0:00:02 > 0:00:04Today on Roar, the parks are in the grip of a heatwave
0:00:04 > 0:00:08so we're going to find out how the animals chill out.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- Hello and welcome to Roar. I'm Rani. - And I'm Johny.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42And these cheeky monkeys are the colobus monkeys.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47They love nothing more than feasting on their favoured snack, the peanut.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Rani, I love peanuts as well, am I cute enough to have a treat?
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Go on then, Johny, because you asked nicely.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57You guys are going to go nuts for today's show, let's get on with it.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58There you go! Ha-ha!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Coming up on today's sizzler,
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Rani catches one of the world's most elusive cats on camera.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Ooh, I can see him, I can see him on this camera!
0:01:08 > 0:01:13The head of primates gets a grilling about the baboons in Ask The Keeper,
0:01:13 > 0:01:14but is he scared?
0:01:14 > 0:01:18- We're feeling confident, Simon, but are you?- Bring it on!
0:01:18 > 0:01:24And people say cats don't like water, well, nobody told the tiger cubs.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34It's a scorcher on the park today,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37but luckily for me, I've got someone on hand to keep me cool.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Rani seems to have come up with an ingenious way of beating the heat,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43but I wondered how the animals managed to keep cool.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Well, Johny, they have plenty of adaptations
0:01:46 > 0:01:48to help them deal with the baking weather.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Let's check them out and I might give some of their tips a try.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54I'll give you a tip, Johnny, keep fanning. Off you go.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Keep me cool, keep me cool. Nice!
0:01:56 > 0:02:01The parks are crammed with hundreds of wild animals
0:02:01 > 0:02:04and many come from countries with dramatically different
0:02:04 > 0:02:06weather conditions to those in the UK.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Although a British summer often looks like this,
0:02:10 > 0:02:15I want to know if I can pick up a few tips from the animals
0:02:15 > 0:02:17on how to keep cool when the sun's sizzling.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24First up, it's the remarkably rare black rhino,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27the world's third largest land mammal.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30They live on the African continent in habitats that
0:02:30 > 0:02:33range from tropical grasslands to deserts where temperatures
0:02:33 > 0:02:38regularly climb above 30 degrees. So they must be used to the heat,
0:02:38 > 0:02:40but how on earth do they stay cool?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Keeper, Shelley, has the answers.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47When it's baking hot outside, black rhinos love to wallow in the mud
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- to keep them cool.- I think it's working, I think it's working!
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Mud acts as many things. It's a sunblock, it keeps them cool,
0:02:55 > 0:02:59it's an exfoliant, so once it's on them and it's dried out,
0:02:59 > 0:03:03they then rub on the fences and it'll take all their dead skin away.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07More importantly, it keeps all the disease-bearing insects off them,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09which is especially important in Africa.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11This isn't cooling, this is just gross.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Has anyone got any tissues, please?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Let's move on, shall we?
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Siberian tigers come from the cold forests
0:03:19 > 0:03:22and mountains of eastern Russia and north-east Asia,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25and have super thick coats to withstand temperatures that fall
0:03:25 > 0:03:28as low as minus 15 degrees centigrade.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32That's even cooler than head of cats, Jim Vassey.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35So how can tigers possibly cope when it's hot?
0:03:35 > 0:03:39There are several ways they try and keep cool.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43One is to sit still and pant, because obviously cold air passing
0:03:43 > 0:03:46through their mouth, all the blood vessels in the tongue,
0:03:46 > 0:03:47cooling the blood down,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50then the cool blood gets circulated around the body.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52HE PANTS
0:03:53 > 0:03:56No, not working for me. All this is doing is making me thirsty.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Got any water?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Most domestic cats hate water
0:04:02 > 0:04:06but on a hot day, the tigers like nothing better than a cooling dip.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09It's part of their lives. They need to be near water for drinking,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12but, more importantly, for swimming and keeping cool.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15And the cubs don't just use the pool to keep cool.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17For them, it's a bit wet playground.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Should I? Should I?
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Forget it, I'm going in.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Finally, let's find out how the big boys do it,
0:04:36 > 0:04:39the awesome African elephants.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Head keeper Dave is our ellie expert.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Obviously, people drink to keep cool, elephants do the same.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49But obviously they use their trunks to do that...
0:04:49 > 0:04:54And different size of elephants, different size of trunk.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58A big animal, like the bull, you're talking maybe 10, 15 litres.
0:04:58 > 0:05:0210 or 15 litres? That's a whopper of a straw!
0:05:03 > 0:05:08But it's not the only gigantic body part elephants use to stay fresh.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13Elephants will use their ears to keep cool by constantly flapping.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Elephants' ears are full of blood vessels which the elephant
0:05:18 > 0:05:20can choose to fill with their warm blood.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24When they flap their ears, the blood cools down and so does the body.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Genius.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31This isn't working. I need to grow some bigger ears.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36The ellie's final trick is definitely not something you should try at home.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40They throw dung all over themselves...
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- What?!- And that will dry onto them and it's like a sun pack
0:05:43 > 0:05:47at the same time. It can be a messy business, especially
0:05:47 > 0:05:51when you've got to sweep it up after they've thrown it everywhere.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53No chance.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58You know, it's nice for the ellies but sometimes not too good for us!
0:05:59 > 0:06:02I've tried all these different ways to keep cool
0:06:02 > 0:06:05but I reckon I'm going to stick to the original and best.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24What? It's really off-putting trying to eat your food
0:06:24 > 0:06:26when you guys are watching.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29In fact, I wonder what it's like for the clouded leopard,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32because those guys are really, really shy,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35so when we feed them and then we're trying to watch them,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- it must be quite embarrassing for them. Hiya, Ben.- Hiya.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I've been trying to have a snack and these guys keep watching me,
0:06:41 > 0:06:42it's putting me off my food.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- So rude!- It is, isn't it?
0:06:44 > 0:06:46What's it like for the clouded leopards?
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- We've got Utan here, haven't we? - We have.- Really shy fellow.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54Yeah, Utan's a clouded leopard, very shy, nocturnal,
0:06:54 > 0:06:56much rather stay out of people's way.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59If we have a look in the enclosure, nowhere to be seen,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01that's how shy he is. Is he actually in there, Ben,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03or has he gone out for a walk?
0:07:03 > 0:07:07No, we haven't let him out yet. He's in the other enclosure there,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10there's a dividing fence and he's staying right out the way,
0:07:10 > 0:07:11away from us.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Ee have been down here a few times and we rarely get a look at him,
0:07:14 > 0:07:18so we've had a plan today because we want you to have a chance to see him
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- because he's beautiful, isn't he? - Fantastic looking.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24So what we've done, well I haven't done, actually, our technical guy,
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Mr Strange, has done, he's placed a camera all the way up there.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Now, Ben, why has he placed it all the way up there?
0:07:31 > 0:07:36Clouded leopards are arboreal, which means they're very good climbers,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39they'd much rather be off the ground. So what's going to happen is
0:07:39 > 0:07:43I'm going to take some food in, place it on his special shelf,
0:07:43 > 0:07:47come back down and we're going to see him, hopefully, eating.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50All right then. Now just in case this camera misses it,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54because Utan might just walk away, Ben is going to be a bit daring
0:07:54 > 0:07:56and take another camera up there, aren't you?
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- I am, yeah.- So are you going to leave it up there?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02No, this is going to stay with me and show you what I do.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Right, Ben is now making his way into the enclosure.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Are you sure you're going to be all right climbing up there?
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- You don't want a ladder, safety net? - I'll be fine.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16We do have to say though, Ben does do this all the time, so you know,
0:08:16 > 0:08:19you shouldn't be shimmying up things that you're not aware of.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22He knows all the health and safety and these guys do it for a living.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Careful, Ben, nice and slowly.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- Ben, I can see you on my camera! - There's the meat.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30The meat's in place.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- Give us a little wave, if you're safe to?- Can you see me?- Yay, hi!
0:08:34 > 0:08:38I don't know why I'm waving back at the screen. I can wave to you real.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- OK, Ben, are you happy?- I'm happy.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43All right, then, everything is in place so why don't you guys
0:08:43 > 0:08:45join us later on in the show?
0:08:45 > 0:08:50Fingers crossed, we will get a look at the elusive clouded leopard.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51Ben, make your way back down.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- What's striped and bouncy? - I don't know.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- A tiger on a pogo stick. - Boing-boing!
0:09:00 > 0:09:02THEY MAKE MONKEY NOISES
0:09:04 > 0:09:07What kind of fish goes well with ice cream?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Jellyfish.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13HE SCREECHES
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- What do you call an elephant that never washes?- I don't know.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20A smellyphant. Poo-hoo!
0:09:37 > 0:09:41It's Ask The Keeper time once more and in the hot seat today
0:09:41 > 0:09:45is the big boss of the primate section, Simon Jeffery.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48But Simon, you're not the boss of us, so are you ready?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- I'm ready.- OK, bring it on.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Girls, have you got your questions?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- Yeah.- OK, Honey, you're first.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Where do baboons originate?
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Baboons come from Africa. These particular baboons come from Guinea.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03They're called Guinea baboons, because they come from West Africa.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Could you do an impression of the noises the baboons make?
0:10:06 > 0:10:10Baboons scream. They make all sorts of noises. They can bark like a dog.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- Could you do one of them?- Brilliant.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14They just go "Waa!" They scream lots.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16So lots of fighting, lots of screaming.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18They go "Boo-hoo" to each other,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21they do all sorts of different communications.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- They're very social.- Simon, you've worked with these for quite a while,
0:10:25 > 0:10:27can you tell which noises mean what?
0:10:27 > 0:10:31We're getting a better idea now of exactly what they're meaning.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34It comes from watching the baboons interacting a lot.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Interacting with kids, all that kind of stuff.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40The screaming, you get used to which ones are dangerous screams
0:10:40 > 0:10:43and which ones are just kids screaming at another kid,
0:10:43 > 0:10:45there's not even anything really happening.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Can baboons kill each other or kill
0:10:48 > 0:10:50other animals and do they fight a lot?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53They do. Baboons are known for hunting all sorts of animals.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57They'll take down small antelope. They'll take lizards and birds.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02They've even been known to take down flamingos. There's footage of this.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04As far as fights go, it's not impossible
0:11:04 > 0:11:07that they may kill one another. Usually, males fighting.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10If a new male wants to take over, he's got to fight the current male.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14And they're very dangerous animals, they have really big teeth.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Baboons' teeth are nearly two inches long. So they've got big canines.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21That is massive. I would never have thought it with the baboons.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23And do they use them quite a bit then?
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Yeah, they'll use them for fighting, they'll use them for catching prey.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29I mean, they're an amazing animal.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- How dangerous can a baboon be to a human?- They can be very dangerous.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35They are a big animal. You've got to be very careful,
0:11:35 > 0:11:39because if they start to attack, it's not just one,
0:11:39 > 0:11:42it'll be the whole group that attacks. We have to be careful
0:11:42 > 0:11:45but like I say, we can control them with food and stuff.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47They are captive so not as dangerous as wild ones
0:11:47 > 0:11:50but you've got to be careful.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53So, girls, let's give him a round of applause for that... Stop!
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Because now it's time for the killer question.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14We're feeling confident, Simon.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- But are you?- Yeah, bring it on!
0:12:16 > 0:12:19OK, bring it on indeed.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22It's killer question time.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Simon, these crazy baboons behind us
0:12:27 > 0:12:31are from five countries, can be found in five countries.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35I want you, WE want you, to name four of those countries.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Well, as they're Guinea baboons, you've got Guinea,
0:12:39 > 0:12:45Senegal, Gambia and Sierra Leone.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Oh, name the other one. - He's right, completely.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51I can't believe it!
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Every single question he answered.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54Well done, Simon,
0:12:54 > 0:12:58but I think the last thing we need to do is a thumbs-up or thumbs-down
0:12:58 > 0:13:01for head keeper Simon Jeffery. What do you reckon?
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Thumbs up all round.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05We've got a thumbs down. I think she's a sore loser.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09See how they get on next time in Ask The Keeper. Didn't he do well?
0:13:22 > 0:13:25OK, welcome back, I'm still outside the clouded leopard enclosure.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28We're really hoping to get a look today at Utan because we never
0:13:28 > 0:13:30really get a chance to see him.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33So what we've done is place a camera way up there,
0:13:33 > 0:13:35right opposite his favourite shelf.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Now, keeper Ben has placed some food in there
0:13:37 > 0:13:41and all we've got to do now is wait to see if Utan will come out.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45And look, here he comes. Oh, look at him.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Ben, he did that with more ease than you did.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52And I can see him, I can see him on this camera!
0:13:52 > 0:13:54One clouded leopard.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Now, he's pacing around.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58What's going on?
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Basically, because all of us are around, right next to his enclosure,
0:14:02 > 0:14:03he's getting a bit nervous.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I can't believe the length of his tail.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- It's huge, isn't it? - What does he need that for?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Basically, when he's bounding through trees,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15it gives him the perfect balance, it counterbalances the weight.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18He's amazing. And he's big.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- He's a big lad.- Where would they go up high in the wild?
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- They wouldn't climb up trees, would they?- Yeah, yeah.- Really?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26It's where they spend most of their time.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30They do come on the ground when they feel safe but they will tend to
0:14:30 > 0:14:33go up high and find somewhere to sleep through the day,
0:14:33 > 0:14:35then go hunt at night and find whatever they can.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37What have you given him to eat today?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39I've put a bit of rabbit up there.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41He's not interested at the moment
0:14:41 > 0:14:43but in the wild, is that the kind of thing he'd go for?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46He seems quite big to be eating just a bit of rabbit.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51Well, basically, in the wild, they'd probably take out small deer,
0:14:51 > 0:14:53if they could catch rodents and birds, they'd eat that,
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- anything they can get themselves on, really.- Wow!
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Now we don't often get a chance to see these great cats and it's fair
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- to say that they're endangered. - They're very endangered, yes.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09They're incredibly hard to breed in captivity and in the wild,
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- people are poaching them for their skins and for body parts.- Really?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- Yeah.- When you say body parts?
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Why would you want a body part of a cat like this?
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Well, they can be used for...
0:15:21 > 0:15:23People use them for medicines.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27- Really?- Obviously, their skin, their fur looks very pretty, so it
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- might look good on someone's wall. I wouldn't choose to do that.- No.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34You talk about them being really difficult to breed.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- You've got quite a few here though. - Yep...- Go on, Ben.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Our current numbers are 25. - That's fantastic.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- You've bred them here?- Yeah, we're the best breeders in the world.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47That is absolutely amazing. It's so good to hear that, because even
0:15:47 > 0:15:50though we don't get to see them, we know the numbers are rising.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- Yes, certainly in captivity. - And they are so amazing to look at,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56I love watching him, his tail swishing side to side.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00Do you think we should just leave him to enjoy his dinner in peace?
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Yeah, I think we should leave him alone.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06It's been fantastic to get a close look at him. Thank you so much, Ben.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Keeper, Shelley Ansell, has 90 deer to look after on her rounds, but she
0:16:18 > 0:16:23also takes care of one of the few birds in the park, the guinea fowl.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27They may only be the size of a chicken, but they still make
0:16:27 > 0:16:30plenty of noise when they're hungry.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36We've just got a few broken bits of bread.
0:16:36 > 0:16:42The guinea fowl like to bite some small crumbs off and stuff.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45The guinea fowl are the only birds at the park,
0:16:45 > 0:16:47so often forgotten about.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52With 40,000 square metres in which to roam free, the six guinea fowl
0:16:52 > 0:16:56can look a little lost in their huge enclosure and Shelley has been hoping
0:16:56 > 0:17:00that the group, or rasp as it's known, would produce a few chicks.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05But after weeks of waiting, none of their eggs have hatched naturally,
0:17:05 > 0:17:07so she's decided it's time to step in.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Our plan with the guinea fowl
0:17:09 > 0:17:14is to incubate and hatch some eggs so we can have a few more out here.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Ours are getting a bit old now,
0:17:18 > 0:17:22and it will be nice to get a few more to keep the numbers up.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26In the wild, guinea fowl nest from spring to late summer
0:17:26 > 0:17:31and the female will sit on the nest while the male bird stands guard.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34The problem with this group is that they keep abandoning their eggs.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36So Shelley's plan is to try and find
0:17:36 > 0:17:41the eggs before they get too cold and then look after them herself.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44The guinea fowl lay the eggs all over.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47They have different nests in different sheds.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51I'm assuming it's different females having different nests.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55No, none in there.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03There is a nest in this one.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05It's just down in this corner
0:18:05 > 0:18:08and there's an egg in it, which is really exciting.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11That was laid fresh this morning.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Just as Shelley feared, the hen that laid the egg is nowhere to be seen.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17I'm going to take this egg away.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Guinea fowl mums aren't very good mums at all.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Like we've just found it,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25they often have them and walk away and leave them
0:18:25 > 0:18:29and they get cold or eaten by other animals,
0:18:29 > 0:18:33or accidentally broken because of the deer coming in and out.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35So it's much safer in our hands.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41So, Shelley has just become a first-time mum to a guinea fowl egg.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44But getting it to hatch will be quite a challenge.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47We'll find out later if she can crack it.
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0:19:14 > 0:19:17and it's great fun. Happy gaming!
0:19:28 > 0:19:32Across the parks, the sun is still scorching and apparently,
0:19:32 > 0:19:36I'm not the only one who could do with some help cooling down.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Hoofstock keeper, Carl,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42has invited me up to the tapir enclosure to chill out.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- And here he is now. Carl, hiya. - Hello, Rani.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46I can see the tapirs are here as well,
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- and as you instructed, I've brought this treat up for them.- Thank you.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- What is it?- It's a large ice lolly for tapirs.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55I've got to say, it's very cold on my hands.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00So I'm going to hand you that and tell me, what's in it?
0:20:00 > 0:20:05Well, we've got apple and orange in here, and watermelon, bananas.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08And yes, basically, because it's a real hot day today,
0:20:08 > 0:20:10and these guys unfortunately
0:20:10 > 0:20:12haven't got a pool in the side of the pen, so...
0:20:12 > 0:20:14A little icy treat then.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16It helps cool them down a bit, yeah.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Who have we got here? - This is Lidaeng.- Hi, Lidaeng.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- She seems to be enjoying that. - She loves them.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Do they normally eat ice lollies?
0:20:24 > 0:20:29Not normally, no. This is a special treat as it's so hot today.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- Right. - They don't normally eat these, no.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34You say they haven't got a pool. Is that what they'd do in the wild
0:20:34 > 0:20:36to keep themselves cool?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Yes, they spend a lot of time in water in the wild.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- About 70% of the time.- Really?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Near or in water, yeah.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- You've got another one wandering around.- That's Copasih, her son.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- Will he be interested in the ice lolly?- He's a little bit shy,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52so he'll hang about in the wings, until we've gone,
0:20:52 > 0:20:56then he'll be over here and help his mum finish these lollies off.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00When you don't make ice lollies, what can they do to keep cool?
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Because it's a really hot day today. Luckily, we're in the shade.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05We're quite fortunate here
0:21:05 > 0:21:07that we have this fantastic enclosure for them.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12It's very heavily wooded, so it does maintain quite a cool temperature.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Now we've got loads of healthy treats in here for Lidaeng.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Any chance she'd like to have a big lick of the ice lolly?
0:21:18 > 0:21:22I'm sure she will. Would you like to tip it out on the floor for her?
0:21:22 > 0:21:25What do I do, just pour the juice on the floor, or the whole thing?
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- Just tip it out.- She's a little bit nervous of me, maybe.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Have you ever given them ice products before?
0:21:31 > 0:21:35No, never. This is the very first time they've ever had ice lollies,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37and it seems to be quite a success.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Yeah, she seems to be really enjoying that.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Do you think she can smell the fruit
0:21:42 > 0:21:44so she's aware of everything she normally eats?
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Yes, I mean, they've got a very good sense of smell
0:21:48 > 0:21:51and she's more than capable of smelling
0:21:51 > 0:21:54all the fruit that we've got for her through the ice.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- I think she'd enjoy this when we're not around.- I would say so.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Well, if she doesn't, I certainly will.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- I'm desperate to have a lick of it. - Me too.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04- I'll fight you for it.- Go on then!
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Keeper, Shelley, is hoping to increase
0:22:15 > 0:22:18the number of guinea fowl at the park.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21But she's realised that she's going to have to raise the chicks herself
0:22:21 > 0:22:25because the birds have failed to hatch any eggs on their own.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Guinea fowl mums are really bad at looking after their eggs.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33They just lay them and leave them, basically.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34Usually foxes or birds eat them,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38so it's a race to get there first, to get them out and get them here.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42A guinea fowl hen will lay an average of 60 eggs during a breeding season
0:22:42 > 0:22:45but despite searching high and low, Shelley's
0:22:45 > 0:22:50only managed to find a single egg to incubate. So, to increase her
0:22:50 > 0:22:53chances of success, she's had some fertilised eggs delivered
0:22:53 > 0:22:56from another collection and she's planning
0:22:56 > 0:22:57to incubate them all together.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01We're going to put them in the holders.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05They've not got to be in there too tight, just tight enough to
0:23:05 > 0:23:08make sure they don't roll around too much.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Fat end's got to be at the top.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15I've just put in our little guinea fowl egg there.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20We put the date on the top that it was laid, so we know exactly
0:23:20 > 0:23:21when it should hatch.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23My eyes are on this one.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Shelley's not going to be using a nest,
0:23:27 > 0:23:29she's got something much more high-tech.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34The incubator is the nest, to save us sitting on them!
0:23:34 > 0:23:38It does the turning itself, so basically all we've got to do
0:23:38 > 0:23:41is keep an eye on it to make sure it is keeping its temperature.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45At a steady 30 degrees and 51% humidity,
0:23:45 > 0:23:49the incubator creates the perfect conditions for the eggs to develop,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52but there's still no guarantee that it'll work.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57We're hoping all of them will hatch but it's not likely,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00which is why we try to start with so many.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03But we'll do our best and hopefully get as many as we can.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06If the eggs do hatch, then it'll be up to Shelley
0:24:06 > 0:24:08to raise the new chicks.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10We do become their mum.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13We feed them, we look after them when they're little as well.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Hopefully this one will meet its mum!
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Shelley will have to carefully monitor these eggs for about 25 days
0:24:21 > 0:24:24before they're ready to hatch, but with any luck,
0:24:24 > 0:24:28we'll be bringing you news of a brand new gaggle of guinea fowl as soon as
0:24:28 > 0:24:30we're back for our next series.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46With time running out on today's Roar, we've just popped over to meet
0:24:46 > 0:24:50gorilla keeper, Ingrid Naisby, and the two new arrivals.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52- Ingrid, how are you doing? - I'm well. Good, thanks.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55It's been a very exciting time over the last six months,
0:24:55 > 0:24:57not one, but two arrivals.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I've been doing the baby spotting.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03We have one just there by the rocks, is that the...?
0:25:03 > 0:25:05That's Fufu and her baby, Luna.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06He's six months old.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- Six months?!- And we've got Mumba and her baby, who's two months old.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Can we see the little two-month baby?
0:25:12 > 0:25:16You might see them out, she does come out but she's a little bit
0:25:16 > 0:25:18camera-shy sometimes.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22She'll get used to that with us hanging around here all the time.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25I'm impressed at the six-month old, quite little, isn't it?
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Yeah, they're really small when they're born, they're tiny,
0:25:28 > 0:25:29smaller than human babies.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32But they're really strong and it takes a long
0:25:32 > 0:25:34time for them to develop.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Have they developed well, though? Are they getting on all right?
0:25:37 > 0:25:41They're doing fantastic. They're exactly where they should be.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43I mean, Luna, the six-month old,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46he quite often gets off and has a little run around.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48And he's climbing as well.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Lovely stuff.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53There's Dad. Now, of course, Djalta is Dad and he's displaying there.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Is that because he's quite protective?
0:25:55 > 0:26:00Yeah, he's a very good dad, but he's also very protective of his family.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- And how about Mum? Is Mum a good mum? - They're both fantastic mums.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Mumba, who's the mother of the two-month old,
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- she hasn't had a baby for 10 years.- Wow.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09But she's doing really well.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Do you have to keep an eye out on her though, help her along,
0:26:13 > 0:26:14or will others do that in the group?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17No, they kind of take care of themselves.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20They're very good at being mums. We keep an eye on them,
0:26:20 > 0:26:22make sure they're healthy, but generally,
0:26:22 > 0:26:23we let them get on with it.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26We're going to have fun this summer seeing those little ones grow
0:26:26 > 0:26:30and hopefully, we'll get to see the youngest as well. Thanks so much.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33That's the end of today's show, but why don't you stick around
0:26:33 > 0:26:37to see what's happening in the next fact-packed episode of Roar.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Our next show is the last in the current series,
0:26:41 > 0:26:46so we've got a special rip-Roaring edition, looking back at some of our
0:26:46 > 0:26:49top moments and favourite clips.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54How could we forget the heart-warming story of Tiggs, the baby meerkat?
0:26:54 > 0:26:58There's the fateful day when Johny faced his fear.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Oh...!
0:27:00 > 0:27:02And Rani lost her bottle.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04SHE SQUEALS
0:27:06 > 0:27:08We'll find out what it takes to be a Roar Ranger.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13Enthusiasm, hard work, or sheer courage?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Flipping heck, they're big.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18And I'll be going right back to the beginning,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21to my very first appearance on Roar.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- That stinks!- That's all coming up on the next Roar.
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