0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today on Roar... Harriet the barn owl is an OAP,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09but she's coming out of retirement and going back to flying school.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Are you never to old to learn? Or will training go horribly wrong?
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Welcome to another episode of your favourite animal programme, Roar.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46I'm Johny and Rani, what are you doing?
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Johny, just keeping my foot warm. It's what the Chilean flamingos do.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- They just stand on one leg. - Very good, Rani.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54You do that, I'll get on with the rest of the show.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Ohhh!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Coming up - It glows in the dark...
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Its skeleton is on the outside of its body...
0:01:04 > 0:01:08And to grow it has to burst out of its skin...
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Meet the emperor scorpion!
0:01:10 > 0:01:13We've got some more tall stories when this lot quiz keeper, Andy,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16on his giraffe knowledge.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19It's the most ridiculous question ever!
0:01:19 > 0:01:21And ferrets are cute, cuddly
0:01:21 > 0:01:24and adapted to squeeze through small holes.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26But how small can they go?
0:01:26 > 0:01:28We'll be finding out!
0:01:35 > 0:01:37But first...
0:01:37 > 0:01:40down in Animal Adventure an old age pensioner
0:01:40 > 0:01:44is coming out of retirement and is about to go back to flying school.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49Harriet the barn owl is 13 years old now, which makes her an old lady.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53In the wild most barn owls survive for barely two years.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Head keeper Darren Bearsley hand reared Harriet from a young chick
0:01:57 > 0:01:59and she's always been a favourite.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02From a tiny little fluffy ball, a tiny little chick,
0:02:02 > 0:02:06I fed her and I fed her little bits of mince.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Minced up mouse is pretty horrid, pretty gruesome stuff.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14Hand fed her, and reared her up. She moulted all her baby feathers out.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17She got to know us and I used to walk around and got her used
0:02:17 > 0:02:19to everything, all the noises and the goings-on.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Harriet spent many years doing flying displays at the park,
0:02:23 > 0:02:28but two years ago Darren decided it was time for her to retire.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31So I thought come on, what we'll do is get her a boyfriend
0:02:31 > 0:02:34and then hopefully, they can make little baby barn owls
0:02:34 > 0:02:35or lay eggs and things.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38And that's the way it went for a few years.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Then all of a sudden I thought, hang on, am I wasting this?
0:02:41 > 0:02:45She's such a lovely animal and everybody asks me, where's Harriet?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48So, I decided really, the time's right. So,
0:02:48 > 0:02:52bring her out of retirement and hopefully see what she can do.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Keeper Graeme Dick is going to be her flying instructor.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Harriet may be old, but she's still a ruthless predator
0:03:03 > 0:03:05with weapons to match.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Owls are really the top killing machine, they're designed purely for
0:03:09 > 0:03:12their nocturnal flight, these guys especially.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14First thing is to look at her eyes,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17she has pitch black eyes. That shows that she hunts at night.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19This heart-shaped face round the front
0:03:19 > 0:03:22acts a bit like a satellite dish.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25That takes any sound off the mice, it directs into the front of her face
0:03:25 > 0:03:29and then out towards her ears which are located at the side of her head.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33The feet are the killing machines. Her beak doesn't have much power,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36it's like the knife and fork, just to rip bits to swallow.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39But she will actually swallow mice whole.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40She has a big enough mouth for that.
0:03:43 > 0:03:49But after so long away from flying school, is Harriet too fat to fly?
0:03:49 > 0:03:53She's 318 grams, bang on her flying weight. She's ready to go today.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57For her first lesson, she'll be attached to Graeme by a safety line.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58This is called a Cranes Line,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01it's just a fancy word for a bit of string.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03The line is a bit of security for me
0:04:03 > 0:04:06so that she doesn't go off and land in a tree.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10Fingers crossed on our training session today, she'll do quite well.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Really it's a case of putting her on the perch
0:04:13 > 0:04:16and just trying to jump her to me, and increasing the distance as we go.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19If owls are to be seen flying for the visitors again,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Harriet must pass her training.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28She's all excited and she's ready to go already. Let's give it a go, then.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41HE WHISTLES
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Will she remember her training from years ago?
0:04:45 > 0:04:49The future of owl flying at the park rests on her feathered shoulders.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51HE WHISTLES
0:04:51 > 0:04:55HE WHISTLES AGAIN
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Shall we try and get her to jump first?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04HE WHISTLES
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Harriet, come on. - It's not going well.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Has Harriet forgotten everything she learned?
0:05:12 > 0:05:15She's being a bit reluctant to do any work at the moment.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I doubt she's going to do it, to be honest.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24I think that's...that's your limit.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Harriet, look.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29Bribe her.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Graeme isn't going to give up easily.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Right, come on. We could be here all night. We will do it.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Finally the lure of food does the job.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02It's a small hop for Harriet, but a big step for Graeme.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19After a shaky start, Harriet's flying career is taking off!
0:06:23 > 0:06:26That was a fantastic training session we had there,
0:06:26 > 0:06:27I was very, very pleased with that.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31I think actually she's probably on the verge of ready to go free now.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33HE WHISTLES
0:06:33 > 0:06:36To really earn her wings, Harriet must to be able to fly free
0:06:36 > 0:06:38without flying off.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40It's her next challenge.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43But what will happen when Graeme removes the safety line?
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Will she just fly away?
0:06:45 > 0:06:46Don't YOU go away!
0:06:57 > 0:06:59There are 12 ferrets at Animal Adventure
0:06:59 > 0:07:02and they are some of the most agile creatures here.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07Ferrets have been domesticated by humans for over 2,500 years
0:07:07 > 0:07:11and have often been used to catch wild rabbits down their burrows.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14With their thin, bendy bodies they
0:07:14 > 0:07:18are perfectly adapted for this, so today, keeper Jo and I want to see
0:07:18 > 0:07:20just how small a hole they can fit through!
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Right, what we've got over here is we have this brilliant box.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Lots of different holes. Now, ferrets are renowned
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- for being able to squeeze through the tiniest holes.- Really?- Yeah.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35And that's what is this egg's for?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38No way, Jo! Have you seen the size of these holes?
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I know! I wouldn't like to say about that one.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- Their bottoms might not fit that end one.- But even these?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- They will those.- No way. I don't believe you.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- Well, we'll try. - OK, put it to the test.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- So, I put the egg in this one? - Yeah, the last one.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Presumably they're going to go through the biggest hole first.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- But look at that one.- We've got some cat biscuit.- Cat biscuit, OK.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Will we put in that one... - You want me to put it in both?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Could do.- Tell you what, I'll put the bowl in there
0:08:04 > 0:08:06and a couple, to entice them, in there.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Right, Johny. Becky's on standby with our two ferrets here.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- Lovely. Who is this?- Hercules.- Shall I hold Hercules?
0:08:13 > 0:08:17I've got Barney. And we'll see who's going to do the challenge.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- I'm hedging my bets on Barney.- I think Hercules is.- You reckon?- OK.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24I'm not sure any of them can get through some of these holes.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- So, Hercules first?- Go for it.- OK. Hercules, go on then.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Squeezing through that first one easily.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Bit of cat biscuit? Oh, the egg. Once he smells the egg...
0:08:34 > 0:08:37So why did they need to get through holes like this?
0:08:37 > 0:08:38They spend most of their time...
0:08:38 > 0:08:42they're renowned rabbiters, so going down kind of rabbit holes.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- There we go. He's going through. - Is he going to fit through?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- I reckon he will.- If he fits through that, that is amazing.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52He's just got to suss that there is something much more interesting.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- He's never going to get through that one.- Here we go.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Now this is the test.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59This hole is a little smaller.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00Wow! Yeah!
0:09:00 > 0:09:03And Hercules has made it to the egg.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I tell you what, that was absolutely amazing.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09With the egg, he's not actually eating it.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Is that because he's just curious about what's around there?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15He's thinking, is there be something else?
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- He's never getting through that last one.- No.- Shall we give Barney a go?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- Yes.- Now, they're not going to start arguing or fighting?- No, not at all.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25They live together, so they're cool together.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27So they're quite communal animals?
0:09:27 > 0:09:30They cuddle and snuggle up together, so, yeah.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Oh, nice. It looks so easy.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Have they got any special adaptations to get them through?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37They're just particularly agile.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40They can touch their toes to their nose.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43They've got to be able to go round corners and bends.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46So they're essentially sort of like nature's gymnasts?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Yeah, exactly. Definitely.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It's been incredible to see how agile these ferrets are.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Would I fit through, Jo? - You can have a go...
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Not going to happen, is it?
0:10:19 > 0:10:23It's time now for Ask The Keeper and Andy,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25we have a tall order for you today!
0:10:25 > 0:10:28We're going to be asking you questions
0:10:28 > 0:10:29on the Rothschild giraffes.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32So, do you know anything about them?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- A little bit.- Just a little bit? - Just a little bit!
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Well, you are the perfect candidate then for Ask The Keeper.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Who wants to kick off with a question?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43How tall are baby giraffes when they're born?
0:10:43 > 0:10:46A baby giraffe is probably about that high.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Andy, how high is "that high"? Give us some numbers.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53That high is about 1.8 metres.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58The way between 70 and 100 kilograms when they're born, so quite big.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00How many bones in a giraffe's neck?
0:11:00 > 0:11:04A giraffe has the same amount of bones in its neck as you do.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07All mammals have seven bones in their neck,
0:11:07 > 0:11:09from a giraffe, down to a mouse.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Why are giraffes' tongues blue and really long?
0:11:13 > 0:11:18Giraffes' tongues are long and they're what we call prehensile.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20What they can do is wrap around things.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22When a giraffe is actually browsing
0:11:22 > 0:11:26and eating leaves out of a tree, it can wrap its tongue around leaves
0:11:26 > 0:11:28and it can pull them off into its mouth.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32A giraffe's tongue is probably from the back of its throat,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35right when it's really stuck out in a big, big giraffe,
0:11:35 > 0:11:39probably almost 50 centimetres long.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41People think that a giraffe's tongue is dark
0:11:41 > 0:11:43because in Africa it's very hot
0:11:43 > 0:11:46and they've always got their tongues stuck out,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48so their tongue doesn't get sunburnt.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Because it wouldn't really be nice having a sunburnt tongue, would it?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55I'd like to know, Andy, why are they so quiet?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57They're so big but they're silent.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Do they ever make any sounds?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01We've a couple of grumpy females
0:12:01 > 0:12:05and when they're getting a little bit grumpy with the others,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08they will make a growling gruff noise in the back of their throat.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- I'm not going to do it for you. - Oh, please! Everyone say please!
0:12:12 > 0:12:13Please! Please!
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- Way harder than that!- Please!
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- I'm afraid not.- Please! Please!
0:12:18 > 0:12:20No.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Right then, Andy, we're going to come up with a killer question.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27All right, then.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Let's catch him out.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30He won't growl for us!
0:12:30 > 0:12:33THEY WHISPER AND GIGGLE
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Come on, then. Right then, guys.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- Are we ready to ask the killer question?- Yes!
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- Do we think Andy's going to get it right?- No!
0:12:44 > 0:12:46All right, then, Andy.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51It's your chance to prove this lot wrong. Here is your killer question.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54The Eiffel Tower stands at 324 metres.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58How many full-grown average male giraffes
0:12:58 > 0:13:03standing on top of each other, would it take to be level?
0:13:04 > 0:13:07That is the most ridiculous question ever!
0:13:10 > 0:13:14320 metres... Oh, I don't know. Um...
0:13:14 > 0:13:1550.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Is that your final answer?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21That is my only answer!
0:13:21 > 0:13:25All right, well we are working it out that the average male giraffe
0:13:25 > 0:13:28is 5.3 metres - do you agree with that?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- Yes.- You agree with that.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34OK, well that means it takes 61 male giraffes, standing on top of
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- each other, to be level with the Eiffel Tower.- That was close.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42You were close, Andy, but you were still wrong.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46It was close. I'm sticking with it was close.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50All right, thumbs up or thumbs down for Andy?
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Yeah!
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Thumbs up all round. Well done.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Thank you very much.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00That was a stitch-up question, that last one!
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- Knock, knock?- Who's there?- Iguana.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- Iguana who?- I-guana hug!
0:14:16 > 0:14:18What you get if you cross a polar bear with a vampire?
0:14:18 > 0:14:19Frostbite.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26What do you call a woodpecker with no beak?
0:14:26 > 0:14:27A head-banger.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42Out in the paddock, keeper Graeme is retraining Harriet the barn owl
0:14:42 > 0:14:43to fly for the visitors.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45So far she's done well,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49but that was with a safety line to stop her flying away.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Now it's about to come off.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57There isn't anything really to stop her flying off
0:14:57 > 0:14:59during this part of the training.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03She will come back because of the food.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05The other side, she is hand-reared as well.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07She does see me a bit like Daddy.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10She will come back because she wants to be with me as well.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11So, fingers crossed.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17She has to be trusted if she's to fly with the public.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20But will Harriet get it right first time?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Excuse me!
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Oh, she's keen...
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Too keen.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40But luckily she's got no plans to fly off.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50It's a shaky start. Can she redeem herself?
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Thankfully it doesn't take long for her to perfect her performance.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Good girl! That session went really, really well.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35I'm happy with that and hope she's happy with that as well.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37I always like to end things on a good note.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41She's ready to be let loose on the public now.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46So far Harriet has done well, but the big test is still to come.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Her final challenge is to perform in front of a stranger.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53If she's to get her flying licence back she must succeed...
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Otherwise it's back to the old people's perch!
0:16:57 > 0:16:58Don't go away!
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Although they are commonly kept as pets,
0:17:11 > 0:17:14the emperor scorpion comes from West Africa.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Like all spiders, insects and crabs,
0:17:16 > 0:17:19its skeleton is not inside its body like us,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22but outside, like a suit of armour.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27This means that to grow, or shed, as its called, it literally
0:17:27 > 0:17:31has to burst out of its skin and grow a new one!
0:17:31 > 0:17:34The production team seem to think it's funny...
0:17:34 > 0:17:38..to keep making me hold a loads of different creepy-crawlies.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40From snakes to spiders, I've held them all
0:17:40 > 0:17:43and I'm not scared any more - in your face, production team!
0:17:43 > 0:17:47I'll just pop her down. Good girl, there you go.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49I'm here with keeper Kim.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Hiya, Kim. You OK? You've got something else scary.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- I have.- What have you got?
0:17:54 > 0:17:58It's an animal that nobody seems to like. It's a relative of the spider.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- OK.- And it's actually a scorpion.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- Now, that's just dangerous.- No, no! - I can do scary creepy-crawlies,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06but when they're dangerous and they've got a big sting on them...
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Well, these ones, their sting is very, very little and obviously,
0:18:10 > 0:18:14these guys are quite small still, so they're still babies really.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17So Kim, you're going to make the pick this scorpion up, aren't you?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- Yeah.- OK, so is there a way that I need to pick her up?
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- I don't want to get stung. - No, don't worry.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26I can pick her up and pass it to you, if that makes you feel better.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27Definitely.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31OK. Well, this one's actually not far off going to shed,
0:18:31 > 0:18:37so she's still a bit slow, so that's why she looks quite fat as well.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40We'll pop her down on your hands. Feels much the same as a spider.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42There we go.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47Right, OK. She's got this amazing skeleton that we can see there.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- What's that for? - It's basically her exoskeleton.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53A skeleton on the outside of her body, so it's protection.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55But, I've got a really cool way for us to see it.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Someone turn the lights off for me, please? There we go.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- There we go, check that out! - Wow, that is amazing.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04That looks so surreal.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09The UV light picks up all the different little bits on her body.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12So that's what that is, it's like a UV light?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14It's one of the more bizarre things I've seen.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16She looks like a disco scorpion.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Why is her exoskeleton glowing like that?
0:19:18 > 0:19:21We think it's to do with a chemical in the skin.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23So when they've just shed, they don't glow
0:19:23 > 0:19:25and as babies they don't glow.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28It's obviously something with the skin hardening
0:19:28 > 0:19:31and maybe sunshine as well. No-one knows why.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Will she shed that skin like a snake? How does it work?
0:19:35 > 0:19:38What she does is this top bit up here, that bit sort of pops open
0:19:38 > 0:19:41and she just pulls her way through the top.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44That is incredible, and an amazing way to see such a great animal.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- Thank you so much, Kim.- That's all right.- I'm going to put her down now.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Can we turn the lights back on, please?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Brilliant. And I'd like to say to everyone at home,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57and the production staff, I held a scorpion!
0:20:02 > 0:20:05OK, all you gamers, it's cheat code time.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Today's secret code is:
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Type that in and see what you get.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15If you are playing the Roar game on the CBBC website, then give it a go.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18It's easy to get started and is great fun. Happy gaming1
0:20:27 > 0:20:31There are 11 Ankole cattle here in the safari park.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35These massive beasts have some of the longest horns in the world.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37They can reach two metres across.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40It made them a favourite with some African chieftains,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43and they were often called the cattle of kings.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47But it's a young prince I've come to see today.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52Two weeks ago, the Ankole had a new arrival to their herd.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Well, I've come up with keeper Kev to catch up with the little one -
0:20:55 > 0:20:59or not so little one, because he's just lying down.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01He does look very tiny there. I mean, this is
0:21:01 > 0:21:03very typical for an Ankole baby.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07They will spend a lot of time laying down asleep within the herd.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10I wouldn't want to approach one of these Ankole cows,
0:21:10 > 0:21:15because their horns are massive and they look quite scary.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16The horns are very sharp at the tips,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19and they will use them in defence and aggression,
0:21:19 > 0:21:23but the weird thing is that these horns are actually hollow.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25There's a blood vessel going halfway up, then it's all hollow.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- Right.- You tap it, it sounds like a hollow log,
0:21:28 > 0:21:29but it makes the horns light,
0:21:29 > 0:21:32otherwise they'd be very heavy and their heads would drop down a lot.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Now, little man, have you named him yet?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- We have. We've called him Kenny. - Kenny!
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- Kenny the Ankole! - Kenny the Ankole, yeah.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43So Kenny, will he learn from Dad?
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Will Dad actually take part in becoming a good father,
0:21:45 > 0:21:48or will he just leave Mum to do all the hard work?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50It's pretty much all down to Mum now.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52I mean, Buster, the dad, he'll look after
0:21:52 > 0:21:54the herd as a group any way,
0:21:54 > 0:21:58but it is much down to Mum to protect the calf more than anybody else.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Kenny's ears are definitely coming along, but what about the horns?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04When will we see horns on him?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07He's actually got very small tiny little horns now, but they're
0:22:07 > 0:22:09just under the skin.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13So probably in the next month or two they'll actually come out
0:22:13 > 0:22:16of the skin, and grow very, very gradually at the time.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19And he'll sort of be fully grown, horns,
0:22:19 > 0:22:21probably about two or three years old.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Wow! Does it ever get lonesome for the little one?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Does he have playmates or any on the way?
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Hopefully in the next few weeks - another cow is due to give birth.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32So that will be quite exciting then.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36And they would play together. They will play together quite a lot.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Bounce around and then sit close to each other,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41and the herd will protect them all as one.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44And they can cause mayhem and get the adults running round after them.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47They do. One little sound and the adults come running.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Well Kev, it would be great to see the new little one,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53and watch them play together, but for now,
0:22:53 > 0:22:55I think we should get out of here.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Down at Animal Adventure, it's the big day for Harriet the barn owl.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09In her training, she's done really well
0:23:09 > 0:23:11flying free and coming back to keeper Graeme.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Now her final test is to see
0:23:14 > 0:23:17if she will behave herself in front of a stranger.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20I'm a little bit nervous. She is very reliable.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24She's done very well in her training. I've not had any problems so far,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27but as with everything, you know, she could get spooked,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30the wind could distract her - so we have to be careful,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33but she's ready. She's excited. She's preening herself
0:23:33 > 0:23:36at the moment, but she's good. I think she should do well today.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- Hi there, I'm Graeme. I'm one of the keepers. What's your name?- Willow.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45One of the young visitors has agreed to help.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Wearing a protective glove,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50and with experienced owl keeper Graeme by her side,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Willow is perfectly safe.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55There we go.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58And she gets a little bit of food as a reward.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03It's a brilliant performance from Harrier.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- Did you enjoy that? - Yes, it was great fun.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- What did she feel like when she landed on your hand?- Really heavy.
0:24:10 > 0:24:11Really heavy.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16Her training has gone really well and she is now ready to fly free,
0:24:16 > 0:24:17fly into the public,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20which is what she enjoys and what the public love as well.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23It couldn't have gone better.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Harrier, the elderly barn owl, has once again
0:24:25 > 0:24:29been awarded her flying licence and can fly for the visitors.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56We're almost at the end of another action-packed episode of Roar
0:24:56 > 0:24:58but before we go we'll meet our prickly friend,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Bruce the bearded dragon, and give him some treats.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Hi, Sarah. We are spoiling him today with three types of treats,
0:25:05 > 0:25:06so what's the plan?
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Basically, we are going to see which one is his favourite.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13OK. None of them look appetising. What have we got?
0:25:13 > 0:25:17That's a cricket, a wax worm and a mealworm.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19That wax worm looks nice and juicy.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22He's definitely going to eat that one first.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26You think? I don't know because that cricket looks too scary to eat
0:25:26 > 0:25:28so I think he will never go for that one.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32That one isn't moving. What do you think, Sarah? I think he's going to go for that one first.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- He's going for the wax one first. - No, because that one isn't moving.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- It's easy, easy prey. - Sarah, you've got the cricket, OK?
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- OK.- OK.- Let's make this interesting.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44If you think he'll go for the mealworm?
0:25:44 > 0:25:49- Yes.- Whichever one he goes for last has to clean out his enclosure.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52I'm very confident with my choice.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- Never! Are you up for that as well? - Yeah.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57What's the best way to do this?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Maybe if we held them in our hands.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01RANI SQUEALS
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- OK.- I'll hold the worms.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07I'll hold this fellow here.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11- I'll hold my wax worm. Ugh!- I'll hold both worms.- Seriously.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- OK.- You can hold the cricket. Tip it out into my hand.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- There's the worms.- And you want me to hold the cricket, yeah?
0:26:21 > 0:26:26My goodness! OK. My worm is wriggling off now.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- Get your hands out of the way.- No, he's going to go for the wax worm.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- Go for this one. - SHE CHUCKLES
0:26:32 > 0:26:34You cheated!
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Try this one. Come on, Bruce. Try this, it's a cricket.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39Come on!
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- That's not fair. You absolutely cheated.- I did not cheat!
0:26:43 > 0:26:46I've got to say, Sarah, he's not interested.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Look at that! Not interested!
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Johny, who chose that one?!
0:26:51 > 0:26:55Rani, you are a big cheat, that's why you wanted to hold them.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57While I clean out Bruce's enclosure,
0:26:57 > 0:27:00check out what's coming up on the next episode.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02You better not have made a mess in there!
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Well done, Bruce.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07Next time on Roar:
0:27:07 > 0:27:11We've been following the hand-reared baby otters
0:27:11 > 0:27:13ever since they were born,
0:27:13 > 0:27:15but when they are reunited with their parents,
0:27:15 > 0:27:17will Mum and dad remember them?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20It's all change with new arrivals at the safari park.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22If you think baby otters
0:27:22 > 0:27:26are cute, wait till you meet the new baby rhino.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30It's the first time we have seen these animals on Roar.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35They're called mara and they have just had babies. Don't miss it.
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