0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today, what's the best way to eat corn on the cob?
0:00:05 > 0:00:08The gorillas have some ideas, but how do you eat yours?
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Hello and welcome to Roar. I'm Johny.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41I'm Rani. This ravenous rabble are the black-and-white ruffed lemurs.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46When feeding, these guys hold on by the feet and hang upside down.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Their very long tail is used for balance when up in the trees.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54If you look at their fingers and toes, their nails are very flat.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58That helps them grip on to objects and groom other lemurs.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02You're going to be glued to today's show, so let's get on with it.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Coming up on Roar,
0:01:05 > 0:01:10what happens when Roar Ranger Oscar makes friends with the giraffes?
0:01:10 > 0:01:12It's no tall tale!
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Find out why we're building sand castles for the Indian desert cats.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20And the Javan langurs love hard-boiled eggs.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25But afterwards, you don't want to be standing downwind.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Whenever you eat corn on the cob,
0:01:34 > 0:01:38in my opinion, there's only one way to do it - like this.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Hmm! But what if you're a gorilla?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46I've come here to meet gorilla keeper Emily Clark
0:01:46 > 0:01:49who's devised a corny experiment.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53We've got a box of corn on the cob here, also known as maize.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- It's got that outer layer still on. - I've never seen it like that.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00When you buy it in the supermarket, it's just like this.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04We'll give it to the gorillas with this layer on.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- Why not take it all off?- We want to make them work a bit for their food.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12When we let the gorillas out, they should peel the layer back.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16- It makes them work harder.- I can't wait to see 'em go for these.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- Shall we distribute some out over the enclosure?- That would be great.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32- We're ready when you are. You can let Kifu's out.- 'They're on their way.'
0:02:32 > 0:02:34OK, yeah, here they come.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Is that the silverback that's come out first?
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Yeah, that's Kifu, the silverback in this group.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43He's the dominant male.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47He has come out first to see what we've put out for him.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Oh, he's got four! - He's got four already!
0:02:50 > 0:02:54I wonder if he'll share it with the rest of the group?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Would they eat the whole thing? Is the middle part digestible?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Yeah, it's a bit like in humans.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05The next day, we find a few reminders of what they've had the day before.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08So there's remnants of corn in their poo, essentially?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12It depends. If they chew through the tough husk on the outside,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15they digest it a little bit easier.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19We've got this guy here. He's eating it a bit like a human...
0:03:19 > 0:03:23No, he's not. He's just crunching through the whole thing!
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Would they come across corn in their natural habitat?
0:03:26 > 0:03:31Not corn on the cob, but in the wild, they have quite a varied diet.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Lots of different plants.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- Kouillou here is eating his corn just like a human would.- Yeah.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41He's eating the kernels, the good stuff, and throwing the rest away.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- They've got quite dexterous fingers then?- Yeah, very dexterous.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49You can see he's peeled off all the outside layers.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54There he goes, dropping all the bits he's not so interested in.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59So what else do they do with their hands? Do they build things?
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- I'm surprised how delicate they are. - They're very, very clever.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07We give them lots of enrichment, so they're very dexterous
0:04:07 > 0:04:11and they can use their fingers to manipulate different objects.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Often we give them honey pots as well and they have to use a stick
0:04:15 > 0:04:19and get it into the honey pot to retrieve the substance we've put in.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23I'm surprised. I thought they'd just munch the whole thing.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- Have they got sharp enough teeth to eat the whole thing?- Yeah.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30They've got very powerful jaws.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34They've got large canines. They could just bite through the whole thing.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38But that's just how they enjoy eating it really.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40This has been a really good experiment.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45They've all gone for the corn and all eaten it in different ways,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48but mostly just like a human would eat corn on the cob.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52We've cobbled together an excellent experiment.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05The keepers who look after the big cats are a pretty wild bunch.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08There's head honcho Rich Barnes,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10along with courageous Chris,
0:05:10 > 0:05:12macho Mark
0:05:12 > 0:05:14and rugged Rob.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19So does that mean you have to be a roughty-toughty bloke to work here?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21I don't think so.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Hi, I'm Jess, the new big cat keeper.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Jess started doing voluntary work at her local wild animal park
0:05:29 > 0:05:31when she was just 14.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39Now she's 20 and this is her first job as a professional keeper.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Being a big cat keeper is the best job in the world.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48Hunting dogs are brilliant. They're really colourful and excitable.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51I also get to look after these amazing Barbary lions.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55As well as big cats, I get to look after snakes and spiders,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58so this is definitely my dream job.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Jess might be having a great time with the animals,
0:06:02 > 0:06:05but can she handle pressure?
0:06:05 > 0:06:10Now I've got some questions for her in a special Ask The NEW Keeper.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22It is quite hard being an animal keeper. You've got to be fit.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Every day, you're lifting 20 kilos of meat,
0:06:25 > 0:06:29so it took a lot of time building up muscle, but I'm a bit stronger.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39Feeding the cats is brilliant cos these guys are so soft with us,
0:06:39 > 0:06:43then when that meat's around, they're a completely different animal.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46It's satisfying to see them tuck into their grub
0:06:46 > 0:06:48and take it to their favourite spot.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Probably strimming.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58This park is fantastic for the animals, the enclosures are so big,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01but they take a lot of maintaining.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Probably one of the worst jobs.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11If I had to pick a favourite, not letting Solly hear, of course,
0:07:11 > 0:07:16it would probably be the Siberian tigers up at the top of the park.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I don't think he's impressed!
0:07:20 > 0:07:24So when she's not feeding, mucking out or helping the vet,
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Jess can usually be found up with the tigers.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31There's nothing like this. It's fantastic.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38So watch out for Jess, the big cat keeper, later in the series.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Our Roar Ranger today is Oscar.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56He's from Kent and he's raring to be a wild animal keeper.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03I'm very, very excited about what you've got in store for me.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Every animal here needs to be looked after in a different way,
0:08:07 > 0:08:11but at least Oscar's got some experience
0:08:11 > 0:08:16because at home he helps to care for the family dog named Scooby.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19I'm really excited. I may be touching some animals.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23I might just be lucky and get to hold one.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33"Oscar, today you're a giraffe and rhino keeper.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35"Let's go on safari."
0:08:37 > 0:08:39I hope I'll enjoy it.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45Giraffe and rhino. Oscar will be working in The African Experience
0:08:45 > 0:08:49where both those animals share the enclosure.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52'One, two, three, four!'
0:08:55 > 0:08:58The tallest animal here is the giraffe.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01They grow as high as a double-decker bus.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05And they weigh about 50 times more than Oscar.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11- Hi, I'm Oscar.- Hi, I'm Nick, the deputy head of rhinos and giraffes.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- Today, we'll be feeding some giraffes and rhinos.- OK.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18So get on board and we'll get going.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23The trailer isn't very stylish, but it beats walking.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Giraffes come from Africa
0:09:26 > 0:09:30where they're found right from the bottom edge of the Sahara Desert
0:09:30 > 0:09:33all the way down to almost the southern tip.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38The first job for Oscar and Nick is to pick up some food.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41We'll make up a couple of feeds.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43So what do giraffes like to eat?
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- What are these?- They're swede. You have those with your Sunday dinner.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Perhaps you don't, but some people do.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Also on the menu, there's carrots,
0:09:53 > 0:09:57browse pellets made from tree leaves and more.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02- And then they get this stuff down here.- Horse manure?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05It's not horse manure, it's chopped-up lucerne.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Lucerne is a plant related to peas and beans,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12but people don't eat it except as seedlings
0:10:12 > 0:10:15and then it's called alfalfa sprouts.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Oscar's almost finished.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19He's doing all right.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24He's certainly lively enough which is what you want for this job.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Now the good part - time to find the animals.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37We are entering The African Experience.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41The African Experience is a 150-acre safari park
0:10:41 > 0:10:47where rhino mingle with wildebeest, along with antelope and zebra.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51And, of course, giraffe. You could hardly miss them!
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- They're massive. - You've got to be very quiet.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- OK?- Ssh!
0:10:57 > 0:11:00I didn't say anything.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Oscar was hoping for an animal he could hold,
0:11:03 > 0:11:07but if he's very quiet, maybe he can touch these.
0:11:10 > 0:11:16They're quite gentle, but you're new, so you have to be careful.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20If you come to the park, don't try to touch any of the animals.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25It's only OK for Oscar because he's here with an experienced keeper.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Now here's a strange fact.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Despite their length, giraffes have only got seven bones in their necks,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36which is the same number of bones as you and I have.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42And a giraffe's tongue is rough like a cat's,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45so that they can strip the bark off twigs and branches.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50But now with them all fed, it's time to move on.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54This is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58I never thought I'd get to stroke a giraffe ever.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03I never thought I'd be able to meet a giraffe, let alone touch one.
0:12:03 > 0:12:09See ya! That was the biggest experience I could ever have.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Ever!
0:12:11 > 0:12:15But it's not over yet. There are some hungry rhino out here too.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19We'll catch up with Oscar later to see how he gets on with them.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40It's great being at the seaside. Actually, I'm not at the seaside.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45I'm inside the Indian desert cat enclosure with Jim Vassey.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- So, life's not all bad, eh, Jim?- No.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51I've come down for feeding time with a difference,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54but all I seem to be doing is building sand castles.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58There is a little difference with it this time.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00In actual fact, his feed's in here.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05- So you've hidden the meat inside the sand?- Yeah.- I'll top this up.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Who have we got in here? I'll scoop some sand in.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- This is the male desert cat, Gunter. - How old?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15He's about seven or eight.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18He's very ickle as well, which is quite surprising.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- He looks a lot like a domestic cat. - Well, they are.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25All domestic cats in the area where they come from,
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- this is the ancestor of them.- Wow!
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Yours looks very neat. Mine looks great. Let's put them down.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- What do you mean, yours looks great? - Ready to tip them out?
0:13:35 > 0:13:39I want to see what he does. He's so competitive!
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- Let's flip them over. - One, two, three!
0:13:43 > 0:13:46I'm scared mine isn't going to work. Yeah, beautiful!
0:13:54 > 0:14:00We've actually come right over and he's moving away. Is he quite shy?
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Yeah. He knows there's food. He can smell the food.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- He can really smell that food inside the sand?- Oh, yeah.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10A lot of his prey are rodents.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13They live in burrows, so he has to dig them out.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- He knows what he's looking for. - There he goes.- Go for mine, yes!
0:14:17 > 0:14:20That's maybe because he can smell your scent...
0:14:20 > 0:14:25Oh, instantly got it! Just knocked the top of the sand castle off!
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- Where has he gone with that food? - In the tunnel. There he goes.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32He'll have a burrow where he'll feel safe.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- Is that what they do?- Yeah.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38We also give him... There he goes back in the tunnel again.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43He's gone in the tunnel, come out, gone back in and come out again?
0:14:43 > 0:14:48He's trying to find a safe place to eat his food in quiet.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51It's absolutely brilliant to see, Jim.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53I've got to say you obviously smell
0:14:53 > 0:14:58because he's smelled out your meat and has avoided mine completely.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Here's the little fella. So he's had his feed in his box.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- I love the way he's licking his lips.- Yeah, he enjoyed that one.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Would it be fair to say
0:15:08 > 0:15:12- eight out of ten Indian cats prefer rats in the sand?- Yeah.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17Yeah. Let's see if he's going to go for the other one.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21You know we see all the big cats stalk for their food?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- Do these little fellas do the same thing?- Very similar.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- He's coming in. - He seems to be going low for it.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- He's sniffing it out.- Here he goes.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- OK, a little sniff. Oh, he's spotted it!- Yeah, here he goes.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- Well done, you!- He's just making sure there's nothing else in there.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- And he's away.- That's fantastic!
0:15:41 > 0:15:46There you go. Off he's gone with his seconds. What do you think, Jim?
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- Has it been a success?- Yes, the idea of the sand castle has worked well.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54I think it was brilliant. Shame he went for your one first!
0:15:54 > 0:15:58He got mine in the end, hopefully without too much sand in his teeth!
0:15:58 > 0:16:03- Shall we get out of here and let him enjoy it?- Yeah, let's go.- Come on.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14What do you get if you cross a hippo and a helicopter?
0:16:14 > 0:16:18I don't know. What do you get if you cross a hippo and a helicopter?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- A hippo-copter!- That's hilarious.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24BOING-BOING-BOING
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- What sound does a cow make when it cries?- I don't know.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Moo-hoo!
0:16:30 > 0:16:32THEY GIGGLE
0:16:32 > 0:16:34BOING-BOING-BOING
0:16:34 > 0:16:38What do you call a cow with a crown on its head?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40A dairy queen. Ta-da!
0:16:40 > 0:16:43GIGGLING
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Back up in The African Experience,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Oscar and Nick have food prepared for another big animal.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- Do you have any idea where the rhino could be?- No.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Well, up here we might just spot it.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07There, I see it. It's there!
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Weighing in at more than an average car,
0:17:10 > 0:17:14the black rhino is one of the heaviest animals on the planet.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18These big bruisers are the bosses out here,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21especially when there's food involved.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25Black rhino come from Africa, but there's not many left.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28In fact, the species is critically endangered
0:17:28 > 0:17:32as there's now only about 3,500 left in the entire continent.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Back on the trailer, Oscar's struggling with some giant veg,
0:17:39 > 0:17:43trying to break it into rhino bite-size bits.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46I'll just try a parsnip.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- I'll never get that.- I don't think you'll snap that parsnip.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54The biggest black rhino here is named Manyara
0:17:54 > 0:17:56and he weighs over two tonnes.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00Every day, he eats about Oscar's body weight in fruit and veg.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06It's impossible! How can you snap these?
0:18:07 > 0:18:11I'll put some spinach leaves down there.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Oscar, we've done the rhinos and the giraffe. Did you have a good time?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- I had a brilliant time. - What was your best moment?
0:18:18 > 0:18:23Stroking the giraffes. It was the first time I'd seen and touched one.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25I was very, very lucky. Bye!
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Don't forget your spinach!
0:18:29 > 0:18:33The rhinos and giraffes seem very happy with today's lunch
0:18:33 > 0:18:37and I think our Roar Ranger enjoyed it too.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42I still don't believe that I actually stroked that giraffe.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46I still can't believe it. That's absolutely once in a lifetime!
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Absolutely brilliant day!
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Mealtimes on the primates section are always hectic,
0:19:05 > 0:19:09but when you've got nine mouths to feed, you've got your work cut out.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14- Polly, who are these guys?- This is our resident group of Javan langurs.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19We've got six adults and three youngsters all waiting for breakfast!
0:19:19 > 0:19:23Some are black and some are this ginger colour. Why is that?
0:19:23 > 0:19:28The colour difference is nothing to do with male or female.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- This is just a natural occurrence. - So what have we got here?
0:19:31 > 0:19:36This is a typical breakfast with a lot of cauliflower and green beans,
0:19:36 > 0:19:40root veg and some apple. The speciality of today is the eggs.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44I've never seen a monkey eat an egg. Do you think they'll like it?
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- They love eggs.- Have you tried it out before?- They get these twice a week.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50OK, and why eggs for monkeys?
0:19:50 > 0:19:54This is a really important source of protein for them.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58And it brings them down to the front for me to check them individually.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02I've got to say when I have vegetables like this and eggs,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I get wind sometimes.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09- Do these guys trump?- Very heavily. - Do they?- Yeah. Girls as well.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14Should we keep our distance? Maybe it's a good thing we're outside.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- I think so.- Shall we feed them then? - OK, eggs first then.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- OK, eggs first.- That's for the youngsters, the half size.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26- He wants a big, whole one. - Which ones are the youngsters?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28They'll come towards the end.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- So the adults get to snack first?- Yeah.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- And...she wants an egg.- They're not interested. They're picky!
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- Have they got good taste palates? - Yes, they can smell the eggs.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41She wants a whole one.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45They won't have the veg, but they'll have the treats, their eggs.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- Can I feed this...?- Yeah. - Is this an adult?- Yes.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- She's a bit of an old lady. - How old is she?
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- She's getting on for about 15 years old.- This is the youngster?- Yeah.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Don't be scared. Come on.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- Wow, see the adults!- Yeah. - They want to get there first.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03They're the dominant ones.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Do they get their fill first and let the youngsters come in afterwards?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- Yes, always. - OK, let's give them some more.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12No more eggs for you.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16He's just not bothered!
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Come on. Let's see...
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Right, OK.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Polly, you mentioned that you give them these treats,
0:21:24 > 0:21:27so you can check if they're healthy. How do you do that?
0:21:27 > 0:21:31They come straight up for the egg. Whilst they're eating the egg,
0:21:31 > 0:21:35I can check them over for any scratches, marks,
0:21:35 > 0:21:39check their eyes, check their tails in case they've had any fights.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42You can sometimes see nicks in the tail.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- Make sure no clumps of fur have been pulled out.- Oh, wow!
0:21:45 > 0:21:49It's unlikely, but just to make sure.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- Do they fight quite often? - Not really, actually.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56Sometimes the two boys in this group will sort out their dominance.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01- They seem pretty contented now, so shall we leave them to it?- OK.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Eggs-cellent!
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Calling all gamers!
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Have you checked out the Roar game yet?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14It's on the CBBC website.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18We've just added a new area called Ice World
0:22:18 > 0:22:22and we've brought out a fresh set of cheat codes.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25The one for today is "frost3".
0:22:25 > 0:22:29So even if you're a veteran gamer, there's something new.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Give it a go, get gaming, get Roaring!
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Now we're heading up to the primates section to catch up
0:22:47 > 0:22:52with the baby De Brazza monkey who still hasn't been given a name.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56When she was born, the vet did an emergency operation to get her out.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03After that, her mum Bamboo was too poorly to look after her
0:23:03 > 0:23:07and the keepers, led by Simon Jeffery, had to take over the job.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12The trouble is she could grow up with the idea that she's a person
0:23:12 > 0:23:15or maybe a basset hound!
0:23:15 > 0:23:20Or even a soft toy. Anything except a monkey!
0:23:22 > 0:23:26The baby is spending her days in a separate room in the De Brazza house
0:23:26 > 0:23:30where she can see her family and they can see her.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Mum does seem to recognise baby. She does communicate with it.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42She's not that interested in keeping it, which is one of the problems,
0:23:42 > 0:23:46but she will come across and look through the window at her.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50But the one who is most interested is big sister Ludo.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Simon put them together to see how they'd get on.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58We weren't around, so he shot this for us.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Here we are, sister and baby.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11The sisters were fine, but now baby's ready for the next step.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16Simon's taking her to meet the whole family out in the big enclosure.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20The question is, how will they react?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Go up there.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29The first one over is big sister Ludo.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33As you can see, she is interested in her there.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36We want some contact, but not bad contact.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39That's good. Nothing really bad has happened there.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43If the parents don't come down, that's fine too.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47As long as Ludo is giving her a bit of attention, that's always nice.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50It makes her more relaxed around other monkeys.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Oh, coming to me instead of your teddy, eh?
0:24:55 > 0:24:59She wants to pick her up, but obviously doesn't know how.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Doing a little bit of grooming, which is nice.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06This is the sort of stuff that you want to see.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10But I think that's the end of the session, really.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14We're going to take her out now and I think that will be it.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Are you going to come back in?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Next time we'll come without the teddy bear.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24We'll be back to see what happens to baby monkey later in the series.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Hopefully, the next time we meet, she'll have a name.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41It's nearly the end of the show.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45But first we'll pay a visit to hoofstock keeper Barry Higgs
0:25:45 > 0:25:47and his five beautiful bison.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51- Hiya, Baz.- Hi.- Nice to see you. Your guys are just grazing away.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- Are they fussy eaters? - Not particularly.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58They're herbivores, so they spend most of their time just grazing,
0:25:58 > 0:26:02eating browse, feeding obviously on what we feed out which is cabbages,
0:26:02 > 0:26:04ungulate nuts, cattle feed.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09If you put some nice grilled chicken in there, they'd surely have it?
0:26:09 > 0:26:13They wouldn't touch it. They've got too many nice things to eat out here.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15They spend 50% of the day grazing.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20There's some little fellas there, but at the back is one big geezer.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Is that Bransk?- Yeah, he's the big guy at the far side.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26He's the alpha male, the big guy.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30If the little ones play with the browse, does he swipe it off them?
0:26:30 > 0:26:34He's normally got a nice bit of browse himself by that time.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38He'll be first to the food and he'll push the others away,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41pick the best bit and he'll be happy for a while.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45How long does it take for them to grow into full adults?
0:26:45 > 0:26:49They'll be pretty much full-grown at five, six years of age.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53They're just over a year now and there is quite a difference in size.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57- They've got a fair bit of growing to do yet.- And a fair bit of eating!
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Thank you for letting us pop down here today.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05If that's left you hungry for more, why not feast your eyes on this?
0:27:05 > 0:27:09'Next time on Roar, the vet and her team have got to act fast
0:27:09 > 0:27:12'when a tiger needs an operation.
0:27:12 > 0:27:18'We'll be trying to discover why these monkeys always look so grumpy.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20'And I'll be facing my fear...'
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Oh! Oh-oh!
0:27:23 > 0:27:26'..when I meet Sophie, the eight-legged fiend.'
0:27:40 > 0:27:45Subtitles by Subtext for Red Bee Media Ltd 2010
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