0:00:02 > 0:00:03Today on Roar...
0:00:03 > 0:00:08with a diet of raw meat, how come the lions stay spotlessly clean?
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Surely the keepers don't wash them...
0:00:11 > 0:00:12do they?
0:00:38 > 0:00:42- Hello and welcome to Roar. I'm Johny.- And I'm Rani.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46This is the very big, hairy, creepy Chile Rose spider.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49They're called that because they come from the desert regions
0:00:49 > 0:00:51of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Despite appearances, this little lady is generally quite docile,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59and she'd much rather run away from danger than confront it.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Before she gets a chance to run away from me,
0:01:01 > 0:01:03I'm going to run away first.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Let's get on with the show.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07What do you think, Chile Rose?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Coming up...
0:01:11 > 0:01:14to be a Roar Ranger, you have to be ready for some hard work,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17and it helps if you can aim, too.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- One, two, three!- Whoa!
0:01:19 > 0:01:21We got some of it on.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23I meet a very rare lemur.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27In fact, there are only 110 of them left on the planet.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30While I discover the world's most fearless creature,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33and she's not camera-shy.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48But first, we've got some breaking news from the primates section.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Let's get the latest from Simon Jeffrey.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54The baby De Brazza we're hand rearing unfortunately got attacked
0:01:54 > 0:01:57by her dad through the mesh, they weren't in together.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01He's shown aggression before but we thought it would be all right.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Unfortunately, we came in and found that she had about
0:02:04 > 0:02:07a two inch wound on the bottom of her tail.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10The injury is another setback for the baby De Brazza monkey
0:02:10 > 0:02:14who's had a tough start to life. When she was born,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16she was rejected by her mum and had to be hand reared.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20The keepers know that her best chance for a normal life is
0:02:20 > 0:02:23to get her back with her family as soon as possible,
0:02:23 > 0:02:27which is why she's been living in the neighbouring enclosure.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30The bite she got from her father was a disappointment for everyone,
0:02:30 > 0:02:33but Simon knows that it's important to keep trying.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35It's been a big shock for her,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38It's like two steps backwards now, and we have to build up
0:02:38 > 0:02:42the trust again until we can try and get her back in.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Now let's head inside the enclosure and find out how she's doing
0:02:45 > 0:02:47as they re-dress the bitten tail.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Come here, you. Come here.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54I know, I know.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56You don't like it, do you?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Oops, come here.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Come here!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04You got her? Nice and tight.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06It's just the sticky bit.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10We're changing the bandage every day cos you've got to check the wound,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13make sure it's all right and that it's got a clean dressing on.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16But, unfortunately, sometimes bandages can get actually stuck
0:03:16 > 0:03:20to the tail and, of course, that causes distress for her
0:03:20 > 0:03:21and she doesn't like it.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24It's one of those things that looks worse than it is.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Yeah, it's really nasty.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29It's starting to properly heal.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35This process is upsetting and scary for the little monkey,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37but it's for the best.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40I know it seems it quite rough what we're doing, as far as holding her
0:03:40 > 0:03:45and she's screaming and things, but it's just that it's unusual for her.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49It's always a bit of a shock when you come in and find a baby, a youngster,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52that's hurt itself, especially when it's been injured and it's one
0:03:52 > 0:03:55that you've hand reared, cos you are quite close to them.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58You don't want to see them in pain or anything.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01OK? Ooh, there you go.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04To live a full and happy life as a monkey,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07it's vital she joins her family,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10but it's a delicate and slow process.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14This week, of course, she's not going to go in with anybody so she's not
0:04:14 > 0:04:17having any stress from dad or mum, then we'll start again as before.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Start taking the sister in, then maybe sister and mum, and so on,
0:04:21 > 0:04:25and build up to the dad again. You can't leave her on her own
0:04:25 > 0:04:28as much so that you can be there to react if anything goes wrong.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33See? She's a bit more scared, more wary, and this is what happens.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36But sometimes this is a good thing as it can also mean that
0:04:36 > 0:04:39she's slightly more wary of us, in which case it makes her want to
0:04:39 > 0:04:42be nearer monkeys and away from us, so it's not all negative.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46It's a tough way to learn a lesson, but the baby De Brazza's wound
0:04:46 > 0:04:49is healing well and, despite the bite, she doesn't seem afraid
0:04:49 > 0:04:53of getting up close to her family, even if it is through the fence.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57We'll keep you posted with all the baby's news here on Roar.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Having to dig for your dinner is not something you'd find yourself doing
0:05:24 > 0:05:27on a regular basis, but there is one member of the park who would relish
0:05:27 > 0:05:31the opportunity because it has all the tools in hand to do the job.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33"In hand", or should that be "in claw", Jim?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- In claw.- Right, OK, who have we got here, then?
0:05:36 > 0:05:38This is Winnie, the honey badger,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41hence why I've got honey and some rolls.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43I need you to take these two items
0:05:43 > 0:05:47and then, in a minute, go with Mark to distract her
0:05:47 > 0:05:51so I can get in there and hide her food. Obviously your distraction
0:05:51 > 0:05:54means I can get in, get out safely without losing any legs or arms.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Jim, it's only a little honey badger. Why all this to-do?
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- It's vicious.- Really?- Yes. I'll leave that up to you with Mark,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04so if you go off and do that, then we can get in and feed her.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- And if we get it wrong, you lose a leg?- Correct.- No pressure, then.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10It's no joke.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Honey badgers are recognised as the most fearless animals in the world.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Found across central Africa and southern Asia,
0:06:17 > 0:06:21they don't shy away from fights with lions and leopards,
0:06:21 > 0:06:23will raid bee hives for a snack,
0:06:23 > 0:06:28and literally eat the most dangerous snakes in the world for breakfast.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32Without Mark and myself keeping Winnie away from Jim,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34he wouldn't stand a chance.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Now, Mark, I've heard lots of rumours about these honey badgers.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Are they really that vicious?
0:06:41 > 0:06:42In a word, yes.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45LAUGHTER
0:06:45 > 0:06:47She's known to be very aggressive.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51You do get some more laid-back ones in captivity but, in general,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54they are known to be very territorial and very, very aggressive.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56We better get on with it, then.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59I don't want her to go over there and take a fancy to Jim's legs!
0:06:59 > 0:07:02So what are we going to do here? We've got the honey and the rolls.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Rip little bits of the rolls up,
0:07:04 > 0:07:08dip it in the honey and chuck it in to her so we can keep her busy.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Probably an obvious question, Mark,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13but that is why we're giving her honey, because she loves honey?
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- She's a honey badger. - Well, yes, she does love honey.
0:07:17 > 0:07:23They get their name from the way they will go after a hive.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26They get led there by a bird called the honey guide.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30The honey badger will generally rip open the hive, eat what they like
0:07:30 > 0:07:33and then the honey guide bird will pick up the scraps.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36It's a little relationship they've got going on. But saying that,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39honey badgers will pretty much eat about everything.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42She's using her claws. She has got quite big claws, hasn't she?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45She has, yeah. They're one of her main assets.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49As well as those huge claws, she can lock her jaws,
0:07:49 > 0:07:53really powerful bite, massive teeth, although they're a bit worn down now.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57She's quite elderly but they'd still hurt.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00And you see her fur is very loose, very thick as well
0:08:00 > 0:08:04so it's pretty much impenetrable, so there's not a lot you could do
0:08:04 > 0:08:06to actually shake her off.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Jim's off over there in the corner
0:08:08 > 0:08:12putting some food in a mound. Do you think he's done by now?
0:08:12 > 0:08:16I would imagine so. I don't think he's going to spend any more time
0:08:16 > 0:08:19in there than he actually has to, so if you want to give him a shout.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Jim, are you done?
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- 'Yes, ready when you are.' - Brilliant, OK.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Jim's in place, he's set the mound there, the food's inside.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30We should go and join him, and why don't you join us later on in
0:08:30 > 0:08:33the show to find out what happens, and if Jim's still got his legs?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42ROARING
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Today's Roar Rangers are nine-year-old twins
0:08:44 > 0:08:46James and Emily from Essex.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51We're Roar-Rangering, we're Roar-Rangering, woo-hoo-hoo!
0:08:51 > 0:08:56They can both dance well, but who will be the best keeper?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59She isn't going to be good at shovelling up the poo
0:08:59 > 0:09:01cos she isn't strong enough!
0:09:04 > 0:09:08So which animal are they going to be looking after?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Emily and James, today you are elephant keepers.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14That means some big jobs.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- James, it's elephants!- Yeah!
0:09:16 > 0:09:20It's good news about the animal, but what about the task?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Big jobs?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24It's their poo, isn't it?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- Yeah.- No!
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Why do we have to do this one?
0:09:32 > 0:09:36The park's African elephants are the largest land mammals on the planet
0:09:36 > 0:09:39and, in the wild, are found across the central and southern
0:09:39 > 0:09:41parts of the continent.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45They need to eat a lot which means they also need to poo a lot, too.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50Every day, the keepers have to pick it all up, and with 14 elephants
0:09:50 > 0:09:54in the herd, keepers like Angela always welcome a bit of help.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- You might have noticed there's quite a lot of poo in there.- Yeah.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- Yeah.- Can you see it all? It's quite heavy stuff as well.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05We've got an awful lot up in the top paddock that needs cleaning out.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Are you feeling up to it?- Yeah.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- Yeah.- Yeah? It doesn't smell too much, though,
0:10:10 > 0:10:14so don't worry about the smell, but it will be heavy.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17The reason elephants' poo doesn't smell that bad
0:10:17 > 0:10:20is that they only digest around half of what they eat.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25The rest comes straight out of the other end. Sometimes,
0:10:25 > 0:10:29the keepers even find whole apples and oranges in the poo.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Muscles at the ready, time to get to work.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Best to use your feet if you can,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37but if you've got posh trainers on, then...
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Because their digestive system is so inefficient,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44they eat huge quantities of food to get enough energy.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48All that food comes out as two dumper-trucks' worth of poo...
0:10:48 > 0:10:51every day!
0:10:51 > 0:10:53One, two, three...
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Oh! Just try a little bit at a time.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00How do you do this?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02They need to work on their technique.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- One, two, three...- Whoa!
0:11:06 > 0:11:07We got some of it on!
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Yay! A whole shovelful. Woo!
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Emily's got the hang of it now, but James...
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- I'm going to do this. - You can't be beaten by your sister.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21You've got to get a whole shovelful up there now.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24And fling!
0:11:24 > 0:11:25- Ohh!- It gets even worse!
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Yes!
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Finally, he's got it.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Right, I think that's the last poo. We're all finished in here.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35- Yeah!- Yeah!
0:11:35 > 0:11:40- Was that hard work?- Yeah.- Yeah?- It's great that it's over and done with.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43So what do our Rangers think of their day so far?
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Picking up all that poo was exhausting.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50At the beginning, I thought I like picking up poo but now I don't.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Well, at least all the hard work's done.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55We'll come back later to see what nicer jobs
0:11:55 > 0:11:57are in store for our Roar Rangers.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Back up at the honey badger enclosure,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17head keeper, Jim, has set up a challenge.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21He's buried a juicy chunk of meat for Winnie to dig up, and we're
0:12:21 > 0:12:24hoping to catch a close-up look at her spectacular claws in action,
0:12:24 > 0:12:28using a specially designed armour plated camera.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32As you can see, it's a mound, and I've buried her food in the mound.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Why have you done that? Why don't you just give the honey badger
0:12:35 > 0:12:38some food straight off? Cos I've heard they're quite vicious.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41It's always easy to do that, just throw the meat in but,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43from time to time, we try and hide it
0:12:43 > 0:12:46to make it a bit more interesting for her, to use her brain,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49and obviously use the claws that she's got. Here she is now.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50Oh, she's coming.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- You were saying about the claws. - You can see how long they are.- Yeah.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59The ground is like concrete but she'll dig through it very easily,
0:12:59 > 0:13:03and she needs those claws for other reasons, for breaking into
0:13:03 > 0:13:07bees' nests to get the honey, hence the name honey badger.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Right. And she goes into bees' nests but doesn't she get injured at all
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- with all the stings?- Yeah, again, they're just nothing to her.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19She could get stung 100 times raiding a nest, and she'll just keep on going
0:13:19 > 0:13:24until she gets what she wants at the end of it, which is obviously honey.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- And there goes our camera! - We set a little camera up
0:13:27 > 0:13:30to try and get as close as possible and she's knocked it over.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32She's not even scared of the camera.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Look at that! Does she think she can get in there?
0:13:35 > 0:13:40- Leave her there long enough, I reckon she'll be in there.- Look at that!
0:13:40 > 0:13:44I've been touching the camera, so she can smell my scent on it.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Look at this!
0:13:46 > 0:13:49I've got to say, when you told me she was vicious, I thought,
0:13:49 > 0:13:51"Oh, I bet she's not really, cos she looks so cute."
0:13:51 > 0:13:54But I can see a little of that vicious attitude now.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56She's not happy about that being there.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- There she goes, look.- Oh, wow, OK.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- So she's using her claws. Look at that.- She's found something.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04There she goes.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05See how she's gripping?
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- There she goes, look. - Brilliant. She's found it.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10So what will she do with the meat, now, then?
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Down the burrow to her favourite eating place, and then that's it.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17She's got a little living room down there, probably a dining room
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- as well where she'll eat... - A little table and chair!
0:14:21 > 0:14:23I'd love it if that were true. Wow. So off she goes.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- She's taken the meat with her.- Yeah.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27That was absolutely brilliant, Jim.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32- In fact, you know what I'd like to say? I dig it.- Oh-ho, yeah!
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Now we just need to get our camera out.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Any volunteers?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43How can you tell when an elephant's under your bed?
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Cos your nose touches the ceiling!
0:14:47 > 0:14:51ELEPHANT TRUMPETING
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Why do you never play cards in the jungle?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- I don't know.- It's full of cheetahs.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Oh, that was rubbish.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Sssssssss...
0:15:01 > 0:15:05How can you tell when an elephant's in your fridge?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08When you can't shut the door.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31I am really excited because this is somewhere I have never been before.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34I am way down deep in
0:15:34 > 0:15:37the greater bamboo lemur enclosure, and the reason I've never
0:15:37 > 0:15:41been here before is because these guys are really rare.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- That's right, Matt?- Extremely rare. - How many are we talking about?
0:15:44 > 0:15:49- When we say rare, we've got 110 left. - That is it?- In the world, yeah.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- And how many have you got here? - We've got three here.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Three, OK. So is there a way to tempt them out,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58maybe give them some fruit or have you brought some lovely flowers?
0:15:58 > 0:16:03I've brought some lovely, freshly picked bamboo from our bamboo forest.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06We'll put this bamboo up here somewhere and then,
0:16:06 > 0:16:10if we move back a bit, we might get to see them.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- OK.- We'll put it over here.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13You said they're quite timid.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Does that mean they're going to be quite scared of us?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19No, they're just a naturally shy creature.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Lemurs are strange animals, anyway.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24They obviously come from the group prosimians...
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Oh, they've run away!
0:16:26 > 0:16:29They're the first ever monkeys. They got stuck on Madagascar
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- and that's where they stayed. - That's it.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- You only ever have lemurs in Madagascar.- That's right.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40- So how did they get stuck there? - As time's gone on,
0:16:40 > 0:16:44the world has shifted, parts have moved, and that's where they were,
0:16:44 > 0:16:48on that little corner of Africa. As it moved away they stayed there
0:16:48 > 0:16:52and just made up their own strange creatures. There are some strange
0:16:52 > 0:16:55creatures on Madagascar and there are a lot of different lemurs.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58There are. You've got quite a few different ones here.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00We don't know if that's mum or baby, do we?
0:17:00 > 0:17:05- Um, I think that's Beckaly now. - Beckaly's the baby?- Yeah.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10So you've got one baby which is fantastic if they're so rare.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Very.- Are you hoping to have more?
0:17:12 > 0:17:18Yeah, when we first put Kenzo and Zig together, we did have our doubts
0:17:18 > 0:17:23about whether they would ever breed, but they successfully bred
0:17:23 > 0:17:27and they raised a very healthy baby, and she's grown up now.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30So, fingers crossed, we may get some more at some stage.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34It's fantastic that you've got a little one here, and hopefully
0:17:34 > 0:17:36next time we chat, you can say,
0:17:36 > 0:17:40"Well, actually, there's 111 greater bamboo lemurs in the world."
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- That would be good.- Excellent. Thank you so much, Matt.- That's all right.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55After a heavy session shovelling poo at the elephant paddock,
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Emily and James now need to fill it with food.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04The ellies eat two dumper trucks of fruit and veg every day.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06They've left us food to put out,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- so do you want to give me a hand with this?- Yeah.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12I need to give you back a shovel again each.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15There you go.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34OK, we've picked up all the poo, put all the food out now as well.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37You've worked really hard, so thank you very much for that.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Now the good bit when we let the elephants come through,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- and we can watch them eat all the food.- Yeah!
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Somebody's tired!
0:18:45 > 0:18:48The elephant keepers can only release the herd
0:18:48 > 0:18:51once they're certain everyone has cleared out of the paddock.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Liz, ellies.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55'Hello.'
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Get ready... one, two, three.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59We're clear!
0:18:59 > 0:19:02'OK, just letting them through.'
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Oh, yeah, here they come.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Whilst you might imagine a herd of 14 elephants
0:19:18 > 0:19:22would be pretty noisy, in fact their footsteps are almost silent.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27That's because these enormous animals are actually walking
0:19:27 > 0:19:31on their tiptoes, supported by a large pad of fat and tissue.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33These squishy heels act like a pair of trainers,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36absorbing the elephants colossal weight
0:19:36 > 0:19:38whilst allowing them to walk steadily and quietly
0:19:38 > 0:19:41over uneven ground.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43But not every ellie here is huge.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46The youngest is just six months old.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Etana, look, she's coming down the hill
0:19:48 > 0:19:50just over there, following her mum.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52She's got her ears out.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Why do they have their ears out?
0:19:54 > 0:19:56It's like a bit of a warning.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59If they panic, they'll stick their ears out. It's like, "Whoa!"
0:19:59 > 0:20:02It makes them look bigger and stronger and scarier.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Whilst Etana tries her best to scare off the crows,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09the rest of the herd are kept busy finding the food,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11all thanks to Emily and James' hard work.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14If you spread it really far, it takes them a long time
0:20:14 > 0:20:19to pick up all the food so it keeps them really busy throughout the day.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- We don't want bored elephants, do we?- No.- No, not a good sight.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24They look so cute!
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- Yeah. Thank you for letting us help. - Thank you for all your hard work.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30You've done really well today.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33I'm really impressed, so we'll have you back any day.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37So how did our Roar Rangers enjoy being elephant keepers?
0:20:37 > 0:20:41It was really cool cos you don't really get to see elephants eating
0:20:41 > 0:20:47like hay and fruit and everything, so it was cool.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49I thought it was really amazing cos I never got that
0:20:49 > 0:20:52close up to one before.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Being a Roar Ranger was fantastic.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- It was amazing.- And magical.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Now pay attention all you Roar gamers
0:21:02 > 0:21:06because here comes today's cheat code.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08It's frost690.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Type that in and see what you get.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15There are loads of games on the CBBC website, but the Roar game
0:21:15 > 0:21:19is the only one where you can create your own wild animal park,
0:21:19 > 0:21:21so if you haven't tried it, why not give it a go?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Johny, what are you doing?
0:21:31 > 0:21:32I'm brushing my teeth, Rani.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35I ran out of time this morning so I'm doing them now.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Hey, personal hygiene is important, but in a public place?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I figured that if the animals at the park can get away
0:21:42 > 0:21:45with cleaning themselves in front of visitors, so can I.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48But, Johny, they have a special way of doing it. Let's take a look.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Open wide.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52Got to reach at the back, Johny.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Lions are very ferocious, but also surprisingly clean.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Chris Hales is a big cat keeper, but is he also a big cat cleaner?
0:22:03 > 0:22:07We don't go in and wash our lions because we wouldn't really
0:22:07 > 0:22:10last too long if we did that, but they have got their own
0:22:10 > 0:22:13absolutely great way of cleaning themselves.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14ROARING
0:22:14 > 0:22:17It's really important for these guys to stay clean.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Obviously, with them eating meat, they do get blood all over them,
0:22:20 > 0:22:24all over their faces and paws, and if they didn't clean themselves,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28it would go horrible and smelly and attract flies, things like that.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32OK, we can see why keeping clean is important to a lion,
0:22:32 > 0:22:34but how do they do it?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Let's enter the Roar Test Zone.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Time to put Chris through his paces
0:22:40 > 0:22:44to find out if he can keep himself as clean as a cat.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Test One...
0:22:47 > 0:22:51how do lions keep those awesome teeth clean and fresh?
0:22:51 > 0:22:55When we're looking after our teeth, we use a toothbrush,
0:22:55 > 0:23:00and we put it in our mouth and we clean our teeth like this.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03When we're doing this, we're actually getting off all
0:23:03 > 0:23:05the plaque and things off our teeth,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07keeping our teeth nice and clean.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13This is how the lions keep their teeth clean by chewing on the bone.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15When they're chewing on it, bits of bone are actually
0:23:15 > 0:23:19getting in between their teeth and helping keep them clean.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Actually, no, I'm not going to do that. That's horrible.
0:23:22 > 0:23:23Gross!
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Next up...
0:23:25 > 0:23:27how do lions clean their fur?
0:23:27 > 0:23:32This is my tongue and this is very similar to a cat's tongue.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35It's very, very rough just like a cat's tongue and,
0:23:35 > 0:23:37if you have a listen to it,
0:23:37 > 0:23:39you can actually hear just how rough that is.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41RASPING
0:23:41 > 0:23:44When one of these big cats is actually licking their hand,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46it sounds pretty similar to that.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50All of these little bits in the tongue here are actually designed
0:23:50 > 0:23:53purely to go in between the fur and get out any bits of dirt,
0:23:53 > 0:23:56bits of blood, and hopefully fleas and things as well,
0:23:56 > 0:23:58cos no cats want fleas, do they?
0:23:58 > 0:24:03A lion's brush-like tongue isn't just great for keeping clean.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08It's so rough that it can actually lick meat off bones... Delicious!
0:24:11 > 0:24:15So we know that a lion's tongue is an excellent tool for keeping clean
0:24:15 > 0:24:19but can Chris and his human tongue match up?
0:24:19 > 0:24:22I'm going to prove that their tongue is actually a lot better
0:24:22 > 0:24:27than ours by showing you just how well I can groom myself.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35First of all, I hate ketchup. Actually, I probably would've
0:24:35 > 0:24:37preferred to have had blood on me.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41But, as you can see, I've done a rubbish job. Absolutely rubbish!
0:24:41 > 0:24:44If I was a cat, I would be a bad cat!
0:24:44 > 0:24:48So far, Chris is no match for a lion.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Let's see if he can make up for it with our final test called
0:24:51 > 0:24:55How To Clean Those Hard To Reach Places.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Cats are slightly more flexible than us,
0:24:58 > 0:25:03and they can lick into all sorts of places, unlike me, because
0:25:03 > 0:25:07I can't even lick my back leg.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Ow, that really hurts!
0:25:12 > 0:25:15OK, so cats versus humans on cleaning...
0:25:15 > 0:25:17cats have won this one. Give me a shower any day.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36It's nearly the end of the show but before we leave you,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40we're popping down to see Quinto and give him an afternoon snack.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- And here's Shelly, keeper, as well. Hiya!- Hello.- How are you doing?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- Good, thank you.- How's Quinto today?
0:25:45 > 0:25:47He's very well. Feeling very peckish.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51- Good stuff!- It's a good job cos we're going to feed him some browse.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Is there a specific way I should do this? How do you feed a rhino?
0:25:54 > 0:25:58They like to sniff their food first. You hold it up to around his nose,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01he'll sniff it, check it's OK, check that he wants it,
0:26:01 > 0:26:03and then he'll pull it in with his prehensile lip.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Go on, Johny. You go first.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07What does prehensile mean exactly?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Basically it's this long pointed lip,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12and you can see they use it like an elephant would its trunk.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15It's got lots of muscles in it and they can use it to grasp,
0:26:15 > 0:26:19so they use to pull in browse just like that into their mouth.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- A bit like a hand, then?- Yeah, it's like an extra limb, really.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26- He wants some of this.- You can really hear him chomping away.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29He's going, "Rrr, rrr, rrr," grinding away on the food.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Not very quiet, are you, Quinto?
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Yes, they've got very big teeth, actually.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36They've got molars like we have at the back,
0:26:36 > 0:26:38but all their teeth are molars.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41And they're set really far back so they can't actually bite you.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43I was going to say, "Watch your hand, Shelly!"
0:26:43 > 0:26:45They're set really far back.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48They can't bite you and they are just these huge molar teeth
0:26:48 > 0:26:51and they're just for grinding browse and then swallowing it.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55He's definitely using his teeth today because he's munching away
0:26:55 > 0:26:58but I think, Johny, like the browse, we should "leaf" now.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59Thank you, Shelly.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Why don't you guys check out what's on the next episode of Roar?
0:27:04 > 0:27:09One of the huge male gorillas travels 250km
0:27:09 > 0:27:12to start a family at a new home...
0:27:12 > 0:27:14but he causes a bit of a stir on the way there.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Excuse me, is that what I think it is?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20It definitely is.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24That really is a gorilla. That's a real gorilla.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28What happens when you hide food from a five tonne elephant?
0:27:28 > 0:27:29They stamp on it.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35And Rani becomes part of the furniture in the lemur enclosure.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37What do you think, Matt? Do you think this is quite
0:27:37 > 0:27:41comfortable eating its lychees here? Is this what they tend to do?
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