0:00:02 > 0:00:06On Roar today, it's the great parrot talent show!
0:00:06 > 0:00:10We'll meet Bobby, Jake and Matilda!
0:00:10 > 0:00:12They all want to be stars,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15but whoot the X-tra talent to win the judges' hearts?
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Hello, and welcome to Roar.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47I'm Rani and this is Johny.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49- But I don't know what he's doing! - SCREECHES
0:00:49 > 0:00:51- Johny!- What? I'm talking to the sea lions!
0:00:51 > 0:00:55It sounds like a really interesting conversation, what's going on?
0:00:55 > 0:00:58They're saying, "You have got a brilliant show coming up."
0:00:58 > 0:01:00I'm saying, "I know, shall we get on with it?"
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Sounds like a plan!
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Coming up today:
0:01:05 > 0:01:07There's a hair-raising moment
0:01:07 > 0:01:10when MC the snake goes AWOL in Johny's afro.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12All right, hang on, hang on. Keep still.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16A new sea lion has come to the park,
0:01:16 > 0:01:20but the vet's been called because she's got a problem.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Grrrrr!
0:01:21 > 0:01:26And Toby the Roar Ranger must feed the killer carnivores.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28He's going to need nerves of steel
0:01:28 > 0:01:30because he's going right in with them!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33HE HOWLS
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Hello, and welcome to the Parrot Talent Show,
0:01:48 > 0:01:52the show that's hoping to find Longleat's most talented parrot.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56That's right, Johny, so let's get this talent show on the road.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Come on in, John, with your first parrot.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04OK, good afternoon, judges, this is Matilda.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06She's going to count.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09This will be interesting to see, I hope Matilda pulls this off.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11OK, so before we get started
0:02:11 > 0:02:15I actually need a number between one and five, so Johny?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Three.- OK, three.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Let's try that. Matilda, are you ready?
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Can we please have three bell rings?
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Are you ready for this? Can we have three.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25RINGS BELL TWICE
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- Do you want another go at this, John?- Bit of stage fright.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Let's give Matilda one more go. Come on Matilda, you can do it.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35You've got everyone rooting for you.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37They're giving us another chance. Can we have - ready -
0:02:37 > 0:02:39can we have three bell rings. Go.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42RINGS BELL SIX TIMES
0:02:42 > 0:02:43Next parrot.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47OK, so we're going to go on to the next parrot.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50This is Jake, and he's not going to do any counting,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53he's actually going to drive car.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Jake has his license and he'll be driving a car.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57This sounds impressive.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Obviously it's not going to be a fully sized car.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06- Jake owns his very own parrot sports car.- Woo!
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Jake, you going to go for a spin in your car, mate?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Can you go for a bit of a drive? Come on, Jake.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Come all the way down the table.
0:03:19 > 0:03:25- All right!- You, Jake, are what this competition is all about.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30So he came out, and I was so nervous when I saw that car, and then...
0:03:30 > 0:03:34he just looks like a regular parrot, and then he just started to drive the vehicle!
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Difficult act to follow. Who've we got coming up next?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Bobby, right on the end here.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Bobby is actually going to do an impression.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45He's going to do an impression of a fruit bat.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Wow. This should be interesting.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53# Batman! #
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Oh, Jake! Jake's trying to upstage his mate.
0:03:56 > 0:04:02Jake's actually completely upstaging Bobby. Bobby, don't stand for that.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Do yours as well. You can't let Jake upstage you.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Oh... There we go.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Wow! I thought that was great, Rani.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16You see, for me, I just don't think his heart was in it.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Thanks, John.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21We're going to have a little think about the act.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Hey, John, we're going to put you out of your misery.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39But there can only be one winner,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42so we can reveal the winner
0:04:42 > 0:04:47of the Parrot Talent Show is...
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Jake.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00Congratulations, Jake, in the end you squawked it.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02You were beak and claws above the rest.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04You proved you are not a bird brain.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07So you are the winner of today's competition.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Here at Longleat, there are five Californian sea lions
0:05:22 > 0:05:24swimming loose in Half Mile Lake.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Buster, the big male.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Three females - Jojo, Nancy and Zook.
0:05:30 > 0:05:36And the new baby who's been making a splash. Little Riley.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39# Splish-splash, I was taking a bath
0:05:39 > 0:05:42# Long about a Saturday night... #
0:05:43 > 0:05:47This series, we've been following Riley's progress,
0:05:47 > 0:05:49but now there's a new sea lion on the way.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Though this time, it's not a baby.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Keeper Sarah Keefe has the news.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59Today we have a new sea lion arriving, very shortly hopefully.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01A one-year-old female.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05We have lost a couple of sea lions over the years, through old age.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Also we need new females so we can get some more babies in the future.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12So it's all about keeping the group going.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16But the new girl won't go straight in the lake with the others.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19She needs to get used to the place first.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22We'll keep her up in a separate holding pen in another location.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Just giving us a chance to get to know her,
0:06:25 > 0:06:29letting her get to know us, before we throw her out
0:06:29 > 0:06:31into the big wide world of the lake,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33and meeting all the other sea lions.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Right now, Sarah's looking forward to meeting her.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Oh, it's always exciting to get new animals in.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Definitely. Always exciting for us.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43It's exciting for the other sea lions as well,
0:06:43 > 0:06:45to have a new person about.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47But, yeah, looking forward to it.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51I believe her name is Sally. Sally the sea lion.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55It all sounds pretty straightforward,
0:06:55 > 0:06:57but Sarah will soon discover that looking after Sally
0:06:57 > 0:07:00is not going to be so easy.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08What goes 99 plonk?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- Don't know. - A centipede with a wooden leg.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18What do you get when you cross a skunk with a table tennis ball?
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Ping pong.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Baaaaa!
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Where do sheeps like to go on their holiday?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27I don't know.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Baa-bados!
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Our Roar Ranger today is Toby, and he's ready to go wild!
0:07:46 > 0:07:50I want to be a Roar Ranger because I really love animals.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Grrrrr!
0:07:52 > 0:07:55I would like to work with lions and tigers
0:07:55 > 0:07:58because they're really beautiful.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Not to mention a lot larger than the pets Toby has at home.
0:08:01 > 0:08:07Now let's find out what's 'lion' in wait for him today. Get it?
0:08:07 > 0:08:11"Toby, today you are going to feed the tigers, lions and wolves.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14"It should be a meaty experience!"
0:08:14 > 0:08:16HOWLS
0:08:16 > 0:08:21Yes, lions, tigers and wolves. The awesomest things on earth!
0:08:21 > 0:08:26He's also going to be working with a pretty awesome keeper - Bob Trollope.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30The first thing we've got to do
0:08:30 > 0:08:33is put the meat on the truck, so let's go, right?
0:08:33 > 0:08:38Bob makes it look easy, but those chunks are huge and slippery.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42That's it, it's heavy, and if you can just chuck it in there.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Lions, tigers and wolves are carnivores.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54They eat almost nothing but meat.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58To get it in the wild, they have to hunt, chase and kill.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01So they're armed with deadly weapons -
0:09:01 > 0:09:04razor-sharp teeth and claws like knives.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10And now Toby's about to meet them from the prey's point of view.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13I feel excited,
0:09:13 > 0:09:19but scared. It's just going to be fun if they don't eat me!
0:09:21 > 0:09:23First up are the Amur tigers.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28These magnificent cats used to roam free across large parts of Asia,
0:09:28 > 0:09:31but now they're only found in the far east of Siberia.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35They've been hunted by people and suffered badly from habitat loss,
0:09:35 > 0:09:40so they're an endangered species, with less than 500 left in the wild.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Here they are.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45They're just trying to get to the feed wagon at the moment.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49The reason why they're chasing it, they're hunting this truck.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Here she is.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Having a bite on the tyre, look.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- We better give them some food, don't you think?- Yeah.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Let's get over here then.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02All right, now we have to use this stuff.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04There you go, I'll give it to you. Got it?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Yeah.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09And another piece. This is really heavy, this one.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Got it? Whoa!
0:10:11 > 0:10:13This is almost as tall as you.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21An adult tiger can eat up to 27 kilos of meat in a day,
0:10:21 > 0:10:23and if they did that for a week,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25it would be like scoffing more than five Tobys!
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- That was just brilliant! It was just amazing!- Did you really enjoy that?
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Yeah.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39But the tigers are just the start of Toby's meat feast.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42It's time to feed the lions, and they're really hungry.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48They've been called the King of the Beasts
0:10:48 > 0:10:51and they used to be big all over Africa.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53But like the tiger,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56hunting and habitat loss have taken a toll,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59and now the lion is classified as a vulnerable species.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Here in the park there are two separate prides of lions,
0:11:05 > 0:11:07and they have to be fed one at a time.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Go on! Go on!
0:11:14 > 0:11:15Go on!
0:11:15 > 0:11:18There they are!
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- They are massive! - Really good, aren't they?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Never seen a lion up this close before.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Haven't you? You don't want to get any closer
0:11:29 > 0:11:32because you might be their dinner then!
0:11:33 > 0:11:36The lions here haven't forgotten how to hunt.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40They still chase their prey and work as a team.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50We could fit you down there, couldn't we! Shall we?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52No!
0:11:52 > 0:11:59It's just really fun to watch the lions chase the vehicle
0:11:59 > 0:12:01when it's driving along with all the meat in it.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03It's just amazing.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14And when the meat is all out and every lion has a piece,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17it's a chance for Toby to get a really good look at them.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20See what they're doing?
0:12:20 > 0:12:23They hold it with their claws, their claws are very important,
0:12:23 > 0:12:28and they hold the meat still, and then she'll pull pieces off.
0:12:28 > 0:12:34And her tongue is very coarse, very raspy.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37A lion's tongue is covered in tiny rough spines,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40which means they can lick the meat right off the bones.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47It's amazing this massive beast is just eating in front of us!
0:12:47 > 0:12:49But Toby isn't finished yet,
0:12:49 > 0:12:53and the last carnivore is the really scary one.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57When you're feeding these guys, you have to get out of the truck.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Looking after young and old animals can be a full-time job,
0:13:23 > 0:13:27but how do you look after an animal that isn't even born?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- I'm here with keeper Jo... Hi, Jo.- Hiya.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31..to find out how you do this.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- Who have we got here? - This is Poppadom.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34The pancake tortoise.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Yeah, that's it. She's one of our female pancake tortoises, yeah.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- So is she pregnant? - Well, she's not any more...- Oh?
0:13:42 > 0:13:45But I do have something to show you in this box here.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47All right. Have we got baby Poppadoms?
0:13:47 > 0:13:49We might do.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- If I show you in here, this is our incubator.- Oh, my goodness!
0:13:53 > 0:13:57We have some eggs in here and these are obviously pancake eggs.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- They look huge!- They do.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Yeah, from something very flat, yeah, they're quite long, aren't they?
0:14:02 > 0:14:07- They are.- They actually kind of lay them, kind of every,
0:14:07 > 0:14:08four to six weeks.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11They don't lay them all in one big clutch, like a normal tortoise,
0:14:11 > 0:14:14because they're very flat and can't store all those eggs in their body.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17How long will it be before they hatch?
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Well, with pancake eggs it's really, really weird,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23because, unlike a Mediterranean tortoise you can normally say,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26so many days, with these we've found that it can be anywhere
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- from kind of three months to six months.- Really?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Yeah. With these you've just really literally
0:14:33 > 0:14:36got to keep them in the incubator and just kind of be very patient.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41OK. shall we put the lid back on so they don't get too cold?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44So how long before those tiny little eggs become as big as poppadom?
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Well, I've got two more to show you here, Rani. Give you an idea.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- Hello, you.- Ones that we hatched earlier on in the year.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56- We've got Kwanza here, who's nine months old.- Nine months!
0:14:56 > 0:15:01Yeah. And we've got Kanwi, who is actually, believe it or not,
0:15:01 > 0:15:03look at the size, is six months.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06So Kanwi's kind of taken over Kwanza at the moment.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07That is unbelievable.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- So he's nine months and he's six months.- Yeah.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12So they grow quite rapidly, then.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14They do. It's more of a gradual growth.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17You look one day and you think "Oh, they don't look that big,"
0:15:17 > 0:15:20and then maybe go away for a couple of weeks and come back
0:15:20 > 0:15:22and they do look noticeably bigger.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Well, Jo, it's great, and I'm really looking forward to coming back.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Before I leave, can I check they haven't hatched?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29I'll have a little peep. They're all still there.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32You know, I'll come back every day, just keep checking
0:15:32 > 0:15:34if that's what I've got to do. Thank you.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Sally, the new sea lion has arrived at the park, and is being kept
0:15:52 > 0:15:56in a pen away from the others while she gets used to the place.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00Keeper Sarah's really pleased, but there are a couple of things
0:16:00 > 0:16:02she's a little bit concerned about.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06We noticed obviously that she's got some bald patches on her,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09a lot of fur loss down to the skin.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11We've never seen that here before.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14It is quite common in other collections as well.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Obviously they go through a yearly moult where they will drop their fur.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19We've never seen to it this degree.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24It's not just her fur that's worrying Sarah,
0:16:24 > 0:16:25she's off her food too.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Sea lions here are fed mackerel,
0:16:27 > 0:16:31but Sally's never had that kind of fish before.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Where she came from, she was primarily fed herring.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37It does take time to get them used to a different sort of fish.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39It doesn't take them too long to realise that
0:16:39 > 0:16:41"Ooh, this tastes nice as well."
0:16:41 > 0:16:43But to be on the safe side,
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Sarah's called in the safari park vet, Duncan Williams.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Is she actually itchy at all, scratching those areas or...?
0:16:50 > 0:16:54No, not too much. They don't seem to bother her too much.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56She's in pretty good condition, isn't she? Good size.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Yeah. She's looking nice and healthy there.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03Sally's condition, that is her muscles and weight,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06is more important than her other problems.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10She's got these horrible bald areas which we are not used to seeing,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13but I don't think that's too much of an issue.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14I think that will grow back
0:17:14 > 0:17:18when she comes into the cold weather later in the year.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20I think the eating,
0:17:20 > 0:17:22going off her food a wee bit,
0:17:22 > 0:17:26it tends to happen with sea lions when they are moved around,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29when they're put in new cages. It's probably a stress-related thing.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33As she settles in and gets used to Sarah and Mark
0:17:33 > 0:17:36and the yard and conditions here,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39she'll probably eat normally again soon.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Condition-wise she's great.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45She's very relaxed, and she's a lovely little individual.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Let's hope the other sea lions think so too,
0:17:50 > 0:17:52because very soon the new girl will be meeting them
0:17:52 > 0:17:54for the first time down in the lake.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59Will they welcome Sally or take against her?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02We'll see what happens later in the series.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Calling all you gamers!
0:18:11 > 0:18:17Here's today's code for the Roar game on the CBBC website.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21By the way, have you checked out feeding time yet?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Just click on the link and follow it through.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27And when you get to the end you might earn an extra treat for your park.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Happy gaming!
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I've done some strange things while presenting on Roar,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54but few things stranger than this,
0:18:54 > 0:18:57cos one animal at the park is going to get a beauty treatment.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59It's time for a pygmy goat pedicure.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- How are you doing, you all right, Bev?- Hi, Johny.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- I've brought my nail file. - Right, maybe you won't need that.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08I think these are more for the job.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- I knew that, it was just to make you laugh.- OK!
0:19:11 > 0:19:15So, yeah, do we try and capture one, or...?
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Basically, we've got our three mums and five babies here.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22They're only seven weeks' old, and due for their first trim.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26I'm not sure how it's going to go, but we can catch one of the babies.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28They are so cute, these babies.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- Are they quite friendly, can I just pick one up?- Yes.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Come here, little one.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Here we go!
0:19:37 > 0:19:40I'm going to go for this one, this kind of bigger one.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44There you go. Good boy or girl. Right, OK.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47You've got Jerry there. He's a little boy.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Put him down on the table.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51If you can hold him nice and tightly,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54he hasn't had this done before, so he might wiggle a bit.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I'm guessing you have done this before?
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- I have, yes.- Anything that I definitely do or don't need to do?
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Just make sure he doesn't move when I'm holding his foot.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Is that all right?
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- Yeah, OK. Is it causing any pain? - It's not causing any pain at all.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13You're just snipping off the side of the hoof cos it's got a bit long.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Cos they're in a grass paddock
0:20:15 > 0:20:18it doesn't get worn down very well like wild goats' would.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Why is it important to do this?
0:20:20 > 0:20:24You wouldn't want them growing too long because then they can get...
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Sorry! I'm so sorry!
0:20:26 > 0:20:27It can get discomfort for them
0:20:27 > 0:20:30and you could get some foot rot in there as well.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32You have to keep them nice and short.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- How often will you do this?- We try and do it every four to six weeks.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Do they know when it's pedicure time?
0:20:38 > 0:20:40They do, but they get extra nuts
0:20:40 > 0:20:43and lots of treats to get them in this catching pen.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47They like that bit but they don't like having to stay still.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Is it easier to do the younger ones or the older ones?
0:20:50 > 0:20:53The older ones, cos they're used to having it done.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Jerry's too wiggly at the moment, but every four weeks we'll do this
0:20:56 > 0:20:58and he'll get better and better.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I think that's Jerry done, is it?
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- That's fine.- There you go, Jerry.
0:21:02 > 0:21:03Good boy.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07He's happy now. That's one down, a few more to go.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09I thought before we do the rest of them,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12my toenails are getting a bit long. Do you fancy...?
0:21:12 > 0:21:13No. Maybe not.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28So far today, Toby the Roar ranger has helped keeper Bob
0:21:28 > 0:21:31to feed the tigers and two separate prides of lions.
0:21:31 > 0:21:37Taking them their meat is safe enough inside the wagon.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42But Bob and Toby's next customers are the wolves.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44And to feed those guys you have to get out -
0:21:44 > 0:21:46right inside their enclosure.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Toby's up for it, but does he have the muscle?
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Come on!
0:22:03 > 0:22:05That's it. Now pull!
0:22:07 > 0:22:10He's got the muscle, he just hasn't got the weight.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13That piece of meat is almost heavier than him!
0:22:13 > 0:22:16If you push, I'll pull.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Ready? Go on, then.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24They need a big piece of meat cos there's lots of wolves here,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26and they're very hungry.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Toby can come out here with the wolves
0:22:30 > 0:22:32only because he's with a trained keeper.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37Bob's very experienced, and knows these animals inside out.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41What will the size of the prey be when they're hunting?
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Well, you look at the size of them.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47They could take something down five to ten times bigger than them.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Something like a bison.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55But surprisingly, wolves are very cautious and
0:22:55 > 0:23:01they won't come over to the meat until Bob and Toby have moved away.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04What they are doing now is just sniffing where we've been
0:23:04 > 0:23:08walking around, just to make sure it's safe to go in and eat that.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12You will find one of them will come in and he will test it
0:23:12 > 0:23:14to see whether it's still alive or not.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18If it's alive, it could get up and kick them and hurt them.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20So they send one in just to see whether it's dead
0:23:20 > 0:23:23and then the rest will come in and eat.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Which is the most dominant out of all of them?
0:23:26 > 0:23:29The most dominant one is called the alpha male.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30That's that one, the white one
0:23:30 > 0:23:33walking over there with two tips of his ears missing.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34As soon as he starts eating,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37the others will come in and start feeding.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Although wolves don't exactly have table manners,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45this is not a free-for-all.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47The alpha male and alpha female
0:23:47 > 0:23:50make sure that everyone behaves themselves at mealtime.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Toby, what noises do wolves make?
0:23:58 > 0:23:59They howl.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03HE HOWLS
0:24:03 > 0:24:07I think you've got them worried, Toby.
0:24:10 > 0:24:11It's time for the Roar ranger,
0:24:11 > 0:24:14or rather Howl ranger, to head off.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Hang on, the job's not finished yet.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20There's only one thing left to do now.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22That's actually wash the feed wagon out.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- Are you up for that?- Yeah.- Right.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Toby, you're doing so well.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35I'm going to leave you to it and I'll go for a cup of tea.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Cheers, mate.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40HE LAUGHS
0:24:40 > 0:24:44My favourite bit was the lions, because they were beautiful.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46I think it's one of these things
0:24:46 > 0:24:48that you won't forget in a long time.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51It's something that he can tell his grandchildren -
0:24:51 > 0:24:53that he's actually fed lions.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Being a big cat keeper today was amazing.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Before we leave you today, we thought we'd slither up
0:25:16 > 0:25:19and meet keeper Jo and her pals, the corn snakes.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- Hi, Jo.- Hi.- A little bit greedy - two snakes.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- You can help me out.- Share the love!
0:25:24 > 0:25:25- You can have Orville.- Nice!
0:25:25 > 0:25:30And this one is called MC, which stands for mischievous.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- And I get the mischievous one?! - You get that one.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34You say they are both corn snakes -
0:25:34 > 0:25:37they are such different colours. Why is that?
0:25:37 > 0:25:38They are both corn snakes
0:25:38 > 0:25:41but they come in lots of different colour morphs.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43It's just the way they come out.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Lots of colourations - reds, yellows, oranges, golds.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48HE SCREAMS
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- Is he in your hair?- Where's he gone? - He's all right.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52He does knot your hair, though.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- He does that to me. - I thought he'd bitten me.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Keep your head still.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58God, it is as well.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- Hang on, keep still. - If you let him keep going,
0:26:01 > 0:26:03won't he follow through?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05I'm going to let him keep going through.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- If you let go...- The many dangers of being a Roar presenter.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10He's coming, he's coming.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15Why do they like to go in these kind of small spaces?
0:26:15 > 0:26:16Because of the warmth.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17Around your neck and your hair,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20anywhere it's warm, in your armpits, wherever!
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- So they are finding my Afro pretty warm?- Yes.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Look at this! This is incredible.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28I've done some things in my time,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30but I've never had a snake caught up in my hair.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- I think he's trying to tell me I need a haircut.- Here he comes.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35THEY CHEER
0:26:35 > 0:26:39That's brilliant. I've got to ask, because that was a bit hair-raising,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41are they dangerous snakes?
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Not at all, totally safe.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45They are constrictors, not venomous.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Once they've caught their prey
0:26:47 > 0:26:51with their mouths, they squeeze it a little.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Before he gets any more ideas, we should sneak out of here.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Why don't you lot check out what's coming up
0:26:56 > 0:26:58on the next episode of Roar?
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Next time... Harriet the barn owl is an OAP,
0:27:03 > 0:27:08but she's coming out of retirement and going back to flying school.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Are you never too old to learn, or will the training go horribly wrong?
0:27:12 > 0:27:17Ferrets are cute, cuddly and adapted to squeeze through small holes.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19But how small can they go?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21I'll be finding out.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23And we've got some more tall stories
0:27:23 > 0:27:27when this lot quiz keeper Andy on his giraffe knowledge.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30That is the most ridiculous question ever!
0:27:30 > 0:27:32That's all on the next Roar.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Don't miss it!
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