0:00:02 > 0:00:03Today on Roar...
0:00:03 > 0:00:05Big changes are coming to the giraffe herd,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09with a new one arriving and another due to leave.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14But transporting five-metre-tall giraffes is a risky business,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17and anything could happen on moving day.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Hello and welcome to Roar. I'm Johny.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49And I'm Rani. And this little fellow, with the beady eyes,
0:00:49 > 0:00:51is Bill the Siberian lynx.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Did you know that the Siberian lynx is the largest of the lynx family,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57and an adult male can weigh up to 22 kilos?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59That's the equivalent of four domestic cats.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Johny, enough of this "weight-ing"
0:01:01 > 0:01:05around, I think we should get on with today's show.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Coming up - Eight-legged freak or furry friend?
0:01:08 > 0:01:13What will the fearless foursome make of the giant tarantula?
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Do the dusky langurs know they're eating rose petals?
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Or do they just need new spectacles?
0:01:21 > 0:01:24And I find out how long you'd last if you tried to play hide and seek
0:01:24 > 0:01:27with the lions.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30All I can say is, I'm glad that we're out here and they're in there.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45But now, there are big changes on the way in the giraffe herd.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48In a few days, a new male is due to be brought here.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52And that the same time, the female named Amber
0:01:52 > 0:01:54is moving to another animal park.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59If you've been watching Roar for a while, you might
0:01:59 > 0:02:03remember when Amber had a baby. We managed to film the whole thing.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10It was a boy. They named him Karamojo, and he was the very first
0:02:10 > 0:02:14giraffe to be born here in the park.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18But now it's time for Amber to move on, and join a new breeding
0:02:18 > 0:02:20programme at another park.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Keeper Nick will be sorry to say goodbye.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Amber is, sadly, leaving us. She's going off to another park.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33She was the first female, and she had the baby, so it will be a shame, but
0:02:33 > 0:02:37in a way out of all of them she's best suited to leave us because at
0:02:37 > 0:02:41least she's going to be part of another breeding group.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43So she'll be able to have more babies up there.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Definitely a happy future for her.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50But right now the keepers need to start getting things ready
0:02:50 > 0:02:53for moving day, and the first job is to persuade Amber to walk
0:02:53 > 0:03:00from the large enclosure into the giraffe house and its small yard.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03From there, they'll be able to get her onto the transporter lorry
0:03:03 > 0:03:06when it comes on moving day.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08To keep Amber company while she's waiting in the yard,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11head of section Paul Beer is planning to bring
0:03:11 > 0:03:13another giraffe, Setanta, in with her.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16We've lined up the gateways to bring the giraffe in.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Claire and Keira are going to open the gate.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Hopefully Amber and Setanta will walk up here, I'll follow them
0:03:22 > 0:03:25through, try to get the gate shut at the end and just keep
0:03:25 > 0:03:28them contained in the yard. Do you want to go for it?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Setanta, come on!
0:03:33 > 0:03:34Come on! Come on!
0:03:36 > 0:03:40But, after a promising start, both giraffes stop in their tracks,
0:03:40 > 0:03:44and refuse to go any further.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Keeper Keira has got a carrot to see if they can be tempted along.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56But at the moment, they don't seem very interested in food.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57And you just can't rush a giraffe.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01If you start pushing them too much, they're just going to get
0:04:01 > 0:04:04threatened, scared, and it's going to be a disaster.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07So you want to take it slowly-slowly and see how it goes.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10The keepers must be very careful.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Giraffes have a kick strong enough to kill a lion, and they can swing
0:04:14 > 0:04:16their necks with great force.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Luckily, Amber is a gentle character,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21and she's just being a little shy.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26Keeper Claire reckons this could take a while.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30She has just not got any interest in Keira and Paul at all at the moment,
0:04:30 > 0:04:31she's just standing back.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34We just have to wait and see if she relaxes a bit,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37and then pays attention to us again.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Usually when they're acting like this, it can take hours.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Hopefully it'll not take days.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45There is a possibility that it's our camera crew who are
0:04:45 > 0:04:46putting the giraffes off,
0:04:46 > 0:04:50so we're going to leave them to it and come back later to see if
0:04:50 > 0:04:54that helps the keepers get them in, ready for moving day.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13It's dinner time with a difference here at the lion enclosure, and with
0:05:13 > 0:05:17me is keeper Chris Hales, who's got an idea. What's the big idea, Chris?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20OK. The idea is that we don't make it too easy for them.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25Normally they get a couple of big pieces each, or one large piece each.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Today, that's not exactly big, is it?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Well, it looks kind of big to me.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34It might be big for us, but for a lion, that would last
0:05:34 > 0:05:36all of ten seconds. What we've done, we've taken
0:05:36 > 0:05:40their entire meal, and cut it up into loads and loads of pieces.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- And we're just going to hide it everywhere.- Brilliant.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45It's quite gruesome, I have to say.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47So where shall we put the first bit of meat?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50There's all different places we can put it.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52There's tyres in the enclosure, so we can hide it in there.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54We can hide it under log piles.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56As you can see behind me, there's a ladder.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58There's your first job.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Let's go up here, then.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I'm going to put this quite high up.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I never really think of lions as being good climbers,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09are you sure they'll get it if I put it up here?
0:06:09 > 0:06:13I guarantee they will get that. The height you're at at the moment,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16with one of the lions standing on their back feet,
0:06:16 > 0:06:17they're already taller than that.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Speaking of the lions, you've got me a bit scared. Where are they?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24There's actually two of them behind us over there. So we've got
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Milo and Moonlight, and I can assure you they are safely shut away.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Brilliant. That's good to know.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33OK. So I'm going to put that there.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Yes, good stuff.- You sure they'll get it from up there?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Obviously, the beauty of being a cat is that they've got
0:06:39 > 0:06:42lots of different things on their side to help them find food.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44So, obviously, they've got great vision.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48That's how they find most of their prey.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52But they've also got a really, really good sense of smell. So, in theory,
0:06:52 > 0:06:55if they can't see the food, they should be able to pick up the smell.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Have you had a sniff of it yet?
0:06:57 > 0:07:01It's quite fragrant, but it's not an overly strong smell.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04It's not too bad. This is actually quite fresh.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Only the best for our cats.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Where else shall we put it that's quite out of the way?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11This is kind of down to your imagination.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Literally, anywhere that you can find.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Obviously we've got tyres, we've got log piles,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19we've got long grass, you can hide it absolutely anywhere you want.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Underneath here, is that cool?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25And you know what, I might pop one in this tyre as well.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28I don't think they'll find it there.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30So who have we got in the enclosure?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32I can see two lions.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Indeed. We've got Milo and Moonlight, and they're actually twins.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41They're brothers. So we've got Milo, who's completely food obsessed.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43That's why he's doing nothing but running up and down.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45He can smell this already.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47You say they're food obsessed?
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- Yeah.- If they were to get out, I guess, would we be food?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Are they quite vicious towards humans?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56I don't like to imagine that kind of scenario.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58It worries you a little bit!
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Let's not imagine that scenario, let's hurry and get this meat out.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Join us later on in the show for a bit of lion hide and seek. Come on.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24It's time now for Ask The Keeper, where Rob Gordon is going
0:08:24 > 0:08:28to be having questions fired at him by this group of boffins, all about
0:08:28 > 0:08:32the very chilling Chile Rose spider.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Rob, I hope you don't get caught out in their sticky web.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37OK, who's going to ask the first question?
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- Go on then. - Where do they come from?
0:08:41 > 0:08:45The Chile Rose tarantula comes from Chile, in South America.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48There are a few different types that come from South America.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52This kind comes from the north of Chile, which is quite tropical.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54And very, very humid.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58I know that the Chile Rose tarantula lives from 15-20 years.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00How does that compare to other tarantulas?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Most female tarantulas can live to
0:09:02 > 0:09:06that sort of age, and they're very reliant on environmental things.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09They need a bit of heat. They need a bit of humidity.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Given the right things, they can live to that age.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Male tarantulas, though, tend not to live that long.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Maybe only a quarter to a third of that time.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19You've got a really wriggly spider there.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Would it be fair to say that
0:09:21 > 0:09:24it might have done a little dropping on your hand there?
0:09:24 > 0:09:25I think she has, yes!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I can just see a little bit on my finger there.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29It doesn't happen very often, but she has
0:09:29 > 0:09:31left a little deposit behind.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- Tarantula poo, does it smell? - No, I can't smell it out here.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38It's very, very liquidy, so it's not too bad. I'm sure
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- it'll wash off easily. - It doesn't look too nice.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Occupational hazard, I think they call that.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Is the Chile Rose tarantula a well-known pet?
0:09:45 > 0:09:49The Chile Rose tarantula is one of the more common species in captivity,
0:09:49 > 0:09:51partly because they're easy to keep.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53They don't mind being handled.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Not every tarantula can cope with being handled.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Some are quite nervous.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- So this one's quite good for that sort of thing.- What do they eat?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Mostly other insects, which they tend to catch live.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Anything really that they see, there are a lot of different
0:10:08 > 0:10:10insects in that part of the world.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13They may also scavenge small dead things.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18- Sometimes bits of meat and things like that.- Why are tarantulas red?
0:10:18 > 0:10:19Not all tarantulas are red.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23This one obviously is, and it's in the name, because it's called a rose.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26It's probably to blend in with their background, so they probably come
0:10:26 > 0:10:29from areas where there's a lot of red soil or red rocks.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32But others come in various different colours.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Mostly for the same reason. Sometimes they're quite bright colours,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38so that they can display to each other.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39Does it feel tickly on your hand?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42No. They're really light. You can just feel their toes really.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Would anyone like to have a hold?
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- I will.- OK. There you go.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- She's going to walk on.- Careful.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Support her body.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52What's it like, Sean?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54She feels a bit ticklish.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57A bit tickly? And she seems very wriggly, cos it's
0:10:57 > 0:10:59quite windy here, isn't it, Rob?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Yes. She can feel the air.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03You should take this little lady back,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05because we're going to come up with a Killer Question.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Alright then, guys. Come on in, come on in.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12OK, now we'll talk about the Killer Question.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Rob, they're being mean now!
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Right then, Rob. We have a Killer Question for you.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23What we'd like to know -
0:11:23 > 0:11:28how many spiders' legs do you actually have on your section here?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31So you've got to do the maths, and you've got to do it fast.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33You have to explain your workings out as well!
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Well, we've got about 12 here.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Are you sure you only have 12 spiders here?
0:11:39 > 0:11:43As far as I can remember. We have a few.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45I'm going to have to jog your memory, because
0:11:45 > 0:11:49we've been doing a bit of research, and you actually have 13 spiders.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Unlucky for some. Which would make it into 104 legs.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55So I'm sorry, Rob.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58What do you think? Apart from the Killer Question,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01the rest of Rob's answers, thumbs-up or thumbs-down for him?
0:12:04 > 0:12:08Oooh! We're just missing one thumb, so you can have one from me as well,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Rob. Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19What do you get when you cross a skunk and a bear?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- I don't know.- Winnie the Pooh!
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- Miaow! Miaow! - Why did the centipede get
0:12:25 > 0:12:28dropped from the insect football team?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Don't know.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32He took too long to put his boots on!
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!
0:12:37 > 0:12:40What do you get when a budgie flies into a pastry dish?
0:12:40 > 0:12:41- I don't know.- Tweetie Pie!
0:12:53 > 0:12:56We're back at the lion enclosure
0:12:56 > 0:12:59with keeper Chris Hales, to see if lions Milo and Moonlight can find
0:12:59 > 0:13:03the tasty, meaty treats we've hidden around the enclosure.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04Shall we let them through?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- Yes. Are you ready for this? - On your call.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Let's do it. OK, you ready?
0:13:10 > 0:13:11- Yes.- Here they come.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- So, who do you think's going to be out first?- This is Milo.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16So this is the food obsessed one.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18OK. So no surprises there.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Indeed. But, he's closely followed by his brother, Moonlight.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25So they're having a good old sniff around.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- I'm assuming you put one in this tyre here?- Yes, I did.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30He's trying his hardest to get that one out.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Moonlight is having a sniff around.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35You've got to remember that they're used to big pieces,
0:13:35 > 0:13:39which are a lot easier to find. So this is quite different for them.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41I think he has got that one out of the tyre there.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Yes.- Pretty easily.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Did we hide one over there?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48We put one underneath the log there. Moonlight is having a good old sniff.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51There's one in amongst those logs as well.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54I did hide a piece of meat underneath that bridge there.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- He's found it, look. He's found it. - There we go.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Did you see what he did there?
0:13:59 > 0:14:03His nose was picking up the scent of it, but as soon as he got
0:14:03 > 0:14:06it in sight, his vision took over instead.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09They've got better vision than they have sense of smell.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Really?- Yes.- Have they got good night-time vision?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14They've got fantastic night-time vision.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16That's when they do most of their hunting.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Because their sight is actually a lot better than the prey species'.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- So they've got the edge. - Would they usually hunt together,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26or would they hunt alone in the wild?
0:14:26 > 0:14:30This kind of situation, actually, they're brothers obviously.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33They stay together. People might think that's unusual,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36but this is exactly what would happen.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39They've come away from their pride, left their mum, dad and sisters,
0:14:39 > 0:14:43and they've gone off on their own together. This is what would happen.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44They go off hunting together,
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- and eventually they'll take over another pride together.- Wow.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Ah, look at that. That was so easy, wasn't it, for him?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54He pulled it straight out the log.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Well, they're certainly enjoying the meat, Chris.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Milo's finished his bit, so... Oh, look at this.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Here we go. He's spotted that.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04He's seen it. Wow! Wow. That is impressive.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07That was a really half-hearted jump, wasn't it?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09But it's amazing. You wouldn't think it, but he was
0:15:09 > 0:15:12actually pretty much as tall as that stump.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Yeah, he did like a little kind of jump there but he didn't
0:15:16 > 0:15:19even have to do that. He could have reached that, no worries.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22It's been so impressive to see these guys in action,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25and all I can say is, I'm glad that we're out here
0:15:25 > 0:15:27and they're in there, locked away.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Thank you, Chris. It's been amazing.- No worries.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Back up at the giraffes, the keepers have finally
0:15:43 > 0:15:47managed to get Amber and her companion into the yard.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51It took quite a while to persuade them in here.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Though, the job did get easier after the keeper in charge, Paul Beer,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58sent our film crew away.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01They're a bit unsure when there's a strange object around,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04and having the cameras there put them off a little bit,
0:16:04 > 0:16:08but they settled down. We left them a few hours, had another go
0:16:08 > 0:16:10and they walked straight in. She's coping well.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13If she'd been on her own, she'd be more stressed than she is,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16but as you can see, these two are fine.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20Amber had to be brought in here because it's almost moving day.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23A new male is due to arrive on a transporter lorry.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27After he's unloaded, the plan is to get Amber on board.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29To help with that, the team of keepers
0:16:29 > 0:16:32are busy building special safety barriers out of wooden boards.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38We'll have a board on this bar when it's finished,
0:16:38 > 0:16:42and gradually walk it behind her and push her forward slowly, so she goes
0:16:42 > 0:16:46to the door, then push her up and coax her up the back of the lorry.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48The keepers are doing all this preparation
0:16:48 > 0:16:51because they know how difficult giraffes can be.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54They're one of the worst animals to transport,
0:16:54 > 0:16:58so you want to keep everything nice and straightforward.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00The more basic it is, and if it works, the better.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02And keep her stress levels down.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Moving day is not going to be easy for anyone. The keepers don't
0:17:05 > 0:17:09know what the new male giraffe's going to be like when he gets here.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13And then, how on earth are they going to persuade shy, timid Amber
0:17:13 > 0:17:15to go on the transporter?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18It's certainly going to be a tricky operation,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and we'll be back to see what happens.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31If you would like to have your own virtual animal park,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34check out the Roar game on the CBBC website.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38And don't miss the brand new enclosure that's just been added.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Right now, though, make a note of this.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45That's today's cheat code. You'll see how to use it
0:17:45 > 0:17:49when you start playing the game. Go on! Give it a go!
0:17:59 > 0:18:04When it comes to impressing me, forget chocolate, forget perfume.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09What I like is a good old-fashioned bunch of roses, and it looks like
0:18:09 > 0:18:12keeper Jamie has done his research.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Jamie! They're a bit limp, aren't they?
0:18:16 > 0:18:18They can obviously not be for me!
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Well, actually, yeah - they're for the dusky langurs, here.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Why have you got rose petals for the dusky langurs?
0:18:23 > 0:18:29It's a little treat, something new for them to have for their lunch.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32It looks like this little fellow is waiting for a treat,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- so can we pass them in to him?- Yeah, we can give him a few here.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Is it safe for me to do it?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Yeah, if you just let him have some. He should take it off you.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43OK. They've got quite long fingers.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Oh! He's a bit greedy, this one.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Yeah, he's the dominant male, so he will take control of the food.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51There's a nice scattering there of petals
0:18:51 > 0:18:53for all the dusky langurs, but what attracts them
0:18:53 > 0:18:57to rose petals? Is it their gorgeous smell or the vibrant colours?
0:18:57 > 0:19:01It's probably a combination of a few things. The smell attracts them.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04It's something new, so it will be more interesting than
0:19:04 > 0:19:07the regular food they get, which perks their interest
0:19:07 > 0:19:10more than the normal cabbage and things they get.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13They definitely smell better than cabbage. But in the wild,
0:19:13 > 0:19:17are rose petals, or any sort of petals, things they would eat?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Not necessarily rose petals,
0:19:19 > 0:19:24but they will eat a lot of leaves as part of their diet, so while they're
0:19:24 > 0:19:27browsing for that, they will take in flower petals,
0:19:27 > 0:19:29so that is something they would take in with their diet.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Who else have we got in here, is that a little one up there?
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Yeah, up there you've got Meersa. She's just over a year old now.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38She is Orion's daughter.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- This is a family group.- Right.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43There's Mum and Dad and then the two daughters here.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45So what would happen, Jamie,
0:19:45 > 0:19:47if the others did come down now for their food?
0:19:47 > 0:19:51If they hopped down to take some and he wasn't particularly happy
0:19:51 > 0:19:54about it, he would chase them off, he would swipe at them.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- Really?- Maybe vocalise.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00And make sure that they knew that he's claiming this and this is his.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01Now, I'm having a look up there.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04We've got a little one, little baby,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Meersa, and I think she's trying to find
0:20:07 > 0:20:11a different route down, trying to outfox Dad, to get the rose petals.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Yeah, it looks like she's trying to find a vantage point she can get in,
0:20:15 > 0:20:16where he'll not see what she's up to,
0:20:16 > 0:20:20but it doesn't look like she's going to have any luck.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22I think next time, Jamie, you should distract Dad
0:20:22 > 0:20:26and I will give rose petals to the rest of the family.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27No problem.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35It's the big day at the giraffe house.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40A transporter lorry is just arriving with the new male on board,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43while Amber is waiting to go to another animal park.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Moving giraffes is a difficult and hazardous operation,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50so head of section Paul Beer has drafted in all the help he can get.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54It's really dangerous, moving giraffes.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57They could get stressed, damage themselves and break their legs,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00they could die in the box with stress. And we could get kicked.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05Amber is inside the giraffe house and we've rigged up this CCTV camera
0:21:05 > 0:21:08so we can see what happens. But first,
0:21:08 > 0:21:12the team need to unload the new male from the transporter lorry.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15A young boy called Harris is arriving.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19He's been hand-reared. He's only two-and-a-half years old.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22He's quite a small lad. Should be interesting.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Harris was hand-reared, so he's not as shy or nervous as most giraffes,
0:21:28 > 0:21:30and as soon as the gate is open,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- he walks straight off. - He went in quite well.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36He's standing in there now, just ignoring everybody.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38He's looking around, seeing
0:21:38 > 0:21:41what's happening, he came off really well. So far, so good.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Now to get Amber on to the transporter.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47This could be much more dangerous.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49The biggest concern is that she could injure herself
0:21:49 > 0:21:54going up the ramp, or if we have to give her any sort of sedatives,
0:21:54 > 0:21:58that works against us. She might panic and regurgitate.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02In case of emergencies, park vet Jane Hopper is standing by.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Hopefully everything will go well, but as usual with animals, you can
0:22:05 > 0:22:07never be sure, so we are a bit worried.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Two keepers walk behind Amber with a wooden board.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13It's the safest way to encourage her forward.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15The worst thing now would be if she panicked.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Amber inches forward towards the transporter,
0:22:23 > 0:22:27but as she gets near the open door, she suddenly changes her mind.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35She kicks out, but the keepers are safe behind the barrier.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39They can kill you with one kick, so it's quite dangerous.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43If Amber gets worked up, the vet may have to give her a sedative drug
0:22:43 > 0:22:46to calm her down, but that has its own risks.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50They're animals that don't really respond very well to it.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53They can panic under it, and sort of overtake the system
0:22:53 > 0:22:55and then they can sort of collapse.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59So using a sedative would be a last resort.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Before that, they're going to try again.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05She's inching forward.
0:23:05 > 0:23:11And very slowly, Amber goes up the ramp and into the transporter.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14We've got her on. All the guys have done really well.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18She went straight up and in, we couldn't have asked for much better.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Now she's in, Amber will be safe on her journey.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25The transporter is specially made for moving giraffes,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27and even has an adjustable roof.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30But now it's time to say goodbye.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34I think we are all quite sad to see Amber go, because she's quite
0:23:34 > 0:23:38a gentle giraffe and we all remember her having little Karamojo, the baby,
0:23:38 > 0:23:42and she was a great mum, so we're all very fond of her.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44But I'm sure she'll go and have more giraffe calves
0:23:44 > 0:23:46and continue to do very well.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50While Amber heads off to a new home, young Harris is settling in.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52The future holds a lot in store for him,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55and we'll be following his story later in the series.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17We've heard that, apparently, there's a 15ft gorilla in that shed,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20so we thought, "Why don't we creep along and have a look?"
0:24:20 > 0:24:24- Rani, what's that noise? - I don't know what that noise is.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26It's probably the 15ft gorilla,
0:24:26 > 0:24:29angrily tapping away at the walls, ready for his next Rani-sized meal.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Stop it!- It's no laughing matter.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32Johny, what's that noise?
0:24:32 > 0:24:37- You wait there and I'll go and have a look.- Johny, don't, don't, don't!
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- Rani...- What is it?- ..you do not want to see what's in there!
0:24:40 > 0:24:42I do, I do! What is it? What is it?
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Ah! He's having a laugh!
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- Got to admit, I got you! - I didn't believe you.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48You were right scared.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Obviously it's not a real 15ft gorilla, but a wooden 15ft gorilla,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54made by tree surgeon Scott Lawrence.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55- Hiya, Scott.- You all right?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Now, Scott, Johny just said you're a tree surgeon.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Shall we call you Dr Scott, firstly?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04I didn't actually think tree surgeons carved
0:25:04 > 0:25:06big animals out of pieces of wood.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- Yeah.- What's happened here?- Yeah,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11it's a good use of a tree that's got to come down, if it's dying.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13It's a good use to recycle it for
0:25:13 > 0:25:17something, so I thought I'd carve a gorilla for the zoo.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20You say a tree that's come down. Is this from one piece of wood?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23- Yeah, this is part of a tree.- Ooh!
0:25:23 > 0:25:26It's huge. Where do you start making a thing like this?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Well, you just sort of draw it on there
0:25:28 > 0:25:32and start cutting lumps out of it, and...
0:25:32 > 0:25:34He makes it sound so easy, doesn't he?
0:25:34 > 0:25:37"One day I thought, see that tree, I'll just draw..."
0:25:37 > 0:25:41I recognise this fella, he's one of my favourites. Is this Ambam?
0:25:41 > 0:25:42It is, yeah.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46That's what I've modelled it on, because it's standing upright
0:25:46 > 0:25:48and usually they don't stand straight upright.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51They usually can't stand up as straight as that, so I've done
0:25:51 > 0:25:56that one just on Ambam because he's quite famous for standing upright.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58It looks fantastic and it's a big old thing,
0:25:58 > 0:26:00isn't it, just like himself?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02It must have taken you ages to do.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Yeah, it's taken a couple of weeks on and off, really.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- A couple of weeks?! - He's so cool, isn't he?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10I was expecting a year or something like that!
0:26:10 > 0:26:12We've got to point out the detail because,
0:26:12 > 0:26:16if you look around the top, it looks like Ambam's covered in hair.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Is that what you're doing? You can see that all over.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21You get that effect with the chainsaw.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23And you're going to do that all over?
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Well, all over and I'll leave the chest smooth and the face smooth.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Now, I'm hoping that the public get to see this, as well.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- Where's it going to be? - It's going to be
0:26:32 > 0:26:35on show down outside one of the gorilla enclosures.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- Not inside the gorilla enclosure? - No, no.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39You don't think the gorillas...?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42It looks lifelike. You don't think any of them will
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- mistake him for a real gorilla, like Rani did?!- Hopefully not.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Hopefully they won't be offended by him.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50I've got to say, it's brilliant and we
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- can't wait to see when it's finished. Well done.- Wicked.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- Thanks a lot.- While Scott chips away at the rest of this
0:26:56 > 0:27:00gorilla, why don't you check out what's coming up on the next Roar?
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Our Roar Rangers have come to help feed the coatis,
0:27:04 > 0:27:09but what happens when the coatis start helping themselves?
0:27:09 > 0:27:12You've got to find it first!
0:27:12 > 0:27:14One of the gorillas has a brand new baby.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17We'll be getting our first good look.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19And since she got pregnant, Rafigi
0:27:19 > 0:27:24- the rhino is supposed to have mellowed out.- Woah!
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Apart from trying to attack me!
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