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Today on Roar...

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little Harris has to face a whole gang of bigger boys -

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herds of new animals and

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the local bully. So how will he survive his first day in the park?

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Hello and welcome to Roar. I'm Rani.

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I'm Johny, and this group of fine swine here are the red river hogs.

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These guys are really social animals

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and live in close-knit families called sounders.

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Sounders can be made up of many generations,

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but what we've got here is Dad, Mum and their three terrific toddlers.

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Don't be fooled by their cute exterior,

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because those tusks can actually grow up to 7cm long

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and their lower teeth - well,

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-they can be razor-sharp, which can defend them against predators.

-Ouch!

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Sounds painful! Talking of fierce,

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check out today's show, because it packs a punch.

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-Today on Roar... Our rangers are out to help feed the coatis.

-Eugh!

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But what happens when the coatis start

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helping themselves?

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You've got to find it first!

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There's some great news from the Gorilla House.

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We'll be getting a good look at the brand-new baby.

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Looking after the big cats is a dangerous business,

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so we're going to find out if the keeper in charge of them

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is up to the challenge.

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But first... We're going up to

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the Giraffe House because the new boy could be in for a difficult day.

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In our last programme, we followed the action as

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a young male named Harris arrived here to join the herd.

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He's now spent his first night alone inside the house,

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where keeper Paul Beer has been keeping a close eye on him.

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He seems quite calm. We went in last night and gave him some food

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by hand and he's eating out of the hands,

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and yeah, getting on really well. He's really friendly.

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But now Harris must face a dangerous situation.

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He's just two years old and nowhere near fully grown.

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But he's about to be introduced to the rest of the tower.

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They're all males, all taller than him and they're all waiting outside

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in the Giraffe House yard.

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It's vital that they accept Harrison into their gang, so Paul has made

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a plan for the introduction.

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I'm going to get Nick, Kieran and Clare to call the four over

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into the corner of the yard and I'm going to go in

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and open the door and mix them outside here in the yard.

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Giraffes can kill each other by swinging their huge neck

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and using their whole head like a giant club.

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But now we'll see what the big boys do, because here comes Harris.

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He's a bit wary but...it's all new to him. It's a lot to take in.

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There are three possibilities - they might attack him, they might ignore

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him or they could make friends.

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The rest of the boys are just checking him out. Sniffing him.

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The big boys are curious, and there are no signs of aggression.

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In fact, it's looking really good.

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The introduction has gone really well so far.

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They're quite relaxed and chilled out

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and they're really settling down, so yes, I'm pleased.

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Harris has been accepted by the others.

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But the next step could be much more stressful.

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The giraffes are about to be let out into the safari area,

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where Harris will come face to face with a lot of animals he's never,

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ever seen before.

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Giraffes might be tall, but zebras can be mean.

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The last youngster out here

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was the target of some very aggressive behaviour.

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It'll be a bit of a shock when he first goes out there,

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but hopefully he'll cling to the rest of the adults

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and find his feet, but we'll keep an eye on him.

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And we'll be keeping a close eye on him too, so join us later to

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see what happens to little Harris

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on what might well be the scariest day of his life.

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There's been some terrific news about the rhinos.

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The female named Rafiji is pregnant.

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It's always a very special event

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when a new baby black rhino comes along.

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In fact, it's been three years since the last time

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there was one born in the parks.

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That was Grumeti and he was great fun to watch.

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So, I've braved the windy day to get the details about Rafiji

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from keeper Dave Stokes.

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On a scale of one of to ten, how excited are you?

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Very excited, obviously, all of us here.

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We can't believe that we've finally got a pregnant rhino.

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It's a hugely exciting time for us.

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She seems quite feisty, is that because she's pregnant?

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To be honest, she's calmed down a little bit recently

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because she's been separated into a different paddock.

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At the moment, because we're standing right next to her,

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and we've got some feed down here, she knows she's going to get fed.

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She's just getting a little bit impatient and waiting

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for us to give her the food.

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Let's not keep this expecting lady expecting any longer, Dave.

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-Shall we give her some bananas?

-Yes.

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There you go.

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Have you had to vary the diet now that she's pregnant?

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Not so much at the moment.

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We need to make sure she's getting plenty of food.

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But we have to be careful that she doesn't get too much as well,

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because we don't want her getting too fat

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rather than just feeding the youngster inside her.

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How long until she gives birth then?

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The earliest she could give birth is in about the next six months.

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You must be so excited. Have you ever seen a rhino give birth before?

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No. I've seen baby rhinos on film before but never in the flesh.

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For all of us on the section, it's a really exciting time for us.

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Will you promise to keep us updated throughout the series?

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Absolutely, we'll let you know how she's getting on.

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Good luck, Rafiji!

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Today's Roar Rangers are sisters Laura and Caitlin from Leeds.

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Yes, they're twins, but does that mean they

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always agree with each other?

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Who's going to be the best Roar Ranger?

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-I am!

-No, definitely me!

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-Definitely me.

-Well, we both are.

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(BOTH) Yes!

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These cheerful cheerleaders know all about

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looking after their pet cat, Tilly,

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though that might not help with the animal they're going to get today.

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Laura and Caitlin, today you are coati keepers.

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-I wonder what a coati is?

-Let's go and find out.

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-I'm Caitlin.

-I'm Laura.

-I'm Jess, the coati keeper, and you guys

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-are going to help me today. Do you know what they are?

-(BOTH) No.

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-Shall we go and meet them?

-(BOTH) Yes.

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The coati is about the same size as a pet cat,

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but they're actually related to the racoon.

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And while the racoon comes from North America,

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the coati lives in the forests of Central and South America

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where they spend most of their time in the tree tops.

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Right, then. These are coati.

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Do they remind you of anything?

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Their noses look like pigs' noses.

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They do have noses similar to pigs.

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They use them to dig around in the soil and find grubs and fruits

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and things that are under the ground.

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When they stick their hand out there, they look like humans.

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We've got to go and clean up in there, rake up all of the mess

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that they've made from yesterday and then we will feed them. Is that OK?

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(BOTH) Yes.

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In the wild, male coatis can be aggressive,

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so they usually live on their own.

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But females stay in a family group called a band.

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Here in the park, they've got a band of six females

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and they're a pretty relaxed bunch.

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Unlike the neighbours.

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Whoa!

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That made me jump!

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To reach the coati's back door, you have to get past Layla and Jabir,

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the Barbary lions who don't like strangers.

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There you go, there's a rake each.

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Laura and Caitlin are going right into the coati's enclosure

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while they're still in there.

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But it's safe because they're with a trained keeper.

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Can we stroke them?

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Not really. But they're not going to hurt you. Come on.

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-See all these bits of straw?

-Yes.

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They need to be raked up into a pile.

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SQUEAKING

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He keeps squeaking.

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Yes, they make lots of noises to each other.

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Coatis communicate with squeaks, snorts and grunts.

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When they're angry, they make a loud chirping noise.

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But this lot seem to be happy.

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It was a bit scary when we came in because I thought they were all

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going jump up at us, but they wasn't.

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It's a bit weird. Cos they're all surrounding us.

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It's cool as well, because you get to see them up close.

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I think that's a good enough job.

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We'll go and get their food, shall we?

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Coatis are omnivores.

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That means they eat meat as well as fruit and vegetables.

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Jess has their dinner ready in a bucket.

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(BOTH) Oh, they're trying to get out!

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They just want the food.

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Come on, then. Follow me, then, girls.

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They get fruit and veg twice a day,

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but meat only about once a week.

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And today, it's one of their favourites...rat.

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If you hold onto the tail,

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they can take that bit and they won't hurt you.

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There we go, give that to that one.

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-Yuk!

-Do you want to do the same?

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-OK.

-There you go.

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-Lower it and then they'll take it. That's it.

-Eugh!

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I wouldn't like to eat rat.

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They're really good climbers,

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why do they climb so much?

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They climb so much mainly to get away from predators,

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and there's a lot more space in here for them up at the tops

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and they can get away from each other and have their own food.

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When we give them the fruit and veg,

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they'll come back down and eat together.

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As they're tucking into the rat, shall we leave their veg?

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If you both grab a couple of handfuls...

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We'll throw the rat out first. If we spot it around in

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different places, that will give them something to do later on.

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The coati has a very keen sense of smell, so it won't take them long

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to find out where Laura and Caitlin have hidden the food.

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Now, we've got someone trying to invade the bucket.

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-Oh!

-Get off!

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You've got to find it first?

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As you can see, coatis are quite acrobatic.

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Like most animals that live in trees, they need to be good at

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jumping and climbing.

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They're all pushing!

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I thought that they would be really scary, but they're nice and gentle.

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I didn't know what they were before, but I really like them now

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because they're really unusual.

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That's them all cleaned out now and they've got all their food,

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so shall we leave them to eat the rest of their food? Yes? Come on.

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But that's going to take them past the grumpy neighbours.

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LION GROWLS

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Fortunately, they can't get to us.

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GROWLS LOUDER Oh! He's scary!

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So what did the Roar Rangers make of these little-known animals?

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It was really fun being a coati keeper today

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and I'd never think I'd get to meet one.

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We had no idea what a coati was at the start, but now we know,

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and if it wasn't for Roar, we wouldn't ever know what a coati was.

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(BOTH) We love coatis! We love coatis!

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What do you call a sheep with no head?

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-And no legs?

-And no tail?

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A cloud. Baa!

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Oo-oo aa-aa!

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-What animal was last to leave the Arc?

-I don't know.

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The elephants, because they had to pack their trunks.

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Meow! Meow!

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What do cows like to dance to?

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-I don't know.

-Any kind of moo-sic you like.

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Back up at the Giraffe House, new boy Harris could be facing

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a run-in with a bit of a bully.

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He's about to be let out into the safari area

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where 16 species roam together.

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Harris is only two years old

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and has never met any of these creatures before.

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But keeper Paul is most worried about one animal in particular.

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My main concern is the zebra. They can be a bit aggressive.

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We've had problems in the past when Karamoja was younger,

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with kicking and biting from them,

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but hopefully, he'll stand up for himself.

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Zebra and giraffe do live together in the wild,

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on the dry savannahs of Africa,

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but it's going to be a new experience for Harris.

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First, though, he and the others need to come out of the yard.

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I'm going to go in a minute and open the gates,

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call them out and let them wander off,

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and hopefully he'll come out nice and steady

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and not go stupid and clutter off down the hill.

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Go on, then.

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If you see a rhino, shout.

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Harris is the small one at the back.

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-Good boy, Harris.

-As long as he stays with the rest of the tower

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whilst he's getting used to the safari area,

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he shouldn't become too stressed.

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And he'll be safe from those aggressive zebras.

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He's a bit nervous. It's all new to him.

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There's acres and acres he's going to be roaming on now.

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As you can see, he's staying with the boys, which is good.

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But the boys don't seem to be in any hurry to go down the lane -

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they've been distracted by their favourite food, hawthorn trees.

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It's only taken a couple of minutes

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and he's eating brows with the rest of them now.

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Finally, the boys move off, and Harris is right there with them.

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He certainly seems to have fitted in with the gang.

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Paul is very pleased with how well he's done.

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It would be nice to keep him and get some females in

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and use him as a potential breeding male in a few years. It'd be good.

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And when the boys reach the safari area, Harris continues to take

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all the new experiences in his stride.

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He's not fazed by the space or the other animals, and so far,

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there's been no trouble with the zebras.

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So even though Harris is the smallest giraffe in the place,

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his arrival has been a big success.

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Some of the carnivores here are pretty dangerous,

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so it's important that the keeper in charge of them is both

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crafty as a fox and cool as a cucumber.

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That person is big Jim Vassie.

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But the trouble with Jim is, every time we get him on Ask The Keeper,

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he keeps wriggling out of the questions.

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The last time I was there, he spent most of the time arguing.

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-Are we including the tail?

-No, we didn't measure the tail.

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Hang on - did we measure the tail? Yes, we measured the tail!

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So, to try and get some straight answers out of Jim,

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we've just invented a new way to give him a grilling.

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It's a quiz, and to make sure he pays attention,

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we've added the promise of prizes.

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It's now time for Carnivore Quiz.

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OK, the man in the hot seat is Mr Jim Vassie.

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Now, Jim is head of the big cat section,

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and he believes he knows everything. Isn't that right, Jim?

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-No.

-Oh, come on, Jim! You know it is.

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Now, let me just point this out to you.

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Can you read this?

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No - you've smudged it.

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It says Quiz Master, Jim, which means I know it all for today.

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Now, I have some questions for you.

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And questions mean prizes.

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We've got some great prizes on offer, and they're all things

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that we think would help you become an even better keeper.

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-What, pink gloves?

-Seriously, they will help you

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be better. Make you more stylish.

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Round one. You are playing for an ice cream.

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Now, this ice cream will hopefully keep you cool on warm days

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like this. Here is your question.

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What is the fastest cat in the world?

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-I'll guess the cheetah.

-Well done.

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OK, Jim. You get yourself an ice cream. Let me just check it's OK.

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You've got yourself an ice cream.

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Minus your part.

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Just had to check it was OK, Jim!

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It's perfect. It's very nice, actually.

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Right, then. Let's go for the next one.

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OK, this time you're playing -

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let me put this down - for these marvellous overalls.

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Let me just show this to everyone at home. Beautiful overalls.

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Just Jim's size. OK.

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Here's your question, Jim.

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Which carnivore that hunts in packs

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has around an 80% success rate for a kill?

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-Now, this should be easy for me, because I look after them.

-Yeah.

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So I'm going to go for...

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-Come on - you know this.

-African hunting dog.

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Yes, you know this one. There you go. The overalls are yours.

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Now, put on your gloves and let me put on that hat.

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-Oh, no, man!

-That suits you. And you can wear this another time.

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There is one more question for you.

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It's a toughie. It's for a star prize.

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The star prize is underneath this beautiful cloth here.

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It's a mystery prize, so I'm not going to tell you what it is.

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If you would like that prize, you're going to have to be willing

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to give up all these other prizes for what's in there.

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However, I won't take back your ice cream,

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because that's going to be tricky.

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-Yes, go for it. I'll risk it.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-You sure?

-Yeah, go for it.

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OK, you're confident in your ability as a big cat keeper.

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In the wild, how large can a Siberian tiger's range be?

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Now, is it A - 250 square miles,

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B - 120 square miles,

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or C - 500 square miles?

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Ooh...I'll go for B.

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So, Jim, you're saying B,

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120 square miles, which is 310 square kilometres.

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OK.

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Jim, that is right! Congratulations.

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You get to keep all your prizes, plus you get the star prize!

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Would you like me to reveal it?

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-If you would.

-Da-da da-da!

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Not one, but two signed pictures of myself and Johny, for your pleasure.

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Jim, when it comes to the Carnivore Quiz, you are definitely the master!

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-That's good.

-Now, get your overalls on.

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What's on the back?

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Right, that's it!

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Did you know that the Roar game is now bigger than ever before?

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There's a new enclosure that's just been added.

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Check it out on the CBBC website.

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But right now, make a note of this.

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"Coral1" - that's today's cheat code.

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And you'll need it to unlock features like food and treats.

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Good luck with your park, and happy gaming.

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It's a glorious day, and I've popped down to the deer park,

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but who might possibly live in a house like this?

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Well, let's find out.

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It's hoofstock keeper Helen Rhodes. Hiya, Helen.

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All right?

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I wasn't expecting YOU to be in here,

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but I'm presuming there must be something else in here as well.

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-This is actually the house of the guinea fowl.

-The guinea fowl!

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-Where are they?

-They're just in that corner.

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Now, these aren't the same three that I met a few weeks ago,

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that were tiny, just newly-hatched babies?

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Yeah, they're the same. As you can see, they've grown a lot.

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This is their new home.

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It's bigger than that enclosure they were in before.

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We moved them in here because they're a bigger,

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and we want to get them used to perching up high,

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so that when we let them out into the deer park, they can roost on higher

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fences and branches so that there's no chance of predators getting them.

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We've got lots of foxes around here,

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so we do need to be very careful, keep them safe.

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-They are so cute. Can we get closer?

-Yeah, yeah.

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If you stay there. They'll run off otherwise.

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-How old are they?

-They're six weeks now.

-And can they fly yet?

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They're developing their wing muscles, so they will be flying soon.

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They're starting to jump high.

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So how high? We've got these sticks here and these twigs.

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Can they jump up to the top?

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No, they wouldn't get right up the top yet.

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Maybe in five or six weeks' time.

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-Right.

-But they're starting to go sort of halfway up this log here.

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And how long before they're fully grown?

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Probably about six or seven weeks, they should be about fully grown.

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We've got the three youngsters. Are there any more guinea fowl?

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Yeah, we've got five adults outside.

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So what we've decided to do is mesh up the window,

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just so they can see each other through the mesh,

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because otherwise they might bully the youngsters.

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We've got to careful that they don't hurt them.

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When you say bullying, what kind of things?

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They'll chase them of their food. They'll run after them.

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We don't want that to happen.

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Do they ever escape? Because, obviously, if they can fly...

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They could escape if they wanted to, to be fair.

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They could get to the top of the fences.

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But they're quite happy in here.

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They just don't bother. We're here to feed them and we water them,

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-and they seem to be happy where they are.

-They've got a nice life here.

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-Exactly.

-It's good to see how much they've grown.

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These guinea fowl have certainly come home to roost.

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Something amazing's happened up in the gorilla house.

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A new baby's been born.

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It's a boy! And his mum's name is Boma.

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Keeper Mark is going to tell us all about it.

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Boma's baby's now just coming up to two months of age,

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and we've named him Nkoumou.

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When baby gorillas are first born, they mainly sleep, poo and drink.

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He spends his days doing whatever Boma's doing,

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because he's hanging onto her all the time,

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particularly when she's moving around.

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Over the last few weeks, Boma's started to put the baby on her back.

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He's riding on her almost like a jockey.

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When they're born, baby gorillas are very small, around 2kg.

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That's only about half the birth weight of the average human baby.

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Then they develop fast.

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Nkoumou will be crawling very soon, at around nine weeks. And then in

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just a few months, he'll be running around with the other kids.

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He's very alert. He's taking in his environment nicely.

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He's getting to an age where he's really looking around.

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Happy with his progress, and also Boma's doing

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all the right things. She's letting him suckle,

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she's carrying him around nicely and she's being protective.

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It's important for Boma, her first offspring.

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It's good that she's caring for it so well,

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because she's learning all the time.

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The other females in the group,

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they'll actually observe Boma rearing Nkoumou, and they'll learn from it,

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so it's good for Boma and for the group.

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Their personality will develop a little bit later on,

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particularly when they start moving around the enclosure.

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It's nice that he's got two other infants in the group that he'll be

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able to play with. Hopefully

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they won't be too rough with him, but it'll be a nice little group.

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And we'll be there to bring you all the action, because while

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two gorillas are fun...

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three together are an absolute hoot.

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So don't miss the further adventures of Nkoumou later in the series.

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Now, it is almost the end of the show, but before we leave you,

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we've got enough time to catch up with our three favourite ladies.

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-Hey, Jen.

-Hello.

-And of course, the two lovely ellies as well.

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Hiya, Jen. So who have we got here, then, Jen?

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On the right is Lara, and on the left we've got Issa.

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-They're mum and daughter?

-Yes.

-Not much difference in height, though?

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No, Issa's actually bigger than her mum.

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She's going to be a big girl when she's finished growing.

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-So how old is Issa now?

-Issa's about 15 years old.

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-Wow, OK. OK.

-And Mum?

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About 31.

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Can you tell that Lara is Issa's mum by the way she acts with her?

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When there's food around, no. Lara's very greedy.

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But if Issa is ever in a bit of distress or a bit worried,

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she'll call her mum and Lara'll come running over to check she's OK.

0:26:090:26:12

-Even though she's bigger than her mum?

-Yes!

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That's lovely they've got that relationship.

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You've got mum and daughter here. In the wild is that what you'd have?

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Would they look after each other?

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Yeah. In the wild, you'll have big herds of like 30, 40 elephants,

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mothers, grandmas, aunties, cousins... All females together.

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And they all look out for each other.

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We mentioned earlier, in the wild, there'd be

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massive herds. Would you ever think about bringing more females in here?

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Yeah, we'd love to bring more females in, but everyone wants to keep

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young females, because that's what it's natural to do.

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If we're getting any more elephants, it'll be making our own.

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And is there any chance of that?

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Hopefully, in a couple of years' time...

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-Ha, Jen!

-..we'll have some baby elephants.

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So would you give us a call back when there's some new

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-baby elephants, and we can come and see them?

-I will do.

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Thank you so much, Jen.

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While we chill out with Mum and daughter,

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check out what's coming up on the next episode.

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There's a new tamarin in town,

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but will the other monkeys welcome her or drive her out?

0:27:120:27:16

Tamarins, although small, can be quite ferocious.

0:27:160:27:19

We all know that lions can be fierce, but we're going

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to find out how strong they are, too.

0:27:220:27:25

And it looks like there's a baby boom in the Gorilla House.

0:27:250:27:29

We'll be meeting another arrival who is just two weeks old.

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