0:00:02 > 0:00:04'Today on Roar, Leon the zebra has been biting and kicking
0:00:04 > 0:00:08'the other animals, so now the keepers must catch him
0:00:08 > 0:00:11'because he's got to go.'
0:00:36 > 0:00:40Hello and welcome to Roar. I'm Rani. Come over here.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45- You've got to see what Johny's doing. Johny, hiya.- Hiya, Rani.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- What you doing?- I thought I'd pop down to the fishing cat enclosure
0:00:48 > 0:00:51and help Rondo catch his breakfast. Come on.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54I'm sorry to break this to you, Johny, but he doesn't need help.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57He's perfectly adapted to catching his own fish.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59He's got partially-webbed front feet,
0:00:59 > 0:01:03he's a great swimmer and he can grab his prey from the water
0:01:03 > 0:01:07just with his paws, or he can dive underwater.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Right, well, that puts my fishing technique to shame.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12While I hang about for a bite,
0:01:12 > 0:01:14why don't you hook into the rest of the show?
0:01:14 > 0:01:19- Ooh, it's a big one! - Eh, looks like a size 11 to me.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23'Coming up today, the last seven baby red pandas they had here
0:01:23 > 0:01:28'all died young, so we'll find out how the new one's doing.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31'The team have some serious questions
0:01:31 > 0:01:35'about the grizzled leaf monkeys. Does the keeper have the answers?'
0:01:37 > 0:01:40'And fancy a swim in an icy pool?
0:01:40 > 0:01:43'The tiger cubs do, and we're going to discover why.'
0:01:51 > 0:01:55'But first, there's a problem in the safari area.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58'Leon the zebra has been aggressive to the other animals
0:01:58 > 0:02:00'that share the enclosure.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05'He can't help it. It's natural for him to fight for his herd
0:02:05 > 0:02:07'and defend his females.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11'Trouble is, he doesn't have any females here
0:02:11 > 0:02:15'and all his frustration has come out as bad behaviour.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18'Carl is one of his keepers.'
0:02:18 > 0:02:22He's quite a biter, so he goes round biting other animals
0:02:22 > 0:02:25and kicking the other zebra and things that are out here.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29We can't deal with that, so we're moving him to a different collection
0:02:29 > 0:02:31and maybe he'll have a paddock all to himself
0:02:31 > 0:02:33and live the rest of his days out quite happily.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38'It's for his own good, too.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41'If he stays here, one of the other animals might well turn on him
0:02:41 > 0:02:46'and that could be nasty, as some of them have deadly weapons.'
0:02:52 > 0:02:58He could get stabbed or have his intestines ripped out, you see,
0:02:58 > 0:03:02so it's much safer for him to be shut in here
0:03:02 > 0:03:06then moved to a different collection where he's got his own place.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09'Leon has already been lured into
0:03:09 > 0:03:13'a small enclosure on the side of the safari area.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16'But the tricky part will be getting him into the horse box.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19'Carl's got a plan.'
0:03:20 > 0:03:23They'll back it down and then we'll just walk him in,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25chuck a bit of bread up the front
0:03:25 > 0:03:29and I'll come out of the little doors on the side and shut them
0:03:29 > 0:03:32and then the rest of the team will shut the two doors,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35lift the tailgate up and he's in. Simple as that.
0:03:37 > 0:03:43'So that's plan A. And it needs patience and a lot of bread.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Lovely.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Come on, then. Leon. Leon. Here you are, son. Come on, then.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52'It might just work, as long as nothing distracts Leon.'
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Here you are, son. Here you are, then.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Good boy! There's a good boy. Come on, then.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04'Uh-oh. Here come some of the zebras in the safari area
0:04:04 > 0:04:09'on the other side of the fence. They want to see what's happening,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11'but they might easily put Leon off.'
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Leon. Leon. Come on, son.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17'In case plan A doesn't work, there's a vet here ready.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21'Jane's away, so it's Jeremy, the standby vet.'
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Plan B would be to dart him and knock him out.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Then we get lots of strong men to pick him up,
0:04:28 > 0:04:32pop him in the back of the trailer, close the trailer
0:04:32 > 0:04:37and then we give drugs to reverse the anaesthetic and he stands up
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- and then he's off to his new home. - Come on, then. Come on.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Come on, cos I'm not trying this forever.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Or you're going to get darted. It's as simple as that.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49'This isn't working.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52'Leon came here a few years ago from France
0:04:52 > 0:04:55'so maybe he understands French.'
0:04:55 > 0:05:00Entre. Entre. Entre, entre, entre.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01Come on, entre, entre.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Leon. He isn't going to have it, is he?
0:05:06 > 0:05:08'If they can get him in the horse box,
0:05:08 > 0:05:12'Leon will be off to an animal park in Cumbria.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15'Richard Robinson has come from there to get him.'
0:05:15 > 0:05:19He's got two mares waiting for him, two female zebras.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23So he'll be a happy chappy when he gets back to Cumbria
0:05:23 > 0:05:26to meet the ladies. Perhaps if I'd brought photographs
0:05:26 > 0:05:31of the lovely ladies he's going to meet, he would've run straight in.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37'But it looks like Leon isn't going into the horse box the easy way,
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- 'so now there's only one thing for it.'- We'll have to go for a dart.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Plan A seems to have failed, so we're going to move on to plan B,
0:05:48 > 0:05:51which is we're going to load the dart and dart him.
0:05:51 > 0:05:57Carl's had a go, we're not getting there, so time to move on.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02'The dart Jeremy's loading contains a powerful tranquiliser drug.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05'Leon must now know that something's going on
0:06:05 > 0:06:08'and things could turn dangerous.'
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Now, most of us enjoy a bit of a swim on a hot day.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27The Siberian tigers here at the park are no different.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31But imagine if someone came along and put a load of ice in your pool!
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Jim, what are you doing that for?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37To cool the temperature down.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- Can I come round? - Come and help, yeah.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44But, I've got to say, Jim, it seems a little bit mean
0:06:44 > 0:06:47to put ice in the pool for the tigers.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Well, this is to demonstrate that they're not afraid of cold water,
0:06:51 > 0:06:55because in their native country, that would freeze over instantly.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Temperatures down to minus-20.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00They'd break the ice and get in for a swim.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- How do they survive the cold? - Because of their thick coats.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07They go in, they'll sit in there for a couple of minutes,
0:07:07 > 0:07:09they'll come out, shake and it's gone,
0:07:09 > 0:07:13but it's cooled them down. When they've been hunting, they get hot.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17OK, let me chuck some in. Have they come across much ice here?
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- Have you done this before?- No, but in the winter, we do get frozen water
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- and they will break the ice to swim in it, even in the winter.- Oh, wow.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30But our temperatures are not very cold compared to Siberia.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33You don't think they'll be a bit scared or wary of it?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35No, no. Well, the cubs might be at first,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38but I'm sure they'll get in and play with it, they'll love it.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Really?- Yeah. Let's get it in.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46Once they've been in and got all cold and wet, how do they dry off?
0:07:46 > 0:07:52Cos surely it's not going to be good for them to be cold for long periods.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55No, cos what they'll do is come out and shake most of the water off
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- then roll in the snow, that dries them.- Very clever. How am I doing?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Do you think this will cool it down enough.- Yeah, but a bit quicker.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- Right, OK. I'll just chuck it all in. - Yeah. Don't go in with it.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Remember to let go.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Well, join us later on in the show to see if our tigers give our icy pool
0:08:15 > 0:08:17a warm welcome or a frosty reception.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38Right then, you lot. Come into the enclosure.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40We're here now to ask some very serious questions,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43and they are going to be pretty tough, as well.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- They are for head keeper Matt Ford. Hiya, Matt.- Hello.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Now, Matt, we're going to test your knowledge today
0:08:48 > 0:08:51on the grizzle leaf monkeys. Are you up for the challenge?
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- I believe I am.- All right. Who's going to kick off the questions?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57What country do they originate from?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Also, what is their current population?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Two questions there. - OK. The grizzled leaf monkeys
0:09:03 > 0:09:07are native to Java. That's the only country that they come from.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12The population is in decline. There's only about 2,500
0:09:12 > 0:09:15estimated population left in the world.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18How many monkeys are there in the group?
0:09:18 > 0:09:21They live in a very small family group,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24so a dominant male, a couple of females that he'll breed with
0:09:24 > 0:09:28and their offspring. So around eight is a good size group.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- Where do they sleep?- They sleep in the shed behind the enclosure.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35It's all heated to 19 degrees throughout the year,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38so it's all nice and warm for them.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40And they just stay in there and sleep at night.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42What age do they leave their mum?
0:09:42 > 0:09:48We've got one of the younger females in here who's just left the mum
0:09:48 > 0:09:51and she's 18 months old.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54By that time, they're independent and they'll forage for themselves
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and the mum's ready for the new baby to be born.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Someone wants some food, I think.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05They're so cute! Is that a little baby one?
0:10:05 > 0:10:09That's the one that's just come off mum and is independent now.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11What animals would hunt and kill them?
0:10:11 > 0:10:15In the wild, there's things like leopards that will chase them
0:10:15 > 0:10:17if they come down from the treetops.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Snakes, as well, and birds of prey.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22But the main threat to them now is humans.
0:10:22 > 0:10:28- What do they eat? - Their main diet is beans.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32And they have lots of different root veg, carrots, parsnips,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35cauliflower, broccoli, anything veg-orientated.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39They stay away from the fruits, so they don't eat much bananas,
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- apples and things like that. - Matt, you're doing really well
0:10:43 > 0:10:46and that's why you're a head keeper, but we've got a killer question.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50But we just need to decide what it is.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54So you just wait there. Guys, come over here. Get in nice and close.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01OK, then, Matt, we have a question for you.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04You know your stuff, but do you know the answer to this bad boy?
0:11:04 > 0:11:08How long is a grizzle leaf monkey's tongue?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Erm... Well, I've seen one under sedation
0:11:11 > 0:11:13and fiddled around with its mouth and stuff,
0:11:13 > 0:11:17so I don't know exact, but I would say around this,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- which is about four centimetres. - Four centimetres?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23I've got to tell you, Matt, you're not even close.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26In fact, a grizzle leaf monkey's tongue
0:11:26 > 0:11:29measures ten centimetres long.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32So obviously they're very polite here and never pull tongues at you!
0:11:32 > 0:11:35So far, you haven't been bad. But it's up to these guys.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Thumbs up or thumbs down for Matt? Ooh, a bit of a mixed bunch.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Join us next time on Roar for more Ask The Keeper.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Bonkers!
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- What do you get if you put a cow on a racing car?- I don't know.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Past-your-eyes milk.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55THEY ROAR
0:11:55 > 0:11:58There's a field of cows. One's on vacation. Which one?
0:11:58 > 0:12:00The one with a "wee calf."
0:12:00 > 0:12:04THEY IMITATE MONKEYS
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- What do you call an elephant that needs a bath?- I don't know.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- A smell-ephant. - THEY LAUGH
0:12:10 > 0:12:12THEY LAUGH
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Earlier on, head of carnivores Jim and I
0:12:26 > 0:12:29put some ice in the Siberian tigers' pool
0:12:29 > 0:12:33because they naturally come across icy waters in their native Siberia.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Right, Jim?- That's right. - Are we ready to release the tigers?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Yeah, let's go for it. All right, Paul, you can let them go.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Who do you think will be the first one out?- Probably Dad.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48OK. Do they know that we've been in here and that something's up?
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- They've come straight over to us. - Yeah, they're looking around
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- to see whether we've put any food in.- Are they naturally curious?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Yeah, very much so. There goes Dad, look.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- Oh, wow, Dad's gone straight in to have a look at the ice.- There you go.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- See, water doesn't affect them. - Amazing. Not just the water,
0:13:07 > 0:13:13but the icy block. It looks like he's playing with it.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Is this play time for them now?
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Are they playing around or do they think that it's some prey?
0:13:41 > 0:13:45- Yeah. Cubs are taught by their mother.- Right.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48So if they see Mum doing it, they do it.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- And where is Mum now?- She's down the bottom. She's still a bit nervous.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57She will come through eventually. But, as you can see,
0:13:57 > 0:13:59three cubs and Dad in the pond.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02They're loving it, a little family of tigers all playing together.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Jim, this is quite interesting,
0:14:05 > 0:14:07because we've done stuff with these guys before,
0:14:07 > 0:14:11and when they were younger, they were more tentative about the water.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- Now they're older, are they more confident?- Yeah.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- And they've learnt a lot from their parents.- Right.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Dad was the first one in and they thought,
0:14:19 > 0:14:21"If Dad's in, it's OK for us to go in."
0:14:21 > 0:14:25And that's what they're doing. Dad's in there and they're playing.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28She's dragged that one out of the pond, look.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29THEY LAUGH
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Once they've dragged it out, will they play with it like a ball?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Yeah, they'll drag it around.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- Wow! Who have we got here? - This is one of the male cubs.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44And was that a sign of aggression, or is he just feeling playful now
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- after his dip in the pool? - Yeah, playful.- Right.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49So if he got through, he wouldn't eat us?
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- No, like I say...- Look at that! - They're in the mood to play now.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Jim, would tigers hunt in water?
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Not necessarily hunt in water.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02From time to time, they chase their prey into water.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Cos when you run from the beach into the sea, you slow down.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08As the tiger slows the prey down by chasing it in the water,
0:15:08 > 0:15:12- the tiger then will pounce and kill it.- Wow, that's intelligent.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14And quite scary, as well.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Here one comes.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20They're in such a playful mood. It's been amazing seeing these guys
0:15:20 > 0:15:23go in the pool. I've never seen them have so much fun before.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- Thanks for inviting us. - Not a problem.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36'Leon the aggressive zebra must be moved today.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38'But, so far, he's not cooperating.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41'To get him into the horse box, they're going to have to
0:15:41 > 0:15:43'tranquilise him with a dart gun.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46'Jeremy the vet is getting the dart ready
0:15:46 > 0:15:50'and he's doing it very, very carefully.'
0:15:50 > 0:15:54The drug we are using is a drug that's quite dangerous for people,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57so we've got to be very careful from a personnel point of view.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01We're going to use about 100 teaspoonfuls of this drug
0:16:01 > 0:16:06to anaesthetise the zebra. What's fascinating is that
0:16:06 > 0:16:11a tablespoonful of the same is enough to kill a very large whale.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15So you can you kill a whale
0:16:15 > 0:16:21with two, three, four times as much drug as we're using here.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27- Are we happy? OK. - 'Now Jeremy's got a problem.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31'Leon has got a bit wound up and won't stand still.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35'And that's going to make it difficult to get him with the dart.'
0:16:38 > 0:16:42I'm not getting too close. I think he knows that something is going on.
0:16:42 > 0:16:47I think we need to wander in gently and see if we can get up to him.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50'Jeremy is going into the enclosure with Carl
0:16:50 > 0:16:52'so he can use the dart gun at short range.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56'For safety's sake, no-one else is allowed in.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00'So, for the other keepers and us, it's now a waiting game.'
0:17:16 > 0:17:18'A lot of people reckon that when it comes to cute,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21'you can't beat the red pandas.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23'So how cute does that make this,
0:17:23 > 0:17:27'the park's brand new red panda baby?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30'This is the first baby that's survived here in three years,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33'so keeper Steve is over the moon.'
0:17:33 > 0:17:37We're quite excited. It's still too young to venture out by itself yet,
0:17:37 > 0:17:39so it's in one of the six nest boxes.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Precisely which one, I couldn't tell you right now.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46'Red panda mums move their babies between different dens
0:17:46 > 0:17:48'in order to fool any possible predators.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51'But earlier in the series, we followed keeper in charge Neville
0:17:51 > 0:17:55'when he tracked down the baby to check on it. And while he was there,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58'he got these incredibly rare shots.'
0:18:01 > 0:18:05About five weeks old. But when they're born, they're very small
0:18:05 > 0:18:09and weigh about 150 grams. So, yeah, tiny.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14When he's fully grown, he could be anything between four to six kilos.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16So he's got quite a bit of growing to do.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20'This baby is especially precious,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23'because the red panda is a threatened species.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27'There are fewer than 2,500 of them left where they come from
0:18:27 > 0:18:29'in the cold mountains of Asia.'
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Baby red pandas, when they're born, are completely defenceless.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35It takes them a while before they even open their eyes,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38so completely different to a lot of other species you find.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Antelope can be up on their feet within half an hour or so.
0:18:42 > 0:18:48These guys, we wouldn't see them for the first few months of their lives.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50The cubs are born with more of a brownish coat,
0:18:50 > 0:18:54as opposed to that striking red that you see when they become adults.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56That will gradually develop. But, already,
0:18:56 > 0:18:59you can see the white markings on the face.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03In the wild, Mum would find a den, probably a hollow tree,
0:19:03 > 0:19:05preferably high off the ground
0:19:05 > 0:19:10so no predators have a chance to find the youngsters.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13At the moment, we have no idea whether it's a boy or girl.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15We've not touched it at all.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19It's best not to disturb it as much as possible
0:19:19 > 0:19:21and leave Mum to her job.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25'One thing's for sure - this little baby is Steve's favourite.'
0:19:26 > 0:19:29I think red pandas are adorable when they're adults
0:19:29 > 0:19:31so, needless to say, when they're that size,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34they're amazing little things.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41'Now then, all you Roar gamers, how's your animal park doing?
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0:19:44 > 0:19:49'you'll know the key to success are the cheat codes we give out.'
0:19:49 > 0:19:52'Today, it's gold999.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55'The food, treats and other features the cheat codes unlock
0:19:55 > 0:19:58'really do make all the difference. Happy gaming.'
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Now, what's got thin legs, can be filled with fruit
0:20:18 > 0:20:20and has got a bit of a wobbly bottom?
0:20:20 > 0:20:23No, I'm not talking about keeper Simon! Hiya, Simon.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28I'm talking about the shaker feeder placed in the anoa's enclosure.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32The anoa's here. I should probably back off. Everyone's afraid of them.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Is he going to get really vicious? Am I safe here?
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Yeah, you're perfectly fine here.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Don't stroke him! I've just said he's really scary!
0:20:40 > 0:20:43As a species, they are notoriously dangerous.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45They're the smallest buffalo in the world.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Do anoas come from the same place as buffalo?
0:20:47 > 0:20:52Not really, no. Water buffalo come from mainland Asia
0:20:52 > 0:20:56and the anoa come from a little island, Sulawesi.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59You say little island. Is that why anoas are so small,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- cos they have to fit on the island? - Not really, no.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- THEY LAUGH - It was a try, wasn't it?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Buffalo, you think of them as these big, heavy creatures
0:21:08 > 0:21:11that wallow a lot. Is that what anoas are like?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13They've got the attitude for it.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17They think they're a lot bigger than they are. They're quite aggressive
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- and quite feisty. - But this one is just a little softy.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Who have we got here? - This is Boris. He's our male.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27He's getting on a little bit now. He's probably about 16.
0:21:27 > 0:21:33So he's quite old. But he's wise beyond his years, shall we say.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- He's quite calm. - Bit like myself.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39All right, we've placed a shaker feeder in there, we've got some food
0:21:39 > 0:21:41and we're going to give this little fella a treat.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- So what's the idea here? - The idea is that he'll
0:21:45 > 0:21:48pick up a few little bits that have fallen through
0:21:48 > 0:21:51and then maybe nudge it a bit, rub it with his head or horns,
0:21:51 > 0:21:55and just pick up the little bits as they fall slowly through.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58What have we placed in there? We've got carrot. What else?
0:21:58 > 0:22:02A bit of apple, finely chopped so it fits through the holes.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06- Is that what you'd normally feed him?- He gets that in an evening feed
0:22:06 > 0:22:10and we quite often feed them some nice, leafy bits.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- SHE LAUGHS - Look at that!
0:22:12 > 0:22:15You see, that's what I call wise.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Can't be bothered just to shake it, knock it all down
0:22:18 > 0:22:21and then he can have his dinner in one big go.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Simon, it's been a pleasure coming down here,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26cos we don't get to see them that often.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37'Back up by the safari area, Jeremy the vet and keeper Carl
0:22:37 > 0:22:40'have gone in to dart Leon, the aggressive zebra.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44'Suddenly, there's news.'
0:22:44 > 0:22:48He's just been darted. Hopefully, it's gone in, but we don't know.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52He got close enough to him. Fingers crossed we got him, hopefully.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58'The tranquiliser dart has worked and Leon is fast asleep.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02'But he's a long way from the horse box, so they need everyone to help.'
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Come on!
0:23:09 > 0:23:10OK.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17- 'And he's finally in.'- We had to wait for him to calm down a bit
0:23:17 > 0:23:20and then, as soon as he calmed down, we managed to dart him
0:23:20 > 0:23:23and, within three minutes, he was on the floor
0:23:23 > 0:23:26and within another five minutes, he's in the trailer
0:23:26 > 0:23:28and he's being brought round as we speak.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33'It would be dangerous to set off while Leon is still tranquilised,
0:23:33 > 0:23:36'so Jeremy puts his coat over his eyes to keep him calm
0:23:36 > 0:23:39'and injects a drug that should wake him up.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41'Everyone else gets out, but to make sure Leon's OK,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44'Jeremy waits till the last possible second.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54- 'Leon is now awake.' - It's quick, isn't it?
0:23:54 > 0:23:59- 'But he's a little confused.'- Problem is, he fell asleep in a field
0:23:59 > 0:24:03and he's now waking up inside a truck.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05So it's all going to be a bit strange for him.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08There's always a risk that he could hurt himself as he wakes up.
0:24:08 > 0:24:13But this is a fairly small trailer, so he can't get up any momentum.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18'So, now they're ready to set off. Except for one small problem.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20He's got my coat in there.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- Eh?- He has got my coat in there. - He's got your coat?- Yeah.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- It's quite a nice coat, as well. - No, it's a distinguished coat.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30I had his head covered with my coat
0:24:30 > 0:24:33and I thought, "We've got a few more seconds, I'll swap it for a towel"
0:24:33 > 0:24:37and up he went. So he's probably trying it on now.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- There it is, at the other side. - Right over there.- Oh.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- Well, that's that, then. - How you going to get your coat back?
0:24:45 > 0:24:48I think probably by mail.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53'Leon will travel to a wildlife park in Cumbria with Richard Robinson.'
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Over the next few days, he'll be introduced to the females
0:24:56 > 0:25:00and hopefully he'll calm down and it'll be a nice breeding group.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03'So, after a tricky start, the move has gone well
0:25:03 > 0:25:07'and Richard, Leon and the vet's coat can finally set off
0:25:07 > 0:25:09'on the long journey to a new home.'
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Now, before we disappear from your screens today,
0:25:32 > 0:25:34we thought we'd catch up with head keeper Joel
0:25:34 > 0:25:37and the very ravenous red river hogs.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Hard for me to say! But I did well! How are you, Joel?
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- All right, yeah.- So, we're having a proper pig-out, aren't we?
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- Who have we got here? - This is the red river hog family,
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- Mr and Mrs Pig and their three piglets.- We're going to have a feed.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- What have you got in there for us? - A bit of everything, really.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Some pellets, some bean shoots, a bit of rhubarb, some sweetcorn,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- some carrots and a bit of asparagus. - Shall we chuck it at them?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- Yeah.- How do you feed them? Should I give it to Dad first?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- Will he get angry if we don't? - No, just scatter it far and wide.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11That way, they'll all get a bit and there won't be any arguments.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- Just throw it as far as you can. - It's great, this.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16We're just throwing it on top of the land and they pick it up,
0:26:16 > 0:26:21but these guys have amazing snouts which they use.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23We've talked before about them digging for food.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28What happens in the winter? Autumn's setting in, then winter,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30the land's going to get hard and icy.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34They still like to root around. They'll be out all times of the year
0:26:34 > 0:26:38digging up the paddock. When the leaves come down,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41there's more to root through, they eat berries off the trees
0:26:41 > 0:26:45and the leaves, so they're out all year round digging up things.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49These guys are incredibly strong, so does that help them out in the wild
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- to defend themselves against predators?- It does.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55They are preyed upon by big cats, hyenas, pythons
0:26:55 > 0:26:58and even Man will hunt them for food. But they are very powerful,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02they've got very sharp teeth, so they'd be a match for any predator.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Joel, it's always a treat for us to get so close to the red river hogs
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- so thank you for that. - Yeah, thank you very much.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10It's time for us to bid farewell to the hogs.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Why don't you check out what's on the next episode of Roar?
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- It's anything but boar-ing!- Ohh.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21'I'll be trying to get the elephants interested in a game of footie.'
0:27:21 > 0:27:24'While I'll be meeting the world's smallest monkeys.'
0:27:24 > 0:27:27'And fancy a sniff?' It's bootiful!
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- 'Rani's not keen.'- Ooh!
0:27:30 > 0:27:33'But what does the snow leopard think?'
0:27:33 > 0:27:36'Make sure you're watching.'
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