's just
0:17:39 > 0:17:41blown away the shavings because it is lighter.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Hopefully none of it will go up their noses as well.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48It's so cool, and it's all just to get to the little raisins.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50So, amazingly, they will just put
0:17:50 > 0:17:54a lot of effort in to get a little bit of food, because
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- it would take a lot of raisins to fill one of these guys up.- Yeah.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59I was a bit concerned, I thought,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02"Are they just going to get a bellyful of sawdust?"
0:18:02 > 0:18:03You can see Boomy there,
0:18:03 > 0:18:05moving his hand, sifting the shavings away.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08They've got their different techniques.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10That's interesting, because these are techniques
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- they may have to use out in the wild to get their seeds.- Exactly.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17They've got to figure out the quickest and easiest means
0:18:17 > 0:18:18of getting food.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21He's down there just sifting through it, almost blowing it away.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Yeah, he's probably blowing it a bit as he goes down.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Jeemoo has taken his up there.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Oh, look, he's gone for the hessian sack!
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- Yep.- He's ripping it apart with his teeth like you said he would.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37That's a lot of work, he's got to rip that open, then he's got to
0:18:37 > 0:18:43shell the nuts, and then... It's too much work, open the box, find it...
0:18:43 > 0:18:46It's kind of what it's for, to make them work a little bit.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50But they do it as efficiently as they can, like just ripping the bag,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53whereas we would undo the knot and then do it nicely.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55That's because we like to recycle.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Yes! And the peanuts as well, they crack them in their mouth -
0:18:59 > 0:19:03they don't pop them open and then put the nut in their mouth,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06they put the whole thing in, pop the nut with their lips,
0:19:06 > 0:19:07then spit out the shell.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10So they're in their mouth straightaway then.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Meanwhile they're picking up another one.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16It's been like a gorilla's birthday party with those lucky dips.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Yeah, without the wrapping paper.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Without the wrapping paper, but they have had loads of treats,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- It's been a treat for us, thanks. - No worries.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Are you ready to make some improvements
0:19:34 > 0:19:36to your own wildlife parks
0:19:36 > 0:19:37in the Roar online game?
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Then just type in today's cheat code...
0:19:43 > 0:19:45And make sure that your animals are getting
0:19:45 > 0:19:47all the food and treats they deserve.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Happy gaming!
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Back down in the Chinese leopard enclosure, Jim has installed
0:19:55 > 0:19:59a camera to try and find out how the two very rare cats,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01a male and a female, get on together at night,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04because they very rarely come out in daylight.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Whenever he's tried to watch them, they run for cover anyway,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12and they really don't like him looking in the sheds.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Jim's hoping they will breed, because they're so rare,
0:20:18 > 0:20:20but he needs to bring them together carefully,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23because they could fight to the death.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25He's recently swapped their enclosures
0:20:25 > 0:20:27to get them used to one another's scent,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29and they're only separated by a fence, so they should
0:20:29 > 0:20:32be on camera if they met up in the darkness last night.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Fingers crossed we've got the evidence we need on this tape
0:20:37 > 0:20:39to be able to go forward, put them together
0:20:39 > 0:20:42and leave them together as a pair, permanently.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44The female has access
0:20:44 > 0:20:49to the space behind the fence, while the area on this side is the male's.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Just moments after Jim hit the record button,
0:20:51 > 0:20:53the female made an appearance.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58We had actually left now. We had set
0:20:58 > 0:21:03the camera up and walked away, and within 10 seconds, she's come out.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11Ah, this is interesting, she's now rolling on the ground.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12This is a great sign.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14If cats like each other, they'll do this
0:21:14 > 0:21:17to cover themselves in the other one's smell.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20But there's no side of him yet on this side of the fence.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25We need to be able to see the male coming into shot.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Oh... I think she has spotted the male now.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Her posture's changed.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38She's sat up now but she's looking around, obviously following the male.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40The way she's looking,
0:21:40 > 0:21:42I half-expect to see him any second.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Whoa! Ha-ha!
0:21:49 > 0:21:50There's the male.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55This is amazing. Hardly anyone has ever seen these
0:21:55 > 0:21:57very rare cats close up.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Very impressive.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03The rosettes on the north Chinese leopard are amazing.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08All leopards have got these what we call rosettes, and they're all
0:22:08 > 0:22:12varying shapes, but it's the first time I have seen them that close.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14There he is now.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Very pretty boy.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24That is an amazing shot.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27The male and the female are moving close to each other,
0:22:27 > 0:22:29which is just what we want.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32But later on in the night, the mood changes.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34THE LEOPARDS GROWL
0:22:35 > 0:22:36He's just had a go at her there,
0:22:36 > 0:22:38that wasn't good.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43She's panicked a bit.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50But soon after that confrontation, the male turns his attention towards
0:22:50 > 0:22:52our camera, rather than the female.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55Whoa!
0:22:55 > 0:22:59You wouldn't want to meet that on a dark night, that's for sure.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04He walked towards the camera, and all you've got is
0:23:04 > 0:23:08just two big headlamps, really, of his eyes, just coming at you.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11That's amazing.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Jim's pleased - the cats showed enough interest in one another
0:23:14 > 0:23:17for him to move on to the next stage of his plan.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21The tape has let him see the two rare leopards behaving naturally
0:23:21 > 0:23:22and he's thrilled.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Yeah, it is a rare opportunity to see them,
0:23:25 > 0:23:29because they hear your vehicle coming a mile away, and they just hide.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32You don't see them. There wasn't any aggression there,
0:23:32 > 0:23:34even though he lunged at the fence.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36LEOPARDS GROWL
0:23:36 > 0:23:37I think it's a good sign.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41By the end of a few weeks we will be able to put them together,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43and they will be able to stay together.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Let's hope that Jim's right,
0:23:46 > 0:23:48because if they were ever to produce any cubs,
0:23:48 > 0:23:50can you imagine how cute they'd be?
0:24:09 > 0:24:13It's almost the end of the show, but before we go we've popped up
0:24:13 > 0:24:16to the Discovery Zone to meet keeper Rich Barnes, and what is surely
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- the tiniest animal on the park. - Hi, Rich.- Hello.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Tell us all - what tiny animal are we going to be looking at?
0:24:23 > 0:24:24Frogs today.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- Frogs, they're not that tiny! - They're pretty small.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Can we have a look?- You can, yes.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Just over here we have some of our frogs.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Wow, they're amazing.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36They don't look real, oh, my gosh.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39These are known as poison arrow frogs and or poison dart frogs.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Quite a large family, loads of different colours, shapes and sizes.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47These are, as the colour suggests, blue poison dart frogs.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52The brightly coloured tiny frogs come from Central and South America,
0:24:52 > 0:24:56where they live in the hot, wet rainforests.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Poison dart frogs, something that small, surely can't be dangerous?
0:24:59 > 0:25:01As it is, it's not, but what they do...
0:25:01 > 0:25:04the Indians embed their needles in the back of the frog,
0:25:04 > 0:25:08roll it around a bit, cover it in the toxins, which is in the skin,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11and use it to shoot monkeys out of trees and that sort of thing.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13They're an amazing colour, aren't they?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Is there a purpose for the colour, cos we talk about camouflage?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Well, obviously, that doesn't look very good camouflage.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23In a tropical forest you will be seen quite easily.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26They want the animals that are going to try to eat them
0:25:26 > 0:25:29to see them - to go, hang on a minute, why are you so bright?
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Bright things we shouldn't eat, and that's why they leave them alone.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35It is a deterrent that they are so colourful.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37So it's the opposite of most animals
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- that want to blend in - they want to stick out.- Yep.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43I've seen a few frogs in my time, but never any like that.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- Are these endangered? - All frogs and amphibians are now
0:25:46 > 0:25:49considered quite endangered because of a thing called chytrid fungus,
0:25:49 > 0:25:53which is wiping out millions and millions of frogs worldwide.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56It's from introduced species into the countries where these guys live.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Unfortunately, as soon as it gets near them, it wipes them out quickly.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04It is a fungus that lives on the skin which they just can't get well from.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Unfortunately it is wiping out loads.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07So, pollution, chytrid fungus,
0:26:07 > 0:26:10makes them quite endangered, yeah.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12I'm surprised they're not jumping out.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15They're quite good, they know when this slide goes open that
0:26:15 > 0:26:18it is food time, normally, so they sit there waiting, really.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21They're all perched there ready, as if to say,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23come on then, feed us, where's the food?
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Well, Rich, we don't want to keep these guys waiting.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Thank you for letting us pop up today
0:26:27 > 0:26:31and thanks for watching Roar - check out what's on the next episode.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36We will be making the toughest decision of the year -
0:26:36 > 0:26:40out of all the beautiful babies who have been born in the parks,
0:26:40 > 0:26:41which one is the cutest?
0:26:41 > 0:26:44I think the baby meerkat's the cutest.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45The baby de Brazza's.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49The cutest baby animal is the elephant.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51A disabled lioness has moved house,
0:26:51 > 0:26:56and we find out why she had swimming lessons when she was a cub.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58She was given arm bands or a lifejacket
0:26:58 > 0:27:01and this went on for a few months until she got too big,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04and the owners of the dogs at the local pool
0:27:04 > 0:27:07decided they did not want to take their dogs there any more!
0:27:08 > 0:27:11And the lion-tailed macaques are in for a treat,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14but what's our Roar ranger feeding them?
0:27:14 > 0:27:15- Are them worms alive?- Yeah.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19You're going to be putting your hand in to scatter them around in a bit.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24You go first, then, Mr Monkey Expert. Monkey Man.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27That's all coming up on the next Roar.
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