0:00:02 > 0:00:06Today on Roar, a baby giraffe is abandoned by his mother.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10Without help, he won't survive.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Can the keepers and another giraffe help save him?
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Johny, Johny, come quick, there's a problem at the bat cave.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47A problem, you say?
0:00:47 > 0:00:50I'll be there right away.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52I came as fast as I could.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Whoa, we're just running low on fruit for the Egyptian fruit bats.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- No need for the costume. - It's even got ears.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Let's just get on with the show.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Coming up, first, it was Robo Deer.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10He survived the wolf pack.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11Now, it's Robo Zebra.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Will he last as long when the pride of lions come hunting?
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Rani volunteers to help with tortoise bath time.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22But first, there's a spot of weightlifting to be done.
0:01:22 > 0:01:28She is so, so heavy! I am genuinely worried about putting her down.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Oh. Oh. Oh.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34And how nosy are this lot?
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Can they blow keeper Kat away
0:01:36 > 0:01:39with their tongue-in-cheek anteater questions?
0:01:41 > 0:01:46But first, we're going up to the East Africa reserve, where this year,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49there has been a giraffe baby boom.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53The first calf was young Kiza.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56He's now six-weeks old, and he's finding his legs
0:01:56 > 0:01:59racing around the park, often chased by the zebra.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Then, in a first for Roar, the keepers manage to get
0:02:07 > 0:02:13this amazing footage of mum Becky giving birth to her baby, Kate.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14Here we go, here we go.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Both of the youngsters are now doing really well.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25But unfortunately, not all births go smoothly.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26Two days ago,
0:02:26 > 0:02:32Ella gave birth to her first calf in the middle of the busy reserve.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Ryan Hockley is deputy head of the section.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38For a first-timer, she went through labour well
0:02:38 > 0:02:40and gave birth pretty quickly.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Did everything absolutely
0:02:42 > 0:02:46perfectly fine, but the second it sort of hit the ground, really,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50she took a few paces away, and I think a combination of
0:02:50 > 0:02:55all the other giraffe around it, it just prevented her going back to it.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58With Ella showing no interest in her calf, the keepers had to
0:02:58 > 0:03:01step in to try and save the baby's life.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04We grabbed a trailer. Grabbed the calf.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Brought the calf up here. Put him in a box,
0:03:07 > 0:03:13and we brought Ella up with a couple other females for company and tried
0:03:13 > 0:03:17to get Ella into a box with him, but she wouldn't have it whatsoever.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21The calf desperately needed milk if he was to survive.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24The keepers had to feed the baby by tube -
0:03:24 > 0:03:26he was too young to take a bottle.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29So we tube-fed him for the first two days,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32and then started trying to bottle feed.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Head of section Andy Hayton is now faced with some very
0:03:38 > 0:03:39difficult decisions.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44We've never had a situation where we've had to hand-rear,
0:03:44 > 0:03:50so this is all new ground for me with a giraffe, and it's difficult.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54We're walking a really fine line between getting involved too much
0:03:54 > 0:03:57and not getting involved enough.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02The keepers will try anything to save this baby's life.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06They keep putting him and mum Ella back together, but unfortunately,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10she simply isn't interested.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14However, there may be some help from an unexpected source.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Experienced mum Becky had a calf just a week ago.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23The keepers are wondering if she might raise
0:04:23 > 0:04:25the abandoned baby alongside her own.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Becky...she's a fantastic mum.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30If anything, she's over-mumsy
0:04:30 > 0:04:33towards her own calves. She's recently had a calf.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Would there be a possibility that she would accept it?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41You don't want to see something just ebb away and lose its life
0:04:41 > 0:04:45in front of you, so anything is worth a shot.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50The keepers put the three-day-old calf in with Becky and her new baby,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53but will she accept him and let him feed?
0:04:53 > 0:04:57If she doesn't, then the youngster may not survive.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00We'll be back later with more news.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08If you're a regular Roar viewer, then you may remember this -
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Robo Deer.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Underneath all that disguise is just a radio-controlled car.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25We put him with a wolf pack to try to watch their hunting behaviour.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Unfortunately, the big bad wolves were a little scared of Robo Deer,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32so we thought we'd give him a complete makeover to test out
0:05:32 > 0:05:37the hunting skills of the safari park's ultimate killers, the lions.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Buckle up, viewers, this...could get rough!
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- I'm with Gemma. How are you?- Fine, thanks.- How many lions are here?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54We've got a pride of seven in here at the moment.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- So this could well be Robo Zebra's last outing.- I think so.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Do you think they'll go for it?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Have you ever put a moving object in here before?
0:06:03 > 0:06:07No. I think they will definitely go for it. They're stimulated
0:06:07 > 0:06:10to feed by movement of the prey, so this should be a good show today.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13This will be tough for Robo Zebra, but what's the plan, Gemma?
0:06:13 > 0:06:16I think we should get into the vehicle.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Right, that sounds like a good plan to me. Well, safety first.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Good luck, Robo Zebra.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- Are we ready to go?- I think so. - Come on, guys, let's take it away.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32I'm quite nervous for him.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Oh, no, they're coming.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36A bit faster, guys.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Are they going to get him?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40I thought they might be a bit scared of him.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43No, no, no, no!
0:06:43 > 0:06:45No, they've got Robo Zebra!
0:06:51 > 0:06:52Oh, no!
0:06:52 > 0:06:55No, let's go back and have a look.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- So who got him there?- That was Jazz.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00I noticed - that's quite interesting. They've gone
0:07:00 > 0:07:03for the tyre, the soft part. Is that what they do with prey?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Go for the vulnerable parts of the prey?
0:07:05 > 0:07:09They would go for the neck first to try and suffocate and strangulate.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14- So yeah, they would go for those parts first.- That's incredible.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Why do you think Jazz has ran off with the zebra?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Probably so she can just be on her own so there's less competition,
0:07:21 > 0:07:24so nobody else is fighting over it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26They might not be friends right now,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28but they definitely hunted together there.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Would they do that out in the wild?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33It would be the lionesses that would go out and hunt.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35But they would all cooperate.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39The male would eat first, followed by the lionesses and then any cubs.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42So the female of the species is more deadly than the male?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- Yeah, absolutely.- I like it.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- Who got the robo part of the zebra? - It looks like Sweet Pea.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Gemma, initially, when they all ran up to Robo Zebra and his little hat
0:07:51 > 0:07:54went flying off, I thought "He's not going to last two minutes".
0:07:54 > 0:07:57But we've just had a look and it's looking a bit messy,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- but in one piece, really?- Yeah.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04I'm actually quite surprised myself. I thought it would all be gone.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Maybe because nobody really was arguing over it,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10maybe she feels she's got more time with it.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13So she can just rip it up in her own time.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Are they just like our cats at home that are very playful, so that any
0:08:16 > 0:08:21little toys, they'll have a play about with it and rip it to shreds?
0:08:21 > 0:08:24They're very playful when it comes to novel objects. They will try
0:08:24 > 0:08:28and get in there and see what it's all about and have a play, really.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Well, listen, I think they made really short work of Robo Deer.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Alas, I knew him well.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37It's RIP. This could be the last time we ever see Mr Robo Zebra.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51Up at the giraffery, the young calf that has been abandoned by his mum
0:08:51 > 0:08:54is now six days old.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59So far, he's keeping his strength up and the keepers think he may be
0:08:59 > 0:09:05suckling off another new mum, Becky, who also had a calf two weeks ago.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Safari park vet Duncan Williams has come to see how he's doing.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11So how's he getting on, then?
0:09:13 > 0:09:19Well, a bit of an enigma, really, Duncan, because we're not seeing him
0:09:19 > 0:09:24drink that much off Becky, but obviously he is getting something,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28because you can see he's out and about, he looks bright, alert.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30He's got energy. So we're assuming that he's
0:09:30 > 0:09:32just getting what he needs at night.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35If he manages to get enough from Becky, she'll need a lot
0:09:35 > 0:09:39more energy of course. If she manages to rear two,
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- that will be pretty amazing, I think.- Yeah.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Becky may accept this little one and bring him up,
0:09:44 > 0:09:49but giraffes only usually have one calf, so it's not certain.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51In effect, he's stealing milk from Becky.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54She tolerates it to a certain extent, but she's not that keen,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and he has to grab every opportunity.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00He has to have his wits about him. Luckily, he's a strong individual,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03and he seems to be pretty up for it.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11But by the afternoon, a day that had begun so hopefully
0:10:11 > 0:10:13suddenly turns to worry.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17The calf has taken a turn for the worse.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22The keepers have to act, and quickly.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28We're a little bit concerned. He's looking a bit weak.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32We don't know why he looks like that,
0:10:32 > 0:10:37but rather than stand around trying to figure out why he looks weak -
0:10:37 > 0:10:40is it because of the sunlight or is he just tired today? You know -
0:10:40 > 0:10:43every minute you're not doing something around these,
0:10:43 > 0:10:45you're losing valuable time and ground.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50So we're just going to see if he wants to take some milk.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Good boy.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58The baby's life is on a knife edge.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02All the keepers can do now is tube-feed him more milk,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04and hope it saves him.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10'As much as we like everything to be mother reared, we're not'
0:11:10 > 0:11:14going to stand back and watch something decline and die, you know.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19That's not what we're about. We're here to look after the animals.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20I don't know.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23It's hard. I wish I could speak giraffe.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28With a litre of milk now in the baby,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32his energy, for the time being, is restored.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33But there is still a hope
0:11:33 > 0:11:36that Becky may accept him and raise him naturally.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39She's concerned about where he's gone,
0:11:39 > 0:11:41and may be forming a bond with him.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45The keepers need to know if Becky is allowing him
0:11:45 > 0:11:49to feed off her overnight and if so, for how long.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52The only way to do that is to rig a special camera
0:11:52 > 0:11:54that can see in the dark.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58What we've done in here above me, we have an infrared camera set up
0:11:58 > 0:12:03and this is looking down on to the pen where Becky,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06her calf and Ella's calf are at night.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10So we think that Becky is feeding him at night,
0:12:10 > 0:12:14but for our own peace of mind, we'd actually like some evidence of this.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16With the camera set up,
0:12:16 > 0:12:21Ryan and Andy are desperate to see Becky looking after the baby.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26But when they come in tomorrow, what will the footage actually reveal?
0:12:30 > 0:12:34What do you call a lizard that sings?
0:12:34 > 0:12:36A rap-tile.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Ee-aw! Ee-aw!
0:12:38 > 0:12:43What do you get if you cross an earthquake with a cow?
0:12:44 > 0:12:47A milkshake.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50SHE CLUCKS
0:12:50 > 0:12:52What do you call a chicken in a shell suit?
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- I don't know.- An egg.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57THEY LAUGH
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Oh, dear. This camera, it's filthy.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10I can barely see you lot at home.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Oh, that's better. Sound man.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18Filthy. Look at that. It's perfect!
0:13:18 > 0:13:19Anyone else?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22There's a tortoise here. That needs cleaning.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24How clean is your house, eh?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27It will be anyway, after I'm finished with it. It'll be gorgeous.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Bev, are you next?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- I hope not!- I believe you want me to give you a hand with
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- the tortoise and give it a nice little clean.- Yes, please, Rani.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39She's a bit dusty and filthy, so she needs a bit of a dip in the pond.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42You can probably lose the rubber gloves and the cloth.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47OK. I was just trying to be a little bit helpful. Who do we have here?
0:13:47 > 0:13:53- We have Michelle, a ten-year-old African spurred tortoise.- Me-shell.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Oh, dear, Bev. She's amazing.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59She's absolutely huge. Like nothing I've ever seen before.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02She is big. She's about 30kg, which is very, very heavy.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04But she's not fully grown yet.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06She can easily get up to 60kg
0:14:06 > 0:14:08and much, much, much bigger.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11So we're going to have to coax her over to the pond.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13What do I do? Lay a trail of food?
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Well, it would probably be quicker if we lifted her up.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18She is quite heavy, Rani.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21So just put your hands underneath, not anywhere near the holes,
0:14:21 > 0:14:25because if she puts her legs back in, it could pinch.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30Oh, my goodness, it weighs a tonne. She's going to crush my fingers!
0:14:30 > 0:14:32I actually...
0:14:32 > 0:14:34genuinely am struggling.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38OK, lift. She is so, so heavy.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42I actually genuinely am quite worried about putting her down.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- Place her down. That's great. - How do we get her to go in here?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Are we just going to gently lower her down?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Twist her round so she goes in head first, so she sees
0:14:51 > 0:14:53what she's going into. Are you ready?
0:14:55 > 0:15:01Let me go on this side. I think this hand needs a break. That's better.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05If I twist round...that's perfect.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07OK, and she's head first.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- Into the water. - If I just shuffle her...
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Will she go into the water? - She's a little bit more reluctant.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16We also have another tortoise called Rex, the little boy,
0:15:16 > 0:15:20and he's great at this, but she's a little bit more reluctant.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23So how am I going to get Michelle to take a bath?
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Well, if I just shuffle her and if you just keep
0:15:27 > 0:15:31flicking water up, it will encourage her to hopefully stay there.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35You said she looks a bit dusty. Does it matter if the shell's dusty?
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- Yes, it does.- Why?- It's got very tiny holes in the shell
0:15:39 > 0:15:43which absorb all the sunlight. That's how they get their energy.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47I didn't know it had such benefits. I really just thought it was shelter.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Oh, right. No, she's like a little solar panel.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52She absorbs all the sunshine through her shell,
0:15:52 > 0:15:55which makes her grow and process the calcium and all that kind of thing.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59So if it's all covered in mud, she's not going to do as well.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Well, let's have a little look.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03We've given her a quick splash about.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- Clean enough?- Yes, she looks nice and shiny. The dust's come off
0:16:07 > 0:16:08compared to Rex, who looks grubby.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- He looks grubby. Shall we give him a bath?- Shall we?
0:16:11 > 0:16:15I think I need to pump some weights first. Here we go.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24It's the next morning up at the giraffery.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Having set up a camera overnight to see if the young calf is feeding
0:16:28 > 0:16:33off foster mum Becky, the keepers are desperate to see the results.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37If he is, there is a chance that Becky may be accepting him
0:16:37 > 0:16:40and will rear him alongside her own young calf.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44What we're going to do now is get the hard-drive recorder -
0:16:44 > 0:16:47we've had it running all night - and see if we've got any
0:16:47 > 0:16:51concrete evidence of this little chap actually drinking or not.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53So fingers crossed,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56there's going to be something in this little magic box,
0:16:56 > 0:16:58so we'll have a look at it now.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- Here we go, mate.- Right.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06- Let's see. - But will the footage be good news?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Just seeing now, he had his head
0:17:08 > 0:17:12clamped in one position, so he was obviously on a teat.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16He's getting a really good drink there.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Yeah, he's getting something there, yeah.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21He's just not quitting, is he?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Becky's just discovered the camera and was staring at it.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26He definitely got some then.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31- I think he had a really good drink there.- It's encouraging.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35The youngster is managing to take some milk from Becky.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40What we've seen on there really is, I think for us, good news.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Actually seeing him there for... I don't know how long that was...
0:17:44 > 0:17:4615, 20, 25 seconds, maybe,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49and he'll be getting a lot of milk in that time.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53I wouldn't like to say how much, but it'll be a really good drink.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57But he's really had to work hard for it which, on the down side
0:17:57 > 0:18:00means he's spending a lot of energy, but the effort that
0:18:00 > 0:18:05that little bloke is putting in to feed is monumental.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I mean, you've got to admire his pluck. He's amazing.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- He's really, really fighting to stay here.- He's a fighter. Yeah, yeah.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17Watching that, I'm quite proud of him, actually. Yeah, he is plucky.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21It's nice to see a giraffe that's got some spirit and fight,
0:18:21 > 0:18:23and he wants to be a survivor.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27But is spirit and being a fighter enough?
0:18:27 > 0:18:30The youngster is getting some milk from Becky,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33but the keepers are taking no chances
0:18:33 > 0:18:35and continue to bottle-feed him as well.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38They know he's not out of the woods yet.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42We'll be back at the giraffery as soon as there's more news.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50It's cheat code time for the Roar game.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Today's secret code is frost678. Type that in and see what you get.
0:18:54 > 0:19:01It could be treats, new animals or even a new enclosure. Happy gaming!
0:19:15 > 0:19:19It's Ask The Keeper time, and we've popped down to the animal adventure
0:19:19 > 0:19:23to hook up with keeper Kat to see what she knows about
0:19:23 > 0:19:26these amazing animals here, the giant anteater.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29They are incredible. I hope you've had your nose in your books, Kat -
0:19:29 > 0:19:32We've got loads of questions, and this lot do not play.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Edward, have you got a question?
0:19:34 > 0:19:36How much do the anteaters weigh?
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Well, the anteaters actually weigh around 60kg.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44How many ants does an anteater eat before it gets full up?
0:19:44 > 0:19:51These guys can eat an incredible 35,000 ants or termites a day.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53So you can see Maroni here -
0:19:53 > 0:19:57her incredible claws are about ten centimetres long. What she does is,
0:19:57 > 0:20:01she breaks down into the ant hill or the termite hill,
0:20:01 > 0:20:05their tongue comes out and then they lick up all those tasty bugs.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Ugh, gross! Tasty bugs.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Why do they like ants so much? What is it?
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Basically, anteaters have no teeth.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18So what they've got to do with their tongues is, the saliva comes out
0:20:18 > 0:20:22and then all the ants stick to the saliva and it pulls them back in.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25So because they don't have any teeth, they need to eat
0:20:25 > 0:20:28smaller bugs to be able to get filled up.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31I think Kat's showing off with her knowledge now.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Owen, have you got a really tough question?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Yes. Can anteaters swim?
0:20:35 > 0:20:40Fantastic question. These anteaters are fantastic swimmers.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42If you look over into their enclosure,
0:20:42 > 0:20:45they've got a really, really big pool
0:20:45 > 0:20:47which they enjoy going in and also sometimes,
0:20:47 > 0:20:49they have a bit of a shower as well.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51There's a sensor so when they walk past,
0:20:51 > 0:20:53the shower comes on for them as well,
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- so they are fantastic swimmers. - How long are their tongues?
0:20:57 > 0:21:01These tongues of the anteaters are actually about 60 centimetres long,
0:21:01 > 0:21:06so you can see they've got very, very long noses, and basically
0:21:06 > 0:21:09they bring them out of their two-centimetre gap of a mouth
0:21:09 > 0:21:13and into those ant hills, so they can wriggle their tongues round
0:21:13 > 0:21:16to collect all those bugs.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Kat, you're still not off the hook -
0:21:18 > 0:21:22we still need to ask the Killer Question.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Come on, guys.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29No peeking, Kat.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Ho!
0:21:32 > 0:21:36We're ready for the Killer Question, Kat. Are you?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Yes, bring it on!- You look a bit nervous, and so you should be.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44They've got an amazing tongue, these anteaters. What we want to know is,
0:21:44 > 0:21:49how many times in a minute can an anteater flick its tongue out?
0:21:49 > 0:21:54An anteater can flick its tongue out 160 times in a minute.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58160...is absolutely right.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- Incredible. Isn't that incredible, guys?- Yeah.- That was amazing.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04You answered all our questions completely correctly.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08What do you think, guys? Thumbs up or thumbs down for Kat?
0:22:08 > 0:22:09- Thumbs up.- Thumbs up, easy.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Well done, Kat. Even when we upped the "ante", you showed that
0:22:13 > 0:22:15you're an expert of all things anteater.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Throughout today's show, we've been following
0:22:29 > 0:22:32the story of the baby giraffe whose mother has abandoned him.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37He has been a little fighter, and seemed determined to live.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42This morning, though, there has been some terrible news.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Our sad news is that
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Ella's calf, our baby giraffe, has died.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57He fought really hard for almost two weeks,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00but in the end, it just wasn't quite enough and we've lost him.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06The young giraffe had tried desperately to stay alive,
0:23:06 > 0:23:11and the keepers were hand feeding him day and night.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15We certainly thought we had turned a corner and were getting him
0:23:15 > 0:23:18him to accept the bottle and feeders as we would like to.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21But whilst Becky's own calf, Kate,
0:23:21 > 0:23:26was getting stronger and stronger, he was becoming weaker and weaker.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28We came in
0:23:28 > 0:23:31twice on Monday evening to give him more feeds.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36We got not far off a couple of litres of milk into him.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40But during the small hours of the morning, he was slowly fading.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42As our night-camera footage shows,
0:23:42 > 0:23:46the other baby, Kate, must have known something was wrong.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53As we had left Monday evening, we had sat him down in a box,
0:23:53 > 0:23:57and he was more or less in exactly the same place in the morning,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00so I think what had happened is, at some point during the night,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03he had literally slipped away in his sleep.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06So it was crushing for us, really.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11You work with animals because you love them, so obviously you do
0:24:11 > 0:24:15start to bond with them, especially, you know, an animal like him,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17because he was a little fighter.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Even the guys who like to think they're a little bit tough,
0:24:21 > 0:24:26like myself, felt the same thing. We were all massively disappointed.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Disappointed that he slipped away like that,
0:24:29 > 0:24:33but also disappointed that we couldn't have done more for him.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37But the team have to pick themselves up and carry on,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40as there are more giraffe babies expected soon.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Eliza's due any day now and we also have Jemima due
0:24:43 > 0:24:48later on in the year, who's a good, experienced mum, so we have
0:24:48 > 0:24:53high hopes for Jemima to do it without any interference without us.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56So yeah, everyone's trying to move on and we're just trying
0:24:56 > 0:24:58to stay upbeat about everything.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Question for you. What's slimy, warty and lives in a pond,
0:25:19 > 0:25:24- apart from Rani?- Ooh!- A cane toad.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27We've come down here today to give a cane toad a bit of a health check.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Sarah, we're prepared. We're ready to help. What can we do?
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Do you want to hold on to him while
0:25:32 > 0:25:36I have a little look over him to make sure he's nice and healthy?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39All right. Ooh, a firm grip. A firm grip of the little cold animal.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43- Have you got him?- Is he cold? - He's quite cold, actually.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45So where do we start with this health check?
0:25:45 > 0:25:48We'll check his eyes, make sure they're nice and bright
0:25:48 > 0:25:50and clear, which they are. They're lovely.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54Make sure he's breathing properly and this area's moving correctly.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Is that doing well? He seems to be going for it.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- Yeah, he's quite wriggly today. - His legs have got stuck!
0:26:00 > 0:26:02He has huge feet.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Very big, powerful legs, and you can see his toes
0:26:04 > 0:26:06are webbed there as well.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- Wow, OK.- He looks fine. He looks in very good condition.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11What kind of things would a toad eat?
0:26:11 > 0:26:16They eat small insects and anything they can fit into their mouths,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19They're quite destructive. Anything they come across, they'll gulp down.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21I'm going to flip reverse.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25If they're quite destructive and will eat anything,
0:26:25 > 0:26:27will anything eat these big cane toads?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- Well, they're very poisonous. - Now you tell us!
0:26:30 > 0:26:34I'm glad I'm not holding him!
0:26:34 > 0:26:37They give off a toxin through their skin, and also,
0:26:37 > 0:26:39they've got these little shoulder
0:26:39 > 0:26:42raised areas which hold venom that they can fire out as well.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44So animals that do try and eat them
0:26:44 > 0:26:47often end up dead within a few hours.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52- Nature's tank.- Nothing like me at all, you see, Johny.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Well, it's time for this toad to hit the road.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Why don't you check out what's on the next episode of Roar?
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Sarah, have him back, please.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05Next time on Roar, there's an emergency up in the big-cat reserve.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09A lioness has been badly wounded, so the vet and keepers
0:27:09 > 0:27:12must work quickly to save her life.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16We go on an undercover operation to get some amazing shots
0:27:16 > 0:27:22of the most dangerous animals in the park - spot 'em, Sonia - the hippos.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25And our Roar Ranger is arranging a bird bath,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28but it seems this lot prefer a shower.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Don't miss it.
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