0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today, for the first time ever with the giraffes on Roar,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09we've captured the miracle of birth in broad daylight.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12It's staggering footage.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Hello!
0:00:40 > 0:00:42..and welcome to Roar! I'm Rani.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45And I'm Johny. And this show-off here is Archie.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Lucky all he can say is "Hello" or I think we'd be out of a job!
0:00:48 > 0:00:53You're right. We better get on with the show before he learns more!
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Coming up today:
0:00:57 > 0:00:59everyone knows that wolves eat meat,
0:00:59 > 0:01:01but what about fish?
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I'll be wading in to find out.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05It's us...
0:01:05 > 0:01:07ALL: Rrrrraaaar!
0:01:07 > 0:01:08..against the keeper.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Rrrraaaaar!
0:01:10 > 0:01:13The team want answers about the camels.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17And we'll be going all touchy-feely with a giant tarantula.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Furry friend, or eight-legged creep?
0:01:20 > 0:01:21You decide.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25ARCHIE: Hello!
0:01:30 > 0:01:32But first, we're going to the giraffes
0:01:32 > 0:01:35because we've something very special to show you.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39This year the giraffes are set for a baby boom.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42About half the females are pregnant.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45But so far only one has been born.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Imogen gave birth to little Kaiser.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Earlier in the series we showed you this footage,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54the very first shots of him, when he was just a few hours old.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Since then, Kaiser has been doing brilliantly,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09and by the time he was one week old he was belting around the park
0:02:09 > 0:02:10and kicking up a storm.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25The mum due to give birth next was Becky.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Giraffes almost always give birth at night
0:02:31 > 0:02:32up in the house,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36and can get very nervous and upset if anyone is around.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38So the keeper in charge of them, Andy Hayton,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41is very careful about letting anyone in.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Normally when we're indoors, it's... We don't go in,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48into the giraffe house, a great deal.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51We'll maybe go and check them every hour, hour and a half,
0:02:51 > 0:02:53and just make sure they are progressing through,
0:02:53 > 0:02:54and just get on with it.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57So we very rarely film what goes on.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01In fact, our crew has never been allowed in to film a giraffe birth.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04We'd almost given up hope of seeing such a rare event.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Until today.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Because early this morning Andy spotted something very unusual.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15Becky had started to give birth, outside, in daylight.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19What's more, Andy had a camera with him.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22So he was able to capture this amazing footage
0:03:22 > 0:03:24of the miracle of birth.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29You can obviously see two legs, head,
0:03:29 > 0:03:33shoulders, so this calf is well on its way now.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36You can just see Becky rocking back.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38There.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40She's just trying to push. She's pushing now.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42She's really trying to heave the calf out.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46She knows that a few good heaves and that thing is on its way.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Any baby being born can be a bit gruesome.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53So if you're feeling squeamish, look away.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58There you go.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02One big heave and you're there.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07The baby drops almost two metres to the ground,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09followed by the amniotic sac,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12and liquids that have been protecting it inside the womb.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14It's quite a drop.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18You see when that calf comes out, it's a long way for the calf to go.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22That kind of acts like a smack on the baby's bum,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25it makes sure that the chord breaks,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27you know, as they fall and hit the ground,
0:04:27 > 0:04:31and they're pretty rubbery when they're first born anyway.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33So it doesn't hurt them at all.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38As soon as the baby is out the first priority for any giraffe mum
0:04:38 > 0:04:42is to clean up the calf and the surrounding area.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47She's cleaning up bits of the sac,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49and grubbiness all around on the floor,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52she's licking all that up and cleaning it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55It sounds pretty disgusting but it's what they naturally do.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Because of predators.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Animals in the wild,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00there's lions and jackals, predators about,
0:05:00 > 0:05:02that would smell this a mile off.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Meanwhile, the baby has already begun to try and stand up.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11This is about four minutes.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13This calf has been born for four minutes
0:05:13 > 0:05:15and it's trying to get to its feet.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17It's survival.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19You get to your feet, you can move,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21and run away from anything that's trying to eat you.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24But that's not so easy for a newborn giraffe.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26It's like learning to walk on stilts.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Giraffes are just the most badly designed thing ever!
0:05:30 > 0:05:33They've got great big, gangly, out of control legs.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10And when it's steady, it can go get some milk from Mum.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15The baby has taken just 15 minutes to get the hang of standing up.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18More or less!
0:06:18 > 0:06:21This has been really good, to film this,
0:06:21 > 0:06:23and be able to let other people see it.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27To see a calf being born is a pretty privileged thing to be able to see.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30It's a really nice record
0:06:30 > 0:06:31of this calf being born.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33And wobbling around.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35It's great.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40The birth couldn't have gone any better for Becky and her new baby.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42But now the real trouble is about to start.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Because although Becky is a great mum,
0:06:45 > 0:06:49she has a bad habit that comes from loving her babies too much.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54And six years ago, that led to the death of her third calf.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57So this baby could be in grave danger.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01See what happens later on.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Now, this is not a fashion statement!
0:07:22 > 0:07:25This is purely so I can stay dry in the wolf pond.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26But the big question is,
0:07:26 > 0:07:30why am I in here, and Gemma out there?!
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Gemma, why have you sent me into the pond with a bucket of fish,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35and you're nice, warm, and dry?!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37The idea is to scatter some fish around
0:07:37 > 0:07:40so the wolves can come along and find them and eat them.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42And the other reason is,
0:07:42 > 0:07:43I don't like fish.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Ha-ha! You do know I'm a vegetarian?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I'm not that keen on fish either!
0:07:47 > 0:07:49All right, so I've just got to scatter the fish around?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52OK. Another question, where are the wolves?
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Are we safe?
0:07:53 > 0:07:56We are safe. Bob's there, keeping guard for us.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58We should be fine.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00All right. Bob, give us a wave!
0:08:00 > 0:08:02There you go. We're all safe.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04But it's not much of a pond,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07is this somewhere the wolves come, hang out?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Would you normally put their food in here?
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Yep, we have done before, they do come over,
0:08:12 > 0:08:14cos it's something different for them.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16And we think of wolves as big hunters,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18going after the meat.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Are they really going to go for a bit of fish?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22They do, in the wild, occasionally.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25If they're in the right places. They'll go to shallow waters
0:08:25 > 0:08:27and try and find fish there.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29It's quite good for them. They like the goodness.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33What wolves are we talking about and where is their natural habitat?
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Generally, it's wolves that live in Alaska.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39They are looking for the migrating salmon
0:08:39 > 0:08:42as they move into shallow waters to spawn again.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45So it will be various types of wolves in that area, really.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47OK. That's all done.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Now, Bob's keeping a lookout there.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Is the idea that I'm going to stay in this pond whilst the wolves come?
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Because I'm pretty scared.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58It's probably better if we go and sit in our trucks
0:08:58 > 0:09:01and just let them do their natural thing.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03I like your thinking. Join us later
0:09:03 > 0:09:07from the safety of the Land Rover, and hopefully the wolves
0:09:07 > 0:09:09will come in here for a spot of fishing.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Right, help me out!
0:09:11 > 0:09:13WOLVES HOWL
0:09:21 > 0:09:23What did the pony say when he had a cold?
0:09:23 > 0:09:26I don't know, what did the pony say when he had a cold?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28I'm just a little "horse".
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh!
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Why can't a dalmation hide from its mum?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Because it's already been spotted.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47What do you get if you cross a T-Rex and a chicken?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51A Tyrannosaurus Pecks!
0:10:12 > 0:10:14We have come to the new area of the park
0:10:14 > 0:10:16to meet with Corinne for Ask the Keeper!
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Today the topic is the amazing Bactrian camel.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23We're hoping that Corinne doesn't get the hump with our questions!
0:10:23 > 0:10:25You ready for some tough questions?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Who's going first? Calum.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Do they keep water in their humps?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Afraid not, Calum, no. That's a common misconception.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35What their humps are actually made of is fat.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39And what they'll do, in times of drought, they'll metabolise,
0:10:39 > 0:10:40and use that fat up,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42and that then is how they get the water.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Why do they have such long eyelashes?
0:10:44 > 0:10:46If you've ever been out and about
0:10:46 > 0:10:48when there's a bit of dirt in the air,
0:10:48 > 0:10:51it's really painful if it gets into your eyes.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55These guys come from somewhere where there's a lot of sand and dust,
0:10:55 > 0:10:59they've got these beautiful long eyelashes, two layers as well,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02that mean that all the dust and stuff doesn't get into their eyes,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04so they can see properly.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Confident start, Corinne, you really know your stuff.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Raise the stakes a little bit. Jodie, have you got a question?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- Where do camels come from?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Mongolia and China.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17There's only about a thousand of these guys left in the wild.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20So they're pretty rare. You're lucky to see them.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Why are they so endangered?
0:11:22 > 0:11:25They don't come from that big a geographic area.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28So it's probably down to us encroaching on their land.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31A lot have actually been taken into captivity,
0:11:31 > 0:11:35so they're used to transport goods, so they're not technically wild.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37How big are camels when they are born?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40They are mostly leg when they come out.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43But they'd probably be about a quarter of the size
0:11:43 > 0:11:45of a fully grown camel.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47So, still quite impressive.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51How can camels walk along sand without sinking?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53If you have a look at their feet,
0:11:53 > 0:11:55they've got massive pads on.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57These are really good, not like our feet,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59when you have trouble running on the beach,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02these act as shock absorbers
0:12:02 > 0:12:05and make a massive surface area, so they find it much easier
0:12:05 > 0:12:07walking on uneven surfaces.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08What do they eat?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Good demonstration here.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Camels are herbivores.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15They are vegetarians, so they'll eat leaves,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18grass, anything like that. Generally anything green.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20How much do they weigh?
0:12:20 > 0:12:24A maximum of 800 kilograms.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Probably about 600 to 800 kilograms
0:12:26 > 0:12:28is the weight of one of these guys.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31So, I weight about 60, 65.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35So, ten of me! That's about how much one of these guys weighs.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Corinne, we've pretty much thrown everything we've got at you.
0:12:38 > 0:12:39Almost everything.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Apart from...the Killer Question!
0:12:44 > 0:12:45C'mon, guys.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49WHISPERING AND GIGGLING
0:12:49 > 0:12:51C'mon then! Grrr!
0:12:51 > 0:12:55High fives all around, we're going to get you, Corinne! Are you ready?
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Ready as you'll ever be!
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Right, here we go with the Killer Question.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02I've heard that Bactrian camels
0:13:02 > 0:13:06do quite an interesting growl, but I've never heard one.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08So can you do an impression?
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Oh, Johny, this is going to be tough!
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Rrrrraaaaar!
0:13:14 > 0:13:17That sounded more like a lion!
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Is that really the kind of noise they make?
0:13:20 > 0:13:23OK, it's undecided whether you got that Killer Question right!
0:13:23 > 0:13:26But marks for trying, for effort, definitely!
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Guys, you are the judges,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31a thumbs up or thumbs down for Corinne?
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Thumbs up all round. - Thank you, guys!
0:13:34 > 0:13:37But you're not getting away with it either.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40I want to hear your best growls. 1, 2, 3... Rrrraaar!
0:13:43 > 0:13:45By the way, in case you're wondering,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48here's what a camel roar really sounds like.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53LOW, RUMBLING BELLOW
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Becky's new baby is now one day old.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06It's doing really well so far.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11But Andy is worried because of Mum.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Our big concern now is Becky.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16She's got this horrible habit.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20She licks their ears, and she'll lick and lick them until she actually...
0:14:20 > 0:14:22They'll lose the tips of their ears.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27No-one knows why Becky licks her babies' ears.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28But you can see the result.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30One of her daughters, Gertrude,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33now has the tip of one ear missing.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36And another, Diane, is missing both.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Experience has taught the keepers that the worst thing
0:14:39 > 0:14:43is to leave Becky and her baby alone together.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Normally we give the calves a week up at the paddock.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Not going out, and just get them going.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54This little one is going out today. It's a day old, less than a day old,
0:14:54 > 0:14:58and it's run out with the group. So we'll see if that helps
0:14:58 > 0:14:59and stops the situation.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03And Becky is less interested in her baby's ears
0:15:03 > 0:15:06while they're both out mixing with all the other animals.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10But the dangerous time will be in the night.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Andy's called in safari park vet Duncan Williams
0:15:14 > 0:15:15to see what can be done.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18The trouble we've got with her is this ear-licking thing.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- Has she started that yet? - Yeah. Almost immediately.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I just don't understand it.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27She seems to be getting even more into it than ever.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31She's almost biting the ears now.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33But you don't see her do it in the day.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38This ear licking is more serious than it sounds.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Diane and Gertrude survived with tatty ears,
0:15:41 > 0:15:44but there was another baby who didn't.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Her name was Evelyn.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50The ear licking led to chapping and sores.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54The sores became infected and the infection got out of control.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Evelyn got such a bad infection
0:15:57 > 0:15:59that we couldn't save her.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02She got blood poisoning and died from the infection
0:16:02 > 0:16:04caused by Becky licking her ears.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07We have to watch this one like a hawk, really,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10and try and prevent absolutely any damage.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14The team will do everything they can,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17but it's not going to be easy.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20We've tried all sorts of things to prevent this.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23We've tried putting foul-tasting stuff on the ears
0:16:23 > 0:16:25but it just doesn't work - she licks it off any way.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28The best thing is prevention by separation and suchlike.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30We'll just have to do that.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34But separating mother and such a young baby will be very upsetting
0:16:34 > 0:16:37and stressful for both. So that's the last resort.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40But if Becky starts damaging her baby's ears,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43the keepers would have no other option.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Let's just hope it doesn't come to that.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Earlier on, I waded into the wolf pond to place some fishy treats.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00The wolves are now approaching,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03so it'll be interesting to see whether they're willing
0:17:03 > 0:17:06to paddle on in and get themselves a nice snack.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Gemma, can wolves swim? Are they in danger of drowning in there?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12They can swim. It'll be similar to our domestic dogs
0:17:12 > 0:17:15with the doggie paddle.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19It wouldn't be anything too extreme, but they certainly can swim.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21They seem to be loving the fish, they're all going for it.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25But our fish are static, they're lying there. In the wild,
0:17:25 > 0:17:30how would they manage to catch wriggling, swimming fish?
0:17:30 > 0:17:31It wouldn't be an easy job.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35They would go to shallow waters where it would be easier for them.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38They would go into the waters and grab one of the fish,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41go in with their heads, pick it out of the water, take it to the shore.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44From then on, they would eat it there.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47They're actually really enjoying it. I feel quite proud now.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50I felt a bit silly before, going in with my waders.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53But seeing them eat it, it gives you a sense of achievement.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55It's something different for them.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Do you often try different foods for them?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Yeah, we do. We have a range of food and a range of ways of ways
0:18:01 > 0:18:05of giving them to the wolves, just for a bit of enrichment, really.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09It's really good fun to see what bits they like, what they don't like,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12what they'll go for, what they won't go for, things like that.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13Sometimes it's trial and error.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16They're quite good with each other, as well.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19I kind of imagine, with wolves, hunting for meat,
0:18:19 > 0:18:23they'd be a lot more competitive for the food that was available.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- Is that not the case?- It is, yeah.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28When they get big bits of meat that they're all fighting over,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31when it's in a small area, then they will get very competitive.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Sometimes it looks quite vicious and quite scary.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38But at the moment, they seem a bit more relaxed. That's probably
0:18:38 > 0:18:40because it's a bit more spread out
0:18:40 > 0:18:43so there's less for them to fight over.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47They seem to be really enjoying it here. I think we should probably
0:18:47 > 0:18:48throw out some more fish.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50And the good thing is, Gemma,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53they didn't even have to look silly and wear waders like me.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Next time, it'll be your turn!- OK.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Would you keep a bison in your bedroom?
0:19:04 > 0:19:07How about a lion in the lounge?
0:19:07 > 0:19:11Hmm, could be fun. But probably not a good idea.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14But you can have a whole park full of animals
0:19:14 > 0:19:16in the comfort of your own home.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Just go to the Roar game on the CBBC website and get stuck in.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25Right now, though, make a note of this - fog13.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27That's today's cheat code.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30And if you don't know what to do with it yet,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33you'll find out when you get your animal park up and running.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Happy gaming.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Looking good!
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Personal hygiene is very important,
0:19:57 > 0:20:01it keeps your skin and hair clean and healthy, and most importantly...
0:20:01 > 0:20:02HE SNIFFS
0:20:02 > 0:20:04..it stops you from stinking.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07But rhinos need to keep clean too.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11I'm here with keeper Adie to find out Njanu's beauty routine.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- You all right, Adrian?- I'm all right, thank you, Johny.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16What are you doing to Njanu, then?
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Just brushing him down. It gives us a chance to look him over,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22and it does his skin good to have a good old brush.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Get some of this old mud off and some of the loose skin
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- that the mud will take off with it. - Can I give you a hand?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- You certainly can, I have a brush for you.- Thank you.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33I'll turn him around for you.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35OK.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Good boy. Get around.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Come here.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- That is...- Good boy, steady.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49That is incredible, Adrian. Do you think he likes getting cleaned?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52He's doing this because he wants to,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54there's no other reason he's doing it.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56He enjoys it and he wants to do it.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58OK, let me get stuck in.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00A really good stiff brush.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03He doesn't mind, it's a thick skin
0:21:03 > 0:21:05so just really get in there with the brush.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08It's like you're giving him a good itch as well as cleaning him.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Yeah.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13The mud acts like a mud pack.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Then it sticks to the skin, we give it a good stiff brush
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- and it lifts all that dry skin off with it.- Right, OK.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24We're talking about dry skin, is his skin quite thick?
0:21:24 > 0:21:28His skin's very thick, up to 2.5cm in places.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33Check this out. As I'm brushing it, look at all that that's coming off.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Wow! Clouds of dust coming off.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- That's a good job.- Are they quite mucky animals, usually?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- Do they roll around in this stuff? - They do love to roll in the mud.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48Rhinos can't sweat, so the mud helps to cool them.
0:21:48 > 0:21:54It also keeps the parasites off them, the flies.
0:21:54 > 0:21:55Adrian, thanks for this.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58I reckon Njanu's ready for his adoring public.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00He's looking beautiful.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Good boy.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16After Becky gave birth,
0:22:16 > 0:22:20everyone was worried that she might start licking the new baby's ears,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23a habit that has caused permanent damage to her older daughters,
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Diane and Gertrude,
0:22:25 > 0:22:29and led to the death of poor Evelyn.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33The keepers were ready to take the extreme measure of separating
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Becky and her baby if things started to look bad.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43But now, the baby is a fortnight old.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45They've found out it's a girl, she's been named Kate,
0:22:45 > 0:22:50and both she and her mum are doing really well together.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Like all the keepers, Ryan Hockley has been watching them closely.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00We're at two weeks now.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04So far, so good. Obviously I don't want to tempt fate,
0:23:04 > 0:23:09but at the moment, we've not seen any signs of damage on her calf's ears.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13We take each day as it comes with this thing. And like I say,
0:23:13 > 0:23:17we've got no signs of damage. So, at the moment, things are good.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Normally when a giraffe is born here,
0:23:20 > 0:23:25the mum and her new baby are kept together, but away from the others.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27This time, Becky and Kate were mixed in with the group
0:23:27 > 0:23:29right from the start.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32And it seems to have worked.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34With so much to distract her,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Becky has hardly touched little Kate's ears.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40We haven't been separating them as yet
0:23:40 > 0:23:43because we haven't got any need to.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46We've got a plan, we've got a box prepared,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49so the second we see any signs of damage on those ears,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52we'll have her in and take it from there, really.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Although it's going really well so far,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Ryan and the other keepers are always on their guard.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01We're not out of the woods yet, not by a long stretch.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03With this sort of problem,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06any day in the next several days, weeks or even months,
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Becky could start over-licking or chewing on the ears, in fact.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12So we'll keep our fingers crossed
0:24:12 > 0:24:16and hope that this calf is different from the last couple.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18So far, so good.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22But, like the keepers, we'll be keeping an eye on developments
0:24:22 > 0:24:24with Becky and little Kate.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Look out for news later in the series.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38It's almost the end of the show, but before we go we've just got time
0:24:38 > 0:24:41to meet keeper Gemma in one of the animal adventure buildings.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43We're going to see if we can get a new angle
0:24:43 > 0:24:45on our eight-legged friends.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Hiya, Gem.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- Hello.- Hello. - What are you guys up to
0:24:49 > 0:24:51with the creepy-crawlie tarantulas?!
0:24:51 > 0:24:55I've got this tiny camera so we can get up close and personal
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- with these tarantulas. Have a look on that screen.- Right.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- We can get right in close. - Oh, they look really hairy!
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Usually you would just see them from the top, but with this,
0:25:05 > 0:25:07you can get right in.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- What tarantula is this? - This is the Chilean rose tarantula.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12She's called Rosie.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Rosie the tarantula. Are those fangs dangerous?
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Not at all, not to us anyway.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22It's really there for crickets and the prey that she'd normally eat.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24I'm glad I'm not holding her. But I do have to say,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27she's a stunning colour, really pretty.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31She is ever so beautiful. That is because she's just moulted.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33- She has just shed her skin. - That's her skin, is it?
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Yeah.- Can I have a look at this? Can I touch it?- Yeah.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40I'm more scared of the skin than the actual tarantula! It's so bizarre.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44What you've got to imagine is that their skeleton is on the outside.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Unlike us, our skeleton grows with us,
0:25:47 > 0:25:49whereas they can't. So they pop their skin off...
0:25:49 > 0:25:52It is amazing to see her colour and stuff.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- So this is what she looked like before?- Yeah.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57I do actually have another tarantula here,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Ruby, if you'd like to hold Rosie for me?
0:26:00 > 0:26:04- She is nice and gentle, isn't she?- I can show you the colour difference.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- She's absolutely fine. - Oh, she's just so soft.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Look at that.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Rani's face is more of a picture!
0:26:11 > 0:26:14I'm kind of used to the tarantulas now,
0:26:14 > 0:26:18cos even though they're huge spiders, they seem quite gentle
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- because they don't run round loads. - That's what lots of people say, too.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26But Ruby's legs are going, I'm glad I'm not holding Ruby!
0:26:26 > 0:26:29This is Ruby, you can see the complete difference in colour.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- What kind of tarantula is she? - She's a Chilean rose,
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- exactly the same as Rosie.- Wow.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Is it anything like us all having different hair colours?
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Or is it purely from shedding that they're different colours?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42It is just purely from shedding
0:26:42 > 0:26:45that they get that vibrant in colour.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Hey, you know what? I know a show that keeps getting bigger and bigger
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- and never needs to she its skin. - Eastenders?
0:26:51 > 0:26:53I was talking about Roar. Thanks, Gemma.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Why don't you check out what's on the next episode? Roar, Johny.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- I knew that.- Roar.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Coming up next time, the flamingo chicks are in grave danger.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Some have already died, so will the rest survive?
0:27:08 > 0:27:11They're big but they're only babies.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14I'll be getting to know the world's largest species
0:27:14 > 0:27:16of mainland tortoise.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20And I'll be meeting the sea lions to discover how they use
0:27:20 > 0:27:22their whiskers to go fishing.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26So whatever you do, don't miss it.
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