0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today on Roar - we find out what has happened
0:00:05 > 0:00:09to the Pallas cat kittens who were battling a deadly disease.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Hello, and welcome to Roar. I'm Rani.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41And I'm Johny, and this is Boris, the lowland anoa,
0:00:41 > 0:00:43sometimes referred to as the pygmy cow.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45The reason for that is they belong
0:00:45 > 0:00:49to the cattle family, but they only weigh around 300kg,
0:00:49 > 0:00:53which is a quarter of what their cousins, the buffalo, weigh.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55- All right, you! - Check out these horns.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58They're not to be messed with. Sometimes they use them as daggers
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- to spear anything that attacks them. - Well, I know how
0:01:01 > 0:01:03to keep this fellow onside - by showing him
0:01:03 > 0:01:08the fact-packed, fun-filled show we've got on today. Look at this.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Coming up - the keepers are planning to mix
0:01:11 > 0:01:14two animals with the shortest tempers on the park.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18With horns and sharp teeth at the ready,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20- what could possibly go wrong? - THEY SCREECH
0:01:20 > 0:01:26Find out what it is that our twin Roar Rangers are finding so funny.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28THEY GIGGLE
0:01:30 > 0:01:34And dinner is served, and it's a wiggly one.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37But which animal would gobble up this grubby grub?
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Here's hoping it's not Johny.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45But first...
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Previously on Roar, we brought you the fantastic news
0:01:48 > 0:01:51that Little Man, the hand-raised Pallas cat,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54had just become dad to seven beautiful kittens.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00But within a few weeks, disaster struck.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01Five of the young became very ill
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- with a disease called toxoplasmosis. - Lots of domestic cats
0:02:05 > 0:02:09can catch toxoplasmosis. It doesn't affect them. They just carry it.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13But in Pallas cats, for some unknown reason, it's nearly always fatal.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Jane the vet gave the kittens emergency treatment
0:02:16 > 0:02:19and did everything she could to make them better.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22But she wasn't hopeful about their survival.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24We've given them emergency medication and left them
0:02:24 > 0:02:27quietly in the shed. That's all we can do.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28The keepers will check on them,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31but we'll be lucky if any of them survive the night.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34It was devastating news for the keepers
0:02:34 > 0:02:39who worked night and day to help the kittens in their fight for life.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41It is heartbreaking. But we'll try our best,
0:02:41 > 0:02:45and do whatever we need to do to get them through.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49But tragically, today there has been some very sad news.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52JANE: Five of the seven kittens have actually died,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54which is really sad.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57We lost them due to the normal problem with Pallas cats -
0:02:57 > 0:02:58toxoplasmosis.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Once they get that bad, they don't usually respond.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06We did lose them.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Despite the awful loss of the five kittens,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14there is some really good news.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Two of the litter have survived and look very healthy.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Keeper Ben is relieved not to have lost them all.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26As you can see, they look very bright, very lively,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29and they're coming for food now, which is really nice.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32They seem to have, as Dad does, little man syndrome.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34They come up all puffed up and aggressive.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36They grab their food and growl and then run off.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38They've got character as well.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41To help the two kittens grow big and strong,
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Ben has been carefully monitoring their diet.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45They tend to start going onto solids
0:03:45 > 0:03:49from about five weeks old. We've got them onto meat very early.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Yeah, they've been eating well.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55The kittens are still quite nervous of people they don't know,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58and it can be hard for the Roar camera crew to get close.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01So, Ben has volunteered to take a camera into the enclosure,
0:04:01 > 0:04:04to bring us these fantastic shots.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07The kittens aren't scared of the camera at all.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10As you can see, they're just running at it,
0:04:10 > 0:04:12which is quite spectacular.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I think they think it's food.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17It's so rare for any Pallas kittens to survive,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20that these two cute babies are really important,
0:04:20 > 0:04:23not just for the park, but for the future of the species.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29We'll keep a close eye on this pair throughout the series.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46One thing all the animals on the park have in common
0:04:46 > 0:04:51is that they love to eat... and eat...and eat.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55And big appetites need big supplies of food, so how do the parks do it?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Rani is on her way down to the woods to find out
0:04:58 > 0:05:01in some rather fetching pink protective gloves.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06Now, browse is a really important part
0:05:06 > 0:05:08of many of the animals' diets here on the park.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11And food like this doesn't just grow on trees.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14OK, well, it does actually grow on trees.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17That's why I've come down to the woods today
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- to meet head gardener Dave Sutton. Hi, Dave.- Hi, Rani.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I think I'm going to be giving him a hand.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24I should have yelled "timber" then!
0:05:24 > 0:05:26That was very impressive, Dave. How are you doing?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- I'm OK, thank you. How are you? - I'm really well.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Now, amazing - we're in the woods. - We are.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Can I just ask first, is it legal that we are in the woods?
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Absolutely. We are licensed to cut the wood from the trees here
0:05:38 > 0:05:41to enable us to feed the animals.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44What happens is we cut a tree down, it makes lots of growth,
0:05:44 > 0:05:45then we come back in a few years,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48and cut that all again. It's a regeneration programme.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51It'll always be there, ready for the animals to use.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Excellent. Let's crack on because I know we've got to feed the animals.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- What is this we're cutting? - This is chestnut.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00This is going to go to the elephants and the gorillas.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- Now, lots of different types of trees.- Lots of different types.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Are you growing trees that are just native
0:06:07 > 0:06:10to this country or do you try and grow trees that animals would have
0:06:10 > 0:06:14from their homelands? We've animals from all over the world here.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Unfortunately, we're in a native English woodland,
0:06:17 > 0:06:19so all the trees are the types you would find
0:06:19 > 0:06:21normally within an English woodland.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26We have to improvise a little bit and find the best fit, if you like,
0:06:26 > 0:06:28because we can't give them exactly what they might find
0:06:28 > 0:06:30in their own countries.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32We give them the best alternative.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35OK. And they're happy with that cos they seem to love their food?
0:06:35 > 0:06:36Yeah.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40I mean, the elephants will go through huge amounts of tree material.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43They'll probably have five or six trees like this every day.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45They'll get through all of that.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Speaking of the ellies, we've got a lot of work to do.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Join us later when I'll be feeding the ellies some chestnut leaves.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- At least pretend you're going to help, Dave!- I'll carry some.- Thanks.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Today's Roar Rangers are Laura and Caitlin,
0:07:03 > 0:07:0510-year-old twins from Leeds.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11But just how animal mad are they?
0:07:11 > 0:07:13I like monkeys because they jump around lots
0:07:13 > 0:07:15and they're really energetic.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18THEY CHATTER LIKE MONKEYS
0:07:18 > 0:07:21So, which animal will our Roar Rangers be looking after?
0:07:23 > 0:07:27"Laura and Caitlin, today you are safari keepers.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29"Make sure you look up high."
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Something that's high up. I wonder what that could mean.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Let's go find out.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40In charge of the Roar Rangers today is safari keeper Ciara.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43There's lots of animals on the safari - antelopes,
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- but I'm a rhino and giraffe keeper, so we'll look at the giraffes.- Yay!
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- Let's make up some feed for them. - It's Laura's lucky day.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54She and Caitlin are looking after the park's giraffes.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58There's a group of five hungry males waiting for their dinner.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Do you want to pick me some nice big apples?
0:08:01 > 0:08:05OK. Giraffes' throats are quite narrow and long,
0:08:05 > 0:08:08so we can't give them a whole apple cos it'll just get stuck.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11We have to cut them up into small bits like this.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14It looks yummy. I'd like it if I was a giraffe.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17And the apples look very juicy.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Giraffes weigh around 1.5 tonnes,
0:08:21 > 0:08:25and because of this, they need to munch over 25 kilos
0:08:25 > 0:08:27of fruit, veg and leaves every day.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31That's like Laura and Caitlin eating 225 carrots each.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- The giraffes' favourite food is browse.- What's "browse"?
0:08:36 > 0:08:37"Browse" is trees.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40It's all the little branches that come off the trees.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43They just nibble that. That's why they've got long necks.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47In the wild, in Africa, giraffes spend around 12 hours each day
0:08:47 > 0:08:49constantly eating browse.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52At the park, to make sure they get just what they need,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54the keepers also give them pellets
0:08:54 > 0:08:57which are made up of leaves. That's the food ready -
0:08:57 > 0:08:59time to get on the truck.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02The safari park is over 100 acres of grassland,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06filled with all kinds of African animals, from antelope and rhino,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09to ostriches and wildebeest,
0:09:09 > 0:09:12and of course, five tall giraffes... somewhere!
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I'll be the first one to spot a giraffe.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16No, I will, I think.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19I think I've spotted them. They're right over there.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- You can just about see their heads. Can you see?- Giraffes!- Giraffes!
0:09:23 > 0:09:25We'll drive round there now. They usually
0:09:25 > 0:09:27stay together, so we'll see all five of them at once.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31But the trouble is, between our Roar Rangers and the giraffes
0:09:31 > 0:09:33are a few other big animals.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- A rhino!- A rhino.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38I've never seen a rhino that close.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42With rhinos about, the giraffes won't come to feed,
0:09:42 > 0:09:44so whilst it's a privilege to see them this close,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47let's hope they don't stick around for too long.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Just hang on till it goes past.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Go on, Mr Rhino.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Bye-bye!
0:09:54 > 0:09:57They've made it past the rhinos. But now it looks like
0:09:57 > 0:09:59someone else is interested in the giraffes' dinner.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03BOTH: Hi, Mrs Ostrich. Nice to meet you.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08An ostrich's eyeball is bigger than its brain,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10and these birds have spotted the food.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- GIRLS LAUGH NERVOUSLY - What's he trying to do?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15He's trying to get these pellets. I'll chuck a few out for him.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20That's the ostriches and the rhinos out of the way.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Now, to the giraffes.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25We'll join this duo later, when they finally get
0:10:25 > 0:10:27up close and personal with these towering beasts.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30But will these giants be gentle?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32GIRLS GIGGLE
0:10:36 > 0:10:40What happens to one banana when you throw it to two hungry apes?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- You get a banana split! - CHATTERS LIKE MONKEY
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- BOTH:- Rrrah! Rrrah!
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- What do you call a deer with no eyes?- I don't know.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50A no-eye-deer.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54SHE NEIGHS LIKE A HORSE
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- What weighs four tonnes and is bright red?- I don't know.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59An elephant holding his breath.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15For every lovely job we get to help with on the parks,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17there's always a yucky one that needs doing, too.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20So, whilst I'm gathering branches in the woods for the ellies,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Johny's gone down to the red river hog enclosure,
0:11:24 > 0:11:28and I reckon he'll be glad of my pink gloves now!
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Your mum and dad will tell you to never eat worms, and to be honest,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35I completely agree with them. But there is one animal here
0:11:35 > 0:11:37that loves bugs and grubs - the red river hog.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40I'm here with keeper Joel to see what they make of these worms.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Joel, they're gross.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45No! The red river hogs will hopefully love them.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Really? What type of worms have we got here?
0:11:48 > 0:11:50These are red worms
0:11:50 > 0:11:54which they will come across in their paddock naturally.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56So we hope they'll find them and eat them.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- Do you want me to scatter them somewhere?- Yeah. Put them all over
0:11:59 > 0:12:01the mud wallow. Some will bury themselves,
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- and we can bury a few.- OK.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06These things are absolutely gross. To be honest,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09I don't want to touch them any more, so can we get out of here
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- and let the hogs out?- Yeah. We certainly can.- Brilliant. Let's go.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Come on, pigs!
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Joel, the hogs are here, and having a sniff around.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- They're sniffing us first.- Yeah.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Do you think they'll notice them, and if so,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28what will they use to notice these worms?
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Em...I'm hoping they notice. They are quite small worms,
0:12:32 > 0:12:35but pigs have got an extremely good sense of smell,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37so I'm hoping that they'll smell them.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Their eyesight isn't great, so they can't really rely on that,
0:12:40 > 0:12:44but certainly they should smell that something's different and in there.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46They're certainly looking around in there.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Could it pose problems if the worms go up into their nose?
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- JOEL LAUGHS - No, but seriously, it could happen!
0:12:52 > 0:12:55I don't think it'll happen. The pigs are too smart to let that happen.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- Really?- They'll eat them first, yeah.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Now, Joel, should I ever want to go digging for worms in the mud,
0:13:00 > 0:13:03with my nose first, I think I'd get a blocked nose
0:13:03 > 0:13:06and it wouldn't work out well. But have these guys
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- got special adaptations that help them do that?- Yeah.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12They've been designed over thousands of years.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15They use their snout as their main digging thing.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17It's very thick, it protects the nostrils
0:13:17 > 0:13:19and the delicate insides of the nose,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22so nothing can get up there that they don't want.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25It works out perfectly that they can do that.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29That's brilliant. I notice that the end of it seems extra hard.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Is it like a bit of cartilage at the end of it?- That's right.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36It's very hard because that takes the brunt of all the digging.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39They come across stones, roots, that sort of thing.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42So it needs to protect the delicate inside of the nose.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44So, yes, it is very hard and powerful.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Thanks so much for letting us get close. I tell you what,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49they've made a meal of our worms. Gross!
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Twins Caitlin and Laura
0:13:56 > 0:14:00have finally shaken off the rhinos and ostriches on safari
0:14:00 > 0:14:04and are now ready to feed the hungry giraffes.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- This is Harris.- Aaaw! Hello, Harris!
0:14:11 > 0:14:13THEY GIGGLE
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- Hello!- They're really beautiful!
0:14:16 > 0:14:17They're cool!
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Harris is a two-year-old male.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26He was hand-reared and knows keeper, Ciara, very well.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30So he's not afraid to stick his head right into the safari truck.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35THEY GIGGLE
0:14:36 > 0:14:39He's got a blue tongue!
0:14:39 > 0:14:42The giraffe's blue tongue is incredibly long.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Nearly half a metre!
0:14:44 > 0:14:46It is super-strong and flexible.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48So he can wrap it around branches
0:14:48 > 0:14:49to strip off bark and leaves.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52And he can use it to get food out of the buckets!
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Where food is concerned, Harris doesn't give up!
0:15:08 > 0:15:11I'm trying to control these animals!
0:15:11 > 0:15:12They're very cheeky!
0:15:12 > 0:15:14And now everyone wants in on the action!
0:15:15 > 0:15:18There's another giraffe!
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- Another!- We're surrounded!
0:15:24 > 0:15:26It's the best day I've ever had!
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Feeding the animals is strictly forbidden.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Unless you are with a keeper.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35So our lucky Roar Rangers are getting a treat
0:15:35 > 0:15:38seeing the giraffes up so close - and so are our film crew!
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Harris might be one confident giraffe
0:15:43 > 0:15:46but most of the others shy away from being stroked,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49swinging their head all the way back up so quickly
0:15:49 > 0:15:52is only possible because giraffe's have a ligament
0:15:52 > 0:15:54like a huge rubber band
0:15:54 > 0:15:56down the back of their long neck.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59It stretches when they move their head down,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01and pings back when they come up.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04To get their head from the ground to up to five metres high
0:16:04 > 0:16:05takes only two seconds.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08They're like giants!
0:16:08 > 0:16:12I expected them to be a bit smaller.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13They're massive!
0:16:15 > 0:16:17I love giraffes now!
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Giraffe's are gorgeous, I love them.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23It's really soft.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27It's eyelashes are very long.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30When the wind blows in Africa, their eyelashes are really long
0:16:30 > 0:16:32so that they don't get dust in their eyes.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36And their nose has really long slits so they can close their noses
0:16:36 > 0:16:38so that no dust gets inside them either.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40It looks like these gentle giants
0:16:40 > 0:16:42have won the hearts of our Roar Rangers.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45I've always dreamed of stroking and feeding a giraffe.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- We're in heaven!- Me too!
0:16:48 > 0:16:52This is a dream come true!
0:16:52 > 0:16:54OK, we've finished that bucket of food,
0:16:54 > 0:16:56there is still a little left in there,
0:16:56 > 0:17:00but I think they're done now, they're not coming to eat any more.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- So how was that?- It was very fun!
0:17:02 > 0:17:03- Did you enjoy yourselves?- Yes!
0:17:03 > 0:17:06They enjoyed it as well. They got a nice meal. That's that!
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- Let's go.- Bye-bye!
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Do we even need to ask what our Roar Rangers thought of their day?
0:17:15 > 0:17:19Giraffes are my favourite animals and I'm so happy I got that close.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21I'm really happy now.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I rate that 10 out of 10.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Cos it was one of the best things I've ever done.
0:17:26 > 0:17:32Thanks for that! We've loved being giraffe keepers!
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Yay!
0:17:41 > 0:17:44You too can run your very own wildlife park.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Simply go to the CBBC website
0:17:46 > 0:17:48and log on to the Roar online game.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50It's full of your favourite animals
0:17:50 > 0:17:53just waiting for you to care for them.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55To unlock treats, food, and new animals,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58we give you a cheat code on every show.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Today's is coral120.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Go on, give it a go!
0:18:02 > 0:18:05It's fantastic fun - happy gaming!
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Is this not just the best looking wheelbarrow of chestnut brows?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Well I think so, because I cut it with my own fair hands
0:18:23 > 0:18:25earlier in the show.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Now though, I've come down to the ellie enclosure
0:18:27 > 0:18:30to catch up with head keeper, Dave. Hiya, Dave!
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- Hello.- Are you impressed? Look at this!- Very!
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Chestnut brows that I have chopped from the woods!
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Yeah, it's very good!
0:18:37 > 0:18:40It's not for you, it's for this very, very little ellie.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- Is this just a baby?- He's only small.- "He's only small"!
0:18:43 > 0:18:46He's massive! This is Chums, of course, isn't it?
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- Now, is he a big fan of chestnut brows?- He is.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49Shall we feed it to him?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51I think we should, yes.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54All right then, which piece should we give him first?
0:18:54 > 0:18:55A bit with some leaf on it.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00Eurgh! Is that ellie snot I'm getting on me?!
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- How close?- Come over here.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03I've never fed Chums before.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Let him put his trunk through and just let him take it off you.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Oh, my Goodness! - That's it, let him have it.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Will he just take it off me?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Oh! That is the first time ever I have fed Chums!
0:19:15 > 0:19:19And I don't even mind that I'm covered in ellie snot!
0:19:19 > 0:19:20All a bit wet on me!
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Is it snot?- It's saliva.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Obviously salivating, you know, it's chestnut brows!
0:19:26 > 0:19:27Better give him some more.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29He's going for that bar.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30Hi, gorgeous!
0:19:30 > 0:19:33So what does he prefer?
0:19:33 > 0:19:36The chestnuts there, in a spiky casing,
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- the leaves, or the...- The leaves.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- The leaves?- Yeah, he loves the leaves.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45And because the twigs are so small, he'll just eat the whole lot.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47So nothing is wasted.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Let's see what he does with this one.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52OK. There you go. One trunk to another trunk.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54All right, darling.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Hello! What do I do? What do I do?
0:19:56 > 0:19:58See what he does with that one.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01He's not going to throw that, or anything, at us?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04No, he'll put it in his mouth and he might just turn it round -
0:20:04 > 0:20:05watch him with his trunk.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08See him turning it around? Taking all the bark off.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11So he's just using his trunk to twist it round?
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Listen to that crunch!
0:20:13 > 0:20:15What was that squeak?
0:20:15 > 0:20:17That's just him chewing the wood.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23I've got to say, it's absolutely fascinating being this close to him.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25We get to see the elephants here,
0:20:25 > 0:20:28but never do we get the opportunity to be so close.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Dave, this is a complete honour, thank you so much.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34I think I'm just going to leave Chums now, chewing the wood.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47What has 112 arms and legs, loads of sharp teeth,
0:20:47 > 0:20:49and a passion for fighting and biting?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52It's the park's family of Guinea Baboons.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56This is one of the world's largest groups of Guinea Baboons.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Every day it seems to grow.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Five new babies have been born in just three months.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04That's a real baboon baby boom!
0:21:04 > 0:21:08And a huge handful for Head of Primates, Simon.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13'When we originally got the Guinea Baboons in we had only 12,'
0:21:13 > 0:21:17I think it was, and they've grown and grown over the years,
0:21:17 > 0:21:19we've now got 28, and of course when you've got one male,
0:21:19 > 0:21:23and lots of females, we could have up to nine babies a year.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26So this is a group that can get bigger and bigger and bigger.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Our bumper baboon family is fantastic
0:21:29 > 0:21:30for the survival of the species,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33as in the wild their numbers are falling fast.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36This is mainly down to the cutting down of forests where they live,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38in remote areas of west Africa.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42However, it has given Simon a huge problem.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43Space.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Or, lack of it!
0:21:45 > 0:21:48It's always nice to give animals as much space as you can.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Especially when you've got a big group.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54You've got to think that those animals have to have enough space
0:21:54 > 0:21:55to get away from each other.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Especially with baboons. They like to roam around.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02They don't have space so we like to give them space.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Simon is a man with a plan.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06And he's thinking big - very big.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10He wants to give the baboons an absolutely massive enclosure.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12As big as two football pitches.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15And here's the best bit - it's going to be open top.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17As you come round the corner, here,
0:22:17 > 0:22:23you can see totally that we're going to get all of this.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Which is amazing, really.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29It means they get all of this space to roam around in,
0:22:29 > 0:22:32trees to shade under, so much more to do out there.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36It'll be better for them physically, with exercise, everything, really.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38It will give them as natural a setting
0:22:38 > 0:22:39as we can get in this country.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45The plan sounds fantastic but there is something standing in the way.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Well, two things, actually.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49And they weigh over two tons.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55A pair of enormous black rhinos already live in the enclosure.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00The plan is to mix rhino and baboon together.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Baboons and rhinos would naturally meet each other in the wild.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07So this'll be fantastic. Exactly what you want to see in zoos, really.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11They've been next door to each other for a good six months now.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14So that all helps.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Until we get to that first day where we send a few baboons out,
0:23:17 > 0:23:19and send the rhinos in, we don't really know, 100%,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21what's going to happen!
0:23:23 > 0:23:26This is a potentially dangerous mix.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Both animals are well known for their bad tempers
0:23:28 > 0:23:30and aggression.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32But before the keepers can take this risk
0:23:32 > 0:23:35they first need to make sure the enclosure is baboon-proof.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38At the moment, this is our rhino fence.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40A metal fence to stop them getting out,
0:23:40 > 0:23:42which is what's necessary for them.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44This won't stop baboons getting out.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46We've got these kind of things here,
0:23:46 > 0:23:48for putting electric wires on.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51The idea is there will be electric wires going all the way up
0:23:51 > 0:23:53then we're going to extend this
0:23:53 > 0:23:55up to ten feet tall, two foot overhang,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58so it will be like a solid fence, all electric wire,
0:23:58 > 0:24:02and we're going to have another bit coming out of the bottom,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05going into the ground, to stop them digging out as well.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09The electric fences around the outside of the enclosure
0:24:09 > 0:24:12are designed to keep the baboons from escaping.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14They shock them, but don't hurt them.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16There is hard work ahead for Simon and the team.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Rhinos are moved out, and they get cracking.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Along with the tall electric fences,
0:24:34 > 0:24:38any trees near them are prune to prevent a possible escape route.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48After over a month of hard work the baboons are ready to be let loose.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Nobody knows what on earth to expect.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54It might be complete and utter fireworks!
0:24:54 > 0:24:56We just don't know yet.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58And Simon's right to be worried.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Because when the baboons are actually released,
0:25:00 > 0:25:03things don't quite go according to plan.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08All right everyone, don't panic.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29It's almost the end of the show
0:25:29 > 0:25:31but we thought we'd try and jam one more thing in.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35We've popped down to the small cat section to meet up with Helen.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Hi, Helen. You're inside the Indian desert cat enclosure.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41We're on the outside. Why?
0:25:41 > 0:25:45Probably because he's going to start jumping around soon.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46Look at that!
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Straight for it! What have you done there, Helen?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Just hung a piece of food up by a bit of string.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Just gives him something to do.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56So is it better for him to work for his food
0:25:56 > 0:25:59than just give him it on a plate?
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Yeah, definitely. It gets all his muscles working,
0:26:01 > 0:26:05keeps him healthy and gets him moving around.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08He's not a young boy so any movement is good
0:26:08 > 0:26:10otherwise he'd just sit there and be a bit lazy.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12He's actually amazing.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15When I first saw the Indian desert cats I kind of thought,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18"Helen's brought one of her cats in from home!"
0:26:18 > 0:26:19But they are quite different.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23What are the main differences to a normal, domestic cat?
0:26:23 > 0:26:24They have got bigger teeth,
0:26:24 > 0:26:28bigger claws, and they are designed for speed, really.
0:26:28 > 0:26:34They are slick and long, and can run a lot faster than your cat at home.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Are they quite wild, then, in their nature?
0:26:37 > 0:26:41The two we've got here are fairly tame, really.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43They don't mind you walking around.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46But, yeah, if you came across one in the wild
0:26:46 > 0:26:48it wouldn't take to you too kindly!
0:26:48 > 0:26:49What great grip!
0:26:49 > 0:26:51His teeth must be so strong, to hold on!
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Even considering he is an old boy,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56his teeth probably aren't going to be the best.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58But he's still pretty strong.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01While he's hanging on his food, why don't you lot hang around
0:27:01 > 0:27:03to check out what's coming up on the next Roar?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05We'll see incredible footage
0:27:05 > 0:27:11of one of the cutest and rarest animals ever born on the parks.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12A baby Red Panda.
0:27:14 > 0:27:15And the great baboon release -
0:27:15 > 0:27:20we bring you perhaps the most dramatic scenes ever filmed on Roar.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24OK, we have got a baboon out of the enclosure!
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Trust us - you don't want to miss a thing.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29That's all coming up on the next Roar.
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