0:00:02 > 0:00:07'If you don't like snakes then get behind the sofa now
0:00:07 > 0:00:10'because today, for the first time on Roar,
0:00:10 > 0:00:13'we're going to see just how fast a snake can strike.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16'Trust me, you wouldn't want to be a mouse.'
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- Oh, whoa!- My goodness! It made me jump.- Look at that!
0:00:46 > 0:00:51Hello and welcome to Roar. I'm Rani. Johny, what are you doing?
0:00:51 > 0:00:54I was just about to show the viewers my amazing juggling skills.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- I found these coconuts. Look. - Johny, they're not coconuts.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- They're armadillos. - Oh, yeah. I knew that.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05I got you! I was only kidding. I'll just put them back in the enclosure.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Let's get on with the show.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14'Coming up, most people would call in pest control
0:01:14 > 0:01:17'if they had bugs in their bedroom. Not keeper Graham.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22'He's got tarantulas, baboon spiders, cockroaches and more.'
0:01:22 > 0:01:25'They hunt in a pack and are ruthless killers,
0:01:25 > 0:01:29'so why do they roll around in poo and even eat it?'
0:01:29 > 0:01:32'And our Roar Rangers meet a snappy customer
0:01:32 > 0:01:37'who doesn't bother about chewing his food. He swallows it whole.'
0:01:40 > 0:01:45'All the keepers love animals and each have their favourite.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51'Animal Adventure keeper Graham Digg is training to be a vet.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53'But he has a dark secret.'
0:01:58 > 0:02:01This is the bug room, behind the scenes. Come on in.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07'This room is normally off-limits to the public
0:02:07 > 0:02:12'but Graham's let the Roar cameras in to show us his favourite animals.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14'The creepy-crawlies.'
0:02:14 > 0:02:17This is Norman, our giant African land snail.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20He's really cool. He's really slimy to touch, as well.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25'The veg garden wouldn't stand a chance with this fella around.'
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Next we have our giant African millipedes.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33These guys have over 300 legs.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38'300 legs and it grows to 36 centimetres long.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40'That's longer than a long ruler.'
0:02:40 > 0:02:43We also have some slightly scarier animals in the bug room,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46like this whip scorpion.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52And finally, we have our Chilean rose tarantulas.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56These guys are huge.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00'A roomful of wriggly, slimy creatures
0:03:00 > 0:03:04'isn't most people's idea of fun. But Graham's such a fan
0:03:04 > 0:03:08'that even outside work, he's still surrounded by insects and spiders.'
0:03:11 > 0:03:15Hi, welcome to my bug room, I mean bedroom. These are my insects.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20'Yes, that's right, most people keep books, toys and clothes
0:03:20 > 0:03:22'in their bedroom, but not Graham.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26'He's got 17 different species of insects and spiders
0:03:26 > 0:03:29'and nearly 100 individual bugs.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32'I hope those lids are on nice and tight.'
0:03:33 > 0:03:38These are katydids, a type of grasshopper species.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40I have seven of these altogether.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44'That's the first escaper. Let's hope there's no more.'
0:03:44 > 0:03:47This is my pink toed tarantula.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49'Even with pretty pink toes,
0:03:49 > 0:03:53'you still wouldn't want to snuggle up with this one at night.'
0:03:53 > 0:03:56This is an orange baboon tarantula.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00'These vicious spiders love to bite so much
0:04:00 > 0:04:05'that they're also known as orange bitey things. Seriously.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09'They aren't venomous but they are very painful. Ouch!'
0:04:09 > 0:04:11And these are my cockroaches.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I have lots of different species.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19My favourite is the Madagascan hissing cockroach.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22COCKROACH HISSES
0:04:24 > 0:04:27'Most people would call out pest control
0:04:27 > 0:04:29'if they found these critters in their bedroom.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31'But like 99 percent of cockroach species,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35'Madagascan hissers do an important job in the wild
0:04:35 > 0:04:39'eating decaying vegetation. They are great recyclers.'
0:04:44 > 0:04:48This is the curly haired tarantula. It's coming up to her feeding time.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51She's feeding on black crickets and she eats about one a week.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54So let's see if she's hungry today.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04'There are 900 different species of tarantula
0:05:04 > 0:05:08'and they are all venomous, but most are harmless to humans.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12'They inject their prey with venom from their fangs.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15'Tarantulas can only eat liquid food
0:05:15 > 0:05:20'so they turn their prey into soup with strong digestive juices
0:05:20 > 0:05:23'before sucking it up into their small mouths. Nice.'
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Those are my bugs, but my flatmate doesn't know I have them.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31She's coming back so you'd better go.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34SCREAMING
0:05:40 > 0:05:44'Now, if you are a regular Roar viewer, you will remember this.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47'Deputy head warden Ian Turner was on a mission
0:05:47 > 0:05:49'to find the fastest animal in the safari park
0:05:49 > 0:05:52'with his trusty speed camera.'
0:05:52 > 0:05:56'The tigers were fast, the lions even faster.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00'But amazingly, it was the sea lions who won the sprinting gold medal
0:06:00 > 0:06:04'with a top speed of 42 kilometres per hour.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06'Today, though, we've got another challenge.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09'How fast are snakes when they strike their prey?'
0:06:11 > 0:06:15The keepers here have to feed a whole host of ferocious animals.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19Today is no different. We've got to try and help feed the python.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Don't worry, Rani, I'm here. Where's the beast?
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Ta-da!- Darren, that's not a python. Let's get the python out.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Oh, this is! This is one of our babies.- Really?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Aw, it's a baby python. We'll let him off, then.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Am I supposed to say baby pythons are cute?
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- Cos he's quite little.- I think so. Just over a year old, it's a female
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- and she's called Togo.- Hi, Togo. - Aw.- And she's quite lovely.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46But she is hungry. She does want some lunch rather fast.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49OK. We better get on with it before she thinks we're lunch.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- What are we doing, laying the table? - Would be nice.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- No, we take them out of their holding box.- This thing?- This thing here.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59This is where they would live most of the time.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02And we put them in special feeding boxes.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- If you hold that for us just for a minute.- Ooh, cold!- Yeah.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- They adjust to the room temperature around them.- Ah!
0:07:09 > 0:07:12And we have this little feeding box here
0:07:12 > 0:07:16and the idea is, this is neutral ground, so we don't want her...
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Every time I lift the lid, we don't want her striking at me thinking,
0:07:19 > 0:07:23"Dinner's here!" We want to go into an area that she recognises,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26this is the dinner table, so in here is where she gets fed.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30This one's wriggling around. I want to put her in the feeding box.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35I do need your help again. I wouldn't ask you to put your fingers in there
0:07:35 > 0:07:38cos she might strike and think you're a wriggly mouse,
0:07:38 > 0:07:41so we have this contraption. This is a pair of tweezers.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46What we want to do is, I'm going to put the mouse in there and if you...
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- I'll do the feeding. - You do the wiggling.- As Mummy.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- There's a camera here. - Hopefully we'll get a good look.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57I have to load a mouse in there like that.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00And hopefully, Johny, we've got that speed gun machine here.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03This will give us... We're trying to collect a lot of readings
0:08:03 > 0:08:06of how fast these animals go and this is a fast strike.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10We've done it a few times. Hopefully we'll get both.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- Right, no worries. - I'm actually quite scared!
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- You mustn't be scared. - OK. Here you go, Togo.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Just there, nice and gentle. She should sense it.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22'In the wild, royal pythons eat rodents
0:08:22 > 0:08:25'as part of their natural diet. And just to reassure you,
0:08:25 > 0:08:28'this mouse is already dead.'
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- Here she comes.- Has Togo noticed it?
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- She seems to be...- She's got that tongue out. She's sensing the smell.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39She can smell it. She's getting scent particles on the end of her tongue.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43I'm going to help her a little bit just by angling the box. Oh.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Give it a gentle wiggle.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Do you think it's a little bit... - RANI GASPS
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- Whoa!- My goodness! It made me jump! - Look at that!- Did you get a reading?
0:08:51 > 0:08:56- I did! 44 kilometres per hour! - Fantastic.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58If you release it now.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03What she's doing now, she's going to eat her dinner, she wraps it up,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06squeezes it. You two did brilliant. Fantastic.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I'm slightly shook up!
0:09:08 > 0:09:11I have to say, I was like, "Oh, it's only a small python."
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- That was actually pretty scary. - It was the grip for me.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18It kind of made these big long tweezers jolt when she went for it.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22How long will it take this python to devour that mouse?
0:09:22 > 0:09:26This will take anything up to about 20 minutes, half an hour to do this.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30But, of course, she doesn't realise it's been defrosted from our freezer.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34Her instinct is to grab it, hold on really tight and squidge it.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Being constrictors, they squeeze in and the prey breathes in,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39can't breathe out and dies really quick.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42But she has to go through that motion.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45When she's comfortable that it's well and truly dead and it's safe,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48she'll manoeuvre her body and start to eat it head-first.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51But if she's getting that mouse into her throat,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- is she still going to be able to breathe?- Yeah.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00She's so well designed. Snakes have a windpipe that's almost on a stalk
0:10:00 > 0:10:03that she can push to one side. She can still breathe all the time.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07You know what? It's been fascinating to see this snake devour that mouse
0:10:07 > 0:10:10but you could've taught it some table manners. Honestly!
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Eating with her mouth open. Unbelievable.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25'Our Roar Rangers today are brother and sister Rickneet and Tanya.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30'These two are looking forward to meeting some really wild animals.'
0:10:30 > 0:10:35Being a Roar Ranger is amazing cos you get to go closer to animals.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37I am really excited doing this
0:10:37 > 0:10:40because I have been talking about it for a while.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44'Is there any part of the job they wouldn't like to do?'
0:10:44 > 0:10:51The one thing I wouldn't like to do is stepping on animals' poo and wee.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54'Tanya, this is Roar Rangers.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57'There's always poo and wee!
0:10:58 > 0:11:02'But what's their challenge today?'
0:11:02 > 0:11:07Rickneet and Tanya, today you are going to be big bird keepers.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Let's swoop into action.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13'Oh, they're in a flutter already.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16'There are loads of fantastic feathered friends here
0:11:16 > 0:11:21'but which ones will they be working with? Time to meet keeper Sarah
0:11:21 > 0:11:23'who looks after many of the park's birds.'
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- Hi there.- Hi, my name's Tanya. - Hiya, Tanya.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- I'm Rickneet.- Hi, Rickneet. What we're going to do today is
0:11:30 > 0:11:33you guys are going to give me a hand preparing some fish for these birds
0:11:33 > 0:11:37and then we're going to feed them. So follow me. Let's go.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40'Sweet. The first job today is a smelly one,
0:11:40 > 0:11:45'preparing breakfast for the pink-backed pelicans.'
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Before we get going, we need to glove up.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51It just so happens I have some gloves in my pocket.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Here comes the really disgusting part.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58We feed our pelicans with smelly mackerel.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03So we need to weigh ourselves out some of this.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09'Ah, sticky fish! What a way to start the day!'
0:12:12 > 0:12:17Now we pop on up to see these pelicans and give them their grub.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- It smells fishy.- Urgh!
0:12:21 > 0:12:27'At Pelican Pond, someone's having trouble with the grownup gloves.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31'It's feeding time, so unless you want fish fingers, Tanya,
0:12:31 > 0:12:34'those gloves have got to stay on.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- FANFARE - There we go.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42'Our rangers will be feeding the adult pelicans today.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45'But first, they have to get their attention.'
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- How good are you guys at whistling? - OK.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51OK? Do you want to give it a go?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53HE WHISTLES
0:12:55 > 0:12:57I can't do it.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00THEY WHISTLE
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- That's it. And give a bit of, "Come on!"- Come on!
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- THEY WHISTLE - Come on!
0:13:06 > 0:13:11We've got one. And once one comes, the rest will follow.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15'These huge prehistoric-looking birds
0:13:15 > 0:13:20'live in the wetlands and lake areas of sub-Saharan Africa.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22'They build their nests out of sticks
0:13:22 > 0:13:26'and their wingspan can be two and a half metres.'
0:13:26 > 0:13:30We'll start feeding these ones that have arrived already. Grab a fish.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33That's it. And do your best to aim it for the birds.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35They'll catch it. Like that.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45'These pelicans feed by scooping up fish and water in their huge beaks.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48'Then they squash the water out of the bill
0:13:48 > 0:13:50'by pressing it against their chest.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53'They don't have any teeth so they swallow the fish whole.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57'Finally, though, the pelicans are full up.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01'But there's still one more treat to come, meeting a very friendly
0:14:01 > 0:14:05'not so little youngster. We'll come back later
0:14:05 > 0:14:08'when our rangers get to meet the hand-reared baby pelican.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11'They better play their cards right. It looks like he's a bit snappy.'
0:14:13 > 0:14:15SHE LAUGHS
0:14:22 > 0:14:27Ohh! With a sense of smell 100 times more powerful than ours
0:14:27 > 0:14:30and the ability to smell their prey from nearly two miles away,
0:14:30 > 0:14:34keeper Gemma and I are going to test out the Canadian timber wolf's
0:14:34 > 0:14:37sense of smell and send them on a little treasure hunt.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- How are you?- OK.- First things first, I want to make sure we're safe
0:14:41 > 0:14:44because they are wolves and I can see them circling.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48We're perfectly safe. Any problems, we have a patrol vehicle over there
0:14:48 > 0:14:52making sure we are safe. If there are any problems, I'll give you thumbs up
0:14:52 > 0:14:56- but we should be fine.- What do you want us to do? What's the plan?
0:14:56 > 0:15:00If we just walk along, throw out some of the droppings you've got there
0:15:00 > 0:15:03and hopefully it will provoke a bit of a reaction.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05What kind of poop have we got here?
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- Not that I'm particularly interested for my own purposes.- It's deer poo.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- Deer is something they would hunt in the wild.- So this is how they hunt?
0:15:14 > 0:15:19- They smell for poo?- Yep, they'd locate an animal through smell
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- and through sight. - That really does smell pretty bad.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26I guess the challenge is whether they come over
0:15:26 > 0:15:29and follow the trail of the poo. Do you think they'll do it?
0:15:29 > 0:15:33I'm hoping they will. I don't see why they shouldn't. Let's see if they do.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35OK, let's get back in the safety of our Jeep.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40While we do, check out what else is on Roar and join us a bit later on.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48What did the teddy bear say when the monkey offered him a dessert?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50I don't know, what did the teddy bear say
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- when the money offered him a dessert?- No, thanks, I'm stuffed.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57HE IMITATES BIRD CALLS
0:15:57 > 0:16:00What do you get if an elephant sneezes?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Out of the way!
0:16:04 > 0:16:05SHE MEOWS
0:16:05 > 0:16:08What happened to the frog when it broke down?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- What?- It got "toad" away.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14THEY LAUGH
0:16:22 > 0:16:25'I'm rushing up to the giraffery because the keepers have told me
0:16:25 > 0:16:28'there's some exciting news. So far this year,
0:16:28 > 0:16:32'there have been two gorgeous baby giraffe born in the park.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37'Kaiser was the first followed a few weeks later by young Kate.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41'The keepers managed to capture her birth with these amazing shots.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47'Now another baby has been born
0:16:47 > 0:16:50'and keeper Ryan has asked me up to see it.'
0:16:50 > 0:16:53I am in for a very special treat!
0:16:53 > 0:16:58A little baby giraffe. I've got to say, not seen one this close before.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03- We've got two there!- Yeah.- But this one with the little black tufts,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- who is it? - This is our latest addition.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09In fact, he's that new that we haven't given him a name yet.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Normally we wait at least a week before we name them,
0:17:12 > 0:17:16just an old habit. But he's just coming up to a week old
0:17:16 > 0:17:18so we'll have to think about it any day.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21That's his mum there, Eliza, just walking behind.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25I can't believe he's not even a week and he's there, upright,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28looking at us, trying to get on the camera. He's a confident little boy.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33He's got quite a look to him, hasn't he? He can be quite defensive
0:17:33 > 0:17:37but he's young, so while he's unsure about the world around him,
0:17:37 > 0:17:42he figures his best plan is to just assume everything's out to get him.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47So he does kick. If we walked over, he wouldn't be too happy.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49How old is the one next to him?
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Kaiser is probably about six weeks older.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Not that much difference. - Not much difference at all.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- You've got to explain the black tufts.- That's his horns.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05You can see on all the other adult giraffe, they have these horns,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08and him being a male, his horns will one day be even more pronounced
0:18:08 > 0:18:12than these females. But because of the way they're born,
0:18:12 > 0:18:14when their head comes out, if the horns were developed
0:18:14 > 0:18:18the mum would have a lot of pain.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Mum is so protective, isn't she? Having a clean and a sniff.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- Yeah.- How is mum doing?
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Really, really well. We're so pleased with Eliza
0:18:27 > 0:18:32- because she's a first-timer.- We talk about mum and mum's doing well,
0:18:32 > 0:18:36obviously very happy. How are you guys? This is great for you!
0:18:36 > 0:18:39We're all cock-a-hoop up at the giraffery.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42This is the main part of the job, really,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45to see the little ones get born every year. When you see the mums
0:18:45 > 0:18:48having healthy calves, calves doing really well,
0:18:48 > 0:18:52and the size of the group, we've got a lovely group of giraffe,
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- so it's just really pleasing. - They are absolutely stunning.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00And even the little hair of the back of his neck and the folds of skin,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03oh, I just think he's so cute! I'd love to give him a cuddle
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- but I don't think that's a good plan.- No.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09So we can remain cock-a-hoop, I think we should get out of here.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- Cock-a-hoop?- I don't know where that came from.- When were you born?
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Earlier, myself and Gemma scattered some smelly poo out for the wolves
0:19:25 > 0:19:28and now we're back to see what they do with it.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31They're having a little bit of a sniff and a roll in it.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34They've all come over to investigate what we've been up to
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- and they can smell the nice smells. - It looks like they're indulging
0:19:38 > 0:19:41in the poo now. How good is their sense of smell?
0:19:41 > 0:19:45Their sense of smell is so good, they can pick up on their prey
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- from anything up to three kilometres away.- That's incredible!
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- It is.- Why do they roll in the poo?
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Just to familiarise themselves with another smell
0:19:56 > 0:20:00that's entered the enclosure. This is their territory
0:20:00 > 0:20:03and it's to familiarise themselves with it and claim that.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08They will eat it, as well, because the animal that it's come from
0:20:08 > 0:20:12is a herbivore, and because they eat a certain amount of plant matter,
0:20:12 > 0:20:16they would be eating it to get rid of it to claim back the territory
0:20:16 > 0:20:20and also to ingest some of the plant matter.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24- Oh, that's gross. So wolves eat poo. - They actually eat poo.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27And they're weeing on the poo. Why would they do that?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30They would urinate on it to claim that it's theirs.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Something's walked across their territory,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36so to say to these other animals, "Actually, we live here".
0:20:36 > 0:20:39It's a message to other animals.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Once the wolf's picked up on the scent of an animal,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- what would it do then to try and capture it?- As a pack,
0:20:44 > 0:20:49they would try and locate the animal and chase it up to two kilometres.
0:20:49 > 0:20:55It has been recorded, a wolf chasing prey for up to 21 kilometres.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Well, it seems the senses of a wolf is nothing to be sniffed at.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Thanks, Gemma.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10'OK, all you gamers, it's cheat code time.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14'Today's secret code is:
0:21:14 > 0:21:18'Type that in and see what you get. Happy gaming!'
0:21:28 > 0:21:32'Back up at Pelican Pond and it's treat time for our rangers,
0:21:32 > 0:21:36'Rickneet and Tanya. They've already fed the grownup pelicans
0:21:36 > 0:21:39'but now a very special youngster is ready for his grub.'
0:21:39 > 0:21:42This is our baby pelican.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44We had to hand-rear this little guy.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49So we have to look after him every day. It's a really long job.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52We have to feed them every couple of hours
0:21:52 > 0:21:57and they grow really, really quick. Any idea how old that one is?
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- Two months?- Two months?
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Erm, one year old?- One year old?
0:22:03 > 0:22:07You're a little bit closer. He's about six months old now.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10'When they first hatch, let's be honest,
0:22:10 > 0:22:12'baby pelicans don't look very cute.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15'In fact, they look more like dinosaurs than birds.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20'He looks a bit more handsome now,
0:22:20 > 0:22:22'but he's hungry and ready for his food.'
0:22:24 > 0:22:27OK, so, I'd like to think you can come a little bit closer.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31If you throw him one fish, Tanya, you throw him his first fish,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33and we'll see if we can get him to come over a little bit.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36OK, do you want to have a go? Just hold it out to him
0:22:36 > 0:22:39and he'll take it out of your hand. That's it.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42There we go.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45If you hold onto that one ready for when he's finished.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53It's like kind of a tray in their mouth
0:22:53 > 0:22:56and it slowly slithers down into their tummy.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01'The baby has now had all his fish and he's getting a bit snappy.'
0:23:01 > 0:23:04SHE LAUGHS
0:23:04 > 0:23:09He won't hurt you. There's not much on him that can hurt you, really.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14He's pretty safe. Just a little bit grumpy today, evidently.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19It was a bit scary when he opened his mouth at me.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24He has quite a big mouth and when you see it, it looks small,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27but when he opens it, it widens up.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30'Keeper Sarah helped hand-rear this baby pelican
0:23:30 > 0:23:33'so he treats her like a mum. That's why she can touch him.'
0:23:34 > 0:23:40These guys, when they open their beaks and slap it together,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43it doesn't hurt at all. The only thing that might possibly hurt
0:23:43 > 0:23:45is this little hook on the end of the beak.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48It's a nice little hook for grabbing fish out in the wild.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52That's all that will hurt. Other than that, they're soft. Aren't you?
0:23:52 > 0:23:56OK, that's us done for the day, so shall we head off?
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- Yep. - Say bye-bye to this little fella.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04'In a few months' time, he'll be introduced to the rest of the flock.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08'In the meantime, he can see them from his own little private island.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12'The rangers have done a superb job today.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16'What did Rickneet and Tanya think of their experience?'
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Being a bird keeper was fun because you could feed them,
0:24:19 > 0:24:22you could see all the special features they had.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26With the baby pelican, you can feed it with your hands.
0:24:26 > 0:24:33And their mouth is huge and a bit scary cos it was flapping at you.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Definitely a big thumbs-up for these guys today. They've done very well.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- They can come back any time. - BOTH: Big birds rule!
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Before we go, we're going to help keeper Katrina
0:24:50 > 0:24:53feed one of the park's more extraordinary animals.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- It's the giant anteater. Hi, Katrina.- Hi.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59This is Maroni. She is one of our giant anteaters.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Unfortunately Benito's not out today. He's a bit sleepy.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05So I think Maroni's going to have some tasty treats.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09It's perfect just to have Maroni here. She's sticking her nose out
0:25:09 > 0:25:13- to say hello to us.- These are one of the park's more impressive animals.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17They're just amazing. What makes them so special?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- They might look great... - You're going to find out.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24I've got some bugs for you and you're going to see
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- what makes these guys so extraordinary.- Right.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- SHE SCREAMS - You could've warned us!
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- They're wriggling around! - You big scaredy cat!
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- Look how much bigger you are than these!- How do we do this?
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- Do we just hold the tub here? - Do a special click for me.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41SHE CLICKS
0:25:41 > 0:25:44RANI CLICKS Fantastic! Call her name, as well.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Maroni!- She must have a good sense of smell. Look at this!
0:25:47 > 0:25:51- She has an incredible sense of smell. - Look at that!
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- Is it powerful? - It is really powerful.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57- That's that gone. Go on, Rani. - No way! She's eaten the lot?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- See what she does with yours. - Maroni.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04- They have a long, sticky tongue. - An incredible sticky tongue.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Their tongue is about 60 centimetres long,
0:26:07 > 0:26:10really, really sticky with all that saliva
0:26:10 > 0:26:15and they can eat about 35,000 bugs in a day.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19We saw a bit of tongue action there. It was quite long.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22It's incredible. It's like a big worm, isn't it?
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Are you all right, Maroni? Is that it? They've gone?
0:26:25 > 0:26:28She didn't drop any of them on the floor.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30How many did you say she could eat in a day?
0:26:30 > 0:26:33She can eat 35,000 ants or termites in a day.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38It's hard work eating them, but also hard work for you counting them out.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Absolutely! THEY LAUGH
0:26:40 > 0:26:45'Only joking. Here at the park, they get fed all sorts of bugs and food
0:26:45 > 0:26:47'for a healthy, balanced diet.'
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Katrina, thank you so much for letting us come down
0:26:50 > 0:26:53and witness Maroni eat her little snack.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56She's finished and we are finished for today's show.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Check out what's on the next episode of Roar. Let's see your tongue.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02There's some more for you if you want?
0:27:04 > 0:27:07'Next time, when the pride of lions go hunting,
0:27:07 > 0:27:09'their prey better watch out.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13'We show you how strong and athletic these top predators are.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17'This isn't trick or treat, it's nature, red in tooth and claw.'
0:27:17 > 0:27:20'Meerkat Mountain gets a makeover.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23'A giant termite mound.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26'But will the super-structure survive when the mob dig in?'
0:27:26 > 0:27:29'And will the killer question floor keeper Bev?
0:27:29 > 0:27:32'Or will pygmy goat Poppadom floor me?'
0:27:32 > 0:27:35I've just been butted! 'Don't miss it.'
0:27:38 > 0:27:42Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd
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