0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today on Roar, there's been a very rare sighting out on the safari -
0:00:05 > 0:00:09a newborn baby antelope and it's pure white.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12But could its colour be the death of it?
0:00:34 > 0:00:35ROARING
0:00:35 > 0:00:36MEOW
0:00:39 > 0:00:42- Hello and welcome to Roar. I'm Johny.- I'm Rani
0:00:42 > 0:00:46and over here is a beautiful European bison.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49As you can see, he's having a bit of a munch at the moment
0:00:49 > 0:00:52but in the wild, drinking water is just as important.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56That's right. And they obtain water in the winter months by eating snow
0:00:56 > 0:00:58or smashing ice on puddles.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03And they conserve energy in the winter by resting for 60% of the day.
0:01:04 > 0:01:0760% of the day resting? That's what I'm talking about, Rani.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Oi, you, budding bison. We've got a show to do.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- Get yourself up. Come on!- Oh!
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Get out of there.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Coming up, a fishing cat gets crabby
0:01:24 > 0:01:26but who's got the sharpest claws?
0:01:29 > 0:01:33What animal could our Roar Ranger possibly be cleaning up after?
0:01:33 > 0:01:37And I try to make friends with the silverbacks...
0:01:38 > 0:01:40without much success.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Was that telling us off or was that telling BuBu off?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- I think that's telling you guys off. - Ah, OK.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57But first, head keeper Bob is racing out to the safari area
0:01:57 > 0:02:01because one of the keepers has spotted a newborn red lechwe calf
0:02:01 > 0:02:05and amazingly, it's white instead of red.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09The infant is only a day old and very vulnerable.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Bob wants to track it down urgently,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15as its unusual colour could mean it's in danger.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20It's the first one that I've known since I've been here, in 17 years.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26We've never had a white deer or a white antelope here born.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31So it's a novelty. You can see the downside of being a white antelope.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Red lechwe roam the swamplands of southern Africa,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37where they travel in herds of thousands
0:02:37 > 0:02:40to protect them from predators such as lions and hyenas.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45This baby's unusual colouring means it looks very different
0:02:45 > 0:02:48from the rest of the herd, so its mother could easily reject it.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51It's important for Bob to check it's OK
0:02:51 > 0:02:56but this is proving easier said than done.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Well, it can be quite hard seeing it.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Red lechwe are designed to hide up in this coloured grass.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05They're more or less the same colour. They're quite small.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08I can see some red lechwe down there, so we'll have a look.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Mothers hide their babies in long grass,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17so is the white one there?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22No, unfortunately. We've got several youngsters there
0:03:22 > 0:03:26but not the one we're looking for, so we'll have another look.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31This is bad news. The baby is nowhere to be seen.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34But is this the park's entire herd?
0:03:34 > 0:03:39Well, in the main group at the moment we're down as 30 animals
0:03:39 > 0:03:41but this is the breeding season,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44so I suspect we've probably got about 35 out here now.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49In that group there, I've counted them and there's 29,
0:03:49 > 0:03:50so the bulk of them are there.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53We'll have a drive round and see if we can find it.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58As this isn't the whole herd, there's still hope
0:03:58 > 0:04:01but Bob has over 100 acres of wilderness still to search
0:04:01 > 0:04:03and every second counts.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06At just one day old, this baby is defenceless
0:04:06 > 0:04:08and could be in great danger.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Will Bob manage to find it before it's too late?
0:04:29 > 0:04:33The gorillas on the park sometimes get honey treats,
0:04:33 > 0:04:35which they have to use sticks to reach for.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Today they're getting a new invention to test their intelligence
0:04:39 > 0:04:41but will they know what to do with it?
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Now, few things excite me quite as much as a bit of genius inventing
0:04:45 > 0:04:49and head keeper aka Mad Professor Phil has come up with something new for his gorillas.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- How are you, Phil? - I'm all right, Johny.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- What's this contraption?- Well, it's a variation on our honey pots,
0:04:56 > 0:04:57what we call honey pots.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01The gorillas have to find a stick and there's one through the hole
0:05:01 > 0:05:04and poke it through to get a treat from one of these jars.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08So it looks like there's some tasty treats here.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Well, jam in the bottom one there. - Right, OK.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- We've got some banana, a bit of chocolate spread...- Mm!
0:05:14 > 0:05:18..some peanut butter and here, if you want to put some in,
0:05:18 > 0:05:20you can help out with that, a bit of lemon curd.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Why make them work so hard for their food?
0:05:23 > 0:05:27You've got the pots here and they've got to get the sticks.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Why not put the pots straight in? - That makes life too easy.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33We want to make them work a bit, use their brain.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Ideally, they should be going looking for a stick to poke in here
0:05:36 > 0:05:40but because it's something new, we've given them a clue.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44You can see Djumbah is making his way over here now.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47What was that? He's just hit the fence.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Was that telling us off or was that telling BuBu off?
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- I think it's telling you guys off. - Right, OK.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- Because you're not normally here, so...- Right, OK.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Djumbah's coming over. He's not sure about us, is he?
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- I think it's more the camera, actually.- Right.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07He's trying to pluck up a bit of courage to come and look.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Either that or he's coming over to display at the camera.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13Oh, look, there we go.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Has a bit of a smell of it first.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20He did pull one of the sticks out but there was nothing on the end.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24So is it trial and error? Do you think he'll be disarmed by that
0:06:24 > 0:06:26or do you think he'll try again?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29He'll try again once he gets to realise...
0:06:29 > 0:06:33He can't see most of these at the moment, properly.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38He's trying to cheat. He's going to try and break the whole thing off.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40So he's coming around this side!
0:06:40 > 0:06:42That's very clever.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Yeah, they're smart. If there's a way of getting a lot more,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49they'll try and do that.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53And I guess in a way, this is why you do experiments like this...
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- CRACKING NOISE - Whoa! Look at that.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57There you go. He's broken it.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02OK, very clever. He's broken our amazing device.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07- Phil, what are we going to do? - We'll go to plan B and make it a bit stronger.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Make it out of stainless steel next time.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11He's going to go round the edge again.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Poke your stick in there.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16We're doing a bit of cheating now.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- That's it.- Look at that.- There's a hole there, look.- That's amazing.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21You need a smaller stick.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Yeah, it's not quite working for him, is it?
0:07:25 > 0:07:26Oh!
0:07:26 > 0:07:29'As Djumbah runs away, BuBu sneaks in
0:07:29 > 0:07:32'but he is armed with a twig small enough for the job.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34'As a member of the great ape family,
0:07:34 > 0:07:38'gorillas are one of the most intelligent animals, as BuBu is proving here.'
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- This is BuBu.- He's found a twig.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46That looks all right. He's going for a banana one.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Look at that. That is really impressive.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54JOHNY LAUGHS
0:07:54 > 0:07:58That's amazing that he knows to poke the stick in to get the chocolate.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02It's such a small hole, as well. It's amazing to get so close to them
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- and to see how intelligent they are. - Yeah.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- So thanks for that.- No worries.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Today's Roar Ranger is 12-year-old Katey from Edinburgh.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18Rrrr!
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I'm so glad to be a Roar Ranger because I love animals,
0:08:21 > 0:08:23so it's amazing.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27So is this Roar Ranger up for any job?
0:08:27 > 0:08:30No matter what it is, if it's poo or anything, I'll just go for it.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Eugh!
0:08:31 > 0:08:33I think I'm quite brave.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35With hundreds of animals in the park,
0:08:35 > 0:08:38which one will she be looking after today?
0:08:38 > 0:08:42"Katey, today you're in the carnivore section as a dhole keeper."
0:08:42 > 0:08:47I love the dholes because I like their little face. It's cute.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51It reminds me of foxes but I think they're prettier than foxes.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Brilliant. Love it. I'm going to go and see what I can do.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Dholes are Asiatic hunting dogs
0:08:56 > 0:08:59which can be found all the way across Asia.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Their rusty red coat means they're often thought to resemble foxes
0:09:03 > 0:09:06but they're in fact true dogs.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09They live in packs of anything from five to 20
0:09:09 > 0:09:14and at the park, there are 16, thanks to a recent litter of four pups.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Our Roar Ranger will be looking after the pack,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20along with carnivore keeper Ben.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Hi.- Hiya. You're my Roar Ranger, are you?- Yep.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- I'm Ben. I'm deputy head of cats. - I'm Katey.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28This is where you'll be working today, in with the dhole.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30I'll show you what to do.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35- Are the dholes out of the enclosure? - No, today you're going in with them.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38What did Ben just say?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Today you're going in with them.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- How do you feel about that? - Quite nervous.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Right, come this way.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54Going in with these wild dogs is only possible because Katey is with Ben,
0:09:54 > 0:09:56who has worked with these animals for years.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Dholes are very shy dogs, who prefer to keep well away from humans,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03so Katey is perfectly safe.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05It's a bit scary because I can see one.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11There's loads of them over there. You can see a couple of pups, too.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- Yeah.- All the youngsters. Can you see them all?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17There's two pups... No, four pups.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Then there's the two adults on the floor and loads in the distance.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Right, this is your first job.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30All the rain water and the dogs running through it made it very mucky
0:10:30 > 0:10:34and this has to be spotless, so you have to brush all the water out.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36OK.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38The dogs paddle and bathe in the pool
0:10:38 > 0:10:42and even though they have separate water bowls, they prefer drinking this water.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46So the team need to keep it as clean as possible.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- It's a lot of water, isn't it?- Yes.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- How long do you think this is going to take you?- A while.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54I'm going to go and have a coffee and I'll come back later.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58No, not really! Ben's keeping a watchful eye on our Roar Ranger.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03So, too, are 16 pairs of dhole eyes, watching the cleaning operation.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04It's a lot of hard work.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07There's lots of water to get out.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08It is quite a tough job.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11It looks easy but there's a lot of water in here
0:11:11 > 0:11:13and it does take a while to brush out.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14She's doing very well.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20I could get used to this. All I need is a deckchair and a drink.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Our Roar Ranger's doing a great job but it's time for the big guns.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- Do you want me to take over for a bit?- Yes, please.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34And that's how it's really done.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43It just needs a finish off with a final scrub.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Do you want to give that a scrub and away we go.- Yeah.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56The job's hard. I don't know if I'm being very effective.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59I'll go and turn the tap on and we'll see how it looks.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02It's looking a lot cleaner than when we started.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06So that's the tiring bit of the job all done
0:12:06 > 0:12:08but now for the yucky bit.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10But what on earth will that involve?
0:12:13 > 0:12:14HYENA LAUGHS
0:12:14 > 0:12:16How do you stop a dog smelling?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Put a peg on its nose. Ruff-ruff!
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Ssssss!
0:12:25 > 0:12:27What do cats put in their soft drinks?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Mice cubes. Ta-dah!
0:12:31 > 0:12:33ELEPHANTS TRUMPET
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- What do you give a sick pig? - I don't know.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Oink-ment.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41LAUGHTER
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Most cats hate water but not the fishing cats.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58These wild moggies are from India and southeast Asia,
0:12:58 > 0:13:02where they live on the edges of marshes, rivers and streams.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Amazingly, these cats go fishing to catch their food,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09often diving deep underwater.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12And they will anything from fish and frogs to ducks and crabs.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15So today I'm with cat keeper Mark
0:13:15 > 0:13:19and we're treating the park's fishing cat Rhondu to a seafood surprise
0:13:19 > 0:13:20for the first time.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- You've got a crab there.- I have.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- Is that something Rhondu would like? - I think so, yeah.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28It gives him a challenge to try and crack into it
0:13:28 > 0:13:32and they will eat things like crustaceans and crabs
0:13:32 > 0:13:35and various other sorts of seafood, if you like, in the wild.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- And what have I got here? - You have got a sardine.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42A very tasty and smelly, might I add, sardine
0:13:42 > 0:13:44and he doesn't have to crack into anything.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49How are we going to place this down for Rhondu so he can take his pick?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Well, just to your right there we've got a bit of washing line.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Washing line? Hang on, Mark.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58This is fish, he's a fishing cat. Let me point this out to you.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- Can we not just place them into water?- That's just too easy.- OK.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06He's a bit funny sometimes and he doesn't like getting his feet wet.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10Plus, hanging them up like this separately, he can see them separately
0:14:10 > 0:14:13and it gives us a chance to see which one he likes the most.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16So we've got some mussels set up, we've sardines and crabs.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19He's not tried crab and he's not tried mussels.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Do you think he's curious enough to go for one of those first
0:14:23 > 0:14:27or will he go for the lowest one, so he can go, "That's a nice bit of fish"?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29I'd like to think that he might go for the crab
0:14:29 > 0:14:32because it's different to what he's usually had
0:14:32 > 0:14:36but he'll probably go for the fish because he knows what it is.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Well, there's only one way to find out
0:14:38 > 0:14:40and that's we're getting out of here
0:14:40 > 0:14:42and we'll let Rhondu out in his enclosure later on,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45so make sure you join us. Come one.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Out on the safari area, keeper Bob is still frantically searching
0:14:57 > 0:15:00for the newly born pure white baby antelope,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03to check it hasn't been abandoned by its mother and the herd.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07However, with over 100 acres to search, he's having a tough time.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11They've got a very natural environment, so it can be a job to find them.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12To make matters worse,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15red lechwe mums usually hide their young
0:15:15 > 0:15:17to keep them safe from predators.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20This could make finding it even more difficult.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Bob's powerful binoculars are essential.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29And then in the distance, something catches Bob's attention.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I think we've got it.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35At last! The baby is alive and looks very healthy.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41This is a real Roar first,
0:15:41 > 0:15:44a white baby red lechwe and it seems to be fitting in a treat.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Mum's accepted it, the group's accepted it, so that's two big hurdles.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57There's no reason why it shouldn't have a long and happy life here.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Seeing this baby with the herd,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04you can see just how different it is from the rest of them.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07It's highly unlikely you would see one in the wild.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10They wouldn't last very long in the wild
0:16:10 > 0:16:12because they stick out like a sore thumb.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15When they're babies, they won't be able to hide up
0:16:15 > 0:16:18and they'll soon get gobbled up by something.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Even though this white antelope wouldn't last long in the wild,
0:16:23 > 0:16:25the park are thrilled about its arrival.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30It's still very special for us. It's a novelty.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Now all it needs is name.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Well, I think the new name for the little white red lechwe
0:16:38 > 0:16:40should be Snowflake
0:16:40 > 0:16:43because when it starts to moult, we can call it Flaky.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Snowflake? That's a pants name.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49I think it should be snowflake, mate. That's a cool name.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53No, if you're after cool, Bob, it's got to be something like ice.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54Ice is cool.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57No. Snowflake, mate. Snowflake.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02It might not be a popular choice with the team but Bob has spoken.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04He's happy Snowflake is doing well
0:17:04 > 0:17:07but they will be keeping a close eye on his progress
0:17:07 > 0:17:08over the next few weeks.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Right, you Roar gamers, it's cheat code time.
0:17:18 > 0:17:24Tap in today's cheat code, rock946, and see what you get.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25And remember,
0:17:25 > 0:17:30your animals will only breed when they are happy and healthy.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31Happy gaming!
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Down in the elephant paddock, there are two enormous babies.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47The youngest, super-cute Etana, is just five months old.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55And then there's Uzuri, who's been a star of Roar ever since she was born.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59This lovable youngster is now over a year old
0:17:59 > 0:18:01and is a firm favourite of keeper Angela's.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04I've come down to have a look at Uzuri today,
0:18:04 > 0:18:06just see how she's getting on.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09She's just eating some browse at the moment
0:18:09 > 0:18:11over there with the rest of the herd.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13She's really developed her personality
0:18:13 > 0:18:16and has established herself in the herd.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Whenever we let them through into the sand paddock,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21she goes the opposite of the pool to her mum.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25She's in with the rest of the herd, doesn't need her big sister or mum any more.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Uzuri is a little mischievous.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33She mock charges us now and tries to whack us with her trunk -
0:18:33 > 0:18:35really, really playful.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37She's definitely going to keep us on our toes.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41She's formed quite a maternal bond with Etana, as well.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43They're always pushing each other around.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46As they're the two smallest, they like to beat each other up a bit.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49It's nice to see them playing together.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53Uzuri and Etana are definitely best buddies.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Uzuri's really special to me.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01She's been discovering how to be an elephant and I've learnt about her.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05It's been really nice watching her grow up with the herd and interact.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06It's been really special.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Now, earlier on in the show, keeper Mark Hawkes and I placed
0:19:27 > 0:19:31a selection of seafood inside the fishing cat enclosure.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32Have a look at this.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34We placed it all very lovely on a washing line.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Mark's idea, I have to add.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- Now, Mark, Rhondu is still shut away, isn't he?- He is, yes.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44So it's time to find out what our kitty critic -
0:19:44 > 0:19:48hard to say that one - thinks of his seafood selection.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49- Shall we let him out?- Yeah.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51OK.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54Now, here he comes.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57He's not that big, actually, is he?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Well, he is about twice the size of your average domestic cat.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04He used to be a little bit on the larger side.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06As he's trimmed down, he's getting a bit more toned.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11- Has he got good eyesight, Mark? - Yeah, they do. All of their senses are well developed.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14A great sense of smell and hearing, as well.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- He really is just sniffing the air, isn't he?- Yeah, knows they're there
0:20:17 > 0:20:21but sometimes he's just a bit sort of blase about things
0:20:21 > 0:20:25and he's a bit stubborn, so he won't always put on a show for people.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28You said he might go for the crab.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31He's given it a little knock and now ignored it.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Yeah. I don't think he quite knows it's food yet.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37So, if they go for birds, they're used to jumping,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39but what about fishing?
0:20:39 > 0:20:42I can't imagine Rhondu sitting there like that, reeling something in.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45No, he hasn't got a rod, that's for sure,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48but they've got a lot of tools that enable them to fish.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50They've got partially webbed paws,
0:20:50 > 0:20:55so as well as helping them swim, it almost acts like a fishing net
0:20:55 > 0:20:57because it gives them more surface area.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Their sharp claws act as fishing hooks, if you like,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04and they're not fully retractable like other cats'.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06They're always there at the ready.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11It's also been known for fishing cats to gently tap the surface of the water
0:21:11 > 0:21:13to imitate insects to attract fish
0:21:13 > 0:21:16and then when they come in closer, they grab hold of them.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18That's really clever.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Oh, oh! We've got a bit of crab action going on now.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Well, I tell you what, Mark, we're not having much fish action.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30How about we get that fish, batter it and add some chips?
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- And a bit of salt and vinegar. - Only as part of a healthy balanced diet, though.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Go on, Rhondu. Have a bite.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Sometimes on Roar we have to be patient.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43The animals can be distracted with too many people around,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46so we left our cameraman down with Rhondu
0:21:46 > 0:21:48to see what would happen
0:21:48 > 0:21:51and bingo - later on, he did go for the crab,
0:21:51 > 0:21:53claws and all.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Our Roar Ranger Katey is helping keeper Ben look after the dholes.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09After cleaning out the pond, there's yet another yucky task to do.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Our next job is to go round and pick up all the old bones.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- Nice.- Yeah. It's lovely.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Right, shall we take a wander?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- What kind of food do they eat? - They mainly eat meat.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22You can see a bit here.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24These dogs are pure carnivores
0:22:24 > 0:22:28and in the wild eat anything from small lizards and rodents
0:22:28 > 0:22:31to bigger animals such as sheep and even water buffalo.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32We're being watched.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35And they devour everything except the bones,
0:22:35 > 0:22:37which our Roar Ranger needs to pick up.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Here's some more.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41We'll take that.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- How often do they get fed? - These get fed every other day.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- You see the puppies?- Oh, yeah.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52- They're still quite young, so they're quite small.- Ah!
0:22:53 > 0:22:55The four pups were born several weeks ago.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01At birth, dholes have a dark coat, which becomes redder as they grow.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04At around three months, it will be the same colour as the adults'.
0:23:06 > 0:23:07There's some ribs here.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11And here's the big one. Do you want to carry that?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Oh, it's heavy.- Let's take it over to the safety porch.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21I think that's all of it. Did you see any more?
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- I don't think so. - I think we're done, then.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Right, we'll just load these on the bike.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Get them out the way and we've got one more job to do.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Right. And now we'll put the fresh in.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Dholes either hunt for their prey or scavenge anything they can find
0:23:41 > 0:23:44but in the park, they get big chunks of fresh meat.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47You all right with that bit?
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- You got it?- Yeah.- It's quite heavy.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- Shall I just put it in there? - Yeah. Put it in the safety porch.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Pretty disgusting.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57I've just seen it all chopped up.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01The dholes tend not to fight each other for food.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04They get their share by being speedy eaters.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Right, put it anywhere round here.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10A dhole can eat a quarter of its own weight in meat in one sitting,
0:24:10 > 0:24:12so it's quite heavy work.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15What's harder, carrying the meat or cleaning the pond?
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I prefer cleaning the pond.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- Why, because it's not so smelly? - Yeah.
0:24:20 > 0:24:26- That's everything done for today. - I'll go and have a snooze, now.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Obviously, it's quite a difficult job, quite strenuous work.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33I was glad I didn't have to do it. She did very well.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36What did Katey think of the dholes?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Nice to see that they've already recognised
0:24:39 > 0:24:43kind of all that's been just done.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46It's a satisfying job and I feel really appreciated.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56BELLOWING
0:25:01 > 0:25:05It's been a few weeks now since the park's troop of baboons
0:25:05 > 0:25:07were let out into their new open-top enclosure
0:25:07 > 0:25:10and they've been thriving.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14We've come down to meet keeper Jamie, who has some great news for us.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- How are you doing?- Not too bad.- Hiya.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20This is the first time I've seen them out here.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23- How many have you got now then? - 30, now.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- 30?- Yeah.- Hang on, hang on. Wasn't there 29 last time we were here?
0:25:27 > 0:25:30We had another one born last Friday, so six days ago.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31Oh, that's excellent news.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- So the new one's been born into this fantastic enclosure.- Oh, yes.
0:25:34 > 0:25:39- How are they getting on? - They're doing well. We've got another three females pregnant
0:25:39 > 0:25:42and they're due to give birth any day.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44So is it more difficult with this new enclosure
0:25:44 > 0:25:48because the little ones run off and the mums are chasing after them?
0:25:48 > 0:25:54Yeah. Once they get off Mum, they generally just charge off
0:25:54 > 0:25:56and Mum's like, "I've had enough."
0:25:56 > 0:25:59But when they're still quite dark and they're on Mum,
0:25:59 > 0:26:03they'll just stay and Mum will hold onto that tail
0:26:03 > 0:26:05and they can't get anywhere.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Once they get to that size you can see there, they're off.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11And with this massive new enclosure,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- do you reckon their numbers will grow?- Oh, yeah.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Like I say, we've got three due any day now, really.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23There's eight breeding females in there,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26so potentially you could have, every year, eight new babies.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30So this enclosure at the moment is housing 30.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Three more on the way.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36It's a fantastic enclosure. How long before they take over the whole park?
0:26:36 > 0:26:38- LAUGHTER - Yeah, the whole zoo.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43The shed is designed for about 45. That would be the ideal number.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46The paddock can take a lot more
0:26:46 > 0:26:48but unless we extend the shed out,
0:26:48 > 0:26:53- 45 to 50 is the limit we can comfortably hold.- Right, OK.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Well, Jamie, it's great coming down here. Congratulations on the birth of the new baboon
0:26:58 > 0:27:02- and hopefully we'll see the three little ones very soon.- Thanks.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04While we get acquainted with the baboons,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07check out what's coming up on the next episode of Roar.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13I get an amazing opportunity to get up close
0:27:13 > 0:27:16to one of the rarest captive creatures in the country.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19That's amazing. What a beautiful, beautiful animal.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Plus find out why a gelada baboon needs teeth this big
0:27:23 > 0:27:25when all they eat is grass.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29And the clouded leopards are some of the best climbers in the world,
0:27:29 > 0:27:31so just how do the keepers catch them?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34That's all coming up on the next Roar.
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