0:00:02 > 0:00:03Today on Roar...
0:00:03 > 0:00:06There's an emergency in the big cat reserve.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08A lioness has been badly wounded,
0:00:08 > 0:00:12so the vet and keepers must work quickly to save her life.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45- Hello and welcome to Roar. I'm Rani.- And I'm Johny. Now, Rani,
0:00:45 > 0:00:47what you call a deer with no eyes? No-eye deer!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51- Tell me, what do you call a deer with no eyes?- No, that was it.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- No-eye deer.- Dear, oh dear,
0:00:54 > 0:00:56let's just get on with the show.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- "Deer, oh deer", get it?- Whatever.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Coming up...
0:01:03 > 0:01:07We go on an undercover operation to get some amazing shots
0:01:07 > 0:01:09of the most dangerous animals in the park,
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Spot and Sonya, the hippos.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Our Roar Ranger is arranging a bird bath,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18but it seems this lot prefer a shower!
0:01:20 > 0:01:22And why has Rani got a cup of poo?
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Jasmine the camel doesn't look amused. In fact,
0:01:26 > 0:01:27she's got the hump!
0:01:34 > 0:01:37First today, I've got to get something off my chest.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Don't get me wrong, I love my job and the production team
0:01:40 > 0:01:43here on Roar, but I do feel they've let me down.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46That's right, we've been at the park for a while now
0:01:46 > 0:01:48and I've yet to see a single hippo.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Rani got to see one on our first day, but not me.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52All I hear is excuse...
0:01:53 > 0:01:58..after excuse! After excuse! Things have got to change!
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I'm sorry, Mr Pitts. I'm really, really sorry!
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Pull yourself together, man.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04I've found a man who I know can help us out.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08It's head of section, Mark Tighe. Mark, what's the plan?
0:02:08 > 0:02:10As many cameras and you've got,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13preferably one that we can leave static in the field.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17They're quite shy animals and this lot aren't just having me on?
0:02:17 > 0:02:21No, they are really quite hard to see, even in this sort of small area.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25If you did get up close and personal with a hippo, is it safe?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Not at all, no. You know, they're incredibly dangerous.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30They're really, really nasty animals
0:02:30 > 0:02:34and they are an enormous size. They'll just flatten you.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38You've heard the plan. Roll out!
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Hippos are nocturnal feeders,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47so they mainly come out during the night.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50The team will take it in turns to film early mornings and late evenings
0:02:50 > 0:02:52to see if they can spot them.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54They have also got a special night camera,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56which we'll put down by the hippos' wallow
0:02:56 > 0:02:59to see if we can catch them coming out of the water to feed.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Will they succeed? We'll be back later.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Up in lion country, we've just heard that there's an emergency.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15One of the lionesses is injured.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18At feeding time, there was a fight over food
0:03:18 > 0:03:20and Satellite has been wounded.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23The keepers have got her into the night quarters
0:03:23 > 0:03:25and the vet has been called.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Head of big cats, Brian, is worried.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Satellite has got a wound on her front left paw.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36I assume she got it through fighting, because of the position where it is,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39quite awkward to actually get a good look.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43The cut is underneath Satellite's paw, so it's hard to see,
0:03:43 > 0:03:45but it's very deep.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47With an animal this dangerous,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Brian can't just put a sticking plaster on her.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54But if he does nothing, the wound would get infected.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59Safari park vet Duncan Williams has had a look
0:03:59 > 0:04:03and knows they need to operate straight away.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06We're going to have to knock her out with a general anaesthetic,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08which is a little bit risky.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11But she has to be fully out before we can do anything with her.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15To get the drugs into Satellite, deputy head of the safari park,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Ian Turner, is preparing a dart gun.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23It doesn't shoot bullets, it shoots darts.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26If you look round the corner, Brian's making up the dart now.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Dart in, make sure it's fine.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35It might look scary, but using this dart gun is the quickest,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39safest and least stressful way to give Satellite this anaesthetic.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41It'll hurt for a second. It's going to jump,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43turn round and hopefully that'll be it.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Duncan, the vet, puts the anaesthetic
0:04:46 > 0:04:48that will make Satellite go to sleep into the dart.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55All right.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Brian must make sure he aims at the big muscle
0:04:58 > 0:05:00on the top of Satellite's leg.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02It's the best place to inject the drug.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06The dart's in.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09It will take several minutes for the anaesthetic to take effect,
0:05:09 > 0:05:12so now the team must watch and wait.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Some animals can react badly to the drug.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21If Satellite has had too little, the vet won't be able to operate.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Too much, and she might stop breathing.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27It's a tense time for everyone,
0:05:27 > 0:05:30so we we'll be back in the lions' den a little later.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39What's the most famous ant scientist? Albert Ant-stein.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46What's a donkey's favourite designer?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Dee-haw!
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- How do you start a book about ducks? - I don't know.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57With an intro-duck-tion!
0:05:57 > 0:06:00THEY LAUGH
0:06:09 > 0:06:14Taking a ride on the Roar Ranger Express today is Toby.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18I want to be a Roar Ranger because I really love animals.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19Grr!
0:06:19 > 0:06:23I would like to work with lions and tigers,
0:06:23 > 0:06:25because I think they're really beautiful.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28At home, Toby's used to animals.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33He has a cat called Sam, a gerbil called Jimmy, and Ella the gecko.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36But is there anything he's not keen on doing?
0:06:36 > 0:06:41I think the worst job for a Roar Ranger is probably picking up poop!
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Worst job? We think it's one of the best!
0:06:44 > 0:06:47The Roar Rangers are always excellent pooper-scoopers.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Bleurgh!
0:06:52 > 0:06:54But what's Toby's job today?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57As usual, the answer's in the envelope.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03"Toby, today you'll be a parrot keeper. Who's a pretty boy, then?"
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Bwark, bwark!
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I'm going to be a parrot keeper. Fantastic!
0:07:09 > 0:07:12There'll be no pieces of eight today, just lots of hard work.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Keeper Amy works with all the furry creatures at Animal Adventure,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18and she's a parrot expert.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22She's got some tricks and treats planned for Toby today.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26First off, he'll be working with the South American macaws.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33These colourful parrots come from Central and South America.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Unfortunately, their numbers are declining.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38The forests they live in are being cut down
0:07:38 > 0:07:41and too many have been taken from the wild for the pet trade.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43They are very intelligent birds
0:07:43 > 0:07:48and have strong beaks to break open the nuts and fruits they eat.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52One of the first jobs that we've got lined up for you this morning
0:07:52 > 0:07:54is a bit of cleaning.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57If you look around the enclosure,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59the parrots have dropped lots of nuts everywhere
0:07:59 > 0:08:03and they've gone to the toilet quite a bit on the path and on this log.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Uh-oh. "Gone to the toilet"? You know what's coming next, then, Toby.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09Bleurgh!
0:08:09 > 0:08:12So if we can get you to put your gloves on...
0:08:13 > 0:08:16..and do a little bit of cleaning down here.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19If I give you this scraper, you just need to scrape
0:08:19 > 0:08:23all that poo off that log down there and get it as clean as possible.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28It's always fun watching someone else do all the work,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30even when you're a parrot.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Maggie's watching you, Toby!
0:08:36 > 0:08:40One of the parrots might be getting a bit too close for comfort.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43But not to worry, our trained keeper is on hand to make sure
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Toby finishes off his job safely.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Matilda! I'll move her over, if you want, cos you're being a rascal.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Come on. Come here!
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Come here, naughty-head!
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Sit over there and behave yourself.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Matilda's probably the cheekiest one here,
0:09:00 > 0:09:03and she just kept on looking at me while I was working.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05I think the parrots are great,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08because they're really colourful and really funny.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12They all have their own individual characters.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Obviously, they're used to the trainers,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17so when someone new comes into the enclosure,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21they're a bit wary and they will try it on a bit.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24With that mucky job over with, it's time for a bath.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Not for you, Toby, it's for the birds.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30We'll join our Roar Ranger later on.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45So, I've come up here today to give keeper Kev a hand
0:09:45 > 0:09:48to feed some of the taller animals in the park.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- Who are we feeding today, Kev?- Today we're feeding the Bactrian camel.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55So, is this a camel's favourite food, or is it a treat?
0:09:55 > 0:10:00They really do enjoy it. This is more of a treat than anything.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Why are we sticking them in these metal poles?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06This is just so they can use the natural behaviour of browsing.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Rather than grazing off the floor, they can actually reach up
0:10:09 > 0:10:12and use their neck muscles to eat from a tree,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15almost like they would in a deserty-type situation.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18These guys come from the Gobi desert in Mongolia.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19It is very, very cold there,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22which is why they get the very thick hair on them.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Kev, it looks like somebody is sniffing our browse.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- Who's this little lady?- This is Jasmine.- What's wrong with her hump?
0:10:30 > 0:10:34It seems to be falling down. It's at a bit of a kilter there.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38No, she's perfectly healthy. It's probably just full of fat and things.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- That's why it's tipping over slightly.- You say "full of fat" -
0:10:41 > 0:10:45I thought a camel's hump was supposed to be filled with water.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Isn't that like a water tank?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49That's a bit of a myth. They're actually full of fat,
0:10:49 > 0:10:53so when it's a very dry spell and there's not a lot of food around,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56they can use that fat store through a lean time of food.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58RANI LAUGHS
0:10:58 > 0:11:01She's pulling the browse apart now!
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- What is their digestive system like? - When they take in twigs,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06they don't digest it that well
0:11:06 > 0:11:09and it comes through their digestive system fairly quickly.
0:11:09 > 0:11:15So what you're left with is quite a sort of dryish lump of poo,
0:11:15 > 0:11:16as it were.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18That sounds really lovely, Kev...
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Next thing you'll be telling me you've got some poo to show me!
0:11:21 > 0:11:24It's funny you should say that!
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Just down here, what we've got is just a cup of camel poo.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31You know what? As normal, I have got me rubber gloves with me.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35So, this is it, then. So, their digestive system isn't that good.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Not the fibrousy stuff. In here we've got bits of hay,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41and in the desert, the nomads out there would use this
0:11:41 > 0:11:43as a fuel to light fires and things like that,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- and they cook their dinner on it.- Really?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47So what happens to all the water?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Are they absorbing all the water to keep them going?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Yeah. They can go without drinking for a while,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56probably three or four days without a decent drink of water.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00And when they do drink, they drink litres and litres of it at one time.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Jasmine's loving her browse. Is she the only camel here?
0:12:03 > 0:12:04No, we've got six here.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07But because she saw it first, she's having first dibs.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- Should we get the other camels? - I think it's only fair.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23Back up in Lion Country, it's been an anxious ten minutes
0:12:23 > 0:12:26since head of section Brian darted Satellite with an anaesthetic.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31Duncan the vet needs to make sure Satellite is in a deep enough sleep
0:12:31 > 0:12:33for him to look at the injury on her paw.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37You really wouldn't want to go into the lions' den
0:12:37 > 0:12:40if there was a chance she might wake up.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43The keepers use a gentle poke with a broom handle
0:12:43 > 0:12:45to make sure she is asleep.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47She's all right, isn't she?
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- Seems pretty safe, doesn't it? - Quite safe.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Now that it's safe enough to get close,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Duncan can see that the cut is much worse than he thought.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Oh, what a mess!
0:13:03 > 0:13:06He needs to work quickly.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Before he can stitch up the wound, he has to make sure it's clean.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16This is just a saline, which is flushing out any debris, rubbish.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22I'll get rid of any contamination that'll cause an infection.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24OK. That's ready to stitch now.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Lions can sometimes react badly to the anaesthetic,
0:13:33 > 0:13:36so as Duncan gets to work, Brian watches Satellite carefully
0:13:36 > 0:13:38to make sure her breathing doesn't stop.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44There's always a dodgy time when you're doing anything like this
0:13:44 > 0:13:46that they possibly may not recover.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53The other danger is that Satellite hasn't had enough anaesthetic,
0:13:53 > 0:13:56so another keeper, Emily, regularly checks her eyes
0:13:56 > 0:14:00and jaw reflexes to make sure she's not waking up too soon.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Although her eyes are open,
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Satellite is actually completely asleep,
0:14:10 > 0:14:13and she can't feel anything that Duncan is doing.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Overnight, she's licked it and licked it. That's one of
0:14:17 > 0:14:21the big dangers, one of the problems with any of these wounds on lions,
0:14:21 > 0:14:25because their tongue is so rough, they just lick and lick and lick
0:14:25 > 0:14:27and they can rip the stitches out.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31That's one of the problems we'll have now - we'll have to do this
0:14:31 > 0:14:36and do it so that the stitches are sort of hidden,
0:14:36 > 0:14:40or she'll catch them and pull them out and we're back to square one.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Suddenly, Duncan spots Satellite's tongue moving.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50It could be a sign that this deadly predator is beginning to wake up.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53The breathing's just got a little bit lighter.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Just check her jaw tone again.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Duncan needs to finish - fast.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11With the operation finally over,
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Duncan gives her a drug to wake her up.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16But Brian can't relax just yet.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Very happy with how it's gone so far.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24The only thing now is waiting for her to recover.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Sometimes, lions don't recover.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30We'll be back later to see if Satellite does come round
0:15:30 > 0:15:32from the anaesthetic.
0:15:37 > 0:15:43OK, all you gamers, it's cheat code time. Today's secret code is rain10.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Type that in and see what you get. Happy gaming!
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Now, a little while ago,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03I set the team the challenge of getting me some great hippo footage.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- Here, Mr Pitts!- And now it's time to see how they got on,
0:16:07 > 0:16:08and who'll be keeping their jobs!
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- I'm here with head keeper Mark Tye. Mark, how you doing?- Hi.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Now, how did they get on?- Brilliant.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Yeah? Really? Seriously? OK, let's see what we've got.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24That is absolutely brilliant. I've never seen one of these before.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- Pretty big, aren't they? - They're absolutely massive.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28How big would one weigh?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Anything between two and a half and three tonnes each.
0:16:31 > 0:16:37Incredible. Now, I've met the rhinos before. Are they comparable in size?
0:16:37 > 0:16:42- So I can get an idea of how big they are.- Similar. A bit rounder.- OK.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- A lot broader.- Really?- Yeah.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47That is incredible. What are they doing? Are they grazing?
0:16:47 > 0:16:48They are grazing,
0:16:48 > 0:16:52which is quite unusual to see at this time of day.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Normally, they would be a night-time, nocturnal grazer.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- Can you tell the difference between them?- It's really hard to tell,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- particularly when their bellies are masked with the grass.- Right.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Normally, Sonia's the fatter of the two.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08You need to see which one's belly's touching the floor.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- Ha, ha!- When the grass is in the way, you can't tell.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13But that's Sonia and that's Spot.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16So, Mark, how long do they live, hippos?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Anything up to 40, 45 years has been known
0:17:18 > 0:17:22in captivity, sometimes even 50. I think that'd be pushing it a bit.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25These are doing pretty well, left to their own devices.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Now, we've got a lot of footage in the day here,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30but you said they're nocturnal.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Have we got any night-time footage?
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- We do.- Oh, they've done well! Wow!
0:17:36 > 0:17:41- Here we go. This was the little nocturnal camera.- Wow! Look at them!
0:17:41 > 0:17:44They are huge, huge animals.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Do you find they're more active at night, wandering around?
0:17:47 > 0:17:50I've noticed them being more sluggish during the daytime.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Yeah, definitely.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54It's actually lucky to see them out in the day,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56but at night they're much more active.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Have they got any predators?
0:17:58 > 0:18:03With being so big, I can't imagine anything would try and take one on.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07I mean, a pride of lions may take on a wounded hippo,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09but I think their chances would be slim
0:18:09 > 0:18:12cos hippos tend to keep together in large groups
0:18:12 > 0:18:14and they're pretty formidable.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18What?! Can we just see that again? Did you see? It opened its mouth.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20That is incredible!
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- Look at those. Is that a tongue, or are they teeth?- They're tusks.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- Tusks?- Ivory tusks, which they use for fighting, primarily.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29How wide can they open their mouths?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32It's believed to be up to 150 degrees,
0:18:32 > 0:18:34although I've never got my protractor out.
0:18:34 > 0:18:40'150 degrees?! That's enormous. I can only open my gob 90 degrees.'
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Why do they need to be able to open it so wide?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Is there any reason? - Purely for fighting.
0:18:46 > 0:18:52If you look at the size of another hippo that it would have to bite...
0:18:52 > 0:18:54A big stomach to get around! Right, OK.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Well, I'm so impressed with what the team have managed to capture -
0:18:57 > 0:19:00some amazing footage of the elusive hippo.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05- There's one thing left.- Really?- Yep. Minimise that screen.- What's this?
0:19:05 > 0:19:06A little surprise.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Look at that! Show-offs! They've even managed to get a badger.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14That is brilliant. Well, production team, you can keep your jobs.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15For now.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Back at the parrot enclosure,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Roar Ranger Toby has finished off his mucky duties for the day,
0:19:30 > 0:19:34and he's now ready to meet some more of keeper Amy's feathered friends.
0:19:34 > 0:19:40OK, Toby, this is Pickles. She's a lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43You can give her a little stroke if you want and say hello.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47The sulphur crested cockatoo lives in the rainforests and woodlands
0:19:47 > 0:19:49of Australia and New Guinea.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51It rains a lot there,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54so these birds love nothing better than taking a shower.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58So what we need to do is just give Pickles a nice, light spray.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02She's going to really enjoy it. A nice spray all over her back.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05And she will put her wings out for you. Do you think you can do that?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- Yeah.- Yeah? OK, there you go. All yours.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11See? She's enjoying that. She's putting her wings up for you.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16Well done - you're doing a brilliant job. Pickles is enjoying that.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Steady, Toby - it's a shower, not a monsoon!
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- Why do you have to do this? - Well, we don't do it every day,
0:20:23 > 0:20:27but it is nice now and again for the birds to have a nice shower.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30It keeps their feathers in really good condition.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32It helps new feathers to grow through.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34It's also a really good clean for her.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37It cools her down, as well, on nice, hot, sunny days.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40We do the same with all the big birds, all the big macaws.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Matilda's getting excited now. I think she's going to have a shower.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47It's fun to see the animals up close.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50I think Amy's really lucky to work with all these animals.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58OK, well done, Toby. I think Pickles loves you!
0:20:58 > 0:21:01So do you want to feed her a peanut for being so good?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04There you go. She'll just take it from your hand.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08There you go. Well done, Pickles.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11How old do they live in captivity for?
0:21:11 > 0:21:14In captivity, if parrots are well looked after,
0:21:14 > 0:21:17they have been known to live about 70, 80 -
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- on a very rare occasion, even 90 - years, so an extremely long time.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23They have the intelligence as a four-year-old child,
0:21:23 > 0:21:25so if you had a pet parrot it'd be like having
0:21:25 > 0:21:29a four-year-old child for 70 or 80 years, so it's lots of hard work.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34It's been a special day for our Ranger but, sadly, it's time to go.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39So, Matilda, are you going to wave bye? Wave.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Oh, she didn't!
0:21:46 > 0:21:51Not many people can say, "I've touched and fed a parrot,"
0:21:51 > 0:21:54but I just did, and it was so much fun.
0:21:54 > 0:21:55Matilda, what are you saying?
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Yeah, I think Matilda thinks Toby did really well, as well.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Being a parrot keeper is great!
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Over in Lion Country, it's the morning after Satellite's operation,
0:22:16 > 0:22:21and big-cat keepers Bob and Brian have come to check up on her.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23She's recovered well from the anaesthetic,
0:22:23 > 0:22:26but still hasn't forgiven the keepers for knocking her out.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38After the operation yesterday to stitch up her paw,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Bob's preparing medicine for her breakfast.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46What I'm doing here is just preparing antibiotics to give to Satellite.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50That's quite nasty-tasting, so you can't just put it in their mouths,
0:22:50 > 0:22:54so hiding it in there, disguising it, is brilliant for us.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56She thinks she's going to get a treat.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58All she's got to do now is take it!
0:22:58 > 0:22:59She's in a bit of a mood.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Go on!
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Satellite has to take the meat with the medicine in,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09otherwise any infection she picks up could be life-threatening.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14The trouble is getting her trust back now with us.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19After yesterday, knocking her out, she don't really want to come over.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Normally, with a bit of meat they'd come over.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27It's just trying to encourage her back. A bit of trust.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Hopefully, in a minute, she may decide to come over.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Go on! Good girl! Yeah, that's a good girl!
0:23:35 > 0:23:36Good. Go on.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Bob's charmed his way back into her good books...
0:23:43 > 0:23:47..which means he can use the meat to get a good look at her paw.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51What's this? Come on, darling. Come on.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Oh, good girl! Good girl!
0:23:55 > 0:23:59That looked quite nice, actually. Nice and neat.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02- Don't look like she's been licking it, does it?- No.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05All we need to do now is get her back out with the others.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08But this may not be as easy as it sounds.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12Lion prides are very closely knit families, but sometimes
0:24:12 > 0:24:16if one of the pride is away for too long, they may not welcome her back.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18In fact, they may attack her.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23There might be a little bit of an argument between them,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25cos she's got smells on her from us.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27I hope that they don't go silly up there.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30But we're here to try and stop them if they do.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35Bob stays in the house to let Satellite into the enclosure.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Brian heads out in his patrol vehicle
0:24:37 > 0:24:39to try and break up any fights.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47It's a worrying moment. Will they greet her or eat her?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Luckily for Satellite, after checking out her new smells,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19the rest of the pride seem happy to have her back.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21But knowing these lions as he does,
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Brian's still going to keep a close eye on them.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30We are talking about cats. Sometimes they do have little disagreements.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34As far as we can see, they've all settled down quite nicely.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Could you believe it?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50It's that time again - almost the end of another show.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54But first, we wanted to meet the park's beautiful Brazilian tapir.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- And the beautiful Ryan, as well! - Thank you, Rani.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01You've let us come down here to give Jessie a little cuddle and a tickle.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06- Yep.- She's going to love this. Do you enjoy doing this?- We do, yeah.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08All the staff like spending time round Jess.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10A lot of the animals we look after
0:26:10 > 0:26:15are semi-wild and you can't get close to them, but tapirs love attention.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Very tactile animals - they love contact,
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- they love being stroked and groomed. - So is it important to do this?
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Yeah, it is, because if ever you have to do a medical procedure,
0:26:26 > 0:26:29the fact that she's so comfortable around people
0:26:29 > 0:26:34means that you can do a lot more than you could with, say, a giraffe.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37So they're really sociable. Is there anyone here with her?
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Not at the moment, no. We're just currently looking for a male.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43We've found a male at another place in England,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46and hopefully he should be here any week soon for her.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48You might be out of a job, though,
0:26:48 > 0:26:52cos the bloke'd tickle her. You'd be like, "I'm not needed any more!"
0:26:52 > 0:26:54I know. It'll be hard, but I'll cope.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58While we ARE still needed, let's give her another good tickle.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01While we do, why don't you see what's coming up on the next Roar?
0:27:01 > 0:27:02Oh, Jessie!
0:27:04 > 0:27:05Next time...
0:27:05 > 0:27:08the keepers think Rosina the rhino may be pregnant,
0:27:08 > 0:27:12so they're calling in the experts to do a test.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16The tigers might look like lazy cats,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19but don't be fooled - they are excellent climbers.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22But how high will they climb up this tree?
0:27:23 > 0:27:28And a group of ferrets is called a business, but will the keeper
0:27:28 > 0:27:31know HER business when this lot give her a grilling?
0:27:31 > 0:27:32ALL LAUGH
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